This afternoon I had fun making cards with The Salon Collection by Echo Park.
The first one uses this week's CAS(e) this Sketch! Layout.
I love the little pops of pink on the single layer design.
Then I used this week's Global Design Project Layout.
Next, it was this week's CAS Colours & Sketches Layouts.
I love that Bobby Pin Stamp.
And then this week's Freshly Made Sketch.
Love the color combination of this collection.
And one more to round out the group.
In my continuing quest to make and mail at least 60 Halloween cards and use up my vintage Halloween stash, this week's Saturday Sketch Challenge was perfect. Since it was a 5th Saturday, they asked you to choose from any sketch from 2016.
The over-achiever that I am, I chose four sketches, which were all perfect to feature the many Halloween journaling cards I want to use up.
The first on uses sketch 430. I swapped the horizontal rectangle for a vertical tag & added an extra sticker sentiment to the bottom of this cute little tag from the Pebbles Spooky Collection. The papers are all from the same Pebbles Spooky Collection 12" paper pad. All I had to do to finish was add a few enamel dots ... super cute & mailable.
Next up is this adorable witch searching for candy (I'm pretty much always searching for candy).
This features sketch 440 ... all I had to add to finish was a cute little foam pumpkin sticker.
The next one features another tag from the same Pebbles Paper Collection ... I just love that skeleton paper.
I stamped a sentiment from vintage Cosmo Cricket Stamps (love the shadow on the letters) and added a little skeleton head sticker from my stash. This card featured sketch 402.
And I finished with another food reference ... because for me, Halloween is really about the Candy.
I used candy background paper and another fun little googly eyed skeleton head to finish. This one used sketch 409.
The fun part about papercrafting with a single collection and great sketches is that the cards come together super-quick. I was able to finish all of these in under an hour, which means my stash is growing quickly (which is what I need).
Since Sunday was the final game of the Premier League, I had to make a Soccer-themed card. It's been so fun to watch our team (Liverpool) do so well this year ... and even more fun that we have live sports back to watch.
I used this week's Sunday Stamps Sketch together with Doodlebug Soccer-themed papers from my stash and sticker sentiments.
I'm also linking-up at The Male Room Challenge where the theme is Sport.
Apparently each year I buy new Easter paper products, but then don't make very many Easter Cards. Today I tried to gather all my supplies together, so hopefully I can use them ... and get those cards mailed.
This card features papers from Echo Park Celebrate Easter Collection (love double-sided designs) and the layout from Feeling Sketchy.
I used some 3-D chick stickers and a stamped sentiment from Memory Box Springtime Typewriter Sentiments.
I also took some inspiration from the adorable little critters at The Card Concept.
For some reason, when I saw the current Fusion Card Challenge I thought WEDDING (could be because all of my Halloween Cards are already done & in the mail).
Black and white make an elegant wedding card. I started with the wedding cake sticker and built my card around it.
I used some Echo Park Wedding Bliss paper, some texty Prima Flowers and a vintage wood block A Muse Sentiment. I attached my texty paper to my 6 1/2" black card base intending to cut off the black edges, but ended-up liking how they framed the design.
We're Getting Sketchy at Jingle Belles this week with this fun layout.
I combined papers from the Echo Park I Love Christmas Collection (punched with a 2 1/2" circle punch). I inked the circle to cover any of the white core of the paper and tie the patterns together.
I finished with a Santa Sticker and a Rub-On Sentiment ... and lots of layers.
I'm also joining the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge which is all about Occasions ... and you know Christmas is one of your favorite occasions.
I can't wait to see what you create with my sketch.
The Challenge theme at Shopping Our Stash this week is No Ink ... the perfect opportunity to use some papers & coordinating die cuts from Echo Park Imagine That Girl collection in my "not yet been used" stash.
I finished with some Eyelet Outlet bling jewels and SRM Stickers Birthday Stickers for my sentiments using a sketch from Feeling Sketchy.
So many of the Eyelet Outlet brads are perfect for realistic cards ... but today, I'm looking at my brad collection through the eye of creating my own Toy Story.
I started with March of the Toys Designer Paper from the Carta Bella Toy Box Collection and then created my own Toy Box Parade. I started with a few pieces of Building Block Washi Tape to help ground the parade (remember you can click on the pictures to see a larger view).
Having some stamping fun with my MISTI and Reverse Confetti Sketch For You to Try.
The Toppings Theme at Seize the Birthday is Ocean Colors (I'm calling the Peach my *neutral* for this design).
I just love the fonts in her stamp sets ... these are from One Day at a Time. The Paris Map Paper is from Echo Park Carta Bella Metropolitan Girl.
At The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers ... of course, Q is for Queen.
And then when I saw the theme at Less is More was Washi Tape, I had to break out my new Glitter Crown Washi Tape from Eyelet Outlet.
I started by creating my crown using a die cut from Echo Park Paper Company Princess Dies and two sizes of Champagne Bling from Eyelet Outlet.
I love the gorgeous rainbow ombre color of the glitter tape. I finished with one of my favorite sentiments from Artistic Outpost London Underground.
