Thank You...

I made this for two challenges: Limelight Papercrafts Sketch Challenge #51 and Just for Fun Color Challenge #19. I used the postage grid from Just for Fun (as well as the template for some light sponging) and Botanicals. The focus of the Limelight Papercrafts challenge was background stamping and used one of the images from Botanicals to stamp on Bashful Blue cardstock with Summer Sky ink. I am really tickled with how this turned out and love the colors of the Just for Fun challenge, brown and blue is a favorite color combo!

Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a wonderful day :o)

Blessings,

Botanicals Card Kit Blog Hop

Tonight we are featuring the new Botanicals stamp set with a special technique themed blog hop event! Botanicals is a new favorite stamp set of mine...it has just a beautiful font for the sentiments, a script background, florals...Oh my! and an added bonus is that it comes with a FREE Card Kit! I chose to do Emboss Resist with my cards and made three quick cards. Don't you just love the new Grass Green? ...reminds me of my favorite Wild Wasabi, just better because it is Luxury Cardstock. I stamped a floral image on a piece of Ivory cardstock, embossed with Clear Embossing Powder, stamped the script background, sponged and ran it through my Cuttlebug with the Labels 4 Nestie. I did all of the focal images at one time so all I need to do was assemble the cards. Here are two more:

Please visit these designer's blogs for their project using a variety of techniques all made with the Botanicals stamp set:

• Jessica Fick


• Suzanne Dean


• Colleen Schaan


• Bev Gerard


• Jennie Harper


• Sharri Seffens


• Donna Baker


• Lee Murphy


• Nina Brackett


• Erika Martin


• Brenda Turner


• Giovana Smith


• Tina Gilliland


• Kay Simmons


• Vicki Dutcher


• Karen Knegten

Carla Suto

Linda Payne

Then, for even more samples with the Botanicals stamp set, visit the StampTV gallery here: botanicals. To view more information about the free card kit that is included with the purchase of the Botanicals stamp set, click here.

Limelight Papercrafts meets Play Date Cafe

Today Limelight Papercrafts is sponsoring the challenge over at Play Date Cafe and hope you can play along. One lucky winner will receive a package of Jillibean Soup Red Polka Dot Flowers and the Fawn Lawn set How Delightful....now how fun is that???

I made my card using Groovy Guava, Ivory and patterned paper from Lullaby Lane & Life's Portrait from Webster's Pages. I also used some May Arts Crochet Trim Natural Lace. The sketch for this is from the Go-To Sketches magazine (which I am really enjoying). I used the stamp sets Lovely Labels, Vintage Backgrounds, and Botanicals.

Here are the colors for the Play Date Cafe challenge:

I hope you can play along this week with this amazing color challenge...it really is a soothing color combination. Have a wonderful day!

Blessings,

SG19 Botanicals

It is Sketch Girls challenge time... and Leigh Ann has another fab sketch with so many possibilities. I fancied mine up a bit and added lots of layers and kept it to purple/ivory and black using one of the newly released sets from Gina K. Designs Botanicals.

Here is the sketch:

For more inspiration using the Sketch 19, be sure to check out the Sketch Girls: Annie, Julie, Alyssa, Harriet, Tiffany, Randee, Bonnie, Amber, Jessica, Sara, and our very creative Guest Designer Piali.

Our sponsor this week is Sew Many Cards. I hope you will play along with us and make sure you link your creation on the Sketch Girl blog.