Farewell to Sketches! {by Tamara}

This is the last card sketch for now and the last one for me as a DT member. Tamara's taking a summer break and will be back in August. This is Card Sketch Challenge #100! Woohoo!! Here's the sketch:

And here's my version :) My base card is Whisper White with layers of Old Olive And DP from the Blue Awning paper pad by (K & Co). The image is a stamp by Inkadinkado and was stamped on Whisper White. I used my Stampin' Write markers to color the rubber with Night Of Navy and Old Olive. I think this card is pretty self-explanatory, but as always, if you have a question, just email me and I'll try to help!

Don't forget to check out the sketch at the Sketches! {by Tamara} blog and give it a try--we'd love to see what you come up with!

And be sure to check out the other team members' cards:
Alexandra--California Stampin'
Becky--Bouncy, Flouncy, Fun, Fun, Fun
Carol--Carol's Paperplayce
Jo--Here I Go Again
Krista--Krista be cardin'
Marley--Marley Blog
Olena--From My Hands...To Your Heart
Riley--Stampin' and Dancin' With Riley
Suzanne--Stamp In Style and Cut It Cute
Sylvia--Sylvia's Stamping Place
Tricia--Tricia's Treasures

I'm so glad you dropped by today!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Inkadinkado Hydrangea; Mega Mixed Messages (PTI)
Paper: Whisper White, Old Olive, Night Of Navy (SU!); Blue Awning (K & Co)
Ink: Old Olive, Night Of Navy (SU!)
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Nestabilities Deckled Edge dies; 3M foam squares (craft store); Designer Label, 1" circle, and oval punches (SU!); Dew Drops

Sketches! {by Tamara} #99

It's time for another Sketches! {by Tamara} challenge and here's the sketch:


This was a nice sketch to work with--I can see it being used over and over. My base card is Whisper White with layers of Kiwi Kiss, Caribbean Blue (by Creative Memories), Yoyo Yellow, and DP from the Citrus Mat Pack by DCWV. The focal image is by Karen Lockhart and was stamped on Gina K. Pure Luxury 80lb paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers (see below). It was cut/embossed with a Petite Oval Nestabilities die and matted with Yoyo Yellow, Caribbean Blue (CM), and Kiwi Kiss then popped up on 3M foam squares. The sentiment is from a hostess set called Sweet Little Sentiments and was stamped on Whisper White with Tuxedo Black in and punched out with the Word Window punch. Then it was layered on all three colors of cardstock which were cut/embossed with Spellbinders label dies. I added a button to each end and popped it up on foam squares. A turquoise striped ribbon was all it needed to finish it off, I think.

Don't forget to check out the sketch at the Sketches! {by Tamara} blog and give it a try--we'd love to see what you come up with!

And be sure to check out the other team members' cards:
Alexandra--California Stampin'
Becky--Bouncy, Flouncy, Fun, Fun, Fun
Carol--Carol's Paperplayce
Jo--Here I Go Again
Krista--Krista be cardin'
Marley--Marley Blog
Olena--From My Hands...To Your Heart
Riley--Stampin' and Dancin' With Riley
Suzanne--Stamp In Style and Cut It Cute
Sylvia--Sylvia's Stamping Place
Tricia--Tricia's Treasures

I'm so glad you dropped by today!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Lemons (Lockhart)
Paper: Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss, Yoyo Yellow (SU!); Caribbean Blue (Creative Memories); Citrus Mat Pack(DCWV)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Nestabilities dies/Label dies; 3M foam squares, ribbon (craft store); Word Window punch (SU!); Copic markers; buttons (my stash)

Thinking of You--Sketches! {by Tamara} #98

It's Thursday so it's time for another Sketches! {by Tamara} card sketch challenge! This is #98 and here's the sketch:



My base card is Basic Black with layers of Baja Breeze, Tangerine Tango, and DP from the Black Orchid paper pad by SEI. The center element is Basic Black, Baja Breeze, and Tangerine Tango with paper piercing and black jewel accents, and is popped up on 3M foam squares. The sentiment is from Verve's Artful Elegance set and was stamped on Whisper White with Memento Tuxedo Black, punched out with an oval punch, layered on a larger Basic Black oval, and is also up on foam squares.

Don't forget to check out the sketch at the Sketches! {by Tamara} blog and give it a try--we'd love to see what you come up with!

And be sure to check out the other team members' cards:
Alexandra--California Stampin'
Becky--Bouncy, Flouncy, Fun, Fun, Fun
Carol--Carol's Paperplayce
Jo--Here I Go Again
Krista--Krista be cardin'
Marley--Marley Blog
Olena--From My Hands...To Your Heart
Riley--Stampin' and Dancin' With Riley
Suzanne--Stamp In Style and Cut It Cute
Sylvia--Sylvia's Stamping Place
Tricia--Tricia's Treasures
I'm so glad you dropped by today!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Artful Elegance (Verve)
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Baja Breeze, Tangerine Tango (SU!); Black Orchid DP (SEI)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: 3M foam squares, jewels (craft store); oval punches (SU!); paper piercer, mat (SU!), template (Ornare)

Strawberry Time--Sketches! by {Tamara} #97

[Don't forget, there's blogaversary candy waiting for someone to claim! Be sure to check out this post for the details!]

Okey dokey, it's time for another Sketches! {by Tamara} card sketch challenge! This is #97 and here's the sketch:


And here's my card. I love strawberries. I love to eat them right out of the garden while they're still warm from the sun. Just blow the dirt off and enjoy :) Strawberry time is about over here and they haven't been as good as usual--probably due to all the rain we got this Spring. So, I decided to put some strawberries that look good enough to eat on this card.

My base card is Whisper White with layers of Old Olive, Bashful Blue, and Summer Picnic DSP. The next element is Old Olive with it's border punched and Bashful Blue DSP from the hostess Prints Pack. The focal image is a Karen Lockhart image (I love her stamps!) stamped on Gina K. Pure Luxury 80lb paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers (see below). It was then cut/embossed with a Nestabilities die, matted with Bashful Blue and Old Olive done the same way, and popped up on 3M foam squares. A light blue gingham ribbon tied in a bow with a red button tied on with Perle cotton holds the sentiment on. It's from PTI's Mega Mixed Messages and was stamped on Whisper White with Memento Tuxedo Black and cut/embossed with a Spellbinders tag die. I think it's bright and cheerful and would make someone who's sick feel a little bit better. What do you think?

Don't forget to check out the sketch at the Sketches! {by Tamara} blog and give it a try--we'd love to see what you come up with!

And be sure to check out the other team members' cards:
Alexandra--California Stampin'
Becky--Bouncy, Flouncy, Fun, Fun, Fun
Carol--Carol's Paperplayce
Jo--Here I Go Again
Krista--Krista be cardin'
Marley--Marley Blog
Olena--From My Hands...To Your Heart
Riley--Stampin' and Dancin' With Riley
Suzanne--Stamp In Style and Cut It Cute
Sylvia--Sylvia's Stamping Place
Tricia--Tricia's Treasures

I'm so glad you dropped by today! Don't forget the candy!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Strawberries (Karen Lockhart)
Paper: Whisper White, Old Olive, Bashful Blue, and Summer Picnic DSP (SU!)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Nestabilities/Spellbinders dies; 3M foam squares, ribbon, Perle cotton (craft store); Copic markers; button (my stash); border punch (Martha Stewart)

Faith is... Sketches! {by Tamara} Challenge #96

It's Thursday so it's time for another Sketches! {by Tamara} card sketch challenge--this is Challenge #96 and here's the sketch.


I started with a Very Vanilla card base and added layers of Sahara Sand, So Saffron, and DP from the Everafter collection by Cosmo Cricket. The sentiment is from Flourishes Timeless Quotes set and was stamped on Very Vanilla with Sahara Sand, then I went over the word "Faith" with a gold ink pen and dotted the "i" with a tiny flat backed gold bead. I used deckle edge Nestabilities dies on the sentiment and the So Saffon and Sahara Sand mats and popped the whole thing up on 3M foam squares. But before that, I stuck a short length of 1 1/2" ribbon under it. A few flat back gold beads fill some of the "open" space and it's done! Simple and elegant, I think. Can't go wrong with that, can you?

Don't forget to check out the sketch at the Sketches! {by Tamara} blog and give it a try--we'd love to see what you come up with!

And be sure to check out the other team members' cards:
Alexandra--California Stampin'
Becky--Bouncy, Flouncy, Fun, Fun, Fun
Carol--Carol's Paperplayce
Jo--Here I Go Again
Krista--Krista be cardin'
Marley--Marley Blog
Olena--From My Hands...To Your Heart
Riley--Stampin' and Dancin' With Riley
Suzanne--Stamp In Style and Cut It Cute
Sylvia--Sylvia's Stamping Place
Tricia--Tricia's Treasures

I'm glad you dropped by today!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Timeless Quotes (Flourishes)
Paper: Very Vanilla, Sahara Sand, So Saffron (SU!); Everafter (Cosmo Cricket)
Ink: Sahara Sand (SU!)
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Spellbinders tag die; 3M foam squares, ribbon, flat back gold beads, gold ink pen (craft store)

Birthday Wishes--Sketches! {by Tamara} #95

It's Thursday again! That means it's time for another Sketches! {by Tamara} challenge. We're now at Challenge #95! Here's the sketch...



And here's my take on it. Don't you just love this new Wisteria paper from Basic Gray!? I sure do and I didn't want to cover a lot of it up. My base card is Whisper White with layers of Elegant Eggplant and the DP, with a bow tied around with my favorite purple ribbon. The focal image uses stamps from PTI's Life set and was stamped on Whisper White. I used my Stampin' Write markers and colored on the stamp, misted, and stamped on paper. It was matted with Elegant Eggplant and popped up on 3M foam squares. The sentiment was stamped on Whisper White with a stamp from the PTI's Mega Mixed Messages set in Elegant Eggplant, cut/embossed with a Spellbinder tag die, and pinned on with a mini pin by Tim Holtz. Isn't it the cutest little thing?! Three antique brass brads in the upper left corner balance things out.

Don't forget to check out the sketch at the Sketches! {by Tamara} blog and give it a try--we'd love to see what you come up with!

And be sure to check out the other team members' cards:
Alexandra--California Stampin'
Becky--Bouncy, Flouncy, Fun, Fun, Fun
Carol--Carol's Paperplayce
Jo--Here I Go Again
Krista--Krista be cardin'
Marley--Marley Blog
Olena--From My Hands...To Your Heart
Riley--Stampin' and Dancin' With Riley
Suzanne--Stamp In Style and Cut It Cute
Sylvia--Sylvia's Stamping Place
Tricia--Tricia's Treasures

Thanks for dropping by!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Life, Mixed Messages (PTI)
Paper: Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant (SU!); Wisteria 6 x 6 pad (Basic Gray)
Ink: Elegant Eggplant stamp pad, Elegant Eggplant, Pale Plum, and Certainly Celery markers (SU!)
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Spellbinders tag die; 3M foam squares, ribbon, brads (craft store), mini pin (Tim Holtz)

Happy Mother's Day--Sketches! {by Tamara} #94

It's Thursday so it's time for another Sketches! {by Tamara} Sketch Challenge--#94. Here's the sketch:


My base card is Whisper White with layers of Chocolate Chip, Pale Plum, and DP from the Sugardrop 6 x 6 pack by Memory Box. And that's about it, LOL! This paper is more that almost makes the card for you. I tied a rich brown satin ribbon around and tied it in a bow, Added some Prima flowers and a Build a brad with DP, and stamped the sentiment on Whisper White with Chocolate Chip ink with a stamp from PTI's Mother set. Then I cut/embossed it with a Spellbinders' die and tied it on with plum Pearle cotton. Easy peasy, it's done!


Don't forget to check out the sketch at the Sketches! {by Tamara} blog and give it a try--we'd love to see what you come up with!

And be sure to check out the other team members' cards:
Alexandra--California Stampin'
Becky--Bouncy, Flouncy, Fun, Fun, Fun
Carol--Carol's Paperplayce
Jo--Here I Go Again
Krista--Krista be cardin'
Marley--Marley Blog
Olena--From My Hands...To Your Heart
Riley--Stampin' and Dancin' With Riley
Suzanne--Stamp In Style and Cut It Cute
Sylvia--Sylvia's Stamping Place
Tricia--Tricia's Treasures

Thanks for dropping by!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Mother (PTI)
Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Pale Plum (SU!); Sugardrope 6 x 6 pack (Memory Box)
Ink: Chocolate Chip (SU!)
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Spellbinders die;3M foam squares (craft store);Build a Brad (SU!); Prima flowers

Simply Fabulous--Sketches! {by Tamara} #93

Thanks to all of my supporters I'm still in the MFT Idol competition!! We'll get our new challenge later today and there's no telling what it'll be--those girls are cooking up something tough for us, I'm sure! Next Tuesday we'll do the voting thing all over again and the competition will be brutal!

It's Thursday so it's time for another Sketches! {by Tamara} Sketch Challenge--#93. Here's the sketch:


My base card is Whisper White with layers of Basic Black, Kiwi Kiss, and DP from the Letters From Paradise by Black Market Paper Society. I love it when you can get DP to work for you like this, don't you?!!! The second element is Basic Black with the edges punched with my favorite Martha Stewart border punch and a strip of DP. The sentiment--and focal image--uses a stamp from Verve's Beautiful Kindness set, stamped on Whisper White with Basic Black. It was cut/embossed with a Labels Four die, matted with Kiwi Kiss and Basic Black, and popped up on 3M foam squares. A few black jewels finish it off!

Don't forget to check out the sketch at the Sketches! {by Tamara} blog and give it a try--we'd love to see what you come up with!

And be sure to check out the other team members' cards:
Alexandra--California Stampin'
Becky--Bouncy, Flouncy, Fun, Fun, Fun
Carol--Carol's Paperplayce
Jo--Here I Go Again
Krista--Krista be cardin'
Marley--Marley Blog
Olena--From My Hands...To Your Heart
Riley--Stampin' and Dancin' With Riley
Suzanne--Stamp In Style and Cut It Cute
Sylvia--Sylvia's Stamping Place
Tricia--Tricia's Treasures

Thanks for dropping by!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Beautiful Kindness (Verve)
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Kiwi Kiss (SU!); Letters From Paradise 6 x 6 pad (Black Market Paper Society)
Ink: Basic Black (SU!)
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Nestabilities;3M foam squares (craft store); jewels (Hero Arts); border punch (Martha Stewart)

Thoughts and prayers--Sketches! {by Tamara} #92

Time for another Sketches! {by Tamara} Sketch Challenge--#92. Here's the sketch:



My base card is Kraft with a layer of Baja Breeze and a partial layer of Parisian Breeze Specialty DSP. I stamped the sentiment, from SU!'s Thoughts and Prayers set, on the Baja Breeze and used my slot punch to run some Kraft ribbon through and tie in a bow. The focal image is from the same set and was colored with SU! Chocolate Chip marker and a Baja Breeze reinker and my blender pen on Whisper White. I cut/embossed it with my new Labels Four Nestabilities die and matted it on Baja Breeze and Kraft cut/embossed with Petite Oval dies. The Baja Breeze and Kraft layers are separated by 3M foam squares and the whole thing is up on foam squares, as well. Some flat back pearls in two sizes accent the focal image and was all it needed to be finished, I think. You agree? I'm liking it!

Don't forget to check out the sketch at the Sketches! {by Tamara} blog and give it a try--we'd love to see what you come up with!

And be sure to check out the other team members' cards:
Alexandra--California Stampin'
Becky--Bouncy, Flouncy, Fun, Fun, Fun
Carol--Carol's Paperplayce
Jo--Here I Go Again
Krista--Krista be cardin'
Marley--Marley Blog
Olena--From My Hands...To Your Heart
Riley--Stampin' and Dancin' With Riley
Suzanne--Stamp In Style and Cut It Cute
Sylvia--Sylvia's Stamping Place
Tricia--Tricia's Treasures

Thanks for dropping by!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Thoughts and Prayers (SU!)
Paper: Kraft, Baja Breeze, Parisian Breeze Specialty DSP (SU!)
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze (SU!)
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Nestabilities;3M foam squares, flat back pearls (craft store); Kraft ribbon (SU!)

Kindness Is--Sketches! {by Tamara} #91

Has every one in the US recovered from Tax Day? Today is Thursday so it's time for another Sketches! {by Tamara} card sketch challenge--maybe it'll help you forget for a few minutes ;-) Here's today's sketch:


My base card is Basic Gray with layers of Really rust and DP from the Fernbrae 6 x 6 pack by Memory Box. This is another DP that really does all the work for you! This card was quick and easy and would be great to mass produce. The two strip elements are the same layers as the base card. The sentiment was stamped on DP with Basic Gray using a stamp from Heard From the Heart by SU! and that element is up on 3M foam squares. A few Dew Drops and it was done!

Don't forget to check out the sketch at the Sketches! {by Tamara} blog and give it a try--we'd love to see what you come up with!

And be sure to check out the other team members' cards:
Alexandra--California Stampin'
Becky--Bouncy, Flouncy, Fun, Fun, Fun
Carol--Carol's Paperplayce
Jo--Here I Go Again
Krista--Krista be cardin'
Marley--Marley Blog
Olena--From My Hands...To Your Heart
Riley--Stampin' and Dancin' With Riley
Suzanne--Stamp In Style and Cut It Cute
Sylvia--Sylvia's Stamping Place
Tricia--Tricia's Treasures

Thanks for dropping by!

~Recipe~
Stamps:Heard From the Heart (SU!)
Paper: Basic Gray, Really Rust (SU!); Fernbrae (Memory Box)
Ink: Basic Gray (SU!)
Accessories: 3M foam squares (craft store); Dew Drops

Just Because--Sketches! {by Tamara} #90

Time for another Sketches! {by Tamara} card sketch challenge! Here's today's sketch:

I like this sketch a lot. I still had some Cameo Coral out from my Color Throwdown card yesterday so I decided to use it on this card, too. My base card is Whisper White with layers of Old Olive, Cameo Coral, and Whisper White run through my Cuttlebug with the Textile embossing folder. The next element is more Old Olive with an eyelet punched border and more Whisper White embossed with the Swiss Dots folder with a coral satin bow tied around it and is up on 3M foam squares. The focal image is the April flower from the retired Flower Of the Month. It was stamped on Gina K Pure Luxury 80 lb paper with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and colored with Copic markers (see below). It was cut/embossed with a rectangle Nestabilities die and layered on Cameo Coral and Old Olive that was cut/embossed with my new Labels Four die. It's also up on foam squares and one Dew Drop accents the upper corner. The sentiment is new from Papertrey Ink--Mega Mixed Messages. Just like their Mixed Messages that I love, only a little bigger. It was stamped on Whisper White with Rich Cocoa and cut/embossed with a Spellbinders tag die. I ran my Old Olive SU! marker around the edges and tied it on with some DMC embroidery floss.

Don't forget to check out the sketch at the Sketches! {by Tamara} blog and give it a try--we'd love to see what you come up with!

And be sure to check out the other team members' cards:
Alexandra--California Stampin'
Becky--Bouncy, Flouncy, Fun, Fun, Fun
Carol--Carol's Paperplayce
Jo--Here I Go Again
Krista--Krista be cardin'
Marley--Marley Blog
Olena--From My Hands...To Your Heart
Riley--Stampin' and Dancin' With Riley
Suzanne--Stamp In Style and Cut It Cute
Sylvia--Sylvia's Stamping Place
Tricia--Tricia's Treasures

Thanks for dropping by!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Flowers of the Month (SU!); Mega Mixed Messages (PTI)
Paper: Whisper White, Old Olive, Cameo Coral (SU!); Gina K. Pure Luxury 80 lb.
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Nestabilities die, tag die; 3M foam squares, ribbon, DMC floss (craft store); border punch (Martha Stewart); Copic markers; Dew Drop

Simple things...Sketches! {by Tamara} #89

Time for another Sketches! {by Tamara} challenge! Here's this week's sketch:


I had in mind what I wanted to do, but I had to flip the sketch to do it. My base card is Whisper White with layers of Yoyo Yellow and DP from the Offbeat 6 x 6 pad by Basic Grey, and has an orange satin ribbon wrapped around. The focal image is using the March stamp from Flowers of the Month (retired from SU!)--Jonquil. It was stamped on Gina K. Pure Luxury 80 lb paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers (see below). It was cut/embossed with a square Nestabilities die and edged with a gold paint pen. I then layered it on Only Orange and Old Olive and popped it up on 3M foam squares. The sentiment is also a very focal part of this card. It's from Flourishes' newest releases and is called Timeless Quotes. It was stamped on Whisper White with Memento Tuxedo Black ink twice. One copy--and the Yoyo Yellow mat--was cut/embossed with oval Nestabilities dies and matted on Old Olive cut/embossed with a Labels Four die. I used the second copy to cut out the uppercase words and pop them up on foam squares. Then the whole thing is up on foam squares. Some Dew Drops finish off the corners and that's that!

Don't forget to check out the sketch at the Sketches! {by Tamara} blog and give it a try--we'd love to see what you come up with!

And be sure to check out the other team members' cards:
Alexandra--California Stampin'
Becky--Bouncy, Flouncy, Fun, Fun, Fun
Carol--Carol's Paperplayce
Jo--Here I Go Again
Krista--Krista be cardin'
Marley--Marley Blog
Olena--From My Hands...To Your Heart
Riley--Stampin' and Dancin' With Riley
Suzanne--Stamp In Style and Cut It Cute
Sylvia--Sylvia's Stamping Place
Tricia--Tricia's Treasures

Thanks for dropping by!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Timeless Quotes (Flourishes); Flower of the Month (SU!)
Paper: Whisper White, Yoyo Yellow, Old Olive (SU!); Offbeat 6 x 6 pad (Basic Grey)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Label Four and oval Nestabilities; 3M foam squares, ribbon (craft store); Dew Drops; Copic markers