Deconstructed Sketch 143

Just got back from our roadtrip to beautiful Florida :)  Never thought the day would come where I would agree to travel over 22 hours(!) in a car with our 2 boys, but I'm so glad we did-and we survived! We had a such a fun trip, and the drive down, with a stop-over in Chattanooga, Tennessee, made the trip that much more fun and adventurous!

Here's a photo of my boys on the Tennessee River Gorge Mountain Trail:

Overlooking the Tennessee River:

We truly enjoyed all the southern hospitality (and bbq!) while staying there.  

I also made sure to sneak in some shopping at Hobby Lobby (which we don't have up here), where I stocked up on some card making supplies that I can't wait to use :o)

Since we've been back, I've only had time to create one card. In a couple of weeks I'll be going to a bridal shower. It's been years since I've been to one, and come to think of it, I don't think I've ever made a bridal shower card before. I seem to be gravitating towards The Deconstructed Sketch time and again - I just love the inspiration I find there :)  Thanks for this great sketch, Jen!

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Supplies Used:

Paper: Floral Bunches, blue, white, vellum: all Recollections

Other: Sentiment computer generated; Michael's gemstone; scoring tool on Fiskar's cutter used for embossing & scoring pattern for umbrella

Hello, Sunshine!

The Deconstructed Sketch has a fun, circular card sketch this week and I decided to play along using some MME 6x6 paper pads that I can't seem to get enough of lately. I've also been getting a lot of use out of the cute CTMH 'You Are My Happy' stamp set.  For this card, I used the sun stamp that I stamped twice, fussy cut (I ended up cutting out the dotted rays altogether), and paper pieced.  I coloured it with Copics and gave the sun some extra shine with Liquid Glass.  The clouds were punched out using a Fiskars cloud punch and layered with 3D foam tape.  The sentiment is from Verve's 'Artful Elegance'.  I had paper pierced the kraft layer, but thought it looked a little plain, so I decided to hand stitch it with some hemp twine.

Hope it's sunny where you are!
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Supplies Used:

Paper: CTMH Dotty for You, Colonial White, Black, Kraft; My Mind's Eye Springtime, Stella & Rose 

Stamps: CTMH You Are My Happy; Verve Artful Elegance

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black; SU Only Orange

Other:  Fiskars cloud punch; Fiskars circle cutter; CTMH Liquid Glass; hemp twine; Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Circles; Cuttlebug

Thinking Spring with the Deconstructed Sketch 139

I'm quite fed up with the seamingly never ending winter we've been drudging through, so to help make it a little more bearable, I've decided to start 'thinking Spring' - and as a reminder, I created this card :)

The Deconstructed Sketch 139

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Supplies Used:

Paper: CTMH Dotty For You, Colonial White; My Mind's Eye Springtime Paper Pad; Vellum Paper

Stamps: CTMH You Are My Happy Icons & Sentiments AND Alphabet

Other: Cuttlebug; Cuttlebug Polka Dots embossing folder; Versamark; Recollections Snow embossing powder; heat gun; CTMH Corner Rounder; Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Circles dies; Cuttlebug flower dies; Recollections rhinestone

The Deconstructed Sketch 137

I've been loving the Deconstructed Sketch site ever since I discovered it a couple of months ago - so much inspiration and great sketches!  Here's the current sketch:

 

And here's my take on it:

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Supplies Used:

Paper: My Mind's Eye Stella & Rose 6x6 paper pad; CTMH Colonial White

Stamps:  CTMH You Are My Happy, Simple Stitches; TiddlyInks 'Awww Thanks' digistamp

Inks: CTMH Cocoa

Embellishments: CTMH Lagoon & Spring Blossom Mini Medley collections

Other: Copics; Paper Piercing tool; Liquid Pearls; Cuttlebug; Spellbinder Classic Scalloped Circles Nestabilities 

Deconstructed Sketch #133

I came across The Deconstructed Sketch challenge and fell in love with the current sketch, and so decided to play along for the first time :)  I had a birthday card in mind, but when I went through my stamps, I thought that the 'Home Sweet Home' stamp set from CTMH suited the layout more. I also ended up using the Avonlea paper packet, which happens to be one of my all-time favourites.  I ended up quilling 2 flowers with the teal paper included in the pack that I cut into 1/4 inch strips.  
I had so much fun with the sketch that I just may end up creating that birthday card with it as well :)

Supplies from CTMH: Avonlea Paper Packet; Home Sweet Home stamp set; Twilight Ink; Embellishments: Rosewood & Slate Mini-Medley Accents, Brocade Assortment, Satin Polkadot Ribbon

Other: Quilling tool and quilling board; circle punch; sheer ribbon & mini pearls unknown

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