The Time To Be Happy

At long last I get to use one of the Stampin' Up images that Jan sent to me a while ago! The Stampin' Up challenge this week is a sketch:

I liked the sentiment and thought that the card needs to be bright and cheerful too! The backing paper is from Funky Daze with the panels coming from my stash - I honestly don't know where I got the stripy one from but it must have been a download.

I've inked all the edges and then rounded the panels. I forgot to tie the ribbon around them before I stuck them down, so had to cut tiny slits to feed the ribbon through! Doh! Will teach me to concentrate instead of watching Yes Minister!

I cut the quote out, lightly inked the edges and then layered it onto some red card - it didn't look right just as a whole circle, hence why I cut it out.

Thanks Jan!

• Spotty backing paper: Funky Daze
• All other backing paper: From stash
• Sentiment: Stampin' Up - Garden Whimsy from Jan
• Ribbon: From my stash
  

Sparkling Stampin' Up!

There is a new blog challenge site - this one is for Stampin' Up stampers! And their first challenge is a sketch:

I was lucky enough to be sent a few stamped images from Jan who has just started out as a Stampin' Up demonstrator and I've used one of them on this sketch!

The backing papers are all from the same collection on Funky Daze and I've inked the edges with bright pink ink and then the trusty virtually worn out black! The grosgrain ribbon is from my stash and I added the bow on afterwards (I use a bow maker - so much easier than trying to get the front knot flat and straight!)

I've used a compass to make the shape on the image, which has also been inked and coloured with watercolour pencils and glitter glue.

I think I'll add a sparkly '21' to it too as Jacob's key worker at nursery, Rachel, is 21 on Saturday. And she likes a bit of bling! Oh to be 21 again eh?! I do tell her that I am old enough to be her mother which she thinks is hilarious as I don't feel old enough.. if you see what I mean!

• Backing papers: Funky Daze from Funky Hand
• Image: Stampin' Up from Jan
• Ribbon: From my stash
  
  

Hmmmm... Think Of Ice Cream!

It's a while since I entered a Stamp Something Challenge, but when I saw it was a sketch, well, I just had to! And here is my card! The image was very kindly sent to me by Jan who has recently become a Stampin' Up demonstrator (she sent me a few more so watch out for those!) And because it was such a cute image, I just had to use it! I've coloured it with watercolour paints and added a tiny bit of glitter glue in the centre of the flower.


The stripy backing paper is from Funky Daze which I have printed at A5 size so more detail is shown. The brownish card is from my stash, along with the grosgrain ribbon.

I've rounded all the edges and then they have been double inked - first in faded black and then in pink. And I think this card reminds me of ice cream!

• Backing papers: Striped from Funky Daze; plain, from my stash
• Image: Stampin' Up coloured with watercolour paints
• Ribbon: From my stash