Sketchbook 2: Homework

This was homework for Finding Things Around the House to sketch. Last Friday was the first gorgeous day we've had all summer. Laura and I decided to sketch outside. These are some citronella lanterns. The candle was very melted, just from the heat.  My perspective isn't quite right, but we had fun sketching!

Wish I Was There!!

 Way back when! I think it was the last month of my design team work with Kim at Serendipity, Kim gave me this ? plastic bubble? I can't remember what it is called. Something to hold memories in, I think. 

Anyway, on one of our stamping get-togethers, I used a JustRite stamp from the beach, and thought this would be perfect to hold a few shells and some sand. 

(But I didn't add the sand, too messy!)

I watercolored with my aquapen. Dave didn't like the way I kept shaking the card, to get the shells just right! Tee hee, but I had fun, kinda like a shaker card!

I used Nestabilities Circles to cut a hole to fit around the bubble and hold it in place. It was a little small, so I used the area that is usually like an embossed mat, and it is folded up a little around the bubble. It holds it in place.

Flourishes Sketch Challenge 181

 I had a fun stamping day with my mom, and this was my first card. I made it for the Flourishes Sketch Challenge this week. I used Flourishes Waterlily stamp set, and masked the lily pad, so I could put multiple buds around it. I stamped it in the new Memento Espresso Truffle, and stamped the sentiment in PTI Canyon Clay. The designer paper is MME's Indie Chic - Ginger.

Classic Wedding Card

 I have been wanting to try the looped ribbon behind a die cut again. This was the only black ribbon that I had, and it is self-adhesive, so the loops were wanting to stick to themselves, but as long as it doesn't get smashed in an envelope, I think it will look okay. I used PTI's Rustic cream card stock, black and Enchanted Evening ink.

The stamps are a retired set from SU. The die cut is from PTI, one of the Mat Stacks. It needed a little something extra, so I ran the edge of a Sharpie along the edge of the die cut. And then I used a glue pen, and some Dazzling Diamonds on the "&". (Wish you could see the sparkle!)

Congrats!

This is for the Stamp It! Cards Congratulations Challenge over on the Moxie Fab blog.

I used the Jumbo Dahlia stamp from Stampendous, stamped it in PTI's Fresh Snow ink on Enchanted Evening paper. The sentiment is from PTI's Fillable Frames Additions set, on a FF die cut that I stamped off once before I stamped lightly again with the Dahlia stamp, then used their tea dye ink around the edges to highlight the sentiment.

Notebook

 Michelle gave me her Just Rite stamps, and a few copics. This is my first flower to color with the copics. I had fun doing the shading, and then the light blue outline.
Just had to make my friend, Monica, a bright, cheery little notebook, and used PTI's Just a Note stamp for the cover.