Freshly Made Sketches and WPlus9

Hello All!

It is that time of week again, when we have a new sketch at FMS- this week it is the talented Narelle who has a fabulous sketch for us!  Who can resist Narelle's beautiful floral creations?!

Every now and again I love a wonderful vintage style card and gingham always seems to lend itself to a 50's look.  Add that with a sweet bird and cup of blooms from WPlus9's Hello and Thanks in primary colors and you have retro!

Here is your sketch~

Admittedly I did take small liberties with this sketch as I did not interpret the circles and square literally, but, all the components are still there.   And btw, Kim S. and I did not know we were crafting with the same stamp set.  It was total coincidence!
The flowers were stamped twice, colored and fussy cut out, as was the bird.  The cup was stamped onto the card panel and colored, then masked so I could stamp the gingham background.  The Gingham Background stamp is from Divinity Designs.
Once the background and cup were done, I diecut the panel with MFT's scalloped rectangle die (Yes, I seem to be doing this a lot lately), flipped the scalloped portion and adhered it to a red card base.
The flowers and bird are popped up on dimensional tape.
Check out all of the inspiration from the rest of the team on the blog - they ALWAYS wow me- then link up your creation!

I am linking up to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge- Anything Goes
Also linking up to Addicted to CAS- 'Grid'

Thanks for stopping by!

Lee Ann

Fall Coffee Lover's Blog Hop

Hello, Hello!

I am a bit late to the Fall Coffee Lover's Blog Hop, but I finally got to craft yesterday evening and played with some new toys.  I really need to stop trying to get fancy with every thing and K.I.S.S!  This card was fraught with errors as I did LOTS of masking, but in the end I think it turned out OK.

I used two W Plus 9 stamp sets, a Christmas set from last year- Holiday Trimmings- and a new set,  Hello and Thanks.  I used the matching die on the sentiment, which I adore!
I created masks for all of the images, then put the mask down where the cup would go and stamped my ornaments masking them as well.  Once the ornaments were stamped, I folded back the cup mask and stamped the floral spray.  Next, I masked the floral spray and lined up the cup image with the cup mask that was still in place.  Once the stamp was ready to go, I removed the cup mask and stamped the cup.  lastly, I masked the cup and flowers and stamped the saucer.
I have all of my oopsies hidden behind various components.  Hopefully next time execution will be better!~
My background was one of those in a pile waiting to be used.  It was the perfect shade of red- made with Ken Oliver Color Bursts.

I am linking up to
Inkspirational- Anything Christmas
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge- Anything Goes
52 Christmas Card Throwdown-  Pick a Previous 2017 Challenge.  I used Sept. 2017 Colors.

Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Christmas Season!

Lee Ann  

 

Challenging Colors with The Challenge

Hello Everyone and Welcome back to Monday and another color challenge from The Challenge!

Today's colors were a bit tricky for me-well, actually, a real challenge for me- but in the end I love the results.

Here are your colors for this week~

I started with this absolutely darling and vintage style image from W Plus 9.  Really, how can you go wrong with this cutie??  I wanted to try watercoloring  her, but the skin scared me, so I compromised.  The skin is colored with Copics.  The dress and hair is with Inktense Watercolor pencils.  The background is done with Peerless Watercolors, and the cat and boots are with Kuretake Watercolors.  Sounds like mixed media to me, don't you think?
I considered a bit of bling, but decided to let this fantastic image stand alone.  What do you think?

I am entering this in the W Plus 9 Throwback Thursday Challenge.
I am also linking up to the Pretty Pink Posh Watercolor Blog Hop.

And the Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge- 'Make Your Mark"

Ready for some more inspiration from the amazing team?  Check out what they have for you!

Lesley Croghan

Kimberly Wiener

Lori Tecler

Nancy Salkeld

Kim Heggins

Anita Madden

Michele Ferguson

Claire Broadwater

Hope you join us!  Be sure to link up your creation at The Challenge!

Blessings!

Lee Ann  :)