Ten Minute Thursday

While the sketches are on hiatus (just until next weekend), I figured I'd put up a ten minute card. I love this mix of colours and the clean graphic look to the dots just makes me happy!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Dot Spot, Birthday Bash Greetings (Papertrey Ink)
• Ink: Hawaiian Shores, Dark Chocolate, Summer Sunrise, Aqua Mist (Papertrey Ink), Real Red (Stampin' Up!)
• Paper: Real Red, Summer Sunrise, White

Wishing you all a happy new year!

FTL121 Happy Birthday

It is nice to create something other than a holiday card!
Supplies: Stamps - PaperTrey; Ink - Versafine Onyx Black; Paper - PaperTrey, Bazzill; Misc - K&Co Daisy 3D sticker, EKSuccess border punch

FTL121 Birthday Wishes

Here is my take on FTL121 this week....  when I saw the sketch my first thought was "wow!  Now that is clean and simple....

Items Used:
*Cardstock: Classic Crest white; Bazzill Bling
*Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye
*Images:  Stampin' Up! Occasional Quotes
*Ink:  VersaFine Onyx Black
*Embellishments:  Prima flowers; Karen Foster Brad
*Tools:  Stampin' Up! border punch


Honestly, once I decided what I wanted to use, this card came together in only a few minutes!

I hope you have fun playing along with our last sketch of 2010!  We'll see you in the New Year!

121

Good morning!

First off a bit of housekeeping, this will be the last sketch posted until the new year. It's a busy time of year around here and it gets tough trying to squeeze in creative time throughout the holidays. FTL122 will be posted in about 3 weeks time, around January 7th.

Now, on to the sketch! This one is ultra simple. I tend to look at layouts like this and I just feel content. There's something very relaxing about keeping a layout very low-key.

And here's my take on the sketch. I had a few thinner scraps lying around from Christmas cardmaking, so I made use of a few!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Patterned Pines (Stampin' Up!), Holidays Treats (Papertrey Ink)
• Cardstock: Ripe Avocado, Pure Poppy, Dark Chocolate, White
• Ink: Ripe Avocado Rich Cocoa
• Accessories, etc. : Scallop Die (Medium), Limitless Layers 1-3/4 circle

As always, feel free to leave your link below!

FTL120 Hearts and Flowers

It was nice to make a non holiday card!!  I hope you enjoy this springy creation!
Supplies: Stamps - Mark's Finest Papers Hearts, Hearts, Hearts; paper - PaperTrey, Making Memories English Garden; Ink - Versafine Onyx Black; Misc - Memento markers, Ribbon, Foam Squares.

FTL120 Birthday Wishes

I really wanted to use a snowflake in this sketch like Natasha did, but I don't need any more Christmas cards this year (in fact, I still have 8 left that I didn't need for sending out) and I know that if I make more Christmas cards now, I will be disappointed next year that I don't need to make Christmas cards.

Or maybe I'd be thanking myself for thinking ahead and creating a stash!

At any rate, I decided to go with a big orange flower ...  my friend is turning 40 on Saturday and her favourite colour is orange... and this is her birthday card...

Such a fun sketch to play with....  the colours could be more subtle (like Natasha) or more vibrant and headache causing (like mine) LOL!

I hope you'll have fun playing along!