CTS #257

Hi, you guys!  Sorry the blog has been so quite the past two weeks.  It has been nuts here in Iowa.  I've been having a blast helping out more at the gym and the boys just seem to get busier and busier.  My oldest is done with wrestling but has his first job interview this afternoon so I'm sure things aren't going to get any less crazy since I still have to drive him around.  Ha ha!  Not to worry, I will soon adapt to this new level of crazy.  Don't we all? 

One thing you can always count on is that you will absolutely get a post from me every Thursday because I can't resist a good sketch and today's CAS(E) this Sketch challenge is one of my favorites!  I loved Michele's sketch the first time and I loved it again this go round.  I hope you'll join us and have some fun with it also.  Here's my new take:

I had some serious fun with this sketch and some awesome stamps from The Stamp Market.  I started with a white card base and stamped the Dotted Background Stamp up a portion of the card to represent the flowers in the sketch.  Next, I tore some vellum and stamped the "happy" from Holiday Hellos and embossed it in teal (I also did a pink version) before adding the remainder of the sentiment and attaching the vellum to the card by wrapping it around the card front.  My vellum was still a little loose so I added a strip of black to the bottom to cover some adhesive I used on the vellum.  Finally, I finished it off with some asterisks and an enamel dot.  Here's a closer look:

Now for my original take on the sketch, CTS #156:

Different but equally fun!  You can see my original post for more info on this card.  I'm so happy you stopped by today and I hope to see you over at CAS(E) this Sketch.  Have a great week!

CTS #253

Good morning!!!  Have you checked out the new CAS(E) this Sketch post?  We are welcoming a new team member this week and we are super excited.  I hope you'll head over and check out the post plus you won't want to miss all the other amazing designers' takes on this fun sketch.  It's another Retro CTS Sketch and I can't wait to see what you all come up with.  Here's my card:

I had a great time with some of my favorite new stamps from one of my favorite new stamp companies, The Stamp Market!  I love the fresh and clean style of their stamps and they just keep surprise me with new and different ideas.  I love that!  For this card, I inked up the top of my card with some ink from Catherine Pooler called, Party Dress.  Next, I used the Holiday Hellos stamps set to create my sentiment stamping the Happy in black and the Birthday in a dark gray.  I added some dots and hearts using both the UR Amazing stamp set and Succulent stamp set also in dark gray.  Super simple and super cute.  Here's a closer look:

The original sketch for this challenge comes from CTS #107 and it is totally worth checking out what the team created with it WAY back then.  Here's my card from the first time we played with this sketch:

Wow!  It's fun seeing how differently we interpret sketches at different points in our lives.  So fun!  I hope you'll come join us at CAS(E) this Sketch!  See you there.