Sketch 95

The Atlantic Hearts Challenge site is brilliant for gaining sketch inspiration.. Every week they put up some fab card layout suggestions.
Here is this week's:

 
For my take on the sketch I used papers form the Brushed range, along with Thistle, White Daisy and Canary cardstock colours. I cut the gumboot from the Artfully sent cartridge. Before I adhered it all together I daubed the edges with black to give a little dimension. I also raised the sentiment and the smaller thistle square up on Foam tape.

 

Pals Paper Arts Challenge

Pals Paper Arts Challege 31 is an inspiration challege - they had pictures of beautiful birds and intricate designs and colours. I have very few colours (hello again Baja Blue!) and only one bird stamp until my next SU order arrives with the sale-a-bration set, so I don't have much choice! However, I still really like the card. I think you can tell by now that I prefer clean simple lines, with little or no fuss.
Recipe: Baja breeze cardstock and ink, Urban garden papers, Basic grey cardstock.

The kingfisher stamp is an old favourite. It's the very first stamp I ever had made, and it was from a drawing I made for my Grandad when I was about 17. I love it for all its memories - I know where I was when I drew it, and I remember the feeling of accomplishment when I was pleased with the result. (PPA31)

However, I'm not happy with the way many of my stamps are inking. The impressions are not as crisp as I would like, and it will be interesting to see how they go on Whisper White when I have a pack in a week or so.

Pals Paper Arts Challenge 30

PPA30 - KISS (Keep it simple, sweetie)

The team at Pals Paper Arts had a challenge this week which is right up my alley - keep it simple! In other words, don't go over the top with layers or embellishing or patterning or multiple papers and colours. Right up my alley, as I said - I'm all for the quick card, but also, you may be noticing a little bit of repetition when it comes to colours at present. This isn't just because I'm in love with Baja Breeze... it's also because I currently only have a very few Stampin Up supplies and I am enjoying using them so much!

The card took me only 10 minutes to complete, including taking stuff out and pack up time. It has nice clean sharp lines and only three colours. Materials used: Urban Garden papers, Baja Breeze cardstock and ink, and Pocket Silhouettes set.