Mediterranean Tree (MTSC89)

Good Afternoon everyone! I have been getting a little more time to make cards this week as all my boys are now back in school. It's wonderful to get into my stamp 'closet' and create for a couple of hours at a time rather than a few minutes stolen here and there.... pure bliss!

Yesterday I was checking out some sketch challenges and I came across Mercy's Tuesday Sketch. I decided to base my card today on her design, which looks like this :



The patterned paper I used is from DCWV Mediterranean Cafe and the label die cut is again from the Cricut Lacy Labels Cartridge. I know, I know.... most of my posts this week have used this cartridge..... but it really IS that good!

Hope your week is going well!



Stamps : Stampin'Up! (Tree and sentiment from Thoughts and Prayers)
Paper : PTI Enchanted Evening and White, DCWV Mediterranean Cafe DP
Ink : SU! Not Quite Navy, VersaMagic Chalk ink Night Sky
Accessories : Cricut Lacy Labels Cartridge, Kaisercraft Pearls, Martha Stewart Lace Border Punch

What's Perking?

Good Evening everyone! I guess you were all wondering where I'd gone after posting three times yesterday and then nothing all day today....!!!! There is a very good reason though... My husband and I were building floor to ceiling shelveing to hold all my rubber stamps! It took us a few hours this afternoon but now they are complete and look fantastic. As I was organizing all my stamps I kept saying to myself 'oh, I had forgotten about this one'.... and 'hey, I thought I'd lost that one'!! I had a lot of fun 'finding' my stamps again.

My card this evening is for two challenges. Firstly for Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge (MTSC76), which I turned 90 degrees to better suit my image and sentiment. Here is the sketch :



And secondly for The Cat's Pajamas Color Challenge #112 :



I colored the coffee pot using a combination of Copic Markers and PrismaColor pencils because I only have a few markers and a larger range of pencils. I wasn't sure if I could combine both coloring techniques on one image, but I think it turned out respectably!

Well I must sign off now and go organize the rest of my craft space, as you know how that goes - you reorganize one area and the rest of the room needs tidying/reorganizing.....



Stamps : Hero Arts (What's perking)
Paper : Chocolate Chip, Cream, Deja View Plum
Ink : Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories : Small scallop border punch, Copic Markers, PrismaColor pencils, Cream Organdy ribbon from ACMoore