SS452 - Rockin' Birthday with Anya

I made this card for the current sketch at Sketch Saturday

and here is the sketch

I flipped the sketch and used an Anya stamp from TGF - could not find the exact image name, I had it for years, so I think it's retired. Anya is colored with with alcohol markers and I made the resto of the card really sparkly. Silver foil CS embossed with SU embossing folder, red glitter paper and black glitter tape.

Challenges:

Cardz 4 Galz - teen cards

SS450 - Hello Spring

It's Saturday and that means a new sketch challenge at Sketch Saturday. Here is the current sketch

and here is my take on it:

I used a Ching Chou Kuik's digi called Hello Spring. Image is colored with metalic pencils and the background panel was done by applying various distress inks onto the embossing folder before running the CS through big shot.

Challenges:
Modsquad challenge - embossing
Cards und more - pets and furry friends
Color Inspiration Monday - anything hand colored goes

SS446 - Hello from the Beach

It's Saturday and that means a new sketch is being released at Sketch Saturday - here is my take on it:

and here is the sketch:

I used something old and something new - my brand new Stampin Up! stamp set called Amazing You  and papers from and old paper pack called Serene Scenery. I also used my new watercolor pencils and a brand new die.

Challenges:
Dream Valley - something new - new crafting goodies
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner - patterned paper

SS440 - Enchanted Christmas

It's Saturday and that means a new sketch at Sketch Saturday. Here is the sketch

and my take:

We are sponsored by The Paper Shelter this week, so we got to play with their lovely digis.  This one is called Enchanted Christmas and you can find it here. I printed the digi with background three times, cut out pieces and created a layered look. Then I decided that an enchanted Christmas needs some sparkle so I added teal and white glitter paper to the background and also some touches with Wink Of Stella.

Challenge:
Fab 'n' Funky - Things with Wings
Crafting By Design - Get Ready For Christmas
Moving Along With Times - Anything Christmas Goes

SS436 - Witching You a Happy Halloween

This week at Sketch Saturday is an open challenge - that means you can use any past sketch all the way back to #215. I used sketch #414 and created this Halloween card.

All the papers and stickers I used are from K&Co - papers are veeery old and stickers quite new. but they work well together.

Challenges:
Jo's Scrap Shack - use purple, orange and green
Fab 'n' Funky - Halloween
Crafty Cardmakers - Things that go bump in the night
Dragonfly Journeys - trick or treat

SS434 - Lotus Sprite in Pink

It's Saturday and that means a new sketch at Sketch Saturday - here it is:

and here is my card:

I used a digi called Lotus Sprite from Aurora Wings and colored it with Prismacolor pencils. Yes, I need to work some more on my coloring skills :)
On the background squares (Melon Mambo) I used different embossing folders and highlighted the patters a bit with white ink. Sentiment is from Stampin Up.

Challenges
Love To Scrap - go pink
Die Cut Divas - embossing
Glitter 'n Sparkle - think pink
Allsorts - Let's Make It Pink
The Pencil Case - Anything Goes

SS432 Kraftin' Kimmie Guitar Dude Birthday Card

It's Saturday and that means a new sketch at Sketch Saturday:

and here is my take on it:

I used an older Kraftin Kimmie Dude stamp, can't find it on their site so it's probably retired. Colored it with markers and used Bo Bunny papers for the background. I replaced the flowers with more masculine stars.
For the stars I covered a piece of white CS with several rows of gold and music washi tape and then die cut them.
Challenges:
Watercooler Wednesday - Masculine

SS430 House Mouse Exercise - Thank You Card

I made this cutie card using the newest sketch from Sketch Saturday

The House Mouse image was colored with alcohol markers, polka dot paper and gold buttons are from Stampin Up. I also added some stitching  with silver marker

Challenges:
Crafting By Designs - Stitching
{Pin}spirational - inspired by the cute mouse and bright splashes of color
House Mouse and friends - anything goes with HM
Retro Rubber - anything goes - my House Mouse stamp is couple years old, more than 2 for sure - probably more

Mother and Baby card for Sketch Saturday Challenge Blog

This is a card I made for the newest Sketch Saturday challenge, that's sponsored by A Day For Daisies.

I used an image called Baby's Smile - you can find it in ADFD shop here.
and this is the sketch I used:

I used Stampin' Up! cardstock and sentiment and the patterned paper is from an older Martha Stewart pack. Image was colored with Copic markers.

Challenges:
The Sisterhood of Crafters - pretty ribbon
Crafty Ribbons - anything goes with ribbon
Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes

SS424 - Fairy Thanks

It's Saturday and that means a new sketch at Sketch Saturday. Here is this week's sketch:

and here is my card:

 I used an older fairy image from Ching-Chou Kuik and colored it with Prismacolor pencils.

Challenges:
Crafty Ribbons - anything goes with ribbon
The Crafty Addicts - anything goes + embossing
The Pencil Case - Anything  colored with pencils
The Outlawz - Paper A La Mode - Fantasy

SS418 - Baby Bear

It's Saturday and that means time for a new card made using the newest sketch from Sketch Saturday:

and here is the sketch

I used my new 3 step teddy bear stamp from Stampin Up. Polka Dot papers and sentiment are also from Stampin Up.

Challenges:
C.R.A.F.T - animals
Moving Along With Times - New Baby
Fantasy Stampers - Teddy Bear Picnic

SS416 - Hedgie with Cupcake

Here is a card I made using more goodies from the card kit swap and the newest sketch from Sketch Saturday:

This week we are sponsored by Simon Says Stamp and the winner will get a $25 gift certificate - so come and play with this fun new sketch:

The image was colored with my assorted alcohol markers and all the elements (other than the green cardstock and the sentiment) are from the lovely kit.

Challenges:
Crafty Catz - Animal Magic
Alphabet Challenge - H for Hand Colored Image
Fairy Tale Challenge - with a cherry on the top
Addicted to stamps and more - make your mark (used markers)

SS414 Birthday Apples

Here is a card I made with the newest Sketch Saturday sketch:

and here is the sketch I used:

The apples image is from Flourishes (long retired) - it's colored with alcohol markers, the peach colored paper is from Penny Black's Painted Blooms collection

Challenges:
Dragonfly journey - Tooty Fruity
Ceative Knockouts - Anything Goes
Star Stampz - Hand Colored Image
Let's Color Linky Party - anything with colored image

SS412 - House Mice & watermelons

Here is a card I made using the newest Sketch Saturday sketch:

and here is the sketch:

The House Mouse stamp is colored with Prismacolor pencils and I used the new Emerald Envy CS for the base.

Challenges;
Alphabet Challenge - F is for Furry Friends
Southern Girls - Anything Goes
The Pencils Case - summer colors

SS410 - Poppy Elf

This week at Sketch Saturday we can choose any past sketch from #215 forward - it's almost 200 sketches to choose from.
I used sketch #297

and Himalayan Blue Poppy Elf image from Aurora Wings and created this card:

the image was colored with Prismacolor pencils, die is Spellbinders and the patterned vellum is from Stampin Up.

Challenges;
Crafty Catz - fairies or something enchanting
The Crafty Addicts - use ribbon
Die Cutting Divas - flowers and/or bling
Gem of a Challenge - favorite color combo - purple, teal and green

ss406 - Candy Girl

Here is a brand new sketch from Sketch Saturday

and here is my take on it using a digi called Candy Girl from Star Stampz - our sponsor for this week

Challenges:
Crafty Creations - For A Young Girl
Really Reasonable Ribbons - ribbon + flowers
Inky Impressions - Let's Hear It for the Girls
Coloring In Scrapland - Anything Goes
Dream Valley - Girlie

SS404 - Elf with Owls

Here is the newest sketch from Sketch Saturday Challenge

and here is my take on it:

The image is by Aurora Wings - might be retired though, because I can't find it anywhere . It's colored with alcohol markers and I added some gold details on some of the yellow flowers. Papers are from BoBunny, metalic CS is from DCWV. Sentiment is from Stampin Up.

Challenges:
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Clear It Out - Patterned Paper older than a year (these Bo Bunny papers are 3 or more years old)

SS402 - Airborne

It's Saturday and that means a new sketch challenge at Sketch Saturday. Here is this week's sketch:

and here is my card using our sponsor Kenny K's image called Airborne

I colored the image with  brown tone alcohol markers and inked the tag with distress inks. Sentiment and texture stamps are from Stampin Up. Embossing folder is probably one of Tim Holtz's.

Challenges:
Crafty Gals Corner - All About The Boys
Jade's Sparkling Butterflies - AG or Monochrome
Crafty Ribbons - Monochrome
Cardz 4 Guyz - create your own background

SS400 Hula dancer Anya

Here is another card made for Sketch Saturday

and here is the sketch for this week's challenge:

I felt like making something in warm tropical colors, so I used Hula Anya image from TGF and colored it with a mix of markers and pencils. Background is done with water-color bokeh technique. Sentiment, vellum and flowers are from Stampin Up.

SS398 Pearls in My Hair

Here is a brand new sketch from Sketch Saturday:

pretty easy, right? And here is my take on the sketch:

I used an image from A Day For Daisies - our sponsor for this week  - it's called Pearls in My Hair and you can find it here.

I colored it with Copic markers, added some little pearls in her hair and a nice soft silk ribbon (love how this holds it's shape).

Card stock is Strawberry Slush from Stampin Up and patterned paper is from Color Crush pad from American Crafts.

Challenges:

Moving Along With Times - Things with Wings

Through The Purple Haze -  Things with Wings

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Anything with ribbon