Highdesert Stamper – Artistic Inkspirations

This is the last week the Creative-Sketches blog will have challenges for this year. They will be doing something different starting in 2012, …dont’ know what they will be doing, all I know is it will be a bit different than the rest of the challenge blogs. I “heard” by the grapevine there may be prizes and contests, some blog hops, 3D items, etc. I guess we’ll all have to wait and see!! So here is the last sketch for this year.

Here is my MDS card for this challenge. I chose to use MDS so you can see how you can build some quick Christmas cards, customizing them to your needs. I love the Winter Post stamp set. It’s one of the ones currently on sale in the ONLINE EXTRAVAGANZA.  The “DSP” background is from the new Letters From Santa paper.  So check out my card, and be sure to check out the rest of the teams cards.

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I was supposed to make this card and post it last week…but with my classes, and other obligations, I just couldn’t get it photographed and posted. So here it is a little late.  Colors we had to use were So Saffron (a light yellow),  More Mustard (a warm mustard color), and Riding Hood Red ( a warm red tone). I chose to use flowers of several kinds, plus the lacy border punch.

Here’s a few more close ups.

Supplies: Simply Soft Hostess  & Circle Circus ss; Cardstock: More mustard, ridinghood red, whisper white, Soft Suede; Inks: So Saffron, More Mustard, Ridinghood Red;

Accessories: DSP, Paper daisies, Triple Blossom punch, Boho Blossom Punch, Lacy border punch, sponges, Polka dot mustard ribbon, round fired rhinestones, Vanilla shimmer smooch spray ,  EKSuccess border punch. (a new one someone loaned me to try out:)

Technique: Used some distressing and sponging, spritzing.. to jazz it up a bit. Triple bow using Magic bow maker from Lee Conrey.

Be sure to leave a comment! This card is for sale in my ETSY shop if you’d like to have like it. I also do custom colors if you want a different color combo.

Here is the sketch for this week’s challenge.

I chose to follow the sketch pretty close this week and not mix it up like I usually do.. So here is my card, and some other pictures showing all the “bling” I added. My hanging ornaments are 3 different textures: 1 is Metal-embossed, 1 is Designer paper punched, and the 3rd is what I call a “snowflake” punched from regular cardstock then all of them “blinged” up a bit more with some glitter paper and rhinestones. Enjoy!!

Close up..

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Supplies: Circle Circus Stamps(background stamping) Christmas Lodge Stamp set (saying, with stamp-a-ma-jig); Holly Berry Designer Paper, Real Red, Pear Pizazz, Whisper white cardstock;Ink: Early Espresso and Pear Pizazz inks;

Accessories: Glimmer paper red and silver, Rhinestones, Rhinestone round brads, Real red 1/4″ gg ribbon;Corner rounder, Red/white bakers twine

Non SU: Red Metal sheets (AddalittleDazzle source)

Be sure to check out the rest of the ladies creations. You can find all the samples by visiting the main Creative-Sketches blog.

Thanks for visiting.

Be sure to check out my ETSY SHOP and WEBSTORE for handmade items, retired stamps and gifts.