Highdesert Stamper – Artistic Inkspirations

Another week gone and another week closer to Christmas!!

Here’s this weeks sketch:

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I chose to put all images and the sentiment separate…..that’s what happens when your “sketch” diagram is on the computer in another room, and you have scribbled it onto a piece of paper to take out to your stamp room.. I’m sure NONE of you EVER do that?? yeah..right!!  Anyway, I wanted to stay simple and not do a lot of distressing. But I ended up making two different versions. I couldn’t get my little squares so little. I used the 1 1/4″ and 1 3/8″ square punches, and the little scallop square punch for all the images.  Which one do you like better?? Card A, or Card B?  Leave me a comment as to your favorite.

You might notice I didn’t use designer paper for this one. I try to do a lot of stamping for the background so I can show my stampers how you can use your stamps and get the most use out of them. Years ago, we didn’t have matching papers and stamps. So this is a good way to create your own paper!

Card "A"

Here’s my second version. I was trying to get a knot or bow, or something.. like the sketch showed. Sometimes I take the sketch “literally”, and sometimes I just use it as a basic guide, then go out of the box and make it my own. Hope you enjoy both of them.

Card "B"

Recipe: SS Tropical Party, Just Believe

– Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Old Olive, Always Artichoke;  Inks: Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait, Old Olive;  Ribbon: New in color Peach parfait poly twill;

– Accessories: Sq punches: 1 1/4, 1 3/8, scallop, Modern Label extra large; tiny glue dots

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Price: $13.95 Tropical Party Clear Mount You can order all the items to make this card HERE:

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Here are the variations I did after everyone left and I had all the card sets leftover. I’m trying to make up all the cards left over from classes so I don’t have a million “project” boxes setting around with unfinished projects!!

I used Friends Never Fade and the same colors as during the Make n Take session: Daffodil delight, SO Saffron; Marina Mist, Bashful Blue, and coordinating ribbons.

Come back tomorrow for something else… and Friday for the Sketch Frenzy Friday!!

BLOG CANDY: Leave a comment stating your favorite NEW stamp set or embellishment from the new Summer Mini Flyer. I will be giving a set of the Watercolor Trio cards to one person, and the hostess Country Morning stamp set to a NON-demo. Be sure to put your email and whether you are a demo or non-demo. Come on ladies….surely you all have seen the mini and have picked some favorites!!  Leave a comment.. win something!! Very simple!! I will put all names in a basket and draw out two winners next week.

Our stampers wanted to work with Vellum, so I cased a card from LNS group, from Judy Marshall in Canada. I used vellum cardstock for the glass, then applied some dazzling diamonds around the rim for a “sugar rim”. I had a scrap of green I used on the second card, and the lemons showed up better under the glass than on the white and yellow card.

Stamp sets used: Tart and Tangy, All Seasons (words)

Inks and paper: Yo yo yellow, whisper white, sage shadow;  Scallop border punch (from SAB, will be available in new catty!!)

Punches: 1 1/4″ circle punch, scallop border punch (avail July 2010); Sizzlits leaf die.