Sketch Saturday: Oh Baby!

Good morning!

This week, it's my turn to be the hostess for PaperCraft Planet's Saturday Sketch challenge so I thought I'd share my card and sketch with you on my blog tonight to see if you'd like to play along!  I used this card that I made awhile back with Rupa's Oh Baby stamp set and asked Susanna Boyd to make it into a sketch for me to share...

Isn't that a fun sketch?! lol!

Here's a closer view of the focal image - these ducks are so adorable, aren't they?  I used a variety of Copics, glitters, and flock to embellish them.

and the inside...

Carla Suto - one of my favorite StampTV friends (and CSS Alumni Team members!) made this handsome card with the sketch that she graciously is allowing me to share with you tonight - isn't it lovely?  She used Nina's Special Father stamp set and some gorgeous Basic Grey papers for her beautiful card ...

If you'd like to play along, here are the links for you to check out:

Sketch Album: sk051510
Sketch Saturday: May 15, 2010 discussion

Happy Stamping!
Jessica

Outdoor Fun

Good morning!

My card today combines three GinaK Designs stamp sets to make this outdoor scene... Theresa's Happy Camper, Asela's The Journey, and Rupa's Guiding Light all combined to make this 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" card...

I stamped everything in Black Memento ink and colored with Inks, Copic Markers and Chalks for the clouds. Stickles were added on certain images to help them pop - you can see the sparkle a little better in this photo...

I rarely show photos of my family on my blog, but since I was thinking of them when I made this card - I thought I'd share some photos from our vacation last week. I love this first photo because it looks like Isaiah and Ashley are on a mountain...

We took them to Rockford, IL to Volcano Falls on Saturday to do some mini golfing and go-carting. I loved the all the scenery by the mini golf course, so I made the kids pose for me in several different spots...

As, you can see - they are used to photo shoots like these ones... they are excellent posers! lol!

And, should I mention that I had a better score than everyone (including dad) at this golf course? It may have only been by one shot... but still! I usually am close to Ashley with my golfing skills... lol!

After golf, it was time for a go-cart race. Isaiah is so small for his age, so he was barely tall enough to drive alone for the first time this year - but he did it and had a blast!

Here's Brad and Isaiah ready to begin...

and a fun shot of them racing...


Thanks for bearing with me through all my family photos today!

Have a wonderful rest of your day!
Jessica

Guiding Light

Good morning!

Today's cards are some that I made a while ago but haven't had a chance to share them on my blog yet! Oops! They are both made with Rupa's gorgeous Guiding Light stamp set. This first card is the card my kids gave to my dad for Father's Day this year.

I stamped the images in Stazon and colored with Koh-i-noor pencils, OMS, and blending stumps. The paper is actually a watercolor paper. Typically you wouldn't use this kind of paper with this technique, but I really wanted the textures from the watercolor paper. I had to redip my stump into the OMS a lot more than usual to blend the colors, but really liked how it turned out. I would highly recommend Gina's Glass OMS pumps to store your odorless mineral spirits in. It's so easy and there is no mess at all!

Here's the inside...

Next, is another card that I think I'll give to my dad for his birthday this year - a little later this month. I love the sentiments Rupa included in her stamp set. My dad is an avid fisherman and a pastor, so you can imagine how versatile and needed this set is in my collection!

This time, I stamped the images on some textured Bazzil white cardstock and colored with Copics. I stamped in black versafine and embossed with clear embossing powder because I really wanted the black images to pop on the papers.

Aren't the papers on my card great? I love them - they are from Gina's Jersey Shore Digital paper which is available for free over on StampTV. Click on the Freebie Tab on STV and scroll down to see all the papers offered.

I printed them out on GinaK's 80lb. Pure Luxury cardstock. Theresa has a wonderful tutorial on how to print out digital papers on StampTV so be sure to check her discussion out for great tips with digital images.

Here's the inside of this card...

Thanks for checking in today - enjoy the rest of your day!
Jessica

Simple Seagull

Good morning!

We're all moving a little slowly this Monday morning - but are thrilled that today is the last Monday of school for the school year. I don't know who's more excited Mom or the kids! lol!

Today's card is a simple one - made to let the beautiful stamps speak for themselves...


Once again, I paired Gina's Not Forgotten stamp set and Rupa's Guiding Light stamps to make this thinking of you card. I think this sentiment is perfect for any one in our lives that are going through a difficult time... and I'm sad to say that I know several people who are in just those situations right now.

I'm so glad I have this beautiful sentiment - and others like them in this stamp set for just such situations. Everything was colored with Copics on white linen cardstock. The clouds were made with a scallop circle punch and chalks.

Have a wonderful day!

Jessica

Thoughts of you...

Today's card showcases two of GinaK's must have stamp sets from this past month's release: Not Forgotten and Guiding Light. They work so well together, I think.

I stamped the images in Black Versafine ink on White linen paper and used detail clear embossing powder. The images were colored with Copics and the sky was shaded with Chalks and a scallop circle punch used for the cloud shape. Stickles finished up the main image with some sparkle.

Here's the inside view...

Enjoy the rest of your day - and thanks for stopping by!

Jessica

A Beacon...

Happy Saturday!

Today's card was made with Rupa's Guiding Light stamp set - the images are awesome and so much fun to color. I stamped the images in Black Memento ink on some White Linen Cardstock and used my Koh-i-noor Pencils, blending stumps and OMS to color the images.

Here's a close up view of the main image...

As you can see, I added a few touches of Diamond stickles to a few areas because it's nearly impossible for me to make a card without some sparkle!

Here's the inside view...

Have a wonderful rest of your day!

Jessica