Thinkin' Spring ... and a Blog Sketch Challenge Entry

Today's card was inspired by Sharon's Sketch Challenge and thoughts of spring!

This 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" side-folded card was created on Bazzill Basics card stock. I used a scrap bit of DCWV's "Posies" collection, a scrap from My Mind's Eye "Bohemia" collection, a bit of ribbon, some Dew Drops, and a beautiful rubber stamp.

This stamp always reminds me of May in New England; I so miss lilacs! Coloring this image, I can almost smell their heavenly scent. Obviously, this beautiful, unmounted stamp from "I Break for Stamps" is one of my favorites and has been in my collection for years. It's so much fun to color, too!

The image was stamped with Palette Hybrid ink, then cut and matted using dies from the Nestabilities Large Classic and Large Scallop rectangle collections.

I colored my image using Prismacolor pencils blended with Gamsol and a stump, and both mat layers been adhered using dimensionals ... y'all know by now that I gotta have shadows on my cards.

This card is slow to color but fast to put together ... a sketch to follow helps in that department, too. Why not try creating a similar one in two 15 Minute sittings!

Ingredients:

• Textured Card Stock: Bazzill Basics
• White Card Stock: Xerox #110
• Designer Paper: "Posies" Collection (DCWV); "Bohemia" Collection (My Mind's Eye)
• Stamp: "Carte Postale" (I Brake for Stamps)
• Ink: Palette Hybrid 'Noir' (Stewart Superior)
• Color Medium: Prismacolor "Premier" Pencils
• Adhesives: Tape Runner (Tombow Mono); Dimensionals (Fiskars)
• Ribbon: "Straight and Narrow" (Offray)
• Accessories: Dew Drops "Grape & Leaves" Collection (The Robin's Nest)
• Tools: Die Cut Machine (Provo Craft); Nestabilities Dies (Spellbinder's); Gamsol (Gamblin); Blending Stump (Dick Blick)

BTW, today's card was photographed in my brandy-new, home-made "Infinity Box." I soooooo wanted to buy one ... until I saw the price tag! Holy Pajama's, that was a huge wake-up call! Oh, so's ya know, these thangs are also called "Infinity Tents," "Infinity Backgrounds," "Infinity Back-Drops," and other kewl-soundin' infinity-box-bag-ground-thingies.

So, for $1.79 and some supplies that I already had (and I'll guarantee that you already have 'em, too), I made my own. If you've been craving one of these boxes, you're gonna love owning one that cost less than $2.00 to make!

And, cuz I'm always thinkin' of you guys, you can Paypal me your savings ... all $998.00 (+/-) worth. I jess know you'll feel so much better about this if you do.

Thanks so much for spending part of your weekend with me! And, if I haven't told you lately, I really appreciate your visits and your comments!

~Hugs, Deb