Bucket of Apples!

Yay! I really love this image from Give Thanks. I didn't like the whole set, just the apples. Anyway, someone on SCS sent me some images to play with, so I have been coloring apples like crazy. This image just makes me feel inspired. It just makes me want to jump up and make a card! Funny thing is, I'm actually starting to like the whole set now. I've been looking in the gallery on SCS, and there is some awesome cards using this set. So I ordered it. I can't wait to get it. I think this could easily become one of my favorite sets now. Why is it always the sets I didn't even like when I first saw them ended up being my favorites? Seriously, Fabulous Flowers, Doodle This, Crazy For Christmas, Baroque Motifs, I didn't like any of them, but now those are my Favorite sets.This first card was my first attempt at coloring the apples. I like how they came out, but I want them to be better, lol. I want them to look real. Does anyone know of a good watercoloring tutorial? I've seen the one by Jule Buhler on how to use markers to watercolor. It was awesome (If you haven't seen it, click HERE), but I need something on shading, lol. I've never been good at blending colors. I seem to either blend it too much, or not enough. Feel free to share any tips you may have too.-Stamps-Give Thanks, Itty Bitty Backgrounds and Priceless
-Ink-So Saffron, Real Red, Close To Cocoa, Bashful Blue
-Paper-watercolor, Real Red, So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa.
-Accessories-Hodgepodge hardware, Hemp twine, Stampin Sponges
-Markers-Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Real Red, Bravo Burgundy, Ruby Red, Garden Green, Old Olive and Going Grey.

-Stamps-Give Thanks, Itty Bitty Backgrounds and Baroque Motifs
-Ink-Wild Wasabi,
-Paper-Wild Wasabi, Chocolate chip, So saffron, Real Red, and So saffron Prints DSP.
-Accessories-Round tab punch, Wild Wasabi double stitched ribbon.
-Markers-Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Real Red, Bravo Burgundy, Ruby Red, Only Orange, Garden Green, Old Olive, Gable green Going Gray and Bordering Blue.

Thursday Sketch # 5

Sorry I'm getting this up so late. I really need to start making the sketch cards the day before since normally I stamp at night, but I just never seem to get around to to it =).


I'm pretty happy with how this one came out. The picture looks pretty bad though. I was having a really hard time getting a decent picture of this card. My camera doesn't seem to like these colors.

-Stamps-Baroque Motifs, Linen Background, Itty Bitty Backgrounds, Season of Joy & Snow Flurries
-Ink-Baroque Burgundy, Mellow Moss and Always Artichoke
-Paper-Baroque Burgundy, Mellow Moss, Always Artichoke, Kraft, and Whisper White.
-Accessories-Mellow Moss 1/4" grosgrain and Glue dots.

Season of Joy one layer

I'm trying to get a move on my Christmas cards finally, lol. I make them all different so it takes a lot of time.I love one layer cards. They are sooo easy! This one is 4.25 X 4.25.

-Stamps-Baroque Motifs and Season of Joy
-Paper-Very Vanilla
-Ink-Always Artichoke, Purely Pomegranate and Creamy Caramel.
-Accessories-Pop dots and sponges.

I used the main image from Baroque motifs . I stamped it once, then just a little bit more on each side. I hope that makes sense =). The flowers were cut out. I just curled the edges a little bit with my fingers and stuck a pop dot underneath. Then I stamped the sentiment, and a few little flowers then sponged the edges with Creamy Caramel. Super easy card!

Altered Pringles can

Well, I've been seeing these altered Pringles cans on SCS, so I had to make one. Someone had the idea that they could be filled with Christmas cookies to give to friends and family, so I think I'm going to do that. Lots of people are also using them for home decor, but I'm just not that creative =). I really need to order some designer series paper, I think that would have looked better. All I have right now is the Palette O' Prints, which you can't do but so much with. Check out the one's on Splitocast. They are awesome!


Recipe-
-Stamps-Baroque Motifs, Linen background and Happy Everything
-Paper-Always Artichoke, Bravo Burgundy, Mellow Moss, and Kraft.
-Ink-Always Artichoke, Bravo Burgundy, Mellow Moss, and Creamy Caramel.
-Accessories-Bravo Burgundy grosgrain, circle cutter..oh yea, and a Pringles can =).

Dare to be Fabulous

This card was really easy. I still haven't decided if I like it or not though. I kinda like it and hate it at the same time. -Stamps-Baroque Motifs and Fabulous Flowers.
-Ink-Purely Pomegranate, Mellow Moss. Creamy Caramel and Chocolate chip were used to ink the edges. I just the caramel first, then lightly went over it with the Chocolate.
-Paper-Purely Pomegranate, and Very Vanilla
-Accessories-Moss Grosgrain, Ticket Corner punch.

This card was made using a technique called Emerging Colors. Click HERE to see a tutorial on SCS by Beate.
-Stamps-Fabulous Flowers, Seeing Spots, and Spot on jumbo wheel
-Ink-blue Bayou, Soft Sky and Versamark
-Paper-Whisper White, Soft Sky, and Blue Bayou.
-Accessories-Clear embossing powder, Blender pens (to color in fabulous with soft sky), pewter hodgepodge hardware, hemp twine, and ticket corner punch.

Baroque Birthday

I made this one for my best friend's birthday. This card was inspired by Jeanne S. This was a really simple card.
-Stamps-Baroque Motifs, and It's your Birthday
-Paper-Purely Pomegranate and River Rock cardstock
-Ink-Always Artichoke, Purely Pomegranate
-Accessories-Pewter hodgepodge hardware, White Signo gel pen, ticket corner punch.

Carla's sketch challenge

I just made this card for Carla's sketch challenge. Her blog is really great by the way, so go check it out! I really loved this sketch! I don't think I did such a great job with it, but it was a great sketch. I think I'm going to try it again when I get my InColors Friday. I ordered all the InColors and Fabulous Flowers. I'm really excited to get that set. I actually hated it at first (I thought it was absolutely hideous!), but then I kept seeing such amazing cards with it so I had to have it =). Actually I didn't like most of the new colors at first either, but thanks to SCS, I decided I couldn't live with out them all, lol. Amazing how your tastes change when you spend enough time looking at the gallery on SCS. =)This card 4 3/4 square
-Stamps-Ginormous Flowers, Baroque Motifs, and It's All Good
-Paper-Rose Red prints paper, Rose red, So Saffron, Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla cardstock.
-Ink-Rose red, So Saffron, Chocolate Chip and Pretty in Pink
-Accessories-Pewter Hodgepodge Hardware and Round tab punch.

Baroque Motifs

Yay! I finally made some cards with Baroque Motifs. I got this set on Wednesday and still haven't really don't anything with it. I made both of these cards last night, well I guess I should say this morning. It' was about 1:00 am when I started. I think I do better late at night though. Now I'm just lovin' this set!
-Stamps-Baroque Motifs
-Paper-Whisper White, Mellow Moss, Bravo Burgundy, Always Artichoke, and Kraft.
-Ink-Mellow Moss (stamped off. I wanted a really light effect on the little flowers.), Bravo Burgundy and Always Artichoke
-Accessories-Burgundy 1/4" grosgrain, Rhinestone brads
-Stamps-Baroque Motifs
-Paper-Very Vanilla, Not Quite Navy, Bashful Blue
-Ink-Not Quite Navy and Bashful Blue
-Accessories-Hemp twine and Pewter eyelets.