Dad's Day Water Colored Trees Card

I used the sketch #37 from Jen del Muro's blog i {heart}2stamp.  I turned it on it's side to make this card.

I used stamps from Gina K Designs NEW set Gone Fishing, illustrated by Theresa Momber.  I experimented with the trees by first applying ink with markers using the thumping technique and then filled in some of the trees with Mellow Moss.  I used a watercolor brush to soften it all up and kind of made a water colored picture out of it. I like how it turned out.  I sponged the sky with Memento Sky Blue and the grass with Memento Pear Tart and Bamboo Leaves.  The paper is from one of the Gina K Designs kits I bought in the past. It was lying on my desk and it looked like a perfect match for the tree scene.  So I went with it. I tried to keep in masculine (no ribbon and minimal bling with the brads). 

Feel free to leave a comment to tell me what you think.  Have a super week!

Copic Colour Challenge and 2Sketches4U #51

Just one card to share tonight. I made this for two different challenges.

The Copic Colour Challenge

and the sketch #51 from 2 Sketches 4 You

And here is my card using the stamp set Sew Pretty.  I had two of the three Copic marker colors. I had to substitute BV04 for BV02.  I like the colors together and will use this color combination again.

Isn't she such a fabulous vintage image. I can't wait to send this out to someone for their birthday. :o)

Vintage Box of Cards

Over at StampTV.com Sharri's Blast From the Past challenge for this week is to make a box of cards.  I decorated a plastic card box using a large doily stamp from Nana's Needlework.  I blinged it up with some adhesive back half pearls, a large pink button and a white flower I sponged with yellow ink. 

I made four cards to put in the box.  I used the sketch from "Just Us Girls" challenge this week. I chose some vintage colors to use on the cards, Lemon Drop, Innocent Pink, and Turquoise Sea along with Black Onyx and White as my neutrals.  All from the Pure Luxury line at Gina K Designs.  I can't say how much I love this card stock. It is so thick and sturdy. And she released a new color that I think is my favorite, Turquoise Sea. :o)  Four the main focal images of all the cards, I stamped the image on white card stock and created a mask of the same image with a post-it note.  I masked the image and sponged around it with either Barely Banana or Pink Pirouette ink.  I liked the look of the sewing machine left white and just added a hint of color on some of the pieces of the machine with Copic markers.  I decided to color the dress on the woman to match the Turquoise Sea card stock but made it a few shades lighter.  All stamps are from the new set, Sew Pretty except the "Happy Birthday" is from Nana's Needlework Sentiments.  I kept the cards fairly simple to fit in the box and did not use any ribbon, gasp! "Sew", here are the four cards: