Midnight Madness Sketch challenge #5

Here's my card for the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge this week. Lots of excitement going over there so please go check out the midnight madness mad money contest. You will want to be a part I promise.

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This week's challenge was to use design paper. I had this piece from Paper Studio and thought it went well with this set from Flourishes. I even used primas that had been made with dp and I punched the leaves for design paper as well.

Mojo Monday 90

Since I still had this palm tree out from an earlier project, I decided it would be great for the mojo challenge as well. These are the kinds of stamps I miss from Stampin' Up. I hope when I get a glimpse at the new catalog, I will find at least a few of this quality. Not all stampers are into the stick figures if you know what I mean.

I found this sentiment and thought of this cute digital image from Digital Stamp Oasis. Is there not anything sweeter than a boy and his dog?? Go and check out the other great images at Digital Stamp Oasis. I have to say this for digital stamping. It is easier to find than hunting down a misplaced rubberstamp image, and I can't tell you how many times I have lost the clear acrylic stamps. They just disappear on me KWIM?? I'm probably the only one who has lost at least one part of every clear stamp set I have. I haven't figured out a system that works for me. But like I said, digital images eliminate that problem!!LOL

Sometimes it is just good to get back to the basics of what rubberstamping really is --- ink on paper. We have gotten so caught up in the whole paper industry and feel like we have to have every new thing that comes out there. Believe me, I am guilty as charged. But today, Jeanne challenged us on Splitcoaststampers to do a one layer card to un-layer ourselves for the summer. This is the card I did. It only took me about 15 minutes from cutting the paper, to finding the stamps, and actually doing the stamping. In doing it I was reminded once again just how beautiful the basic craft of rubberstamping can be without all the layers, without all the design papers, and without fancy embellishments. These are the kinds of stamps that Stampin' Up use to produce. And quite frankly, I miss them. You see I couldn't part with these, but then I never bought a rubberstamp I didn't love. So, show those old stamps the love you still have for them. I challenge you get out an old stamp that you haven't used in a while! Have some fun this summer, stampin' and relaxin'.

Digital Tuesday Challenge

There are so many fun challenges on Tuesday, that Tuesdays have become my favorite day to stamp. This is for the Digital Tuesday Challenge . The digital image is from Digital Stamp Oasis. Check out both of these sites to find all kinds of fun. I used copic markers with this and I am trying to master the skill of the 00 blender pen. As you can see, I still need lots of practice. Hope that old saying comes true...practice makes perfect.

Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #4

Here's my sketch for the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge this week. I used Flourishes' sweetpeas and Stampin' Up's Tres' Chic background stamp. The fancy corners I did with my cuttleebug diecut. The leaf punch is from Martha Stewart. I did my coloring with copics.