Inspired By Blog Challenge - FMS #137 & ColourQ #242

I'm trying to get back into the swing of things and scrapping for myself!  So with that in mind and a handful of graduation cards to make, I got inspired by this week's Freshly Made Sketches #137 pattern & the ColourQ #242 color combo.

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Inspired By Blog Challenges - FMS #128

Hello!  Well I have been slacking on my blog and Freshly Made Sketches got me inspired this week, so knocked out this gorgeous (I say so myself) card last night. Here is the sketch for challenge #128:

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Inspired By Blog Challenge - FMS #121

Freshly Made Sketches blog challenge #121 focuses on a simple sketch with what I call the "power of three" design feature.  Here is my card based on this inspiration:

To get the splattered affect on the card, I used the Spray Pen.  Add water (or rubbing alcohol) to the 9th line on the spray pen, add a drop of the Create-A-Shade Pearl Paint and then as much reinker to get the desired color.  Shake well and then spritz away!  By using the Pearl Paint (not a have to; can just add reinker to the mix), the slatter has a pretty shimmer to it (you can see it well to the right of the owl).

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Inspired By Blog Challenges - FMS#117

I totally got inspired yesterday by blog challenges.  Freshly Made Sketches has some great inspiration too and so I got crafting with scraps from the Cloud 9 National Papercrafting Month Cardmaking Kit.

I like the simplicity of the challenges from Freshly Made Sketches - here is what I created for their #117 blog challenge:

The Cloud 9 kit is ridiculously cute and gives a sneak peak at new products from the Close to My Heart 2014 Spring/Summer Idea Book.  The left picture is the outside of the card and the right is the inside of the card.  The sentiment on the outside "Today is a Good Day" is raised using 3D tape; underneath that is *new* Teal shimmer trim.  The gold polka-dot banner is actually *new* washi tape & the *new* Triangle Studs at the top left are self-adhesive.  Inside, the frame & sentiment are stamped directly to the card base. These scraps (the designer's goal for this sketch) worked out great to create this card!

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