CPS111 Sketch Challenge

I had a wonderful day today, my parents came up to my house for a nice Easter Dinner and we had a great visit. I'm not quite sure what I was thinking cooking as much as I did, but nobody went hungry, that's for sure! lol :)

After my parents left to drive back to the Valley, I got the kiddies settled down from their sugar highs and then decided to get in a bit of crafty time to relax. I knew I wanted to play around with another one of my new Faeries, but I couldn't decide on a sketch, so I opted to use one from Card Positioning Systems.

This is the sketch that I followed - the current CPS Sketch #111.
Well, I think it's time to call it a day. We haven't decided what we're doing tomorrow, but Jim and I are both off work again. I'm gonna try to get in some crafty time at some point...I'm trying to catch up on lost crafty time from the past couple of months! lol :)

Thanks for stoppin' by! :)

Supplies:
Stamps: Fairy & Fairy Princess- Kolette Hall (Studio G)
Cardstock: Flat White (Staples), Chocolate Brown (CRS), Pink Pirouette (SU)
Patterned Paper: Sugared (Basic Grey)
Ink: Jet Black (StazOn), Touch Markers - Tender Pink 198, Lime Green 175, Bronze Green 42, Blush 136, Deep Yellow 32, Cream 36 (ShinHan Art International Inc.)
Tools: Scissors
Embellishments: Light Pink Grosgrain Ribbon (Michaels)

CPS104 Sketch Challenge

This is the card that I made for our card swap for our girls' stampin' night out tonight. Wow, that was a mouthful, wasn't it? lol :) I used sketch CPS104 from (Card Positioning Systems), sponsored this time around by PaperTrey Ink. I didn't actually enter the contest, though, as I felt it was cheating. I used the sketch, but I also CASE'd two ideas from a sample card that I loved by Jeanne Streiff. I loved the swirling butterflies that she made in her scalloped circle and I also liked the stitching, so I used that, too, although mine is faux stitching. I did paper pierce the whole card, though which was a little time consuming. Oh, I also added Dew Drops instead of her bling. So, as you can see, it wouldn't be fair to enter. I cheated way too much! lol :) Her card is much nicer than mine, but thanks for the inspiration, though, Jeanne!

This is the sketch (CPS104).
Anyway, I thought this would be a good card to make for our "Spring' themed card swap. I hope it looks springy enough. I'm looking forward to seeing what cards all the other ladies came up with. Our only rules were that it had to be spring-like colours. I think these would be classified as spring-like colours...I hope so anyway! lol :) I realize the base layer of the card, as well as the other base layers look almost black, but they're actually plum.

OK, so I'm off for a fun night of stampin'. I'll post our projects tomorrow. Until then...

Thanks for stoppin' by! :)

Supplies:
Stamps: Enjoy (Daisy Bucket Designs), 'Butterfly' - Amy Butler Lotus (K&Company)
Cardstock: Flat White (CRS), Goldenrod Linen (CRS), Plum (Bazzill)
Ink: Eggplant Envy (SU), White Gel Pen (Signo)
Patterned Paper: Art Blanchè - Raspberry Swirl Circle (EK Success)
Tools: Corner Rounder Punch (SU), 1 1/4" & 1 1/2" Circle Punches, Classic Scallop Nestabilities (Spellbinders), 1/8" Dimensional Squares (EK Success)
Embellishments: Plum Dew Drops, Plum and Pink Ribbon (Michaels)