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May 15 2008

Yesterday’s sketch challenge and today’s Ways to Use it challenge

Published by bronih under CC Designs, Card Designs, Challenges, Inchies, Lockhart stamps, Splitcoaststampers, Technique Tuesday

I saw that AmyR filled in for Roxie yesterday to post the sketch challenge on Splitcoast. She can make the simplest sketches look fabulous! So I decided to try this one for myself. Besides, I needed a birthday card for a coworker!

Remember that I made a birthday card for my son-in-law earlier with the little dog from the CC Designs stamp set, It’s My Birthday? Well, I decided to go with the same theme here. The coworker is a young man also.

The card is pretty straightforward. The zig-zag lines are not actually stitching, but one of the stamps from a Technique Tuesday stamp set. The tiniest present is paper pieced with a scrap of the striped paper, and the faux brads are taken with teal cardstock punched with my 1/4″ circle punch. I also shaded the sentiment a little with a W1 Copic marker.

Thanks for coming by to visit today!

Oh and did you watch the American Idol elimination show last night? I definitely think the best 2 are in the finals - David and David. I vote for David, how about you?!! (Personally, I think David Cook has the most versatile style, but I love them both!)

AND…tonight’s another new episode of Grey’s Anatomy! Yum!

Have a wonderful day!

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Stamps: It’s My Birthday - CC Designs, Hanging By a Thread - Technique Tuesday

Paper: shimmery vanilla, cranberry crisp, taken with teal, My Mind’s Eye 12×12 slab

Inks: Palette Hybrid Burnt Umber

Accessories: Copic markers, 1/4″ circle punch, mounting tape

Copics used: Y21, Y26, YR16, YR68, BG15, BG09, YG03, G94, E09, E37, E31, E33, E13, W1

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After I’d posted the above card for yesterday’s challenge, I found out that today’s Ways to Use it Challenge at SCS is to use inchies. I LOVE INCHIES!!! I first learned about them on Ellen Hutson’s blog and have been fascinated with capturing as much art as possible on a 1″ square! The real experts are Sharon, Debbie, Ellen, Michelle, Trudee and Cindy. Check ‘em out! Ellen even has an entire blog devoted to them: Inchie Inklings.