Viva la Verve Week 2



I'm back today with my entry for VLV's Week 2 Sketch Challenge and finally it's a masculine card. It's for that reason that I deviated from the sketch, slightly, and substituted a cowboy hat for a "heart" and every cowboy needs his boots, right? Other than that, I kept the sketch intact and found a paper which had "grids" like the graph paper on the bottom circle panel so loved that. The brown ric rac ribbon gives me the zig zag look with no sewing necessary which made me happy because sewing is just not my thing, unfortunately. (Frankly I am dangerous around a sewing machine but hope to work on this : D ) This is definitely a CARS (clean & relatively simple) card and came together in a flash. Here's the sketch by Teresa Kline and loved this one so you'll see it again soon I am sure.



That's all for me today, hope all of you are having a wonderful day wherever you are. I'll be back tomorrow with a card that I have created using a "new to me" sketch challenge and some info on how you can help two papercrafters, if you choose to.

~Lisa

Stamps: Small Phrases (Verve)
Paper: Wanted (Cosmo Cricket), Choice Buttercream (TE store), cardstock
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Standard Circles Large (Spellbinders); brown ric rac ribbon (my stash); cardstock stickers (Karen Foster Design/Texas)



Viva la Verve Week 1

Hello again! I am playing along in VLV's monthly sketch challenge over at Splitcoaststampers, and my card today is based on the talented Amber Hight's sketch. October will be a busy month with a total of five sketches but that should keep me on track since we're celebrating four birthday's this month. :-) 
Here's my card...

and here is the awesome sketch which can be rotated or flipped based on your interpretation.



One of my favorite things about this sketch is everything from how the DP makes a statement to the versatility of this sketch. You can dress it up or down depending on the mood you're in or the card's purpose. This one is going in the mail to my MIL who will celebrate a birthday soon and even though I am tempted to keep it, I'll refrain. I just love this paper and you'll definitely be seeing more of this company's paper on my cards.

A quick note of thanks to those who have left comments here on my "new" blog and over at SCS's as well. Your kind words mean so much and I thank you from the bottom of my heart!

Have a great weekend,

Lisa

Stamps: Big Wish (Verve)

Ink: Old Rose (Versa Color-Tsukineko), Victorian Velvet Distress Ink (T!m Holtz)

Paper: Uncommon (Authentique), Choice Snow White (TE store), gray cardstock

Accessories: Lacey Squares (Spellbinders); Double Loops punch (MS); scroll chipboard (Maya Road); seam binding (Prairie Bird Boutique); paper rose (Recollections); rhinestones (PS)