Prairie Paper & Ink

Friday Sketch! (July 10/09)

Here it is!

And as always here's the regular info (if you're new to the sketches make sure to read all of this!!):

- keyword to use when uploading to public galleries is AMYRS71.

- link directly to your creation when posting a link to your card - why you ask? Check out this link for more info.

-not sure HOW to link provide a DIRECT link? Check out this post by Kristina Werner - she explains how to with her video (it's meant for her color inspiration challenges but it's the same idea) - check it out HERE <----click!

-you are welcome to save this sketch to your computer (right click then save to your computer) and upload it to your blog post along with a direct link to this post with credit given to me for the sketch :o)

- have your card done and linked before next Thursday at 10pm EST in order to have it included with the participants links - other than that there is no time limits - this is all for fun!

- ANYONE can participate- you can use whatever products/stamps/embellies you want - sky's the limit :)

- I WILL remove any links I deem inappropriate (self-promotional, spam, card not following sketch in any way etc etc etc).

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Sneak Peek and a Sketch Sample

**This is post #2 for today! I've been posting at least once a day since the first so scroll down in case you've missed some!**

The Stickles are finally dry so here's my card!

I made it not only for the latest Friday Sketch! but also for today's ATS Sneak Peek - today we're peeking my other soon-to-be-released set called Underwater Sentiments :o)

If you liked my Beach Sentiments set you're gonna love this one!!

 

I'm also peeking ANOTHER soon-to-be-released set that we will talk more about tomorrow (and just wait 'till you see the sample I made for that!!) - that was the inspiration for my Underwater Sentiments set.

I did some masking and coloring with my Copics then as a final touch I added some Diamond Stickles to make it all oh-so-sparkly :o)

The patterned paper is all from Cosmo Cricket's Snorkel line - I used that to inspire the color combo for the rest of the card.

I lined the inside of the card with more Snorkel patterned paper.

I stamped another die cut circle with another sentiment from the Underwater Sentiments set, and images from the companion image set, colored them all in with Copics and added more Stickles.

 

STAMPS: AmyR Stamps Underwater Sentiments, CC Designs Underwater Emma set.

CS: CC Designs Copic Quality White, Stampin' Up! Summer Sun, Basic Black and Lovely Lilac, Cosmo Cricket Snorkel Patterned Paper.

INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers.

ACCESSORIES: Spellbinders Circle and Scalloped Rectangle Dies, Stickles, Ribbon, Brads, Dimensionals.

Don't forget to check out the other DT samples HERE at the ATS blog <----click! (and leave a comment on the ATS blog post and you'll be entered in to win the Underwater Sentiments set!)

Friday Sketch! with Guest Tammy Fielder (July 3/09)

Sorry this is so late everyone!!

I was running errands for my mom this morning, then had a traumatic episode when I entered my studio this morning. Nothing serious just a massive moth above my computer (yeah yeah you all can laugh!!).

I don't know why but I have a serious phobia of moths. They freak me out!! If one comes flying anywhere near me I'll run screaming like a girl. Even more than spiders I HATE moths! And lately there have been a TON of them around here! *shiver* I reallyreallyreally can't function if I know there's a moth in the room with me.

So yeah I'm a sissy when it comes to those things!

ANYWHO I've got a new sketch for y'all. This is another by my fab guest gal Tammy - I LOVE her sketches. She's comes up with the coolest layouts!! And she makes gorgeous cards too so if you don't already follow her blog you should!! Check it out HERE <-------click!

And as always here's the regular info (if you're new to the sketches make sure to read all of this!!):

- keyword to use when uploading to public galleries is AMYRTFS3.

- link directly to your creation when posting a link to your card - why you ask? Check out this link for more info.

-not sure HOW to link provide a DIRECT link? Check out this post by Kristina Werner - she explains how to with her video (it's meant for her color inspiration challenges but it's the same idea) - check it out HERE <----click!

-you are welcome to save this sketch to your computer (right click then save to your computer) and upload it to your blog post along with a direct link to this post with credit given to me for the sketch :o)

- have your card done and linked before next Thursday at 10pm EST in order to have it included with the participants links - other than that there is no time limits - this is all for fun!

- ANYONE can participate- you can use whatever products/stamps/embellies you want - sky's the limit :)

- I WILL remove any links I deem inappropriate (self-promotional, spam, card not following sketch in any way etc etc etc).

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AmyR's Friday Sketch! Participants

1. Tammy Fielder (digi card) 2. Jeannie 3. Fiona McCulloch 4. lily 5. Kelly Schelske

6. Jenny W 7. Kelley 8. Joni H 9. Luz Martinez 10. RobbynW

11. Andrea M 12. Makeesha Byl 13. Princess Melilicious 14. Sue C 15. Amy Y

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Get Well Card Sketch Sample

 

Here's my sample for my latest Friday Sketch! (June 26/09).

I needed to make a Get Well Soon card for a customer so I pulled out my Cookie Crumbs Get Well Critters set and decided to use these October Afternoon Weathervane patterned papers.

I stamped the rooster onto a piece of CCD White Cardstock then colored him in with my Copics.

To make the ruffled feathers on his belly I used the Colorless Blender and just drew them on :o)

I also colored and cut out the little bandaid image from the set and adhered them to the card with dimensionals.

The wide red grosgrain is from Stampin' Up!

I lined the inside of the card with more patterned paper, stamped one of the sentiments from the Get Well Critters set and added another bandaid and that was it!

 

STAMPS: Cookie Crumbs Get Well Critters Stamp Set.

CS: CC Designs White, SU! Real Red, Chocolate Chip and Baja Breeze (retired), October Afternoon Weathervane Patterned Paper.

INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers.

ACCESSORIES: Spellbinders Rectangles and Scalloped Rectangles Dies, Dimensionals, Ribbon, Mini Brads.

Friday Sketch! (June 26/09)

Time for a new sketch! This week is another oldie-but-a-goodie - a re-take on AMYRS4 that I made over a year and a half ago!

Here's the revised edition:

- keyword to use when uploading to public galleries is AMYRS4.

- link directly to your creation when posting a link to your card - why you ask? Check out this link for more info.

-not sure HOW to link provide a DIRECT link? Check out this post by Kristina Werner - she explains how to with her video (it's meant for her color inspiration challenges but it's the same idea) - check it out HERE <----click!

-you are welcome to save this sketch to your computer (right click then save to your computer) and upload it to your blog post along with a direct link to this post with credit given to me for the sketch :o)

- have your card done and linked before next Thursday at 10pm EST in order to have it included with the participants links - other than that there is no time limits - this is all for fun!

- ANYONE can participate- you can use whatever products/stamps/embellies you want - sky's the limit :)

- I WILL remove any links I deem inappropriate (self-promotional, spam, card not following sketch in any way etc etc etc).

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AmyR's Friday Sketch! Participants

1. Jeannie 2. Martina 3. Kim Sparks 4. LUZ MARTINEZ 5. Amy Y 6. Nancy Grant 7. Mercy Kerin

8. Brandi 9. RobbynW 10. Shannan 11. Jacynthe 12. Snow 13. Kimberly O'Rosky 14. Kelley

15. Claire Daly 16. Pam Varnell 17. MacKenzie Bruckler - Midnight Scramper 18. Makeesha Byl 19. Lesley Stein 20. Margarita Johnson

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Sketch Sample (June 19/09 Friday Sketch!)

 

Here's my card for the latest Friday Sketch!

I had to use the bear image that I had colored in this video as it was sitting on my desk and I wasn't going to toss it!

I also decided to stick with the October Afternoon Ducks in a Row patterned paper and ribbons I got from My Little Ribbon Shop as they were all still sitting out as well.

I also used my Thank You Sentiments as again it was sitting out (yeah call it like you see it - I was being lazy LOL!).

Still I'm pleased with how the card turned out.

I used buttons from my stash in the corner instead of flowers, and punched the white cardstock with my Martha Stewart Lace punch.

I finished up the inside with more patterned paper and a sentiment from the Thank You Sentiments set and that was it!

 

STAMPS: CC Designs Bear Hugs, AmyR Stamps Thank You Sentiments.

CS: CC Designs White, SU! Black, PT Aqua Mist, October Afternoon Ducks in a Row Patterned Paper.

INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers.

ACCESSORIES: Spellbinders Nestabilities Circle, Scalloped Circle and Label Trio Dies, Ribbon, Dimensionals, Buttons, Embroidery Floss, Martha Stewart Scalloped Lace Punch.

Lastly here's a pic of my nails. After my last couple of videos I've been getting a lot of comments and questions about them.

They're gel nails (NOT acrylic) and I do them myself - my other job is as a nail tech and I do gel nails, manicures, pedicures and even gel toe nails.

This picture isn't the greatest (if you click on it you can get a pop-up with a bigger image) but these are multicolor glitter tips with silver rhinestones embedded in the gel.

And just a quick FYI bit I DO get a lot of comments and e-mails from people wanting more info on gel nails and what to look for/what to avoid when it comes to checking out a salon and while I don't mind answering them to the best of my knowledge I am really busy so it may be some time before I can answer you! For YOU your best option is to check out your local salon and ask their nail techs the questions as they should be able to answer them and address any concerns you might have.

Friday Sketch! (June 19/09)

I couldn't decide on which sketch to use today, then decided to make a new one based on the card I made yesterday (that I haven't uploaded yet - stay tuned for it as I'll post it a little later) - so here's the newest sketch!

- keyword to use when uploading to public galleries is AMYRS70.

- link directly to your creation when posting a link to your card - why you ask? Check out this link for more info.

-not sure HOW to link provide a DIRECT link? Check out this post by Kristina Werner - she explains how to with her video (it's meant for her color inspiration challenges but it's the same idea) - check it out HERE <----click!

-you are welcome to save this sketch to your computer (right click then save to your computer) and upload it to your blog post along with a direct link to this post with credit given to me for the sketch :o)

- have your card done and linked before next Thursday at 10pm EST in order to have it included with the participants links - other than that there is no time limits - this is all for fun!

- ANYONE can participate- you can use whatever products/stamps/embellies you want - sky's the limit :)

- I WILL remove any links I deem inappropriate (self-promotional, spam, card not following sketch in any way etc etc etc).

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AmyR's Friday Sketch! Participants

1. Cindy Major 2. RobbynW 3. Tina Hale 4. Fiona McCulloch 5. Cat Spicer 6. Laura (scrapnextras) 7. Martina

8. Claire (Australia) 9. Tammy Fielder 10. Carrie Gaskin 11. Linda B 12. Lori Kalus 13. Kimberly O'Rosky 14. Jess Willison

15. BeckyD 16. lily 17. Kimberly L 18. Thanh Vo 19. Nancy Grant

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Forever Friends

Man it's amazing how much extra time a person has when they're one kid short!!

Veronica got to go on her first camping trip this weekend with Brownies (a junior-version of Girl Guides) and left yesterday and we won't see her 'till tomorrow! ACK!! I miss her like crazy but know she's having a blast - she could wait for me to drive away after dropping her off so the fun could start (insert small sigh here). I can't wait for her to be back tomorrow.

SO it's just been me and Josie while Tim is at work. And Josie hasn't been feeling the greatest today:

 LOL she fell asleep at the table when eating her cereal.

Notice "meow" (her stuffed cat that's been her "blankie" ever since I can remember - it's missing an eye and has been patched up more than once but of course she loves it) is her pillow and even in sleep she won't let go of the Tinkerbell flashlight Tim got her (since he got one for V for her trip he had to get Josie one too).

Of course right after I took a picture I moved her to a more comfortable spot to nap rather than at the dining room table.

SO with her napping I was able to get some stuff done - here's one thing I finished:

 

ACK!! Isn't this image ADORABLE??

I HAD to get a couple of stamps from The Greeting Farm after their last release - this  stamp being one of them. Obviously after telling y'all about Josie's "meow" you can see why I chose this one *grin*.

I used my latest Friday Sketch for this card and altered it a teeny bit to fit the image.

Since the main image was so large I moved the patterned paper panels out and up a bit and left off the sentiment completely.

All the patterned paper and the May Arts ribbon is from My Little Ribbon Shop - I just adore this new Ducks in a Row line from October Afternoon.

I cut out the image with one of my circle nestabilities then colored it all in with a bunch of Copics.

The coloring took the longest obviously then the rest of the card came together in minutes since I had the patterned paper and layout all picked out!

I finished off the inside by lining it with more patterned paper.

I then stamped one of the sentiments from my Friends Sentiments set onto a scrap of cardstock, die cut it with a nesties tag die and adhered it to the inside of the card and that was it!

 

STAMPS: Reeta stamp from The Greeting Farm, AmyR Stamps Friend Sentiments.

CS: CC Designs Copic Quality White, SU! Old Olive, October Afternoon Ducks in a Row Patterned Paper.

INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers.

ACCESSORIES: Nestabilities Circles and Label Trio Dies, Ribbon, Primas, Mini Brads.

Friday Sketch! (June 12/09)

Sorry this is late guys!

Today is Track and Field/Play Day at school so I spent the morning on the playground watching Veronica participate in all the different activities they've got going for the kindergarten classes.

I finished this sketch last night so here it is:

- keyword to use when uploading to public galleries is AMYRS69.

- link directly to your creation when posting a link to your card - why you ask? Check out this link for more info.

-not sure HOW to link provide a DIRECT link? Check out this post by Kristina Werner - she explains how to with her video (it's meant for her color inspiration challenges but it's the same idea) - check it out HERE <----click!

-you are welcome to save this sketch to your computer (right click then save to your computer) and upload it to your blog post along with a direct link to this post with credit given to me for the sketch :o)

- have your card done and linked before next Thursday at 10pm EST in order to have it included with the participants links - other than that there is no time limits - this is all for fun!

- ANYONE can participate- you can use whatever products/stamps/embellies you want - sky's the limit :)

- I WILL remove any links I deem inappropriate (self-promotional, spam, card not following sketch in any way etc etc etc).

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AmyR's Friday Sketch! Participants

1. lily 2. RobbynW 3. Tammy Fielder 4. Makeesha Byl 5. Linda C 6. Arlana

7. Amy Y 8. Allison 9. Cat Spicer 10. Dana White 11. Lauren 12. Alanna

13. Laura (scrapnextras) 14. Annita 15. Rachel A 16. Brandi 17. Anna F

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Oh Baby!

I had these images already colored and cut out sitting on my desk for over a week now. I quickly whipped up both cards this morning using the latest Friday Sketch.

Scroll past the pics for all the info :o)

 

I used the new CCD Gingersnaps Oh Baby! stamps for both cards - stamping the images onto CCD White CS with Memento ink and coloring them in with Copics (sorry I forgot to take pics of the colors I used! Since it was last week I have put them all away).

On the kraft cardstock I did the "grid technique" that is this week's ATS DT challenge - you can check out all the DT samples HERE (and join in the challenge if you'd like!).

Ribbon on both is May Arts. Blue ribbon is from here and pink from here.

Colored cardstock is all Doodlebug Textured CS.

Jumbo brads are all Basic Grey and the circles and scalloped circles were all cut with my nestabilities dies.

Gotta run - super busy day ahead!

Sneak Peek Sample for Friday Sketch (June 5/09)

Here's a sneak peek of a sample Tammy made for the latest Friday Sketch:

You can click on the picture to be taken to Tammy's blog post with the full image and all the info!!

Sketch Sample Shaker Card

I finally got something made for LAST WEEK's sketch (I know I'm horrible!) and it uses Diane's new Get Well Critters stamp set:

 

Haha didn't it turn out CUTE??

I had this idea to use the jar stamp in the set and turn it into a shaker card. And once I got going with it it turned out to be pretty easy!

I stamped the jar onto the cardstock with black ink, then made an "X" cut in the middle with a craft knife. I then used my paper snips to trim out the inside of the jar.

I used my silver spica pen to color the top of the jar for a little added sparkle.

THEN I cut a piece of transparency the same size as the cardstock and adhered it to the back of the jar image.

I had narrow foam tape on hand (got a couple rolls of that at the Dollarama for specifically projects like this! *grin*) so I doubled that up and lined it all around the back of the cardstock making sure there were no openings.

I stamped the fly image from the set onto a piece of CS (cut slightly smaller than the aqua cardstock so that it wouldn't show around the edges) and colored it with Copics and dotted him with a white gel pen.

Before adhering the fly stamped image to the back of the jar image I added some pastel beads (another Dollarama purchase that I've had for years sitting in my stash) and VOILA!

How to finish the inside came to me last night and I love how it turned out.

I stamped the jar on an angle then stamped the sentiment inside it.

I purposely stamped the fly off the edge of the CS, then colored him in and that was it!

Obviously this is a pretty bulky card so not something I would mail unless it was in a box of some sort - but can you just picture giving this to someone that's not feeling well? It would HAVE to cheer them up!!

 

STAMPS: Cookie Crumbs Get Well Critters set.

CS: CCD White, SU! Pink Pirhouette and Basic Black, PTI Aqua Mist.

INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers.

ACCESSORIES: Transparency, Beads, Foam Tape, Ribbon, Buttons (Making Memories), Flowers (MM), Spellbinders Ribbon Tag Die, Embroidery floss, Ranger White Gel Pen.

Friday Sketch! with Guest Tammy Fielder (June 5/09)

Sorry this is a little late guys!

Here's the newest sketch made by my fabulous guest sketch designer Tammy Fielder (evey 4th week I'll have a new sketch from her!).

And all the usual info:

- keyword to use when uploading to public galleries is AMYRTFS2.

- link directly to your creation when posting a link to your card - why you ask? Check out this link for more info.

-not sure HOW to link provide a DIRECT link? Check out this post by Kristina Werner - she explains how to with her video (it's meant for her color inspiration challenges but it's the same idea) - check it out HERE <----click!

-you are welcome to save this sketch to your computer (right click then save to your computer) and upload it to your blog post along with a direct link to this post with credit given to me for the sketch :o)

- have your card done and linked before next Thursday at 10pm EST in order to have it included with the participants links - other than that there is no time limits - this is all for fun!

- ANYONE can participate- you can use whatever products/stamps/embellies you want - sky's the limit :)

- I WILL remove any links I deem inappropriate (self-promotional, spam, card not following sketch in any way etc etc etc).

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AmyR's Friday Sketch! Participants

1. Tammy Fielder 2. sam 3. RobbynW 4. Mercy Kerin 5. Ivette- Sunshine Florida

6. DebbieF 7. Melissa Barkwith 8. Jess Willison 9. Kimberly O'Rosky 10. Karyn Campbell

11. Brandi 12. Amy Y 13. Carol Dunstan

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Friday Sketch! (May 29/09)

Hoo boy what a pain it is when Mr Linky is down. I have no idea if it's going to show up at the end of this post or not - if you don't see it you can just add your link in the comment section.

And just FYI on last week's sketch I was able to export the links that were added before Mr Linky went down, and then I went and hyper-linked all the participants right under it that linked in the comments so that y'all can see them. You can check that out HERE <----click!

Here's the newest sketch!:

- keyword to use when uploading to public galleries is AMYRS68.

- link directly to your creation when posting a link to your card - why you ask? Check out this link for more info.

-not sure HOW to link provide a DIRECT link? Check out this post by Kristina Werner - she explains how to with her video (it's meant for her color inspiration challenges but it's the same idea) - check it out HERE <----click!

-you are welcome to save this sketch to your computer (right click then save to your computer) and upload it to your blog post along with a direct link to this post with credit given to me for the sketch :o)

- have your card done and linked before next Thursday at 10pm EST in order to have it included with the participants links - other than that there is no time limits - this is all for fun!

- ANYONE can participate- you can use whatever products/stamps/embellies you want - sky's the limit :)

- I WILL remove any links I deem inappropriate (self-promotional, spam, card not following sketch in any way etc etc etc).

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AmyR's Friday Sketch! Participants

1. lily 2. Mary Brown 3. Janice Melton 4. Kylie Maher 5. Amber R. 6. RobbynW 7. Sue W.

8. IRIT SHALOM(ISRAEL) 9. Marcie Sharp 10. Shannan 11. Kelley 12. k berthiaume 13. Scrapotte 14. StephC

15. Amy Schultz 16. Michelle R 17. Ivette- Sunshine Florida 18. Anna Fiebelkorn 19. Rachel A

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Sketch Card

I made a card!! Are y'all falling over in shock?? I know I almost did ROFLOL!!

The weather has FINALLY been really nice here - so I've been spending more time outside in an attempt to clean up our yard.

Anywho I made a card yesterday and got distracted with other things and forgot to post - so here it is now:

 

I have been wanting some Ketto stamps from Stamping Bella ever since they were first released - and during their last free shipping sale I got a few (thanks to some Mother's Day $$ that Tim gave me!! For what he could have spent on flowers locally I was able to place an order and get free shipping at Stamping Bella - he knows what makes me happy!).

The package just arrived on Friday so between yardwork/housework/company/etc etc etc over the weekend I took a few minutes to mount them onto EZmount (I do that with all my Bella stamps - you can also use double-sided tape on an acrylic block but I prefer having all my stamps on thin black EZmount) then pulled out this one to use on this card for my latest Friday Sketch!

I stamped the image onto CCD White Cardstock (I ALWAYS use Memento Tuxedo Black now when coloring with my Copics. It is the BEST ink I've tried so far. And it doesn't need to be embossed or heat set like the Brilliace Black does - which was my fave till the Memento inks were put on the market) and colored it in with my Copics.

The image didn't look "finished" after I had colored it so I went nuts with a bunch of Stickles - Diamond, Fruit Punch, Yellow, and Lime Green - and glammed it up a bit.

 

I used my circle nestabilities to cut the image out and then cut a couple of scalloped circles to mat the image.

The patterned paper is Basic Grey's new Lime Rickey (I always LOVE their papers but lately I barely have a chance to USE them before new lines are released! I JUST got the Lime Rickey and Wisteria 6x6 pads and whatnot and now there's 2 more lines that were just released that ATS should be getting in right away. I guess I just need to get crackin' and create more often!! *wink*), the ribbon is May Arts and the Primas are from my stash (I cut up a big green one to use as leaves).

The sentiments on the outside and inside of the card are from my Friends Sentiments set.

 

STAMPS: agnes KETTO from Stamping Bella, AmyR Stamps Friends Sentiments.

CS: CCD White, Prism Razzleberry, SU Black, Basic Grey Lime Rickey Patterned Paper.

INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers.

ACCESSORIES: Circle and Scalloped Circle Nestabilities dies, Prima Flowers, Stickles, Brads, Dimensionals, Ribbon, SU! Scallop Edge Punch, SU! Word Window Punch.