Going Retro for Father's Day

I had an idea when I saw the Retro Sketch for this week...it just took a little while to get it out of my head and on a card - LOL!

This is another of the cards we'll be creating at my SOLD OUT class in May. I have another (different) class in July, that you're more than welcome to attend. Better sign up quick though, it's already filling!!

I was going to stamp the ties in Basic Black...until I realized that I had CRAFT re-inker and not CLASSIC re-inker - OOPS!!! I think I like it better this way, so it all worked out!

So, the ties got stamped in Sahara Sand and I really like the "almost" monochromatic look of the card.

I didn't add a sentiment, so it can be a card for ANYTHING!! I'll let my class participants decide what THEY want to put on the card.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Best Dad Ever
INK: Sahara Sand
PAPERS: Whisper White, Basic Black and Sahara Sand Cardstock; Basic Black DSP
ACCESSORIES: Punches, Brad, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Freshly Made Sketches - Have a Seat

There's ANOTHER new sketch blog in town! As many of you already know, a few short weeks ago, I began on the design team for the Stampin' Queens, headed up by the lovely and talented Cristena Bagne. I'm having SO much fun playing with the Stampin' Queens and continue to post my cards (along with the sketch) every Wednesday.

The other day, I was browsing around the internet (no, REALLY? LOL!) and came across Freshly Made Sketches. The premise behind this new sketch blog is that the designs be "clean", though not necessarily "simple". So, no shabby chic, no distressing, no spritzer-tooling (is that even a WORD?) ...you get the idea.

Of course, I had to try my hand at it and this is the card I designed:

I started off with an Early Espresso Base and then added layers of Cajun Craze and Well Worn Designer Series Paper.

My hubby says that his first thought when he saw the card was that it looked like an electric chair...that man has a pretty sick sense of humour - LOL!

I stamped the image using my "Have A Seat" set and Soft Suede Ink. My embellishment is one of the new SUPER HUGE Spice Cake Buttons found in the Holiday Mini. I used one in my upcoming card for the Stampin' Queens (this Wednesday), so you'll have to come back and see it then.

Here's the actual sketch if you'd like to try it too:

What do you think?

STAMPS: Have A Seat, Best Dad Ever (sentiment)
INK: Soft Suede
PAPER: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso and Cajun Craze Cardstock; Well Worn DSP
ACCESSORIES: Buttons, Ribbon, Marker (for doodling) and Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!