I stumbled upon Freshly Made Sketches challenge site this week and I'm so glad I did!  It was fun to take on a sketch challenge and I hope to participate in more challenges. 

Awhile ago, I put together a comprehensive list of challenge sites that don't specify using any particular stamp company.  Here's the LINK in case you have the burn to try something new!

​Here's this week's sketch:

And here's my interpretation:

Supplies:
Stamps:  Timeless Tulips (Mama Elephant)
Dies:  Criss Cross (Paper Smooches), Single Roses (SSS), Sentiment (Catherine Pooler)
Paper:  Hammermill Color Copy Cardstock, Glitter Paper (my stash)
Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black

Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo

LYN

My poor little blog has been neglected for quite awhile I see!  The E-News seems to always be in the front of the line of importance.  Now that the holidays are behind us, I'm hoping in 2019 I will give equal attention to my blog.

A favorite weekly exercise is to participate in Paint Party Friday, which I've also been absent from for awhile.  Since I'm heading to Florida soon, I'm sure to have plenty of painting time there more so than here in New York.

​One of this week's E-News topics was on finding those unused background papers that are stuffed in a drawer and making them into finished cards.  I had so much fun picking out roughly six different pieces and adding layers to them with my Stampendous mixed media stamps.  The final step was to doodle over the top to create a finished piece.  What a great exercise!

Why I didn't toss the background papers is a mystery, but I'm so glad I didn't!

Hello and happy Monday at Muse Card Club!  I'm excited to be your Guest Designer today and hope you are inspired to play along this week.

Fall is my favorite season!  It's all about color, pumpkins and texture for me.  What does fall invoke in you?

I love the process of creating a card!  What began as a square card,  morphed into a 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 size with a top fold.  For the pumpkins, I 'shmooshed' Distress Oxide inks onto a slippery surface, spritzed with water and swiped watercolor paper through the ink.  I repeated the process for 3 watercolor panels.  Once dry, I diecut each pumpkin, ran them through an embossing folder, lightly sanded the raised areas, and edged with Vintage Photo ink.

The sentiment was partially stamped from a larger image, cut out and tucked under the solid square panel.  The added twine balanced the grid panel to the solid card front panel.

​​​Supplies:
Cardstock:  Fun Stampers Journey, 
​Stamps:  Grid Background (Simon Says Stamp), Sentiment (Stampendous)
Inks:  Spiced Marmalade, Fossilized Amber, Fired Brick, Vintage Photo, Wilted Violet (Ranger Distress Oxide), Stone Gray (StazOn)
Accessories:  Dies - Pumpkins (Sizzix), Pierced Squares (MFT), Tiny Leaves (Catherine Pooler Designs), Embossing Folders (Sizzix, Cuttlebug Provo Craft), Heart Punch (Marvy), Glitter Paper (craft store), Twine (Fun Stampers Journey)

Thanks for stopping by! 
​See you at Muse Card Club!

xoxo

LYN

My card started off in one direction and then took a turn somewhere along the way to a totally different direction, but that's the fun of responding to a challenge!

Diecut trees (Poppy Stamps) are sprinkled in glitter (Lawn Fawn) using a Zig two-way glue pen.  Starry sky (A Muse Studio), snowflake (Poppy Stamps) and Wishes die (Tim Holtz) were stamped with Versafine ink and heat embossed (Reflections Silver Embossing Powder).  Card stock (Fun Stampers Journey).

Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo

LYN

Well, Kim had me at purple so I was immediately inspired to create a card!  Thanks Kim!
I stamped the floral image (Mondo Sakura by Julie - Essentials by Ellen) using Ranger Distress Dusty Concord onto watercolor paper (Arteza) with a Tonic Studios (Tim Holtz) stamp positioner.  Next, I smooshed Dusty Concord onto acetate and proceeded to watercolor the flowers.  The same watercolor technique was used for leaves (Peeled Paint) and stamens (Wild Honey).

​On a separate panel, I stamped the floral image again and water colored ​as in the above technique.  Once dry, the main flower was fussy cut and mounted with a foam mounting square (Scrapbook Adhesives).  Cardstock (Bazzil).  Sentiment (A Muse Studio).  Ink (Versafine Onyx Black).  Diecut Frames (Stampendous).

Is this week's inspiration card cute or what?  I knew immediately what stamp I would use to meet this challenge.

"Snowy" is my all time favorite Penny Black snowman stamp!  I colored him with Peerless Watercolor including the background wash.  Unfortunately, I don't have the origin of the Winter diecut.  My favorite part of creating winter cards is the element of snow and that is my ultimate favorite product by Stampendous called Chunky White Deep Impression Embossing Enamel.  Distress Watercolor Paper by Ranger is the card front.  Glitter paper (my stash).

Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo

LYN

My first impression of Michelle W's card this week was spotlight coloring!  I actually made two cards 'cuz I was on a roll and was home alone, so of course I was in my craft room happy place!

My first card leans toward Thanksgiving.  Simple as can be, but how I mounted it gives it an interesting border.  It's definitely a CAS card.

Supplies:
Stamps:  Fun Stampers Journey, Sentiment (Concord & 9th)
Paper:  Watercolor Distress Paper (Ranger), Card Base (Fun Stampers Journey)
​Accessories:  Peerless Watercolor Sheets, Versafine Onyx Black Ink, Staz-On Stone Grey, The Misti tool

My second card uses a larger stamp and covers more area.  It's freeing to just add color here and there  and the diagonal stripe pulls everything together!  Nice and flat for mailing!

Supplies:
Stamps:  Poppy Gems (Penny Black), Hello (WPlus9), Dearest Friend (Concord & 9th), Peppermint Stick Background (Catherine Pooler)
Paper:  Watercolor Distress (Ranger)
Accessories:  Peerless Watercolor Sheets, Versafine Onyx Black

Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo

LYN

I love punny cards and couldn't wait to play.  I have a super busy rest of the week, so my card is quick.  Stamps:  Go Hog Wild (A Muse Studio), Papers:  Welcome Home (6x6 Carta Bella); Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black; Pencils (Tombow).

First impression of this week's inspiration was doodles!!!!  Yay!!!  I have a new watercolor pallet from Altenew that I wanted to try for this challenge.  Turns out, I didn't do much painting, so I'll have to create  more projects with them another time.  

Anyhoo, I Peter Sheeler'd my card design.  If you're familiar with him, he has a lovely watercolor pen and wash style that always appeals to me.  In the case of my card, I threw some color down first and then doodled as my second step.  A little white Uniball pen and Posca white paint pen accents added.  Doodling was done using a Saura Pigma Pen 05.  Watercolor paper by Strathmore and is a 5x7 card size.  Diecut word by W+9 Studio.  I used a Quicky Glue Pen to adhere the letters.  Black c/s by FSJ.

This week's Christmas card challenge.

I found this scrap panel in my stash so I started from there!  Simple stamping, adding some silver colored pencil and white Uniball pigment for snowy trees.  Glittery snow in the sky makes this simple little card a little magical. 

Supplies:  Stamps and sentiment The Stamp Market.  Versafine Onyx Black ink.  Memento Gray Flannel ink.  Quickie Glue Pen and Lawn Fawn Prisma Glitter.

Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo

LYN