TAMARA'S SKETCH CHALLENGE AND A FEW OTHERS!

Good morning all!!! WOW! Here it is, Thursday.....and time for Tamara's sketch challenge!! We are still doing a Blast from the Past where Tamara reaches back and finds a cool sketch and challenges us with a remake! Well, I love it!!! And, I finally inked up a stamp set that I HAD to have, but once I got it, had trouble figuring out what to do with it, LOL!!! Not anymore, this baby is going to see some action for the guys in my life *wink* It's called Hit the Road and it really makes me smile!! This one is going to a friend of mine who is having a birthday soon, he will appreciate it! I cut out the suitcases and then layered them one on top of the other to make my tower, heehee!! The sentiment is not part of the set, but one I made up myself...it just fit him so well, I could NOT resist!!! This sketch is soooo versatile I know I will be using it again, it just fits so many things and you can really do it up, or keep it simple and either way, you can come up with someone fabulous!! So, now you have seen my take, make sure you hop on over to Tamara's site and check out what the other DT gals did for this one - they will ROCK your world with what they have done!! And, if you decide to try this one, make sure you upload your link so that we can check it out and you can get put in for the Friday Spotlight - maybe YOUR card will be chosen!! Can't wait to see what you all create!! Here is the recipe for this one.
Card Recipe:
Paper - Not Quite Navy, Mellow Moss, Whisper White card stock, Sweet Slumber Designer Series Paper

Inks - Stampin' Write Markers (Old Olive, Going Gray, Basic Gray, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke, So Saffron), Old Olive Stampin' Pad

Stamps - Hit the Road

Accessories - Mat Stack and paper piercer, ticket corner punch, large oval punch, designer label punch, Jumbo brads

This next card is one I did for this week's SCS sketch - I have never done the sketch before, but wanted to give it a whirl since it looked like a fun one, and, well, I am a sucker for sketches - lol! The sketch was designed to challenge you to use a large stamp so I decided on my Inspired by Nature stamp set which I have not pulled out in awhile but really do love. I water colored directly onto the stamp itself using my blender pens and my stampin' write markers - I like the look it gives!! I also did some sponging to give the image some context. It was fun to play along and there are some fabulous projects over there made with this sketch, you should check them out if you haven't already - I think I will play along more often! Here is the recipe for this one.

Card Recipe:

Paper - More Mustard, Old Olive, Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss card stock, Flock Together Designer Series Paper

Inks - Stampin Write Markers (Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, More Mustard, Ruby Red), Kiwi Kiss, Baha Breeze, So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Pads

Stamps - Inspired by Nature

Accessories - Wide Oval Punch, Scalloped Oval Punch, Ticket Corner Punch, More Mustard narrow grosgrain ribbon, Kiwi Kiss striped grosgrain ribbon, daisy brad, sponge

Today is laundry and grocery day so I will be busy with chores but I sure hope to get some stamping done this afternoon. Kayla went back to school today so the house will be all mine for a little while :-) She is feeling much better although she is still very sore and looks like I should be arrested for child abuse....so many bruises, my poor little girl!! But, she wanted to go back to school, and it will be good for her to get back into her routine!! Thanks for stopping by, I am off to do my errands and blurf some - I appreciate you all for taking the time to visit me!! And hey, if you haven't already, can you add yourself to my followers list? I just added it to my blog, and I love seeing who all comes by!! Thanks and I will be back tomorrow with another Stamp Something Challenge and some exciting news!!