SPOTS

BUMMER!

 

I thought to participate in this week's Less Is More challenge and spent some time coming up with a card with "spots" on it. I completed the card, photographed it, and then went to upload it to the site and realized it was to be a one-layer card with spots. This is hardly a one-layer card! If I'm inclined tomorrow I'll see how I can translate this idea to a single layer.

 

 

 

I have no idea who manufactured these stamps - they've been in my stash for so

long. There were 2 stamp sets, one dogs and one cats. The inks are Memento

"Tuxedo Black" and PTI "Fine Linen".

 

You can see by the photo to the right why this stamp set is a favorite of mine! We have a

beloved yellow lab (Sara, also known as "Sarabella", "Sara Berry", "Sarabellum",

or whatever pet name we come up with at the moment) and 2 black cats. The cats

love to rub up against her but she doesn't really appreciate it much. 

 

July 4th and Freshly Made Sketches #393

I've been struggling the past couple of years with new ideas for the 4th of July cards I send to all of our family and friends. How many potential design options are there for stars and stripes and red, white, and blue? I haven't purchased any new stamps, paper, or dies for this holiday for a couple of years, so I feel like I'm in a design rut that I can't seem to break out of!

 

Using the design layouts in the challenges is helpful, so I played along with Freshly Made Sketches this week. I'm not sure if I will use this for this year's card edition but I'm running out of time.

 

 

Rubber stamps for both the Declaration of Independence signatures

and the Statue of Liberty are older ones from Stamp Francisco. The stars

die is one from my stash, manufacturer unknown. Inks are PTI "Spring

Rain" and "Enchanted Evening".

 

https://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/2019/06/freshly-made-sketches-393-sketch-by-lee.html

 

 

 



 

Color Throwdown #546

 

While I'm delighted to be the Guest Star Stamper for Color Throwdown #546 this week, it's been a mostly up-hill week - so many things in the fire (son's birthday, assisting with grandchildren, professional responsibilities, and root canal). I produced more than one design for this challenge and then started second-guessing myself on color interpretation. The carpet and library shelves in my living room are what I think of as "teal", but the photo for the throwdown is a brighter tone. I checked online for "teal" and found that I was completely wrong! One would assume that an interior designer would know what teal is! So... start over. 

 

 

https://colorthrowdown.blogspot.com/2019/06/color-throwdown-546.html

 

 

Finally, here is my rendition of navy, coral, teal, and cream. I wanted to do something that suggested a quilt square. The sentiment is from Avery Elle's ST-18-07 "Loads of Wishes" and it's printed with PTI's "Enchanted Evening". The papers and envelope are all from my stash.

 

 

 

 

Sometime in the next couple of days I may post the cards I designed with the wrong "teal"