A Paper Melody: Mercy Sketch Challenge

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3/31/10

A Couple of Challenges

Hi Everyone! It has been a little quiet here this past week. Don't you hate it when life gets in the way of stamping!!!

My card today uses two challenges. The beautiful color scheme comes from Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge, which is a inspiration challenge. I used Inspiration 1. The sketch is based on Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge #67.

This is the first time I have had a chance to ink up this pretty Flourishes stamp, from the stamp set From My Garden. I colored with copics and cut it out with my nestibilities. I did some machine stitching around the edges and on the middle panel.

The pretty paper is from Memory Box. I added lace, ribbon, and a bird charm from my stash. The edges are sponged with Tim Holtz distressing ink in Tea Dye.

Thanks for stopping by. My Favorite Things Teasers start on Saturday!!

Melody

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2/18/10

Magical Day

Happy Friday! I am looking forward to a relaxing weekend without too much scheduled on the calender. We are suppose to get rain so it may be a perfect stamping weekend!

Can you believe I actually have a PI stamp that I haven't inked up! I finally had a chance to ink up Fairy Girl! For inspiration I used Mercy's sketch challenge for this week.

Her sweet, little dress is paper pieced, I colored with Copics and Prism colored pencils. I added glitter to her wings. I layered on the squares, lace, and DP, adding stitching around all the edges. Ribbon, a bow, button and twine finish it off.

Here is the inside with the perfect sentiment for the image!

TFL,
Melody

DP: My Minds Eye
Stamp: MFT Fairy Girl

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2/12/10

Sending Well Wishes

I finally had a chance to do a little stamping and just had to ink up one of the new Pure Innocence stamps I hadn't had a chance to play with yet, Better Get Better. For inspiration I used Mercy's sketch challenge for this week.

The image is stamped with Memento Black and colored with my copics. The sentiment is from the set. I added a border, some sewing, lace, and a ribbon to embellish my card. I sponged distressing ink around the edges.

Here is the inside of the card. I wanted to highlight the teddy bear so I used a circle punch to cut it out.

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you have a great weekend. It is a three day weekend for me and I will be busy finishing up my projects for the Dirty Dozen Gallery that opens Monday night.

Melody

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1/16/10

Blessings

I am finally getting a chance to post something new here! But I have busy stamping for the last week, working on the Splitcoast January Fan Club Gallery. The theme is Flirty, Feminine, and Floral this month and there is some really beautiful work in the gallery. If you are a Fan Club member and would like to take a peek you can right HERE!

I had one more PI for the last MFT release that I had not had a chance to ink up, My Basket of Eggs. Isn't she the cutest! The sketch for the card is Mercy's sketch from Tuesday.

She is colored with Copics and there is glitter pen on the eggs. I added a zig zag stitch around the edge of the card. I used my new grass border punch, added lace and a ribbon. I took a glittered chipboard letter I had in my stash and colored it with my copic markers. The sentiment is from the set.

Here is a look at the inside of the card. This sentiment is also included in the set.

Thanks for stopping by,

Melody

Stamps - MFT My Basket of Eggs

Ink - Memento black, SU Certainly Celery

Paper- DP Basic Grey Sugar Rush, purple, green

Other - Sewing Machine, Copics, Nestibilities, MS border punch, chipboard, ribbon

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12/6/09

MFT Apple For You

I had one of my new MFT Pure Innocence stamps left to ink up. This one is called, Apple For You. Isn't she cute! I love the layout of this card! I used Mercy's sketch for this week for inspiration.

The image is colored with copics and cut out is nestibilitites. Following the sketch, I added a bingo card, a star border, some sponging with distressing ink, and a little stitching. The sentiment is included in the set. I punched out a star, and added a button tied with twine.