May SID- Welcome home

Hello all! I can't believe May is almost over already, but regardless welcome to my post for the May Stick it down card sketch. 

I die cut word home out of a kraft card stock. Instead of using making each letter a different pattern I used a floral print as a base, so that it would peek through the letters and a little on all the sides. To finish the card I added a little bow and some bling. Its a simple card but I love that you can see the pretty paper through letters.

Hope to see you over at Stick It Down with your card based on the card sketch or one of our scrapbook layouts! Love to see how you use the sketches. Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Monica

APR SID- Birthday gifts

Hello and welcome to my post for the April Stick It Down card sketch.  

Here is my card for this month. I made a card using some scraps from my desk again. I don't know about you but I tend to hold to way toooo many scraps that I usually don't use, so I'm trying to add them where I can. Since I used a bright and slightly pattern paper for the half of the card panel, I left the other half just white and embossed it to add a little detail. I stamped the image in grey and added some pick to match one of the colors in the pattern paper. The happy birthday in the image is white and I didn't think it stood out enough so I colored it in with a black glitter marker. I also used a clear glitter brush marker over the pink  ribbons and added some bling to finish the card. 

Here is a closer look at the glitter markers on the the ribbon and sentiment. 

Hope to see you over at Stick It Down with your card based on the card sketch or one of our scrapbook layouts! Love to see how you use the sketches. Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Monica

Mar SID- Flying by to say...

Hello and welcome to my post for Stick It Down's March card Sketch.  

I decided I wanted to use some scraps from my scrap bin for my card. I found the hot air balloon paper and thought it was a perfect compliment to the Hero Arts set I picked up from a local store recently. I adhered the pattern papers to my card base. Using some Catherin Pooler inks to coordinate I stamped a hot air balloon, clouds and my sentiment to a panel of white cardstock to add as my top layer. Added a few sequins and gems to finish it off. 

Using pattern paper helps to make a quick card and I just love the colors together!

Hope to see you over at Stick It Down with your card based on the card sketch or one of our scrapbook layouts! Love to see how you use the sketches. Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Monica

FEB SID- Glittery clovers

 Hello all and welcome to my card and post for Stick it Downs Feb sketch. I like the repeat pattern on the sketch and it could be used with so many different shapes. I was going to do hearts, but had made something like it that I done a while back and didn't want to repeat it, I'll link them here and here if you are interested. 

I decided to pull out a Simon Says Stamp stencil with shamrocks that I got last year. I started by blending some oxide ink on the card panel, then used some glitter gel over it for the sparkle. For the back panel I ran my VersaMark pad across an embossing folder, before running it through my machine with piece of dark green cardstock. Once it was embossed I brushed on some Perfect Pearls in gold. I layered the little panel on more of the dark green card stock before adhering it to the embossed panel. Added them to a card base and called it done. 

I couldn't find a sentiment I liked. I even was going to just die cut some letters that said lucky, but I didn't think the fonts I had worked with it... so, I just decided to leave it blank. 

Hope to see you over at Stick It Down with your card based on the card sketch or one of our scrapbook layouts! Love to see how you use the sketches. Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Monica

Hello- JAN SID

Hello everyone and Happy New Year! I swear the years are getting shorter! ;-) 2022 seemed to come to an end extra quick this year, but a lot of things seemed to come up so it was as relaxing or enjoyable as it usually is. On to the card, since that's what we are here for! Here the Stick It Down card sketch by the talented Laura Rumble....

For my card with everything going on I decided to keep it pretty simple... but who am I kidding CAS is probably my favorite style of card to make. I started by going through my stash of Washi. My first pick was the thin rainbow with a gold strip, then I just grabbed some that coordinated with it. I placed them down on my card, I did add some liquid glue for the glitter tape since it wasn't wanting to stay down. Die cut the hello form some white cardstock and glued it over the washi. 

It's a pretty simple card and a great way to use the washi I have, I don't use it enough and I've collected a lot of it! Below is a closer look at the gold foil as well as the gold glitter washi tapes. I think they are so pretty. 

Hope to see you over at Stick It Down with your card based on the card sketch or one of our scrapbook layouts! Love to see how you use the sketches. Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Monica

DEC SID- Joy

 Hello and welcome to my card for Stick It Downs December card sketch.

I enjoyed this sketch and could be many ways. I started by using a background stamp and heat embossing it with clear embossing powder. To start my stripes I used some painters tape to mask of the white area. Using some Rustic Wilderness distress oxide I colored the bottom corner, then used the same ink to color the greenery on the top corner. For the red berries I colored them with Barn Door and added some red stickles over the larger berries. To create more of the stipes I added some red glitter washi. Added my die cut sentiment and called it done! I'm pleased how it turned out and may need to make another.

Hope to see you over at Stick It Down with your card based on the card sketch or one of our scrapbook layouts! Love to see how you use the sketches. Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Monica

NOV SID- Christmas Scotties

Hello and welcome to Novembers Stick it down  card sketch! I don't know about you but I can't believe we are already half way through November, Christmas is right around the corner and I'm not ready! This card will help with my not being ready though. ;-)

For this card I used the Christmas Scotties stamp and punch set from Stampin' up. The paper is also from Stampin' Up, but it's an older paper pack. I stamped the same pup 3 times and stamped the bow twice. I wanted the middle image to have something different on it's neck, so tied some ribbon around like a little scarf. 

Hope to see you over at Stick It Down with your card based on the card sketch or one of our scrapbook layouts! Love to see how you use the sketches. Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Monica