Stamping 411 #265 - Storybook Friends

It finally rained today.  In the last hour at the Farmer's Market!  Out of nowhere a thunder cloud rolled in and dumped on us.  Luckily it went away just as quickly and didn't come back until we were packing up for the day.  So upon coming home, I made my way out to the craftroom to make some more goodies.

Though I made a couple of baby cards yesterday, I still wanted to make a few more.  I found this sketch on Stamping 411 and played around in my stash to find some papers that I liked.  I've got a HUGE stack of retired DSP that I need to use up, so cards for the market are perfect.  I'm still on a kick with this set, and think the lamb is about a sweet as you can get.

Up, Up and Away!

Why on Earth did I wait so long to get this set!  I am in L.O.V.E.  It's just so stinkin' cute!  It arrived on Friday but I've been busily cleaning out my garage and getting ready for an event tomorrow so I haven't had time to pull it out yet.  However, tonight I snuck out for a bit and came up with this cutie for the Stamping 411 challenge from last week.

Though I must admit that I don't care much for the brights family compared to the others, these images just begged to be set in Tempting Turquoise and Daffodil Delight.  A little Old Olive gives it just the right amount of extra punch.

Stamping 411 Saturday Sketch Challenge 243

On Monday night after work my husband and I came home and had leftover turkey dinner and sat down to watch a movie.  The plan was to watch a movie and then go to bed and read for a bit, but the movie was over at 8:00, and I couldn't convince him to go to bed that early.  So what did I do?  Came into my craftroom and started blog surfing.

I found this sketch on Stamping 411 and the card popped into my head immediately.  I love it when that happens.  Instead of taking an hour from start to finish, I whipped up this card in less than 30 minutes.  It's amazing what you can accomplish with a sketch and a stamp in mind.

I love the colour combo of Soft Suede and Very Vanilla.  I usually want to turn cards like this into wedding cards (think "Happy I Do Day" in place of the "Stay" sentiment), but I figured I'd stick with friendship for now.

The card looked nice with the Doily stamp but I felt the need to emboss it as well.  Makes it nice and rich.  I love layers and textures so I'm pretty please with the whole thing.