You're So Sweet! JUNEGKDJK

Today's card is for yet another sketch challenge (I *so* love sketches!!), this one at the Gina K. forum. Just like yesterday's card, I stayed really true to the sketch.

I bought this Gina K. set, How Sweet It Is!, a while ago and this is my first time using it. I don't know why I waited so long - it's adorable! I love all the funky cute images and the sweet sayings! Also, I really love that $7 from the sale of each set is split between The American Diabetes Association and the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation.

You have to check out the close-up shot to see that I actually cut out another vase with flowers in its entirety (yes, even the stem!!) and raised it up just a bit with a few layers of scrap cardstock for dimension. I also did some sewing around the entire layer of patterned paper. I just love the extra little touch the sewing adds, even if it's really subtle.

You can also see that I left the Nestie in place while I airbrushed a really light yellow all over the base image. I didn't need to mask since I just covered up the whole thing with the extra vase and flowers.

Other materials used: white cardstock - Georgia Pacific; Berry Sorbet cardstock, ribbon, and ink - Papertrey Ink; Graphite Black Brilliance ink - Tsukineko; Two Scoops patterned paper - Basic Grey; Copic markers and airbrush; Nestabilities.

Baskets of Happiness

Today’s card is one I plan to send out to a fellow stamper who’s been having a rough time of it lately. I wanted something really nice and sweet and this is what I came up with:I adore this image!! It’s from a set called Baskets of Happiness from Gina K. Designs. I have to admit that I bought the whole set mainly for this particular image, but I’m sure I’ll use the others as well eventually! This was my very first order from Gina, and I’m sure it won’t be my last! I got a LOT of great stuff so watch out for other cards using Gina K. images!

As usual, I stamped in black Brilliance ink and colored with my Copics. I also added some Stickles glitter glue to the center of each flower and used a purple Spica glitter pen on all the little dots for even more sparkle. I did a bit of punch layering for the sentiment and a little bit of sewing around the whole thing. I hope she likes it!

Other materials used: Nestabilities from Spellbinders; all punches and purple ink from Stampin’ Up!; ribbon from May Arts; white cardstock from Georgia Pacific, sentiment from Papertrey Ink; brads unknown.