Simply Sketched 16

 Thank you for joining us for another Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge! 

We’re so excited to be sharing this hop with you.  The products used are all available in the current Annual, or seasonal, Stampin’ Up!® Catalogues*. 

Simply use the buttons at the bottom of the post to keep hopping.

This time it's Amanda Charlesworth's turn to set the sketch and this is what she came up with -

As soon as I saw it, I knew I wanted to use the Botanical Builders edge die.  I've interpreted the sketch rather freely, but I think you can still see a hint of Amanda's sketch design in there -

Whatch'a think?  Can I get away with it?

Anyway, I hope you are ready to proceed in an orderly fashion to the

Or, if you've come in half-way through the picture you might prefer to work your way backwards to the 

Thank you for visiting, and I will be seeing you soon!

Crafty Hugs,

Keren

Gift Card Treat Bag

Hi bloggists, welcome to my blog.

Gift cards are always useful.  I love getting one - I spend hours deciding how best to spend them, it's so much fun- I want to get the best possible value for money.

I'll be the first to admit, though, that they aren't very visually exciting and I usually try to find some way of fancying up the presentation.   I usually give gift cards to my sons-my older son has his birthday at the end of this month, so I daresay that's why I've got them on my mind!

This DSP is new in this year's catalogue.  I chose this one as, even though it's a floral design, it's not pretty-pretty and feminine, so it's perfect for my grown-up lad.  As usual, here's the tutorial - 

Hope you enjoyed it.

See you soon,

Crafty Hugs,

Keren

Hello Sweet Friend

First of all, an apology for the absence of this blog on Saturday.  It was supposed to be a return to the Simply Sketched Saturday channel after the Christmas hiatus.  It didn't happen due to circumstances beyond our control but it was only postponed on Friday afternoon and I didn't have anything that I could put in its place, so - no blog.  Sorry about that, and we are now aiming for January 30th,

Today's card is a clean and simple project, using a "fuaxnamel" technique.  
I love the look of transparent enamel on a silver background and that was the look I wanted to achieve.

I coloured PVA with Stampin' Up! Re-inkers.  PVA dries clear and re-inkers are transparent, so that the underlying silver can still reflect the light.

This is a good project for using up small scraps of card.  Take a look at how I made the card -

Thank you for visiting - come back soon!

Crafty Hugs,

Keren