I get to be a SFYTT Sister this month!

It's just the beginning of October and it's already turning out to be a FABULOUS month! The super talented Jen Del Muro of i{heart}2stamp and host of Sketch For You To Try challenges asked me to be her guest designer for October and naturally I said YES!!!

Here's my card for this week's SFYTT:

Thanks again, Jen, for finding my work worthy enough to play with your SFYTT team!! You can see Jen's card HERE. Visit the mega talented SFYTT Sisters for their interpretations of this week's sketch:

Amy

Kelly

Susan

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Angels Rejoice (Sarah Kay), We Three Kings (ODBD)

Ink: Versamark, Antique Linen distress pad

Paper: Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses, Su cs (Blue Bayou, Bravo Burgundy), watercolor paper

Accessories: Crystal Stickles, Liquid Pearl (Yellow, Ruby Red), Basic Grey Grass/Ivy Opalines, CB argyle ef, Spellbinders Labels Four, watercolor markers

ODBD and Sarah Kay cards

Whenever my "card mojo" is lacking I always, ALWAYS turn to card sketches because it helps get those creative juices flowing!

Last night I found myself sitting at my craft table...and sitting...and sitting...and nothing! Then, I get an e-mail update that the SCS sketch challenge is up and BAM! I start pulling papers! Same thing happened today. I get an e-mail update from Flourishes for their Timeless Tuesday challenge and I go off and running!

This first card is for the FTTC14 from Flourishes and the challenge was to use beads of any type, size and color. I borrowed the idea of using flattened bead caps from one of our Bread Basket girls, Angella. I have so much of these silver bead caps that I purchased on eBay and when I got them I thought "I'm never going to use these! There are waaaaaaay to big for the beads I have". Well, now I'll be using them quite often! LOL! I just used mini brads to attach them.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: ODBD Sing to the Lord

Ink: Archival Black, Tim Holtz Tattered Rose distress pad

Paper: K & Company Madeline pad, Prism Simply Smooth cs, SU Very Vanilla cs

Supplies: silver floral bead cap, Copics, pink mini brads, Hero Arts pearls, Fiskars Scalloped Daisy punch, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Spellbinders Label Four die

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For my Sarah Kay card I followed the SCS227 sketch from Splitcoast: I tinkered around with it just a little and came up with this:
Card Recipe:

Stamp: Sarah Kay Rose Garden

Ink: Archival Black, Versamark

Paper: K & Company Wild Raspberry pad, SU Certainly Celery and Basic Brown cs, TAC white cs

Supplies: Fiskars Eyelet Lace border punch, white ep, Copics, brown silk ribbon, Pop-It shapes