Inspirational Card Sketches ~ Sketch # 121.

Good Afternoon & Thank you for your patience! 

I'm now back owing to a fabulous friend who has supplied me with her spare lappy to enable my crafting to continue while the police are searching the depths of my laptop!!

This week at Inspirational Card Sketches we are lucky enough to have two sponsors.

Firstly we have a new sponsor 2 Cute Rubber Stamps , Heidi the owner is giving the winner of this sketch a choice of either 1 Rubber Stamp or 2 digi stamps.

Also we have one of our regular sponsors back with us again!

Sweet 'n' Sassy are offering 3 digi stamps to the winner!

So on with the show!

Here is this weeks sketch........another beauty!

And here is my take. 

My card is also for challenges at:

Stamping for the Weekend ~ Favourite Things (BasicGrey DP )

Basic Grey Challenges & Creative Inspirations ~ Stitching.

The Crafty Pad ~ Bold & Bright.

Ingredients

DP ~ BasicGrey.

Stamp ~ QKD.

CS ~ Papermania.

Die cuts ~ Basic Elements Slice Design card.

Button ~ Button Studio.

Floss ~ Making Memories.

Ribbon ~ Ebay.

Taking time out!

Just a note to let my blogging buddies know that I shall be taking a little time out! 

Unfortunately one if my daughters has managed to get herself in a little strife that has resulted in the police needing to take away my computer for analysis, which although is a little inconvenient but what is more important is that at least I now know she is safe !!  

Inspirational Card Sketches ~ Sketch # 120.

This month is marching along at a pretty hefty speed isn't it? Three weeks in already Inspirational Card Sketches we have another one of our regular sponsors with us again this week.

 Heather from Fresh Brewed Designs is offering some of her cute digi stamps to this weeks winner.

So now its time to play along with another wonderful sketch this week from Dawn.

This card is also for challenges at:

 Crafty Purple Frog ~ Favourite things { Poppies, Butterflies, Ladybirds & Green}

Cute Card Thursday ~ Birthstones {Ruby}

C.R.A.F.T. ~ Stitching.

Stampavie & More ~ Butterflies.

Ingredients

PP ~ K&Co.

Decoupage ~ The Crafty Purple Frog.

Poppies ~ Wild Orchid Crafts.

Punches ~ MS & Tonic Crafts.

CS ~ SU!

"I am sailing, I am sailing............"

........Home again across the sea.

You got to love a bit Rod, eh!

Today I have been mostly dismantling a Goodfella's Pizza box.

to create this! Another Fathers Day gift wall hanging.

Challenges for today are:

Crafty Cardmakers ~ Altered food container.

Magnolia Down Under ~ Alter It!

Magnolia Stamp Lovers  & Delightful Challenges ~ Anything Goes.

Oldie but a Goodie  ~ Where in the world.

Stamptacular ~ Dads & Grads.

Rainbow Lady ~ "I am Sailing"

Moving along with the Times ~ Inspired by a song.
My Time to Craft ~ Extra Images.

Totally Tilda ~ Red, White & Blue.

Polka Doodles ~ Something for Dad.

Ingredients

Pizza box flattened and turned inside out.

PP ~ Pink Petticoat.

Stamps ~ Magnolia.

Jute String ~ Garden center

Filo clay 

Copics

Mirri Card

Napkin Fold.

I'm a sucker for a new fold and had try my hand at this latest fold, I believes its called the Napkin Fold.

This card is for challenges at :

Die Cut Dreams ~ 3 stamps, 3 flowers & a bow.

Kaboodle Doodles ~ Flowers.

Stamp with Fun ~ Pearls & Flowers.

My Time To Craft ~ Extra Images.

Stampavie & More ~ Butterflies.

Stamping for the weekend ~ Lemon & Lime {with a little orange thrown in too!}

My Time to Craft ~ Extra Images.

 Marianne's Napkin Fold Card tutorial 

PP ~ SEI.

Stamps ~ Whiff of Joy.

Punches ~ Dovecraft, Tonic studio.

Die's ~ Mariannes.

CS ~ Papermania.

Ribbon & Pearls from stash.

Fancy a Jar!

This week Crafty Cardmakers asked for Altered Food Containers.

I've had these knocking around for sometime looking plain and drab so perfect time for a make-over.

As well as Crafty Cardmakers they are for challenges at:

Papercraft Star ~ Star, Ticket, Altered Ribbon.

Delightful Challenges ~ Anything Goes

PP ~ Can't remember!

Ribbon ~ May Arts

Ticket Die ~ Whimsy

Peanut Butter & Gravy Jars.

Boy Oh Boy!

Cute isn't he?

....and even better he was free! This decoupage and paper kit is part of my winnings for appearing in Cardmaking & Papercraft Magazine last month.

Sorry about the glare on the Alpha stickers, it should say BOY.

Challenges for this card are:

Cupcake Challenges ~ Boy Oh Boy Oh Boy!

Dutch Dare ~ For the Boy's.

Allsorts ~ Recipe, 1 Dp, 2 Punches/Dies & 3 Buttons.

PP & Decoupage ~ Docrafts.
 Buttons  ~ Basic Grey (Periphery).
Dies ~ Whimsy.
CS ~ Core'dinations.
Stickers ~ Cosmo Cricket.
String ~ from stash.