Beate's Weekend Sketch #41...
Happy Friday!! :-) Thanks for all the wonderful comments wishing my daughter a happy birthday! She had a wonderful day! We're heading out of town (just us "girls"...DH is on "boy duty" heheheee) to go see a Rebecca St. James concert. After the concert...shopping!! :-)
It's Friday....which means it's Beate's Sketch Challenge Day!!! (That should be some sort of official stamping holiday I think :-) I used some brand new sets (I just got them a couple days ago) I received from Inque Boutique. I love, love these stamps!! (I'm not affiliated...just a very, very happy customer!!)! They are unmounted rubber...and come in these wonderful clear storage containers and include a stamping mat. The coolest thing is...that the image is printed on the other side of the unmounted rubber...so when you put it on an acrylic block you can see exactly where you are stamping (kind of like a clear stamp)!!
I stamped the the bird and flowers (from the Birdie set) onto watercolor paper using Palette Burnt Umber ink and used my Classic pads to watercolor it in. After I had finished stamping the different layers...I stamped the Sanded background over each of them to "age" it a bit.
Make sure you check out what Beate, Cambria, Charmaine, Jenn, Mary Jo, Lori, & Sharon have made...they are sure to WOW you!! :-)
I hope you all have a wonderful Friday!! Make sure to check back tomorrow for a fun give away!! :-) ~Laurie
Recipe Stamps: Birdies (Inque Boutique), Sanded Paper: Watercolor paper, Creamy Caramel, Purely Pomegranate, Chocolate Chip Ink: Palette Burnt Umber, Various Classic Pads for watercoloring, Sahara Sand, Creamy Caramel Other: Pomegranate satin ribbon, Decorative brads
Gorgeous, Laurie! WOW!
Posted by: Charmaine | March 28, 2008 at 08:15 AM
These ARE beautiful stamps, Laurie -- gorgeous colors you used! Love the satin ribbon & brads -- just perfect! I hope you enjoy your girl weekend!
Posted by: | March 28, 2008 at 08:15 AM
Laurie, your card looks fantastic! I love the color combo, the gorgeous stamps, your coloring and how the leaf hangs out of the main rectangle.
Have a wonderful weekend! Hugs and smiles
Posted by: Beate | March 28, 2008 at 08:16 AM
Beautiful, Great colors, darling stamp and great coloring of it!
Posted by: Conniecrafter | March 28, 2008 at 08:34 AM
This is just lovely! Great colours and love the way you coloured in the stamp!
Posted by: Yosha | March 28, 2008 at 09:02 AM
What a lovely card!! The colors are gorgeous!
Posted by: Cindy H. | March 28, 2008 at 09:15 AM
lovley card and like your choice of colours,been viewing your blog for a long time,very inspiring
wendy
Posted by: wendy | March 28, 2008 at 09:25 AM
Mmm, mmm, mmm!! FABULOUS!! Love that color combo!!!!! And those stamps are awesome!! This card is STUNNING!!!
Posted by: Tosh | March 28, 2008 at 10:01 AM
just stunning! Inspirational...
Posted by: Judy | March 28, 2008 at 10:02 AM
WOW.... I'm speechless. GORGEOUS!!
Posted by: Cambria Turnbow | March 28, 2008 at 10:40 AM
Enjoy your weekend away...sounds so fun.
Your card is absolutely amazing and I love everything about it.
Posted by: mary jo albright | March 28, 2008 at 10:48 AM
This is an absolutly stunning card...everything is perfect...stamp selection, colors...everything
Posted by: antje | March 28, 2008 at 11:03 AM
Love what you've done with this card!! Your creativity is amazing. Birthday wishes to your daughter too. Is she the one with the brace? If not/if so, how is she doing? Thought of her the other day for some reason so thought I'd check. Enjoy your girl time :)
Posted by: Marisa | March 28, 2008 at 11:15 AM
Another beautiful card, another enabled admirer here, lol! LOVE this! Have a GREAT birthday day, you two!
Posted by: Betsy Z | March 28, 2008 at 11:16 AM
Great card!And I hope you and your daughter have fun at the concert. Rebecca is great on stage. I took my 13 yo to see her a couple years ago.Have fun!
Posted by: kris | March 28, 2008 at 11:33 AM
Beautiful work, I love the elegance of your card.
Posted by: Jukie | March 28, 2008 at 11:35 AM
What a beautiful card, I have a couple of their stamps and love them and that fact that the image is on the back of them. have a wonderful weekend.
Posted by: flossie | March 28, 2008 at 01:30 PM
Very classy card, just beautifully made. Deb
Posted by: Deborah Golan | March 28, 2008 at 01:34 PM
This card is SOOOOOO elegant and GOOOOORRGGEOOOUUUSS!!
Posted by: cassie | March 28, 2008 at 03:16 PM
It is gorgeous! I like all the details about it! Love the colors, the backgroud everything :)
Posted by: pesc | March 28, 2008 at 04:28 PM
Oh my, the colours on this are just gorgeous! That is such a beautiful card.
Posted by: Donna | March 28, 2008 at 04:35 PM
I love Rebecca St. James - hope you have a wonderful time! Love the card and your blog is so inspiring.
Posted by: Brenda S. | March 28, 2008 at 05:49 PM
How beautiful! I love the colors, the stamps you used, the details - everything, it's just gorgeous! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex
Posted by: Alexandra Hobson | March 28, 2008 at 08:25 PM
Your cards are beautiful! It's such a treat for me to meet other Christians who are happy to express their faith in their artwork! I look forward to sharing art and blogs. We have a family shared blog where my daughter and I create. We'd love to have you come visit.
Creatively Yours, Laura
Posted by: Laura | March 28, 2008 at 09:36 PM
Wow! That card is drop dead gorgeous! I saw Inque Boutique at CHA and was very intrigued by them - glad to hear you like stamping with them. :)
Posted by: Jami | March 28, 2008 at 11:53 PM