quick cards

my first week of being on official "leave" from work, is over. i cleaned out my scrapbook supplies, the spare bedrooms and Tiny helped me spring clean the house. i re-arranged my workspace and now that i have de-cluttered, i find that it is much easier to just quickly make something. while cleaning out, i found this image Amanda Harrod sent me almost 3 years ago. i had wanted to colour it since then, but (seriously????) just never did it. so i did it yesterday. took out my Prismacolor pencils and my Sansador, and played a bit

here is a close up. i mounted it a few times, and the sentiment was stamped with Versamark ink and then embossed with superfine White EP. i added some glossy accents to the bucket and his hat. quick and easy!

this card i made with the leftovers of a layout i was doing. i also promised myself that i would make a card every time i finished with a layout - even if it is just a quick and simple card.

i literally used scraps. the image is a Paperbag Studio image stamped onto plain, smooth white CS, and i just punched it with a scallop punch. i misted it with some home made mist i made using my Currant re-inker, and the shadow scallop is white cardstock inked with Aged Mahogany Distress Ink. ( i did not have anymore of the maroon plain paper.

this simple card was also just made with the same leftovers. i cut 3 circles using Lifestyle Crafts Circles ( you get 20 dies for a ridiculous price here from Elizna) and layered them on top of each other.

i stamped the sentiment with Archival ink and then used Glossy Accents to just make it look a bit more? more? added a row of pearls, and that is it! i have been thinking about this hobby for the past 3 days, and the direction it seems to be taking in certain circles. i am busy forming an opinion and will bore you with it a bit later ( once i have a coherent opinion!!!!) xx