Mercy's and Jen's Sketches

I have really been on a sketch kick lately......why should I tax my poor old brain when there are such talented stampers out there creating sketches for me to use.....Whoohoo!!!!
The Color Challenge on Splitcoast today was a real challenge for me...I'm not used to using such bold colors but they really grew on me; the colors were Crushed Concord, Cherry Cobbler, and Old Olive. The sweet little Pure Innocence image from MFT called Boy and His Dog Snow Adorable was colored with copics and the background papers were from Basic Grey's Sugar Rush. I used Mercy's Tuesday Sketch #96 and the die cut snowflake and button with twine finished it off.
Recipe:
Stamps: Pure Innocence by MFT
Paper: Whote, Old Olive, Crushed Concord
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Snowflake Die , Button, Twine, Nestabilities, Copics

I bought this adorable set called Ship Happens from the Cat's Pajamas a month ago and finally had a chance to ink it up...well I didn't use much ink because the majority of it is paper pieced. The papers are from basic Grey's Pyrus set...aren't the colors gorgeous!!!! I used Jen's awesome SFYTT sketch, sewed around the edges and added the ribbon and buttons. It sure does pay to keep things forever because the old Stampin Up! Blue Bayou ribbon matches the paper perfectly!!!

Recipe:

Stamps: The Cat's Pajamas

Paper: Kraft, Really Rust, White, Basic Grey's Pyrus

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Soft Sky for sponging around the image

Accessories: Buttons, Twine, Nestabilities, Ribbon, Sewing Machine

This is also for a few other challenges:

1. Anything Goes Challenge Blog - ribbon

2.Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge - stitching

3. Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge - diecut/hand cutting

4. The Pixie Cottage - stitching

5. Papertake Weekly Challenge - 3 of something

Thanks for visiting..have a great day!!!!