Friday, August 10, 2007

With Friends Like You...

...who needs anemones?

I LOVE THAT!!! I think that's my favorite sentiment of all of the wonderfully "punny" sentiments that Hambo offers! Did you know that it's a husband and wife team, and that Tim draws all of the stamps, and Monica wrote all of the sentiments/limericks? I think that that's pretty darn cool! You can find these, and more awesome stamps here.

You know, I've only recently discovered that if I sit down with a pen and paper, BEFORE I sit down to make a card, it's MUCH easier to come up with a sketch! (Major DUH moment here!) The other day, when we were driving to church, I had my notebook and pen, and came up with 4-5 sketches, just on the way there! However, if I sit down with nothing to start with, I end up doing a whole lot of staring at the paper, and not making anything!!! Am I the only one who does that? I do the same thing when I do a SB page! It's pitiful! So, this is one of the sketches that I came up with!


I colored this cutey image with my Copic markers, and added the bubbles with some tiny solid circles from a couple of PTI sets. I then covered them with Diamond Stickles for some sparkle. And can I just tell you HOW MUCH I LOVE the new SU! Double Stitched Ribbon??? I have it in 5 of the 6 colors, but I'm dying to get my hands on some Guava! I can't NOT have them all, kwim??? ;)


Well, I hope that you all have a wonderful weekend, and make sure that you check back often in the next few days, because as soon as my ticker says 75,000 hits, I'll be offering some yummy Naptime Nuggets!


xox,
Kirsten


Fine Print...
Stamps - Hambo (sentiment and image) and PTI (little bubbles); Ink - Brilliance Graphite, White Craft; Copic Markers; Black Journaler; Diamond Stickles; PP - Creative Imaginations; CS - PTI, BB, Teal, Sky; SU! ribbon; Bazzill Brads

19 comments:

  1. This is AWESOME Kirsten! I love your color combo, and the way you colored the image. The bubbles are cute too. Thanks for making our stamps look so good! :)

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  2. Very cute! I have that PP too -- don't ya just love the fun colors!

    The sketch idea was a big a-ha moment for me too. Although, I must confess, I often shop for sketches rather than come up with my own. Mine all to often look the same.

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  3. This is absolutely ADORABLE!!!

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  4. Your card looks 'fin-tastic' Kirsten! Isabelle

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  5. Hahaha! I love it - that's my kind of humor!

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  6. That image is too darn cute! I love it! I am the same way too...if I don't have an idea before I set down...its useless.

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  7. That sentiment is too funny! I LOVE that sketch. Great job!

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  8. You are not the only one! I've got notebooks full of sketches (mostly taken from published cards, blogs, or the gallery at SCS) and almost always use one as a starting point. Occasionally, I'll sketch my own, but I'm just not good enough to do that regularly, LOL!

    Love your blog and thanks for the great ideas!

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  9. This is SO cute, and I love the layering here!

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  10. This card is SO GREAT!! Love the layout, love the images, love your coloring!!!

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  11. What a great happy summer card! I love it! BTW, I added you to my blogroll...hope that's ok!

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  12. I totally love the teal and orange together. And, as always, AMAZING coloring.

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  13. That sentiment cracks me up. I just wanted to stop by & say thanks for checking out my blog. I love your work. I had already seen your blog (I tend to be more of a lurker than a poster - well, I was)and had to have it on mine so I would remember where to go, cuz I remember nothing without a fat trail in front of me.

    Take care.

    Mint

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  14. Wow! this is So Cute! I love your layout and your fantastic coloring.

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  15. This card is amazing.....I especially love the colors. TFS

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  16. Oh, tee hee! I love that saying, too! This is darling! Only once in a great while I sit down and work out a sketch on paper. Usually I try to visualize the sketch while I'm doing other things. Whether in my head or on paper, you're right, it goes a lot faster that way. This sketch of yours is great!

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  17. This is so cute! I really love it!

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  18. I love the colors of this card. It is so vivid and bold. Great job! TFS!

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