Retrosketches #

 It has been crazy in my neck of the woods, and I haven't kept up with my blog or even commenting on ones I usually visit daily. A lot of my crafting time has been making my niece's wedding invitations. I am just about halfway there. I still have the response cards/envelopes to do after that. My goal is to have them done by the middle of June. Seems like the only cards getting made are those I need to give immediately. 

I just put this card in the mail to my sister who is having surgery on her knee this coming Monday. I used the sketch from Retrosketches #63. I am also submitting it at the last moment too!

     I stamped off the text stamp using Smokey Shadow. I wish I were better at that technique as I don't always have an even impression. The rose was stamped with Lemon Tart, Harvest Gold and Melon Berry. I used the Linen IP on the Hawaiian Shore card stock.

 Thanks for stopping by to take a peek.

MIM Triple Play

     This week's MIM sponsoredf by PTI is called "A La Carte". Nicole provided a summary of all 46 videos posted in 2011. The challenge is to pick one of the weekly posts one did not get a chance to play along with and to create a card/project using that technique or tutorial.
     My daughter's brother-in-law graduated with his Masters Degree in December. Given the hustle & bustle of the holiday, making a congratulation card was put on the back burner. When the Lock & Key set was released in December, I knew this would be the perfect stamp set. Since I didn't have a stamp with the image of a book, I knew I wanted to use some type of text on the card. 
   Now I am not an overachiever trying to combine 3 techniques in 1 card. It just turned out that way. I never had the opportunity to enter a card for MIM # 13 Ipression Plate Tricks 2,  because I didn't have a blog at the time.  However, I did try this technique & loved it. I made a Christmas card  using an IP with a die. 
      I just love how the woodgrain IP lends such a masculine look to a card. So I paired it up with the mat stack #1 die which I find to be very versatile.
                        

     Because I wanted to add some color to the woodgrain impression I used the MIM # 38 Brayer & IP Technique.  I had used this technique before with this card..   MIM #10 Masking with dies was not a technique I used before, so I was eager to try it with the mat stack #1 die. I propped the key up doubling the dimensional. I guess I could have included a 4th technique if I had made the key with chipboard. (hehe)

    

     Overall, I am happy with this card. However, if I were to redo it, I would stamp the text in black vs the sepia I used.  I can't wait until PTI releases their chocolate ink.

     Thank you for stopping by. Tomorrow I have a card using Mojo Monday's latest sketch.

Supplies: CS: Stampers Select White, Kraft

Stamps: Lock & Key

Ink: Memories: sepia

Dies: Lock & Key, Mat Stack #1

IP: Woodgrain

Other: PTI ribbon: Ocean Tides, dimensionals