Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge 252 (From My Heart)

 Here is the sketch for this week's Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge (aka Techno Stamper Sketch Challenge).

 

And here is my sample.  It features the Stampin' Up set From My Heart.  The greeting is from Teeny Tiny Wishes. The Designer Series Paper is from a Patterns Stack.  The main image was stamped on a circle cut with my Big Shot and the Circles #2 die.  The label is part of the Lots of Tags Sizzlits pack.  And the punches are Word Window and Modern Label.

 This is the inside of my card.  The sentiment is from Stacks of Wishes.  The tea cups are from Morning Cup.  I don't usually share the inside of my cards because, truthfully, I often don't do them at the same time.  I know I should, but I don't.  This time I remembered other stamp sets that coordinate with the images on the front, so I went ahead and finished the inside.  It's a little hard to read in the photo (even though it isn't on the card itself), but it says:

fun times
through thick and thin
good pal
shoulder to lean on
secret keeper
friends forever

You can see the rest of the design team's samples and enter your own creation here.  Hope you'll play along this week.

Coffee Cup Punch Art

Today's card has punch art on the front and on the inside.  I made it for my Father-in-Law.  We wanted to give my him a gift card for coffee, but his main spot doesn't have gift cards -- so we improvised.

This card is actually 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (a full sheet of cardstock folded in half) so that it would be large enough to hold the cash (our solution to not being able to get a gift card).  I made the coffee mug on my own through trial and error.  The handle was made with two different sized oval punches.  I used the square lattice embossing folder and my Big Shot to give the mug some texture.  I also lightly sponged around the edges with Early Espresso ink.

I'm not sure what's up with my photography, but the card actually is straight and the sentiment actually is readable!  It's from Morning Cup and says,  "A morning without coffee...is like sleep!"

Here is the inside left panel of the card (empty and filled).  I've seen the travel cup idea several places (one of which was Inkspirations 4 U -- not really sure of the others, I just know they've been around).  The ones I've seen have all been stand alone gift card holders with lids.  I took what I remembered and then modified to get the size I wanted and didn't make a lid because I wanted it open.

If you use a gift card you could probably shrink everything down and make a standard size card.

One added touch:  I went to the bank and got brand new bills, so they were nice and crisp and all in sequential order.

Things I Love with Game Spinner Hands

The new game spinner hands are so much fun (and they're only $3.95 for 12 of them)!  I like the stamps that coordinate with them, but I wanted to try something different.  So I paired them with the Stampin' Up set Things I Love.  I've been using this set a lot lately.  I'll post another card using it tomorrow.

Because I wanted four options for the spinner to land on, I used the set Morning Cup to get the fourth choice.  I do love coffee, but I chose it because the size was about right.  I used the Signo white gel pen to make the divider lines.

Then when you open the card, it says:

You could use that stamp on the front for the fourth choice, but since it's "most of all" I liked it in the inside.

Hope you have a wonderful day!  Thanks for checking out my blog.