May 04
Hello, hello! I made it a tradition it seems, that my Saturday sketches arrive late… got to keep going with what I’ve got! I hope you don’t mind much; I find that I don’t have enough time to build up these challenges as much as I initially wanted (at least not at he moment) but I do love it when you play along and enjoy the sketches. How about this one?
And here’s my card inspired by the sketch. Traditionally, I plastered a mix of stamps all over it (all from Papertrey Ink: Ruby Rose, Boutique Borders: Birthday, Big & Bold Wishes and Super Stripes) and used PTI inks to infuse the card with plenty of colours. There’s a subtle transition from orange to melon on the big sentiment, I inked it with both Orange Zest & Berry Sorbet.
The frame was embossed with Scalloped Squares LG Nestabilities die. I created the striped background on the Aqua Mist card base with Super Stripes and Hawaiian Shores ink, layered a white panel with Harvest Gold CS, stamped the sentiment and flourish from Boutique Borders: Birthday and Big & Bold Wishes in the embossed frame. The blooms from Ruby Rose were stamped in Harvest Gold, Orange Zest, Berry Sorbet and Simply Chartreuse and cut out. I don’t have the dies :/
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If you would like to play along:
- You’re kindly asked to save the sketch image onto your computer first, and if you make a card based on it, please link back to this post.
- Share the link to your creation via the Inlinkz widget below, so that I can come and check it out!
- Share the link to your creation via the Inlinkz widget below, so that I can come and check it out!
Perks:
- A new sketch is posted every other Saturday night (10pm Australian EST, 6am American EST, and the link widget is open for two weeks. However, you’re welcome to play any time! Just leave a link in the comments section and I’ll pop in to see it.
- Every now and then, I’ll be inviting one person who uses my sketch, to join me for the next one!
In other news:
The winners of Cards For Him blog hop have been announced on Catherine’s blog! She shares a video tutorial with more masculine card inspiration. If you are not one of the lucky winners, you can sign up for the class HERE, or you can find a handy link on Catherine’s blog as well - just CLICK the link below!
Your card is lovely!
The ombré effect that you achieved with the colored sentiment…brilliant! And oh-so beautiful.