Well having very limited supplies with me I figured I would try my hand at a sketch challenge because I have a feeling that a colour challenge may be out this week! So if you are counting this would be stampset number 2 of the 4 I brought with me. This again was another MUST have for me from the last Catalogue but again has been sadly neglected. I have inked it up several times but never could seem to get the card to turn out the way I wanted and most of the stamped images ended up in my to "use later" pile.(but have yet to be used LOL!)
This sketch is from Karen Giron of The Sweetest Thing. She has such great sketches every week and this is the first time I have atemped one. I decided to pull out one of the new In Colours Razzleberry. This is probably one of my least favourite of the 6 new colours but definately a favourite of a lot of people- guess I'm just not a purple person! The colour is a really rich tone and diffenately started to grow on me while I made this card.
I had stamped this image from Thoughts and Prayers on Shimmery White card stock the other night while making my card from the previous post. I again used markers (love them) to color in the image. This time using Real Rose, Chocolate Chip, and Old Olive. It's so hard to tell from the picture but the image on Shimmery paper is sooo pretty. The sentiment was also stamped on Shimmery White and punched out with the Large Oval Punch. The main image panel was then matted on Melon Mambo and Chocolate Chip. The base of the card is a 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 Square. I then took a piece of Designer Series Paper from the Razzleberry Lemonade pack and knew I wanted to Scallop the bottom edge-but alas I did not have my Scallop Edge punch with me! Then I remembered what we use to do before we got that amazing punch; Corner Rounder to the rescue! You can see the video HERE on YouTube. I also rounded the top two corners. The amazinging Melon Mambo Polkadot Ribbon was flipped to the plain side and wrapped around the DSP, then I took a small piece of ribbon made a loop on both ends and used a Corduroy Brad to keep it together and look like a bow. I attached it to the strip of ribbon with sticky strip. Two Very Vanilla brads from the 5/16 Neutral Brads was used as per the sketch and Viola another Simple card!
Stamps: Thoughts and Prayers Ink: Chocolate Chip Classic Ink, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip and Regal Rose Markers Paper: Shimmery White, Razzleberry, Chocolate Chip Textured, Melon Mambo, Razzleberry Lemonade DSP Accessories: Melon Mambo Ribbon, 5/16 Neutrals Brads, Chocolate Chip Corduroy Brads, Corner Rounder Punch, Dimentionals, Sticky Strip
Absolutely stunning!! I love the colors. Everything is absolutely perfect!
Posted by: Jenna M. | 07/16/2009 at 04:54 PM
This is beautiful! Love the colors and the sentiment popped up on the same color as the background. Lovely!
Posted by: Karen Giron | 07/17/2009 at 11:28 PM
Beautiful card Jenn. Love the bow and button combo and the colours of course.
Posted by: Penny hanuszak | 07/18/2009 at 04:53 PM
Very pretty card Jenn, love the layout. Nice Work!!!
Posted by: Dale | 07/21/2009 at 05:53 AM