The Colour and Sketch challenge this week was a double, both a colour and a sketch as it was the fifth week in the month...I didn't have any of the exact SU colours but after a rummage in the ink drawer and the paper bins I came up with what I think were suitable alternatives, but I think the administrators can decide if they are close enough or not.
It was a fun little sketch... again I did not let my mind wander from the challenge image hardly at all.
I made a fourteen centimetre (five and a half inch) square card from Bazzill marshmallow card stock and stamped an Annabelle Stamps stripey background stamp (BBD5), three times down the card, substituting Versacolor Peony for Rich Razzleberry, Memento Rhubarb Stalk for Rose Red and Dusty Concord DI for Wisteria Wonder.
Fortunately I had coordinating card stock colours. I stamped the daisy blooms from PTI Beautiful Blooms 2 in Versamark ink onto each of the papers, heat embossed them with clear fine embossing powder to give the card some shine. I then die cut a small, medium and large daisy out of the embossed images.
I die cut each of the three shapes from the card base, matching the positions to the sketch. I then adhered a layer of white xpedx showcase adhesive paper (from PTI), over the entire inside front of the card, neatening up the inside and giving me an adhesive surface to attach the daisies.
I added a tiny "miss you" sentiment to the left lower corner of the card. This sentiment is from one of my most used PTI stamp sets, "Peaceful Garden".
Once I had popped the die cut flowers into their respective spots, (Oh why I cry, can't designers develop symetrical stamps and dies...sorting out the correct orientation of the die cut flowers into their die cut spaces took far longer than all the rest of the card put together!) I simply added glossy accents to the centres of each flower to give a tiny bit of dimension and more shine...I am so thrilled to have a single layer card. I don't know why I find these so difficult to achieve...but I like this one as it was so easy, despite the asymmetry of the stamp and die sets...Life isn't meant to be easy, I mustn't forget that.
It was a fun little sketch... again I did not let my mind wander from the challenge image hardly at all.
I made a fourteen centimetre (five and a half inch) square card from Bazzill marshmallow card stock and stamped an Annabelle Stamps stripey background stamp (BBD5), three times down the card, substituting Versacolor Peony for Rich Razzleberry, Memento Rhubarb Stalk for Rose Red and Dusty Concord DI for Wisteria Wonder.
Fortunately I had coordinating card stock colours. I stamped the daisy blooms from PTI Beautiful Blooms 2 in Versamark ink onto each of the papers, heat embossed them with clear fine embossing powder to give the card some shine. I then die cut a small, medium and large daisy out of the embossed images.
I die cut each of the three shapes from the card base, matching the positions to the sketch. I then adhered a layer of white xpedx showcase adhesive paper (from PTI), over the entire inside front of the card, neatening up the inside and giving me an adhesive surface to attach the daisies.
I added a tiny "miss you" sentiment to the left lower corner of the card. This sentiment is from one of my most used PTI stamp sets, "Peaceful Garden".
Once I had popped the die cut flowers into their respective spots, (Oh why I cry, can't designers develop symetrical stamps and dies...sorting out the correct orientation of the die cut flowers into their die cut spaces took far longer than all the rest of the card put together!) I simply added glossy accents to the centres of each flower to give a tiny bit of dimension and more shine...I am so thrilled to have a single layer card. I don't know why I find these so difficult to achieve...but I like this one as it was so easy, despite the asymmetry of the stamp and die sets...Life isn't meant to be easy, I mustn't forget that.
The completed card...the Glossy Accents on the centre of the largest flower has not completely set in the photograph...it is still a little cloudy, apologies for that. Know that by the time you view this it will be a perfect glossy centre! I knew the challenge was about to end (I am too lazy to bother working out the exact time zone differences between here in Tasmania and USA), and wanted to get my link processed before I ran out of time..
That's it for today,
Bye now,
Di
Bye now,
Di
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