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Wednesdays are sketch days over at the Outlawz and this month we have been sponsored by Oak Pond Creations and I’ve used their Hibiscus image on my card today.

Here’s this week’s sketch.

I didn’t have a die the right shape and size for the rectangular element so I was a bit lost as to what to do on my card.  As I do, I went and checked out some challenges to see if I could find some inspiration.  Brown Sugar’s current theme is Kraft paper and Creative Fingers wants you to add some texture.  Putting the two together I came up with my Kraft background paper and used my favourite stencil to add in the rectangular element.  For some added interest on the background I threw some Fran-tage over the modelling paste I used while it was still wet and heat set.

For my embellishments I used another challenge for inspiration as the thin strip across the top was going to be too plain if I just added in some ribbon given I had no designer papers.  Luckily Chocolate, Coffee and Cards have a bingo challenge on, I love bingo boards for inspiration on decorating up a card.  I’ve gone with pearls, a bow and a charm for my embellies.  I used a ribbon with butterfly trim to tie in with the butterfly charm, which I thought was a lovely compliment to the hibiscus flower image.

Now hopefully I’ve inspired you to come and take a look and even play along over at the Outlawz, we’d sure love to see what you create with the sketch.

Ingredients:

Copics

G07, G28, G43, G46, RV52, RV63, RV66, RV69, V09, V12, V15, V17, Y13, Y15, Y17

Chalks & Powders etc

Fran-tage Embossing Enamel ~ Aged Ochre, Aged Rose, Chunky White & Shabby Pink

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Memory Box Stencil ~ Texture Mesh

Embellishments

Metal Butterfly Charm from stash

Inks & Paints etc

Claudine Hellmuth Studio ~ Gesso

Lindy’s Stamp Gang ~ Cheshire Cat Cherry

Smooch Spritz ~ Mixed Berries

Teresa Collins Basically Essential ~ Modelling Paste

Papers

Kaisercraft Cardstock ~ Liquorice

Kraft Cardstock from stash

Ribbons & Trims etc

Live and Love Crafts ~ Pearl Trim Lilac

The Paper Studio Ribbon ~ Poteeka Souffle

Stamps

Oak Pond Creations ~ Hibiscus

Challenges

Brown Sugar #108 ~ Let’s Get Krafty

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards #72 ~ BINGO (pearls, bow, charm)

Creative Fingers #46 ~ Add some texture

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…thou hast brought me many flowers…

Wednesday means only one thing, a new sketch over at the Outlawz and my card today features the lovely Iris image from this month’s fabby sponsor, Oak Pond Creations.

 

And here’s this week’s sketch.

I’ve fallen out of the habit of playing along at Through the Purple Haze so before I sat down to make my card I headed over there to check out their current challenge.  It is to use an inspirational image, quite a different image it is too!  Between the feathers and the colours I kept thinking shabby chic, a style that really suited this sketch too.  I picked up the purples, pinks and blues from the inspiration image in my papers and embellies and the slight green tinges in my scrap of ribbon.

The sketch was a great one for layering up my papers and I do love to use various patterned papers on my cards, love the extra weight and thickness they give to the card.  I’ve got three on this one so I’m also entering my card in the current challenge over at Craft Your Passion.

Corrosive Challenges are running a theme of “B” Unique looking for three things starting with the letter ‘b’; I’ve got some lovely blooms (both embellies and the image), some sparkly bling and a beautiful butterfly.  So I’m entering my card in the challenge.

This really is an awesome sketch to let your creativity shine through and I loved playing with it.  So hope you will come join us over at the Outlawz with your take on the sketch.

Ingredients:

Copics

B28, B63, B66, BV29, G07, G28, G43, G46, Y15

Chalks & Powders etc

Fran-tage Embossing Enamel ~ Shabby Blue

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Spellbinders Nestabilities ~ 5x7 Matting Basics

Embellishments

Bling Swirl from stash

Delish Designs ~ Ribbon Threader

Green Tara ~ Velvet Leaves Burgundy

Mulberry & Paper Flowers from stash

Petaloo Penny Lane Garden Collection ~ Forget Me Nots Soft Lavender

Petaloo Textured Elements ~ Burlap Blossoms Teal (Butterfly)

Prima Flowers ~ Prelude Summer Mix

Inks & Paints etc

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Tea Dye

Papers

Cardstock from stash

Maja Design Vintage Autumn Basics ~ No 5

Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics ~ 6th of May & 10th of March

Ribbons & Trims etc

Hug Snug ~ Seam Binding Ribbon Cream (dyed with Tim Holtz Distress Ink Iced Spruce)

Stamps

Oak Pond Creations ~ Iris

Challenges

Corrosive Challenge #206 ~ “B” Unique (three b items)

Craft Your Passion #226 ~ Use at Least 3 Patterned Papers

Through the Purple Haze #55 ~ Photo inspiration

Thanks for stopping by!

Under the daisy's mocking spell

It’s Wednesday Sketch challenge time over at the Outlawz and I have a card featuring another image from this month’s awesome sponsor, Oak Pond Creations, on my card, this is Georgia’s Daisies.

And the sketch this week.

 

I’ve flipped the sketch and added in some lace for my zig-zag elements as my ability to cut paper to that shape is rather limited.  I needed something to help me pull the whole card together, I’m not used to non-people images so I checked out the various challenges around to see what inspiration I could find.  Sweet Stampin’ had a beautiful photo up and it was just what I needed to direct my search for the perfect paper and embellies.  I’ve taken the soft lavender colours from the photo as my inspiration, including Smooching my butterfly embellies to soften up their colour.

I’ve also played along with the bingo card at Fussy and Fancy, as I had lace and a flower image I also added in some Fran-tage around my image to get my three in a row.  To help add interest to the card I’ve also made it a gate fold with the image the ‘latch’ or overlapping part.  As it a gate fold I’m also entering my card in the current challenge at Vandicrafts’ Artistry.

Hope to see you playing along over at the Outlawz for this week’s sketch challenge.

Ingredients:

Copics

G05, N1, R24, R29, R46, R59, R89, Y13, Y19, YG03, YG11

Chalks & Powders etc

Fran-tage Embossing Enamel ~ Shabby Pink

Pebbles Pearlescent Chalk ~ Lilac

Perfect Pearls ~ Forever Violet

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Spellbinders Nestabilities ~ Matting Basics

Embellishments

Pearl and Rhinestone Gem from stash

Petaloo Darjeeling ~ Wild Butterflies Soft Grey

Inks & Paints etc

Smooch Sprtiz ~ Mixed Berries

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Shaded Lilac

Papers

Graphic 45 Secret Garden ~ Patterns & Solids

Kaisercraft Violet Crush ~ Mauve

Ribbons & Trims etc

Lace from stash

Stamps

Oak Pond Creations ~ Georgia’s Daisies

Challenges

Fussy and Fancy #120 ~ Bingo (flowers, lace, Fran-tage)

Sweet Stampin’ ~ Photo inspiration

Vandicrafts’ Artistry #3 ~ Gate fold or incorporate a gate in your design

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Gazed through clear dew on the tender sky

Another Wednesday and another awesome sketch over at the Outlawz, which I’ve teamed with the Stargazer Lily image from this month’s fabbie sponsor, Oak Pond Creations.

And here’s this week’s sketch:

Yep, it’s not your traditional rectangle or square but one to really challenge.  I do quite like a round card, especially as it allows me to use my Nestie dies.  I’ve used a couple on this one to do the base and then my fancy circle on top for my easel.  As I have dies on this I am entering it in the current challenge at Come and Get It.

To colour up the beautiful image I’ve used my trusty Copics so I’m also entering this at Inkspirational’s current challenge.  I had to Google stargazer lilies, as I wasn’t sure what colour they were, and I was met with a profusion of gorgeously bright pink blooms, so that’s what I’ve coloured mine.  With the bright colours of my image I am also linking up my card at Crafting When We Can.

Hopefully I’ve inspired you to come play along over at the Outlawz, this sketch would look lovely with any manner of flowers, be they gorgeous images like the Stargazer Lily from Oak Pond I’ve used, or a whole mass of paper or fabric ones.  Whatever your style, we’d love to see what you create with the sketch.

Ingredients:

Copics

G07, G28, G43, G46, RV00, RV02, RV04, RV06, RV09, YG03, YG23, YG25, YR04, YR07, YR16

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Spellbinders Nestabilities ~ Grand Circles, Grand Decorative Circles One & Lacy Circles

Embellishments

I Am Roses ~ Small White Flower (coloured with RV02, RV06, RV09)

Live and Love Crafts ~ Decoration Berries

Petaloo Penny Lane Collection ~ Forget Me Nots Antique Rose

Prima Vines ~ Bretton Chronicle

Inks & Paints etc

Lindy’s Stamp Gang Starburst ~ Cheshire Cat Cherry

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Spun Sugar & Tattered Rose

Papers

Core’dinations Tim Holtz Distress Cardstock ~ Spun Sugar

Graphic 45 Botantical Tea ~ Patterns & Solids

Kaisercraft Cardstock ~ Liquorice

Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics ~1st of May

Ribbons & Trims etc

Lace from stash

Stamps

Oak Pond Creations ~ Stargazer Lily

Challenges

Come and Get It ~ Use a die

Crafting When We Can #75 ~ Bright colours

Inkspirational #62 ~ Designer’s Choice: Use markers or pencils

Thanks for stopping by!