I wanted to make a card for this weeks challenge over @ Just Us GirlS. This week, they have a sketch. And, I have to admit, I really do like sketch challenges. I generally know what papers I want to use, I just have a difficult time putting it all together. Sounds kinda kooky, huh?
Here is their sketch:
The first thing that caught my eye about this sketch, is the simplicity. I don't mean boring. Quite the opposite! This sketch allows you 'work' with the space. You can create a CAS card, or overly embellished, and everything in-between. You add your own style, your own flair, and you have a fantastic card! Just keep the layout recognizable to the sketch, and you're in. That's what I love about this very wonderful sketch!
Here is my entry:
The card base is crumb cake card stock. I wanted a neutral card stock. I used scrap pieces of paper of the Delightful collection from Authentique. I just think it's so soft, and pretty with a girl-y feel to it. And a little bit shabby. The designs on this collection are distressed, and I think it gives the paper a shabby chic look.
Here is a close-up of the card's trio. I think everything looks better in odd numbers. So, that is how this collection came about: bow, blossom, tag. It is also how the button worked its way onto my card: brad, pearl, button.
The paper blossom is from Prima. I thought the paper blossom looked 'flat', so I jazzed it up! I dotted the petal edges with glue and then dunked the petals into glitter.
For the tag, I used the ornate frame from the Four Frames stamp set by Stampin' Up!. I stamped the 'frame' in Versa Mark, and used vintage white embossing powder. I heat embossed it, and then sponged the edges with a light kraft ink. I stamped my sentiment from the Loving Thoughts stamp set by Stampin' Up! in black ink. *White vintage embossing powder is white embossing powder with sprinkles of gold glitter and copper embossing particles.
I used some cream twine from Paper Trey Ink to create the bow on the white vintage button from Paper Trey Ink. The pink seam binding I received in the mail. I had ordered some hand-dyed ribbon from an Etsy shop, and she used this beautiful pink seam binding to tie the hand-dyed ribbon bundles together. A very wonderful 'gift' I thought {smile}, and I think it looks great on my card.
Thank you for looking. I hope that you get a chance to play!
1 comment:
So soft and lovely! Thanks for playing along with JUGS!
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