Wednesday is Sketch Challenge day on SCS. Last Wednesday, the sketch challenge was to make a topper card. Michelle Wooderson came up with this great card idea. You can see her awesome work on her blog Mish Mash.
I wanted to use my new Outlaw Designer paper for this card layout. I don’t have the Wanted set just yet. I am waiting to trade with a fellow stamping friend. I can’t wait to get my hands on that set. It’s sooo pretty and it makes the most gorgeous cards.
I have never made a topper card and thought the sketch challenge was the perfect time to remedy that. I started out surprise, surprise with a 4 1/4″ x 8 1/2″ piece of chocolate chip cardstock folded in half.
I cut a 2 1/2″ x 4″ piece of the striped paper in the Outlaw Designer pack, punched the bottom corner with the ticket corner punch (I can’t help myself. It’s becoming an addiction just like chocolate chip! Square corners just look weird to me now!) and stamped the large swirl stamp from Priceless on the bottom left. That was taped to the bottom of the card based. Where the Designer paper ended I used some sage ribbon from the retired Seaside Ribbon Originals pack.
For the topper I punched four Giga Scallop Squares out of Really Rust, taped them behind a 2 3/4″ x 3 1/2″ piece of Really Rust cardstock to make a rectangle scallop frame and sponged the edges. Then I cut a 2 1/2″ x 3 1/4″ piece of shimmery white for the main panel.
I have to tell you. That panel took me a while to figure out. I just didn’t know what to fill it with. It had to be that big to make this card work as a topper. I finally settled on stamping the cardstock first with the Linen background in Creamy Carame. Then I wheeled the So Swirly Jumbo Wheel with Really Rust over that. Last I sponged the edges with creamy caramel. After I taped the Shimmery white down onto the Really Rust scallop layer. I paper pierced two rows and added the Faux Stitching by hand.
I punched out a large Photo corner with the Photo corner punch in Sage shadow, stamped it with Linen and sponged the edges with Sage Shadow. Then I taped it to the top right and added five Antique Copper brads to it.
I stamped two butterflies in chocolate chip on Shimmery White scraps and cut them out. Then I sponged them with Really Rust. They didn’t look quite right on the panel. I thought it needed a little bit more sage. So I punched out two Sage Shadow circles with the 1 1/4″ punch, stamped them with Linen, sponged and distressed the edges. I punched two 1 3/8″ circle punches out and distressed the edges as well with the cutting tool kit. I taped them together and adhered the butteflies with two slim strips of dimensionals, that were placed under their bodies.
Last I stamped Priceless in Chocolate Chip on Shimmery white, overstamped and sponged it with Linen and Creamy Caramel and punched it out with the large oval punch. I taped it down and added a large Antique Brass oval frame over that.
Beate
Stay at Home Mom of Three, Splitcoast Team Member and Copic and Spellbinders die Lover.23 Responses to “My First EVER”
Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.
Fantastic card Beate! Love the stitching and you’ve sold me on the photo corner punch. 😉
Just gorgeous!! Tell me, what SU envelope does this fit in?
Wow! Beate this is hands down the cutest tent topper I’ve seen!!! I’ve been on the fence about them…until now!!! This is waaaaay gorgeous!!
Girl you are rockin’ these sketches. This is fabulous!!!!
I love this card! It’s so pretty!
Gorgeous creation! Great colors!
Another gorgeous and inspiring card creation! WOW!
🙂
This is great!! I did my very first tent topper cards yesterday. Too fun! 🙂
Just gorgeous, Beate! Don’t you LOVE these tent toppers?
Fantastic card, you are so creative!!! TFS.
This is so cute. I just love this tent topper idea. I have seen it elsewhere, but your execution is just so lovely. TFS
this is such a great card. very very cute.
Your tent topper is stunning!! I love it!
You always create the most amazing cards, Beate! You never cease to amaze me! Thanks for sharing your talent with all of us. 🙂
Wow! You make such beautiful cards!!! Thanks for the inspiration. I love how you layered the topper with different elements. It really works great!
You did good, girl! Gorgeous!
I love this paper with this set! I never would have thought to put the two together…..It looks adorable!
Putting the scalloped squares together to make a rectangle….brilliant! I have been so frustrated that the square punch is so small…problem solved!! Yipee! TFS!
Wow, I LOVE how this turned out! 🙂
What a gorgeous tent topper — another masterpiece. Love your colors!!
I must have this paper Beate! You did a fabulous job with your first tent topper! 🙂 Hugs, Lis
Very cool! I love the butterflies in circles on your topper.
Oooh! Aaah! This is fabulous, Beate!!!