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Weekend Sketch Challenge sample

Aug 102007

Here is one of my samples for this weekend’s sketch challenge.

Over the last few days “dry embossing with the Crop-a-dile” was discussed on my yahoo group. Since I just got my Crop-a-dile and had never used it at ALL before, that sounded very intriguging to me. I decided to try it out on this card.

The card base is a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of Soft Sky Cardstock folded in half. The printed paper measures 2 1/2″ x 4″ and is from the Fall Flower Designer Paper pack. I wrapped Blue Bayou double stitched ribbon around the top and adhered it to the card base.

The Scallop is punched from Chocolate chip cardstock with the new Scallop circle punch Stampin’ Up! carries now. It’s backordered until September, since it had some quality issues. Lucky for me my downline Stephanie got one that works and came over to stamp with me.

The center of the scallop is a 1 3/8″ Shimmery White circle. I stamped the flower stamp in Soft Sky on it and the greeting in chocolate chip. I love the script of the Sayings in the new Stem Silhouettes Holiday Mini set. I also love the images in the set. I know I will use this set a lot more. It’s just so pretty.

For the main image, I cut a 2″ x 3″ piece of Shimmery White, added a dotted border with All in a Row and Chocolate Chip ink, and stamped the image in Blue Bayou in it’s center. I added Dazzling Diamond Glitter on the flower part with the Sakura Quickie Glue (a wonderful glue for thin spots like those flower tops), since Jenn ragged my snowman card yesterday, saying it needed glitter or it looked naked. Well…no naked flowers today! LOL

The photo corner is the smaller one you get when you use Stampin’ Up!’s Photo corner punch. Another new obsession of mine. Those corners just step your card up a notch. I punched my corner out of Old Olive cardstock,stamped the Linen background over it and finished it off by adding Not Quite Navy Brads.

The main image is layered on a 2 1/4″x 3 1/4″ piece of Blue Bayou cardstock which is layered on a 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ piece of chocolate chip. I adhered it with dimensionals to the card base.

Last, I took my Crop-a-dile, slit it in from the top of the card with settings on A1, and added some dry embossed circles over the patterned paper. I really like the look it gives. That could definitely lead to another obsession for me. LOL

Have a wonderful day! Hugs and smiles

Weekend Sketch Challenge #14

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Aug 102007

I saw a card with this layout on a blog while blog hopping. I am sorry, but I don’t remember where I have seen it. After I used it the layout on next week’s tutorial card (will be posted on Wednesday), I thought it would make a wonderful weekend sketch.

This week I raffle away one pack of A Muse Notecards with envelopes. They are pink and have nine lighter pink circles on them. I will use Random.org to pick the winner Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. CST.

To enter this challenge raffle, make a card with this sketch as layout. Upload your card on your blog or in an online gallery and post a link to your card in the comment section.

You can see samples for this sketch on these blogs right now:

Charmaine Ikach

Jenn Balcer

Lori Craig

I have to head on over myself and check their samples. I know they will be awesome! Hugs and smiles

Super exciting news!!!!!

Chitter Chatter 6 Responses »

Aug 102007

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Can I please have a collective SHUT UP! JulieHRR style. Dang, that’s one good promotion.

Priceless card from Erica Bass

RAK 5 Responses »

Aug 102007

Erica sent me this 4 1/4″ square card. I love how she double stamped the background with Blue Bayou as well as Very Vanilla. You can see more of her work on her blog Stamping Starlette. Thank you, Erica!