Weekend Sketch Challenge sample
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
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Just AWESOME! I love the dry embossed dots! The whole card is just PERFECT!
Posted by: Charmaine | August 10th, 2007 08:44
I love this card! All the dots and flowers are fun, and the colors are great too! Terrific use of the Crop-a-dile — thanks, as always, for the inspiration! Have a great weekend!
Posted by: christina fischer | August 10th, 2007 09:11
Wonderful card Beate!!! I like the look of the dry embossing using the Crop-a-dile! Hope I don’t poke all the way through! Will give that a go.
Posted by: Dawn E. | August 10th, 2007 09:14
OMGoodness. That is very delicate and beautiful!!!!
HUGS
Posted by: Jennifer | August 10th, 2007 09:52
ooh this gorgeous card looks familiar
i absolutely love it!!
Posted by: Stephanie | August 10th, 2007 10:03
well hello. . . we can’t have nekkid snowmen, can we? Beate-ful!
Posted by: jbalcer | August 10th, 2007 10:15
It’s BEAUTIFUL! LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!
Posted by: Alli Miles | August 10th, 2007 10:22
I tried dry embossing with my CAD a few weeks ago and it was so fun! This is a great sketch and that stamp set is just so pretty. Is it nap time yet? I want to stamp too.
Posted by: Jenn D | August 10th, 2007 10:53
Beautiful! I love blues and greens together! Love the CAD embossing, and the faint stamping with the sentiment. Awesome creation!!
Posted by: Rose Ann | August 10th, 2007 11:25
This is beautiful! Love the color combo and dry embossed circles.
Posted by: Kim/Kauai17 | August 10th, 2007 11:31
Beautiful card Beate, I love this layout too, I’ll try to get to it this weekend!
Posted by: Sherrie | August 10th, 2007 12:56
Holy Cow! What a great idea about the Crop-A-Dile and dry embossing. I’m going to have to try that this weekend.
By the way, your card is gorgeous!
Posted by: Regina Davis | August 10th, 2007 13:44
oh my gosh, what a beautiful card!!! I just love it!!!
Posted by: Angie | August 10th, 2007 15:05
OH MY GOODNESS!!! This card is DAZZLING! I LOVE every aspect of it, TFS.
Posted by: Juanita | August 10th, 2007 17:49
I love this card. You are inspiring again!!
Posted by: cheryl | August 10th, 2007 17:55
OMG! This is beautiful! Thanks for another challenge!
Posted by: Tammy | August 10th, 2007 18:30
What a great card! Love the idea of using the Crop-A-dile for embossing. How cool is that!
Posted by: asela | August 10th, 2007 18:44
I had never thought to use my crop-a-dile for dry embossing - great idea and one I will use often.
Posted by: Diana | August 10th, 2007 18:54
Wow - this card is gorgeous.
Posted by: Jayne Mercer | August 10th, 2007 19:24
Well, if that isn’t just the most clever idea…to dry emboss with the Crop-a-dile!!! Very pretty card! (I like the sparkles too!)
Posted by: Shel9999 | August 10th, 2007 19:43
Such a beautiful card Beate!! I love those embossed dots!
Posted by: Julie Masse | August 10th, 2007 20:02
This is beautiful !!!
Posted by: Daniela | August 10th, 2007 20:23
beate your card is beautiful. Here is mine for this weekentry
http://ucanstampit.blogspot.com/
Entry #13
Posted by: wanda box | August 10th, 2007 21:51
love this card………so many fun elements. my mouth just dropped open when i read about the dry embossing with the cropodile……………omigosh…..can hardly wait to try it. thanks for sharing!
Posted by: joyk | August 10th, 2007 22:52
Love this Card! I had a go as well, thanks for the idea Jenny x
Posted by: jenny moors | August 11th, 2007 03:33
lovely color combo, lovely layout, and who knew you could do that with a crop-a-dile! thanks for sharing…
Posted by: Jenn | August 11th, 2007 06:24
SO SO pretty, Beate! I love the colors and layout and the little embossed circles! Love it!
Posted by: Kirsten | August 11th, 2007 07:25
I didn’t know you could do that! dry emboss with the crop-a-dile (I think we need to shorten that to CAD). I love that idea. Must try it!
Posted by: lacyquilter | August 11th, 2007 07:59
Ohhh I have to try this with the Cropodile! DIdn’t even know it could do this!
Posted by: Michele | August 11th, 2007 09:14
Well, now that’s a cool idea. Looks like my crop-a-dile will get used a bit more often now.
Posted by: Bonnie aka raduse | August 11th, 2007 10:15
Here is my interpretation. I really like the sketch.
I don’t know how I always mess up my links!
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/637764?cat=500&ppuser=48481
Entry #21
Posted by: Cathy Whiteman | August 11th, 2007 11:15
This is beautiful my attempt is on my website
http://www.flofollies.blogspot.com
Entry #24
Posted by: flossie | August 11th, 2007 11:48
That’s so funny…I JUST got home from a Stampin Up gathering and we did a Christmas card using that dry embossing technique with the Crop-a-dile! I was so happy to discover a new way to use it! Great sketch by the way! The flowers are so pretty with the DD on them!
Posted by: Kathyc | August 11th, 2007 15:27
This is so pretty. Love th colors!!! Cool idea with the crop-a-dile. Have a great weekend. TFS
Posted by: Dottie K | August 11th, 2007 16:02
Beautiful card, great sketch, Beate — sure wish I could find enough stamping stuff this weekend to try it! Maybe by next weekend . . .
Posted by: StamperSharon | August 11th, 2007 22:16
Beate,
LOVE your stuff!! All of your cards are just amazing! Wish I lived nearby and could come to your stamp camps!!! Unfortunately the trip from Spain is a little too far, I think! LOVE the idea of dry embossing with my CAD… I didn’t bring any of my embossing stuff (dry or wet) with me when we moved here…just couldn’t fit it in my suitcase! SO, I’m THRILLED to have a way to emboss, if only a little bit! I’m off to try it now! Thanks for all of your inspiration!!
Posted by: Anjabella Angela | August 12th, 2007 05:09
P.S. I’d love to know which yahoo group you wrote about… Is it for anyone, or just demos? TIA!
Posted by: Anjabella Angela | August 12th, 2007 05:14
Awww…I love this card! My crop-a-dile does not arrive until tomorrow. I can’t wait to use it:)
Posted by: Michelle | August 12th, 2007 07:30
Oh wow! I *love* this!!! The colors, the layout, everything!!!
Posted by: Teresa | August 12th, 2007 14:32
Oh this is absolutely fabulous! You inspire me so much…although, nothing I can make will look even 1/2 way close to your creations! Awesome job and thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Karie | August 12th, 2007 19:19
I absolutely love this card! The colors are so lovely and the circle details are fabulous!
Posted by: Jill | August 13th, 2007 00:07
What a beautiful card! This is my attempt
http://cardsbykerry.blogspot.com/2007/08/sketch-challenge.html
Thanks so much!
Posted by: Kerry J | August 13th, 2007 12:24
I FINALLY got around to putting a card together for this challenge. It’s not exactly what I had pictured in my mind but I really wanted to use this stamp set.
Here it is:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/641693?cat=500&ppuser=92479
Posted by: Denise C | August 15th, 2007 19:45