Sketch and colours

Hi everyone. Today’s couple of cards are inspired by CAS Colours and Sketches. For this card, you had a sketch to follow, and also a selection of colours from Stampin Up. I didn’t have all the colours they suggested, and used Lost lagoon, Baja Breeze, and Watermelon Wonder instead. I hope they match enough for the challenge…….

I began with a 6 inch square white card base, and added a die cut from Sizzix/Tim Holtz ‘Scribbles and Splat’. I die cut the scribble twice and added it as a band as per the sketch, and decided to use the piece of card I used for die cutting as another band on a similar card – waste not, want not! I stuck the actual scribbles down using my little Xyron so I didn’t get glue all over the place.

For the main piece, I stamped the main flower from Stampin Up ‘Sunshine Sayings’ in the two different colours, and added some smaller flowers as fill-in from Catherine Pooler ‘Amazing Floral’ stamp set. I used all three colours at some point in the stamping.

The sentiment is from the same Catherine Pooler stamp set, in black, as I wanted a contrast to all the colours used, and I feel the flowers actually stand out more with the sentiment in black.

I think I’m getting the hang of less and less layers and embellishments, but I do like to revert back occasionally.

I will be entering the following challenges:

CAS Colours and Sketchessketch and colours

QKR Stampedeanything goes

Artistic Inspirationsanything goes with option of flowers

A bit more time to craftanything goes

Mix it up challengeanything goes with option of stamping

 

 

16 thoughts on “Sketch and colours

  1. Dorothy S's avatar

    This is an inspiring CAS card – and great use of the die cuts. Thanks for entering the Anything Goes challenge this week at QKR Stampede. Dorothy S, DT member

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  2. NanaConnie's avatar

    Great card designs and I love how you used both pieces of the die cut as background! I love seeing what you’ve entered into our “Anything Goes” challenge at QKR Stampede and love being inspired by it. :-D Good luck in the draw.
    NanaConnie DT

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  3. Patricia Hays's avatar

    Two terrific cards! The scribble die you used is a super arty way to represent the strip element of the sketch, and I love how you’ve used both the positive and negative of the cuts on both your cards! Thanks so much for making CC&S part of your crafting time!

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  4. izzyscrap's avatar

    Absolutely fabulous ! Love your design and this background die cut is awesome ! A really gorgeous take on the challenge ! Thanks for sharing and for inspiring !

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