I haven't had much stamping time this past week, and I'm falling behind on my Christmas card making so I decided to get my creative juices going by doing a sketch challenge.
I found a sketch on the Freshly Made Sketches site that was a bit of a challenge for me, as I'm not into layered pieces that much. Once I got busy with the design, my card came together pretty quickly.
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| Freshly Made Sketches challenge #552 |
Here's My Card:
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| Use your imagination and create a scene when you're working on a sketch. It will give the card more life and meaning. For this one I was imagining a couple spending time together at a winter lodge or some other family gathering place like a cabin in the woods. Their children or grandchildren are ice skating, and they are watching from a bench or wall and enjoying the family time and creating memories. |
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| I stamped the image of the family holding hands in Smokey Slate and then stamped the sentiment Family & Friends in Poppy Parade. I had a left over piece of the Poppy Parade DSP so added it to the bottom of the card layer. The Whisper White layer measures 4" x 5 1/4". |
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| The garland around the die cut is from the Window Wishes Stamp set and is stamped in Mint Macaroon and highlighted with Shady Spruce. The trees are from Trees for Sale and stamped in the same colours. The outfits on the man and woman were coloured with Stampin Blends and the Balmy Blue sky was applied with a blending brush. The beautiful little bow is a die cut from the Window Wishes Dies. I stamped and coloured the couple on a scrap of Whisper White card stock and then fussy cut the image before mounting it with dimensionals at the bottom of the die cut. The sentiment from Family & Friends was stamped with Versa Mark on a scrap of Poppy Parade cardstock and then heat embossed with White Embossing Powder. |
Materials Used:
Stamp Sets: Family & Friends and Trees for Sale, Window Wishes
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| Family & Friends - Red Cling Rubber Stamp Set |
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| Window Wishes Stamp and Die Bundle |
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| Trees for Sale |
Card Stock: Whisper White for A2 card base, 4 x 3 piece for die cut, and 4 x 5 1/4" for inside layer; Mint Macaroon 4 x 5 1/4 for mat; scrap of Poppy Parade for Bow
Designer Paper: Poppy Parade DSP, 4 x 3 piece of plaid from Sale-A-Bration Rings of Love DSP.
Blends: Smokey Slate, Mint Macaroon, Shady Spruce, Poppy Parade, So Saffron, Crumb Cake
Ink: Mint Macaroon, Shady Spruce, Versa Mark, Balmy Blue, Smokey Slate
Accessories: Stamp Cut & Emboss machine, Window wishes Dies (bow), Basic Rhinestones, Red Rhinestone, White Embossing Powder, Blending Brush and Dimensionals.
Well that's another Christmas card finished, and although it wasn't my typical card style I enjoyed doing something different. I'm looking forward to making a few more cards with the Family & Friends stamp set, and mixing it again with the Trees for Sale set.
I hope you enjoyed today's card and my interpretation of the Freshly Made Sketch #552. I'd love to hear your comments, so drop me a note and make my day! Cheers.
HAPPY STAMPING!
PENNY TOKENS STAMPIN' SPOT
Penny Hanuszak, CDN Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator
