I was all set to use this sketch for a Christmas card to add to my stash, and I did make a card. In fact, I made two but as I went to create my blog post I realized I forgot a very important part of the sketch - the vertical piece under the focal image. Oops! But that's okay, now I have 2 more holiday cards completed!
So back to square one and I shifted to spring because I was inspired by the challenge at Seize the Birthday, where the topping is to use primarily green on your card.
And here's what I came up with...
I chose to use the Simon Says Stamp Rustic Layering Flower and thought a pop of yellow on my otherwise green card would look nice. I used Copic and Olo markers to color it.
For the horizontal bar, I wanted scallops but don't have any edger dies like that. However, I remembered I had a slimline die set with a die that would work perfectly. Happy dance!
To go along with the scallop design, I used one of the scallop layers from the SSS Layered Scallop Tags dies and die cut it from white. I did some partial die cutting so the length could be extended and I added a green hole tab at the top.
The scallop strip was added to the panel that had been embossed by the Spellbinders Tiny Dots folder, then mounted the tag with foam tape and adhered the flower. I found the sentiment in with the MFT Stylish Sentiments stamp set and it was already stamped and die cut with the Altenew Featured Sentiment die, which was a happy discovery.
The last element was the twine bow. I put a foam square underneath the green hole tab, then secured the bow onto the foam square through the hole.
All in all, I'm pleased with how this turned out after having to pivot and make a new card lol!
So how are you inspired to use this sketch? For more ideas, please head over to the challenge blog to see all the fabulous cards by my wonderful teammates. The challenge will remain open until Friday, March 27th at 3pm EDT. I hope you'll have a chance to join us!
11 comments:
Stef, this beauty shouts SPRING! I love the bright green Swiss Dots embossed background. That is a fav of mine. The scalloped edges make your card so feminine, too! This pretty layered flower is fantastic and the rustic twine bow is the perfect finishing touch! Thank you for making my sketch shine! Have a great week, My Friend!
What a sweet card and layout along with the color choices makes for a gorgeous summery look.
This flower tag is STUNNING! It makes me want to search through my stash and make a flower just like it! The coloring is so wonderful and I love the diecut tag and the embossed background. Just a perfect spring creation!
You had me with that sweet dotted swiss background! The flower is amazing too. This is just as pretty as it can be!
What a happy card, Stef! These colors are so cheery. I love the texture. The gorgeous die cut flower is a showstopper! Have a wonderful week!
Beautiful card Stef. Love the pop of yellow on your green card with that pretty layered flower. The tag is perfect also. Thanks for sharing with us at Seize the Birthday.
Absolutely gorgeous! I love the pop of yellow with the green card base, but then again my college colors are green and gold so I might be biased :) I love the dimension on the flower and the bit of rustic texture from the twine. Great take on the sketch. Have a wonderful week!
The dotty green background and the dark green band are a fabulous foundation for the lovely tag. Honestly, that flower leaps off the page - I'll bet it even has a fragrance!! The darker colour in the centre really makes it shine. Sweet sentiment - great size and font and I wouldn't mind having it in my stash for sure. Super card, Stef. :-)
The layering of that die cut flower is a wow in itself Stef and paired with that fabulous embossed green background this card just screams spring - I love it!
Gorgeous card featuring that beautiful yellow flower. Amazing design Stef! xx
Gorgeous!!!
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