HELLOOOOO Friday!

Morning readers, 

I've a make to share with you today ....... sometimes I simply forget how much I love a sketch, right up until I see one that resonates with me, like this one did!

My C6 card

Materials used:

• White, 250gsm, C6/A2 card and matching envelope
• Card in white and deep aubergine
• Snippets of leftover card in both colours, for my sentiment panel
• Masking off my stencil area using low tack tape, I applied a light "edge" using Ranger Archival majestic violet ink before overlaying my Memory Box "sun ray" stencil (88505) and applying further colour
• Masking off my secondary stencil area, I applied a light "edge" using Ranger Archival vibrant fuchsia ink before overlaying my Memory Box "zippy dots" stencil (88568) and applying further colour
• I stamped my TCP sentiment (from S.5845.CL - in my collection since 2010) on to a white snippet, using Versafine Clair purple delight ink
• Once my sentiment was fully dry, I cut in to a rectangle and matted on a snippet of the deep aubergine and then adhered to my card front using dimensional foam tape

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Retro Rubber - challenge No. 180 - SKETCH CHALLENGE (MUST use stamps older than one year) - see below
2. HLS - April STENCIL challenge - ANYTHING GOES with stencils
3. TTCRD - April 12th challenge - ANYTHING GOES
4. Dream Valley - challenge No. 267 - ANYTHING GOES
5. Creative Knockouts - challenge No. 448 - ANYTHING GOES

 

And now for an Artist Trading card, little pieces of artwork measuring just 3½" x 2½", I can't help myself, I love the scale of them! And I LOVED that I had what I thought was the perfect new sentiment ... well, wouldn't tightrope walking be exciting???

My ATC

My Inky and mica "smooshed" panel

And a closer view of the "retiform" background
to my image panel - looks a bit like a spotlight ... IMHO!

Materials used:

• ATC blank
• Snippet of leftover white card
• Snippet of a masterboard of inked and mica sprayed piece of card
• Using another snippet of card as my "straight edge" I used a makeup brush to apply Distress Oxide in black soot "retiform" style to my white card snippet
• My Minds Eye image (from Lost and Found "HAPPY") stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• On a further snippet of white card I stamped the Aall & Create sentiment (from recently acquired set #630 - NBUS) using Versafine Clair nocturne ink, which I then cut out "banner" style
• Sharpies in black and pink, to edge panels
• Dimensional foam pads to attach the sentiment to my ATC

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. NBUS - challenge No. 37 - USE NBUS
2. Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - challenge No. 207 - ATC's
3. Penny's Paper Crafty - challenge No. 519 - ANYTHING GOES
4. Pammie's Inky Pinkies - challenge No. 2215 - ANYTHING GOES
5. Crafting Happiness - challenge No. 122 - ANYTHING GOES

As a bit of a Whitesnake fan ... as soon as I saw this I just knew this was going to be my Happy Easter graphic - have a good one peeps, not too many Easter eggs mind you!!