Friday, May 4, 2018

GSF Blog Hop 21 Sketch Challenge

It's time for another Global Stamping Friends (aka GSF) Blog Hop and this month is a Sketch Challenge. Sketches are a wonderful way to help you with your card designs by providing you with a basic layout to follow. You have the choice to follow it exactly or to vary some or all of the elements in the sketch. I chose to create the sketch as it appears for my card design.

For my card design, I chose to use Powder Pink cardstock for my card base and I added a layer of Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper (Retiring item #144131) Powder Pink to coordinate. I love the soft floral pattern and I thought it would make a pretty background for my card design. Next I die cut a circle from Thick Whisper White cardstock using the Layering Circles framelits dies. I stamped one of the images from the Pretty Kitty stamp set with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored the image with Stampin' Blends Markers. To add a little shimmer, I went over the image with Clear Wink of Stella.

I cut two pieces of Powder Pink Finely Woven Ribbon (Retiring item #144134) to the lower section of the card, spacing them evenly apart and attaching them to the layer of Designer Series Paper with Snail Adhesive. I then attached this layer to the card base, also using Snail Adhesive. To finish off the card, I attached the circle with Stampin' Dimensionals over both ribbons and added Basic Rhinestones in a variety of sizes to embellish the card front. I decided not to add a sentiment to this card design, so that it can be used for a variety of occasions

The images in the Pretty Kitty stamp set are so much fun to color and you can use a variety of methods to color them. This set also has a wonderful variety of sentiments to suit a variety of occasions. 
The Fresh Floral Designer Series Paper pack is retiring and I will be sad to see it go. This pack contains a wonderful variety of patterns in the 2017-2019 In Colors and is very useful in creating beautiful cards quickly and simply. I love that Stampin' Up! provides a variety of products that coordinate to take all the stress out creating projects. 
I hope that you have enjoyed my card design today and I hope that you will try using a sketch in the future to help you create your card designs. It is kind of like having a blueprint to get you started without having to sacrifice your creativity. Retiring products are available until May 31st, 2018 or while supplies last, but I would advise you not to wait to avoid disappointment.

Now it is time to visit Anastasia's blog and see what she has created with this month's sketch. Just click the Next button below to visit her blog or use the Blog Hope Roll Call List if you get lost along the way. I hope you enjoy your journey along our blog hop today.

Anastasia Radloff
Blog Hop 21 Roll Call



Until Next Time.
Happy Stampin',

Tricia Butts
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14 comments:

  1. Wonderful Coloring! I tend to forget how pretty the Fresh Floral DSP can be. Thank you for reminding me.

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    1. Thanks Jan. I will miss this designer series paper. It has been a favorite of mine. :)

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  2. Love Fresh Florals too, will be sad when it retires...I must use my Pretty kitty stamp set more often than I do.
    Cheers Shaz

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    1. Thanks Sharon. The Pretty Kitty stamp set is so cute and so much fun to create with. :)

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  3. Love this card! It's so sweet and great use of the stamp set. Thank you for taking part.

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    1. Thank you. I think sweet and cute are the perfect words to describe this card. It just makes me happy when I see it. :)

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  4. This is such a cute card (I love cats!!)!
    Thanks so much for using "my" sketch and hopping with us :-)

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    1. Thanks Angelique. I just loved creating this card from your sketch. You did a wonderful job and it really inspired me. :)

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  5. Sweeeeeeet little cat! Beautiful coloring. Hugs, Anja

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    1. Thanks Anja. I just love coloring with the Stampin' Blends and these cute little kitty images are perfect for coloring. :)

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  6. This is such a cute card Tricia. Your colouring is fantastic. TFS

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    1. Thanks Vicky. I love cats and this stamp set is perfect for coloring. So happy you like it. :)

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  7. This is so stinkin adorable!

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    1. Thanks Anita. I don't often make cute cards but I had so much fun creating this one that I think I will be doing it more often. :)

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