Just Add A Sketch

We have a fun sketch to play along with at the latest challenge at Just Add Ink. I dislike sketch challenges personally but push myself to do them as I've found in the past I've actually made some of my fav cards in sketch challenges. 

For this week's sketch I actually had so many ideas but thought I would do something a little bit out of the box and use a stencil to make my rectangles or in my case brushstrokes ;)

I'll also play along with Just Us Girls as they have a stencil challenge happening too.

I've used 4 pink Distress Oxide inks in the stencil starting off with the lightest.

I used warm grays on the mouse and toner greys on the paint brush.

Then all I needed was to add the wee "Picasso" of a mouse from the Love Art stamp set and a cute saying and viola done. I also added 3 other diecuts behind the mouse to give him/her some dimension.

Supply List:

Stamps: Love Art (CCC)

Inks: Spun Sugar, Saltwater Taffy, Kitsch Flamingo, Picked Raspberry, Versafine Clair Nocturne, Jet Black (LF)

Paper: Neenah Solar White, Dragonfruit (C9)

Other: Brush Stroke stencil (SSS), Master Layouts 2 (GKD), Copics, white Gelli Roll no. 8 pen, blending brush (TE)

Challenges: JAI #712, JUG#737

Well I can't wait to see what everyone creates with this fabulous sketch so hope you can join in with the fun. Thanks for popping in.
✿Karen✿

AAA Card Challenge 270: Sketch Challenge

It's time for another fun sketch challenge at AAA Cards and this week we have in my mind, a really easy sketch to play along with. I had so many ideas what to do, it was hard to choose which one. Laughing as now the sketch has gone live I can see it's supposed to be an Ombre sketch, phew it's lucky I added some gradient by looking at the sketch! 

In the end I went for let's make another Christmas card as eek it's only 5 months away now. I decided I'd use my favourite "colour" for the blend and work with greens (Cracked Pistachio and a hint of Evergreen Bough as it is Christmas time).

To create my card I masked of my A2 card top and bottom with some Masking Magic (GKD)  and then white embossed the lovely dove from Holiday Silhouettes (GKD), ink blended on the 2 inks, cleaned of the dove. I spritzed lightly with White Iridescent Shimmer Spray (HA). Removed the mask and stamped the sentiment from the same set in the Evergreen Bough distress oxide ink. How easy was this and I can obviously do in different colour blends.

Well I hope you can play along with us as this truly is the easiest sketch to work with and please do check out what the rest of the fab DT have created at AAA Cards with the same sketch.

Thanks for popping in.

✿Karen✿

Love Art - YES I DO!

Love Art is the name of a really cute stamp set from Colorado Craft Company that I received in my Creative Art Retreat with Jenn Shurkus recently. I love how we have made our own hearts by hand drawing with a wet paint brush and filling in colour with Distress Watercolor pencils, drying, and adding 2 more inner layers. Then everything splattered with matching Distress Paint. The images have been coloured in with Copics. I also added paint to the paintbrush tip the mouse is holding. Prisma glitter has been added to the outer edge of the hearts. I was lucky and found the matching die in a craft store in Australia as this is one set that you definitely need the coordinating die.

I did two versions, one with Saltwater Taffy and the other with Salvaged Patina.

This set has some really lovely "arty" sentiments but I felt that this one made the card quite versatile to use for any occasion. This was a really fun card and I'll definitely play with the techniques I learnt here again.

✿Karen✿