CTV Challenge #7

CTV Challenge #7 "Let's Get Sketchy!" March 16th, 17th & 18th

Create a card for any occasion, using the sketch below. You can use any colors you'd like, and substtute the flowers and ribbon with any embellishment you'd like. You can also turn the sketch to go any direction you'd like. We haven't done a sketch before for a challenge and Mary will be giving a set of stamps to the challenge winner, so I hope you have fun it.

Here is my Easter card:

My card is 6" by 5.5" and made from white card stock.  I used the Cricut cartridge Easter 2010 to cut the cross (both the back and front layers) at 3.5" high.  The mats are three colors, ivory pearl, silver, and lilac ribbed metallic.  The flowers, pearls and ribbon are ivory.

This stamp is from Mary's new set "Easter Blessings".  

I hope you have some fun with this sketch!  I know I did.

Thanks for stopping by,

Sue

Shape Card - Glittered Black Eyed Susan

I used my Gypsy to form the card base and cut all the mats, petals and flower center.

1. Combination of  scattered straw, fired brick, and orange marmalade stickles to paint the center of the flower; antique linen and orange marmalade stickles to paint the petals.  
2. Papers: DCWV , We Are Memory Keepers 
3. Cricut Cuts:
• Gypsy Wanderings - Card base is  2 tags (Cut 38 on tag feature) welded; Heart cuts on outside rim of topper
• Easter 2010 - Inside Doily
• Walk in My Garden - Petals

Three Elements Page Sketch - Variation 3

Here is the basic sketch:

Here is my third version.  A twist on the sketch this time.

I used Walk In My Garden for the flower pot, and Picturesque for the butterfly and flower on the pot.  I used my Nestabilities to cut the three sunflowers.  I thought I would either use the centers of these flowers are journal space or small pictures.  The three picture frames are made with George.  The base of the frames is MS card stock trimmed with sections of Bazzill "Just the Edge" cardstock strips.  Both the 1" strip of yellow dotted card stock behind the frames, and the scallop part of the daisies are also MS card stock. I used DMC memory thread for the stems and vines in the flowers and the antenna on the butterfly. The butterfly is made from papers in my stash of scraps.  I haven't added the title yet, but it will be letters going down the space between the frames and flower pots.  It will be based on which pictures I finally decide to put in the frames.  The holographic bow on the pot is from my Christmas stash.  I thought is balanced out the gems on the frames and butterfly.
Here are some closeups of the details.

Thanks for stopping by.  Let me know if you have any questions.
Sue

Three Elements Page Sketch - Variation 2

Here's the original sketch again SKETCH

 

Here's my second variation, still pretty close to the original.

This is another Easter sketch for my three grandchildren.  I used the same background paper as  the previouse page.  I switched out the square frames with egg shaped ones.  I used Easter 2010 to cut both the scalloped and plain eggs.  I ran the scalloped eggs through the Swiss Dots folder and my Cuttlebug.  I used the Easter 2010 cartridge to also cut the three rabbits.  I only cut the blackout of each.  Two are chocolate brown and one is vanilla (Recollections card stock).  My middle grandchild doesn't like chocolate. (She can't be mine??? LOL)  The bows are from Walmart. The basket is from Doodlecharms.  I didn't use the handle because I couldn't get the frames to look right.  I cut it out of plain yellow card stock (Bazzill).  I used my EK Success braid punch to add dimension to the top of the basket. I used my MS score board and made a basket weave pattern.  I then used brown chalk to highlight the score lines.  Glue dotted some silk daisies and ribbon flowers to make it more festive.  The grass is cut from Platin Schoolbook.  I welded four of the grass cuts together and made them 11.5 inches long.  I then cut two of them and layered them behind the basket and in front of the eggs.  The double zigzag is also from Plantin Schoolbook.  I used the same technique only I cut the pink one taller than the white.  Then adhered them together  for the border.
If someone wants them, I will post the gypsy screen shots here for the cuts.  The lettering for the 3 Good Eggs title is from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by.  Let me know if you have any questions.

 

Three Elements Page Sketch

I do like to use page sketches for my scrapbook layouts.  One of my favorite sources is Scrapbook ETC
I chose this layout because of the three pictures of equal size.  It is just perfect for my three grandchildren.

I used this layout to make three variations.  This post will be variation  # 1  pretty true to the sketch.  It is an Easter layout featuring the bunny from Create-A-Critter, and the Happy Easter from the 2010 Easter Cartridge.

The base of the page is a 12" by 12" sheet of light blue card stock from Recollections.  The patterned papers are from DCWV - Stack #7.    I used a loop border punch on both the top and bottom edges of the blue checked paper and placed 1.5" strips of white card stock under the edges to show the loops. The photo mats are more of the light blue card stock with white inserts. The  white zigzag is actually one of Bazzill "Just the Edge" cardstock strips..  These borders have a smooth and a dotted side.  I put the dotted side up.  I used the Cricut to cut a 3" circle from dotted paper.  The blue circle and scalloped circle were cut with my Nestabilities.  The bunny is cut at 2.5".  The base is black card stock, layer one is pink and layer 2 is white, the tummy is also pink.  Happy Easter is cut from white and shadowed with pink.  The layered rectangle and the tab at the top were cut by hand.  I used a scalloped puch to make the edges on the tag.  I used silk flowers to bring more color into the page.
Here are some close ups of the page elements:

Thanks for stopping by.  Let me know if you have any questions.
Sue