Wednesday 30 June 2010

waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge No. 4

Wow, really on a roll now, I love these challenges & I'm trying to make myself do more of them, just to stretch me a bit and get the creative juices flowing! I've found that the more cards I make, the easier it is to make cards - weird!

Anyway, wasn't sure I was going to enter this week as I could not think of anything to do with the sketch, but then I started to have a play (really started to enjoy doing that, just playing, not sure where I'm going) with some papers I got free with a magazine (My Minds Eye, Pretty Please) and they seemed to lend themselves perfectly to creating the square background. Then I used some offcuts to make the roses (love these, got the idea from a tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers), and punched some butterflies and flowers with my Martha Stewart punches. The sentiment is from an Inkadinkado set, which I stamped on to plain white card which I cut out with my blossom nesties and then distress inked with worn lipstick - in the words of a very famous Meerkat, 'Simples!'

Well, I love it anyway & it really does make me smile to look at - lovely summery colours. Thanks for looking.

7 comments:

Mary Duffek said...

That sentiment is sooo cute! LOL!! Love all the flowers and details. Great card.

Pauline said...

Lovely combination of papers, and I love the roses, so pretty.

Julia Aston said...

I love that sentiment! and the buds, butterflies and flowers look wonderful! thanks for playing with WMS this week!

seamom said...

Nicely done! The greeting is fabulous......

Antje said...

That is true, YOU made me smile all over my face - beautiful card!

Charmaine Stack said...

Such a great card. Can't beat dots and stripes!

suzARTe said...

this card is so gorgeous. The butterflies and flowers look so pretty, love the colours as well