March 16, 2014

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 211

Good morning!!  It's time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge!  Want to play along?  Here is the deal: make a card with this layout and use the InLinkz button down at the very end of this post to enter your card. The links will close on Friday at 10 PM (Mountain Time). Be sure to link directly to the blog post or gallery image which features your card. You may post a picture of the sketch on your blog, but please save the image to your computer first. Use the keyword SSSC211 if you plan to post your card in an online gallery.



Hey, lookie!  I made a card for my own challenge this week!  Hardy-har-har!!  Sorry about last week; things just kept piling up and I just couldn't find a good time to stamp.  Speaking of stamping - I didn't stamp a bit on this card today.  That seems weird to me, but I loved the way it was with all the die cuts.



I saw Color Throwdown's CTD283 and I thought it was a really interesting color combo, and since it is a masculine color palette, I kept it pretty clean.  Although I did use glitter paper...  Anyway.  Since the sentiment is front and center, I'll start there.  I cut out the swirly hello (yep, screams masculine, right?  What am I thinking?) from Happy Hellos Die-namics in gray glitter paper and then cut it out again in Sweet Tooth Card Stock so I could place the glittered sentiment right inside the white paper.  I added all the little loopy insides back into the die cut as well.  Don't lose those little pieces.  I embossed the background with the On the Diagonal Stencil and then used a Stitched Circle STAX Die-namics in Tangy Orange for the accent circle.  I bent the rules a little by adding a trio of scattered green sequins (again, super masculine) in the corners.


Well, that's it for me.  I hope you will hop around to the Sweet Sunday Stampers' blogs to see what they've created for you this week:

And you can find these fabulous items waiting for you in the MFT Boutique:


Thanks so much for stopping by!




recipe -
paper: sweet tooth (mft), steel grey (mft), tangy orange (mft), sour apple (mft), glitter paper
accessories: happy hellos die-namics (mft), stitched circle stax die-namics (mft), on the diagonal stencil (mft), lucky blend sequins (avery elle), die-namics embossing pad, foam tape


14 comments:

  1. what a fun and pretty card. no stamping on a card is ok with such lovely dies. great colors!!

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  2. Love the color combination and the sparkly hello!

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  3. Perfect card for the sketch, I hope I can play along this week.

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  4. Why am I not surprised you killed this Karen. I L*O*V*E these colors and how you used the sketch. What's your secret to your fabulous color combos??

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  5. Karen - you bring a whole new dimension to masculine - hey, they need to tap into their feminine side, don't they? Love the card, you made me smile today.

    Kathi

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  6. Oh I do love that die. I might have to place an order at MFT!!

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  7. Awesome masculine card Karen! I really like the diecut hello and embossed background.

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  8. LOVE this design...especially the embossed BG and that glittery sentiment die!

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  9. Great sketch, and I'm lovin' on that glittery 'hello'!

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  10. What a great card Karen. Love the textured panel and the die cut word. Thank you for playing along with us at The Color Throwdown.

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  11. this is so clean and crisp Karen!!!

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  12. Love your card with the inlaid diecut and the colour palette from CTD. I adore your little sprinkle of sequins as always! :)

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  13. Love your card with no stamping, Karen. MFT has so many amazing dies, sometimes you don't need to stamp.

    Thanks for the great sketch to work with. :)

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