Hello there! It’s time for the first sketch challenge of the month at CAS Colours & Sketches. I think a lot of different variations can be done with the tag-like shape, and I’m looking forward to seeing what our challenge participants do with it!
I needed to make a birthday card for my brother-in-law, and the sketch fit the bill perfectly. I knew I wanted to use this image of a gift. Even though it comes from a Christmas-themed stamp set, it works fine for birthday presents, too. I stamped it onto two different designer papers, fussy cut it, and pieced it together. It’s pretty fiddly to fussy cut around the bow and each time I do it I mentally ask myself why I continue to do it, LOL, but I do like the way it turns out. I had a tall, narrow strip left over from some digital designer paper I had printed years ago. Just a little bit of trimming made it the right size for the sketch. Because it’s a repetitive text print, I didn’t think I needed to include a sentiment. It also qualifies this card for the current challenge at Inkspirational.
I had a furry, four-legged shadow while I was working on the card and photographing it. I warned him that if he didn’t back off, he’d get his picture taken, too. He didn’t seem to care. Silly kitty.
What will you do with this sketch? I hope you’ll try out something and share what you create with us! Link your work to the CAS Colours & Sketches blog by 6:00 p.m. Eastern time Monday, September 19. Thanks for stopping by today!
Supplies:Stamp: Bows and Holly (Lawn Fawn)
Cardstock: Crumb Cake (Stampin’ Up); scraps from Pyrus 6″ x 6″ paper pad (Basic Grey); Vintage Birthday digital designer paper (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento); printer ink