I know it's not often that I post when it's not a hop or Design Team day. I actually had some time to play along with another team's sketch challenge today. You might have heard of them - Freshly Made Sketches? They have the BEST clean and simple sketches and a very talented group of designers on their team.
I have a special birthday party to attend this weekend, and I needed to create a "guy card". Simple sketches are PERFECT for guy cards, because they just don't need that much!
Here is the sketch that inspired my card:
and here is my take on it:
Here's a few things I did:
Embossed background - I still wanted detail and texture in the card, but not too much. After I embossed it, I took my bone folder and burnished it down a little so it wasn't quite as "bumpy" as usual. I love the softer look it has. (I don't usually use "retired" merchandise, but this guy is a golfer so this was PERFECT for him. Plus, it is still available in my store)
Watercolor Ombre letters - Watercolor and Ombre are both still HOT looks in paper crafting. I brushed a little Mossy Meadow over some watercolor paper with my Aquapainter, concentrating the color closer towards the bottom.
The Sentiment Banner - No, that's not a wood embellishment, that's a light watercolor wash of Soft Suede ink on Watercolor paper. "birthday" is then stamped full strength with Soft Suede ink. I used my Paper Piercer to create an area where I could do some hand stitching with the Gold Thread. I love that little detail!
I hope you enjoy my take on the sketch. Who knows, maybe I'll create even more with this sketch this week.
Hope you have a great day!!!
I totally thought it was wood and was trying to figure out your stitching!! Perfect card for the sketch, Jeanna! Thanks for joining our celebration, my friend!
Posted by: Jen Timko | August 20, 2015 at 08:08 AM
love the shaded letters and that touch of gold stitching is sweet! So glad you joined us at Freshly Made Sketches to celebrate our 200th!
Posted by: linda callahan | August 20, 2015 at 10:45 AM
Such a great card Jeanna! That sentiment banner totally looks like wood! So cool! Love the background! Thank you for celebrating our 200th Sketch with us at Freshly Made Sketches!
Posted by: Jen Brum | August 21, 2015 at 06:55 PM
Wow! I saw your card at Freshly Made Sketches and came to take a closer look! This is gorgeous! I love the embossed background! A beautiful CAS card! Great job on the sketch!
Posted by: KT Fit Kitty | August 23, 2015 at 04:53 AM
Your card caught my eye over in the Freshly Made Sketches Gallery and I wanted to come visit and see more! WOW - what a simple, stunning and very lovely card!! I really enjoyed visiting your blog and I would love it if you popped over for a visit to my blog at daisiesgirl.com!! I have a giveaway going on right now!
Taunya Butler
http://daisiesgirl.com
Posted by: Taunya Butler | August 23, 2015 at 01:10 PM