Today I'm sharing my third card as the guest designer over at the My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge for the month of May! I always love to join the wonderful gang over at MFT! CLICK HERE to go to the sketch challenge page. So...what is the Wednesday Sketch Challenge? Each week MFT shows us a new layout to jump start our creativity. This week is challenge #334. You can create cards, scrapbook layouts, home decor, treat containers, mixed media, etc. using this week's sketch! Be sure to link your project at the MFT blog for a chance to win a My Favorite Things Gift Voucher worth $50.00!! I hope you will make a card and join the fun with me this week...and the rest of the month! This month has five Wednesdays, so I still get to do one more! So excited to be part of things this month. I'll be sad when it's over!
Today I'm featuring the adorable newest addition to the Pure Innocence line of stamps from MFT - Beach Day! She's a little cutie in her bikini ready for a lovely day by the sea. I gave her a fab palm tree for shade, and a fun cloud background! She is colored with Copic Markers.
And here's the sketch for this week! Often, when I am having a hard time coming up with a card idea, I will look up the MFT sketches and see if something strikes my fancy. It almost always does help start my creativity flowing! Just pick a sketch, and pick out a favorite stamp set - and create!! Also, another trick? Turn the sketch sideways for a different layout! Shake it up a bit to make it yours! In this case for this week I used a wave border die for the bottom part of the sketch! Be inspired and have fun creating!
I started with a crisp white A2 card base and created my main layer using white and deep aqua paper. This was my foundation. Before attaching that part of the card to the base, I stamped my sentiment in rich black. So cute - that sentiment! This new palm tree die is part of a really cool set that has a beach, this tree, shells, and a sunshine!! You need this!! LOL. I made my palm tree trunk from kraft paper and edged it with a bit of Distress Ink. The leaves are two different colors of green cardstock, also edged with Distress Ink. I added Doodlebug Sprinkles for coconuts! EEK.
The cloud background was created with the new MFT Cloud Stencil, which is awesome! I made the clouds a bit darker shade of blue - using Broken China Distress Ink. Love this look. I colored the girl image using bright and bold Copic Marker colors. I really wanted this card to be tropical!
What a fun project this was to make! And it's perfect as we head into Summer and Memorial Day Weekend! I say - let's jump in the pool and soak up some rays! Have a wonderful day my friends. See you soon! XOXO
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What a doll baby she is. I do think I need this set with the Palm tree. Lots of relatives stay in Florida during our winter season. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Anne Sturgeon | 05/25/2017 at 04:03 PM
Fabulous colouring on your "beachy" scene!
Posted by: Susi | 05/25/2017 at 12:33 PM
Darling card! Your coloring is so cute I will try to step up my own cards.
Posted by: Rosa M. Vasquez | 05/25/2017 at 08:26 AM
SO Super sweet and CUTE!!!
LOVE it!!
Posted by: Holly Saveur | 05/25/2017 at 01:56 AM
Super cute!!!
Posted by: Maria | 05/24/2017 at 06:38 PM
THIS is soooo CUTE!
Posted by: ~amy~ | 05/24/2017 at 05:38 AM