TSG52: Sketch By Mercy

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Good Morning!

As promised, I'm back with a card today! This was a card I started on Sunday afternoon and finished late last night. I think my mojo got swept out with the tide while we were in Maine because normally it does not take that long for me to finish a card! And while I'm not completely happy with it, I think I salvaged it enough to show you today....I hope! lol

This week's There She Goes Challenge is a sketch by the Queen-of-all-Sketches-Trendsetter, Mercy Kerin. You can check out the sketch on the TSG blog if you'd like to play along.

I wanted to create a very summery feel to this card so I chose papers from Cosmo Cricket's Material Girl collection and one of the beautiful images from designer, Chris Dark's, second floral set for TSG, called What's Up Buttercup? And instead of a square card, like in Mercy's sketch, I reduced the portions to a standard A2 size. Because I like to matt every layer, I came a little undone with the deckled oval - how do you matt that shape?! I can snip around just about every other nestie, but this one had me stumped! So I ended up matting it onto a plain oval nestie shape, then a scalloped oval shape again. I didn't know what else to do! I'd love to hear, or see, what you do to matt this shape!

So if this sketch seems like something you'd like to play with, then leave a link to it in the Mr. Linky at the bottom of the TSG post for this challenge and next week, Jess will randomly select a winner who'll receive a $5 gift certificate to the TSG store!

By the way, did you like the new release blog hops last week?? Did ya see any cards you'd love to keep for your own?? Well, leave a comment at the bottom of the WIR post and you could be selected to choose your very own card from one of the design team! There's over 35 cards to chose from!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Supplies

Stamps: There She Goes 'What's Up Buttercup?'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', Old Olive, Crushed Curry, More Mustard, Certain Celery

Papers: Strathmore Bristol Vellum, Bazzil Basics, PP - Cosmo Cricket's 'Material Girl Collection'

Access: Ribbon, Spellbinders Tags Deckled Edge Oval Classic, Classic Oval and Scalloped Oval Nestibilties, Martha Stewart Edge and Tag Punch, EK Success Corner Punch, Sponges, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - Pearl, Dimensionals