Thursday 7 January 2016

Floral Birthday

Hi and welcome back to a brand new year with Freshly Made Sketches!  This week our hostess is the very talented Kim Singdahlsen and here is her sketch:

Now, I have to admit, when I first saw the sketch my mind went blank.  I pondered it for days before finally coming up with a card that uses the sketch flipped and, let's say, turned inside out :)




I sponged some yellow distress inks onto my card base and then die-cut another panel using a Stitched Basic Edge die.  After stamping the sentiment from Adorable Elephants on the top panel, I adhered it to the base with foam tape.

I then stamped some flowers using Altenew's Painted Flowers and Altenew inks before fussy-cutting them out.  I positioned those to break the horizontal panel as per the sketch.  I finished off the card with some rainstones.



I'm entering this card into Seize the Birthday who have an Anything Goes theme this time.

Thanks for visiting.  The rest of the design team have recharged their batteries and produced some fabulous examples using the sketch, so please check them out.


Products used:

Stamps:  Painted Flowers (Altenew), Adorable Elephants (MFT)
Ink:  Buttercream, Warm Sunshine, Frayed Leaf, Forest Glades, Jet Black (Altenew), Scattered Straw, Fossilized Amber, Wild Honey distress inks
Cardstock:  White
Dies:  Stitched Basic Edges (MFT)
Accessories:  Rainstones (PTI)

Cheers
Karren

18 comments:

Rita W said...

You are so bad for my effort to not buy stuff!!! This card is amazingly awesome beautiful. Wow. I don't know if I could stamp those flowers, but I'm adding that set to my wishlist!

Linda Callahan said...

Some things are just better upside down! Love the flipped sketch.....this is a beauty!

Gibmiss said...

Hi Karen
Fabulous card.... Love the flowers and the colours
Hugs Sylvie xx

Claire said...

Love how you've used the sketch Karren! And you've used one of my favourite sets too!

Rosemary said...

absolutely gorgeous... love your interpretation of the sketch!!

Stampingcountry said...

What a beautiful card! I especially like the rainstones.

Cindy Hall said...

Wow, Karren! What an amazing way to use the sketch! I love how you sloped the panels and how they are cutouts instead of layers on top. Gorgeous! And thanks for more enabling... I have to have those rainstones!

Marika said...

Beautiful!

Colleen said...

OMG, Gorgeous! Love this so much!! Your flowers are so pretty and I love the yellow layer you sponged on! Perfect divided card!!

Jen Brum said...

Beautiful card Karren! I love those flowers! They are gorgeous and so vibrant! I love your recessed chevron banner! This card is just so cheery! I love it!

Jen Mitchell said...

Flipped and turned inside out look pretty good to me! I love your interpretation of the sketch and, of course, your flowers are gorgeous!

Kim S said...

LOVE your creative take on this sketch. The angles leading to those sweet flowers is a wonderful look.

Amy O said...

All of that white and yellow is so fresh and cheery. And those flowers are beautiful! Love your take on the sketch, Karren!

Jen Timko said...

Genius!! Love the pop of color from beneath and those flower are swoon worthy!!

Cindy Lovell said...

I love how you've used the Sketch Karren!! So beautiful! Love the beautiful colors,and pretty flowers!!

Deepti said...

Beauty! Love the gradient on that strip :)

Glenda J said...

Gorgeous interpretation of the sketch! Beautiful CAS design. Thanks for playing along with Seize the Birthday.

Michelle said...

Wow! Love the sponging behind the stitched edges and gorgeous flowers. The raindrops are a fun addition, too!