Wednesday 20 April 2016

Hello Splat

Welcome to another fabulous sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.  This week our hostess is our very own Artisan, Amy O'Neill.  Check out her sketch:


I've taken all the elements of the sketch and made a very CAS card:



It's hard to see in the photo, but I've scored double lines to represent the horizontal panel on the sketch.  The die-cut sentiment is the rectangular panel and the die-cut splat is the half-circle.  I started my card by sponging various distress inks onto a scrap of cardstock, before die-cutting it with the splat die.  I also die-cut the sentiment in black cardstock, colored it with clear Wink of Stella, inked it up with Versamark and clear-embossed it several times.  I stamped the "friend" in black ink onto the card base then adhered the die-cut pieces.



Thanks for visiting.  My team-mates have some fabulous cards using this sketch, so be sure to check them out.  I'm entering this card into Virginia's friendship card Link-Up Party as well as Card Concept, where I used the colors to make a Clean and Graphic card.



Products used:

Stamps:  Fanciful Feathers (WP9)
Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black, Twisted Citron, Worn Lipstick, Picket Raspberry, Peacock Feathers Distress Inks, Versamark
Cardstock:  White, black
Dies:  Scribbles & Splats (Tim Holtz), Simply Said Hello (Avery Elle)
Accessories:  Scoreboard, Clear EP, Wink of Stella

Cheers
Karren

Edited to add:  This card got a shout out at Card Concept.

23 comments:

Linda Callahan said...

That is one cool die cut! Love the splat! Fun card!

Rosemary said...

love this fabulous clean and simple take on the sketch!!

Dawn said...

Love that splat and the contrast of the black hello ... very awesome.

Kelly S said...

I love it! That's splat perfection, so awesome that it's a die cut! Beautiful ink blending!!

Kelly S said...

I love it! That's splat perfection, so awesome that it's a die cut! Beautiful ink blending!!

Amy O said...

A splat die! That is cool! You are always a master at blending inks. I love the black sentiment die against the pretty splat. Fun card, Karren!

Aileen said...

A hello splat is cool, great card. love the colours you have used and the lines added.

Petra Swart said...

Oh, WOW, Karren this looks wonderful!!!! What a beautiful multi coloured splat and I love the scorelines!!! Such a creative take on the sketch!!!!! Love it!!!
Have a great day!!!
Hugz

Julie Gearinger said...

Love the rainbow splash with your dramatic "Hello"- a perfect Clean and Graphic card!! Thanks for playing along with us at The Card Concept :-)

AB. said...

I love the rainbow splat - SO VERY COOL!!

AB. said...

...and thanks for joining us at The Card Concept. xx

Jen Mitchell said...

Oh how I wish I could sponge colors like you do. Whenever I try to do something like this it looks like a big mess! And in a not-so-strange twist, I JUST bought that same Tim Holtz Scribbles & Splats die so I hope I can do it justice like you! Fantastic take on the sketch too! :)

Lilian said...

Fun CAS card! Love that splatter!
Thank you for joining us at The Card Concept!
Lilian
The Leaf Studio

SonjaK said...

Wow, I looooove this colorful CAS card! At first I thought you'd sponged the splat through a stencil. Didn't know such dies were around. ;o) Have a great weekend, Karren!

Darnell said...

Sooooooooooo incredible, Karren! I must get that die and this is now pinned as one of my Top Ten Cards of 2016!! Enjoy your day!! Hugs, Darnell

Jen Brum said...

Oh, this is just too fun! I love that splotch! The colours are gorgeous! Love the bold sentiment! You're so creative!

Karen Davis said...

Hi Karren, thanks so much for dropping by. It's been a while :). My gosh!! You are doing so well as part of design teams, your cards are amazing, they all have that wonderful Karren flair. This one is just a perfect interpretation of the theme, a winner I am sure.

Barb Ghig said...

I really love this card, Karren! I love how you inked the splat and how you added sparkle and shine to the sentiment! Very cool design, and fabulous take on both challenges!

Jen Timko said...

Totally love that colorful splat!! What a great card!!

Narelle Farrugia said...

That splat is fabulous! Gorgeous colours and perfect take on the sketch! LOVE it!

Michele K. Henderson said...

Hello to bright color! I LOVE this! Thanks for joining us over at The Card Concept!
Take care!
Michele

Kerin said...

I love your rainbow splat! Fabulous card. Thanks for joining us this week at The Card Concept :)

Robyn Oliver said...

Great card Karren, bright and cheerful CAS