Wednesday, 1 July 2015

Color Blocking

It's time for the wonderful Freshly Made Sketch Challenge to unveil the latest sketch!  This week it's the talented Rita's turn and she has designed a fun sketch that screamed "color blocking" to me.

My card was inspired by a dress I saw worn by the blonde girl on Dog with a Blog - a show my son watches and I abhor, but it was playing in the same room and I couldn't avoid it!


I started with the Comic Strip Cover Plate and black cardstock then cut it down and flipped it over to suit the sketch.  I used Island Blue, Green Apple and Audrey Blue cardstock to fill the gaps.

I die-cut the Hugs word and stacked it four deep, using three white layers and one black layer.

A few black enamel dots and my stamp-free card was done.


Thanks for visiting!  Check out how the rest of the design team have used this sketch.

Products used:

Cardstock:  White, black, Island Blue, Audrey Blue, Green Apple
Accessories:  Big Hugs die, Comic Strip Cover Plate (PTI)

Cheers
Karren
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15 comments:

  1. Hannelie1 July 2015 at 22:23

    Oh Karren this is so what I love ! You did a fabulous job creating a card with this sketch!
    Everything just work here. CAS perfection :)

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  2. Lee Ann Barrett2 July 2015 at 00:36

    Holy cow! This is soooo fantastic! Love every single bit of this, Karren!

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  3. Linda Callahan2 July 2015 at 01:15

    I love this bold graphic design! The hugs is a great die cut! And the colors are fabulous......must have been a great dress!

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  4. Jen Mitchell2 July 2015 at 11:38

    I've got to say that I watched the first two episodes of that show and never watched it again. I'm surprised you can see it in NZ. Unless you've got the original version and we've got a bad imitation of it! And you're right this sketch is perfect for your color blocking. The colors go together so well and I love that big ol' die cut sentiment!

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  5. Joan Ervin3 July 2015 at 05:55

    I just love your take on the sketch...what an awesome CAS design!!!!

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  6. foleysfriend3 July 2015 at 10:41

    I love your card! It's perfect. Now, trying to figure how I'm going to put my "spin" on this when I don't have the comic strip cover plate!

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  7. LeAnne3 July 2015 at 13:05

    Awesome! I would feel very hugged if I got this card in the mail!

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  8. My Card Attic: Hazel5 July 2015 at 01:32

    LOVE the graphic look of this colour blocking Karren! Thanks for the inspiration at FMS! Have a lovely weekend! Hazel xx

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  9. Rita W5 July 2015 at 01:37

    Bold and fabulous! I love this, Karren!

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  10. Marika 5 July 2015 at 08:53

    Wow!! So striking and love how you were inspired! I actually had time to play along this week, your sketch saved my card.

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  11. Jen Timko6 July 2015 at 09:27

    *Smacking head with hand* Why didn't I think of color blocking??!!! This is FAB-U-LOUS!

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  12. Jen Brum6 July 2015 at 13:22

    Such a great card Karren! I love those bold blocks of colour! So fabulous! It all stands out so nicely against the white! I abhor Dog with a Blog and thankfully my kids are young enough that I can still tell them they can't watch it!!!

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  13. Mona Pendleton6 July 2015 at 20:09

    Simply wonderful Karren! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  14. Cindy Hall7 July 2015 at 02:11

    I love how you used the color blocking for this sketch! It's so clean and fresh, and the colors from that inspired you look perfect on this card! I all looks fabulous with the bold black.

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  15. Kim S11 July 2015 at 00:38

    Fabulous color blocking - absolutely eye-catching!

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