Thanks a Latte

Hi and welcome to another fabulous sketch challenge at SugarPea Designs.  This week, our sketch has a lot of open space allowing you to give free rein to your creativity and imagination.

I decided to use the big open space for a fun background panel and came up with this card.

I took a sheet of watercolor paper and started by covering it with Frayed Burlap Distress Paint, then Gathered Twigs Distress Stain - not covering the whole panel with either color.  I flicked on some water and dried it with my heat tool.

I then used some Picket Fence Distress Paint and the Cargo stencil to stencil some letters down the left hand side.  After that was dry, I took the Shatter stencil and some Frayed Burlap distress ink and lastly the Splatter stencil with some Ground Espresso distress ink.  After cutting the panel to size, I rounded one corner and adhered it to another panel that I'd sponged Ground Espresso ink onto.  The card base is Neenah Desert Storm and I flicked some Ground Espresso onto that with a paintbrush.

The Copic-colored coffee cup comes from the fabulous new Caffeine Addict stamp set and Coffee to go Cup dies.  The sentiment comes from Espresso Yourself.  I used some sponged Ground Espresso cardstock for the die-cut "latte" as well as the coffee beans.

Thanks for visiting.

• Create a new card or project using the sketch provided.

• SugarPea Designs stamps are NOT required to play along or to win but would be appreciated 

• You may rotate/flip the sketch & replace shapes – so long as the original sketch layout is recognizable.

• Upload to your blog or other Online Gallery using Keyword: SPDSS41 so that we may check out your beautiful work.

• Add your name and link to your project in the InLinkz on the SugarPea Designs blog.

• One randomly selected winner will receive a $25 Gift Certificate to the SugarPea Designs store. However, if the winning entry features a SugarPea Designs stamp we will increase the prize to $75!

• We will announce our Main Winner at the end of each month.

• The more times you play along during the month, the better chance you have of winning!

Be sure to visit the rest of the design team - they have some wonderful inspiration for you:

Brandi Hall 
Claire Broadwater

Deanne Kay
Jeanne Jachna
Karren Johnson

Kerin Sylvester
Laura Jane

Lee Ann Barrett

Lesley Croghan

Mackie Robertson

Products used:

Stamps:  Caffeine Addict, Espresso Yourself (SugarPea Designs)

Ink:  Versamark, Memento Tuxedo Black, Vintage Photo, Ground Espresso, Frayed Burlap, Fathered Twigs Distress Stain, Frayed Burlap Distress Paint, Picket Fence Distress Paint

Cardstock:  Neenah Desert Storm, White, X-Press It, watercolor

Dies:  Coffee to Go Cup, Coffee Words

Accessories:  Splatter Stencil, Shatter Stencil, Cargo Stencil (Tim Holtz), Copic Markers

Cheers

Karren