Hi and welcome! Our sketch hostess this week over at Freshly Made Sketches is Narelle Farrugia and she has a great sketch for us. Here's what I did with it:
I had need of a birthday card for my son, who would have been turning 24 this week. Even though he's not here anymore, I still make him a birthday card, like I did for nearly all of the 21 years he was here (I started card-making seriously when he was about 4).
Instead of circles, I had the idea to use triangles for the card and then came the challenge of choosing colours. Originally I went with various shades of gray/blues but it looked too dull, so I pulled out a new Altenew colour, Tanzanite and paired that with Enchanted Gold.
After stamping and die-cutting the triangles, I stamped the sentiment and then covered it with a scrap of paper before flicking on some Enchanted Gold ink and some blue/gold paint.
I arranged the triangles, popping some up with foam tape and then finished the card with some clear droplets.
Thanks for visiting. I hope you'll check out the wonderful cards made by the rest of the design team.
Products used:
Stamps: Triangle Pattern Builder, Art Deco (Neat & Tangled)
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Tanzanite, Enchanted Gold (Altenew)
Cardstock: White
Dies: Stitched Rectangle Stax (MFT), Triangle Pattern Builder (Neat & Tangled)
Accessories: Clear Droplets
Cheers
Karren
Happy Heavenly birthday to your darling boy, Karren! I'm betting he loves the color choices you've made for him - I sure do... and the triangles, too!
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What a superb tribute Karren. My heart goes out to you at this time. Hang it there Karren. It's a great card.
ReplyDeleteHow very fun to change the circles to triangles! Such a beautiful masculine card! You used a gorgeous color combo.
ReplyDeleteBirthdays are hard when loved ones are gone. You've honored him beautifully with this creative use of the sketch, Karren. I love the colors, triangles & splatters!
ReplyDeleteSuch a perfect masculine card in memory of your son. He is lucky to have been loved so completely in life and beyond.
ReplyDeleteI adore this! The triangles are brilliant, and the splatters really pull everything together. Sending you love as you celebrate and remember.
ReplyDeleteHe is worth celebrating for sure - a stylish way to remember him!
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