Thursday, 6 February 2025

Anenome

 Hi!  Today's sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches was designed by Jacquie Southas and I have to admit I played "Stretch the Sketch" a tad to come up with my card.


I had had this embossing folder for quite some time (at least a year I think) and had never used it.  Then I saw there were co-ordinating stencils, so bought them and when they arrived, I wanted to use them both straight away (go figure!)  I thought that the curves and the leaves at the bottom of the image sort of looked a bit like the sketch so decided to go for it.  I stenciled and embossed the image and then die-cut with the co-ordinating die.  I then partially die-cut the bottom of the die from some white cardstock and dry-embossed that with the Burlap EF before adhering behind the florals.  This makes the image stand out a bit more.


The card base was a panel of Eiffel Tower which was also embossed with the same Burlap folder.  I adhered the image with foam tape and added a pre-foiled sentiment.
Thanks for visiting!  The design team have stuck to the sketch way better than me this week so please head over and check them out.


Products used:

Ink:  Pastel Sunrise, Canyon Clay, Misty Moor, Marshland, Moon Rock (Altenew)
Cardstock:  White, Eiffel Tower (MFT)
Dies:  Fancy Sentiment Strips BetterPress & die (Spellbeinders)
Accessories:  Japanese Anenome Embossing Folder, Die and Stencils (Lisa Horton), Burlap Embossing Folder (Honey Bee Stamps)

Cheers
Karren


10 comments:

  1. Karren, as one who often 'stretches the sketch' I love seeing how you've stretched it today! Only one question remains... where do you find this Eiffel Tower card stock?? You KNOW I've never met a grey that I didn't have to have! wink.
    =]

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  2. Beautiful! I think it fits the sketch perfectly!

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  3. A gorgeous card, whichever way you look at it. x

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  4. You have created one stunning card here! I am loving those blooms soooooo much!

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  5. This is gorgeous - fabulous texture and beautiful blooms!

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  6. Love the way you stretched the sketch, Karren! Beautiful design.

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  7. So pretty Karren. And yes I can see the sketch in your design. Perfect!

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  8. It's absolutely beautiful! Those flowers are so graceful and I CAN see the sketch in the leaves hanging down!

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  9. As a frequent flyer in Stretch the Sketch, I love your take on this. That stencil/embossing combo is really fabulous!

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  10. This is such a fantastic take on the sketch! I love those flowers! They're gorgeous! Love the textured black paper too! So pretty!

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