Today it's Sunday and time for this week's new challenge over at The Paper Players! It's the turn of the fabulous Stef to host this week and she has my favourite, a sketch challenge, for us to work with:
I was tempted to go down the designer paper route with this sketch, but in the end decided upon some stencilling and another entry over at Just Us Girls and a final farewell to all 5 of the 2024-26 In Colours for my entry to the current challenge over at Colour Inkspiration. - take a look:
Here's the low-down on today's card:
2024-26 In Colo(u)rs - Now I could have chosen my favourite of this set of in-colours for my Colour Inkspiration entry (hands down it would have been Pretty In Pink and Friday's card was most definitely my homage to that), but instead I decided to create a card using all 5 colours. This doesn't always work with all 5 in colours, and options are often limited if there is no green (as in the 2025-27 set), however this collection works quite well together. If you haven't stocked up on inks, refills and cardstock by now this is your final reminder - some such as Petunia Pop are already discontinued here in the UK and they will all be gone for good by the end of this month!
Cheerful Flowers - My Kristina Werner Cheerful Flowers stencils by Concord & 9th were just what I needed for the main panel of my card, as they allowed me to use all 5 colours across the layers. I love the bold pattern of these stencils. I used a piece of Shy Shamrock for my border but decided to try something a little different for this card. I aligned the stencil to my stamped image, then used it with my embossing mat to emboss a continuation of the pattern onto the cardstock for some added visual interest:
It's quite difficult to see on the photographs, but it looks lovely in real life and I'm really please with how it came out.
Final Touches - A stacked sentiment from the Big Type Greetings dies, also my Christina Werner and Concord & 9th, along with a trio of matte enamel dots complete my card.
What will you create with this week's sketch? There really are so many possibilities!
Here is the visual summary of the key products used on today's project for you to pin for easy reference:
You can see all of my Product and 'How To' summaries on my 'How To - Tips and Techniques' Pinterest board in case you've missed any.
Before you reach for your ink and papers, check out what our amazing team has created to inspire you this week:
The Paper Players Design Team
Anne Marie Hile - on leave
Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:
1. Create a new paper project
2. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us and provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge submission.
3. Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL.
4. Have FUN!
Enjoy your day; I am spending the morning in Milton Keynes for this month's Aqua Paddle with the hubby and his paddlers. Despite the lovely sunny weather of the last few days, I'm still not ready to venture out onto the water yet so am once again going to be the official event photographer. At least this month the paddlers shouldn't need their bobble hats like last month! Then I'm home to a late lunch and aiming to enjoy the rest of the day's sunshine. I'll be back tomorrow with another project. Until then, happy stampin'!
Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:
