A Magical Unicorn For CCS581

by Joanne James17. March 2026 11:00

It's Tuesday and time for a new challenge over at CAS Colours & Sketches. This week's challenge is a sketch challenge and I have a cutaway rectangle with a focal point in the space and an overlaid sentiment:

 

Feel free to flip or rotate the sketch when making your card.

For my card today I wanted to use up one of the unicorns I fussy cut from the retired Myths & Magic designer series paper that I had leftover from my Paper Players card a couple of weeks ago - it was just the right size for my focal image:

 

Here's the low-down on today's card:

I embossed my panel of Melon Mambo cardstock with the Soft Waves embossing folder for a sense of movement and added some clear Wink of Stella for a subtle unicorn trail. Check out that sparkly unicorn:

 

I added a sentiment from the 'Terrific Toadstools' stamp set and a few clear rhinestones to complete my card.

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 'How To' summaries on my 'How To - Tips and Techniques' Pinterest board in case you've missed any. 

Enjoy your day and I'll be back tomorrow with another project. Until then, happy stampin'!

 

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LeAnne Pugliese
LeAnne PuglieseUnited States
3/17/2026 2:54:35 PM #

What a fun sketch! I love it! Your little unicorn is quite cute and he fits right in that little "pocket"!

Nancy Elrick
Nancy ElrickCanada
3/17/2026 6:34:09 PM #

This is adorable and so fun!  I love it!

Jan Clothier
Jan ClothierNew Zealand
3/19/2026 3:01:01 AM #

This is such a great sketch! I see you managed to add some Melon Mambo - and it looks perfect - but really this would work with any colourway. I hope I get some time to play along with this one. Also, great choice of embossing folder as it creates movement but doesn't take over. Love this one!

Christy Stanford
Christy StanfordUnited States
3/21/2026 3:26:12 PM #

A fun sketch, Joanne, and I am looking forward to trying it out this week.  And you're really making me want to dig out that DSP as I still have a lot of it.  Love your sparkly unicorn and it's a great fit with the magical greeting from Terrific Toadstools!

Amanda Mertz
Amanda MertzUnited States
3/23/2026 7:43:36 PM #

Such a fun card Joanne!!  Love the shimmery unicorn and such a great way to highlight the smaller image!  Thanks for giving us a great sketch!  

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