It's Tuesday and time for a new challenge over at CAS Colours & Sketches. This week's challenge is a sketch challenge and Suzy has asked that we add a vertical column of 5 elements with a sentiment tucked in towards the bottom of the column:
Feel free to flip or rotate the sketch when making your card.
For my card today I decided to feature a quintet of feathered friends, all wrapped up for winter - take a look:
Here's the low-down on today's card:
These sweet little birds all feature on one of the patterns in the Creative Celebrations specialty designer series paper pack (see the photo at the bottom of today's post to see which one). I punched out 5 of them with a (retired) circle punch leaving a narrow plaid border, fussy cutting the ends of their tails so that they overhung the circles. How cute are they?
I matted my panel with a piece of the plaid from the same pack, to tie in with the trim, added a sentiment from the retired stamp set 'Endless Wishes' which was the perfect size for the gap, and finished off with a trio of Hydrangea Hue enamel dots. The plaid pattern is busy so needs to be used sparingly on a CAS card, but I think it makes a nice border here. I took a slight liberty with the sketch, staggering my column of birds slightly to fit them in, but I think it worked, especially as they look in alternate directions and the sketch is still clearly visible and it is, after all, open to creative interpretation. Another Christmas card for the pile!
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.
As a reminder, for our colour challenges, you must use all of the stated challenge colours. You may also use neutral colours; however, the challenge colours should be the most noticeable ones featured on your card. We use Stampin' Up! color names for reference, but you are welcome to use any other companies' products as long as you match the challenge colours as closely as possible.
Enjoy your day and I'll be back tomorrow with another project. Until then, happy stampin'!
Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:
