Sweet Sunday Sketch 218 {sending sunshine}

 Hello and happy Sunday. I colored up the sweet Sunflower Sweetheart by MFT for my card with the Sweet Sunday Sketch crew. I used some bigger panels so I could use the full girl image. I do love those smaller tilted panel that the sketch calls for. I just might have to make another card this week. 

In the background, you'll see I had added some detail with the chicken wire cover plate. 

I stamped the girl in black Archival ink and colored her with my Distress markers. I am signed up for  the online Watercolor class and can't wait to learn a few new tricks and practice my watercoloring.  I stamped the sentiment along the side in Chocolate ink. 

I used my Fishtail stax Die-namics for the flags and topped them with another gorgeous Gerbera Daisy. 

Here is this week's sketch. 

Stop by Karen's Blog for all three challenge details. 

Come Play along: simply make a card with this layout and use the InLinkz button down at the very end of Karen's post to enter your card. The links will close on Friday at 10 PM (Mountain Time). Be sure to link directly to the blog post or gallery image which features your card. You may post a picture of the sketch on your blog, but please save the image to your computer first. Use the keyword SSSC218 if you plan to post your card in an online gallery.

 Don't forget to see what the Sweet Sunday Sketch team has done this week.

• Barbara Anders
• Dana White 
• Jackie Pedro 
• Jenny Peterson 
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Motz 
• Lisa Henke
• Lori Tecler
• Lynn Put 
• Sarah-Jane Kalé
• Tracy Clemente
• Vicki Burdick 

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you have a fabulous Sunday and a great start to your week.  

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Curtain Call- Thank you Sunflowers

I am really diggin' this go round with the Curtain Call Challenge blog. The inspiration piece is  a gorgeous table setting of sunflowers and natural colors (see below). I was really drawn to the greens in the photo. I paired it with the Retro Sketch81 and this card came to be.  

Here is the inspiration photo.

I played up the green and kraft and added a beautiful sunflower die. I reached for my Reverse Confetti  stamps, Whole Lotta Dots and Forever Fall. I know I keep saying it but I loooove that wood grain border. I stamped it three times in Kraft ink onto the kraft cardstock. I took care to start the stamp in a different position each time, so that sweet heart in the design was in a different spot each time. 

Following the Retro Sketch, I added the sunflower in Fuse Green cs and tied up a triple burlap bow to tuck behind the flower.  I used the large solid dots from Whole Lotta Dots for the circle panel on the sketch. 

I cut a few flags to show off my sentiment from Forever Fall. I stamped one on Gumdrop Green cs and then cut another one from cream colored burlap. My Die-namics dies came in handy for cutting these quick elements. 

I'm linking up to both of these challenges. You can find them here:

Curtain Call-sunflower surprise

Retro Sketch 81

Gosh how I love dots and wood grain. LOOOOVE!! These two stamps are so fun to work with.