Woo Hoo for Sunday, and tomorrow being school holidays! My kids are old enough to entertain themselves a lot of the time, which means more crafting time for me. My biggest goal is to complete the back of the quilt I'm making for Mr 17 so that I can finally send it off to be quilted.
Tonight though, I have some papercrafting for you. This week the CASEing The Catty Crew are all CASEing a sketch, based on a card from page 130 of the Annual Catalogue. I quite like this sketch - there's lots of room for interpretation.
I have had my Stitched Stars on my mind, ever since playing with them for last week's CTC card. I decided to play to see if I could use the stars to make the shape of a sun. What do you think?
I cropped three of the third largest stars from Daffodil Delight cardstock and then adhered them together, finishing with the smallest Stitched Shapes Circle. I think it makes a fabulous sun! The sentiment is from Under My Umbrella. I used some washi to mask off parts of the sentiment so that I could get it they way I wanted it - the stamp has the 'hello' on top of the 'sunshine'. I used a scattering of sequins to help hide the adhesive under the vellum layer. It's a great trick!
Did you notice the sponged clouds? I watched a video several months ago, in which Paula Dobson showed how to create the clouds. I used the retired Rainbow Builder Dies to create a mask from a piece of Window Sheet. I then just laid the sheet over the Whisper White cardstock and used a blending brush to add a little Balmy Blue ink along the edge of the mask. I repeated this down the length of the card. Such a cool effect, I will certainly be trying this again!
I used the same sponging technique again on the inside of the card to go with the second sun. One tip for the cloud mask - flip it over to get a different cloud line - just make sure you wipe off any remaining ink first!
That's all from me tonight. To participate in our challenge, all you need to do is join our Facebook group and post a photo of the card you've made for the challenge. Easy!
For now, though, it's time to head on over to see what the lovely Julia has made. She has 'delivered' a gorgeous, floral card 😉
Bye for now,
Tina
Wow, I love how you have used the triangles to create the sunburst!! I think I might need to get the triangles soon. Hope you get your quilt done!
ReplyDeleteI love your interpretation of the sketch Tina. The sun and clouds look amazing.
ReplyDeleteLoving those clouds too, Tina and you certainly are getting good use for your stars. Great card.
ReplyDeleteGreat job creating the sun using the stars. It looks amazing. Love all of the elements you have put together especially the sequins to hide the adhesive on the vellum.
ReplyDeleteThere is so much to love on this card, Tina - from that clever sun creation to the sponged clouds to the great use of vellum too. Well done.
ReplyDeleteFabulous card, Tina and I love how you have used the sketch so creatively.
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