2 Sketches 4 You and the Bonus sketch

I wasn't going to actually put a large star on my card using the 2 Sketches 4 You sketch #25 for this week because that was far to obvious of a design element and when I use sketches I always try to step back and think outside of the box on what else that design could be but then I picked up this Scenic Route paper from my stash and knew instantly that I needed to hand draw my own star to go with the print on the paper.

I drew my star on a piece of scratch paper just like the ones on the patterned paper and then cut that out for a pattern for the star that I was going to use on the card. The "numbers" print paper is the opposite side of the star print! Aren't they the perfect combo for a kids birthday card?

A simple Thickers number 3 seemed like the way to finish my card. The smaller star is a punch and so is the circle that I put the number on.

I wanted to do the bonus sketch this week too and I was having so much fun "making it my own"! That wonderful embossed white cardstock comes embossed like that. The clerk said it was Bazzill.

I was still playing with my Cornish Heritage Farms stamps and came up with this piece. The stamp block was stamped with a red/orange ink on white cardstock and then colored that by rubbing over it with a yellow stamp pad. The label shape was cut out. Here is a little bit of recycling, I received a wonderful box of chocolates and there was an adorable label on the top and I just knew I needed to keep it for a pattern! I added a little border punched edge and a very simple mix of some other cardstocks. So this card has no patterned paper on it.

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

PARTY! PARTY! PARTY! card
Materials:
Cardstock
Patterned papers Surprise/Sunny Lane/Scenic Route Paper (both sides)
Martha Stewart border punch
Number “3” sticker – Thickers/American Crafts
Star punch
Big star is hand drawn
Rub-on greeting - Target

BEAUTY IS FOUND… card
Materials:
Cardstock – Embossed/Bazzill
Stamps – Greeting and Stamp Block/Ornamental/Cornish Heritage Farms
Stamp pad – Ancient page and Fluid Chalk/Clearsnap
Flower – Prima
Self Adhesive pearls – Mark Richards, Inc
Border punch – Martha Stewart
Corner rounder punch - Fiskars