Sunday, June 6, 2010

Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge #1

I ran across this new sketch challenge today, while I was blog hopping. Waltzingmouse has a new challenge blog for us to play along on. I had some of the pieces for this card already laying on my desk, begging to be used. If you would like to check out this challenge,
please click here.The card stocks I used are all Pure Luxury form Gina K. Designs. They are the new Grass Green, Rocket Red, and Pure White. My white layer, is embossed with the new Tim Holtz Fade called Bricked. My center was created by layering a large MM red flower, with a section of a stamped medallion from Sweet Impression Stamps. It was stamped on vellum, colored on the reverse side with Copics, scratched to show texture and then cut out using a Pergamano tool. That is how the tattered edge is achieved. I used a scalloped circle punch from SU!, added a button threaded with twine that I colored with Copic. The circle sentiment is an unknown and the flag strip is from a Words To Go, takeout box from K&Co.

Expecting bad storms this afternoon, so I wanted to get this loaded. Hope you are having a crafty weekend!

14 comments:

B said...

What a fun center medalion you colored! Fabulous! And I love that you added texture to it as well!

Sharli Schaitberger said...

This is cool - it looks almost like stained glass - with the coloring on the back of the vellum. I really like it!

craftieodmae said...

This is fantastic!!! I love it, and the details rock!! I put Dee a House warming card in the mail.......can't believe she didn't invite me LOL. It's just around the corner, what about 7 hours LOL

The Other Patti Sue said...

So cool! Love the vellum... way cool technique!

A Consuming Passion said...

Your card is just lovely Mary Anne! Love the centre medallion and the way you've given it texture. Hope the storm by-passed you!

Payne Holler Cards said...

alert alert alert!!! mojo is back full-blast!!! this is so awesome - love how you did that center coloring on vellum AND you colored your thread...what a woman!!! big hugs, hope the storm missed you - it got us pretty good down here - had a small tree come down over part of our driveway (no damage done, just tree is down)...hope Dee is having a blast with her house warming!

Julia Aston said...

How pretty! love that image in the center and your great colors! thanks so much for playing with the 1st WMS sketch challenge!

Kerrie said...

Love what you have done with the vellum.... just beautiful!

Ruth M said...

Wow, what a great card, love your big flower with the vellum medallion over the top - and that embossed background looks great too!

Lynn Mercurio said...

Oh Mary Anne, your embossed vellum is so elegant and makes such a wonderful element for this lovely creation.

redwasher1 said...

Beautiful!! Very creative.

Colleen said...

Mary Anne,
This is one that I really love, love! Blogger was down yesterday when I tried to comment.

Pauline said...

Very pretty, love the main imageand the colour combo too. Pauline x

Unknown said...

Mary Anne, the vellum in the center reminds me of stained glass - it's just lovely! Thank you so much for playing along with us at WMS!