Welcome to a new TGIF Sketch Challenge! I love sketch challenges, because they encourage me to try new layouts!!! For this one, I focused the majority of the card the Countryside Corners Bundle and Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper. I love all the blue tones in this suite and knew they would be perfect for my mother-in-law for Mother’s Day. She loves blue and white!
I also figured that the Countryside Corners die shapes would be perfect for all the layers in this layout. This is a really unique bundle. There is only one main background stamp and multiple dies to cut the various stitching. I love this, because it ensures the stamp holds it’s shape and the dies match up easily. I also love embellishing with stitching.
I stamped the stitching with Craft White ink on Misty Moonlight Cardstock and then used the dies to cut the various layers from the gorgeous designer series paper.
I also added some flower die-cut using the Cheerful Daisies Dies and a sentiment from the March Paper Pumpkin stamps.
To create my flowers, I cut the daisy layers from Basic White Cardstock and watercolored them with Boho Blue and Balmy Blue ink.
I stamped the “happy” with Boho Blue ink on Basic White Cardstock and fussy cut it, and then I embossed the “Mother’s Day” in white on Night of Navy Cardstock and used the smallest Countryside Corners die to cut it out. Tip: Use a ruler to line up the die with the stamped words and then tack down the die with some repositionable tape.
I used some of the leftover stitching from the front of my card for the inside! It perfectly framed my Paper Pumpkin sentiment.
Be sure to check out all the TGIF Designers’ projects this week and then create one of your own using our sketch. You can add it to the challenge at the bottom of that post by using the Linky Tool.
Have a wonderful and creative day!
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