Thursday, January 7, 2010

Get Sketchy!

I have to admit it, I'm getting addicted to these sketch challenges! What started out as a way to get myself out of a bit of a block has developed into full blown inspiration and I'm finally back to enjoying myself and creating! Now, it's true, I haven't actually done a layout in weeks..okay - months probably, but I'm okay with that, eventually I'll get back to that too. For now I'm having a ball with ink, paper and stamps. Here's a card I made based on Get Sketchy challenge # 19:


The flower from the "Because of you" {ippity} set, reminded me of some of Wendy Vecchi's images, so I decided to play around a bit with grungepaper and distress inks. Here's some of the detail on the flower to show the layering; I just love the way grungepaper holds it's shape when you position it, so much fun to play with!

13 comments:

Gina Lindsay said...

I love sketch challenges too! Awesome card!

Lea L. said...

Very pretty! I love the embossing! Great job with Get Sketchy 19! :)

♥Lea

leah said...

Looks lovely! :)

Jacqueline (Scraps of Life) said...

Yes, sketch challenges are definitely addicting! But there's nothing wrong with that :D Great job with this card! I love the colors you used and that flower is fabulous!

Angèle said...

Very elegant! I love the colors!

Cindy said...

What a lovely card!! I love how you cut out the embossed paper! Just an awesome card!!!

Anonymous said...

What a great resource!

Connie Mercer said...

You do the "best" cards!!!!

Melissa Bi. said...

Stunning card. I will have to play a bit more with my grungeboard. Your flowers are so pretty.

Kelly Mahany said...

I love sketch challenges too Elisabeth!! Great card!!

Jemma said...

WOW you seriously make the best cards!! it looks fantastic!!

Sandi Berg said...

Wow! Such a beautiful card!

Dora said...

Very pretty take on the sketch!
thanks for playing!