This is my second post today. Card Concept
Forest Friends is just below this!
It's time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches! Today we have a sketch by Rita Wright.
I'm always amused at the "phobias" of the various people on the Freshly Made Sketches design team. The most well-known is someone who gets quite distressed when there is a circle on the sketch. We've started apologizing in advance to her if the sketch we create happens to have a circle. My phobia isn't well-known, but I'll tell you now - I can't do things that are all centered. To put that big banner on my card, I had to put something off center on the banner. And that little banner gave me an extra headache because it really made everything look centered. I might have stretched things a bit - but here's how I dealt with my problem.
Do you like my little leaf pretending to be the tiny banner in the sketch?!
The big leaf is actually the die cut to a stamped leaf and as such, it's a little "thick" to stand alone. After struggling with a number of methods of getting a variety of rich fall colors on the stamp, I finally gave up, puddled some Distress Inks on a block and laid the die cut right in the colorful puddle. Had I been thinking clearly, instead of acting out of frustration, it would have occurred to me to switch to a stand-alone die! Having said that, the chunky leaf led me to the sentiment. I'd actually planned a more "delicate" stamped sentiment but it didn't match the leaf. I like how it ended up.
I hope to see you playing along with this week's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches. I would guess that by the time I look at everybody's card, I will have gained some understanding of how to center things!
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Ahhh! Now we know your greatest fear -- centering. haha! You appear to have conquered it quite successfully this time as you've made a beautiful card. I love the Fall colors and the multi-colored leaves.
ReplyDeleteI love how you dealt with your fear.....so creative.....and so beautiful! Gorgeous card in every way! And I like things askew myself!
ReplyDeleteOh how lovely!!! I like how the leaf die cut came out and that chunkier sentiment looks fabulous!! Great card!!
ReplyDeleteI love the way you have conquered your fear of centered things!! This is terrific Kim and the coloring on your leaves is pretty!
ReplyDeleteI need to get some more picture dies! You have inspired me! Hugs xxx
ReplyDeleteYou card is fabulous,Kim!! The colors are perfect and i love the leaves!!
ReplyDeleteOk,have to keep this in mind...NOT centering!! ;) But i love how you made this work,so beautiful!!!
I think you've handled your phobia perfectly! The leaves look great colored that way. I can never get that to work for me!
ReplyDeleteI hope it's alright that I chuckled at your phobia...I have so many that I couldn't keep track of them if I tried. (Lots of coloring, good watercoloring, lots of layers, mixed media...you get the idea, lol) But you've overcome yours and made a delightful card, Kim. The colors and textures and how wonderfully you've followed the sketch has made for one nice card. Full of Fall goodness. I like it too! Bev
ReplyDeleteGreat way to get something on this symmetrical sketch that's off-centre. I've been admiring those big leaves and I only just realised when I saw your supply list that I've actually got those dies! Doh!
ReplyDeleteThe leave is so perfectly colored for fall - great card!
ReplyDeleteAs a person who may have a circle phobia I do not believe for a second that you have a "centred" phobia! your card is gorgeous! I love those leaves! Such rich colours! This will definitely delight someone!
ReplyDelete"Centered phobia".....you crack me up! I had no idea and would never have if you hadn't confessed. I just love your off center leaf and all the beautiful color details on it!
ReplyDeleteWow, perfectly centered and oh-so-pretty! I love the paper colors and DSP you choose for this beauty, and the enamel dots are the perfect accent for those gorgeous leaves.
ReplyDeleteLOL I think we are opposite; I freak out if things aren't centered! You did an amazing job with sketch. I am loving the gorgeous fall colors you used too.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous - I am loving your take on this weeks sketch and I especially love those multi-coloured leaves.
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