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Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Freshly Made Sketches: Fringe Flower Hello

It's time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches! Today we have a sketch by Jen Timko and here’s what I did with it!

Fringe Flower Hello


I decided the "any shape" needed to be a flower because I wanted to use my new Poppystamps die called Layered Fringe Flowers. I used all three layers on my card. To keep it simple, I pulled out the Sunny Orange paper pad by Memory Box that has trios of coordinating colors so I could easily go from light to dark. Then just for fun (and since their cardstock as a white core), I sanded off the edges of each so the color fades out to white on the edges. Then a couple of soft blue butterflies for contrast.

I don't often splatter my background. I have control issues and flicking on paint is the very definition of letting go of control! But I felt the background needed some texture and with the white edges on the flower and the pretty white sentiment, white splatter felt right. I think I did OK and, even more amazingly, this was my first attempt on this card.  I didn't like the blob of white to the right of the flower as you are looking at it but as I was putting a second piece of kraft cardstock in my splatter box to try again, I decided to embrace the lack of control and use my first attempt. I notice the blog - but I bet no one else did until I pointed it out!!!

Fringe Flower Hello

I hope to see you playing along with us at Freshly Made Sketches!

SUPPLY LIST

Dies: Poppystamps Layered Fringe Flowers, Intricate Cut Butterflies and Hello Poe Script, Memory Box/Open Studio Stitched Rectangle Trimmings

Paper: Memory Box Sunny Orange and Fresh Aqua

Other: White Acrylic Paint

4 comments:

  1. This card is just gorgeous Kim! I love the kraft background and those flowers are so pretty! Love the sweet butterfly accents as well! So classy!

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  2. Everything about this is amazing. Love that texture and the kraft is the perfect base.

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  3. Your post made me chuckle Kim - I have control issues too! The splatter looks fab against the kraft and adds details that lifts and accentuates both the sentiment and that pretty flower (and no, I did notice the blob until you mentioned it!!) Very artistic!

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