Tuesday, April 6, 2010

hello ~ Embellish & Mercy's Sketch #68



I hadn't inked up this fun little set called Forest Friends since the fall, so I dusted him off and encorporated a little stamp with marker technique. I inked up the images with Sage Shadow, Sahara Sand & Pretty In Pink, then hand cut the bunny and butterfly to attach for a dimensional look. The butterfly and sentiment come from a different little set called Hello Again.



I paired up a couple of challenges that really get me thinking outside of the box...the Embellish Color Challenge with Stitching using Light Aqua, Kraft & Light Pink and Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge #68.



The vertical panels behind the main nestie-cut image were stitched with the sewing machine. Before it was all said and done, it needed a little embellishing, so I added pink brads, some narrow Sage Shadow grosgrain with a Pink Pirouette button laced with Linen Thread.





Stamps: Forest Friends, Hello Again
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Pink Pirouette, Kraft, Whisper White CS, To the Nines and retired DSP
Ink: Sage Shadow, Sahara Sand & Pretty in Pink
Other: Button Bouquet (retired), Sage Shadow 1/4" Grosgrain, Linen Thread, Circle/Scallop Circle Nestibilities
Techniques: Stamp with Marker, Sewing

9 comments:

Erum Tasneem said...

wow! this is a gorgeous card! i absolutely love it!

Julie said...

Gorgeous! I swear I wanna be like you when I grow up!! :)

LeAnne said...

So cute---I love this sketch!

Marisa said...

Just love the stitching on this card, Stacey and you have used the sketch fabulously. Great card :D

Shelly Koskinen said...

Your card is really cute!!

Annika said...

Loving the colours and papers and I'm a major sucker for twine. Beautiful card!
TFS
Hugs
Annika

Jeannie said...

Beautiful card! Love it! TFS!

Mariana Grigsby said...

Wonderful card! Thank you for participating in the Embellish Color Challenge!

Rochelle said...

I love this Stacey! All the details are great! Congrats on being an iPICK on Nancy's blog!!