Wednesday, June 3, 2009

1st Annual 2 Sketches 4 You Ultimate Card Showdown

Have you heard about the Ultimate Card Showdown going on at 2 Sketches 4 You right now? The winner will get over $500 in prizes! Well of course I had to try, so here's my entry:


It seems that when I want a really "artistic" card, I always turn to my Papertrey stamps, and this card was no different. I stamped the branch image from Beyond Basic Borders in Spring Moss, and then added shadows and highlights with Prismacolor colored pencils. I also added some Sakura Stardust glitter pen spread with a waterbrush on the highlight areas, and also on the little blue flower punches.

If you click on this close shot to enlarge, you can see some of the sparkle:


I just LOVE using the Stardust/waterbrush technique for a really pretty, subtle glimmer!

I used 2 patterns (the second print is under the lace) and 2 solids from Basic Grey's Lily Kate collection, and Rustic White cardstock from Papertrey. I added some ruffled lace from my stash with a zigzag stitch, and did a straight stitch around the whole card. And of course I did a lot of distressing around most of the edges of the papers. Here's hoping I make the Top 30!! TFL and I hope you all like it!

Other materials used: Simple Little Things (sentiment), Spring Rain cardstock - Papertrey Ink; tag - Quickutz; Classic Rectangle Nestabilities - Spellbinders; scallop border punch - Stampin' Up!; flower hand punch - Fiskars; half pearls - MimiLolo Etsy store; crochet thread - DMC.

11 comments:

  1. Very nice you did a great job on the sketch.

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  2. Very cute card and I really like the stamp and what you did to it :-)
    Elisabeth

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  3. What a lovely delicate card. hugs Shelley

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  4. Wonderful work on this card! Love the colouring and the distressed edges of the paper are so complimentary for the overall look. Very cool
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  5. Love this card, it's so detailed...hugs, Wendy.

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  6. Maureen this is gorgeous. Thanks for giving us a close up of those delicate flowers - your attention to detail is marvelous.
    Thanks for playing
    :) Kazan & Laura

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  7. This is so romantic! LOVE that vine and the little flowers.

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  8. Soft...sweet...beautiful!! Great work!

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