Playing with sketches can be a lot of fun. They’re a great jumping off point for card designs. One thing I love about them is that they can be approached in a literal or more interpretive manner, depending on how you feel at the time. Here I have done one of each.
I started my first card by die cutting a panel of white with the second largest of the Kat Scrappiness Never Ending Rectangle Dies. I then placed it into my MISTI and stamped with three of the brush stroke stamps from Love From Lizi’s Smudges And Sentiments stamp set. I stamped the middle and outermost stamps with Catherine Pooler Lime Rickey ink, and used Altenew’s Mountain Mist for the other two.
Next I took the large Hello sentiment from Altenew’s Super Script and stamped it over my brush stroke images with Altenew Evergreen ink.
Having finished all my stamping, I used double-sided tape to adhere the panel to a kraft card base.
Challenges included:
Freshly Made Sketches – Sketch
NBUS Challenge – Never Before Used Schtuff (The Smudges and Sentiments stamp set)
MFT Color Challenge – Color Palette
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday – Anything Goes

I went less literal for my second card. As before I started by die cutting a panel of white with the second largest of the Kat Scrappiness Never Ending Rectangle Dies, then placing it into my MISTI. This time I took three stamps from Catherine Pooler’s Punctuated Party stamp set and used those to create my design. I stamped them with Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide, then used Catherine Pooler’s Midnight ink to stamp a sentiment from the same stamp set. I also edged the panel with the Midnight ink before adhering it to my blue card base.
Challenges included:
Color Throwdown – Color Palette
Freshly Made Sketches – Sketch
Seize the Birthday – Anything Birthday Goes
Simon Says Stamp Monday – Circles
I had fun making both of these cards, and I’m pleased with both of them. I think on this occasion the more literal interpretation of the first card is my favourite. My husband likes the second card best. Which do you prefer?
Love,
Lady Joyful
Gorgeous love them both but especially the blue one
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I love your cards! So bright and colorful! Beautiful designs! Glad you shared them at FMS!
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I agree about sketches, Charlotte, and I love both your interpretations of this one! I think I might lean a little bit towards the second one where the lines are softened and rounded and I love the inner dots and stripes! Take care and keep well and thank you for sharing at NBUS! Hugs, Darnell
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Thank you, Darnell 😊
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Oooh! Nice! I love both interpretations of the sketch! The one with the circles – I love the texture the dots and the stripes bring with it! Great cards! Thanks for joining us at the Seize the Birthday challenge!
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What a great pair of cards that highlight the versatility of this sketch! Thanks for playing along with us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!
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Thank you 🙂
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Both are fabulous cards! I love how you’ve kept your card one layer for your FMS card! And those colours are divine! Thanks for joining us this week!
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Thanks!
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