The Deconstructed Sketch No. 163

Hello there!

Welcome to another edition of The Deconstructed Sketch!

Jen has another awesome sketch for us this week -- so full of possibilities! The DT has so many different takes on it. I always love to see how everyone interprets the same sketch. Creativity is so fun!

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I sometimes have a little trouble coming up with a color starting point... there are just so many options to choose from, and I don't like to get stuck in a rut, just using my favorite colors over and over again. Well, I came across this website called Design Seeds (that is probably not new to anyone else except me!) :) and it is FULL of wonderful color inspiration!

I chose this as my inspiration piece:

...and came up with this:

I had a lot of fun with my little Cuttlebug and several new and old favorite dies. I also used a Tim Holtz stencil and embossing paste for the background texture.

Here is the list of the other Design Team members so you can check out what amazing things they have created using this week's awesome sketch!

• Arielle Gordon
• Cresta Woodruff
• Jen Shults
• Kim O'Connell
• Sheri Gilson
• Tammy Hershberger
• Tangii Crain 
• Tracey Pickersgill 

I hope you are inspired to give this fabulous sketch a try. If you want to play along with us at The Deconstructed Sketch this week, the linky tool and details are over on Jen's blog!

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy your day!

Supplies used:

Paper: Nightmist, Candy Hearts, Cotton Candy {Bazzill}, April Lovely (Core'dinations}, Vintage Cream {Papertrey Ink}, Mint to Be {Avery Elle}

Dies: Darling Poppies, Effera Butterfly Wings, Rhone Butterfly Wings {Memory Box}, Fishtail Flags STAX {My Favorite Things}, Hello Script {Mama Elephant}

Other: Tim Holtz Gothic Stencil {Stamper's Anonymous}, Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste {Dreamweaver Stencils}

PTI's Make It Monday #175

Hello there!

I had a little time to play in the craft room so I thought I would try out Papertrey Ink's Make it Monday challenge.

Danielle showed us how to make Creative Card Borders Using Non-Border Dies. I have never tried partial die-cutting before, but I will again. It is a fun technique!

Here is my take on the challenge:

I used Papertrey Ink's Fancy Flourishes stamps and dies, Beautiful Butterflies stamps and dies and a special limited edition stamp set called A Big Thank You. 

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!