Thursday, April 17, 2008

A Star!



I saw this sketch on Tamara's sketch challenge blog. I thought of my Western Sky designer paper, Wanted stamp set and star punch right away. This came together pretty easily. The star alone didn't have enough of an impact so I punched another in Blue Bayou to shadow it. It still wasn't enough so I punched another star out in Blue Bayou to shadow it on the other side. It still wasn't enough so I made a square base in Soft Sky backed by Blue Bayou to have the stars on. I spiral punched the edge of the Soft Sky and sponged it with Blue Bayou ink to distress it a bit.

Recipe:

Stamps: Wanted, Sincere Salutations
Ink: Blue Bayou
Paper: Western Sky dp, Soft Sky, Blue Bayou, River Rock
Other: Large and small star punch, vintage brads, photo corner punch, sponge, key tag punch, stampin' dimensionals.

18 comments:

Lauren said...

This is fabulous. The color combination works beautifully!

Michelle Pearson said...

Oh, I *LOVE* this...the colors, the layout...and just all of it!!

Rose Ann said...

I love how you did the star on this, Kathleen!! I love the pretty papers too!! Great card!!

Dawn♥ said...

WOW Kathleen what a stunning job on the sketch! Awesome job well done! Love the paper/color! Thanks so much for playing along!

Anonymous said...

THANKS FOR POPPING IN TO VISIT ME AT MY BLOG!I HAVE JUST BEEN SCROLLING AWAY AT YOURS LOOKING AT ALL YOUR GORGEOUS CREATIONS & I CANT WAIT TO POP BACK IN TO SEE WHAT ELSE YOU HAVE BEEN UP TO!

ScrapMomOf2 said...

WOW! Kathleen, I love this! I can't believe how quickly you did this card! Fantastic! I have GOT TO get that spiral punch! I absolutely love it, and I do believe that I NEED it! GREAT card!

Alex said...

Oooh, I like this a lot!!! This is my favorite paper, stamp set and punch so this card totally ROCKS!!!! Love it, Kathleen!!! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex

Lori said...

Great job with the sketch! I love the layered star and the great color combination, too.

Angie Tieman said...

This is way cute! Love everything you mixed here, and I need to get my spiral punch out again, thanks for reminding me!

Nancy Riley said...

WOW! I love this card, Kathleen! I love the shadowing of the main star image!

Corie said...

WOW -- this is FANTASTIC!!!!

Maria said...

Hi Kathleen! I love that paper that you used. . .the colors are fabulous!! Your card reminds me that I need to use my star images! Your card is inspiring!

Maria

Anonymous said...

This is gorgeous!!! I totally love everything on this card.

Gwen said...

Oh! I love what you have do with this one!!everything just blends so well together! great!!!

Paper Bling said...

Kathleen, you've challenged me to do "something" with stars with this inspiring card. I struggle with the more masculine embellies. Great color combo and the layering tops it off!!!

Nancy said...

Your card is beautiful - I love the papers and colors!!

mel m. m. mccarthy said...

Gorgeous. I love the stripy layout and the colours are so rich. Your star looks super pretty layered like that too... :0) Mel

Catherine said...

Great card, Kathleen!
Love the colors and all of the elements - perfection!