Friday, July 9, 2010

An Inspiration and a Sketch Challenge!


Happy Friday Everyone! I hope that you had a wonderful week! We have been blessed with some beautiful weather here in New England...very hot and very humid! Luckily, we have been swimming everyday and just enjoying all that summer has to offer. I've been getting a lot of stamping time in this week too. I'm very thankful for that! For today's creation, (I actually posted two other times this week...lol!) the Blogger's Challenge players were given the above photograph as inspiration. From that photograph, I created this card...

I was really inspired by the colors in the bedding (a teal blue, chocolate brown, a bit of yellow, and a touch of green and pink). This week's Wednesday Stamp Club from My Favorite Things is a sketch challenge, so I started with that and from there I added this MFT Pure Innocence image called Happy Mail. She's colored up with Copic Markers (BG11, BG13, C1, C3, E000, E00, E01, E25, E29, R20, R27, R29, RV11, RV34, Y21, Y32, and the Colorless Blender). Following the sketch, I used some Stampin' Up patterned papers from an older Simply Scrappin' kit. The colors in the paper were a great match to the bedding. I added an MFT Die-namics sun of So Saffron to my card with a button for the center and then I added a few Making Memories brads. The Chocolate Chip panel was embossed in my 'Bug for some added texture. For more inspiration with this fun bedding, you can check out what the other Ladies from the Blogger's Challenge group have come up with here. Enjoy your weekend and thank you for stopping by for a visit...Toodles! :D

20 comments:

Nikki Bond said...

Very cute! LOVE your sun...great embellishment! {SMILES}

Clara said...

Happy to be your first comment! You did a great job with your card. I just love this little image too. Glad you remembered to color the little birdie. lol

StampOwl said...

this is darling, thanks for playing along with this week's MFT WSC

Lisa Somerville said...

Super cute, wonderful coloring. Great addition of the Star/button embellishment.

Cindy Haffner said...

Ohh so DARLING!!

Gayle Page-Robak said...

Adorable, Kimberley...beautifully created.

Basement Stamper said...

Yeah for getting some time to stamp-good for you! I love the sun on this card, it goes so perfect with this image!

Ida said...

Sweet! - Love the Pure Innocence images and as always you have created a wonderful card.

Teresa Kline said...

precious card....have a fabulous weekend!

enjoy *~*

Barbara said...

These little girl images that you've been using are so adorable....and this card is just a wonderful take on the challenge!

Lisa Bohler said...

The background paper and the colors of your stamped images really pick up the colors of the bedspread! Beautifully done!

Gayle Page-Robak said...

Your card art is beautiful. I love this artwork.

Chrissy D said...

That paper matches this PERFECTLY! What a great card. Love your combo of papers, stamps, etc!

Lisa Martz said...

Adorable as always! Love this summery card!

Rachel Hope said...

So very cute!!!!

BarbaraW said...

Adorable card. Love how you used the colors.

Kelli Hull said...

This is a FUN and CHEERY Card!!!! Great sketch card and the colors are great!!!

Shelly Schmidt said...

Sweet image- love your great card- perfect DSP and love the great coloring and LO!

Claudia Perry said...

What a cute image. Great choice of DSP too!

Gerrie Johnnic said...

Another just perfect card gf!