It’s Sunday and time for another Paper Paper Challenge! It’s Ann’s turn this week and she has a Sketch Challenge for us. Ann’s sketch is classic and very versatile. You can add as many layers as you like, keep it clean and simple, or do both. Take a minute to pop over to the challenge to see what the Design Team created for your inspiration.
Ann gave us a lot of freedom with today’s sketch. Whenever I create from a sketch challenge, something about the sketch stays with me. In this case, it was the circle. I went into my archives and found the Swirly Scribbles dies. I thought it would be fun to use them again. The are retired now, but I’ve used them quite a bit over the years. They’re one of those card making and paper crafting staples that are good to have on hand.
It’s also fun to mix the old with the new. I paired the dies with some of the Paper Blooms Designer Series Paper from Sale-A-Bration. I used the Night of Navy and Misty Moonlight brush stroke chevron pattern for one of my card layers and die cut the Seaside Spray and Rococo Rose swirls from a large circle design in the DSP pack. The sentiment, stamped in Night of Navy ink, is from the current Art Gallery stamp set. Because this design is so simple, I thought it needed a little bit of embellishment. I added a few pink Candy Dots which have always been a favorite embellishment of mine.
The pink Candy Dots help balance the Rococo Rose swirly circle and add a little more width to my circle which minimizes the white space a bit.
This was a fun card to put together and I took a little trip down memory lane with it. I’ll definitely have to use these dies again.
So, pull out your favorite shape, add it to a layer or two with a simple sentiment and create something fun to link up with us over at the Paper Players.
…the only limitation is your imagination!
Check in on the rest of the Design Team for more inspiration.
Jaydee
LeAnne
Claire (Off this week)
Joanne
Laurie
Anne Marie
Ann
Nancy
Amanda
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Love it
Thank you, Karen.
What a bold and refreshing card, Debbie! These Swirly Scribbles dies pair up perfectly with the brushstroke chevron paper. LOVE it! Thank you for creating such a wonderful card for my sketch challenge this week!
Ann, I always enjoy your comments and thank you for your kind words. This was a fun sketch for fun inspiration.
Perfect ‘old & new’ card! I loved those swirly scribbles dies and they still look awesome the way you paired them with this DSP. And it’s so nice to see that I’m not the only one still using candy dots…I have so many leftover when I bought several packs to use in classes and then they were retired! oh well! Have a great week!
Hi Amanda. Thank you. I love those candy dots and did the same as you. When I was doing classes, they were part of almost every project. I use them sparingly now, but love them. They work with so much. Than you, again and you have a great week also.
I have yet to even use my swirly scribbles and as soon as I saw your card I went in search for them. Now they are on my desk to assure that I will break the seal sometime soon. Great colors too Debbie! Have a great week!
Thank you, Nancy. It’s always fun to go back into those archives. They are fun and you have a great week also.
What a fun design…love the colors!
Thank you, Laurie.
Wow…I struggled with these particular patterns in this paper pack, so I am thrilled to see how you used them! So striking!
Thank you, LeAnne.
Such a beautiful card! Love the colors and the patterned paper you used against that pretty die cut flower!
Celeste, thank you for your kind words.
Love this.
Thank you my friend.
Love how you paired the Swirly Scribbles with the SAB paper! They look great together. When in doubt, it’s so fun to find creative inspiration in the “stash”! This is wonderful inspiration to get these dies ut and create some cards. Love it!
Thank you, Anne Marie. I enjoyed seeing those Scribbles again!
This is such a great card Debbie – so simply and so effective! I miss those swirly scribbles too – they give your card a really modern, artsy feel. I love it!
Joanne, thank you. I know you know it’s always fun to experiment.