One of my favorite activities when I’m in a bit of a design slump is to find a sketch with which to work. Just looking at a sketch and then trying to figure out what in my own personal stash would work with it gets my creative juices flowing. Here’s a card sketch I found today.
This is a fairly simple card sketch and I immediately had some ideas of what to do with it. It didn’t take long before I decided to use some of my Occasions Catalog and Sale-a-Bration products, along with some Annual Catalog products, to create a design.
I used the “You’re Inspiring” stamp set from the Occasions Catalog to create the central image of those beautiful daffodils. And you know, of course, that daffodils aren’t just yellow. I chose to make something a bit different, and used my Calypso Coral and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends to color this large stamped image. It was easy to find a Calypso Coral and Old Olive design in the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog’s Designer Series Paper, Delightful Daisy. Once I found those papers, I added in a background of Old Olive Cardstock texturized with the Sale-a-Bration product, Basket Weave Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. What a great complement to the stamped layer and the Designer Series Paper banners. The folder adds lots of interest with no extra weight, making this card ideal to mail.
I finished the card using a sentiment and frame from the Annual Catalog’s “Rose Wonder” Stamp Set and the coordinating Rose Garden Thinlits. I set this sympathy sentiment off by adding in pieces of the Calypso Coral 1/4″ Ombre and Pear Pizzazz 3/8” Shimmer Ribbon behind.
Let’s see what you’d do with this sketch! It’s a great way to get you going on your creativity today.
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