It’s a Sketch challenge – CYCI#132

Is it too early for Christmas? I know some people do a range of events for Christmas in July… but August? Living on the edge for this weeks Sketch Challenge over at Can You Case It? #132, that’s what I did!

Here is the Sketch….

And here is my card….

Okay, I may have taken up a little more real estate for my sentiment, but you can’t help it when you have such gorgeous stamps to play with. This set is a hostess exclusive called Time of Year and it a little gem.

The other gorgeous little accessory I love, is that foil acetate. I love that you get one side printed in gold and one side printed in silver (so clever!).

How I made this:

• Base card is a standard A6 size – here I have used Thick Whisper White
• Using Real Red ink, I stamped my decorative texture element from the Touches of Texture stamp set
• Next I cut my flag, slicing my foil acetate to 1 ½” x 3” and punched one end with the Banner punch
• Using strategically placed glue dots I adhere this on to my card base
• The glue dots where covered by the Real Red ribbon bow
• Moving on to the “Thinking of You” stamp, I embossed this in gold. First, prepping my cardstock with my embossing buddy, I then stamped the sentiment in VersaMark ink, then sprinkling with the gold powder. After removing the excess, I heat set the image
• Finishing off with the banner sentiment, I stamped this in Real Red ink and punched is out using the Bunch of Banners framelit. I also stamped one to my envelope to coordinate
• I tied the two sentiments together with the word “this” stamped in Crumb Cake ink
• Lucky last is my envelope, using markers to ink up my holly I finished off my envelope.

I love to have a range of cards to create that are nice and quick and easy.

Can’t wait to see what you create with this Sketch – entries close Midday Saturday (Australian EST).

Until next time… Stamp Creatively,
Rose.

What I used to make this:

Time Of Year Photopolymer Stamp Set [141790]	Touches Of Texture Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143251]	Touches Of Texture Wood-Mount Stamp Set [141934]	Bunch Of Banners Framelits Dies [141488]	Big Shot [143263]
Big Shot Magnetic Platform [130658]	Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad [126949]	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad [126975]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Brights Stampin’ Write Markers [131259]
Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Whisper White C6 Envelopes [106588]	Heat Tool [129056]	Embossing Buddy [103083]
Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109129]	Clear Block A [118487]	Clear Block E [118484]	Clear Block H [118490]	Fabulous Foil Designer Acetate [141653]
Real Red 3/8″ (1 Cm) Stitched Satin Ribbon [141693]	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430]	Glue Dots [103683]