Sunday, January 15, 2012

OWH Sunday Sketch

For this weeks OWH Sunday Sketch I decided to go with bright happy colors to offset the cold and snow we got over the last few days here in Iowa.  Up til now winter has been FABULOUS - sunny and temps in the 50s.  Not "Midwest winter" at all.  Now winter has arrived, but I am fighting back with some bright flowers...

I used my Book Print  Impression plate that I actually had forgotten about.  I love the randomness to the letter placement.  I also used my Take Three die.  It perfectly cut those squares (I was very happy when I measured them and they were exactly what the sketch called for.  And lastly I used my Background Basics: Newsprint.  The column stamp fit perfectly within the cut squares.  Easy peasy!
The flowers, leaves and sentiment are from Flower Fusion 6 & 7.  I did a little selective inking to turn the single line sentiment that was too long into a 2 line sentiment that fit perfectly.

Colors are [SU!] Calypso Coral and Lucky Limeade - both from the In Colors 2012
I also used Basic Gray and Black ink on the text.

Thanks for stopping!

7 comments:

  1. I love how you framed the flowers and had the leaves peek out from behind- so clever! Thanks for playing with this week's sketch!

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  2. I love this! Those little leaves are such a nice touch!

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  3. Awesome interpretation of the sketch! I love how you used the frames for the squares. The colors work great also and yes, they are so cheery!

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  4. Maureen, I love everything about this card. Your design is brilliant!

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  5. Fabulous work! I love the tone-on-ton textures of the red and the text paper and how you cut windows... what a really creative, fun interpretation on this week's sketch.


    Paula S.
    OWH Blog Team
    operationwritehome.org

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  6. Love that newsprint with the bright coral, Maureen! Great card! Thanks for joining us in this week's OWH Stars & Stamps Sketch Challenge!

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