Sunday 1 March 2015

A little thank you

Afternoon everyone, as I expected I didn't get a chance to schedule a post for Saturday as I just really wasn't in the right frame of mind. Hubby and I took some much needed time together as a couple while little monkey had a sleep over at Nana's. I think we are both feeling more back to normal now that the date has passed and feeling very thankful for our friends and family. Which I think is probably why when I took some time out to create a couple of cards this morning I immediately reached for my thank you sentiments. 


Today's card was created using the latest sketch from the  Clean and Simple Colours and Sketches challenge blog. Here is the sketch...


....and here is the full view of my card.


I decided to use the birds from the Wetlands stamp set as the banner piece in the sketch and my sentiment for the circle. 


The panel of colour behind was created using the post it note technique, I'm not sure if there is a more technical term for this but that's what I was taught and I like it! An easy to remember name for such a simple little technique. You mask off the area using post it notes then using sponges just sponge any colours you like. Then when you peel away the post it notes you reveal a perfectly neat coloured in area. It's a good idea to using a bit of masking tape or snail on the back of your card to keep it in place on your work area 

That's it for today, thank you for stopping by to read my blog. I would love it if you could leave me a little comment to let me know you've stopped in.

Supplies:


Please find below links to all of the supplies I have used in today's card.

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8 comments:

  1. Oh, I love this interpretation of the sketch with the birds walking straight off the background block. Thanks for playing at CC&S.

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    1. Thank you Jane, I was slightly worried it wouldn't count so I'm glad you like it!

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  2. Cat, this is an excellent CAS interpretation of our sketch! It made me smile to see that you used our color scheme from last week's challenge, too! :) Thanks so much for sharing your artwork with us at CC&S!

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    1. Thank you Patricia, that means a lot as it was your sketch :-)

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  3. I also love the way you've used the bird stamp in place of the banner on the sketch. Great card, love it! Thanks for joining us at CC&S this week Cat. Stef x

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    1. Thanks Stef, I'm really glad I decided to give it a go! X

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  4. This is a beautiful card made with one of my favourite stamp sets. Love your take on the sketch challenge, thanks for playing along at CC&S
    Louise xx

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    1. Thank you Louise! It's one of the first stamp sets on my wish list when I became a demonstrator as I loved it straight away Xx

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