TMS#74

Good morning! This will be our last challenge of the year from Melissa at the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog. Our sponsor this week is Soft Pencil...aren't these sailors adorable?

This card is pretty straight forward: the image is colored with pencils and the sailor's eyes are dotted with a black gel pen. The DP is by My Mind's Eye. I added some red brads for interest and scored a few lines with my Scor-Pal to add a bit of texture to the card base. The image panel is popped up.

Image: Soft Pencil Digital Stamp
Ink: Sakura Black Gel Pen
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Hawaiian Shores, SU! Ruby Red, My Mind's Eye DP
Embellies: Spare Parts Brads
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, Scor-Pal, EK Success 3D Dots

I can't wait to hop on over to the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog to check out the rest of the DT's creations! Please join us and give this week's sketch a try!

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Tuesday Morning Sketch Time

Good morning and happy Tuesday! Today Melissa doesn't have a sketch for us, but rather a technique. Drumroll please.... This week the challenge is to make a step ladder card! Our sponsor is Soft Pencil, a digital stamp company. The image I used today is called Michu and the big flowers. He is really a sweet little kitty and I understand he lives in a cupcake! Mmmm!

I had never made a step ladder card, but Melissa provided us with a couple of tutorials; you can view them here and here. Surprisingly it really wasn't too hard. I had cut a base using SU! Pretty in Pink, but I thought the color was a little "blah" with my colored image. I ended up using PTI Hibiscus Burst instead. I found that, when mounted, my image panel was just a wee bit too big to fit on the first base. I think it's a good idea to finish the image panel first, then cut the base, making sizing adjustments as needed.

After printing the image, I colored it with Prismas. Next, I masked Michu and the flowers so I could sponge a blue background. I had originally planned to use my cloud die; I need to play around and see how I can incorporate some clouds. The card is embellished very simply, and I used a hint of black to make it "pop".

Image: Soft Pencil

Sentiment: Doodlefactory

Ink: PTI Hibiscus Burst, SU! Bashful Blue

Embellies: Doodlebug Glitter (yellow), "Glitteries" by Embossing Arts Co. (pink), ribbon FX Gingham Ribbon

Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Scor-Pal, EK Success 3D Dots

I hope you have some time to check out the DT's cards on the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog and then play along with our challenge. This week is a judged challenge with prizes! There are also links in my sidebar to the DT's individual blogs.

Thanks for stopping by today; I hope you have a good one!

Angela