Saturday 4 April 2015

52CCT - Sketch ....

...  Hello, welcome to our first challenge of April, our host this month is Louise.  As always, our first challenge of the month at 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown is a sketch, and Louise has a real doozy for us!  I have to admit to a touch of panic when I first saw the sketch, but when I gave it a bit of thought I relaxed and ended up with a series of five cards!!!

Set of Five - photo by Deborah Frings - Deborah's Gems

There's very little stamping on any of these cards.  I used a different Christmas theme paper pack on each card - it's a really great way to use up some of my large vast collection of design paper.  They are perfect for going in the post - all flat, but with the different patterns and images they have lots of interest too.  Here's our sketch:


I've taken photos of each card separately with a picture of the inside.

Jolly - photo by Deborah Frings - Deborah's GemsJolly inside - photo by Deborah Frings - Deborah's Gems

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Tis the Season
Inks: Stampin' Up! - Summer Starfruit
Accessories:  White Lustre Card; Kaisercraft DP - Mistletoe

Noel - photo by Deborah Frings - Deborah's GemsNoel inside - photo by Deborah Frings - Deborah's Gems

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Tis the Season
Inks: Versafine - Onyx Black
Accessories:  White Lustre Card; Kaisercraft DP - Christmas pad free with Simply Cards & Papercraft

Merry - photo by Deborah Frings - Deborah's GemsMerry inside - photo by Deborah Frings - Deborah's Gems

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Tis the Season
Inks: Stampin' Up! - Garden Green
Accessories:  White Lustre Card; Kaisercraft DP - Gingerbread

Christmas - photo by Deborah Frings - Deborah's GemsChristmas inside - photo by Deborah Frings - Deborah's Gems

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Tis the Season
Inks: Stampin' Up! - Old Olive
Accessories:  White Lustre Card; Kaisercraft DP - Christmas Carol


Peace - photo by Deborah Frings - Deborah's GemsPeace inside - photo by Deborah Frings - Deborah's Gems

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Tis the Season
Inks: Stampin' Up! - Real Red
Accessories:  White Lustre Card; Kaisercraft DP - North Pole

I drew out the sketch on some grid paper and worked out the size of paper to cut and then went wild with all my scraps!  I'm so pleased how they turned out.  They all have a slightly different feel from contemporary through to vintage.

For more inspiration using this week's sketch, do visit our blog to see what the rest of the team have made for you.  That's all for now!

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6 comments:

Paper Lily Leaf said...

These all look amazing, Deborah! Yes, it's a great way of using up your stash :-) Xx

Sam Lewis said...

The combination of papers is lovely! Love Christmas at any time of year ;-) xxSAMxx

Tanja said...

wow - you created a whole series of cards - love how the patterned papers match perfectly on each one of them

Fabiola said...

hé bien Deborah, tu t'es vraiment défoulée avec ce sketch, toutes tes créations sont superbes, biz

Anonymous said...

A great series of cards Deborah - you've achieved a wonderful, modern look that's very unusual and desirable. I can just see these for sale on the shelves of a posh high street store. Gill xx

Patricia Hays said...

Wow - you went all out using your designer papers! :) Super job, Deborah!

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