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TGIFC94 - Sketch Challenge

Hello and welcome back! I'm here with the next TGIF Challenge, #94, a sketch challenge. This was a fun one to play with!

TGIFC94

I made a card that could be used for Valentine's day or even for a good friend. I started with a 3" x 4" piece of watercolor paper. I inked up a stamp block with Flirty Flamingo and Watermelon Wonder ink, spritzed it with water and then applied the block to the watercolor paper. I held the block against the paper for a few seconds, so the ink had time to soak into the paper. You can still move it around a bit after that point. Next, I stamped the hearts from the Watercolor Words Stamp Set in Flirty Flamingo over the watercolor background. The card base is Smoky Slate, and I used striped Smoky Slate patterned paper to layer under the watercolor piece.

TGIFC94 love card featuring the Watercolor Words Stamp Set from Stampin' Up by Marisa Gunn

I stamped the greeting in Watermelon Wonder ink onto another piece of Watercolor Paper, which I die cut with the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies. I splattered a bit of Smoky Slate ink over the greeting using my Aqua Painter. I layered this over a scalloped circle cut from Vellum Cardstock.  I trimmed this to be even with the watercolor piece. I added Stampin' Dimensionals to the back, loops of Silver Metallic Thread and then adhered it to the card. I added some White Perfect Accents to highlight the greeting as well.

TGIFC94 love card featuring the Watercolor Words Stamp Set from Stampin' Up by Marisa Gunn

After making cards for so many years, I have decided to add a few additional steps to my process so they are all ready to go when I need to send them. If you're like me, you might make so many cards that don't ever leave your house and find their way to a friend or family member. So, I have decided to decorate the inside of the cards and also prepare a coordinating envelope for each card. This way all I have to do is grab them, sign them, address them and send them off. For this card, I used retired paper to line the envelope with. I keep some of my Stampin' Up retired papers for this purpose! The inside is decorated with another watercolor border on watercolor paper, another stamped heart and a greeting from the Sunburst Sayings Stamp Set.

TGIFC94 love card featuring the Watercolor Words Stamp Set from Stampin' Up by Marisa Gunn

Well, that is all for me today. But, I hope you'll join us over at the TGIF Challenges Blog and share your take on our fun sketch! Thanks for stopping by.

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