Can you believe it's December??? I'm going to be really transparent here, I haven't really been jolly or happy about the holidays coming. Normally I would be singing carols and watching Hallmark Movies but this year I'm just zapped. It's been a really hard for me this fall. Returning to the classroom and teaching face to face in a pandemic that half of the people don't think is a big deal, has really been draining. But working with a therapist is helping and you know what.... we decorated for Christmas over the Thanksgiving break. Got a tree and got it up. I have a BUNCH of crafty additions planned and ready for me to create.
Let’s dive into this months blog hop. We are working with this sketch.
I love a good sketch but I also love a sketch that inspires me. This sketch really inspires me more than I was drawn to the actual placement of the sketch. I loved the dots and the large area for a sentiment. And the “leaves” looked a lot like feathers. So I pulled out my timeless treasures stamp set and went to work.
Details for today's card
As much as I tried, I couldn’t do the tilted thing. I wanted to but my card making style is very straight. I moved the feathers over to the right because they felt off balanced to me. The labels I used for the sentiment area are from the Stitched so Sweetly die set. I stamped the dot paper with the back of a photo polymer stamp.
If you are in the United States and not currently working with a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, you can order supplies in my online store, here.
Products Used:
Positive Inkers December Blog Hop
Sandy McCullough – Canada - https://lollyandsand.blogspot.com/2020/11/art-gallery-bundle-stampin-up-positive.html
Maheswari Raja-Guru – Australia - https://mystampgarden.blogspot.com/2020/12/stampin-up-forever-fern-positive-inkers.html
Elly Rijnvis – Netherlands - https://www.ellycreatecardsgiftsandmore.nl/peaceful-boughtornamental-envelopes-bloghop-december-positive-inkers/
Kate Bolt – UK - https://inkstampshare.ink/2020/12/positive-inkers-sketch-challenge.html
Karen Day – USA - You are here
Anne Marie Hile – USA - http://www.stampinanne.com/2020/12/positive-inkers-global-design-team.html
Jo Blackman – UK - https://www.joblackman.com/2020/12/positive-inkers-global-design-team.html
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Lovely card Karen, different way of using the Sketch, it's Amazing.
ReplyDeleteThe pandemic is part of our lives and makes it difficult for us to be alway positive. I would like to let you know that I can feel that part of your story and wish you a lot of strength!
ReplyDeleteThrough your interpretation of the sketch I learn to look at a sketch differently! And I love that! Thank you for the inspiration! gr Elly
I love your interpretation of the sketch and your reasons behind it, I struggle with the tilted thing too x
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