Freshly Made Sketches #736

 

Our sketch hostess for Freshly Made Sketches #736 is Verena and here's 

her fun sketch.

 

 

This sketch reminded me of a Japanese street stall snack called "dango" and

I resisted the urge to use it has inspiration and went with tulips.

 

 I found a diecut of Penny Black Tulip Trio that was stenciled, embossed, and

cut out. I probably meant to use it for The Flower Challenge but sadly, the site

closed and I've kept it ever since.

 

A last minute decision was to do some surgery and cut the tulips apart. 

I cut a piece of Brass and Bliss' cheesecloth and adhered it to a card base.

The tulips were adhered  per the sketch and I added the white embossed

sentiment. Some iridescent sequins finished off the card.

 

 Visit Freshly Made Sketches to see how the rest of the team interpreted

Verena's sketch and join us if you can. You have until Monday, May 18th to 

link up your card.

 

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For inquisitive minds, here's a photo of some dango that I attempted to make

years ago. 

 

 Somehow I can't picture it on a card.....

 

Freshly Made Sketches #709

Jen M is the sketch designer for Freshly Made Sketches #709 and here it is.

 

 

I was excited to see a square design, although I'm sure it didn't have to be a square card.

Since my order from Brass and Bliss just arrived, I put them to work for the sketch.

But you might see it differently...

 

I opted for a white pumpkin to make the florals stand out. I tried to do Tina Smith's

"die cut dipping" on all the pieces but ended up ink blending the ginkgo leaves.

I gave the pieces a good spatter with white ink then adhered them to an

embossed panel. I finished off with the Stamp Market sentiment.

 

How did I do? A little far fetched? It's pretty much what I had in mind and I

wanted a white pumpkin because an orange one wouldn't stand out as much.

 

This is when I tell you that this will be my last blog post for a while. We leave

soon for the land of sushi and sumo and I'm so excited!

Thanks, always, for stopping by!

 

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Edited to add: So honored that Narelle "saw" the sketch on my card and

chose to give me a Princess pick! Thanks so much!