Card Patterns - Sketch 100

I have been trying like the dickens to challenge my creativity lately. I get in a rut. You know that rut, right? Well, that's where challenges come in!! Challenges to the rescue!!

My dear friend, Leslie (aka The Crooked Stamper) totally suggested that I check out Card Patterns blog. I did. And I love it. How, as a crafter, do I not know these things? HOW?!?! Anyway, I'm just glad she did. Because I'm making my first Card Patterns Sketch card today and it's for their 100th Sketch. Cool, huh?

I'm actually in NEED of making cards. (Which is one of the reasons why I was searching for sketch challenges.) Two of those reasons are that 1) my dad is in the hospital (hopefully no big whoop and will be out Monday) & 2) a dear friend of our family had a knee replacement and is feeling blue. So...I thought I'd make some cards.

Now, you'd think I'd make my dad's card first, right? HAHHAH! No. Making masculine cards is hard. So, I need to ponder that one.

Here's the sketch:



Super cute!

And here's my pretty literal take on it:



Didn't drift from the sketch, flip it, or alter it. Just used some fun paper from Basic Grey & that lovely ribbon (which I hoarded from SU!) is just a dream.

Congrats on the 100th Sketch, Card Patterns! I had a lot of fun.

{Supplies:
Paper: Baja Breeze cardstock (SU!); Pure Luxury Heavy Base weight white (Gina K Designs); Marjolaine & Basics White DSP (Basic Grey)
Stamps: Kind & Caring Thoughts (SU!)
Ink: Faded Jeans & Peeled Paint Distress Inks (Tim Holtz for Ranger)
Embossing: Clear EP (Ranger)
Diecutting: Tags Five (Spellbinders), Die-cutting/Embossing Machine (Cuttlebug by Provocraft)
Accessories: Pearls (Martha Stewart), Ribbon & ribbon slide (SU!)}

All my best,