Monday, March 7, 2011

STV Sketch Spotlight 16

Good morning, and happy Monday! Time for a new STV Sketch Spotlight! Today's card was thrown together in about 10 minutes, but with stuff I already had on hand, let me explain, it is kind of a lesson in "use what you have!"
I had already stamped colored and cut out these three individual pieces, the flowers and basket from "Spring Basket" and the chicks from "Basket Blessings" , just coloring one day, not intending to use any of them together, just *some* time! I didn't have my sample ready for this morning so I grabbed these three images from my "grab and go" pile. When I start with DP, I usually pick the colors for images from that, but I had no purple papers! Our cards can sometimes get really matchy match when we work this way and don't have enough contrast, purple and yellow are complementary colors so I saw putting the chicks with these flowers would look really nice together and allow me to pick form some of my yellow and green papers I had in the Basic Grey Origins pack(first pack on top of the stack, I have to go volunteer ina few minutes so didn't even have time to try others LOL!). I used an eggplant colored ink for the "In Stitches" stamped on the printed panels to tie in the Vibrant Violet base. (I intended to use a smaller stitch but couldn't find the set at first glance but this one was stil out on my table, that's how rushed I was!! It actually looks kind of nice with the weave on the basket and frilly flowers, hmmmm... LOL!))
Gingham is 5/8" Pure Luxury. The basket was stamped onto white paper and shaded with grays to look like a white basket, but since I ended up putting it with these blue and purple flowers and violet base, I went over the gray areas with a pale Lavender BV31 Copic to unify the colors.


Be sure to sure the tag STVSKSP16 when you upload you new creation with the sketch to the StampTV gallery! I hope you play along and good luck winning the free stamps!

Jonathan is at school with a heavy dose of Ibuprofen and we got an appointment to see the doctor today after school, thanks for praying!

10 comments:

  1. Love the purple flowers. The chick & eggs are so cute with the basket.

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  2. Well look at you with your stitching!! I'm jealous!! LOL Love the card and the coloring! Poor Jonathan... I'll keep him in my prayers. *HUGS*

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  3. Melanie,this is BEAUTIFUL!!
    Don't you love it when things that are unplanned just work so well together!
    Thank you for sharing!
    I will include Jonathan in my prayers today. I hope he is feeling better soon.
    Have a Blessed week,
    Hugs,
    Mary

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  4. Your card is beautiful.I
    have a grab and go stash,too.
    I color and cut out while
    watching tv.
    Hope Jonathan is feeling much
    better today.

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  5. I love what you can throw together, Melanie. I have both of your basket sets and have been a little overwhelmed with tackling them but please keep on "wowing" me with you samples.

    Hope Jonathan feels better soon.

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  6. Stunning card! I love the color combo.

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  7. Melanie, that is an awesome 10 minute card! Sometimes the unplanned ones are the cutest!

    Sending warm, prayerful thoughts and hugs for Jonathan!

    Take care and STAY POSITIVE!

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  8. Gorgeous colors and love those Easter eggs.

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  9. Melanie, pretty card, you always come thru.

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