When You Accidentally Disobey the Sketch...

Hiya, folks. I'm sharing a card today that I think turned out decently enough, but makes a fine illustration about punting when you screw up!

Ok, had you not seen the sketch, or had you not looked closely at the sketch, you'd probably be wondering what screw-up? The very moment that I glued that second strip down along the border of the dark red mat instead of a half-inch to the left, I knew I'd messed up and the double-sided tape wouldn't let me pull it up without taking some of the mat with it. Committed. So, I punted and made the third strip the only one not flush-right.

Supplies Used:
Sketch by Lucy Chesna of My Sketch World
SU card stock
Patterned card stock: Teresa Collins by Junkitz Love Line (very old)
Bugaboo Digital Image "Love Ewe", hand coloured with Promarkers
Sentiments created in PSE
Avery Elle Elle-ments Flag Die
Stash items: round paper lace, enamel dots and hearts

The Bugaboo digital ewe image was layered onto the focal point of another sketch in PSE and then printed out. That sketch was from Bugaboo's Stella Says Sketch a couple of challenges back. One that I never got around to finishing by the deadline -- story of my life. That sketch even had the two half-round circles on either side and I had pulled the little paper circle out to use for it. Anyway, I thought that frame looked good, so I kept the ewe in it and kept the half-circles too. I think they add interest and texture, and actually lessen the weirdness of my strips some. Then, because my focal is much bigger than the one in the sketch, I added the 3 heart dots for balance. I created all the sentiments in PSE and printed out on card stock, then cut them into strips.

   

Here is the inside of my card and the back. I kept the word strips going from the front. I used an AE flag die to cut the siggie stamp out for the back.

When I coloured my ewe image, I was conducting an experiment of sorts. I've had a theory that with markers, the warm greys have a tinge of brown in them and the cool and ice greys maybe a teeny tad of blue, but no brown. Here I colored the ewe's fur with the warm greys and then outlined in a darker cool grey. And I could see it! Then I took my lightest ice grey and coloured the background. I think it makes the image pop more than if it were just white. Plus, I needed some grey on the card. The ewe's eyes stand out and so do the sentiments. And the white paper circles pick up on that.

Challenges Linked To:

1. MFT Color Challenge #111

2. My Sketch World Sketch Sketch-a-thon #11 Bonus Card

3. Outlawz Festive Friday Challenge: Anything Goes Theme - I chose Valentine's Day

4. Bugaboo February Photo Inspiration Challenge - I used the red and white and grey colors

5. More Mixed Media February: AG + Optional RED - I have used the optional red

6. A Bit More Time To Craft #86: AG Always

7. CHNPPC: AG with Patterned Papers

8. Colour Crazy Wk 7: Always AG with Colouring - I coloured my focal image with Promarkers

9. TTCRD Feb. 26th: AG Always

10. Scrapbook Stamp Society #159: AG + Opt. Not Square - I did optional, mine is rectangle

11. Jo's Scrap Shack #270: Always AG

12. Crafts Galore Encore #60: AG

13. Creative Crafters #13: Always AG

14. Crazy 4 Challenges c4c472: Put A Pet On Card - Mine's a pet ewe (well, people do have them!)

15. 613 Avenue Create #218: AG + Opt. Twist Use a Critter - I took the twist, my critter's a ewe

I hope you liked my card and I thank you for visiting today!! 

XOXOX