Playing with Scraps - CS September Card Sketch

Thanks for joining me, 

Today I'm working on the Club Scrap (CS) September Card Sketch challenge from the CS forums.   I love starting a card from a sketch to focus my ideas. Below is the sketch by Marya. for more information on the challenge see the CS forum.  

This time I decided to raid my scraps.  I keep scraps of any technique or art media for when I need a special detail.  Today I decided to work from papers I had out for a twinchie swap (a 2 x 2 inch art panel).  I next picked all the art scraps that went with papers in violet and spring green from the CS Wildflower kit (CS Retreat 2013, I think).   When I was finished I had enough stuff for two cards.

I started with the large violet panel using a new embossing folder and Lindy's Stamp Gang Sprays.  I just love the nest detail and the touching quote inside from the CS Take Wing Collection.  The fun part was making a nest.

• Violet panel 
• Embossing folder
• LSG Magnolia Magenta Gold Starburst Spray
• LSG Sweet Violet Purple Teal Starburst Spray
• Light application of Pan Pastel white
• Gold panel
• CS Geometrics Stencil
• LSG Shabby Turbine Teal Starburst Spray
• LSG Blue Hawaiian Blue Starburst Spray
• LSG Sweet Violet Purple Teal Starburst Spray
• CS Wood tape colored with Gathered Twigs Distress Stain
• Scrap of teal sprayed as gold panel above
• Bird
• Scraps of Alcohol Ink on Glossy Card Stock
• CS Leaf Stamp - CS Spring WOW 2014
• Various Archival Inks
• Stampin' Up Bird and sprig punch
• Nest 
• Yellow Tulle - CS Spring Chorus Collection
• Book Page Scraps - Sprayed as gold panel above
• Strands of blue and lavender embroidery thread 
• Various gems and pearls
• CS Stamps 
• CS Hybrid Ink - Ocean
• Love - CS Lock and Key Collection
• Greeting - CS Take Wing Collection
• Distressing Edges
• Distress Ink Evergreen Bough
• Distress Ink Seedless Preserves

This card started with a blue panel with a some unknown sprays that reminded me of the sky.  You'll see many parts are the same as the above card. Again the quote was just perfect.

• Violet panel as described above
• Blue sprayed panel
• Unknown sprays
• Clouds with Pan Pastel white, Distress Paint Picket Fence, and White gel pen
• CS Serenity Stencil
• LSG Blue Hawaiian Blue Starburst Spray
• Distress Paint Mustard Seed and Tarnished Brass mixed
• CS Wood tape colored with Gathered Twigs Distress Stain
• Yellow Tulle -  CS Spring Chorus Collection
• Metal embossed panel with added Distress Paint Tarnished Brass 
• Butterflies 
• Scraps of Alcohol Ink on Glossy Card Stock
• CS Leaf Stamp - CS Spring WOW 2014
• Various Archival Inks
• Stampin' Up Butterfly punches
• Strands of blue and lavender embroidery thread 
• CS Stamps 
• CS Hybrid Ink - Ocean
• Love and quote - CS Wisteria Collection
• Also - CS Take Wing Collection
• Book Page Scraps - Sprayed as gold panel above
• Distressing Edges
• Distress Ink Evergreen Bough
• Distress Ink Seedless Preserves

LOL, I did not realize that I used so much stuff, but this is my style of "art jounaling." I had a lot of fun working on these cards and I hope you'll give this sketch a try.  

Blueprints Card Box

Welcome to the Blueprints Collection Blog Hop! To return to the start of the hop here.

I love the images in this collection and it is perfect for the my Stacked Book Box Project Components kit.  Kay made some beautiful versions of this shown here.  I started with the smallest box and had so much fun that I only finished one box for this hop.

My "Create" card box

• Blueprints Stencil and Modeling Paste
• Lindy's Stamp Gang Spray
• Stamps from Blueprints and Time of Your Life 
• Clear and white embossing powder.  
• Blueprints papers, ribbon, charms, and washi tape
• Martha Stewart Punch Geometric Frames
• Gelli print and acetate

The 5 x 7 box is the perfect size for cards.  So I made eight cards with the blueprints papers and stamps using a few other items.

Cards 1 & 2

• Blueprints ribbon
• Club Scrap Hybrid Ink
• Watercolor with Intense Pencils
• Painting with Distress ink 

Cards 3 & 4

• Metal Brads
• Club Scrap Hybrid Ink

Cards 5 & 6

• Blueprints ribbon
• Club Scrap Hybrid Ink
• Painting with Distress ink 
• Martha Stewart Punch Flourish Lace
• Metal Brad and staples

Cards 7 & 8 Closed

Score 5 1/2 x 12 Green at 3 3/4 and 7 3/4 for bi-fold card

Time of Your Life Stencil

Blueprints ribbon

Club Scrap Hybrid Ink

Painting with Distress ink 

Martha Stewart Punch Flourish Lace

Metal Brad and staples

Cards 7 & 8 Open

Thank you for reading. Your next stop is with the talented Janet from Dishing with Janet and the beginning of the hop is at Club Scrap Blog here.

Happy Crafting,
Debby H