
All week, I’ve been kind of in a funk. Tired. Okay, exhausted. And every time I pulled out my crafty goodies, I had to sadly put them away because I just wasn’t feeling it. I’m definitely having one of those weeks! I managed to get my mom and my sister’s Christmas cards finished, but I’d already come up with the designs for those, so mass producing them wasn’t exactly a stretch. Thank goodness — I’m not sure I could have handled a creative challenge!
“Why not take a creative risk and see if it works out?” — Wil Wheaton
Today, I was determined to make something, but I probably still would have given up. And then I saw this post over on Wil Wheaton’s blog. (Yes, I {heart} Wil.)
The result? This card for the Everything But the Kitchen Sink sketch challenge. I didn’t stray too far from my standard “look” even though I used the sketch as my starting point (yup, there’s a focal point, an offset ribbon, and a button). Overall, I’m very happy with the way the colors and patterns work together with the sketch to create kind of a bright, homey, fall greeting. Love it!
recipe: stamps: Autumn Blessings (SU) + Autumn 2009 Tags (PTI); cardstock: bermuda bay textured (SU) + watercolor paper (SU); patterned paper: Nook & Pantry (BasicGrey); Ink: Chocolate Chip + Old Olive + Pumpkin Pie + Really Rust + Ruby Red + So Saffron (all SU); fibers: Summer Sunrise topnotch twill (PTI); buttons: dark chocolate (PTI); tools: Coluzzle Cutting System (provocraft) + Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers)
Cute card… love the colors! So glad that you played along with us!! 🙂
I love what you did with the challenge! I’m hoping to find time to play with the sketch too. I love the cards you made for your mom and sis too! So cute! Hope you get some rest! Hugs!
Way cute girl, and I love that quote. I’m going to have to use that somehow! Thanks for playing along!
These colors are gorgeous! And so is this card! Love it!!
Thank you so much for playing along with EbtKS!
So cute! I love the image! Thanks for playing with us in the challenge! 🙂
Great fall card! Love that stamp set. Thanks for playing along with the EBTKS challenge