Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 235-A Note of Thanks

It’s time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge!  I used the sketch to make a school themed thank you card, inspired by the current Card Concept back to school challenge.

I fashioned a chalkboard panel from a kraft cardstock frame filled in with a piece of gray cardstock.  To add depth to the frame, I inked the edges with some distress ink.  I probably should have used my finger to rub a little white ink "chalk dust" on the gray chalkboard part . . .

The frame was adhered to a piece of red distressed patterned paper.  I tucked a gray fishtail flag strip underneath the bottom edge of the frame, then topped the chalkboard with a round panel stamped  with an apple and sentiment from Reverse Confetti's Class Act stamp set.  I accented the apple with a tiny red button tied with linen thread.  The finished panel was adhered to a dotted patterned paper panel that matched the pattern on the stamped apple, then layered on to a kraft card base.

To play along, just create a card based on the sketch and link it up on Karen’s blog. For lots of inspiration be sure to check out what the other Sweet Sunday Sketch stampers have created for you this week. Here’s where to find them:

Barbara Anders
Dana White
Jackie Pedro
Jenny Peterson
Jodi Collins
Karen Giron
Karen Motz
Lisa Henke
Lynn Put
Sarah-Jane Kalé
Tracy Clemente--taking the week off
Vicki Burdick

Materials Used:
Class Act stamp set (Reverse Confetti); Memento Luxe Love Letter, Toffee Crunch, Pear Tart, and Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko); Antique Linen distress ink (Ranger); Desert Storm cardstock (Neenah); Steel Grey cardstock, Die-namics Pierced Circle Stax and Fishtail Flag Layers Stax dies  (My Favorite Things); Happy Days 6x6 paper pad (Echo Park); red button (Michaels); linen thread (Stampin' Up!)