Sketches {by Tamara} #59

Today is my last sketch for the Sketches {by Tamara} card sketch design team. I'll miss being part of such a talented group of cardmakers! I'll definitely keep checking in to see what they're up to every week. Fortunately for me, I won't be completely leaving Sketches. I'm thrilled to be a part of Tamara's weekly Recipe Challenge design team for the next three months. Be sure to stop by Tamara's blog (and Inking Aloud) on Tuesday to see how this challenge works.

When I first saw this sketch, I wasn't exactly sure what I wanted to do with it. Then, the idea to use patterned papers in the 4 small squares came to my mind. This is a perfect design for using up some of those little scrap pieces of paper that we all have in a bag, box, drawer, or just a messy pile!

I ended up flipping the sketch so the card had a vertical orientation. Here, I used scraps of the retired Loves Me designer paper and backed the squares with coordinating cardstock squares before attaching them to a pink panel. I covered a chipboard heart with pink craft ink and embossed it with Iridescent Ice embossing powder.

The sentiment is from Unity's August Kit of the Month (only a few days left to get your hands on this great kit . . .). I inked the image with markers to get the multi-toned image and stamped it alongside the squares. After adding a ribbon, the card was done.

Materials Used:
Remember Happiness stamp kit (Unity Stamp Co.); Regal Rose Craft ink, Taken with Teal, Chocolate Chip, and Regal Rose markers, Pretty in Pink, Close to Cocoa, and Taken with Teal cardstock, Loves Me and Pretty in Pink Prints Series designer paper, 1 1/4" square punch, On Board chipboard heart, Iridescent Ice embossing powder, dimensional (Stampin' Up!); teal satin ribbon (Michaels); white cardstock (Georgia Pacific)

Since I was on a roll, I decided to make another card based on this sketch. This time, I paired a bunch of designer papers from different paper collections for the squares. I chose ones that were all in similar cool color tones so that they'd still coordinate. I attached a chipboard flower in the center of the arrangement and added a photo corner in the upper right corner.

I used another sentiment from the Remember Happiness kit on this card, stamped in a shade or two darker ink than the panel. I decided to round the bottom corners of the cardfront for a slightly different look.

I can see using up a whole bunch of my scraps with more cards along these lines . . .

Materials Used:
Remember Happiness stamp kit (Unity Stamp Co.); Lavender Lace Classic ink, Almost Amethyst and Certainly Celery cardstock, Soft Sky, Certainly Celery, and Almost Amethyst Print Series and designer paper, 1 1/4" square punch, corner rounder, dimensionals (Stampin' Up!); rhinestone, celery satin ribbon (Michaels); chipboard pieces (Making Memories); white cardstock (Georgia Pacific)