You've Got Mail and a Monochromatic Mosaic

I played along with two different StampTV challenges using two different sets, both designed by Melanie, and came up with two totally different style cards.

First, here’s my card for this week’s sketch challenge. I love the computer image in the Tech Talk set. Here, I colored it with Copic markers and added a message on the computer screen in red ink. The screen is covered with a piece of acetate for a glassy look.

I paired the computer image with some patterned paper with letters printed on it in a variety of colors. I pulled colors from the paper for the colors on my card. The blue background panel is embossed with a ring pattern to add interest. I added the “hello” sentiment on a circle panel at the lower right corner of the image panel. The image and sentiment are matted with red for a little pop. This would make a fun card to drop in the mail to an online friend . . .

Materials Used:
Tech Talk stamp set, Lipstick Red and White cardstock (Gina K Designs); Tuxedo Black ink (Memento); markers (Copic); Riding Hood Red Classic ink, Brocade Blue cardstock (Stampin’ Up!); designer paper (Karen Foster); circle punches (EK Success); Rings embossing folder (QuicKutz); foam tape; acetate

This one is for this week’s blast from the past challenge to use paper piecing. I’ve been wanting to try the paper piecing technique with the large block image in the Inspiration Mosaic stamp set, so this challenge was just the push I needed to do it.

I decided to go with a black and white color scheme. I pieced the different segments of the block together using pieces of paper from a Making Memories paper pack. It took a while to figure out how to piece it together so that the patterns were spread out across the entire block image. I left two blocks white—one for stamping the sentiment, and one for stamping one of the floral silhouette images from the Elegant Flowers stamp set. I layered the image panel on a gray base to complete the card. I’m not sure how I feel about the finished project—this may be one of those things that looked better in my mind than how it actually turned out, but I think it’s starting to grow on me.

Materials Used:
Inspiration Mosaic and Elegant Flowers stamp sets (Gina K Designs); Tuxedo Black ink (Memento); white cardstock (Georgia Pacific); Basic Gray cardstock (Stampin’ Up!); designer paper (Making Memories)