Blogger Challenge: Week 182/Friends with Flair

This week’s blogger challenge is a sketch with lots of circles. I used one of Unity’s new kits, Sunny Happy Skies, and some fun patterned papers for my interpretation of the sketch.

I paper pieced the kit’s hot air balloon image snowflake with some striped patterned paper from the My Mind’s Eye Fine and Dandy True Blue pad. I added it to a pale blue circle background with foam tape. The clouds represent the sketch’s trio of small circle elements. To add interest, I stamped two on blue cardstock and embossed them with a dotted pattern, then edged them with some Stickles and the third is stamped on shimmery white cardstock.

The cardfront is covered with some striped paper from Crate Paper’s Snow Day line. I stitched around the edges with my sewing machine to break up some of the blue. A strip of light blue faux suede ribbon, layered over coordinating cardstock panels, runs across the card. I stamped the “flying high” sentiment from one of Unity’s early Stampin’ Store Kits beneath the ribbon strip using black ink. If you’re looking for Stampin’ Store kits, be sure to check out i {heart} papers.

For more ideas based on this sketch, you can check out what the rest of the challenge players have created. Links to their blogs are in the sidebar on the right. And, for more Unity inspiration, stop by the Unity blog for the full list of Friends with Flair players.

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Materials Used:
from i {heart} papers: Unity Stamp Co. Sunny Happy Skies kit and July 2009 Stampin’ Store Kit, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Copic markers (E25, E35, BG000, BG0000), My Mind’s Eye Fine and Dandy True Blue paper pad, Crate Paper Snow Day paper pad, Ranger Stardust Stickles, May Arts light blue faux suede ribbon, Spellbinders circle dies, QuicKutz Polka Dots embossing folder, Zva Creative dimensional dots

other: Bermuda Bay and Shimmery White cardstock (Stampin’ Up!); Wild Dandelion cardstock (Gina K Designs); sewing machine