The Challenge 49-You and Me

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The Challenge is back again with a new challenge!  This week we have a sketch challenge.  I mixed some metallics for a love themed design made with stamps from Papertrey Ink.

I stamped the ampersand circle image from the Grand Ampersand set in sparkly gold ink, then added the "you" and the "me" in black ink.  After using a round die to cut out the stamped image, I adhered it to a slightly larger gold circle, using foam tape for dimension.  The image was set at the center of a black pierced rectangle die cut.

I adhered the image panel to a piece of gold-ish dotted paper with a gold paper panel at the center.  The little banner pieces tucked beneath the bottom right edge of the rectangle were cut from shiny silver paper.  I don't usually mix silver and gold on the same design, but I think it worked out okay in this case!  The finished panel was adhered to a black card base.  The black gives it a nice framed look.

Check out what the rest of the talented team at The Challenge has created based on this week's sketch.  Here's where to find them:

Anita Madden
Claire Broadwater

Kim Heggins

Kimberly Wiener
Lee Ann Barrett

Lesley Croghan, challenge creator

Lori Tecler--you're here!
Michele Ferguson

Nance Salkeld

Geri Greening, November featured designer
Darnell Knauss, guest designer

Materials Used:
Grand Ampersand stamp set (Papertrey Ink); Delicata Golden Glitz ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Basic Black cardstock (Stampin' Up!); gold and silver paper (Target); The Story of Us 6x6 paper pad (Simple Stories); Die-namics Pierced Rectangle Stax and Fishtail Flag Stax dies (My Favorite Things); circle dies (Spellbinders)