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Saturday, June 11, 2011

Happy Father's Day



Are you ready for another sketch from The Sweet Stop?  

 I used this week's sketch for showcasing & embellishing my image, Deckchair Dreaming from LOTV. The DP is from MME - Good Day Sunshine Boy {love this paper!!} and I used the same tiny dotted paper for paper piecing the fabric on the chair.  The sentiment I used is from Your Next Stamps - Scene Sentiments.  I double stamped the little bird, glass of lemonade and the newspaper and popped them up for dimension.  Oh, and the glass of lemonade was also given a thick coat of Glossy Accents.  But my favorite part is the real sand!!  I have been wanting to try using sand on my beachy cards forever and I'm thrilled with the way it turned out!!  :)   To create the "shadowed" sand under his chair I dyed it with a Copic!!  It was super easy... Using white craft sand, I put a small spoonful in a ziplock bag and used 2-3 drops of E35 from my refill bottle.  I then just smooshed it all together until the ink had soaked into all of the sand.  I wish you could all see and feel it in real life...the texture is just so much fun!!  Be sure to use a good quality glue (such as what you would use to apply ultra fine glitter), to prevent the sand from rubbing off - 'cause you're gonna want to touch it!!  :)   


Challenges:
Fussy & Fancy = Man Cards
Patties Creations = #23 Wedding or Father's Day
Outlawz Challenges = Create a Summer Background
Totally Papercrafts = #70 Summer
Wags 'n Whiskers = #56 One for the Boys
C.R.A.F.T. = #106 Father's Day
Craft Us Crazy = #10 Father's Day
Lili of the Valley = #100 Anything Goes
Paper Play Challenges = #23 Father's Day
The House that Stamps Built = #66 Father's Day + Texture
Little Darlings = #1 Summer Theme



My fellow Sugar Babies have gorgeous sketch samples to share with you today, so stop by and check them out.

Korin Sutherland
Dawn Easton
Denise Marzec
Shelby Goolsby
Janice Melton
Jennipher Lowery
Monika Davis




Thanks so much for stopping by!

24 comments:

Tracy Valure said...

This is stinkin' cute! Love how it is colored and your layout is just awesome. Great papers! I hadn't seen those from MME...where the heck have I been? LoL. Super cute image too, gotta go check that one out from LOTV! You guys have a great weekend. We are off to the Katy Perry Concert tonight! ;-)))

Hugs,
Tracy

Dawn Easton said...

Oh my gosh! You are KILLING me with CUTENESS girl! Seriously....that image is darling and your colouring out of this world...AS ALWAYS ;)
LOVE the sand! I need to find me some....ha! LOVE that!!! Brilliant!

Pattie said...

I still haven't been able to pick my chin up off the floor! Stunning details here Wendy! I wish I could see it and feel it too, but I'll take your word for it! Awesome!

Shelby Goolsby said...

Oh, Wendy this is adorable!! I love his fur and that sand turned out wonderful. I love how you popped up the bird and lemonade, such a nice touch. You asked how I did the sky on the hot air balloon card and I just used the markers B000 and B00 and just kept blending out with soft strokes. Thanks for all of your sweet comments.

martina's kaartjes said...

what a fab card ! lovely done ! great details !
greetings, martina
x

Anonymous said...

AWW! Wendy, this is really adorable hun!! LOVE your coloring and those clouds look amazing hun!! Smiles

Jennipher said...

WOW! This is totally amazing.

Angie said...

Your card is just ADORABLE! Thank you so much for joining us at PaperPlay and the first Little Darlings Challenge :-)

Angie

Crystal said...

Oh my word this is soooooo super CUTE!!! I absolutely LOVE this image, and your Father's Day Design is ADORABLE!!!!

Lori said...

Isn't that image the cutest - great job coloring it! So glad you linked up at Craft Us Crazy!

Monika/Buzsy said...

Such a sweet card Wendy. Love that image and your fabulous coloring. The paper and clouds are perfect. :o)

Melody said...

Such a sweet image!! Darling card!! Thanks for playing in our challenge!

~Melody
DT for Pattie's Creations Challenge!

Shannon White said...

Oh my gosh! this is So Darned CUTE!! 8-) I Love love love LOTV images! So adorable and Love you Wonderful coloring and paper piecing too! Love your sand as well, heck I just love the whole thing!

Hugs
Shannon

Christina said...

Wowww that is a real beauty Wendy!!
Hugs Kristel

Faye said...

This card made me smile before I got to the sand, but I must now try this. Brilliant idea. Of course it'll look pants when I try it if Ribbon Ruffles were anything to go by! xxxx

Denise Marzec said...

I adorrrrrrrrre your coloring on this!! So awesome!

coldwaters2 said...

This is totally great Wendy a fab image and design I love it.
Hugs
Lorraine x

Kate said...

This is adorable, Wendy! I love the way the little bird is double cut and then popped. And the rosy cheeks are a fabulous touch!

Janice M said...

Wendy this is ADORABLE!!! I just LOVE your coloring! I know I say that everytime but it's truly wonderful! Love the clouds and sand you added, perfect! Thanks for all your sweet comments!

Janice M said...

Wendy this is ADORABLE!!! I just LOVE your coloring! I know I say that everytime but it's truly wonderful! Love the clouds and sand you added, perfect! Thanks for all your sweet comments!

Paula (PEP) said...

the paper piecing of the deckchair is utterly effective as is the dimension you created with the little bird & the lemonade glass. Love the fact that the bear is grey rather than brown & that sand with the newspaper is just ....... well .... leaves me speechless. The way your hints of pink on the soles of the bear's feet & his cheeks pick out the reddish hues of the patterned paper is lovely too as is the cloud shaped theme running through the composition.
Paula (PEP)

CraftyC said...

Love your card Wendy and beautifully coloured. Thanks for taking part in this weeks LOTV Challenge!
Clairexx

~Jeri~ said...

Awwww I love this one too Wendy!!! The sand is perfect! I love working with stuff like this, so will definitely have to get me some white sand and try my alcohol inks on it. Love this cute little image too! Another one going on my list!

sharon said...

Adorable card. Thanks for playing along at CRAFT challenge. Sharon x

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