Saturday, May 8, 2010

Just A Little Ray of Sunshine



Good morning, it's a special day for Sketch For You To Try fans! My Favorite Things is sponsoring this week's challenge, so one lucky participant will receive a $25 gift certificate and one of the brand-new Die-namics Jumbo Scallop edge dies!

Here's the sketch:



For MFT inspiration, visit these SFYTT sisters:

Jen del Muro
Amber Hight
Amy Rohl
Jodi Collins
Leigh O'Brien
Megan Lock
Sony Christoph
Susan Liles

And for more sketch inspiration, visit:
Iwona Palamountain (our amazing guest designer!)
Kelly Lunceford
Jenn Diercks

To play along, link your sketch creation to the slideshow on Jen's post. Good luck!

For my sample, I stamped Rainfall Flopsey onto one of MFT's Perfect Paper Panels, and colored Flopsey and the puddle with Copic markers. The umbrella and boots are paper pieced, and the yellow shading is done with Prismacolor pencils. The clouds are cut from white velvet paper with MFT's Die-namics Clouds Trio and the white scalloped border is cut with MFT's Die-namics Scalloped Scallops edge die. The papers are October Afternoon's Thrift Shop. I made the flower accent using a Martha Stewart hydrangea punch, and gave the puddle a coat of Diamond Glaze for a little shine.

And here's a look at the inside:



Thanks for stopping by today!



Stamps: Rainfall Flopsey (My Favorite Things)
Paper: Prismatics Nautical Blue (dark), Papertrey White, MFT Perfect Paper Panels, October Afternoon Thrift Shop designer paper, white velvet specialty paper
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black, Stampin' Up Bashful Blue, Ranger Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress Inks
Accessories: Copic markers, Prismacolor pencils, Judikins Diamond Glaze, Martha Stewart hydrangea punch, SU black brads, May Arts burlap string, MFT Die-namics Clouds Trio die and Scalloped Scallops edge die, sewing machine, clear embossing powder
Size: 5 1/2" square

19 comments:

Betty J Schaub said...

I just love the way this little guy's ear sticks out from under the umbrella. very pretty color combo and your coloring is beautiful!

Jodi Collins said...

ACK! LOVE this Amy! The colors are SO fun and I love this new Flopsey! LOOOOOOVE the sentiment in the cloud on the inside!!

Melody said...

Adorable Amy!

Amy Rohl said...

Just perfect, Amy, inside and out! I want an umbrella like that, just adorable! So excited that I ordered the cloud dies seeing your perfectly fluffy little clouds!

Happy Mom's Day, Amy!

Christina Fischer said...

This is totally adorable, Amy! The colors and papers just make me smile! I love the way you used the Die-namics! :)

Kim said...

Sweet, sweet card Amy! Simply adorable!

Emily said...

Too cute Amy! I spy another Flopsey I'm going to have to have and those cloud dies will definitely be on my must have list too. Nicely done:))

Chriss Blagrave said...

Love this Amy! So cute, the image and sentiments, your finishing on the inside, your detailed stitching and perfect colour flair...love the paper piecing and the whimsical bow on your flower.
Prfect papers ~ I have been trying to purchase this October Afternoon line and it has been sold out, but I will find it eventually ;)

Allison said...

So cute! Love the colours, stitching and clouds!

Tanya S said...

Awwe,gotta love Flopsey!
Great card hun!

Dawn Easton said...

This is totally adorable, Amy! I love those patterns and the inside is just as sweet! The sentiment in the cloud is perfect!

Happy Mother's Day to you!

Denise Marzec said...

Toooooo cute...inside and out! Love the soft colors.

Kathy Martin said...

This card is super DARLING! Love the design, the papers, the clouds, the jute with text flower and the paper pieced umbrella! It's all so very cool! :)

Conniecrafter said...

Just the sweetest, love the papers!

Sonja "Sony" Christoph said...

Amy this is really super cute!! Love those October AFternoon papers lol they are popping up everywhere.

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Megan said...

Your colors are so pretty. I love all the little details too.

LollyChops said...

I love the colors and that sweet little flower!

The details on the inside are just amazing too!

Jessie/knightrone said...

This is fabulous Amy!!