Monster Hugs - February SFYTT

It's the first Saturday of the month, which means an all-new Sketch For You To Try (SFYTT)! Are you liking the new monthly format? Remember, every month's sketch is sponsored, so there are prize opportunities each month. Plus, if you play along in all twelve sketches, you'll be eligible for a mega prize package at the end of the year, made up of goodies from all of the year's sponsors. This month, our sponsor is Anita Be Stampin!

Here's what we're playing with in February ...

And here's my take, using the ADORABLE Monster Hugs set ...

I colored my monsters with Copic markers, trimmed them out, and layered them onto a dark gray circle. I dotted their bodies with the colorless blender for some fun, monstery texture, and the antenna and hearts are coated with glassy glaze for some shine.

The papers are from a Cut 'N' Paste Designer Mat Pad by K&Co that I picked up at Michael's not too long ago. For the horizontal strip, I layered a white MFT Jumbo Scallops borders diecut border, a gray Papertrey Eyelet Lace diecut border, and some red twine from The Twinery.

Visit the SFYTT sisters for loads more sketchy inspiration:

Jen del Muro
Amber Hight
Amy Rohl
Carole Burrage
Jodi Collins
Kelly Lunceford
Kerry Johnson
Leigh O’Brien
Megan Lock
Sony Christoph
Susan Liles
and guest designer extraordinaire ... Becky Carafa! Welcome, Becky!!

Hope you'll play along this month. You'll find all the "rules" and the entry widget on Jen's February sketch post over at i{heart}2stamp! I'll keep a sketch thumbnail and link to that post in my sidebar all month long so it will be easier to find!

Thanks for visiting!



Stamps: Monster Hugs (Anita Be Stampin)
Paper: Papertrey Smoky Shadow and white card stock, Stampin' Up Real Red card stock, K&Co Cut 'N' Paste Designer Mat Pad designer paper
Accessories: Copic markers, glassy glaze, Spellbinders classic circle Nestabilities, Stampin' Up large oval punch, My Favorite Things Jumbo Scallop Border Die-namics die, Papertrey Eyelet Lace border die and blue button, The Twinery red twine
Size: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"