Card Patterns sketch #156

Hello, Card Patterns fans!  A new sketch challenge is up today, and I can't wait to see what you create with it.

This one was quite a challenge for me.  Circles and I don't usually get along, so this sketch was a triple threat!  So it took me a few tries to come up with something that worked, but I think I like it.  *grin*

I started by cutting a circle out of the middle of a square of raindrop patterned paper, then layered the negative cut on a Pure Poppy card base.

I used my Nesties to cut a white square for the center panel and a Harvest Gold circle for the sun, which I trimmed to fit in a corner.  The sentiment, from PTI's Tag-its #3, was stamped directly on the sun in aqua.

I lightly drew sun "rays" with a pencil, then stitched them with yellow floss.  I wrapped the panel with Pure Poppy twill ribbon, adhered it to the card with foam dots, then added a few die cut clouds in the corners.

Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink (Pure Poppy, Harvest Gold, White)

Patterned paper:  My Mind's Eye (Quite Contrary-Jack & Jill)

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink (Tag-its #3)

Ink:  Stampin' Up! (Pool Party)

Tools:  Spellbinders (circle, square dies), Papertrey Ink (cloud dies)

Accessories:  Papertrey Ink (twill ribbon), DMC floss

You can take this sketch in so many directions, as you can see from the rest of the Card Patterns designers.  I hope you'll give it a try!

Thanks for stopping by on your Saturday!  I'm excited to be going to an A Muse workshop put together by my talented friend, Suzanne, today.  What do you have planned?

Have a great weekend, friends!