This card was inspired by a DTGD challenge, CAS(E) This Sketch #233 and an old ColourQ combo (#214). I kept it fairly simple, by combining the Leafy Tree Background: Portrait and Road Border dies, and I used the bicycle from the Bicycle Build for You stamp set, to lean on the tree.
For the background, I had this image of a houndstooth-patterned blue sky, so I pulled out the Houndstooth stencil from Carta Bella and sponged Bashful Blue ink on matching cardstock. This is a tricky stencil to use. Because the rows are entirely open, you can rub your sponge on the surface of the stencil like you normally would, because if you do the plastic will bend and ink will get everywhere. I was only able to gently pounce my sponge on it. I think this is a stencil that probably works best with spritzing. It's very fragile, so its use is limited.
I embossed my sentiment in copper powder, which reads, "Thoughts of comfort and healing."
Supplies
Stamps: Bicycle Built for You (Lawn Fawn), Éclosion de pensées (Flourishing Phrases - Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: So Saffron, Dusty Durango, Bashful Blue, Early Espresso
Ink: Bashful Blue, VersaMark, Rich Cocoa Memento
Accessories: Bicycle Build for You Dies, Leafy Tree Backdrop: Portrait Dies,
Road Border Dies (Lawn Fawn), Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder, Adhesive Foam Strips, Markers,
Houndstooth Stencil, Sponge, White Medium Envelope
Wonderful take on the sketch! I love the sweet scene you created!
Posted by: Leigh Penner | August 06, 2017 at 21:55