Saturday 28 February 2015

Freshly Made Sketches 175

It's been a fraught afternoon and evening for crafting: New Zealand vs Australia in the World Cup at Eden Park. In this cricket-mad household, it's a wonder anything got made at all!

But a tense and unbelievably exciting one-wicket win for New Zealand, with plenty of overs to spare, meant I could go to my room and turn my full attention to the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches. My performance had been so cricket-affected that after the final ball (and suitable time for joyful victory rituals) I pulled apart the card I'd been doing on-and-off during the innings and started again!




I tried a different approach to the background stamp with this card. I wanted a slight distressed element in the card, so I used attached the white panel to the red base and then stamped using my fingers to press down on the paper. I did not press evenly around the edges and got this very slight inkiness on the red, which was just right.

Update: Delighted to be picked as a Perfect Princess at Freshly Made Sketches!

Ingredients
Card: Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Black
Stamps: SU Dictionary, MFT Eye Chart
Ink: Black
Other: Stitched rectangle dies, MFT Geek is Chic Glasses die, Cherry Cobbler baker's twine, dimensional, glossy accents.
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7 comments:

  1. Jen Mitchell1 March 2015 at 11:45

    I don't know anything about wickets and whether I should spare any overs but I do know this card is pretty fantastic! An eye chart, eye glasses and newsprint! It's all a delight for the eyes! Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches!

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  2. Ginger2 March 2015 at 06:35

    This is fantastic! I love how you paired the writing paper with the eye chart and added the glasses! I might have to case your card! It is wonderful!

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  3. Jenni's Jems2 March 2015 at 09:46

    This is totally brilliant and had to laugh when you said you put inky fingers on it to make it more distressed .. I seem to manage that no problem - usually when i don't want to though!:) x

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  4. Narelle Farrugia2 March 2015 at 23:26

    Well this is one aussie who was watching the game who thought we might've had a chance..... Fingers crossed we beat you guys next time! Now on to your card - you have used the perfect stamp for this weeks sketch and I love the background newsprint DSP. Thanks for joining us at FMS!

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    1. Jan Clothier3 March 2015 at 07:25

      There were times I thought you guys had the chance too! I could hardly breathe during the final over!

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  5. LeAnne4 March 2015 at 03:04

    Very cute...congrats on your FMS pick too! I might just have to get that glasses die!

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