Color & Contour Sketch Challenge

Summer is the time for happy colors and the Hues of Happiness pack of patterned papers is the happiest paper around. I love the color combination of Granny Apple Green and Daffodil Delight with a touch of Balmy Blue. To me, it’s blue skies, green grass and flowers!

I reached for a piece of Granny Apple Green patterned paper and cut all of my sketch elements from that one piece. The Color & Contour stamp set is one that hasn’t seen to much ink recently so I decided to show it some love. The card came together rather quickly as I usually find when I use a sketch.

I was inspired to make this card by the Freshly Made Sketches challenge from Aug 5, 2022.

INstructions for Color & Contour Sketch Challenge Card

Using Basic White Thick, cut a card base 4 1/4″ x 11″ and score at 5 1/2″.
Cut three pieces of Granny Apple Green “color wash” paper 1 5/16″ x 2 1/2″ and adhere to the bottom of the card base equally spaced.
Cut a piece of the Balmy Blue portion of the same sheet of patterned paper 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ and adhere above the rectangles.
Stamp the “splatter stamp from the Color & Contour stamp set in Granny Apple Green ink on the left side of the card base above the blue strip.
With the 2nd largest Stylish Shapes circular die, cut a circle from that same piece as well.
Adhere this to the front of the card using dimensionals.
On a scrap of Basic White, stamp the flower on a stem using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
Then “fill in” the stamp with Daffodil Delight flowers and use the Granny Apple Stampin’ Blends to color the leaves. Die cut with the corresponding die.
Stamp the sentiment “so very happy for you” in the lower right hand corner using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
Add several “Pale Papaya” opal rounds from the 2021-2023 IN Color Opal Rounds pack of bling.

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It’s time for another amazing Stamp Camp from the Creativity Abounds Design Team. We are a group of 13 demonstrators from around the world who love to create, inspire and demonstrate card making for you! We do a blog hop and tutorial bundle each month and hold a stamp camp each quarter.

The Boughs of Holly Stamp Camp will be our next event on October 28-29, 2022. All you need to do to join our Boughs of Holly Stamp Camp is purchase your Boughs of Holly Suite from a member of our design team. (IF you already own the suite, substitute $79.50 of products from the online store and email me to let me know you’d like to participate. ) THE STAMP CAMP IS FREE!

You will want to be part of this amazing Stamp Camp so you can receive a Card Kit to make 13 beautiful cards or 3D items. These kits will have everything that is not included in the Suite cut and prepped for you. You will use your DSP, ribbon, embellishments and dies. We will provide the card stock needed. Written and video instructions will be provided for each of the 13 projects.

In addition to the card kit, each member of the design team will present a different project LIVE in an exclusive FaceBook group. These lives will be throughout the day and night because of the different time zones, but all will be recorded and available to watch on replay for eternity! We will also host challenges and Crafternoon Tea as part of our weekend as well.

The Boughs of Holly Suite includes a package of designer series paper, a stamp set and coordinating dies, ribbon and textured elements. You can see them all below.

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