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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