OCC: Sketch Challenge

I love sketches. I just can't get enough of them. I remember when I first looked at a set of sketches from Paper Crafts Magazine I was pretty overwhelmed, a little confused and a lot unsure of how exact the sketch should be. But over time, I've come to really cherish them. Now, they pretty much get me started on every project I do. I just can't get started unless I have an idea of where I'm going. And if I shift my design in the middle and end up with a layout that's quite a bit different than the original sketch, that's OK to me.

This week on Our Creative Corner, we're using a sketch for our challenge this week. Vicki's sketch is perfectly simple so it really encourages designers to be creative with their cards. I'm really curious to see how different each one of you will approach it and what it will take to make it your own.

Because I love sketches, I really enjoyed the process as much as the finished project. Here's my take on Vicki's great sketch.

This is the first time I've used a crocheted flower on my card and I think it really works here. I've been drooling over Julia Stainton's work lately and she uses these occasionally so I thought I'd give it a try.

I stamped a word background stamp onto the tag and as it dried it lightened up quite a bit but I still love it.

And here's a little tip on keeping twine to stay in place on a circle. Sometime trying to tack twine to paper is a loosing battle so I used another trick I've used before that works well for me. I actually placed a few foam dots on both sides of the twine on the back to keep it in place.

I tried to take a picture to show you:

Play along with us this week at Our Creative Corner and use this week's sketch as your inspiration and don't forget to check out the other DT blogs to see how they've made this sketch their own!

Linda Coughlin
Lori Rider
Wendy Janson
Vicki Burdick
Sharon Wheet
Jen Rzasa
Kristen Tierney
Anne Marie Hile
Marjie Kemper
Tui Nathan
Have a great weekend!
Holly