Happy Wednesday! I am here with Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #15. The lovely and talented Cindy Hall from Pretty Impact brought us the sketch today. I love that it is different and made me think a bit. I tend to go towards linear things so those little tilted panels seem to add such interest!
I knew when I saw the layout that I wanted one of the snowmen from Snow Much Fun to be on the center panel. I chose this little trouble making fellow because my boys really like him. They love that he has a sly grin as he gets ready to start a snowball fight (much like two little boys I know). I wanted to make him a little bit vintage but with a “clean” twist. No distressing or sponging here. I used the colors from Well Worn DSP as my starting place to color the snowman (Not Quite Navy, River Rock, Early Espresso). I then chose this Not Quite Navy print for the panels and River Rock stock as a background. It was still missing something so I added some River Rock Seam Binding. What was that??? River Rock?? Ok, I really added some Very Vanilla Seam Binding that had been dyed River Rock. Dying is a great solution when you only need a little of a color. A button tied with Linen Thread and a part of a sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes punched with the Jewelry Tag Punch were the finishing touches.
I hope you like my “vintage light” version of a snowman. Just wait until you see what the rest of the team has made. As always, their work is so fantastic!
Thanks so much for stopping it today! I hope your week is going well. See you again soon!
Stamps: Snow Much Fun, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper: Well Worn DSP, River Rock, Early Espresso, Watercolor; Ink: Not Quite Navy, River Rock, Crumb Cake, Stazon, Blushing Bride, Tangerine Tango; Accessories: Blender Pen, Very Vanilla Seam Binding, Neutrals Buttons, Linen Thread, Sticky Strip, Mini Glue Dots
8 Comments
Vintage light! Love it! A great description..and I love the inspiration behind using this image! Thanks for being so welcoming during my two months as a guest designer! I have loved joining you ladies, and enjoy the inspiration you all provide!
This is wonderful Jen! Yep, that snowman does have a devilish grin on his face doesn’t he! LOL! Love your take on the sketch!
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Lesley
Very cool how you made the seam binding match! Cute image – great winter card!
Wonderful card, great colour combination. Love the button with the seam binding.
These are such great colors for your vintage light snowman! And I love your dyed ribbon. What a fantastic way to get everything all color coordinated!
Love this card, Jennifer. That snowman looks so cheeky and I can see why your boys love him. You definitely have showcased him beautifully and I love the button and custom dyed seam binding.
Thank you for a fun 7 weeks – I thoroughly enjoyed my time playing along with y’all at FMS and being a part of the Clean Team. I echo Lauri’s comment, you all have provided inspiration to me as well.
This is so cool Jen …. yep, I love the vintage light take, which you have captured perfectly with the DSP and river rock colouring …. your snowman is fabulous, definitely a boys kinda image with that devilish grin indeed!
Love this card!!