Wednesday 27 April 2011

Stampotique Designers Challenge Time!

Olive Rose by Olivia Thomas
Carol's flower by Janet Klein
French Text by Jo Capper Sandon
It's the Stampotique Designers Challenge time again! This time Kim has challenged us all to follow a sketch for our creations. Now, I don't follow sketches very often at all .... infact hardly ever, so this was a real challenge for me. Would you believe that this is attempt 4?! The first two went in the bin, and the third is a journal page that moved too far away from the sketch (I'll share that one when it is finished).

I used a combination of distress inks and Dylusions pearl ink sprays to create the background, and then stamped Olivia Rose onto vintage text. I couldn't resist giving her a stripy hat and some pink cheeks :-)


I then added some wonky stitching and torn strips of sheet music:


Click here to see the sketch and join the challenge. It's the second challenge of the month so only Stampotique stamps for this one. There's a $30 Stampotique gift certificate up for grabs for one lucky winner. Visit the rest of the design team here for more inspiration.

Byeeee for now.

23 comments:

  1. I love this Kate. It's quite hard to follow a sketch when you usually use your creative instinct but this is really lovely. There's lots going on but it all hangs together really well.
    Lesley x

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  2. Fab fab creation as always Kate.....glad it's not just me that finds sketches hard :)

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  3. Wow Kate, I think this is my first visit.... but it certainly won'e be the last! Amazing work!!!! Jo x PS I've got candy on offer until tomorrow if you want to drop by.

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  4. Love your card with all that stitching, Kate!

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  5. My kinda card! Gorgeous Kate ♥

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  6. well, you did a fabulous job and I bet the 2 pitched in the bin were stunning. Great job with the sketch and glad I could challenge you a little ;-)

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  7. lovely Kate. your wonky stitching is perfectly wonky lol

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  8. You would never guess you found this a challenge, this is gorgeous, lovely inky background, great stitching, adorable I,age and I love the hat. Tracy x

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  9. Love the delicate colours of this one, the extra accent of the stitching and the way you used the girlstamp

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  10. very very beautiful. Olive Rose is one of my fav stamps!

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  11. A right little cheeky chops :) lol perfect
    Von xxx

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  12. I love this card, it's so you! x

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  13. that is just gorgeous - and back to the Kate of old with the stitching!! how lovely.
    Haven't got any of the "pretty" Stampotique stamps - must look at their website

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  14. Its supa, really nice I shall have to find some time to do that challenge this weekend, there are so many stampotique stamps I want, so to win some money towards them would be fab, sort it out for me wont you love, LOL

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  15. This is so sweet... love all the pink hues! :]

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  16. What a fab creation Kate !!

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  17. Love it, but can't wait to see the journal page ...

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  18. oh i love this, the image is gorgeous and you stiched detail is perfect xxx

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  19. Gorgeous!! You make everything so awesome!

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  20. This is lovely, pretty and quirky at the same time. Love your wonky stitching x

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