Before I share today’s exciting, color-filled card for CAS(E) This Sketch, I want to wish everyone (but especially you) a Happy Valentine’s Day! Regardless of what’s going on in life, I hope you are able to spend time with or chat with or remember someone you love very much. I wish we could do that everyday, but I think love is a nice thing to celebrate at least once a year.
This week’s sketch sent me in circles, but I think I landed on something I love – cupcakes, cool colors and words of celebration. Here’s my card:
And here’s the banner for Chrissy Larson’s abstract sketch that inspired my card:
I flipped Chrissy’s sketch on its side when designing my card:
Tips, Tricks and Reminders
- Design Notes. Not only did I turn this fun sketch on it’s side, but I let the words follow the squares in Chrissy’s sketch. There’s very little stamping on this super-fun card! In fact, the only stamping is from the fun trio of celebratory words I pulled from Stampin’ Up!’s Birthday Cheer stamp set. Here’s a look at this fun bundle:
The cupcakes and the purple confetti backdrop were pulled from the How Sweet It Is Designer Series Paper. I snipped the cupcakes directly from one of the panels of paper (bottom, left in the photo below). Here’s a look at the patterns and colors in How Sweet It Is:
- Tailored Tag Punch. While it doesn’t stand out on the face of the card, I used the Tailored Tag Punch (a go-to favorite of mine) to build a background on this card and honor Chrissy’s sketch. Here’s a look at the punch:
I positioned two Coastal Cabana shapes on a Pool Party backdrop:
And then partially covered them up with these sweet cupcakes:
- A Sweet Combination. While Pool Party doesn’t exist in the How Sweet It Is Designer Series Paper, I thought it would offer a slight contrast to the Coastal Cabana panels that I punched with the Tailored Tag Punch. The mix of blues allowed the sentiments (stamped in Gorgeous Grape) and colorful cupcakes to pop. If you like this combination of Pool party, Coastal Cabana and Gorgeous Grape, please save this:
Stamp Sets: Birthday Cheer Papers: How Sweet It Is Designer Series Paper, Coastal Cabana, Pool Party, Gorgeous Grape, Thick Whisper White Inks: Gorgeous Grape Accessories: Tailored Tag Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals
I hope you’ll pop over to the CAS(E) This Sketch site to see the cards by the design team members and to play along with this week’s challenge.
Thanks for stopping by today!
Brian
Become a Royal
On Tuesday, I shared TEN reasons why you should consider joining my Stampin’ Up! team – you can read more here. Sale-a-Bration offers the best opportunity to join my Stampin’ Up! Team and become an InKing Royal. What’s better than becoming a part of an active, fun, supportive group – and getting a discount on the products you already love?! If you’d like to learn more about the amazing join promotions during Sale-a-Bration, click on the graphic below:
If you are ready to join, click here. If you have questions or want to chat with me about the opportunity to be a part of our team, please email me.
Placing an order today? Of course you are! If you are placing an order for $150 or more, I want you to enjoy all of the Host Rewards you have earned. If your order is less than $150, I’d love for you please add this Host Code – Z3N3ZGFW – when prompted. Thank you!
Happy Valentine’s Day, Brian! I LOVE your card today! Everything about it … the design, the color combo, the stamp set, the dies, and the DSP! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Awww…thanks so much, my friend! I’m so happy you like it. The purples and blues are so bright and cheery! Happy Valentine’s Day, Suzie! ♥
Yippee for a fun and fabulous card. Great job with a challenging sketch. Delicious colors!
Thanks so much, Mary! The sketch left me hanging for a bit, but I was happy when this came together. I love these colors, too! Hope you have a wonderful Valentine’s Day! ♥
I love this bright, fun card, Brian. How clever to use the Tailored Tag Punch as a backdrop for the yummy cupcakes and to fussy cut them from DSP. Your creativity never ceases to amaze me. I know you had great fun in pulling this together. Happy Valentine’s Day to you!
Thanks so much, Hilda! It was a fun card to make, and I’m excited to share it. Happy Valentine’s Day, my friend! ♥
Brilliant recreation of a difficult sketch (well, at least for me!) Especially love the colors. Happy Valentines Day to you and yours!
Thanks so much, Linda! The sketch was definitely a challenge – lots of ideas didn’t work out before this one landed in my lap. Hope your day is wonderful! ♥
Brilliant layout and use of the punch! Thanks for sharing, Brian. I always look forward to seeing your creations.
Thanks so much, Carolyn! I’m so glad you like it – the punch gave me just what I needed in the background. ♥
Great card. (Very cute, neat, cupcakes.) I’m beginning to think of Pool Party as a neutral – we seem to use it with everything!
I will always love Pool Party! It’s grown on me as a background color, too! ♥ Happy Valentine’s Day!
Happy St. Valentine’s Day Brian! Hope you and yours have a wonderful day! <3 Thanks for sharing your bright and cheerful card…great idea to turn the sketch on it's side.
Thanks, Dawn! It was the only chance I had of getting this sketch to work for me. 🙂 Hope your day is great! ♥
Happy Valentine`s Day ! What a cute and inspirational card ! I am going to try the color combo for sure and what a neat idea that you put the Tailored Tag behind your cup cakes . I think you deserve a prize for being so creative with that sketch !!! sS
Thanks, Sonny! The sketch had me puzzled for a while, but I was happy with this sweet layout. ♥ Hope your day is wonderful!
First of all I agree with Sonny – you do deserve a prize or 2 or 3 or 4! I always have a hard time coming up with colors and a design for my pre-teen great, great nieces and nephews but as soon as I saw your card for today the light bulb went off! What a perfect color combo for that age group and also the most perfect words to go with them. I have saved this color combination – I’m thinking I’ll use this one a lot! You are the best! Happy Valentine’s Day!
Thanks so much, Grace! I’m so glad you like the card – I went back and forth on this one before arriving at this design. It’s a fun card that’s good for any age, but I think it’s perfect for the pre-teens you are making for. 🙂 Hope your Valentine’s Day is great! ♥
Brian, I love you for all you do and share!!!
I love how your brain works, your take on the sketch is so FUN!
Happy Valentines my online friend! ❤️
Thanks, Katrina! I had a couple of challenges getting this one off the ground, but I had fun with it. So glad you like it! ♥
Wonderful use of the tailored tag punch! I love these posts where I try to figure out what you used to make the card, then read to find out. <3
Thanks so much, Sheryl!
Wow that is one intricate sketch and you rocked it! Fabulous card!
Thanks, Linda! ♥
Awesome card… Love the purple!
Thanks! I knew you’d like it. ♥