After a summer break, it felt great to get back into the routine of our Friday Weekend Sketch Challenges from Beate. I hope you'll join us, too, and try this sketch!
Here's what I came up with . . . and used a brand new fall stamp by Karen Lockhart, Witch's Clothes:
My black card base is 5.50" and the patterned papers are a specialty pad (glittered & flocked) by K&Company. I used Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Circles to cut & mat my circle element. The left vertical element was another pattern of striped paper from this pad that I zig-zag stitched.
I cut out the flocked spider from another pattern of this paper and used him as my right vertical element; he's popped up on dimensional foam tape.
Witch's Clothes were stamped with Tsukineko's Tuxedo Black Memento ink onto Neenah Natural White cardstock and colored with these Copic markers:
I intentionally made the shadowing around the clothes a little darker, to make them seem gloomy. Another bit of zig-zag stitching finishes off this image.
You can check out some more wonderful ladies' blogs to see their interpretation of the sketch . . . I'm sure they'll knock YOUR clothes off! Beate, Cambria Turnbow, Charmaine Ikach, Jenn Balcer, Laurie Schmidlin, Lori Craig and MaryJo Albright. Have a wonderful weekend!
LOVE this, Sharon! What fabulous colors and papers! An awesome creation!
Posted by: Charmaine Ikach | August 22, 2008 at 08:49 AM
It IS good to get back into a routine! Your card looks great. Your coloring is amazing.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Hugs and smiles
Posted by: Beate | August 22, 2008 at 08:53 AM
Ah...this made me laugh out loud - it so stinkin' cute! You are right, I *love* that image! Adorable colors and sparkle...Have a fabulous weekend, friend!
Posted by: Lori Craig | August 22, 2008 at 08:54 AM
Gorgeous coloring,as usual. Love this card!
Posted by: Charlene | August 22, 2008 at 09:39 AM
Your artistic talents are incredible. You have an eye for color and all things pretty (ahem, and spooky).
Posted by: Gabriela | August 22, 2008 at 10:12 AM
Oh man... this just makes me SMILE! Love every detail girlfriend! Whooo Hooo for Beate's challenges! I'm happy to be back too.... have a wonderful weekend!
Posted by: Cambria Turnbow | August 22, 2008 at 11:00 AM
How cute is this card! Love it! Great idea and great coloring.
Posted by: Karen Witter | August 22, 2008 at 11:04 AM
So cute! I especially like the cut out spider dangling there.
Posted by: Shelly | August 22, 2008 at 11:53 AM
Oh WOW -- this is amazing!! Your coloring is always fantastic! I love this design with all the fun colors and details! :)
Posted by: Christina Fischer | August 22, 2008 at 12:15 PM
This card totally ROCKS! What FUN!
Posted by: Linda Marie | August 22, 2008 at 01:19 PM
Ahhhh, my fav kind of holiday cards. This is such a cool card Sharon. As always, your coloring as absolutely amazing!
Have a wonderful weekend.
Posted by: mj albright | August 22, 2008 at 01:38 PM
Oh my word! This is so cute! I just love the witch clothes image!!
Posted by: broni | August 22, 2008 at 02:33 PM
Oh! That stamp is so cute - I just saw that online recently and laughed. Cute card! :)
Posted by: Laurie Star | August 22, 2008 at 05:02 PM
You are so talented it's unbelievable. This is so cute!!!
Posted by: pegg | August 22, 2008 at 08:36 PM
OMgosh, this is just too cute!!!
Posted by: Jessie/knightrone | August 22, 2008 at 09:16 PM
ACK! This is SO cute!! I love the bright colors, and that stamp is on my list!! Love it!
Posted by: shel9999 | August 22, 2008 at 09:54 PM
Oh my gosh...what a fun and spooky sketch card, Sharon!! I love those images, papers...everything totally rocks!!
Posted by: Rose Ann | August 22, 2008 at 11:37 PM
What a fun stamp image and card! I like Halloween!
Posted by: Elaine | August 23, 2008 at 06:33 PM
How cute! I love Halloween!!
Posted by: Viv (VivLyn) | August 25, 2008 at 07:35 PM
GORGEOUS!!
Posted by: Kim Hughes | August 25, 2008 at 11:33 PM