Sunday Sketch | Carson

This week we are offering you TWO sketches...one for cards and one for layouts!! The card sketch is from Maile Belle's Front Row gallery:

And the layout sketch is from Stephanie Baxter's Front Row Gallery:

We invited member Carson (carson) to choose one of these to use as a starting point this week, but she couldn't stop at just one...so she used BOTH sketches!! We love both of the cards she made!!

Supplies: Central High Card Kit, Silhouette Cameo, Black Washi tape, Simon Says exclusive stamp sets, SC Wood Veneer, Sewing Machine

I love the simplicity and the graphic nature of Maile's card, but it's almost impossible for me to make a card with that much white space. I decided to go with a Valentine's theme which allowed me to be a more frilly with my design. I love the way the sketch allows for the triangle to overlap at the end, so I made sure to use that feature with the heart strips I cut with my Silhouette. I also love the wooden embellishment, so I dug into my stash and found this sweet typewriter which I've been dying to use and haven't yet. Working from the sketch was fun. I enjoyed trying to emulate an artist I admire, but also making sure the card is in my own style, not always an easy task.

Here is the card Carson made using the layout sketch :)

Supplies: Central High Card Kit, Dear Lizzy Fifth and Frolic chipboard and stickers, Basic Grey brads, yellow airmail washi tape, Silhouette Cameo, computer generated sentiments.

We appreciate Carson taking on both of these challenges, as well as sharing her tips on how to adapt them to fit your needs. Thanks for joining us this week, Carson!