It's Your Fabulous Day!

Sometimes I look at a sketch and think, "That should be pretty easy." And I pick out a DSP and have my color scheme. And I start putting together my card so that it (somewhat) resembles the sketch. And then. And then. And then, I'm stuck. "Hmm," I think, "this isn't working out like I thought it was going to work out. Oh well. It's not at all like the sketch, but it's a nice card and I can put in on my blog." And then when I start assembling, I realize that the card needs a little somethin'-somethin' 'cause it's not quite finished. And then I get a flash of brilliance and realize, "Oh, if I add a row of buttons here, that gets me back to the sketch."

So here's the fabulous Fab Friday sketch.



And here's my card.

(Stamp Set: Hip Hip Hooray (from the Hip Hip Hooray Card Kit); Ink: Baked Brown Sugar; Card Stock: Crisp Cantaloupe, Baked Brown Sugar, Very Vanilla; DSP: Lullaby; Accessories: Window Frames Collection Framelits, Festive Piercing Template, Crumb Cake Designer Buttons, Linen Thread)

I couldn't figure out how to add washi tape, but I think the card is close enough (for government work) to the sketch!

Hooray--A Fab Sketch!

When I saw the sketch for this week's Fab Friday challenge, I knew I wanted to try out my new Starburst Framelits Dies. I didn't order them initially because I wasn't "sold" on them, but I've seen so many cool cards using them, that they quickly got added to my wish list. I thought the "Hip Hip Hooray" stamp would fit nicely inside starburst and it sure does! Here's the Fab Friday sketch



and here's my card. 

(Stamp Set: Hip, Hip Hooray; Ink: Basic Gray; Card Stock: Basic Gray, Smoky Slate, Real Red; DSP: Kaleidoscope; Accessories: Banner Framelits, Starburst Framelits, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Real Red and Basic Gray Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon)

Back in the 80's I used to wear a lot of black&white&gray with a pop of red. This reminds me of my new wave/punk rock days. (Yes, I'm that old. Deal.)