TSOT 696 - Doodled Stones

Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 696! 

The sketch is shown below. 

Doodling has never been my thing... I always struggle with it. A friend of mine introduced me to some different methods of doodling and I really liked the "stones" look. It took me several tries to get the results I wanted. I doodled the stones, coloured and shaded them and added some white details on a large piece of white cardstock. The squares were cut from that piece and adhered to white mats. The black background was embossed and I arranged the squares as per the sketch. I also cut two very thin strips of white cardstock to add between the squares. The sentiment was stamped and I used the same markers to blend a background for the mat behind the sentiment. 

Come and join us at TSOT and show us how you interpret this challenge.

You have two weeks to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

TSOT 695 - Silhouette Birthday

Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 695! 

The sketch is shown below. 

I ink blended a panel with teal, blue and purple and stamped a silhouette image. I die cut two circles and backed them with black cardstock so the pattern would show up better. The same size circles were die cut from white cardstock and that piece was then embossed. The circle frames were placed back on the white front and adhered to a black mat with foam tape and then to a teal card base. I added silver Stickles to the bottom of each pattern on the circles as well as few other places around the card. 

Come and join us at TSOT and show us how you interpret this challenge.

You have two weeks to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

TSOT 694 - Trio of Fruit

 Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 694!

The sketch is shown below. 

I stencilled blue flowers around the edge of my card, leaving an open oval in the centre. The fruit pieces were die cut from white cardstock and inked. I arranged them similar to the hexagons on the sketch and added a sentiment across the lemon. 

Come and join us at TSOT and show us how you interpret this challenge.

You have two weeks to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

TSOT 693 - Cherry Blossoms

Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 693!

The sketch is shown below. 

I chose a pink and brown colour scheme for my card. 

The cherry blossom image was embossed in black and coloured. I adhered that piece to a black mat. The Kraft background was splattered with white paint and I embossed the dark pink panel. The pieces were arranged as per the sketch and I added a small two-part sentiment at the bottom. 

Come and join us at TSOT and show us how you interpret this challenge.

You have two weeks to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

TSOT 692 - Cacti Trio

Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 692! 

The sketch is shown below. 

I stencilled the background with blue ink on blue cardstock. The two light purple panels were embossed and added to the card front. I die cut some plant pots and cacti images and adhered them to a hexagon that was lightly inked with blue behind the images. The sentiment was stamped at the bottom. I added a few silver shimmer gems around the hexagon. 

Come and join us at TSOT and show us how you interpret this challenge.

You have two weeks to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

TSOT 691 - Hey There Animal Trio

Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 691!

The sketch is shown below. 

I chose three woodland animals for the circles on my card. They were stamped and coloured. I arranged two pieces of patterned paper on the front and added a thin strip of grey cardstock between them. That same cardstock was used to create a frame around each of the circles. The sentiment was heat embossed and I added three gems at the top where the footprint is located on the sketch. 

Come and join us at TSOT and show us how you interpret this challenge.

You have two weeks to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

TSOT 690 - Paper Hugs Poppy

 Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 690!

The sketch is shown below. 

I chose a blue theme for my card. The background was lightly stencilled and I added a blue frame over a lightly inked piece that was also stamped with a splatter stamp. The poppy image was die cut from silver foil and white cardstock. I removed the white pieces, inked them and placed them back into the silver outline. The sentiment was adhered as per the sketch and I added a few blue gems around the card. 

Come and join us at TSOT and show us how you interpret this challenge.

You have two weeks to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

TSOT 689 - Tiny Deer

  Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 689!

The sketch is shown below. 

I chose a very soft, pastel colour scheme. The panels were adhered to a card base and I die cut all the (tiny!) pieces for the deer. The deer was assembled and I added details with brown and white markers and some ink. Before I adhered the deer, I lightly ink blended the inside frame with green ink. The sentiment was stamped and added under the image. 

Come and join us at TSOT and show us how you interpret this challenge.

You have two weeks to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

TSOT 688 - Missing Your Smile

 Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 688! 

The sketch is shown below. 

I stencilled a flourish with purple AstroPaste and let that dry. The plumeria image was stamped, stencilled and die cut and I also embossed a silver outline on vellum. The vellum piece was offset under the coloured image and adhered at the side. A sentiment was stamped at the bottom. I dragged my ink pad around the edge of the card base so it would match the dark purple in the flowers. Some silver gems were added around the flowers. 

Come and join us at TSOT and show us how you interpret this challenge. 

You have two weeks to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

TSOT 687 - Warm Winter Wishes

 Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 687! 

This can be a difficult sketch to follow... I struggled to add the elements at the bottom. I flipped the sketch over so the larger circles were on the left side. 

I have a set of dies and stencils that create this gorgeous mountain scene. Once the stencilling was complete, I added some texture paste and glitter paste to represent snow. The cottage was die cut and assembled and I also die cut the deer. Those images were placed at the bottom of the scene and I added more texture paste to the house. The sentiment was stamped in the top corner and the card front was adhered to a green mat and then a white card base. 

Come and join us at TSOT and show us how you interpret this challenge. 

You have two weeks to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

TSOT 686 - It's Your Day Rainbow Card

 Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 686!

The sketch is shown below. 

I changed the shapes to circles as they just looked better for my design. 

I used 24 Distress Oxide inks to stencil to lower part of my card. That was splattered with gold paint and I chose three patterned papers from an alcohol inked paper pad for the circles. Everything was matted on black cardstock and I added a hot foiled sentiment and some gold gems.

Come and join us at TSOT and show us how you interpret this challenge. 

You have two weeks to link up your project.

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

TSOT 685 - Sending Hugs in Blue

 Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 685! 

I pulled out some of my favourite paper to make my card. 

I chose to layer every element three times. The background was embossed and I chose two patterned papers for the squares. The floral images were fussy cut from another piece of patterned paper and adhered to the largest square. The sentiment was stamped and placed at the bottom of the same square. I wrapped a gold ribbon around the card and tied a bow in the front. Easy! 

Come and join us at TSOT and show us how you interpret this challenge. 

You have two weeks to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

TSOT 684 - Thinking of You

Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 684!

The sketch is shown below. 

I stayed true to the sketch. The white background was splattered with silver paint and adhered to silver cardstock. I chose some blue patterned papers for the panels and also matted them on silver cardstock. The circles were die cut from white and silver and I arranged the branches and the flower around the circle. I also added a ribbon under the circles. The sentiment was stamped inside the circle and a few blue glitter gems were placed around the card. 

Come and join us at TSOT and show us how you interpret this challenge.

You have two weeks to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy,

Alyson

TSOT 683 - Birthday Silhouette

 Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 683!

The sketch is shown below. 

I made a mini slimline card for this challenge. I masked off a long rectangle and ink blended five shades of blue and turquoise to create an ombre effect down the card. The silhouette image was embossed in black and I also embossed a birthday sentiment as per the sketch. Three black dots were added in the top corner and the card front was adhered to a black card base. 

Come and join us at TSOT and show us how you interpret this challenge. 

You have two weeks to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy,

Alyson

TSOT 682 - Hugs Leaves

Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 682!

The sketch is shown below. 

I stayed true to the sketch. I die cut a bunch of leaf images from white cardstock and inked them in various autumn colours. The background was inked with shades of green, splattered with water and cut with a stitched leaf cover plate die. I arranged the coloured leaves on white circles and added each circle to a darker mat. The ribbon was placed around the card front and I added a die cut sentiment along the left side. The leaf circles were placed according to the sketch and I added a gold leaf stem at the bottom of each.

Come and join us at TSOT and show us how you interpret this challenge. 

You have two weeks to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy,

Alyson

TSOT 681 - Deck the Halls

 Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 681!

The sketch is below. It was created in an autumn theme but that can be interpreted as desired. 

I chose to make a Christmas card - I need so many of them!

I did stick with the hexagon shapes and I die cut them from various shades of gold glitter paper and gold foil. Before adhering them, I lightly stencilled the bottom of the card about one third of the way up and splattered it with a dark green shimmer brush. The hexagons were arranged as per the sketch. I added a pine branch at the top and hung two ornaments from that to represent the image on the right side of the sketch. The sentiment was stamped, die cut and placed across the top of the stencilling. Some gold gems were added around the card. 

Come and join us at TSOT and show us how you interpret this challenge. 

You have two weeks to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

TSOT 680 - Deck the Halls

 Welcome to Ty a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 680!

This is an interesting design - if you are stuck, die cut two open rectangles, cut them in half diagonally  and interlock them at the corners. 

I chose a black background with holiday patterned paper for the design. The poinsettia was die cut from white cardstock, inked and splattered with water before it was shaped. That was added to the centre and I placed a sentiment at the bottom. Some clear gems were placed around the image. 

Come and join us at TSOT and show us how you interpret this challenge. 

You have two weeks to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy,

Alyson 

TSOT 679 - Funky Birdies

 Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 679!

The sketch is wide open - you can do anything as long as it involves doodles. 

I cannot draw - at all. Yesterday's blog post explains that a bit more. For this challenge, I revisited an old card style that I have made before... I had to practice drawing the peanut shapes many times to try and get them to be consistent but you can see that they are still all over the place! 

Once the bodies were drawn, I added legs to each creature with the fourth one holding up one leg. That's where the sentiment comes in - we all need to be ourselves! The letters were die cut from the same colours as the creatures and I adhered the card front to a black mat and then a white card base. 

Come and join us at TSOT and show us how you interpret this challenge. 

You have two weeks to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy,

Alyson

TSOT 678 - What a Blessing

 Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 678!

The sketch is pretty basic - I used images instead of shapes for the hexagon and the heart. 

The background was foiled in purple and I placed a black frame and a white stitched frame around that piece. The flower was stamped, stencilled and die cut. I added some gold metallic thread behind that image and placed it on the background. The butterfly was die cut from an inked panel and backed with vellum to represent the heart on the sketch. I embossed the sentiment on black cardstock and added it with foam tape. 

Come and join us at TSOT and show us how you interpret this challenge. 

You have two weeks to link up for project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

TSOT 677 - Hello Fan Fold Card

 Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 677!

The sketch is very specific for this challenge - a fan fold card. 

I posted a card in this style yesterday for our partner challenge (Double Trouble). This one was created using a paper suite from Simply Stated Design. 

Ephemera was used to decorate the area around the sentiment. I rarely use supplies like that but I did purchase some to go with this pretty paper. I added some gold gems around the card and the inside is also decorated. 

Come and join us at TSOT and show us how you interpret this sketch. 

You have two weeks to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson