Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop - Sketch 102

Hello and welcome to my blog post for Around the World on Wednesday for October.

 Each month this talented group of paper crafters get together with a theme in mind. Below is an image showing where we all live around the world. I so enjoy hopping with this amazing and supportive group of creative people.

This month the crew have an amazing sketch to create with.

When I sat down to create with this design I was drawn to watercolour for the stripes. I wanted a flower in the large circle so I chose the beautiful Happiness Abounds Bundle, a favourite on my stamp shelf at the moment.

1. Start with a Shimmery White card base measuring 21cm x 14.9cm scored and folded in half
2. Cut another piece of Shimmery White stock to measure 10cm x 14.3cm
3. Cut another piece of Shimmery White card stock to measure 9.5cm x 13.8cm. Use the thickest water painter to paint Pear Pizzaz stripes then allow to dry before adhering to the 10cm x 14.3cm piece and then to the card front
4. On a 10cm x 10cm pice of card stock colour this piece with Pear Pizzaz water colour using Water  Painters. set aside to dry
5. Using the Layering Circle Dies cut a 6cm circle in Vellum, a 4cm and 3.5cm circle from the water coloured piece. Layer all three pieces as in sketch image above. Adhere all three pieces with glue
6. Stamp the flower and three leaves in Memento™ Tuxedo Black ink o a piece of Basic White card stock. Colour the flower with Flirty Flamingo and the Colour Lifter Stampin' Blends. Then colour the leaves in Old Olive Stampin' Blends. Die cut all pieces with the coordinating dies
   
7. Adhere the flower and leaves with Dimensionals to the card front
8. Stamp the sentiment in Pear Pizzaz ink on a 7.5cm x 1cm piece of Shimmery White card stock and adhere to the card front using Dimesnionals
9. Cut a 15cm length of Linen thread and tie in a bow. Adhere to the top left of the sentiment layer using glue

Up next on our blog hop is the very talented Rochelle Laird-Smith.

MAke sure that you click on the next blog button below to go to her blog for more wonderful inspiration with this sketch.

Jan Clothier - NZ

Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Cazz Boylan - AU

Cheryll Miller - AU

Danielle Kassing - NL

Ximena Morales - DE

Aurélie Fabre - FR

Mikaela Titheridge - UK

Annette Ball - CA

Angie McKenzie - US

Wendy Lee - US

Sharon Hashimoto Burkert - US

Chris Smith - US

Brenda Nelson - CA

Tricia Butts - US

Teri West - US        

Many thanks for visiting my blog today.

You are appreciated.

Product List

Happiness Abounds Bundle (English) [158824] $87.25	Linen Thread [104199] $8.75	Water Painters [151298] $23.00	White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584] $17.50
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.50	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154892] $15.75	Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154884] $15.75	Stampin' Blends Color Lifter [144608] $8.00
Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104] $14.00	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $17.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $32.00
Heat Tool [129056] $53.00	Embossing Additions Tool Kit [159971] $47.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.50
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $9.25	Paper Snips [103579] $19.25	Stampin' Trimmer [129722] $50.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00
Cutting Plates [150815] $20.25