Three New Card Sketches

Hi friends! It's the 10th of the month and time for the Not 2 Shabby monthly product hop and giveaway! Hooray! You can view my hop video below or on my YouTube channel.  In the video, I create three cards featuring three sketches I designed. I've included a link to a FREE PDF down below that includes the sketches, panel measurements, and cutting guides. When following the cutting guides, you'll have very little scrap left over when using two sheets of 6 x 6 patterned paper.

This first sketch was designed with a trio of rectangles for the focal and sentiment area. These can be any shape that fits within the 2D panel's measurements. I originally created it with hexagons on this tea & honey card I shared earlier this month. I think this sketch would be great with circles, too. Lots of options to play with!

For my sketch 1 card, I replaced the focal point with ephemera pieces from the Serene Escape Ephemera.  I paired it with papers from the Serene Escape Paper Pad. Both the sentiment and the lavender stamping on the sentiment panel are from the Lavender Skies stamp set in the May Box of the Month. I added rounded corners to my rectangles to reflect a more feminine feel to the card. I also added some inking to the edges of the patterned paper panels as a way of adding contrast without adding the bulk of more paper.

For the second sketch, I replaced the focal point panel with a piece of ephemera on dimensional foam.  I matted the layers, adding some pinstripe Love from Lizi peel-offs to the seam between the back two panels. The sentiment is from Lavender Skies and embossed onto a die cut pennant from the EZ Wonder Die #1.

For the final card, I used a card base that was embossed with a chicken wire embossing folder for a bit more texture.  The focal circle was sponged with speckled egg ink and I added the girl ephemera.  To make the sentiment stand out on the patterned paper, I covered it with vellum and embossed the sentiment on the vellum.  I finished off with some sparkling enamel dots.

Download PDF of Card Sketches and Cutting Guides here: https://bit.ly/JTDSketches1-3

Please use #JtDSketches on social media if you share your creations.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a spectacular day.

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