All this month in the Scraptiv!ty chat room the design team is focusing on fun and fast projects for summer, because lets face it, we’re all really busy right now! This month’s card sketch is sweet, simple and fast too:
(click any of the images to see a larger version)

Here’s my take on the sketch:

As you can see, there is a hole punched in the front of the card, so the embellishment can be placed on the inside, but seen through the outside of the card, too.

Now, time to announce the winner from the card sketch contest I held last month. The winner is Catherine with this bright and summery card:

Congrats Catherine! E-mail me at potaylor@hotmail.com with your address so I can mail you your prize.

Sketch layout

Supplies:

Bazzill cardstock Maraschino

Book Pages – Crossword

Dominoes black

Glitz Designs: Kismet collection Dots

Inkadinkado: Clear Stamp Set – Games

December 2009 Kit – Clearsnap: Terrific Tool & Tips package

November 2009 Kit – 7 Gypsies: Barcelona collection Manresa

November 2009 Kit – Prima: clear stamps cardstock background

Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint – Peeled Paint

Versamark Ink

- Use Maraschino cardstock as base.

- Cut backside of Dots page to 1.25″ and use a border punch on it.

- Cut Manresa paper to 3.75″ and adhere to base and adhere Dots page right next to it.

- Adhere ribbon in between to two pages.

- Cut two strips from the Crossword pages, one 3/4″ and one 1/2″. Crumple the paper and generously dab Peeled Paint Crack Paint on it. Let dry.

- Use the Prima packaging for journaling and cut off the bottom part.

- 4″ from the bottom, with red marker, make a straight line and a dotted line.

- Then, using Versamark, stamp in alternating fashion with the cherry stamp and the circle stamp from the December Kit.

- Above, make another dotted line and straight line.

- Adhere pictures.

- Adhere journaling, domino and, when dry, the crumpled crossword strips.

Find out about this kit at http://www.scraptivity.com/about_kits.html

June’s card sketch is sweet and simple and filled with possibilities. I loved pairing it with the papers from this month’s kit.

Here’s the sketch:

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Here’s my take:

This layout is based on our June 2010 Kit Sketch, which was also created by Daniela.

- Use the distressing stamp (add-on) to stamp the corners of the Ledger papers.

- Cut two 3.5×11.5” strips from the Dots paper and use a border punch on one side of it.

- Cut two 2×11.5” strips from the Blackbird cardstock and stamp it using the distressing stamps and gold ink.

- Cut two 2×12” strips from the Lemonade cardstock; curl the tips of one them.

- Stamp the title on the strip you have curled.

- Cut a piece of the yellow cardstock the length necessary to get to the end of the Ledger paper.

- Cut the Metallic Music rubbon in half and apply it in the center of the double page layout.

- Add the small cards, the bingo sheets, and the crossword papers,

- Embellish one side with the Small Cards and 3 casino coins.

- Embellish the other side with 2 casino coins and a Poker brad mate (add on).

- Stamp the images.

Close-up:

- Use Bazzill cardstock as base and spray with meadow green Glimmer mist.

- Cut TPC Studio paper to 10×10”, distress, ink edges and mount to base, stitch around edges.

- Cut two 1 ½x10” strips from TPC and KaiserCraft papers. Edge punch one end and fold over, ink edges and adhere according to sketch placement.

- Mist white tulle with mustard seed Glimmer Mist. When dry, attach with clear glue dots over strips.

- Mat photos with KaiserCraft patterned paper and place on layout.

- Trim rosettes from May Arts sheer yellow ribbon and place over roses on patterned paper. Add punched circles that have been inked.

- Cut a Prima pearl center in half and place next to yellow rosettes.

- Add title and extra flowers (American Crafts Thickers and Prima[not in May kit])

May Card Sketch – Focus on Flowers

As you know, this whole month, the Design Team at Scraptiv!ty has been sharing different techniques for making hand-made flowers. You can find all of those techniques here, and there are still more to come. New techniques will be posted every day until the end of May. 

Because there are so many great techniques, I designed this month’s card sketch to have one large focal image. That’s right, now you have no excuse not to try out one of those new flower techniques.

Here’s the sketch:

and here’s my card:

Close-up image:

I’d love to see your flower and card creations, so if you play along why not post your card here in the S! gallery? I promise to oooh and ahh over it if you do!

- Use Bazzill Candle for background.

- Use Making memories Butterfly twill with frayed ends.

- Cut 10” of TPC Boho Blooms Rainbow in a strip and edge with Martha Stewart Lace edge punch (available at Bizzy B’s) and trim with scissors.

- Cut a 1/8” strip of the other side of the Boho Blooms Rainbow.

Mat photos on Kaisercraft’s Nadia and use reverse for handwritten title.

- Create flower by spraying a piece of magazine paper (out of the classified section at the back), with Cornflower Walnut Stain (from April 2010 Kit) and some Glimmer Mist. Cut out flower shapes (see template). Layer, crush, shape and glue layers together. Webster’s Pages glitter sparklers in the centre.

- Arrange Petaloo Celebrations jewel daisies.

- Stamp Butterfly on light-coloured cardstock. Mist with glimmer mist. Cut out.

- Spray paper towel with Glimmer Mists. Allow to dry. Cut butterfly shape. Separate towel layers. Adhere to background, leaving stamped Butterfly’s wings free.

- Stamp again with Versamark or a very light pigment ink and emboss with iridescent embossing powder.

I’m really excited about this month’s sketch. It’s a bit different, and I think there are a world of possibilities for it. Here’s the sketch:

I needed a masculine thank you card, so that’s what I made with the sketch:

But I can just picture cards with flowers and ribbon, rhinestones and buttons! Don’t forget to upload your sketch creations to Scraptiv!ty’s gallery so we can all ooh and aah over what you made!

http://scraptivity.com/create/sketches/create_sketches_april2010.html

We’d love to see your take on the sketch, too! Upload your creation to our gallery at www.scraptivity.com/show

Well, I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for spring. I just had to use flowers and spring colors in my example for this month’s card sketch. Here’s hoping it brings on warm weather and sunshine! Here’s the sketch: