Saturday 14 April 2012

Sketching with Aviary

Good morning,

It's Saturday morning, so that means we have a brand new challenge for you over at Simply Stampin', and this week we have a sketch for you.


Don't forget that the sketch is just a jumping off point, so you can stick exactly to the sketch and keep it simply or you can use it as your starting point.

I decided to use the layout as my background and added some extra details. I wanted to use my Aviary stamp set, I loved these stamps as soon as I saw them, it must be my love of owls that drew me to it, plus I love all the different cage shapes.

I pulled out a colour combo from my trusty Colour Coach, I went with Calypso Coral, Riding Hood Red and Basic Grey, believe it or not they work really well together, check it out!


See what I mean don't those colours look pretty together!! I made my own DSP using the Aviary cages and my stamp-a-ma-jig, plus the Basic Grey marker and my Spritzer tool. there is a small strip of DSP from the Domestic Goddess range running underneath the greeting, topped off with the Lace Ribbon border punch, which I threaded some ribbon through. I also added a few flowers from the Boho Blossoms punch.

I hope that my card has inspired you to join us this week, and have a go with our sketch! Can't wait to visit you to see what you've come up with!

8 comments:

Sian Ridley said...

I really like those colours! Those bird cages are also very cute :) I like how the lacey border and the little blossoms add a feminine touch - beautiful ;)

Amanda Burditt said...

The bird cages in the back panels along with the three popped up ones works so well! Really cute card! xx

Allthingsinky said...

Beautiful Card, Love the bird cages and the colours...

Victoria said...

Love the three bird cages popped up for dimension. These colours work fabulously together.

Lynne Fahey said...

Hi Kelly - I love your blog and would like to nominate you for a liebster blog award. Let me have your email address and I'll email you some more details. Love Lynney x

Aileen said...

So pretty. Love what you've done with bird cages and the colours are fab. x

Kirei said...

Fab card Kelly! Loving your background paper with the cages and spritzing, very nice! It is the one tool that I have held off buying but I do like what you do with it... think it may just have to go on my wish list! Kirei x

Ruth M said...

Kelly - this is one fantabulous card, I LOVE everything about it! So many little details and touches. It's fun and whimsical and yet all grown up and elegant at the same time! Great job hun!
Ruth x