Tea Party #4

Believe it or not, it's time to enjoy another spot of tea with some Cookies (the smART Cookies, that is).

This time the tea party hostess is Susan Liles.  Here is her invitation sketch:

In case the text appears too small to distinguish, it says, "Wave."

At first I wasn't really sure the direction I wanted to take with this one... but having been in the process of designing holiday cards for a recent class, and already having my seasonal supplies/colors at hand, I decided to go with "Christmas."

I'm also not exactly sure how much "stampetic license" is acceptable within a sketch challenge, 'cause if you look closely, I believe I omitted an entire layer... Oops!  When discovered, I was in too deep to turn back, and couldn't afford the time to start over, so onward...

The image and saying, stamped in black and clear embossed, are from two different stamp sets -- ABC-Angel Hearts and CMS-20 In the Air.  A third set, Spotlight Solids, was used to ground the focal image, but after being stamped in soft grey, appeared a bit blah -- Easily fixed, I felt, with a slathering of diamond glitter glue.

Of course, then my base lacked pizazz.  Hmmmm....  I could distinctly hear my dear stamping buddy, Liz, saying, "You know you, Susan, you can fix anything with enough glitter..."  Yeah, that's the ticket!   More diamond glitter glue applied as an accent to the print paper.  Perfect!

The little girl image, by the way, actually started out as a folk angel, but I de-winged her (I can assure you, she barely winced).  Her cut-out was then mounted over the glittered spotlight via foam tape.

Portions of the image were colored with markers, but the dress and hair bows were pieced from the decorative print.

The sketch's "wave" was made by freehand cutting along cardstock.  Then edged with rickrack.

Punched snowflakes were added as sort of an afterthought... They seemed to tie in nicely with both the print paper and the saying, and also provided an opportunity for adding a little more bling (rhinestone centers).  I think they make take the piece from "folksy" to "folksy-festive."

If you're curious to see what all the other Cookies did at the party, you can check out their creations here:  Susiestampalot, Tah Dah!, Dee's Studio, Sweet Somethings, and Mama Dini's Stamperia.

You could even throw your stamps into the pot, and give this sketch your personal "pour."  If you do, post a link, and let me see.

P.S.  Remember, tomorrow morning around 7:40 a.m. Mr. Eli will be drawing the winning name for the Pear Tree contest.  Means you still have plenty of time to enter.  Find out how in Monday's Pear Tree Challenge and Contest entry.  

Comments

[Donna]

What a cute card...I love it! Those colors are awesome -- you can't help but feel joyful looking at them. And glitter? Well...we all know it's ALL about the glitter!

[dini]

Wow! Bright! and I love your grounded angel.

[Trish D]

Wow, this card makes me want to break out into a carol! :) Love the way you've pieced her dress