Friday, October 8, 2010

Christmas cards with Verve sketches

Last Saturday (on World Cardmaking Day) Verve celebrated with not one, but 5 sketch challenges.
I finally got time to play yesterday and here is what I created:
Sketch 1:
For the first card I used the Tired Santa image from Elizabeth O Dulemba. It's colored with Prismacolor pencils, papers are from DCWV (glitter stack and metalic stack)I'm entering this card into Digital Tuesday Challenge - use ribbon, buttons, bling +digi (no buttons, but all the other elements are there) and to Fab 'n' Funky challenge (use a digi)

Sketch 2:
For the second card I pulled out a card kit I had since last year - so I have no idea about manufacturers. Love the non-traditional colors though :) It's again colored with Prismacolor pencils, just inked the edges with Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink.
Sketch 3:
The third card is again a Christmas one - this time I used SU stamps (Touch of nature, Snow Swirled) - colored the birdie with markers and embossed with clear EP. Then I stamped the snowflakes and brayered the sky. Not your usual Christmas color combo again, but I quite like how it turned out.I'm entering this card into Anything Goes Challenge (Christmas)
The other 2 sketches are great too, but I just didn't have more time to create - maybe next time ;)

12 comments:

Julee (Vervegirl) said...

Oh, these are all so lovely! That Santa image is so cool, and I love your brayered background on the third one!

Marlene said...

These ARE adorable!

Kerry said...

Lovely cards, the santa image is so sweet. Thanks for joining us at "anything goes" this week.

Love Kerry xxx

Anneke said...

Beautiful christmas cards!
Thanks for joining us at digital tuesday :)
Hugs Anneke

CarlaKH said...

cute cards!

coldwaters2 said...

Wow these are stunning each and everyone is so beautiful thank you for joining us at Digital Tuesday this week.
Hugs
Lorraine x

Jaspere said...

Love them all. Looks like Santa is a little on the tired side *LOL* Thanks for joining in on the Digital Tuesday Challenge.

karen said...

Great card, super image. Thanks for joining us this week at Fab n Funky....karen xx

HappyCrafter said...

All three are lovely, and that bird one is beyond divine, just love it! Must try that brayering thing...

Pat (mspfd) said...

What fabulous cards using the Verve sketches, which you nailed! Especially love what you did with the touch of nature and snow swirled sets. The brayering and colors are gorgeous!

pink lady said...

Fabulous card, I love the layout and the image you have used. Thanks for joining us this week at Fab 'n' Funky....hugs Shelly x

Wendy Ramlakhan said...

Awww, they are all so pretty!! I LOVE the brayered background on the last one!! Gorgeous!

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