NEW CHALLENGE AT THE PAPER PLAYERS!

Joanne has presented us with a new Sketch Challenge #PP625 at The Paper Players! I started my card with the need to make a thank you card for a very thoughtful gift I received from my husband's nephew and his wife. 

Both images on this card are from the same large floral arrangement (#PR101 Hero Arts + Gina K), using the upper part of the arrangement for the lower left and the bottom placed sideways at the upper right. I stamped them in Memento "Tuxedo Black" on a white card panel. After stamping, I die-cut the panel with a stitched rectangular die and then cut it a second time with a smaller double-stitched rectangle. I mounted the original black and white frame to a card base and inserted a blank in the rectangle cut out from the face. I colored the roses and leaves on the smaller rectangle, added a silver-embossed sentiment (PTI "Embroidered Blooms"), and glued the colored images onto the face of the card with a layer of dimensional foam. The final touches were 3 small pale pink sequins and some tiny silver dots at the little buds in the leaves. Here's a view that captures the shine a bit better on the sentiment and sequins:

On a personal note, I found Joanne's sketch to be a bit difficult - isn't that the purpose of these challenges? I guess my years of designing interior spaces got the best of me - I can't stand to see area rugs that are hanging out away from furniture. Interior designers insist that the rugs and furniture need to overlap, and I tend to apply that same principal to my cards! Take a look at all of the design inspirations from our talented team, and you'll see the same "designer's rule" holding with each of their cards, whether it's layered individual elements or a background that pulls everything together. 

I'm anxious to see how our followers approach this sketch - maybe someone will prove me wrong and do a fabulous card with no overlapping elements! 

https://paperplayersprivateblog.blogspot.com/2022/12/jan-29-pp625-sketch-joanne.html 

A later note: I may try to do this card again - this next time heat embossing white on a black or gray background as a frame, combining it with the white panel overlaid. It wouldn't necessarily be in line with Joanne's sketch, but it would make an interesting positive/negative project. Hmm. Watch this space!