Saturday, February 14, 2009

OCC - Sketched Valentine Challenge


Happy Valentine's Day! I hope that you all enjoy your day get spoiled by your special someone :)

Today the challenge over at Our Creative Corner blog is a sketch challenge provided to us by our very own Laurie Schmidlin. The sketch was only half of the challenge! Because today is Valentine's Day we were to mail our card off to someone special....so one lucky person is going to be receiving this sweet Valentine :)...Oh and it already went postal earlier in the week *wink*



I decided to try something a little different with the sketch. I ended up flipping the design upside down to fit with my Whipper Snapper Bear Hugs set. I needed the comment bubble on the right hand side so of course the whole card had to be reversed to fit. Apparently I like to make things more difficult than they need to be! lol



Isn't this little bear cute? He's been accented with Pink Pirouette and Rose Red to fit right in with my new Bittersweet Basic Grey Collection that's perfect for Valentine's Day! I just love this paper with it's hint of soft pinks. Mmm...pinks and browns, it has sweetness written all over it *wink*

We would love for you to participate in this week's challenge, so just pop by the OCC Blog to see the sketch and when your done your card pop back in a leave a direct link to your blog or gallery so that we can take a peek too! If you are uploading your challenge card to SCS then don't forget to add OCCC into your keywords :) Now that I'm done babbling, click over to see this week's guest designer Tosh Leyendekker's card and all of the fabulous samples that the OCC Design Team has come up with :)

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Whipper Snapper Designs - Bear Hugs
Paper: PTI White, Chocolate Chip, Watercolour, Pink Pirouette, Basic Grey DP
Ink: Basic Black, Versa Mark, Creamy Caramel, Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip, Various Re-Inkers for Watercolouring
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Nestabilities, Cuttlebug, Button, Ribbon, Aqua Painter, Dew Drops, Crystal Effects, Dimensionals, Sponges, Mat Pack, Piercing Tool, 1" Circle Punch


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12 comments:

Dawn Easton said...

Oh Kim, your bear is so flippin' cute! Love how he is coloured and popped up!!

Lynda Benden said...

Your little bear is DARLING Kim! I love his little thought bubble, I need to get one of those! The colors and DP's are perfect with him!!!

Crystal said...

I'm in love with that bear....he reminds me of Boo Boo from the Yogi bear cartoons..... I gotta get that one....
Great card!!

Cindy Haffner said...

Kim so darling, I love that sweet bear.

Anonymous said...

Love your Whipper Snapper bear (well if truth be told I'm a sucker for anything Whipper Snapper). Your card is just wonderful and I'm absolutely smitten with it!

Jennifer Meyer said...

Super cute card Kim! LOVE the layered bear and the gorgeous layout.

Have a wonderful Valentine's Day!
Jennifer :)

Amy Sheffer said...

Absolutely darling, Kim! Love the thought bubble - how clever!

Chowchow said...

I am totally blown away with the dimensions of your card... Absolutely gorgeous...

Anonymous said...

OMG! This bear is adorable...I saw him on Anna's blog as well. Your talent and time put into these creations is truly awe inspiring!!

Anonymous said...

Kim, if only I could be a fly on the wall while you are watercoloring.... You do such amazing work!! :-)

CraftyC said...

A gorgeous card, love the colours!
Clairex

Jenn said...

This has to be the cutest card I've ever seen!!! LOVE IT! Thanks for sharing!!