OCC Sketch Challenge - A Yellow Rose

Where have I been? I just noticed that I haven't posted on my blog since last Saturday's OCC challenge! Crazy! I must have been busy working on my Dirty Dozen projects *wink* Our Challenge hostess Silke cooked up this sketch challenge for you all to try this week.


I must admit that I did struggle with this one...although it might actually have to do more with the fact that I completely forgot to make my OCC card until late yesterday afternoon! Oh, well! It's been one of those kind of weeks! lol



Once I figured out what stamp I was going to use on this card, I pulled out my new Tombow's to play with...they might just be my new favourite colouring medium! I am always so amazed at what you can achieve using them with very little effort (and I do mean little). For those of you who are not familiar with a Tombow marker they are a water based dual ended felt tipped marker that you can use for watercolouring or colouring directly on your stamp. These are not to be confused with Copic Markers or Prisma Markers, both of which are alcohol based and permanent (do not colour on your stamps with these as the will stain your stamps and will not transfer the ink).



This card seems a little "flat" to me. I didn't paper tole it because I wanted a simple but elegant card with the watercolouring to stand on it's own...and I cut my finger and it hurt to fiddle around with small pieces. This is what happens when I rush something...I get even more clumsier that I already am! The gold patterned paper was embossed with the Swiss Dots folder and and I have sponged all of the edges of card stock.

Don't forget to pop by Our Creative Corner and link your creation there for a chance to win some goodies :) Feel free to pop by the OCC Designers blogs for more details on their cards!

Jennifer Meyer
Jocelyne Turner
Cindy Haffner
Silke Ledlow
Lori Boyd
Vicki Garrett
Jenny Gropp
Frances Bryne
Robin Willis
Loretta Lock

Thanks for popping by today and Happy Easter everyone! I hope that the Easter Bunny litters your yards with oodles of Mini Eggs...mmmm, Mini Eggs, my fav! :D

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Stampin' Up! Bloomin' Beautiful and God's Beauty
Paper: PTI White, Watercolour, Chocolate Chip, Basic Grey DP, 7 Gypsies DP, My Mind's Eye
Ink: Versa Mark, Creamy Caramel, So Saffron
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug and Embossing Folders, Gold Embossing Powder, Waterbrush, Tombow Markers, Ribbon, Nestabilities, Scallop Edge Punch, Corner Rounder Punch