Wednesday 8 August 2012

It's a Little Sketchy - Stampotique Challenge!

Good morning peeps. It's my first challenge over at Stampotique and this week it's a sketch. Yep I groaned and moaned too - you all know how much I love sketches!!! :D Anyhow, once I'd got over the initial OMG a sketch what am I going to do panic and started to work I was actually reasonably pleased with the end results of my efforts! This is the sketch that we were given to work with.


This is what I eventually did with it. Yep, I simply flipped the sketch onto it's side to make my graduation card. I hope you like it!


I started off by tearing a page from an old book and layering up onto my card base. I then applied a thin coat of Gesso and whilst it was wet swiped some blue acrylic paint through with my fingers. Whilst I waited for it to dry I matted and layer cardstock to make the blackboard. Next came the fun part where I drew Owl With Wings some accessories, coloured them with Promarkers and made the wire frame glasses. To finish I glued everything in place and then wrote the sentiment with a white gel pen.

I really do hope that you'll join us over at Stampotique for this challenge. You don't even need to use one of our stamps, although we'd love it if you did!

Thanks for stopping by today.

Claire x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp & Show - Paint It Up
That Craft Place - Things with wings
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes
Make It Monday - Anything goes

28 comments:

  1. like it Hun I love it,just adore that owl how cool is he,brilliant take on the sketch hun hugs Cherylxxxxx

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  2. BRILLIANT card Claire. Great take on the sketch. Gez

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  3. Gorgeous Claire,love the image .xxx

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  4. What a fun card and I'm impressed that you drew the owl's accessories. Liking the book paper technique too, it made a great background. x

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  5. A fabulous creation! The owl is brilliant with his wire glasses and I love the gesso book page too as a backdrop. Great first DT card!

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  6. Really interested in the book page background, I'll have to give it a go. Gee, if my teachers at school had looked as good as this owl, I might have paid more attention!! Helen (Sydney)

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  7. Super fun card Claire! Love his eyeglasses, very clever of you!

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  8. Just gorgeous! Love the owl x

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  9. Love how this turned out with the chalkboard background with the owl on books is perfect.

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  10. Ah this is lovely that owl is so cute.
    Jenny x

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  11. Oooh can't believe you've drawn the accessories yourself, this is wonderful!! x

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  12. Love the glasses. Very Creative.
    Sarinda

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  13. Great card! Love love what you did with Owl! xoxo

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  14. Hi Claire I just love this card - very creative and a great take/flip on the sketch ;O) Polly x

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  15. Well Claire you "Rocked" the sketch its just fabulous and I love the owl!!! The nails are so annoying can't do anything keep hitting all the wrong keys on the board!! Who needs glamour!!! lol Chanelle xx

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  16. Fantastic card...you are so creative. Love the owl and all his accessories, especially his glasses.

    Thanks so much for joining us at the Papertake Weekly challenge. Pat K.x

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  17. Love your take on the challenge, Claire!

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  18. LOVE this card, gorgeous image, I have a thing for owls lol, saw you over on mim. Joey #201 xx

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  19. great use of the owl and cute card!

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  20. What a fabulous image and colouring Claire, I love it..fabulous card.

    Thanks for sharing with us at ‘Make it Monday’

    Luv CHRISSYxx

    Don’t forget. .if you leave a comment on another entrant, mention that you saw their card on ‘Make it Monday’ for a chance at second prize.. the more you comment on and mention MIM, the more chances at winning second prize.

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  21. lol Owlie looks so studious! Love his new outfit!

    A very clever use of the scroll ribbon as the ribbon part of the sketch too.

    Jo x

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  22. Wonderful card, love how you worked with the sketch!

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  23. Beautiful card! Love your owl and how it looks. Fantastic background you created with the gesso and acrylic paints. Fab coloring! Glad you joined us at Simon Says Stamp and Show!

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  24. Such a clever card! Thank you for sharing it with us over at That Craft Place xx

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