4423 Days

For the Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge, SC767 this was the sketch.

I decided to flip it

 I thought it would be fun to look back at the first sketch card that I ever made.  Here are some stats about my crafting. It has been 4423 days since I did my first sketch challenge. Which breaks into 12 years 1 month and 9 days. It was sketch #135. A lot of time and learning has gone into my style. I love still learning new techniques and perfecting my art.  For this week's challenge I decided to use 3 of my recent gel prints. 

For this gel print I used ARTplorations Peonies All Over Stencil

I cut them into strips and I outlined them with a black marker. 

I took another gel print and stamped STAMPlorations Darling Dog Roses with black stazon ink. I painted the roses and then cut a panel that let the roses be "out of box". I then matted it with another print that was mostly orange and rust. 

After I water colored the roses, I added some shadows with colored pencils and some highlights with a white gel pen. 

I made this into an easel card. I used one of the left over strips to decorate the inside of the easel and use it as a stopper. 

STAMPlorations Darling Dog Roses

ARTplorations Peonies All Over

If you enjoyed this project I would love for you to leave me a comment. I love reading everyone's comments. If you would like to add this roses stamp or peonies stencil to your crafting stash, you can use this discount code to get 20% off your order.