Card Patterns #146

Hi there!  Happy Saturday!  I don't know about you, but I am still scrambling around trying to get everything done before next week!  DH and I have already been out for 3 hours today!  But I am back now to share my DT card for Card Patterns Sketch #146.  This post is bittersweet as it is my last week as part of the Card Patterns DT.  It has been a wonderful 6 months and I will miss my teammates a lot!  I will still be playing along every week, that's for sure!  The Card Patterns team is taking a couple weeks off, so this is the last sketch for 2011.  The challenges will be back up and running in January.

On to this week's challenge.  Our sponsor this week is Catherine Pooler, Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator.  Here is the sketch:

Here is my take on the sketch:

I started with a card base of SU Pale Plum and layered with Very Vanilla and patterned papers from the SU Springtime Vintage Designer Series Paper collection generously provided to the DT by Catherine.  My image is from a very old SU set called See With The Heart.  I stamped it with Memento Tuxedo Black onto Very Vanilla and colored very lightly with my Copics.  I sponged here and there with Antique Linen Distress Ink.  It was cut out with a Spellbinders Classic Circles die and matted with a Spellbinders Lacey Circles die.  The sentiment is also from a very old SU set called Happy Birthday Frame.  It was cut out and matted with Spellbinders Tags Shape 3.  I triple-loop bow of narrow silk ribbon and a small shimmery flower from my stash finished my card.  

I'm also submitting my card to Tuesday Throwdown #78 where the theme was "for someone special".

Thanks for stopping by today!  Be sure to visit the Card Patterns Sketch blog and check out the gorgeous creations from my wonderful and amazingly talented teammates! Will miss you, ladies! We hope you'll be inspired to play along with us!  The challenge goes an extra two weeks so you have plenty of time to create your card!

Have a great day!