Saturday, January 4, 2014

Sketch Saturday #291 and Some Exciting News!

Good morning!  Happy Saturday!  Hope you had a good week and your weekend is off to a great start!  I've got some exciting news to share today!  It's been hard keeping it quiet until now, that's for sure!  I was invited to be on the Sketch Saturday Design Team!  It took me less than a second to say YES when Deb asked me!  I love the Sketch Saturday sketches and I play along almost every week.  Today is my first post as part of the awesome team.  Also, for the new year, the Sketch Saturday blog has been re-vamped with a whole new look that you are sure to love!  With that, on to my first project.

It's Vannessa's DT week and here is her sketch:


And here is my take on it:


My card base and mats are SU Certainly Celery and the patterned papers are from the Prima Fairy Flora 6x6 pad.  I used a large paper doily for the bottom circle panel.  The beautiful image is Daisy Fairy, a digistamp by Joanne Schempp for Sweet Peas Stamps.  It is the stamp I chose when I won a contest on the Sweet Pea Stamps Friends and Fans FB page a few weeks ago.  I printed her on MiC Blending Card and colored her with my Copics.  I added a bit of purple glitter to her top for some sparkle.  The sky and clouds were also done with my Copics. I added Ice White Pearl Pen accents around the scalloped oval frame.  A pink satin bow and a few gems from my stash finished my card.

Here is a closeup of the colored image:


Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Sketch Saturday blog and check out the fantastic creations from the rest of the DT!  We hope you will play along using Vannessa's terrific sketch!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Sweet Pea Stampers (anything goes)
Sweet Pea Stamps Friends and Fans Facebook Challenge (any Sweet Pea Stamps creation)

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful weekend and see you soon!
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Posted by Carla S. at 1/04/2014 03:00:00 AM
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32 comments:

  1. Desire FourieJanuary 4, 2014 at 3:30 AM

    Huge congrats on your new DT position, you will be a great asset to the team. Your colouring on this creation is out of this world. So love the oval shape and the little pearl accents around it.
    Hugs
    Desíre
    {Doing Life – my personal blog}

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  2. MargreetJanuary 4, 2014 at 3:48 AM

    Awesome card Carla....great coloring and fab details!
    Congrats on your new DT....they must be glad having you in their team!
    xxx Margreet

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  3. Lisa LynnJanuary 4, 2014 at 4:30 AM

    Congrats on the new DT which is perfect for you, way to go! Your card is gorgeous. Love the image. Have a great weekend.

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  4. Pop's CardsJanuary 4, 2014 at 4:50 AM

    Good morning sweetie this is stunning, hugs Pops x

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  5. Grenouille GreetingsJanuary 4, 2014 at 5:23 AM

    A perfectly coloured perfectly pretty fairy, Carla! Super clouds too! This is a lovely card!
    I'm so pleased you have joined our team at SS. Happy New Year to you! Hugs, Lesley

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  6. Debra MillerJanuary 4, 2014 at 8:43 AM

    Beautiful card Carla, great colors and love the clouds you added too. So excited you joined SSDT! Hugs, Deb

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  7. Theresa's StudioJanuary 4, 2014 at 9:32 AM

    Lovely card, Carla! Congrats on the DT . Will be checking out this challenge.

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  8. BenziJanuary 4, 2014 at 10:08 AM

    Congrats on your new DT position. They'll love having your beautiful creations. This card is gorgeous.....colored to perfection and such a lovely ribbon/bow.

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  9. heidyJanuary 4, 2014 at 12:58 PM

    Congrts Carla!!
    Beautiful card!!
    XXX Heidy

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  10. Linda PalmerJanuary 4, 2014 at 1:03 PM

    Beautiful card and beautiful image. Gorgeous coloring. Love your papers and the sketch.

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  11. LozzyJanuary 4, 2014 at 2:13 PM

    What a gorgeous card and the image you have used is beautiful with the colours and your design...Thank you for joining us at Sweet Pea Stampers and hoping you would like to join us again soon. Good luck in draw..Hugs Lozzy x

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  12. PennyJanuary 4, 2014 at 4:14 PM

    Oh, congrats, Carla! Perfect team for you--you do such a fantastic job with sketches! :^)
    Great take on this one, too! Love the image--so pretty! And fab coloring! Love the color palette & DP on this, as well as that doily, pearl pen and scrumptious bow! :^)
    Hugs, Penny

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  13. Patricia St MartinJanuary 4, 2014 at 4:58 PM

    Carla, Congratulations on the new DT! You will do fantastic!! Gorgeous card and love how your image turned out with those beautiful colors. Your papers are always wonderful and a perfect bow.
    Hugs Pat

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  14. UnknownJanuary 4, 2014 at 6:38 PM

    Beautiful card.. and congrats for joining the DT! Thank you for sharing your card at Sweet Pea Stampers. We wish you good luck and hope to see you again. Sylvia xxx

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  15. EliseJanuary 4, 2014 at 7:25 PM

    A Huge Congratulations to you! Yayyyy! Your card is absolutely STUNNING! Love how you did the sky!!! Beauuutiful!

    Happy New Year!

    Sending Warm Hugs,
    Elise

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  16. TracyJanuary 4, 2014 at 10:34 PM

    Congrats Carla! Love SS sketches so it will be great to have you to inspire me. Your fairy is so lovely. Hugs!

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  17. Sassy RaggedyJanuary 5, 2014 at 12:47 AM

    Well congratulations Carla on the new DT spot. You are the perfect one to be asked to be on this team. I always love your wonderful interpretation of sketches. You will be such an asset to the team...You first card is simply lovely. Hugz, joann

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  18. paper funJanuary 5, 2014 at 1:16 AM

    Carla, you have colored her so lovely. Very beautiful.

    Congratulations on making the team for sketch Saturday. I love that challenge as well. Their sketches are always very easy to work with.

    Thanks for joining us at the Sweet Pea Stampers.

    Mari

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  19. Sue JonesJanuary 5, 2014 at 5:51 AM

    congratulations. Such a beautiful card -Thanks for joining in at Sweet Pea Stampers "Anything Goes" Challenge this time- Good Luck - sue x

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  20. SandraJanuary 5, 2014 at 8:09 AM

    Wow Carla what wonderful news, I'm so happy for you. You will be so busy, as will be the rest of us just trying to keep on top of commenting on your beautiful creations, LOL. You've come out of the gate flying with this beauty! I love how you've created such an elegant background for such a stunning image. You amaze me on so many levels, especially how you get your pearl pens to drop uniformed size pearls every time!!! Way to go girlie :)S

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  21. stampqueenJanuary 6, 2014 at 8:09 AM

    Such a sweet card - lovely coloring!!! Congratulations on your new DT gig :) Thanks for playing with us this time at Sweet Pea Stampers and good luck in the drawing!!!

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  22. Dawn @ LilyPinkScrapsJanuary 6, 2014 at 9:08 AM

    Congrats on the well deserved DT spot and what a great start with this beauty! Gorgeous colouring (love the clouds!) and such a pretty card all round :)

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  23. Kym's Crafty CardsJanuary 6, 2014 at 6:32 PM

    What a lovely card you have made. It's stunning and FANTASTIC to see a Sweet Pea Stamps image used. Thanks for taking part in the Sweet Pea Stampers Challenge this fortnight of “Anything goes” and best of luck. We hope to see you back again very soon. Best wishes, Kym, Sweet Pea Stampers Design Team xxx

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  24. ShelbyJanuary 6, 2014 at 11:32 PM

    Congrats on your new DT! They are lucky to have you and your awesome talents. Amazing coloring and love the color palette you've used.

    Shelby

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  25. *Vicki*January 7, 2014 at 12:12 PM

    Yay!! Congrats to you on your new DT Carla!! You are going to be a very busy girl this year! :) Your creation is amazing!! Such beautiful coloring my friend! HUGS

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  26. KathiJanuary 7, 2014 at 8:22 PM

    Your card is wonderful with your usual great coloring!

    Congrats on your new gig! They are very lucky to have you!

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  27. PeanutJanuary 8, 2014 at 5:49 AM

    WooHoo! Congrats on your new DT spot! Fab card, as always, Carla.
    hugs & xxx Asha - Sunny Summer Crafts

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  28. DonnaJanuary 8, 2014 at 1:54 PM

    Beautiful card Carla, your colouring is amazing and I love the pretty design. Congratulations on your new DT position, very well deserved and I'm sure you'll have lots of fun :) Donna ♥ x

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  29. Dawn B.January 8, 2014 at 5:58 PM

    Congratulations. They are so lucky to have your talent. Those clouds look like they could pop off the card. What wonderful coloring. It feels good to stamp again. Hope all is well and WARM in your corner of the world. I have missed you. Wish we could meet for coffee.

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  30. HazelJanuary 9, 2014 at 6:37 AM

    Thanks for sharing your lovely card for the Sweet Pea Stampers 'anything goes' challenge - hope to see you again soon, Hazel, DT x

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  31. UnknownJanuary 10, 2014 at 5:15 PM

    This is really beautiful Carla! Such a pretty image and fab colouring!
    Lizy xx

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  32. GranmargaretJanuary 11, 2014 at 6:13 AM

    Lovely card. Thank you for joining the challenge at Sweet Pea Stampers.
    Congratulations on being on the Sketch challenge design team.

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Thanks so much for visiting and leaving me a comment! I really appreciate it! Carla

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