Hello! Leslie, here, with this month’s sketch. I’ve chosen OWH Sketch #147:
Thanks, again, to the lovely Sandy Allnock, Executive Director of Operation Write Home, for allowing me to use their sketches for posts here at A Blog Named Hero.
This month we’re collaborating with Lawn Fawn,
so you’ll see some of their images mixed in with our beloved Hero Arts.
Now, on to our sketch!
When I first saw this sketch, my mind went to the out-of-the-box option, which I’ll save for last. Even though my brain might be all over the place, for this post I like to start with a literal interpretation of the sketch and save the wacky stuff for the end. 🙂
Here’s my most literal interpretation:
I used Lawn Fawn Let’s Polka papers for the background, and a combination of a Lawn Fawn image (from the Lawn Fawn Awesome stamp set & dies), and a sentiment from the Hero Arts Enjoy Today stamp set. I even (mostly) used the actual measurements provided in the sketch.
I have to tell you: making the literal interpretation card was the most difficult for me. I guess I can’t handle people telling me what to do! 🙂
I curved the sentiment stamp to fit inside the circle. To deal with the loopy letters, I first trimmed around them, then tucked the circle die underneath them to cut the circle, keeping the tails of the loops on top of the die. It’s a little fussy, but pretty straightforward to accomplish.
Here’s the side-by-each:
For my second card, I remembered a piece of gradient paper in a paper pack I used a few weeks ago, so I used it to make this:
I think it’s fun when you can get your paper to do some of the work for you. 🙂 Even though the colors across that top piece aren’t separate panels, and the circle is smaller thank in the sketch, it still follows the idea of the sketch.
Here’s the side-by-each:
For my out-of-the-box card, I turned the sketch upside down (for you people not afeered of math, that’s 180 degrees):
and this is what happened:
I saw piano keys! I did, so I made some. I looked up a picture of a keyboard and cut strips of paper to make one. The patterned paper is from a 6×6 pack that shall remain a mystery. I was at a friend’s house, using her stuff, and there were about 6 or 7 different pads with sheets like this one, so if you’re looking for one, there are a bunch out there.
The center piece started out as a circle, but I thought there was too much space at the top and bottom, so I trimmed them into this shape. I also added some hearts to play up the theme of love, and to add a bit of color.
Here’s the side-by-each:
That’s it for this month’s sketch! I hope I’ve inspired you to look at a
sketch, flip it around, see it differently, and come up with some ideas
for a less-than-literal interpretation.
Just a reminder: The sketch segment here at ABNH
is not a separate challenge and there is no linky below. It’s just for
added inspiration and to help jump-start your mojo. Please feel free to
incorporate the sketch in your creations! If you do, please link back to
ABNH and also leave a comment below with a link to your post so we can come by and see what you’ve done with it. 🙂
Don’t forget to play our current Stretch Your Stamps challenge, where we ask you to use your stamp images for something other than their intended use. Check out the post for details.
There’s a Simon Says Stamp Gift Voucher up for grabs for one lucky player!
Card 1: A Muse bling, and the following:
Card 2: Chickaniddy Scrumptious 6×6 paper pack, and the following:
Card 3: Dymo labeler, misc paper for the music pattern, and the following: