Card Sketch Wednesday #5

Hope everyone is enjoying my Sketch Challenges! Are you ready for Card Sketch Wednesday #5? Here are the details...

Sketch Wednesday Challenge Details:
The details are pretty simple--make a card of any theme you choose utilizing the card sketch posted on my blog and then on the sketch challenge announcement post, reply with a comment posting a link to your blog or online gallery so that everyone can view how you utilized the sketch. You have all month to complete each challenge. So there is no confusion, a "month" runs from the first day of the month through the last day of the month--example Aug 1st-Aug 31st.

Bonus Opportunity for Participating in Sketch Wednesday Challenges:

Each month, I will assign a number in order from all of the comments/links posted from all qualifying participant weekly sketch challenge cards and draw one lucky winner for a package of blog candy from me! All of the blog candy goodies that I will offer will be craft/card making related--embellishments, ink pads, images, stamps, ribbon, punches etc.

August 6, 2008-Card Sketch Wednesday #5:

Please reply with links to your challenge cards here on this blog post.

Here's my version-a chocolate cake Birthday card!

To make this card, I first stamped the cake image and colored it with pencils. I trimmed the white cardstock around it, and then used my corner rounder on each of the corners. I matted it with brown cardstock and again used my corner rounders on all 4 corners. Next, I added a copper brad to each of the upper corners. I used my Cricut and my circle Coluzzle to create the yellow and brown circles. (I know, I need those Nesties...Still working on it!) I adhered the yellow circle on top of the brown one, and then adhered the matted image to the center of it.




I added red Stickles to the center of the flame and then added 2 different color yellow Stickles to the top portion of the flame to create a "firey" look. While the Stickles were drying, I created the cardstock base.


This finished card size measures 5" x 5." I created the cardstock base from yellow Bazzill cardstock. I used brown and yellow patterned paper matted onto brown cardstock, and added a copper brad in each of the 4 corners. I then, adhered it to the front of my card base. I added yellow ribbon as seen in the sketch to the front of my card. To finish it, I added "Celebrate!" to the lower right corner.

Here's the sentiment I stamped on the inside. Doesn't it fit perfectly? I just love the mental picture I get when I actually think about what it says. It makes me laugh every time!





Hope you've enjoyed this! This card was really fun to make!

Stamps: Cake-Magenta, Celebrate Sentiment by Inkadinkado, inside Sentiment-American Art Stamps

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black

Paper: Smooth White cardstock from Office Depot, DCWV Scrapbook Kit in a Stack, Bazzill cardstock

Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Stickles by Ranger in Xmas Red, Gold, Golden Rod, EK Success Corner Rounder, Brads-Joann's Scrap Essentials, Cricut, Circle Coluzzle, Ribbon-Dashes, Dots & Checks by Michaels.

Smiles,

Jennifer