Wow! Another post. Can you believe it? Today's card was made for the Tuesday Sketch Challenge with a Twist at Peachy Keen Stamps. The sketch is pictured below, and the twist is to use buttons somewhere on the project.

I created this cute Mickey Mouse themed card using the Patty Cake Jr stamp. This time Patty Cake is a Mousekateer wishing that special someone a "Happy Birthday".

I stamped Patty Cake Jr from Peachy Keen Stamps on Cryogen white cardstock and colored the image using Copic Markers, E00 - E13 - E15 - R20. Then, I cut out the image and set it aside. For the dress I decided to do a little paper piecing. So, I stamped a second image onto the polka dot cardstock and cut out the dress and bow. I inked the edges of the dress and bow with Distress Ink and attached them to the colored image. I used the tiny Mickey Mouse punch to make a button embellishment for her dress.

Next, I assembled the panels of the card front using solid red and black cardstock. The large mouse heads were cut with the Cricut, embossed with the Cuttlebug using the Swiss Dots embossing folder and layered onto the card front. Patty Cake was attached to the card front with foam squares to give her a little dimension.

I used the Tim Holtz Mini Rosette Die to make the rosette from polka dot cardstock. A red and white print cardstock from Stampin' Up! was used for the Scallop Circle layer. Happy Birthday was printed on white cardstock using the computer and punched out with the 1 1/4" Circle Punch to make the top layer. This was attached to a larger black circle for contrast. I added small red buttons to create the mouse head image on the top of the rosette and finished it off with a tiny bow.

 

I made a dimensional border strip along the bottom of the card using the same printed papers cut with the the rosette die. A large and small strip was layered, fan folded and attached to the card with glue. I added black ribbon to the layered strip for contrast. Once the fan folded strip was in place I attached the the rosette to the card front.

Supplies for this Project

Patty Cake Jr (PK-401) from Peachy Keen Stamps.

Black 6" Square Card (Folded)

Red Cardstock - 5" X 5 3/8"

Black Cardstock - 4 3/4" X 5 1/4" 

4" Red  Mouse Head

3 3/4" White Mouse Head

1 1/4" White Circle

1 3/8" Black Circle

Polka Dot Cardstock - Dress, Bow, One Large & One Small Rosette Strip

Red Print Cardsock from Stampin' Up! - Scallop Circle & Large Rosette Strip

Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Copic Markers

Red Buttons - 1 large and 2 small
1/8" Black Ribbon

Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

Tim Holtz Mini Rosette Die

Tiny Mickey Mouse Punch

Circle Punches - 1 1/4" & 1 3/8"

Cuttlebug & Cricut

I am really enjoying making these wonderful rosettes. I hope you are inspired to make one for your next card. And don't forget how versatile the Patty Cake stamp is. So far she has been a rabbit and a Mousekateer. You'll want to be here in September for my Guest Designer week with Peachy Keen Stamps. I promise you, you'll see her again. Wishing everyone a creative week of card making! - Jane, the Polka Dot Gypsy.

PKS Sketch Challenge #45

The "Best Friend" card is my interpretation of the sketch below. To see all the challenge entries just click on PKS.

Featured Peachy Keen Stamp

PK-401 Patty Cake Jr.

Paper Dimensions

Bright Olive Green Card – 6” X 12” (Folded to 6” Square)

(A) Dark Olive Green Mat – 5 ¾” Square

(B) Green & White Polka Dot from Stampin’ Up! Apple Cider DS Paper – 5 ½” Square

(C) Bright Olive Green Strip - 1 ¼” X 5 ½”

(D) White Strip – 2 1/2” X 5 ½” (Before punched edges.)

(E) Bright Olive Green Strip - 2 ¼”  X 5 ½”

(F) White Cardstock – 8 ½” X 11”

(G) Dark Olive Green – 3 7/8” Circle

(H) Hot Press Watercolor paper - 3” X 4”

Ink

Onyx Black Versafine Ink

Distress Inks:

Skin: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy and Rusty Hinge

Cheeks: Tattered Rose and Worn Lipstick

Dress & Bow: Peeled Paint, Forest Moss and Walnut Stain

Tools

Waterbrush

Martha Stewart Floral Lace Edge Punch

PhotoShop Elements 9

Cricut

Lace Circles SVG Die Cut File (Laina Lamb – Two Peas in a Bucket)

Shamrock Border SVG Die Cut File (Images by Heather M)

Card Construction

Step 1 – Stamp the gingerbread girl image onto watercolor paper with black Versafine ink.  Add color using the waterbrush and Distress Inks. Cut out around the image leaving a small border. Set aside.

Step 2 – Sew B to A and attach to the Card Front.

Step 1 - Sewing the layers and attaching to the card front.

Step 3 – Print out your greeting on an 8 ½” X 11” piece of white cardstock. Before printing on the cardstock, test on copy paper to make sure that the text placement is correct for cutting with Cricut.

Step 4– Place the printed cardstock on the Cricut mat and cut the scallop circle.

Step 4 - Placement of printed text.

Step 5 – Sew the scallop circle to the dark green circle. Center and attach to the card front.

Step 5 - Attaching the scallop circle to the card front.

Gypsy Tip – I tack the circle to the back of the scallop circle with double sided tape to hold both pieces in place while sewing. Do not stitch through the adhesive because it will gum up your needle.

Step 6 – Cut the Shamrock Border from the dark olive green cardstock using Cricut.

Step 7 – Punch along the top and bottom edges of the white strip using the Martha Stewart Floral Lace punch.

Step 8 – Stitch along top and bottom edges of strip E.

Step 9 – Stack pieces C, D and E. Stitch together along top and bottom edges of strip C.

Step 10 - Attach the Shamrock Border to the stitched strips. 

Detail of the layered Sharmrock border strip.

Step 11 - Attach the layered shamrock border over the scallop circle on the card front.

Step 11 - Adding the border strip.

Step 12 – Attach the gingerbread girl to the card front with Pop Dots. Attach a ribbon and button to the gingerbread girl.

Finished Card

Well, that’s my entry for this weeks PKS Sketch Challenge. It was a fun one and I hope you enjoy my card. I have yet another card that I am trying to finish up for the Hero Arts Challenge this week. Once it is posted I will post some details about how I place my text on the cardstock to be cut out accurately using my Cricut. Thanks for stopping by. Hope you enjoyed your stay! – Jane, the Polka Dot Gypsy

PKS Sketch Challenge 44 With A Twist

Just wanted to make this quick post featuring my challenge card for the Tuesday PKS Sketch Challenge 44. The challenge is to create a card or layout based on the sketch below using a monochromatic color scheme.

For the text on my card I really wanted to use, “Snow, snow go away!!!” But the little snowperson looked so peaceful that I decided that “Snow Dreamzz!” was a much better fit. At least he’s enjoying all of this snow!

Here is the list of supplies and tools including brief instructions on how I created the “Snow Dreamzzz!” card.

Stamp

PK-303 Tubular Star Snowman from Peachy Keen Stamps

Ink

Jet Black Stazon

Broken China, Tumbled Glass, Faded Jeans, Tattered Rose and Spiced Marmalade Distress Inks

Tools

Nestabities Scallop Circle

Martha Stewart Heart Chain Punch

Sizzix Powdered Sugar Embossing Folder

Cuttlebug Swiss Dots and Polka Dots Embossing Folders

Stampin’ Up! Word Window Punch

1/8” Hole Punch

Embellishments

Black Gems

White Organdy Ribbon

Cardstock Dimensions

Black Card – 11” X 5 ½” folded to 5 ½” Square

(A) Dark Turquoise Mat – 5 3/8” Square

(B) Medium Turquoise Design Panel – 5 ¼” Square

(C) Black Vertical Strip  – 3 ¾” X 5 ¼”

(D) Light Turquoise Embossed Panel – 3 ½” X 5 ¼”

(E) Black Horizontal Strip  – 1 ¾” X 5 ¼”

(F) White Horizontal Strip – 1 ½” X 5 ¼”

(G) Black Scallop Circle – 3 5/8”

(H) Light Turquoise Text Strip – Text Printed on 4” X 6” Cardstock

(I) Black Text Strip Mat – Scrap

Card Construction

Step 1 – Stamp image onto watercolor paper with Stazon ink and add color using Distress Inks. Set aside to dry.

Step 2 – Attach the Medium Turquoise Design Panel (B) to the Dark Turquoise Mat (A) and attach to the Card Front. Set aside.

Step 3 – Emboss the Light Turquoise Panel (D) with the Sizzix Powdered Sugar embossing folder. Attach the embossed panel (D) to the Black Vertical Strip (C) and attach to the Medium Turquoise Design Panel (B). Set Aside.

Step 4 – Emboss the White Horizontal Strip (F) with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder. Punch a Heart Chain border along the top edge of strip (F) using the Martha Stewart Heart Chain Punch. Attach to the Black Horizontal Strip (E). Set Aside.

Step 5 – Using your computer and printer, print out the text, “Snow DreamZZZ” on a 4” X 6” piece of light turquoise cardstock. Center the text in the window of the Word Window punch and punch out the text. Attach this text piece to a scrap piece of black cardstock and cut away the excess black leaving a small border around the light turquoise punched piece. Punch a 1/8” hole at each end of the text piece and feed the ends of the ribbon up through each hole, making a knot at the end. Attach the ribbon tails on the back of the black and white strip unit. I placed a couple of Pop Dots under the text panel to lift it off the page.

Step 6 – Cut a Scallop Circle from black cardstock and emboss with the Cuttlebug Polka Dots embossing folder. Attach to the front of the card with Pop Dots or Dimensionals.

Step 7 – Cut out the stamped, watercolor image and add embellishments as desired. Use Pop dots or Dimensionals to attach to the Scallop Circle.

I hope you have been inspired to make a “Snow Dreamzzz!” card of your own.

Don’t forget to visit Peachy Keen Stamps at:

http://peachykeenstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/01/peachy-keen-stamps-sketch-challenge-44.html .

There you can view all the other cards submitted for the PKS Tuesday Sketch Challenge. It’s a great way to spend a snowy afternoon.

I’m still working on the post for making the flower from the “Simply Handmade” card from last week. It’s almost completed and will be posted soon. Until then, have a great week! – Jane, the Polka Dot Gypsy