Pegasus in Purple

     I'm a Guest Designer for Sketch Saturday this month and this is my second card for them but a completely new sketch.  They have new sketches and new challenges each week.  The sketch this week was both fun and fancy.

     The sponsor for this week is LeAnn's World 101.  She has some of the most adorable images!  Go check them out.  I used one called "Daisy's Friend" and was delighted that the friend is Pegasus.  :-D

     A quick personal story - I first discovered Pegasus through reading.  As a child, summer meant plenty of reading time (without any teachers telling you what you had to read) and one summer, I discovered Greek Mythology.  That led to a love of all fantasy creatures and to this day, unicorns, fairies, mermaids, and especially Pegasus, all mean summer time to me.

Here's the sketch.

     I colored with ProMarkers, deciding to use a monochromatic range of my favorite color, purple.  I cut the image and purple frame with dies from my newest Tonic Studios set.  I love that die set.  It has alternating sizes of plain and scalloped rectangles.  Once I had the image cut with the  die, I carefully cut it into 6 "inchie" squares.

     I laid those out on the frame piece, spacing them carefully to get the 'window' look.  Once adhered, I layered that entire piece onto the background dp (Stampin' Up), then put that onto deep purple CS.

     I printed and added the sentiment, substituting it for the little flag piece.

     Challenges:

Aloha Friday

As You Like It (Fur or feathers?  How about both!  But fur is still easier to color.)

Aud Sentiments

Cut It Up

DL.ART

Outlawz PAM

Pattie's Creations

Polkadoodles

Star Stampz

Take It, Make It

     I'll see you again next Saturday with another sketch.  In the meantime, come play with us, won't you?  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

New Sketch at Catch the Bug

     Every other Sunday, Catch the Bug has a new sketch in their "Stella Says Sketch" challenge.  Since I'm a Guest Designer with them this month, and since I love sketches, I jumped right in and used the sketch which starts today.  Of course, I had to use my favorite color - purple - and make something that shouts "Spring!"

Here's the sketch.  

     I printed the image ("5 Flowers") twice and colored both of them with ProMarkers.  Because I needed three "inchies" squares for the sketch, I cut the two end flowers off one of my printed/colored images and cut the center flower out of the other one.  That way, I could lay them out and mat them with dark purple CS.

     For the background papers, I chose one with flowery paisleys (DCWV) and a leftover scrap of hand bleached CS.  I did that myself many months ago using a Q-Tip and dabbing it onto a saucer of bleach and then onto the CS.  Time consuming but since I save every unused scrap of it, easy to grab out of the stash as needed.

     I added grosgrain ribbon which is stitched with pink embroidery floss.  I love real stitching but rarely have the time to do it so I end up being happy with hand-drawn stitches.  But this time, those are real stitches!

     Finally, I added the lilac satin bow (it was white but I 'dyed' it with my ProMarkers.)  The sentiment (Is It Spring Yet?) somehow says it all.  :-D

     Challenges:
As You Like It
C.R.A.F.T.
Crafty Friends
Crafty Sentiments
Digi Choosday
Lemon Shortbread
Penny's Paper-Crafty
Simon Says Stamp
TTCRD
Tuesday Throwdown

    Thanks for visiting and Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie