Caardvarks 2 Sketches 4 You ~ Laura

How exciting to have Caardvarks partner with 2 Sketches 4 You for two exclusive sketches for the July 20th challenge.  Today, I’ll show you my cards for Laura’s sketch (who’s also a member of the ‘Varks DT)… tomorrow I’ll be back with my Kazan creations.

My first card uses a fun poofy grunge flower technique I found at Looking on the Bright Side.

I used my Creative Memories Circle cutter to cut two sets of circles through dictionary pages (from an old dictionary I found at a used book store). I stapled the circles twice in the middle and cut larger slits than shown in the example. 

Rather than scrunch the paper in my hand, I used various ink pads along the edges of the circle moving in an upward motion to bring the paper up and toward the center.  I used metallic rub-on paste on my fingers to add a bit more color and separate the layers of paper a bit more. 

Here’s a close up of the finished effect.

The papers and sentiment are from Cosmo Cricket Fleuriste 8×8" paper pad.  The tiny bird is part of an Inkadinkado Duet bird stamp (inked with brown marker and clear embossed).  I hand-drew the music notes with the same marker.

My second Laura sketch card uses a fun Cuttlebug crayon resist technique I learned from Mel at Mel Stampz.  I remembered I had some glitter crayons I had gotten at the Crayola store in Kansas City, so I had to try them out.

I embossed watercolor paper with the Floral Fantasy embossing folder.  I tore the paper off my orange glitter crayon and rubbed the side of it over the embossed surface.  Then I sprayed my paper using Mango Lemonade and Orange Juice Memories Mists sprays.  I went back over the embossed surface with a little more crayon for contrast.  I love the effect.

The strip of paper with the Inkadinkado stamped sentiment is sprayed with both Memories Mists before embossing the sentiment.  I am so in love with these fun Mylar Blossoms from Creative Impressions.

I can’t wait to see what you make with Laura’s exclusive Caardvarks sketch.