CropStop June Sketch

Well, you get a bonus this week since the first Thursday of each month is Sketch Thursday at CropStop! I know today is Friday...and I am sorry that I did not post yesterday. I had the Craft it Forward Blog Hop yesterday, so I had to post the sketch a day late.

I hope it was worth the wait!

I hope my sketches are not starting to look the same! It's getting harder and harder to create unique sketches! I hope I don't have to retire! {grin}

Here is my sample. I decided to make an A2 sized card, rather than a square. {I know, huge surprise for me to NOT make a square card!}

The CropStop theme for June is embossing, so I not only embossed my die cut shapes, but I also used a Spellbinders Impressabilities, Floral and Stone embossing template. Once I embossed the paper, I sanded it to make the embossing stand out more.

I took a few liberties with the sketch, but...what did you expect?! I need to cheat every now and again!

Supply List:
Cardstock: American Crafts, Stampin’ Up
Designer paper: Graphic45 Once Upon a Springtime
Embellishments: Seam binding from Lawrence Schiff, flower from Wild Orchid Crafts, pearls from Recollections
Stamps: StampingScrapping Tag Accents
Ink: Ranger Distress Spun Sugar and Walnut Stain, Memento Rich Cocoa
Tools: Die templates from Spellbinders (S4-114 Standard Circles Large, S4-124 Classic Scalloped Circles Large, S4-168 Large Labels, S4-169 Small Labels, I2-1006 Impressabilities Floral and Stone)