Sunday, March 11, 2018

Pastel Houndstooth Sketch

I loved Jen Mitchell's simple sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week...so many possibilities!


I was inspired by Laura Bassen's lovely pastel blended Easter egg background that she posted HERE for SSS today, so I created an Easter card, too!


I stamped the Houndstooth Backgrounder from Cornish Heritage Farms in Versamark on white paper, then clear embossed it.  I ink blended using the emboss resist technique with Tim Holtz Distress inks in Squeezed Lemonade, Spun Sugar, and Tumbled Glass.  For the bottom sketch panel, I used a bit of vellum because I didn't want to cover up those pretty colors!


I stamped the eggs from a Waltzingmouse Stamps set called "Nestie Eggs" and cut them with the "Nested Eggs" Nestabilities.  The banner is from a different WMS set called "A Good Egg," and the little bunny is cut using a Memory Box die :)!

Some little pearls, Glossy Accents, iridescent sequins and teeny Memory Box flowers for the bunny's collar :).


This picture is a little more "true" color-wise, it's really light and airy in real life!  Always inspired by Laura Bassen's techiques, cards, and her fun videos :)!

Thanks for stopping by!



4 comments:

Julia Aston said...

This is just SO adorable and pretty Kelly! love the inked embossed background with the pretty co-ordinating eggs and sweet bunny!

Jen Brum said...

What a pretty Easter card! I love the background you've created and those eggs! That little bunny is too sweet! Thanks for joining us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!

Vikki H said...

Sweet, soft, and delightful! Your coloring and the vellum touch really added a lot!

Linda Callahan said...

Total sweetness for Easter! So pretty in pastels! Glad you joined us at FMS!