TSC Bittersweet

 The Stamping Chef has a weekly progressive freebie competition on their Facebook page TSC Recipes.

You email for the image, which is this case is Bittersweet, you upload a card in the folder, you get lots of lovely comments from some very nice people and the chance to win a free image. If you ask for the freebie you MUST make a card with it though or you will not be allowed to get freebies again, it’s only fair J

I coloured the image with Promarkers using predominantly pink and red but adding orange and yellow for flowers and gold gel pen accents for the watch fob  and key.

I used the latest sketch from I {Heart} CardSketches for the layout of the front of the easel card and used papers from the Birdsong First Edition pad throughout.  I used a scrap of red card to make the Fiskars punched border and added a fabric glitter butterfly.

The inside or the easel is covered with a pink paper and I added a die cut section mounted on 3d foam to hold the front behind. I used a gold gel pen to draw the deckled edge and added a sentiment panel. I am normally very good at giving credit but for the life of me at the moment I cannot find the digi on my computer. I will of course add the information when I find out who dunnit!

Now I have to be honest and say when I first saw this image I panicked a bit as I just couldn’t see how to use it but I am really pleased with how it has evolved. I think she looks a big like Lady Ga Ga and we all know she has her own style.

If you don’t take part in the challenges on Facebook you are missing out on some lovely free images so I hope you will pop over there and join in the fun.

Materials Used in this card are as follows:-

Card Size – 5” Square Easel

Image – Bittersweet by The Stamping Chef

Paper – Birdsong First Edition pad by Dovecraft

Sentiment – Freebie from Don’t know at the moment L

Tools - Letraset Promarkers & Flexmarkers, 3d foam, Gold Gel Pen, Fiskars punch, Nestabilities die

Embellishments – Fabric Glitter sticker from Hobbycraft

Techniques – Diecutting, Punching, Shaped card

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order):-

• 613 Avenue Create – #16 Anything Goes & optional colours
• Artistic Inspirations – #38 Card for a Lady
• Catered Crop – Add Glitter
• CDAC Anything Goes – Any Handmade Craft
• Creative Inspirations Paint – Anything Goes
• Di’s Digi Designs – Anything but Square
• Dream Valley Challenges - #55 Things With Wings
• I {Heart} Card Sketches – Sketch 015
• Inspire Me Fridays - #100 Anything Goes
• Make It Monday –  #137 Anything Goes
• Melonheadz Friends – Fancy Folds
• Ooh La La Creations  – Easel Card
• Paper Playtime - #8 More Than 1 Fold
• Scribbles Designs - #4 Easel Cards
• Sparkle & Sprinkle – Use a Digi
• Whimsy Inspirations - #58 Pretty in Pink