A Sketch Challenge and Tutorial Tuesday, March 23, 2010

March 23, 2010

A Sketch Challenge and Tutorial Tuesday, March 23, 2010

This week, I'm playing along with the Paper Craft Planet Sketch Challenge sponsored by Whimsie Doodles.

Sorry that the picture is "noisy" -- I took it late at night. I created this card using one of Whimsie Doodles digital sets “Paws I Care”. Every penny of profit from this set goes to support the SPCA. Wendy had paper pieced her sample, so I decided to try that too. I printed the image 3 times and cut each layer out so that I could stack them with dimensionals. The paw prints are a dingbat font called Animal Tracks, that I cut with my Silhouette.

Here's another shot, with my lovely assistant, Obi.

Obi does NOT think I'm funny.

OK, are you ready to play along? Here are the sketch for this week –

You could win a $10 voucher to Whimsie Doodles if you play along in our challenge… (you get to pick your favorites – but you must use the voucher in one transaction)

To play along, simply create a card using our sketch! WAIT — there is more — you must also use an animal image on your card. (You can use any animal from any company.) Upload it to the PCP gallery using the tag sk032010.

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Mar 23, 2010 1:05:49 PM | Paper Craft Planet, Tutorials, Video

9 Comments

Susanna,your card is so cute! I think the staging of your card is awesome even though Obi doesn't...LOL!

Posted by: Kim B | March 23, 2010 at 07:08 PM

poor Obi, LOL!!! LOVE your card!!!

Posted by: wendyp | March 23, 2010 at 09:34 PM

Lol Obi is not happy.. :) Great card you have there.. I love it.. Keep up the good work.. :)

Posted by: renaissance costume | March 24, 2010 at 04:43 AM

That card is WAY stinkin' cute!! I can't believe those hand-cut paw prints, so creative!!

Posted by: Angie Tieman | March 24, 2010 at 06:28 AM

Thank you so much for your sweet comments!!!! Just so you know, I did NOT hand cut those paw prints! I'm not anywhere near that capable with a craft knife *grin*. I used my Silhouette. The machine will cut any font, so I found a dingbat (or picture font) for free on www.dafont.com that was called Animal Tracks. I used the paw print from that font to have the die cutter make the background.

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Posted by: Susanna Boyd | March 24, 2010 at 11:48 AM

Great card...and I agree, the cut-out paw prints add a fabulous whimsy to the card. Don't you love the disgusted look on Obi's face in your last photo? Kitties convey their feelings unmistakably!

Posted by: gailanne | March 24, 2010 at 03:17 PM