It's my turn to host the sketch challenge over on Paper Craft Planet. I love it when it's my turn because I finally take a moment to actually CREATE. I swear, making cards is almost as good as a glass of wine.
First, here is the sketch. If it looks familiar, I CASED one I found online from Carole, from Mother's Little Helper blog. This was a sketch she created for The Cat's Pajamas. I tweaked it a little... a very, very little.
For this challenge, I really wanted to work in the Weiman Wrangler stamps created by Pink Cat Studios to honor the life of Ethan Weiman and raise money for the Make-A-Wish foundation. You can read more about these charming digital images and the story behind Ethan Weiman here.
Confession: I love digi images because I can alter and/or resize them. However, I've always had a bit of trouble printing digital images and coloring them with Copics, because for me, they smear. I've tried EVERYTHING, and was about to go back to my trusty colored pencils, until Patricia from Paper Temptress recommended trying Neehah Clasic Crest paper. It worked like a charm. I'm going to order a slew of this stuff. I've discovered while I still have a lot to learn about Copic coloring technique, they are super fun and "blendy". With all the new great digi stamps out there right now, I love it that I can color them now the way I want.
So, I hope you'll play along with the sketch challenge this week. Use the sketch. Upload it to Paper Craft Planet using the keyword "sk062709". I'll feature one fabulous card in next week's newsletter. :)
(You don't have to use the Ethan digi stamps -- use what you want -- but aren't they cute?!)
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