I am trying not to miss too many challenges this week. Austin felt good enough to do some make up work for school. So while he was doing his science assignments, I got to stamp!!! YEAH! I miss that.
I wrote my next tutorial and got to make a card just for fun.
I made this card for the sketch challenge layout from yesterday as well as the Way to Use it challenge from today.
I started out with a 2 1/4″ x 5″ piece of Confetti White cardstock. I stamped the horse from Wanted first full force on the right hand side of the cardstock. Then I restamped it over and over moving it a bit more to the left each time to create the illusion of movement.
The cardstock seemed too long though and I cut it down to 2 1/4″ x 3 3/4″. I did try to stick to the sketch and make it a rectangular card. It just didn’t look right!
I colored the bottom part with Old Olive ink, the sky with Soft Sky ink and Aqua Painter. Then I added a little texture to the grass with one of the stamps from Oh, So Lovely (It was still on the table). The edges were distressed with the Cutter Kit.
The cardstock was layered on a 1/4″ bigger piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock, paper pierced and faux stitched with All in a Row. I added a double photo corner in the top left corner. The smaller corner is punched out of Creamy Caramel cardstock, stamped with Paisley from Wanted and sponged. The bigger photo corner is punched out of Chocolate chip and sponged with the same color. Three Pewter brads finish off the corner.
The horizontal Old Olive Panel measures 2 1/4″ x 4″. It was stamped with the lines from Happiness in Chocolate Chip and several stamps from Wanted in Old Olive. I then sponged the whole panel in Old Olive to darken it up, distressed the edges with the cutter kit and sponged it’s edges with Chocolate Chip. The top and bottom edge were stamped with the Argyle stamp from All in a Row and paper pierced. The top has two paper pierced rows, the bottom one.
The sentiment is stamped on Confetti White cardstock in Chocolate Chip and punched out with the small oval punch. It sponged and layered on a sponged 1″ Old Olive Circle and a sponged Chocolate Chip Designer label punchout. I connected two pieces of the Pewter Hodgepodge hardware (don’t know what to call those) to the ends and ran stamped and sponged Twill through it.
The card base is a 4 3/4″ x 9 1/2″ piece of sponged and stamped (with the medaillon from Wanted) piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock. The next layer is a sponged and distressed 4 1/2″ square of Old Olive cardstock.
The following layer is a 4 1/4″ square of Soft Sky Cardstock. I first stamped the Printed background on it in Soft Sky and sponged the cardstock with the same color. Next I stamped the background Sanded over it in Chocolate Chip. the edges were distressed and stamped with All in a Row.
Okay…usually I would proof read and add the links to the sets/accessories in the Stampin’ Up! catalog. But Austin is done and already loaded the game. Got to go! I hope I don’t have too many spelling errors in here.
Have a wonderful day! Hugs and smiles
Beate
Stay at Home Mom of Three, Splitcoast Team Member and Copic and Spellbinders die Lover.20 Responses to “Sketch and color challenge – Running horse”
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I love the way you have stamped the horse! Great card!
GORGEOUS! I didn’t care much for this set in the catalog, but you are making me like it A LOT!
Stunning! Love how you were to combine the challenges!!! This rocks!
I made another one of those BIA books today! Thanks again for the tutorial!!!
Fantastic card, love the running horse and how you used the twill tape across the bottom of the card.
P.S. I just ordered the All in Row stamp set because I love the look of it on your cards. Can’t wait to try it out.
WOW This is stunning. LOVE how you stamped the horse!!!!
WOW, love how you did this, thanks for your daily dose of inspiration.
Gorgeous!!! I LOVE the distressing and sponging…and the horse in motion!!! Fantastic!
The moving horse is perfect! I love everything about this card! Really gorgeous!
Beate, All of the cards you have made from this set are terrific! Deb
Beautiful card Beate. Love the colors and layout. Jennifer 🙂
I haven’t been a big fan of this stamp set but I love what you did with the horse here. It is good to see other ways of using the same stamps. Fantastic Job!
fantastic card Beate, love it!
Oh Beate, I love your take on this sketch!! Absolutely gorgeous!
Glad to hear Austin is feeling better!
Love this Beate – the distressed look is really awesome! Glad to hear your son is feeling better and you are getting some stampin time (I sure am not with the move coming up on Tuesday!) *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex
love the running horse! the sponging looks terrific, too!
WOW, Beate! This card is amazing! I love the “motion” of the horse you’ve created!
This is a fabulous card, so much to look at! I didnt really think much about this set in the catalog, but you really make it look great!
Im glad your sons feeling better! =)
Well you have pushed me over the edge. I’m not much of a western type girl, except for some of the music. But you have continually offered the most beautiful cards using this set. This card pushed me over the EDGE!! The horse movement is wonderful……now to see if I can recreate! Thanks for the inspiration you always offer us.
Diane
This is so gorgeous, Beate! I love the effect of the running horse! Your distressing is perfect! Wow!!