Sketch Thursday

Today’s sketch is inspired by Jenny’s Love This!  layout from this month’s gallery.

We have two very talented ladies play with the sketch this week!

Kay using our new collection called Shine:

I was inspired by the grid approach, but wanted rectangles rather than squares. These are pics from a camping trip a few years back . . . makes me long for summer! And Shine is the perfect collection to capture the greatness of summer.

Valerie also using pieces from our new Shine collection:

I flipped the sketch on it’s side and drew my squares on my cardstock similar to the original sketch. I then watercolored in and around each box, then handstitched around the original square that I drew (eliminating my having to try to erase the pencil lines that I first drew).  I was going to insert small photos and embellishments into each square, but when I was looking through my photos, I loved the way the photos of my kitty standing outside in the sun (that I already had printed) looked with the colors I had chosen to use on my layout. The new Shine Collection has been calling my name ever since I received it, so I couldn’t resist using it as accents on my page! I used some of the new stamps , wood veneer, and a piece of the beautiful floral transparency which I cut into small squares to fit into each of the aqua watercolor spots. The white letters are also new to Elle’s Studio and I know they will be a staple that I will need keep stocked in my stash as I love the look and size of them! What started out as an almost literal scraplift of the original layout (at least in my mind) – with it just flipped on it’s side – turned into something totally different – but I love the way it came together and became my own take!

For a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to the Shop create a project inspired by this sketch, upload it to our Member Gallery and post a link here. A random winner will be selected and announced with next week’s sketch.

Last week’s randomly selected winner is… JayTeeZeHang!

Congratulations!! Please email michelle@shopellesstudio.com the following info:

Name & Address:
Contest: Sketch 05.08.14
Prize: $10 Elle’s Studio gift certificate