New year, new challenge...

So, anyway, Seven Hills Crafts have set their January challenge, and it's a sketch. Well, I've never used a sketch to make a card before, even though I have a pinterest board full of 'em, so it was with some trepidation that I set to work. Then I stopped work, because my brain froze, mainly because I looked at the brilliant interpretations of the sketch that the DT produced!! After I had been for a nice lie down to recover a bit, I decided to employ my usual method for dealing with this situation - yep, it happens A LOT - which is to walk away and let things stew for a bit, and see what happens.
I was rescued by a birthday card. I chose a set of stamps that I fancied using, and came up with a couple of ideas that were, um, rubbish? Then the magic happened, and all of a sudden I had a card, and guess what? It fits the sketch set for the challenge - hurrah!

So here is the sketch:

And here is my card:

I think it should be ok, it just stretched a bit ...

I used:

Paper Smooches Botanicals 3, stamps and dies

Memento inkpads - Olive Grove, Dandelion, Bahama Blue and Rose Bud

SSS Handwritten Borders

Paper Artsy smoothy cardstock (brilliant stuff, BTW)

self adhesive pearls

1mm foam tape.

I used an old dressmaking tracing wheel to make a border, it's a bit faint, but shows up better in Real Life.

Off now to enter my card, good job I'm just playing for fun as there are some fabulous cards on there!

See you later,

Janet x