Welcome back! Friday, already…where did the week go?
Chasing a few deadlines: Inkspirational (#299) and Addicted to CAS (#247) for the Style and Technique; Festive Friday (#144) for a variety of elements; Heart’s Quest (#39) for the theme with the Facebook Colour INKSpiration (#152) colors and the Sketch Saturday (#735) layout.






Here is the result:

Steps:
- Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Gray Granite cardstock.
- Accent Mat: (4” x 5¼”) Night of Navy cardstock.
- Focal Panel: (3¾” x 5”) Basic White cardstock.
- Side Strip: (1⅛” x 5”) exposed edge with the balance of the panel masked using Masking Paper.
- Using Blending Brushes, Gray Granite, Starry Sky and Night of Navy inks were added for an Ombre effect.
- The Leaf Spray image from the Gorgeously Made stamp set was stamped with Night of Navy ink.
- Sentiment Block / Frame: (2⅛” x 1⅝”)
- Using a piece of Copy Paper, the Block shape was die-cut with the (1⅛” x 1⅝”) sized Rectangle die from the Nested Essentials Dies set.
- Using a Blending Brush, Gray Granite ink was added.
- The Rectangle die-cut was also used as a Mask and three Stripes were added using a stamp from the retired Work of Art stamp set with Starry Sky ink.
- The Mask was removed and the sentiment, Thanks So Much, from the On-Line Exclusive Tropical Leaf stamp set was stamped with Night of Navy ink.
- Two small Hearts from the Country Bouquet stamp set were added with Starry Sky ink.
The panels were adhered to the card base and a few Rustic Metallic Dots were added for a bit of interest.
Thanks for spending some of your time with me today. Cheers, Jolanda!
Need a card? Ask me and I can create one for you. Want the supplies to create your own, let me know and I can help you with that too!
Like this card? Want to make one similar?
I would LOVE to be your Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator. If you live in the United States, you can order your paper crafting supplies from my on-line store. It is so easy. THANK YOU!
If you choose to shop with me today, please use HOSTESS CODE: H7BHPNXF (October 2023) if you spend less than $150.00. Recruiting Special. Would love to have you join my team! On-Line exclusive products are now available. Check out the selection and get creative!
Oh wow, very gorgeous and a fabulous take on our sketch!!
Thank you for joining our challenge at Sketch Saturday!
Diane SS DT
{Nellies Nest}
{Sketch Saturday}
LikeLike
Jolanda: this is amazing!!! I love how you’ve bundled together these challenges! The result is a spectacular appreciation card! Thanks for including Heart’s Quest! I also love the 2 inky blue stamped hearts next to your sentiment! Lovely card! –Becca
LikeLiked by 1 person
Fab card! Love the stripes behind the sentiment – so effective!
LikeLiked by 1 person
I love the color combination you chose and the inked masked off part has such a great design effect. Thanks for joining our challenge at INKspirational!
LikeLiked by 1 person
I came by to leave you a comment from our Simply Clean and Simple challenge but could not find the card or link, it says a link not found at our challenge, thought I’d let you know.
Diane SCAS Co-owner
LikeLiked by 1 person
Post goes live on Wednesday. Currently on vacation. Thanks for reaching out.
LikeLike
Ahh, okay, that makes sense, thanks for letting me know, I’ll try to remember to drop back then!! Have fun and stay safe!!
LikeLike
Such a beautiful card, Jolanda! The ombre on the left side and all the unique details make a great card. Thanks for joining us at Festive Friday Challenge. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
This is fabulous Jolanda! I love the muted colour scheme but the masking is the real triumph here; so cleverly done with lots of layers yet still so beautifully clean and simple. Thanks for sharing with us over at Festive Friday Challenge!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Gorgeous card! Love the simplicity!
LikeLiked by 1 person