Mojo Monday Sketch 512

I had a little stamping time today to create with the new April Stamp of the Month, Love so Sweet.  This stamp sets holds so many possibilities. I have not even inked a fraction of the set yet! I am playing along with the sketch challenge at Mojo Monday this week. I decided to create my own stamped backgrounds for my layers.  This card was created with one stamp set and two colors of ink and cardstock!  I pulled this card together quickly, so my plaid is not perfect.  No stamping platforms involved…just a block and a stamp.  If perfect plaid is your game, it can easily be done with a stamping platform or more patience!  I think the slight imperfections add to the charm, after all it is a hand stamped card.  You still have a week to join in at the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge, here is the original sketch design-

My card is seriously just ink and cardstock with a touch of added bling.  I inked the striped border in Sapphire ink and stamped it into a plaid pattern on my Lagoon cardstock.  For the smaller square, I stamped the vine leaves in Lagoon ink onto Lagoon cardstock for a tone on tone look and added in the small flowers in Sapphire ink for contrast. I stamped the larger butterfly on Vellum with Sapphire pigment ink and clear embossed.  I then added color to the backside of the vellum.  I only adhered adhesive to the center of the butterfly.  I then bent the wings up to give it a 3-D effect.  My card was feeling a little plain, so I added some bling to the flowers and my butterfly.

I popped up my thanks sentiment for added dimension as well.  As I mentioned, I have only inked a fraction of the set.  Here is a look at the complete set.

This set is only available in the month of April.  You can add it to a qualifying order for only $5.  You can also purchase the stamp at regular retail as a stand alone item.  You can view the details here.

All supplies by Close To My Heart:

S1904 April Stamp of the Month, Love So Sweet

X6007 Lagoon Cardstock

X6021 Sapphire Cardstock

Z3367 Vellum

Z2848 Sapphire Exclusive Inks

Z2895 Lagoon Exclusive Inks

Z8005 Sapphire Pigment Exclusive Inks

Z3274 Clear Sparkles

Z1263 Bitty Sparkles

Z679 Liquid Glass

I have also entered my card in the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge-Anything Goes

Crafty Catz-Anything Goes w/option of stitching (real or faux, mine is a faux stitched die)

Creative Fingers-Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp-Anything Goes

Time Out Challenges-Home Sweet Home (from my stamp name, butterfly image and the color blue)

Thanks so much for stopping by!