Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Seize The Sketch #22 - Strawberries & Chocolate

Hello friends!  Time for a new sketch at Seize The Sketch!  Design team member Lori Tecler came up with a neat design that can be adapted in so many ways.  Here's my take:


So funny:  my first and second cards as a design team member here at STS both include berries!  I must be hungry.  ;-)


See the square that says "any shape"?  I used two strawberries from Papertrey Ink's Fusion Berry for my shape.  Tried to give them a sugared effect with a coating of clear fine glitter, and a few 'water drops' from Glossy Accents.

I bought some pearl-topped pins from Dritz in the sewing notions section of my local craft store, but they seemed a bit sparse here.  Pulled out my old Stampin' Up! Pretties Kit, and added another pearl and faceted bead to one pin.  Much better!


On a personal note, I'd like to enter this in my friend Darnell's first-ever challenge!  It's called NBUS, which stands for "never before used schtuff".  Don't we all have plenty of that.  (wink, wink)


Thanks so much for dropping by today!  I'm glad you're here.  Hope you get a chance to play with us!  Click HERE to link up.



Stamps: Fusion Berry - Papertrey Ink; sentiment - Fancy Sentiments - IBS Paper: Chocolate Chip, polka dot, brown damask - SU; white, kraft - PTI Ink: Versafine Onyx Black - Tsukineko; Riding Hood Red, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green - SU Fibers: burgundy velvet, bronze lace - stash Accessories & Tools: Glossy Accents - Ranger; corner rounder punch - Fiskars; Pointed Flower punch - EK Success; Crystal fine glitter - Martha Stewart; pearl-topped pins - Dritz; pearl, clear faceted beads - Pretties Kit - SU

26 comments:

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

So gorgeous! LOVING those strawberries!!!!!

Lin said...

This is yummy in so many ways, Colleen, love it!!

Marybeth said...

Love the strawberries and polka dots together. Your little water drop look so real, nice job, Colleen!

Anonymous said...

So cute Colleen! I love those strawberries!

Anonymous said...

So cute Colleen! I love those strawberries!

Marisa said...

Love this. Chocolate and strawberries - yum LOL! Lovely touches on the strawberries too!

Katie Melhus said...

Love the detail on your yummy strawberries - great card!

Deepti said...

what a cute design :) those strawberries look so yummy :)

JD/ Jill said...

Very pretty card! Now you have made me hungry for chocolate! Smile. I also enjoyed the tour of your craftroom. Left a comment there.

Jen Mitchell said...

Wonderfully layered and detailed Colleen! The strawberries look so yummy and I love how you made them look dipped in sugar!

~Tammy~ said...

This is just the sweetest and who doesn't love strawberries and chocolate!

~amy~ said...

super SWEET colleen!

Vicki Dutcher said...

Super fun yummy card!

stampwithsandy said...

Gorgeous! Love those strawberries and your water droplets!

Darnell said...

Those little stick pins are the icing on the berries with this pretty card, Colleen! You definitely made those dewy-fresh strawberries look good enough to eat with their lip-smackin' sugar coating! This is a perfect inspiration for the sketch!!

Thank you so much for joining my NBUS Challenge and spreading the word! Enjoy the day! Hugs, Darnell

Sherry Eckblad said...

Love the strawberry's and the little drops on them.

Lisa Elton said...

This is lovely Colleen! We had chocolate dipped strawberries for dessert last night!

Bonnie said...

Luscious strawberries! I love that the lace mimics the berries!

Stella said...

You can never have to many strawberries. I love them too:)
Beautiful take on the sketch; fab mix of colors and patterns. Polka dots are always fun to use on a card.
Hope all is well with you!
XX

Stella said...

You can never have to many strawberries. I love them too:)
Beautiful take on the sketch; fab mix of colors and patterns. Polka dots are always fun to use on a card.
Hope all is well with you!
XX

Lori said...

Yum! Love the fab water droplets on the berries.

Irish Cherokee said...

Your card definitely reminds me of chocolate covered strawberries. YUM. beautiful use of the patterns in the papers to create a piece of art in the form of a card.

Unknown said...

love the red pop effect from the strawberries against the muted brown shades!

Mona Pendleton said...

So very pretty Colleen! Those strawberries look mouthwatering!

Leslie Miller said...

Tee hee! Funny about the berries! This is so dang cute. Great interpretation of the sketch, Colleen. Have to go check out the NBUS challenge, now. Sounds right up my alley!

Being Mrs Miles said...

Hi Colleen,

Mmmm I love berries too - in fact just visited a berry farm a few days ago. I hope you got your "fix" of them!

your card is luscious and lovely!

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