Artful Angel July Sketch Challenge

 Good morning, lovelies!  I am so excited to be hosting the July Sketch Challenge for Artful Angel! 

The sketch for this month is from @cardmaps and it is a ton of fun to work with, as it combines a bunch of elements - layers, banners, string wrapping, and stitching!  

I created a 5" x 7" card, because I wanted to make sure that I had plenty of room for all of the elements, without the card feeling crowded.  I colored up the adorable Savannah image from the brand new Adventure Awaits stamp set with Copics (colors listed below), cut her out and set her aside.

To make Savannah's background a bit more realistic, I added a sun to the corner, and I did some very light ink blending to the background to create a sky, rather than having Savannah on a plain white background.

I used a Photo Play 6 x 6 paper pad that I have in my stash for the polka dot background and for all of the banners.  I added an extra panel of white to allow me to hide my string wrapping, rather than having the backside of the wrapping showing on the inside of my card.  I used some cotton crochet thread that I found on Amazon and I love it for this very purpose.   You will also notice that I did not include the stitching.  Because my image has the water that covers the lower portion of the panel, I didn't feel that the stitching would add anything, and in fact, it might be a distraction. 

Colors Used:

Savannah - W9, W7, W5, W3, W1

Claws - E13, Y26

Bow/Frog - G07, YG25, YG11, YG00

Water - B29, B26, B24

I can't wait to see what you create with this sketch!  Please make sure to upload it in the July Sketch Challenge album in the Artful Angel Takes Flight Facebook Group to be entered to win a $10 voucher to the Artful Angel store, along with a badge for your blog, and bragging rights! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  
Xoxo, Kim