Sketchbook Saturday Challenge #42

Hi all, I have had a quick make today - I am away in The New Forest for Christmas, without any crafting supplies. So, today I headed off to Lyndhurst where one of my favourite shops is - Emerald Crafts to have a browse!

I can't ever enter this store without picking up a few bits, so I grabbed a couple of paper packs, some card blanks, a couple of Tim Holtz distress inks, Candi Dots, Martha Stewart Zinnia Stickers, Glue runner and a new stamp. I restrained myself as I know Santa is coming very soon...

I was inspired this afternoon by last week's Sketchbook Saturday, a fab sketch by Iwona Palamountain, so I took myself off for a half hour crafty play, and I'm so pleased with the results!

Here's the sketch:


And here's my take:


Apologies for the poor picture, I had to use a different camera, and it's already dark here!

I had to improvise somewhat due to my restricted supplies, but I'm happy with how this turned out - due to the wonderful sketch that Iwona has provided.

The base paper is from My Minds Eye Six by Six stack 'A Happy Heart', and I stamped the large sentiment by Papermania in Stormy Sky onto a pink panel from the same paper stack.

I then cut (using a pair of large cumbersome kitchen scissors!) the little floral strip at the bottom from the stack, and layered it onto some polka dot patterned paper by Papermania, Persimmon Collection by Tina Higgins.

I then added a row of Craftwork Cards Candi Dots from their Princess pack, and adhered a white Zinnia from Martha Stewart.

All in all this took me a little over half an hour, a record for me! It just goes to show what you can do with limited supplies lol!

I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and a very Happy New Year!
Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline