Wishes Come True

Hi everyone! It's going to be a crazy week on the 'ole blog--lots of posts. I'm writing up my posts now and trying to minimize the blah, blah, blah. Who am I kidding? There's still a little blah, blah...I can't help but talk. ;) I hope you'll check them out the posts this week.

First up, it's time for Designer Drafts at Paper Smooches SPARKS. Here's the sketch:

You can use either version for the SPARKS challenge. Now that I look at the sketches again, I guess I used a combination of both. Oops! Here's my card:

Since I have a 7-year-old girl, I always seem to need little girl birthday cards for birthday parties. I started by stamping the castle from Paper Smooches' Royal Cuteness onto the easel from I Heart Art. After I colored and fussy cut the image, I added the sentiment.

For the background, I stamped on scratch paper and then stamped the stars from Space Cadet onto the panel. I stamped a few first- and third-generation stars to create a bokeh effect. Here's a close-up:

If you'd like to play along with this week's SPARKS challenge, you can link up your Paper Smooches creations HERE. You can also check out the rest of the design team's projects:

Wida

Jenny

Jocelyn

Alice

Savannah

Thanks for stopping by!


Supplies
Cardstock: (White Linen) Ellen Hutson
Clear stamps: (sentiment, castle from Royal Cuteness; easel from I Heart Art; stars from Space Cadet) Paper Smooches
Ink: (Bubblegum Mid-Tone) Hero Arts; (Slate) Fresh Ink; (Tuxedo Black, Dandelion Brilliance) Tsukineko
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