Simply Sent Medallion Medley Transformation

Hello everyone! Happy Saturday and welcome to a new Saturday Sketch Challenge from the Stamping 411 Operators!

 

This week's sketch is one of those that helps you get started when your stuck but still leaves you lots of room for interpretation and creativity!

 

When I saw the Simply Sent Medallion Medley card kit in the Occasions Mini Catalog, I fell in love with it, but I knew there was lots more that could be done with these gorgeous, textured images than just the cards in the kit. Today's sketch lends itself perfectly to such a scheme.

 

I trimmed down the medallion motif and the Soft Suede Back cover of the kit card to fit the dimensions of my layers, added some ribbon and a faux bow, attached them to Baja Breeze Cardstock and a Rich Razzleberry Card Base and stamped the sentiment from Curly Cute. And that's it -- instant (almost) card!

 

I did ink up my real Medallion stamp with some Rich Razzleberry ink and stamped it on the corner of the inside of the card, just to dress it up a bit more.

 

Here's the measurements for today's card:

1. Layer One -- Rich Razzleberry cut at 5.5 x 8.5", scored and folded to form the card base.
2. Layer Two -- Baja Breeze cardstock cut at 4 x 5.25"
3. Layer Three -- Soft Suede Cardstock (or back of kit card) cut at 2.75 x 3.5"
4. Layer Four -- Cardstock cut at 2.5 x 3.25"
5. Inside of Card -- Very Vanilla Cardstock cut at 4 x 5.25"

 

Now there's more that I could have done to dress this up -- I could have added some more texture by embossing the background with an Impressions Folder, I could have added glitter or brads or pearls, I could have distressed it a bit ... but you know something, sometimes it's just nice to do something quick and simple and I really like how this turned out!

 

You certainly want to pop on over to Stamping 411 at some point to see the gorgeous, and I mean drop-dead gorgeous, cards that the rest of the Stamping 411 Operators have created for your inspiration this week! They are AMAZING!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you've enjoyed your stay and found something to stir your creativity a little this week! And I hope you'll be back soon. Until then ...

Comments

[vicki dutcher]

Beautiful use of this medallion image!

[Terry Iverson]

Gretchen,
I knew I loved the Simply Sent Medallion Set, but you have done a beautiful job with this card set. The colors are great and I love the bright ribbon and greeting.
I love your blog and your wonderful ideas, thanks for sharing!

[Kraftyaunt]

Hello Gretchen,
I am a new subscriber and have been enjoying your blog for about two weeks now. Already I have already learned so much! Thank you for your inspiration and your easy to understand instructions. You've captured another student! Sincerely, Kraftyaunt/Beverly Y.

[Kerin Sylvester]

Oh Gretchen I love what you have done with the medallion set!! I too have loved it since I saw it, but haven't purchased it yet...thanks for this inspiration!! Hope you're feeling better :)

[Selene Kempton]

I really love this paper! I wonder... could you get two out of one of the card fronts?
Great design and a really sweet sketch.

[tiffany bauer]

Very clever Gretchen!! I need to pull out my card kits and just start playing!! Love it!

[Robin Merriman]

I love how you've used this card kit - makes it much more versatile than it seems! Just a beautiful card!