OCC Sketch Challenge

Thanks to all who played in last week's Limited Supply Challenge, it was a challenge for me to only use three layers! I love using Mr. Linky to hop around and see everyone's take on the challenges -- totally fun! I'm finally getting back to life after being down with the flu and then laryngitis.

Our March hostess, Kim Teasdale, has put together this sketch for this week's challenge: So join the OCC today, go grab some stamps and ink 'em up! Play along and have a chance to win $25 worth of Clear Dollar Stamps! Lori McCroskey has generously donated this week's prize -- Visit the OCC Blog for details on the prize offering! Also, a BIG welcome to Laurie Wilson as our OCC guest designer for this week. AND a HUGE Congrats to Kim Teasdale from the OCC who is now a Dirty Girl! Yep, she got the nod and is now a part of the infamous Dirty Dozen on SCS! Way to go Kim -- well deserved!!!!

Here's my take on Kim's Sketch Challenge for this week. The paper choice was from a kit a friend had put together, not colors or patterns I would normally go for.... so I thought a sketch challenge would be perfect to help me put them together. I flipped the sketch on it's side, but kept true to the layout. I paper pieced the candles and colored the flames with a light yellow Copic, then added a little glitter glue for some glitz. The colors were quite bright so I also sponged some brown around the edges, after I did that, I wished I had left it clean. But I'm sharing it anyway! The candles image I also airbrushed around the edges and added some doodles before I sponged the brown. Final Card size is an A2.

• Stamps: Candles by Hero Arts, Sentiment by Impression Obsession
• Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
• Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Coral and Green Card Stock, all other DP by American Crafts
• Other: Brown Micron Pen, White Gel Pen, Copics/ABS, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Folder, Spellbinder's Classic Ovals