Simply Sketched for Queen Susie

This week's Queen for the Day and Featured Stamper is Susie (aka PaperPunchScissors). She doesn't have a huge gallery, but does have an impressive variety of styles.  She will inspire everybody!

This is Susie's card that I chose to CASE.  I have to admit that I got a bit off track.  The leaves I intended to use just wouldn't work for me.  I went hunting for something else and found this NBUS.  It's from the Simply Sketched hostess set.

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Simply Sketched (Hostess selection), Morning Meadow (Hostess Selection) 

Ink:  Jet Black StazOn, SU Markers (Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Sahara Sand)

Paper:  Old Olive, Whisper White

Other: Blender Pen, Festive Paper Piercing Pack, Paper Piercing Tool, Labels Collection Thinlits, Argyle Embossing Folder, Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding (retired)

After stamping the image twice on Whisper White, I swiped the Olive marker on some plastic and picked up the color with a blender pen to color the leaves.  I find that I have a lot more control of color that way.  I used the smaller nib to color the berries directly with the Cajun marker.  After coloring the leaves and berries, I swiped the Sahara Sand marker on the plastic and picked up the color with a blender pen to give a soft shadow around the leaves.

I'll take this over to Seize the Birthday  where anything goes.  There's a topping option of two colors of ribbon, but I'm sticking with one.

Looks like I need to straighten the ribbon before I send this off.

I'm so glad you stopped by.  Hope you come again.

Enjoy!