TCP Challenge TCPTUES65 / ESS Sketch #43

For this week TCP Tuesday Challenge, Jen, from i{heart}2stamp, is back with a Color Challenge! She chose some really nice colors; bright and FUN :) --- use to be that these would be outside my comfort zone, but they have grown on me :)...

I knew I wanted to use this week's ESS Sketch #43, where Tracy Clemente did a nice job at keeping it simple and wide open to many FUN ideas. My first thought when I saw this sketch was how an edge punch was a must!

I made this card with my friend in mind, she just finished her first year of med school; and I been thinking of her lately. I wanted to drop her a line and rope her in for a summer time visit --- before life gets CRAZY again for her!:)


Here is what I came up with for these two challenges:


I chose to use It's A Western Thing set; where Sprinkle, in her FABULOUS cowgirl outfit, is swirling a rope. I thought the sentiment was just perfect and I used some AMUSE tiny star rhinestones on the sentiment for FUN :)! To tone down the white paper, I used a light yellow stamp pad with a color duster; my first time using this and I was pleasantly surprised with the results. And after seeing so many creative blog posts using Copics, I finally took the plunge and bought my first set, which I eagerly used here and had a blast with them! Thanks Tracy Falco for enableling :) ; especially for encouraging me to buy those TCP stamps! I find myself finding use for them! :)

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Supplies:
Catch ‘Em Kitty - The Cat's Pajamas It's A Western Thing S-7510
"HOWDY - The Cat's Pajamas It's A Western Thing S-7510
Fiskars Apron edge punch
AMUSE star rhinestones
Momento Black Tuxedo
JudiKins Color Duster
Marvy Uchida yellow ink
DCWV Pattern Paper, DCWV Texture Paper