Dad's Day with a Sketch

Hi all!  It's my day to post on the Crafter's Companion blog and I'm sharing a great way to get inspiration - papers and sketches.  Don't worry...I'll explain!  I started with the Stamp It Father's Day Tools, and I was wondering what to do.  I had a whole pad of masculine papers in my stash, so I picked out Spectrum Noir markers that matched the papers that I had.  I stamped the image on Ultrasmooth Premium White Cardstock and colored it.

Now that I had my image, I was wondering what to do with the image now that I had it colored and had my papers in mind.  This is when I look to a sketch for inspiration.  I found one this week at Papertake Weekly that fit with the clean design that I wanted for this masculine card.  I cut all my papers and mounted them on cardstock.

I did the same thing for the inside.  It makes decorating the inside super-easy.  Can you spot the difference from the layout on the front?

Yep, I missed the paper running vertically down the center.  I didn't see it in the sketch until I had put the papers inside.  I always decorate the inside first in case I want to add glitter or glued embellishments to the front.  This way the front can dry and my card will be finished.

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I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

1. Papertake Weekly - sketch #67

2. Simon Says - anything goes

Happy Crafting!