Care Free | Jessica | Sketch Wednesday

 

Hello everyone! Jessica here, and today I’m sharing my take on today’s Wednesday sketch by Cassie W! I’ve decided to take a different approach to this sketch as I’ve been using a lot of paper strips lately so I chose to do some machine stitching and mixed media instead!

I started my layout with the Vicki Boutin Sweet Rush stencil that looks like waves as it was perfect to go with these photos of my son playing in the water. As soon as I saw this stencil set in the shop I knew I had to have it as it will be perfect for so many things! I blended a few distress oxide colors with my blending brushes and the stencil to get an ombre effect.

 Next, off to my sewing machine I go to sew some vertical lines to make it look similar to the sketch design! 

I layered my photos using some patterned papers from the 6x8 paper pad from the Vicki Boutin Sweet Rush collection. I cut some tags for behind my photos from my Elle's Studio tag dies and distressed the edges. I then added my title using the sticker book and some embellishments from the collection as well. 

I've finished it off with some twine, date stamp, these lovely little banner strips from the collection, some splatters, and sequins from the shop! 

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