Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Time to Doodle

The January challenge theme at the One Sweet Challenge blog is Black and White (and grey is also okay) and I thought I'd incorporate this into my creation this week. :)
 
I've been feeling quite arty lately and the black and white theme made me think of the contrast between black ink and white paper so I decided to do a doodled card.
 
 
I used Helena Reis' adorable Joy Is... A Basket Full Of Cats digi stamp and shaded it simply using a HB pencil. I then carefully cut around it.
 
 
I rounded the corners of a 7x7" card blank and cut a panel of card slightly smaller than that and rounded the edges too. And then I just went to town with my Uniball fineliner, doodling a frame over which to place my image, a greeting and some pretty flowers and butterflies. Finally I added a simple border around the cardstock panel.
 
 
To finish the card, I simply adhered my doodled panel to the card front and attached my cut-out image using foam tape. :)
 

This lovely stamp is available in red rubber or digi format from the Sweet Pea Stamps store - and don't forget there's currently a sale on!

The challenge at One Sweet Challenge runs for a month so enter now for a chance to win yourself some Sweet Pea Stamps! :)

12 comments:

  1. Great card Ali! It's so nice to see waht you can do with the Sweet Pea Stamps, instead using a lot of colors, a simple black and white is also very much fun to make! Like the doodles! Sylvia xxx

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  2. Amazing doodle card. I have never tried zentangle or to even doodle anymore. I use to a lot in school.

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  3. I absolutely love that. I was wondering about not coloring but was worried it would look right. That is knock down fabulous.
    Hugs, Viola

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  4. Ali, I struggled with the black-and-white but it looks like you got on really well and went with the flow. Brilliant. Kym xxx

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  5. Ali this is so cool. You are a Hoot!!
    Hugs Nat

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  6. Wow! So cool! It's very nice with just black and white. :) Hugs Milo <3

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  7. Wow, your doodling is just amazing!! great work. Cheers, Holley

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  8. oh fab, love the black and white
    hugs

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  9. Wow Ali, this is so beautiful and special... love your doodling!! And it looks so great that you kept it just black and white. Amazing creation!
    Hugs, Karina

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  10. This is gorgeous. I love this beautiful work.The color art is fab.

    hugs
    susan s

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  11. Oh Ali! This is beautiful work. I love Zentangle and your eye to use it with this image is remarkable. Brilliant.

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