Special Reason for Freshly Made Sketches

I really liked the sketch for the challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches this week, so I wanted to make sure I made some time in my schedule to fit it in and I got the opportunity yesterday. I also had the opportunity to use one of my newer stamp sets that I haven't yet had time to ink up - Special Reason! This set coordinates and bundles with a set of dies called the Stylish Stems Framelits, but I didn't want to use those today and will highlight them another time.

Here's the sketch for the challenge:

The triptych element in the front is what fascinated me about the sketch and I wondered about how I could design those. I finally decided on a stamped collage divided into 3 panels and mounted on a backing panel. With all the snow (Oh, my goodness - what a dump!) we had this weekend, I worked hard to make it spring-like and chose these colours:

Mint Macaron

Pink Pirouette

Pool Party

Wisteria Wonder

Here's a closer look:

• Again, it's so hard to photograph the metallics, but the dark colour there is actually silver, as in Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder and Silver Foil Sheets. The Silver Foil Sheet creates the background for the triptych and one of the flowers and 3 leaf "skeletons" are stamped in Versamark and sprinkled with Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool.
• The solid images in Special Reason stamp set were perfect for a bit of a collage look. I stamped and embossed a single piece of Whisper White cardstock first and then cut it into 1" widths. These I arranged on the larger piece of Silver Foil Sheet, leaving even gaps between each one.
• The sentiment also comes from Special Reason stamp set and it was embossed with Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder. 
• Three Silver Metallic Enamel Shapes provide balance and added interest to the design.

You can see the silver shine a little better on this photo:

Click on the links below to take you to my On-Line Store, where you can read about, look at, and purchase if you wish, the products used to make this card today.

Product List

Special Reason Wood-Mount Stamp Set [142899]	Special Reason Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142902]	Silver Foil Sheets [132178]	Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337]	Pink Pirouette 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [111351]
Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122924]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [126982]	Pink Pirouette Classic Stampin' Pad [126956]
Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [138326]	Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad [126985]	Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131]	Embossing Buddy [103083]	Heat Tool [129053]
Metallic Enamel Shapes [141678]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]	Fast Fuse Adhesive [129026]