MMSC49 New York Door

Hello everyone!!  It is time for this week's Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge - how much fun did you have last week - thank you for all of your lovely comments, I really enjoyed visiting all of the players blogs and seeing your fabulous work! - what fun!!

My card this week is made with an image from our monthly Sponsor - Sunflowers & Dragonflies, called the New York Door - I love doors!!  I do have it say it was 'challenging' using this weeks challenge but also a lot of fun!!  Priscilla - you really had me thinking this week - and that is skeery!  LOL!

I stamped the door twice, colouring them both with chalks, although I only colour the bottom layer very basically!  I 'roughly' drew the jigsaw sketch onto the back of the card (are you amazed that I actually got it the right way around as I had to work in reverse - a challenge in itself!)  and cut the two layers out together and inked around them with Tim Holtz Distressing Ink. 

The next challenge was to add foam dots and then piece it together so they actually fitted together properly!!  I layered the completed jigsaw onto black CS and then cut around the whole thing again - finally layered them onto the red CS embossed with the Herringbone Embossing Folder - thank Mum (aka SuperNan) it worked perfectly here!!  I did my first successful 'Cracked Glass' Technique on the window pane on the door - the first time I tried this I had read on SCS that you out it in the freezer, so I did all of the steps and when I took it out of the freezer (after an hour) it was covered in frost - I didn't know whether to cook it for dinner of throw it out! LOL!  Yes, I do know now that it is put in the freezer for only 5 minutes - much more effective!!

as a finishing touch I used a tarnished brad for a door handle and added a key charm attached to some gold thread to the door handle! So there is my card and here is the sketch for you to work with:

Over at Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge there is a more CAS version - your choice - it is as 'Easy as 1-2-3! and you can check it out here.

Thank you to this month's sponsor

Sunflowers & Dragonflies

and our weekly sponsor

Stamp & Create

Congratulations to the MMSC48 Gold Star Winner:

#31 Iris

and the Remarkables

#14 Grace N.

#46, Teri Sherman

Grab those awards ladies and show them off on your blog!

and then there is more.....

Midnight Madness on the High Seas

Find out all about it here

I am linking this to:

Simple Doodles - Inspire Others - Anything Goes

Totally Gorjuss - Texture

Sisterhood of Crafters - Recycled - my White CS is recycled

The Crazy Challenge - Don't Call Me Flat - 3D

Sophisticat Challenge - So Distressing

One Stop Craft Challenge - On the Move - A Door Moves

Crafty Angels - My Favourite Things - Chalking/Vintage

Corrosive Challenges - Texture

Thank you for looking and for your lovely comments, you know you make my day - I love seeing that you have been!!  so what are you waiting for - click here and play along - I am ready and waiting to come and visit with you - I will even bring my own coffee!  LOL!  You know I will be over to visit with you!  God bless you!

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