Sunday, January 10, 2010

Sweet Sunday Sprinkles

It's time for this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch, SSSC51. You'll find the sketch on Karen Giron's blog The Sweetest Thing.

I didn't really do the overlapping thing with my images because I just couldn't bear to cover up any of these yummy looking donuts. I tell ya, I was seriously craving a chocolate glazed donut while I was colouring up these images. Even hubby came into my stamp room while I was working on this card and said the donuts look good enough to eat! LOL!!!


I pulled out my new Sprinkled with Love set from Taylored Expressions for this card. Don't you just love how the sentiment is designed to curve perfectly  over the donut?!? I stamped the images with Memento Tuxedo Black onto Choice Snow White and coloured them with copics. I iced the donuts with Espresso Dimensional Pearls (doesn't it look SO yummy and realistic!!!) then added some beads from my stash as sprinkles. The middle donut is also popped on foam tape to make it stand out even more.

I did things a little backwards (well, for me anyway) and did all my image work before choosing any papers. Luckily though my September 20th Key Ingredients are a pretty good match. I used my apron lace punch on a strip of Suede Brown Dark then did a little zig zag stitching for interest. At first I just had a strip of ribbon going across the card but it looked so plain...it was crying out for a little something so I whipped up a quick little bow with my Bow Easy and tied on a coordinating button.

Sheesh...I really must stop looking at this card...I'm craving another donut just from typing up this post (and I'm not even a donut fan)! You'll want to pop by the rest of the Sweet Sunday Stampers to see what they came up with for this week's sketch.
Jen Tapler
Lynn Put
Nancy Riley
Sarah-Jane Kale'
Vicki Burdick
and Karen Giron

Thanks for stopping by! Oh, and I apologize in advance if you're craving a chocolate glazed donut now too!  :)
Karen

23 comments:

Sarah-Jane Kalé said...

OH MY GOODNESS!!!!! Karen... this is SO Scrumptious. It honestly looks like they are real. I'm craving a donut looking at these delicious little pieces of gorgeousness. I SERIOUSLY going to have to get this stamp set. LOVE it.

xx Sarah

Meahni Pieterse said...

Oh my those look real. I just wanna grab them and eat one, I am starving lol. Gorgeous!

Raet said...

Those donuts look amazing. Can hardly believe you made them from scratch. I thought they were die cuts. Great job! Nice card.

Karen Giron said...

OH MY!! Those donuts really do look good enough to eat! Chocolate!! Love the spinkles and I agree, you can't overlap all that deliciousness :D

Candace said...

Mmmm, Karen! Those donuts look real! That icing looks like I could stick my finger in it! LOL! Very cute card!! I wanted to let you know that one of your beautiful cards inspired me this week to make a mosaic card. I've posted it on my blog, and I sure hope you don't mind! I hope you'll take a peek. http://cestmoicm.blogspot.com/2010/01/sscc-21-from-broken-to-beautiful.html

Nancy said...

YUM!...You get Henri's approval too.

Dina said...

Yum, yum Karen!!! I'm having my morning coffee and now want a chocolate glazed donut to go with it! They look so really, that espresso pearls is perfect! Very cute layout, I do love how the sentiment curves over the donut and it is a very sweet saying! Colors are great as are the faux sprinkles! Great job!

Jackie Pedro said...

My mouth is watering here!! The donuts look SO REAL!! Great card, Karen!!

Vicki Burdick said...

SHUT UP!!! Now I am craving a chocolate donut with sprinkles!!! LOL!! Seriously love this card Karen!!! AWESOME!!!

Lea L. said...

Holy cow....those are colored in? They look like images of donuts!! Such a sweet card! Great job with the sketch!

♥Lea

Janet said...

wow super card!! now i want a donut!!!!!!! lol

Danni said...

Love the way you did the sprinkles! Awesome and yummy card!

Sharon said...

Great card for the Sunday challenge. These look so real and good enough to eat!
Sharon

Unknown said...

that is WAY TOO CUTE!!

Leslie said...

Okay, this is just completely outstanding my friend! I want a donut and I don't even like donuts. Showed DH your card (again) and he said "impressive" Chocolate glazed are his fav.

Laura (scrapnextras) said...

Oh boy! I foresee a stop at Tim Hortons tomorrow! Yummy! Those donuts do look so real and your card is adorable!

Monika/Buzsy said...

Yummy! Those donuts look so real Karen. Great idea with the liquid pearl and beads. Great colors too! TFS!

Lynn Put said...

Oh my word these donuts do look good enough to eat! The coloring and glaze make them look real its amazing! Your card is yummy and adorable all in one!
Thanks now I need to go find a chocolate donut.

Margaret de Witt said...

Oh my word - do you know how real these donuts look? I swear you could pick them off the front of your card and eat them, they are so life like.

Incredible job Karen

Jodi Collins said...

Shut the front door!! THis is AWESOME Karen! OMG...I am SO hungry all of a sudden! Those donuts look SO real girlie! LOVE!

NatQuebec said...

humm they look yummy ;-) wonderful job !

Jones Family said...

wow - those donuts are making me feel hungry!!

Christy Croll (tiddly inks) said...

Well, those do look good enough to eat. LOL I am gaining 5 pounds just drooling over them. :)