Hi Stampers, today we have a sketch challenge and I was so excite to try out the new Well Suited Suite from the new Mini Catalog.  This suite is my favorite in the whole catalog and I could not wait to create with it today.  Enjoy the hop and have fun making your cards.

The sketch:

Stampin’ Up! Handsomely Suited:

The recipe:

Card base: Smokey Slate 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2

Extra front panel: Smokey Slate 4-1/4 x 5-1/2

Mat: Night of Navy 3-1/2 x 4-7/8

Art piece: Whisper White die cut with the Stitched Rectangle Die measuring 3-3/8 x 4-3/4

Embossed with the Tasteful Textile EF

The details:

• Die cut the ties and the tie knot using the DSP from the Well Suited DSP
• Emboss the ties and knots with the Tasteful Textile EF
• Die cut 3 extra ties and knots for each tie from Whisper White card stock
• Stack and glue 3 white ties together topping the stack with the DSP tie
• Repeat with the knots and then glue the knots onto the corresponding tie

The sentiment:

• Stamp your sentiment from the Handsomely Suited stamp set with Versamark Ink
• Then stamp the sentiment immediately into Night of Navy Ink
• Sprinkle Clear Emboss Powder over the sentiment and then heat set with your Heat Gun
• Die cut the sentiment out using the Stitched Rectangle Die that measures approx. 2-3/8 x 1

Putting the card together:

• Wrap a piece of Night of Navy Bakers Twine from the Well Suited Twine Pack around the Smokey Slate Panel
• Adhere this panel to the front of the card
• Adhere your embossed art piece to the Night of Navy mat
• Attach this panel to the front of the card with Dimensionals
• Attach your three ties onto the art piece with Glue Dots
• Adhere your sentiment onto the front of the card with Dimensionals

Finishing touches:

• Add a double Night of Navy Twine bow from the Well Suited Twin Pack to the left of the sentiment with a glue dot and your are done

Alright, on with the hop!  Click the button below to hop over to see what the rest of the team created for you today:

And just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the team members involved in the hop today:

Amy Koenders:

Mary Deatherage:

Kristi Gray:

Jaimie Babarczy:

Sue Prather: 

Karen Finkle:

Akiko Sudano: 

Karen Ksenzakovic:

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