Sketchbook Saturday Challenge #44

Hi there! I'm officially back!! Home sweet home, they say, and it couldn't be any sweeter now, after even the most indulgent of vacations :)
I was especially eager to get inky, of course, but more of it in a moment.
Seeing as a couple of things changed recently, I wanted to give you an update.

First of all, you might have noticed that the TSG badge disappeared from my sidebar. This means that I stepped down from There She Goes Design Team, with a heavy heart but a certainty that it had to be done. I picked up quite a few assignments in the last year; some came and went but the majority stayed, and I assumed that it's just too much for me to physically pull off.
I decided that I need to cut off on something and my choice fell on one of the oldest DT spots. It's been an extremely pleasurable ride, and I'm having withdrawals already...

The other reason why I need to scrape out some extra time, is because I'm hoping that I can make it into the Spellbinders 2012 Design Team. Hope is, of course, all I've got at this stage, although I'm happy to share that today the Round Two winners have been announced and my name is among them. I'm getting mighty nervous now! ;)

That being said, let me finally move to the new sketch for you! Very late but made with some extra love, since my eager fingers were itching to play :)
I wanted something light and in tune with my style, so I drew one of my all-time favourite sketches. I hope you'll like it too! It's heavily layered, but feel free to reduce it to the basics if that's what rocks your boat.

I haven't touched ink for half a month, which in my world is a BIG thing... I hope it doesn't show too much that my mojo grew lazy!

Supplies: cardstock: PTI (Berry Sorbet), white; paper: Echo Park Paper (Victoria Gardens); stamps: Flourishes (Angelic Love); ink: Memento (Onyx Black), Distress Ink (Frayed Burlap); Copics; Nestabilities Circles/Scalloped Circles/Twisted Metal Tags & Accents/Fancy Tags; wrinkled ribbon; satin ribbon; lace: October Afternoon; rhinestone strip: Glitz Design; button: Basic Grey; edge distresser; Pearls: AnnaBelle Stamps

I combined my sketch, with the inspiration from The Ribbon Reel (Challenge #19 - Pink Polka Dots), and the New Year challenge at Flourishes (FLLCJANRW2).

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A few things to keep in mind if you decide to use my sketch:
- You're kindly asked to save the image onto your computer first, and if you make a card based on it, please link back to this post.
- If you upload your card to an online gallery, please use the code SSC44.
- Please share the link to your creation via the Inlinkz widget, so that I can come and check it out. I would love to see what you did with it!
- The colours/elements mean nothing towards the card. All styles, colours and supplies, as well as slight alterations of the sketch are welcome.
- A new sketch and sample is posted every Saturday, but you're welcome to play any time! Just leave a link in the comments section after Inlinkz widget closes.

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