{"id":2490,"date":"2026-01-23T14:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T22:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/?p=2490"},"modified":"2026-01-23T14:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T22:16:08","slug":"saturday-sketch-challenge-week-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/23\/saturday-sketch-challenge-week-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday Sketch Challenge \u2013 Week 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Featuring Paper Play Sketches #41<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week\u2019s sketch inspired a fresh birthday design using the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lovely &amp; Beautiful Specialty DSP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 a new favorite with its gold foil accents and soft floral lattice. I paired it with Old Olive and Fresh Freesia for a cheerful, elegant look. The sentiment comes from the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fabulous Sayings<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> stamp set, which is my current Product of the Month!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2491\" src=\"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_1929-857x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"857\" height=\"1024\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2492\" src=\"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_1930-797x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"797\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><b>\u2702\ufe0f Measurements<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Card Base:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Basic White \u2013 4-\u00bc&#8221; x 11&#8243;, scored at 5-\u00bd&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>First Layer:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lovely Garden DSP (from my stash) \u2013 4&#8243; x 5-\u00bc&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vertical Panel:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Old Olive cardstock \u2013 2-\u00bc&#8221; x 5&#8243;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>DSP Strip:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lovely &amp; Beautiful Specialty DSP \u2013 2-\u215b&#8221; x 4-\u215e&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Sentiment Panel Mat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Fresh Freesia cardstock \u2013 3&#8243; x 2-\u00be&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Accent Strip:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Old Olive cardstock \u2013 \u00bd&#8221; x 4&#8243;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Sentiment Panel:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Basic White \u2013 2-\u215e&#8221; x 2-\u00bd&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flowers &amp; Leaves:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Scraps of Fresh Freesia and Old Olive<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Embellishments:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Gold sparkly sequins (from my stash)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>\ud83d\udee0\ufe0f Stampin\u2019 Up! Supplies<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Basic White cardstock<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Old Olive cardstock<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fresh Freesia cardstock<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lovely Garden DSP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (stash)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lovely &amp; Beautiful Specialty DSP<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fabulous Saying stamp set<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Product of the Month<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Petal Park punch<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (stash)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gold sparkly sequins<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (stash)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>\ud83d\udcac Let\u2019s Sketch Together!<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019d love to see your take on this week\u2019s layout! Use <strong>#SketchWithRPM<\/strong> to share your creations \u2014 and don\u2019t forget, there are random drawings for prizes throughout the challenge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Featuring Paper Play Sketches #41 This week\u2019s sketch inspired a fresh birthday design using the Lovely &amp; Beautiful Specialty DSP \u2014 a new favorite with its gold foil accents and soft floral lattice. I paired it with Old Olive and Fresh Freesia for a cheerful, elegant look. 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