Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #678

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  Are you having a great week so far?  Spring is being very tumultuous here.  I can't say I'm surprised.  The mountains are getting snow and we're getting cooler weather but nothing that accumulates.  Avalanche risk is crazy high here and so hiking has to be done at slightly lower elevations.  We have passed on hiking the last few weekends and hit the ski hills instead!  I'm excited to get back on the trails soon!

We have a great new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is our favourite French woman Cecile Ribon!  Cecile's cards always blow my mind so please head over to her blog to check them out!  You won't be disappointed!  

I'll admit when I first saw Cecile's sketch I was a little nervous.  That splotch is very splotchy and I didn't have a clue what to do with that.  Then I remembered that I had some stencils from Stampin Up that would work perfectly for this card!  I grabbed my favourite distress oxide yellows and went to work!  Since the Be Bold Blooms worked so well last week I decided to use them again!   I already had the sentiment on my desk so we put it all together!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Hammermill Coverstock White, Gold (SU)

Ink: Scattered Straw, Fossilized Amber (Distress Oxides)

Dies: Be Bold Blooms (Spellbinders), Happy Parents Day (Spellbinders)

Other: Linked Together Decorative Masks, Gold Foil (Spellbinders), Happy Parent's Day Hot Foil Plate (Spellbinders), Glimmer Hot Foil Machine (Spellbinders)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and join in our challenge this week!  You have until Monday at 1 PM EST to get your card entered into this week's challenge.  If you need some inspiration, you'll definitely find it on the blog!

Have an amazing day!
Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #677

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  As much as I have been feeling super tired after the time change, I'm totally loving the extra daylight!  Right now, it gets dark about 7:45!  It's amazing!  The days are getting longer and longer and that has my outside loving heart very happy!

We have a brand new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  I am your hostess this week!  It's always exciting to come up with a sketch and then see what everyone comes up with!  I love how different each card is!

With the beautiful weather we've been having and all the lovely sunshine, our snow has melted and it's feeling more and more like spring.  Don't get me wrong, I know it won't last and winter isn't gone but with the warmer weather, I feel more like creating springy cards!!!  I pulled out my Be Bold Blooms dies and decided to use those for this card!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Hammermill White Coverstock

Stamps: Itty Bitty Birthday (MFT)
Ink: Detail Black (PinkFresh Studio), Scattered Straw, Fossilized Amber, Shabby Shutters, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness (All Distress Oxides)
Dies: Be Bold Blooms (Spellbinders), Itty Bitty Strips (MFT)
Other: Softly Sophisticated Embossing Folder (SU), Low Profile Dots (SU)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you will join in our challenge this week!  If you need some inspiration, please head on over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out the cards that the Design Team have posted!

You have until Monday at 1 PM EST to get your card entered into this week's challenge!

Have an amazing day!
Jen

 

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #675

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you've all had a wonderful week so far!  The warm weather has arrived here.  It has been so lovely!  It's almost felt like spring!  I know that winter is far from over and we usually get most of our snow in March/April!  We will bask in the sunshine and warmth while it's here!

We have a brand new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is the amazing Linda Callahan!  Linda makes such fabulous cards so please head over to her blog and show her some love!  

I had this fantastic DSP sitting on my desk and knew I wanted to use it for my next card.  I just find the yellow so happy!  I added some flowers from the Delightful Wishes.  I blended some Distress Oxides and called it a day!  In hindsight, I think the flowers should have been white but it's a little too late now!

Supplies:
Cardstock:  Hammermill White Coverstock, Daffodil Delight (SU)

DSP:  Floral Delight (SU)

Stamps: Bitty Birthday Wishes (MFT)

Ink: Scattered Straw and Fossilized Amber Distress Oxides, Detail Black (Pinkfresh Studio)

Dies: Delightful Wishes (SU)

Other: Champagne Rhinestones (SU)

Thanks so much for stopping today!  I hope you'll enter into our Freshly Made Sketches challenge this week!  You have until Monday at 1 PM EST to get your card entered into this week's challenge.  If you need some inspiration head on over to our blog and check out the cards that the Design Team has posted!

I hope you have an amazing day!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #674

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope your week has started well!  We are early awaiting the arrival of a chinook and with it some warmer temperatures!  It has been soooo cold here lately!  We left the house this morning at 6:15 am for a hike and it was -26C feeling like -36C.  Thankfully the trailhead was warmer because the chinook has already started to blow into the mountains!  We had the most wonderful hike and you can see those pictures at the end of this post!  

We've got a brand new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess is the lovely Jen Mitchell!  Jen's cards are so pretty so please head over to her blog and give her some love!  

I had this flower sitting on my desk!  It's the Waffle Flower Aster!  I do love these flowers from Waffle Flower!  They are so easy to use and you can make them whatever colour you want!!!  The picture didn't quite turn out the way I wanted but I was losing daylight!!  Though aren't you super excited that the days are getting longer - at least here in the North they are!!!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Hammermill White Coverstock, Elegant Eggplant (SU)

Stamps: Sketched Aster (Waffle Flower)

Ink: Memento Black, Villainous Potion Distress Oxide, Dusty Concord Distress Oxide, Milled Lavender Distress Oxide, Bundled Sage Distress Oxide, Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide, Scattered Straw Distress Oxide, Mustard Seed Distress Oxide.

Dies: Sketched Aster (Waffle Flower)

Other: Sketched Aster Coloring Stencil (Waffle Flower), Softly Sophisticated Embossing Folder (SU), Basic Rhinestones (SU)

Here's a few photos from our hike to South Lawson!  Beautiful day but man this was a tough grind in the winter!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope that you'll join in our challenge this week!  You have until Monday at 1 PM EST to get your card entered into this week's challenge!

If you need some creative inspiration, please check out the Design Team cards posted on the Freshly Made Sketches blog!

Have an amazing day!
Jen

 

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #673

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great start to your week! The polar vortex is still visiting so we are enjoying another week of frosty weather.  It is supposed to blow out just after the weekend but we shall see.  I'm not holding my breath!  

We have a great new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is the lovely Jennifer Timko!  Jen makes such amazing cards so head over to her blog to be inspired!  

I wanted to use some of my new flower dies on this card and then after it was done realized I'm still short a Valentine's Day card but what's done is done!!!  I wanted a card that reminded me a bit of spring since we are in the depths of winter!  

Supplies:
Cardstock: Hammermill White Coverstock, Early Espresso, 

Stamps: Delightful Wishes (SU)

Ink: Early Espresso (SU), Tattered Rose Distress Oxide, Saltwater Taffy Distress Ink

Dies: Delightful Wishes (SU), Double Stitched Circle Dies (Lil Inkers)

Other: Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels (SU), Softly Sophisticated Embossing Folder (SU) 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll join in our challenge this week!  If you need some inspiration, please head on over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out the cards the Design Team has posted!  You have until 1 PM EST on Monday to get your card entered into this week's challenge.

Have an amazing day!
Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #672

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  We are in a deep freeze here and it looks like it will stay cold for a while!  We have another couple of days of -20 degrees and then it will warm up a little bit.  We have been so fortunate so far so I won't complain!  When the sun is out, it's still beautiful and I enjoyed some nice walks over the weekend! 

We have a brand new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week!  Our hostess this week is the lovely Jacquie Southas!  Jacquie's cards are so pretty so please head over to her blog and give her some love!  

In my recent Stampin Up Order, I received the Friendly Seagulls stamp set.  I just couldn't resist them!  They're super fun!  I decided they would work for this card - but in hindsight I wish I hadn't attached them to the string.  What's done is done!  This card is for a friend of mine who loves french fries almost as much as I do!!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Hammermill Coverstock White

Stamps: Friendly Seagulls

Ink: Memento Black, Speckled Egg Distress Oxide, Antique Linen Distress Ink

Other: Copics, Stampin' Blends, Linen Thread (SU), Stitched Rectangles (Lil Inkers)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll join in our challenge this week!  You have until Monday at 1 PM EST this week to enter this week's challenge. 

If you need some inspiration, head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog!  The design team has posted some fantastic cards posted!  

I hope you have an amazing day!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #671

  

Hello!  Happy Wednesday! I hope you're having a great start to your week!  We are once again having a chinook!  For those of you who aren't using to living on the eastern side of the rockies, a chinook is when we end up with some really warm air that comes flowing over the mountains.  Our temperatures can swing 20 degrees from one day to the next!  This week it's supposed to hit 10 degrees C!  We will enjoy it while it lasts because by Monday it's supposed to be -20!  

We have a great new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is the lovely Judy Rozema!  Judy's cards are always so beautiful so head over to her blog to check them out!  

I recently received a Stampin' Up order and decided to put a few of those new items to work on this card!  It was really fun to play with some new toys!!!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Hammermill Coverstock White, Daffodil Delight

Stamps: Delightful Wishes (SU)

Ink: Black Detail (Pink Fresh Studios), Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide, Scattered Straw Distress Oxide, Gathered Twigs Distress Oxide

Dies: Delightful Wishes (SU)

Other: Linked Together Decorative Masks (SU), Tiny Bees (SU)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  

We hope you'll join in our challenge this week!  You have until Monday at 1 PM EST to get your card entered into this week's challenge!

If you need some inspiration, you'll find some amazing cards from the Design Team on the Freshly Made Sketches blog!  

Have an amazing day!

Jen