Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #157


Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great week!  We are having a busy week here.  Somehow I thought once both boys were in school full time I would have oodles and oodles of spare time to do all sorts of crafty things!  I was sadly mistaken!  I am enjoying the things I have been doing though!

We have a great new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches today!  This week the amazingly creative Amy O'Neill brings us a great sketch!  You need to head over to Amy's blog to see her beautiful cards.  You may want to grab a tea though because you'll be there a while!

As soon as I saw Amy's sketch I knew I wanted to make a particular card (which you will see tomorrow).  I then was asked by a friend's mom to make some nature themed cards for her and I hauled out my "Lovely as a Tree" set.  I do love this set and don't get to use it as often as I would like.  I decided to keep the colours simple with the grey/white/silver.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic Grey, Whisper White,
Ink: Versamark
Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Pennant Parade
Other: White Embossing Powder, Silver Embossing Powder, Silver Ribbon, Silver Sequins

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you'll head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out the amazing cards the design team has created to inspire you!  You won't be disappointed!

Have a fabulous day!
Jen


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12 comments:

  1. Linda CallahanOctober 8, 2014 at 10:04 AM

    So elegant and classy! The silver embossing and accents are the perfect accessories!

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  2. Jen MitchellOctober 8, 2014 at 7:27 PM

    Lovely as a Tree is always a good choice! And I love the simple colors. This has a lovely sepia tone to it!

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  3. Amy OOctober 8, 2014 at 8:13 PM

    What a pretty monochromatic card, Jen! I can't believe I have never gotten this stamp set. I'm always afraid it will retire as soon as I get it. It's definitely a set I never tire of seeing.

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  4. Cindy LovellOctober 10, 2014 at 3:04 AM

    What a pretty card,Jen!! I love the black,with white and silver!! The tree image is so beautiful!!

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  5. KarrenOctober 10, 2014 at 5:06 PM

    You are really rocking the dark and dramatic cards, Jen! This is another beauty! The contrast against the black background looks so elegant and fabulous!

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  6. Jen TimkoOctober 11, 2014 at 2:40 PM

    So beautiful! Making this set look fresh and new!

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  7. Kim SOctober 12, 2014 at 12:01 PM

    Truly lovely in that simple and elegant color scheme!

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  8. Narelle FarrugiaOctober 12, 2014 at 9:44 PM

    This really is a striking colour combo Jennifer. You're friends mum is going to love this card.

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  9. Amie Kiger (Kigz) October 13, 2014 at 9:56 AM

    I adore that you used just two colors! I completely hear you on the expectations vs. reality of kids in school! Just try to schedule in the craft time--that worked better for me than winging it. ;)

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  10. Cindy HallOctober 13, 2014 at 11:59 AM

    This is such a truly unique use of the Lovely as a Tree set, and I love it. Fabulous use of neutrals, and I love the silver ribbon with it for that little splash of shimmer and shine. So pretty!

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  11. Rita WOctober 13, 2014 at 2:29 PM

    This set is so classic and I love the neutrals you used!

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  12. Roberta (Stampin'nana)October 13, 2014 at 3:25 PM

    This is so pretty, Jen! I love your neutral tones, and I think that adding the embossing kicks it up a notch! ~Hugs

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