Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #546

Happy Wednesday!

I hope you're having a great week so far!  We were on vacation last week.  We went away overnight but the rest of the time we just took some fun day trips!  My husband and I decided to tackle a big hike called Tent Ridge.  It was pretty crazy.  The view was absolutely amazing but there were a few sections that had me questioning why I was even doing this!!!  It was totally worth it in the end!!!  

We've got a brand new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is the Texan in our crew - Amy O'Neill!  Amy's cards are always beautiful and she's so creative!  Head over to her blog to check out her creations!  Amy's sketch almost did me in with all of those huge circles but I had just picked up my Lovely Layers Peony Honey Cuts and figured that the giant peony would work perfectly in the middle!

There are a LOT of layers in this peony!  I'm actually not even sure if I can put it in the mail!!!  It is worth it though.  I just love it!  My friend recently lost her husband and I want to have a stockpile of cards to be able to send her over the coming weeks and months.  

Supplies

Cardstock: Rose Red, Melon Mambo, Flirty Flamingo, Blushing Bride, Garden Green, Basic White

Stamps: With Sympathy (Honey Bee Stamps)

Ink: Versafine Black, Rose Red, Melon Mambo, Flirty Flamingo, Blushing Bride

Other: Lovely Layers Peony Honey Cuts (Honey Bee Stamps), Double Stitched Circle Dies (Lil Inkers),  Ballet Slipper Confetti Mix, Dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and join in our challenge!  There are some great examples from the Design Team there to get you inspired!  

We always love seeing the different cards that get entered in the challenge so we hope you'll join us!

Have an amazing day!

Jen

 

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #544

Hello!

Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great start to your week this week!  I'm really enjoying this week so far.  It's nice having the kids home and we're trying to find things to do.  Now that they're older they actually like going to the mall!  I wish I did!!!  I'm thankful to be home with them and take them on these little adventures!  On the weekend my husband and I climbed the Windtower summit.  It was amazing in so many different ways.  The view is spectacular but I couldn't believe how tough that climb was.  Oh to be 25 again!!  Can't wait for the next climb!!  Yes that's a winter coat!  It was SOOOO cold and windy at the top!  There was still some snow in places even!  Deep snow!!!  It's absolutely incredible to see snow in the middle of July!

We've got a great new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is the super talented Karren Johnson!   Karren's cards are always super cute and I'm so jealous of her hot foiling!!!  I think I should head over to New Zealand to get some pointers!!!  Please head over to Karren's blog and check it out!  

I apparently did not realize the two rectangular panels should be more overlapping.  I actually made three different cards for this challenge and messed up all three cards!  Sometimes I make myself wonder! 

I did two masculine cards and then decided I wanted to use my Coneflower dies!  I just love coneflowers and now that the hot weather is here I really do feel like it's summer and my cards should be flowery!!!

Supplies:

Cardstock: Basic White, Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Gold Foil

Stamps: Itty Bitty Birthdays

Ink: Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight

Other: Dainty Diamonds Embossing Folder, Lovely Layers Coneflower Honey Cuts (Honey Bee Stamps), Stitched Rectangles (Lil Inkers), Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll be inspired to join in our challenge this week!  I you need some inspiration, head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check it out!  You'll definitely find some amazing cards!  

I hope you have a fantastic day!

Jen

 

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #543

Hello!

Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're all having a great start to your week!  We started our week off very cold and actually needed to turn our heat on!   This is definitely not something I'm used to!  We haven't used our air conditioning once yet!  When we lived in Southern Ontario, our air would go on mid-late May and stay on basically until October!  I'm being told this is an unusually cold summer and has to do with the late snow melt in the mountains but let's just say I'm not super impressed!  I could use a few nice, warm days!

We've got a great new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is our favourite French designer Cecile Ribon!  Cecile always designs the most unique and beautiful cards!  Please head over to her blog and check them out! 

This sketch might have stumped me a bit.  I had an idea of what I wanted to do but when I tried it, it just didn't look right.  I opted to try the Orchid Oasis from this year's SU In Colours and that seemed to work better!  This really is a gorgeous colour!

Supplies:

Cardstock: Basic White, Orchid Oasis, Champagne Foil

DSP: In Colour 6X6 DSP Assortment

Other: Bitty Buzzwords Honey Cuts (Honey Bee Stamps), Lovely Layers Greenery Honey Cuts (Honey Bee Stamps), Sequins, Stitched Squares (Lil Inkers), Dimensionals 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I do hope you'll haul out your crafting supplies and join our challenge this week!  At least please stop by the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out the cards that the Design Team have crafted for your inspiration!  

I hope you have an amazing day!

Jen