Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #138

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope everyone is having a great week!  We have been enjoying some beautiful summer-like weather here!  The boys finally got in the pool this weekend which has been a huge hit!  We will have trouble keeping Caleb out of it this summer!

We have a great new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week!  Our incredibly creative hostess this week is the one and only Jennifer Timko!  I must say I really enjoy her sketch!  It is so versatile and I've had several ideas since creating this card.

I love the new Blended Bloom Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!  It will be available in the new catalogue which starts next week!  I tried out the new Blendabilities markers.  I'm practising our colouring skills....which I think I need to work on!  I will have to keep up the colouring to master it!  I think it's going to be a long process!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry
Stamps: Four You, Blended Bloom
Ink: Memento Black, Rich Razzleberry
Other: Sequins, Rich Razzleberry Ribbon, Button, Baker's Twine, Rich Razzleberry Blendabilities Markers, Daffodil Delight Blendabilities Markers, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by today!

Please head on over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out the beautiful cards the Design Team has come up with for you!

 I hope you have a fabulous day!

Jen!

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #137

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great week!  We had a fabulous weekend and enjoyed celebrating Caleb's birthday with my mom and dad - complete with an ice cream cake with an F-18 Hornet on top!  Caleb actually turns 8 today!  I can't believe that my sweet baby boy is 8 already!  Where does the time go?

We have a great new sketch today at Freshly Made Sketches!  Jen Mitchell is our snazzy hostess this week.  Her cards are absolutely amazing and if you haven't seen them before, you need to head on over there and check them out!  

I did try and create my card landscape style...I really did.  I just got so frustrated.  I couldn't get the card to work so I rotated the sketch.  I'm not usually such a rebel!

I cracked open some of my sneak peek goodies to make this card!  I am not too sure how I feel about the new In Colours yet but they are growing on me!  I do love the new DSP pack and how the Hello Honey and Blackberry Bliss look together!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic Grey, Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White
DSP: Moonlight DSP Stack
Stamps: Itty Bitty Banners
Ink: Blackberry Bliss
Other: Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Bitty Banners Framelits, Basic Rhinestones, Honeycomb Textured Embossing Folder, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by!
Please hop on over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out the beautiful cards the Clean Team has created for you!  You won't be disappointed!

Have a fabulous day!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #136

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great week so far!  We are having a very wet start to our week. We had so much rain here yesterday.  Trevor actually had to drain our pool a bit so it didn't overflow.  They are calling for even more rain for the rest of the week.  Hopefully by the time the long weekend rolls around the weather improves!

We have a great new sketch today at Freshly Made Sketches courtesy of the fabulous Amy O'Neill!  She sure has created a fun sketch for us!

I realize now that I forgot to add the button to my card.  Actually....I tried to add a mini butterfly with some bling but it just didn't look right so I decided to forego the addition!

I decided to use the retiring Secret Garden stamp set and dies. I will really miss this set.  I do love flowers and love them even more when they have coordinating dies!  I'm a big fan of the look of basic grey and yellow (in this case Daffodil Delight and Crushed Curry) together.  Unfortunately the basic grey looks a little "blackish" in this picture!  I embossed the "hello" in silver embossing powder to add a bit of shine to the card!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic Grey, Whisper White, Crushed Curry
DSP: Brights DSP Stack
Stamps: Secret Garden, Banner Blast
Ink: Crushed Curry, Versamark
Other: Basic Rhinestones, Secret Garden Framelits, Dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Please make your next stop the Freshly Made Sketches blog so you can check out the amazing cards the design team has created for you!

Have a fabulous week!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #135

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I can't believe it's Wednesday already!  Tuesday was a beautiful day here!  The boys are so excited to have some warm, sunny weather!  They were outside from the time they got home from school until it was bath/shower time!  We even ate outside!  Poor Jacob was so tired he couldn't walk up the stairs to bed!  I realize that my days of carrying the little guy are getting fewer and fewer so I will take advantage whenever I can!

We have a great new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week!  Our hostess this week is the amazing Narelle Farrugia.  If you haven't been to her blog lately you need to stop what you're doing and head on over there!  Okay, maybe finish reading this post first!!!  Her cards are just beautiful!

As soon as I saw the sketch I knew that I wanted to do a card with the Blue Ribbon stamp set.  My friend Barb just completed her first half marathon.  Barb only started running late summer/early fall and started out running just a few kilometres and has worked her way up to a half marathon!  She is a very determined lady!  I wanted to honour her accomplishment with a card!

I'm not over thrilled with my card....I just couldn't get it to work the way I wanted but Barb loved it and that's all that matters!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Pacific Point, Real Red, Silver
Stamps: Blue Ribbon, Love and Laughter
Ink: Basic Black, Versamark
Other: Scallop Circle Punch, Circle Punch, Bitty Banners Framelits, Black pearls (non-SU), Dimensionals, Silver Embossing Powder

Please head on over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog to check out the fabulous creations the design team has come up with for you!

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you have a fabulous day!

Jen!

First Birthday Fun

Hello!
We had another dark and dreary day here.  It rained for most of the day.  The rain wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't so cool and damp.  Sure not springy feeling weather but the grass will hopefully turn green with all of this water!

This is my last card until I get a few more minutes in the craft room on the weekend!  Hopefully by then the creative juices will be flowing!

I really liked the sketch over at Retro Sketches this week!  It was different and made me think!  I'm surprised I didn't set off the smoke alarm!!!

I was asked to make a first birthday card with an owl theme!  I decided to stick to some more Aqua colours (Bermuda Bay, Island Indigo and some Costal Cabana).  Who doesn't love these colours at this time of the year!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Island Indigo, Silver, Early Espresso, Sahara Sand, Basic Black, More Mustard
DSP: Fresh Prints DSP Stack, Brights DSP Stack
Stamps: Birthday Bash Sentiments, Design Type Polymer Stamps
Ink: Basic Black
Other: Brights Candy Dots, Two Step Owl Punch, Pennant Punch, Decorative Dots Embossing Folder, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a fabulous day!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #134

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great week so far!  I had a nice day today.  It poured rain all day!  The creek at the golf course by our house is overflowing and making it's way towards hole 10!!!  The golfers will have a wet day tomorrow!

I'm super excited for Thursday!  We demonstrators get a sneak peek at the new Stampin' Up Catalogue!  I'm even going to change my morning workout routine so I can peruse the catalogue before the boys get up!!!

We have a fabulous new sketch today at Freshly Made Sketches!  This week's sketch is super fun!  Our hostess this week is the incredibly talented Karren Johnson!  She sure has created a sketch you won't want to miss out on.

I am still on my Mother's Day kick!  I need to get a few more done!!!  I wanted to use basic grey and used the Hardwood background stamp (one of my favs!) along with some doilies and pleated seam binding.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic Grey, Rose Red, Whisper White
Stamps: Hardwood background, Secret Garden, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Basic Black
Other: Secret Garden Framelits, Doilies, Rose Red Seam Binding, Bitty Banners Framelits, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by!  Please head on over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out the super amazing cards the Design Team has created for you!  We hope you join along in our challenge this week!!!

Have a fabulous week!

Jen

Chevron Birthday

Hello!
Hope you had a great Monday!  I had a fun day!   The boys did such an amazing job at Run Club at school.  I was so impressed with how well Caleb ran.  Jacob unfortunately gets cramps in his side like I do so he wasn't too impressed.  They are excited to try again next week!  I can't complain!

I love, love, love both the sketch and the photo at the Fusion card challenge this week!  Who doesn't love chevrons?!

 I am trying not to use up all of this paper (from the Fresh Prints DSP Stack) but I love it so much!!!  I just think chevrons look even more fabulous in Costal Cabana!  I added some little red banners to the card.  I was trying to use the arrows but I just didn't have anything that worked so banners it was!

Supplies:

Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Real Red

DSP: Fresh Prints DSP Stack

Stamps: Birthday Bash Sentiments (Non-SU)

Ink: Basic Black

Other: Basic Rhinestones, Banner Punch, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by!

I hope you have a fabulous day!

Check back tomorrow night for another card!!!  I was on a roll!!!

Jen