Now posting on Instagram!

Hello!
I used to love having a blog but I find it's just not a priority for me right now so all of my cards will be posted on Instagram along with our outdoor adventures and my nature photos! I'd love for you to head over there and follow along!

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Have an amazing day!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #741

Hello!  Happy Wednesday!  

I'm not sure how it got to be Wednesday already!  A few friends and I were chatting today about how time is just flying by.  We blink and weeks go by!  I know my mom says that as she's gotten older it seems like time just goes by faster and faster.  I'm starting to see that as well.  Anyone else find that time just flies by?

We have a brand new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week.  Our hostess this week is the amazing Narelle Farrugia.  Narelle makes the most beautiful cards so you'll definitely want to head over to her blog and check them out.    

I needed an anniversary card for my aunt and uncle and thought this sketch would work perfectly.  The card is actually much brighter and prettier in person.  The lighting was terrible when I was trying to get this photo.  I used some Spellbinders die sets to create the flowers and the leaves.  

Supplies:
Cardstock: Hammermill White Coverstock, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Basic Black, Garden Green
Dies: Spellbinders, Stitched So Sweetly (SU)

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you'll join in our challenge this week!  If you need any inspiration, please make sure you head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and see what the Design Team has created.

You have until Monday at 3 PM EST to get your card entered into this week's challenge. 

Have an amazing week!
Jen

 

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #737

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great start to your week!  How's the weather where you live?  We just got through our 37th winter.  Nothing like snow on the May long weekend (it was the long weekend in Canada).  It has been a cool spring and the majority of the snow in the mountains has yet to melt so we're still in for a big run off and lots of rain.  Welcome to spring on the east side of the Rocky Mountains!

We've got a brand new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week!  I have the privilege of being this week's hostess.  I kept the sketch simple.  It's been a busy season and I don't have the band width to deal with complicated! 

Our oldest is turning 20 this week.  I find that hard to believe since I'm only 29.  He is an avid golfer and I knew I needed a golf themed card for him.  

Supplies:
Cardstock: Hammermill White Coverstock, Smoky Slate, Basic Black, Real Red, Garden Green (SU), Silver Foil

Stamps: Clubhouse (SU Ret'd)

Ink: Detail Black (Pink Fresh Studios)

Dies: Golf Club Dies (SU Ret'd), Golf King (Crafters Companion)

Other: Subtle Texture Embossing Folder (SU Ret'd)

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  I 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 please head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog!  There are plenty of fantastic cards posted!  

Have a wonderful day!
Jen
 

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #734

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a good start to your week!  We had a good weekend.  We took a little side by side ride into the mountains and saw the most beautiful wild horses including the cutest baby!  I love a good foal!  There were lots of deer and we had a great adventure.  Hopefully this weekend we'll be able to get out hiking.  Winter has lasted a little too long here but thankfully there is finally no snow in the forecast!

We have a brand new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is the amazing Jen Mitchell!  Please make sure you go and check out her blog!  

Of course I needed to make a Mother's Day card.  Despite it being on my radar, I was a little behind on my game.  I had some left over butterflies sitting on my desk and then I just needed to find some paper to match - since I felt too lazy to cut more butterflies!!!  I pulled out some old SU Flowering Fields and thought it was perfect.  One completed Mother's Day card.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Hammermill White Coverstock, Mango Melody, Shaded Spruce, Gold Foil (SU)

DSP: Flowering Fields (retired)

Stamps: Family Ties (SU)

Ink: Mango Melody (SU - Retired), Detail Black (Pink Fresh Studios)

Dies: Butterfly Blossom Dies (Waffle Flower), Stitched So Sweetly Dies (SU retired)

Other: Exposed Brick Embossing Folder (SU)

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!  

Have a wonderful week!

Jen

 

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #733

Happy Wednesday!
I hope you're having a great start to your week!  This week we're experiencing spring but all good things must come to an end right?  They are calling for snow on Friday.  I'm so over the snow!  I have to keep telling myself that the farmers need it and the more moisture in the ground, the better fire season we'll have.  But still, I'm totally ready to get on with spring.

We have a great new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week!  Our hostess this week is the amazing Jen Timko!  Make sure you had over to her Instagram and check out her gorgeous cards!  

I wasn't really sure what I wanted to do for this card but I had this bee themed paper sitting on my desk and I wanted to use it!  I'm trying to use the paper rather than hoarding it!  Looking at my card now, there's a few things I would have done differently.  Hindsight is 20/20 right?

Supplies:
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Basic Black (SU), Kraft, Gold Foil

Patterned Paper: Simple Vintage Lavender Fields (Simple Stories)

Stamps: Honey Bee (SU)

Ink: Detail Black (Pink Fresh Studio)

Dies: Detail Bee Dies (SU)

Other:  Lovely Stripes Embossing Folder (SU)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll join in our challenge this week!  Please head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog to get all of the details and find some inspiration.

You have until Monday at 3 PM EST to get your card entered into this week's challenge.

Have an amazing day!
Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #732

Hello! 

Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great start to your week!  Is it spring where you live?  Or maybe you're heading into fall?  We are supposed to be in spring.  The key words are "supposed to be".  We are expecting 15 cm of snow between tonight and tomorrow.  It's supposed to drop below freezing so it will be a disaster.  I guess winter isn't quite done with us yet.

We have a brand new sketch this week over at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is the lovely Michelle Langley!  Michelle is one of our newest team members so make sure you head over to her page and say hello! 

I had some butterflies and flowers sitting on my desk so I thought they would work perfectly for this card!  They were already cut, they just needed a little inking and they worked perfectly.  I found a strip of gingham paper that I thought also worked well.  It's old and I have no idea where it came from but sometimes those are the best finds!!!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic Black, Calypso Coral, Mango Melody, Sky Blue, Gold (All SU)

Ink: Calypso Coral, Mango Melody, Pool Party (All SU)

Dies: Butterfly Blossom Die (Waffle Flower)

Other: Classic Sentiments (Alex Syberia Designs), Embossing Folder, Glimmer Hot Foil Machine

Thank you for stopping by today!  I hope you'll join in our challenge this week!  For all of the details and some inspiration, please head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog!  

You have until Monday at 3 PM EST to get your card entered in this week's challenge.  We always love to see what everyone creates!

Have an amazing day!
Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #731

Hello! 
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great week!  We have been having the craziest weather lately!  One day it snows, one day it's sunny and warm then we repeat again and again! It's starting to get a tad annoying! I am done with winter and snow and ready for spring and warmth!

We have a fun new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week.  Our hostess this week is the lovely Donna Mikasa!  You will definitely want to head over to her blog and check out her beautiful cards!  

This sketch looked a little intimidating but it was actually really fun!  I grabbed my Stitched So Sweetly dies and went to work.  I decided to use my Envelope of Wonders dies to create some little spring flowers (okay, they're probably summer flowers but we're saying they're spring!).  I went to use my Glimmer Hot Foil Machine only to discover it has ceased to work.  I have no idea what happened.  I'm so sad.  I love hot foiling.  Oh, these electronic devices!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Hammermill White Coverstock, Highland Heather,  Gorgeous Grape, Calypso Coral, Petal Pink, Garden Green, Granny Apple Green, Mango Melody, Basic Black (SU)

Stamps: Elegant Sentiments (Waffle Flower)

Ink: Highland Heather

Dies: Stitched So Sweetly (SU), Envelope of Wonder (Spellbinders)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll join in our challenge this week!  You can head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog to get all of the details and see the amazing cards the Design Team has created!  You have until Monday at 1 PM EST to get your card entered into this week's challenge.

Have an amazing day!

Jen