Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #579


Happy Wednesday! 
I hope you're having a great start to your week!  We had a snow storm this week which wasn't something I  was too excited about.  Thankfully most of it melted and the temperatures are supposed to be warmer for the rest of the week.  Spring is very slow coming to Western Canada!  I'm kind of itching to get out hiking more so I need the snow to melt!

We've got a brand new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is the incredibly talented Jen Timko!  Jen's cards are always so beautiful so head over to her blog to check them out!  


I'm so sorry that you're seeing the Be Bold Blooms again...wait, no I'm not!  I love them!  You might be stuck with them all summer!  I picked up this background paper at my local paper store (Paper and Ink Boutique) and have fallen in love with it!  It's so gorgeous!  I knew I needed to use this paper on my card this week.  You should see all the beautiful colours in this pack!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Orchid Oasis, Gold Foil
Paper: Ink Drops - Vivid (Craft Consortium)
Ink: Orchid Oasis
Other: Be Bold Blooms (Spellbinders), Sentiments for Everyday (Spellbinders), Gold Hot Foil

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  
Please head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and join in our challenge!  You'll find some amazing inspiration there from our Design Team!  

Have an amazing day!
Jen


 

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #578


Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a good week and a great start to spring!  Is it spring where you live?  We've had some slightly above freezing temperatures and lots of sunshine so we'll call that a win with spring.  Our front lawn still has a couple of feet of snow on it so there's that.  We're supposed to have a springy week so I'm hoping some of this snow will melt!!  I'm done with it!

We've got a brand new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is Jacquie Southas!  Jacquie's cards are always fantastic and she's super creative so head over to her blog to check them out!  
I had decided I wasn't going to use the Be Bold Blooms for this card.  I had even cut out other things to put on it but I couldn't make them work and I had these pink flowers just sitting on my desk asking to be used.  I decided to give them a try and voila.  Another card using these flowers is born!!  I'm so sorry.  Honestly, they've my favourite die right now!  They're super easy to use and you can come up with so many different colour and flower placement combinations!  

Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic White, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Polished Pink, Granny Apple Green
Patterned Paper: In Colour 6X6 Pack, Sunshine and Rainbows 6X6 Pack
Ink: Melon Mambo, Garden Green
Other: Be Bold Blooms (Spellbinders), Stitched So Sweetly Dies (SU), Sequins, Yana's Special Sentiments (Spellbinders), Pink Foil, Dainty Diamonds Embossing Folder

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  
I hope you'll head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and join in our challenge!  You will find some amazing cards already posted on the blog!

Have a fabulous day!

Jen

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #577


Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great week.  Has spring arrived where you live?  We've got some warmer here but when I saw warm I mean it's just below freezing but we had some gorgeous sun today and it felt amazing!  Hopefully the sun will start to melt some of our snow.  

We've got a brand new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is Judy Rozema!  Judy's cards are gorgeous!  You definitely need to head over to her blog and check them out!  


You guys are going to get sick of seeing these flowers but they might just be one of my favourite dies!  I love them!  They're so fun to play with.  Coming up with different colour combinations is thrilling!!!  Maybe I just need to get out more!!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Bermuda Bay, Costal Cabana, Basic White, Petal Pink, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi
Patterned Paper:  Knit Picky Winter 6X6 Paper Pack (Lawn Fawn)
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral, Wild Wasabi
Other: Be Bold Blooms (Spellbinders), Brick and Mortar Embossing Folder, Happy Parent's Day (Spellbinders), Silver Foil, Basic Rhinestones

Thank you 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 posted for your inspiration!  We really hope you'll join in our challenge this week!

I hope you have an amazing day!

Jen

 

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #576


Hello!
Happy Wednesday! I hope you're having a great week!  Today I'm spending the day with Jake at the ski hill!  It's a school trip - we shall see how this goes.  I will probably do my normal number of runs and then head to the chalet to read!  It's supposed to be a little chillier than I usually like to ski in so I'm hoping the heated products keep me nice and toasty warm!

We've got a great new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week!  Our hostess this week is our super talented, resident Texan, Amy O'Neill!  Amy's cards are always beautiful and I'm always amazed so head over to her blog to check them out! 


So this sketch has a LOT of circles on it and you should all know by now how I feel about circles!  They are definitely not my fav but I knew what I wanted to do as soon as I saw the sketch!  I had picked up the Spellbinders Be Bold dies and I suspected they would be perfect!

I had fun putting the flowers together in different colours!  I had to channel my inner Amy!  I can't wait to play with these dies more!  I can see a lot of fun colour combinations! 
I used my Glimmer machine to create the sentiment!  The glimmer machine makes sentiment creation so much easier!!!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Island Indigo, Coastal Cabana, Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Petal Pink, Garden Green, Wild Wasabi, Basic White, Crushed Curry
Ink: Petal Pink, Calypso Coral
Other: Dainty Diamonds Embossing Folder, Be Bold Blooms (Spellbinders), Mini Everyday Sentiments (Spellbinders), Rose Gold Foil, Basic Rhinestones

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll head on over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and join in our challenge!  We always have the best cards in the gallery so we want to see yours as well!  

Have an amazing day!
Jen