Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #149

Hello!
Hope you're having a great week!   So glad you've stopped by!  We are having a good week here in Burlington.  The weather has been a little warmer this week but still not the summer I had been anticipating!  The boys and I are headed to the Brantford Zoo today for a little excursion.  Thankfully the zoo isn't big and the boys can run around and have a great time together (hopefully!).

Today, being Wednesday means another great sketch for us at Freshly Made Sketches!  This one is brought to us by the talented Rita Wright!  I love Rita's cards!  Did you see her card last week?!  So fun!  Today's sketch is fabulous.  Of course I had to be the rebel and turn it the other way.  If you actually knew me you would know how far from a rebel I truly am!  Right mom!!!!

I had trouble with the sketch to start with.  I think that's why I turned it.  I liked a horizontal panel better than a vertical one.  Now, this card is going to be for my dad.  It's not very masculine but I find masculine cards so hard to make and this one seemed to be the one that came together!  My dad turns 65 next week.  Shhh....don't tell him I told you!  I was tired of making him cards with ships on them!  I wanted to branch out and be different.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Smoky Slate, Whisper White, Basic Grey, Blackberry Bliss
DSP: Moonlight DSP Stack
Stamps: Banner Blast, Perfect Pennants
Ink: Hello Honey, Blackberry Bliss, Versamark
Other: Silver Embossing Powder, Lattice TIEF, Mini Banner Punch, Silver Elastic Cord, Dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I do hope you'll head on over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out what the design team has created for your viewing pleasure!  You won't be disappointed!

I hope you 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

Be my Valentine!

Hello!
Hope you had a great Monday!  My Monday was busy.  I felt sort of normal today so I think I took advantage of that and went a little overboard!  I did enjoy my morning work out though.  It felt good to get up and get moving!  I must say I'm a little tired now!

I can't believe how fast Valentine's Day is creeping up!  It will be here in no time!  Another exciting event starting tomorrow (Tuesday) is Stampin' Up's Sale-a-Bration!  I love this event!  For every $60 you spend from either the Occasions Catalogue or the Annual Catalogue, you can pick 1 item from the Sale-A-Bration flyer for FREE!!!!!  Who doesn't love free?!

The banner punch and stamp set on the above card are from the Sale-A-Bration flyer!  Who doesn't love a cute little punch and coordinating stamps?!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Red Glimmer Paper
Stamps: P.S. I Love You (sentiment), Banner Blast
Ink: Basic Black, Versamark
Other: Banner Punch, Heart to Heart Punch, Basic Pearls, Cherry Cobbler Embossing Powder, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by!
I hope you have a great Tuesday!!!  Please stay tuned Wednesday for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches!!!

Jen!