Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #342

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great start to your week!  We are in school wind down mode which is finally nice.  Caleb had what we hope is his last test today.  I know the teacher is just trying to keep them busy and out of trouble but I think we're all pretty much done!!!  Just a week and a half to go!

We have a got a great new sketch for you at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is the amazing Amy O'Neill!  She is our colour master and she can mix and match colours like no ones business.  She's also amazing with embellishments and getting thread to make these perfectly amazing circles!!!  It's a skill I don't possess!!  Head over to her blog and check it out!

I used this sketch to make a Father's Day card for my Dad.  I don't have a lot of masculine paper or stamps so I pulled out some of this Christmas paper from last year since it was about as masculine as I was getting.  I only have one Father's Day set and it's a retired one from SU.  I kinda thought the card needed something so I added in some arrows using the arrow punch!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black. Old Olive
DSP: Merry Little Christmas  (SU Retired)
Stamps: Best Dad Ever (SU Retired)
Ink: Basic Black
Other: Arrow Punch, Dimensionals

Thanks 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 created!  They are pretty spectacular!

We can't wait to see what you create this week!

Have a fabulous day!
Jen

Freshly Made Sketches #87

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  It's been one of those weeks!  We now have a very special 7 year old at our house.  I honestly think he grew over night.  I don't know how that's possible but this morning my sweet 5 lb little boy seemed bigger!  I'm not sure how ready I am to have a 7 year old at our house!

This week's Freshly Made Sketches sketch is brought to us courtesy of the talented Jennifer Timko!  You need to stop what you're doing right now and head on over to her blog to check out her fabulous card!  Okay...maybe wait until you're done reading this!

So I obviously needed a birthday card for a certain 7 year old.  If you didn't know before, Caleb LOVES Lego.  It's more than love...he's obsessed with is.  It's all over our house.  It drives me crazy!  I could not, not make him a Lego card again!  It's clean, it's simple but he loved it!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Real Red, Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black
Stamps: Best Dad Ever
Ink: Basic Black
Other: 1/2" Circle Punch, Timeless Type Die, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by!
Head on over to the Freshly Made Sketches Blog and check out what the designers have created for you.  You will not be disappointed!

Have a great day!
Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Birthday

Hello!
How is your weekend going?  We had a fairly relaxing day today which was nice.  Caleb (my oldest) slept in this morning which was a change for him!  We had family game night tonight.  What a great time.  The boys and I played a very challenging game of Connect 4!

Today's card is my submission for this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge.   Now, please don't look at this card and say "wow, she always uses that paper and stamp set."  I do use this a lot BUT I love it and I like to show that you don't always need to own hundreds of stamp sets!  I also needed a masculine card this week for my dear uncle's birthday!  He really loves Harley Davidson motorcycles but I didn't have that stamp so ships will have to do the trick!

I hope you have a great Sunday!
Thanks for stopping by!

Jen

Supplies:
Cardstock: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla
DSP: Nautical Expedition
Stamps: The Open Sea, Best Dad Ever
Ink: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso
Other: Natural Designer Buttons, Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine, Dimensionals, Houndstooth Textured Imperssions Embossing Folder