Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #411

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  How's your week starting?  Our week started with a pile of SNOW!  I must say I am not impressed.  We normally don't get this much snow until after Christmas down in Southern Ontario.  I hate snow.  Yes, I'm Canadian, born and raised but I really don't like snow or cold.  I guess I also don't like the thoughts of having 6 more months of winter.  My family however is over the moon with the snow!  Strange lot they are!

We have a great new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is the incredible Kim Singdahlsen!  Kim's cards are always amazing!  I love her creativity.  Head over to her blog and check out her beautiful creations!

Okay so I'm sure you can guess how many times I had to make this card before I made one I liked!  I'm still not totally impressed with the finished product!  I do need a few more Christmas cards so I'm trying to get those done.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Gray Granite, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White
DSP: Festive Farmhouse
Stamps: Christmas Gleaming, Bright Hopes
Ink: Versamark, Cherry Cobbler
Other: Ornament Gleaming Punch Pack, Hammered Metal Embossing Folder, Silver Embossing Powder, Dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out the gorgeous cards the Design Team has created!  You will totally be inspired to join in our challenge this week!

Have an amazing day!
Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #111

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great week!  We have had a good start to our week.  It's going to be quiet here the rest of the week.  I am so looking forward to it!

This week we have a fabulously fun sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches brought to us by the creative Linda Callahan!  You will not only love her sketch but you need to head over to her blog and check out her amazing card!  I love it!

Now that Halloween is done, I need to get my act together and get serious about Christmas card making!  I don't actually decorate until after Remembrance Day out of respect but Christmas cards are fair game all year round though!

I think will love the Ornament Keepsakes stamp set forever!  I used Cherry Cobbler ink but threw some clear embossing powder on top just to add a little extra punch.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler
Stamps: Ornament Keepsakes, Bright Hopes
Ink: Versamark, Cherry Cobbler
Other: Holiday Ornaments Framelits Dies, Basic Rhinestones, Stylish Stripes Textured Embossing Folder, Dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Please head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog to see all the fabulous cards the Design Team have created for you!

Have a wonderful day!
Jen

CAS(E) This Sketch Round #2!

Hello!
Happy Friday!!!  I love Friday's!  My husband had a whirlwind trip to Montreal and back today so it was just mom and the boys this evening!  Thankfully there was an Inspector Gadget movie on that Caleb thought was hilarious...Jacob asked to go to bed halfway through!!!

I made two cards for this week's CAS(E) This Sketch challenge!  This one is a little stretch from the sketch though...sorry about that ladies!!!!

I need to get going on my Christmas cards and the simpler they are the easier it is to get several done at a time - that being said I only made one...boo!  At least I can go back and make more if need be!  Black and silver isn't really a traditional colour scheme but I have a few people on my list that do love these colours together!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic Black
Stamps: Bright Hope
Ink: Versamark
Other: Basic Rhinestones, Silver Embossing Powder, Dimensionals

Thanks so much or stopping by!  I'll be back again tomorrow with another card!

Have great weekend!
Jen

Blue and Silver Snowflake

Hello!

It's the end of another day...I must say I'm a little tired today.  It was a busy day.  I wanted to try and get another Christmas card done...I'm still nowhere near my goal which saddens me greatly.  I think some people may not get hand made cards this year...I hope they aren't offended but I'm not sure how many more I can turn out this week!!!

I wanted to combine the Dynamic Duos and Fab Friday challenges!  I love Midnight Muse and I love silver so this week's Dynamic Duos colour challenge was perfect for me!  Inspiring actually!!!  I then threw those colours into the Fab Friday sketch and voila!  

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Midnight Muse, Silver Glimmer
Stamps: Bright Hopes
Ink: Midnight Muse
Other: Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Snowflake Punch

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a fabulous day!

Jen!

Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday!

Hello!
Hope you're having a great start to your week!  We had a great day today!  Playdates at the park and swimming lessons in a VERY warm pool!  Jacob has turned into a fish and there's nothing stopping him now!  Tomorrow (Tuesday) is a VERY special day at our house!  Tomorrow is my baby's 4th birthday!  I can't believe Jacob will be 4!  Those years have sure gone by fast.  He has changed so much and is now growing up so quickly!  We are heading out to a playdate with his best friend Caitlin this morning then onto lunch at McDonald's....it was his choice...not mine!  Dinner will be tacos - his absolute favourite!

Okay...enough of me and my baby!  Today I decided to tackle this week's Merry Monday challenge.  I'm totally bummed I missed last week's challenge so I needed to get this card made today!  This card took me forever to do...it started out looking very different...honestly...sometimes I wonder about how my brain works!  I think this card looks a bit better in person than it does in jpeg!

I love the lacy brocade embossing folder and couldn't help but use it!  Of course I also had to throw at least one pearl in there!  I also got my hands on the new Stampin' Up! sanding block...must say it's way better than stealing sandpaper from my husband's workshop!!!

Supplies;
Cardstock: Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Champagne Glimmer
Stamps: Mixed Medley, Bright Hopes
Ink: Versarmark, Early Espresso
Other: Scalloped Circle Punches, circle punch, Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon, Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder, Dimensionals, Basic Pearls


Here is a picture of my pumpkin 30 minutes after he was born (6 weeks early)...not the healthiest baby.
Below is a picture of Jacob this past weekend with a fabulous Angry birds card my mom made for him!