CAS(E) This Sketch Birthday Wishes

Hello!
I hope you're all having a great week!  It's been beautiful here and the weather has been so summery! I do hope this weather continues for awhile!

I had a few minutes at home alone this morning and decided I would play along with a challenge I had been unable to join in on in a very long time.  I am hoping to be able to take part in more challenges over the next little while but we shall see!

CAS(E) This Sketch is one of my favourite challenges and I loved this week's sketch but this one did stump me!  I don't do so well with washi tape so I knew I would have to use stamps!

I don't think my card is much like the sketch - I took a very liberal interpretation of the sketch.  I don't usually do that.   I feel kinda guilty!  Anyhow, I got my Butterfly Basics stamp set out and went to town!

I used some of the thicker Whisper White cardstock for the card base and it's fantastic!  Sure helped give my card a lot more stability!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White
Stamps: Butterfly Basics
Ink: Smokey Slate, Crushed Curry, Blackberry Bliss, Stazon Black
Other: Butterfly Basics Thinlits, 3/4" circle punch, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by today!  I will be back shortly with this week's new Freshly Made Sketches sketch!!!!  It's a fun one!

Have a great day!
Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #197

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I must say we've been having a good week so far!  We've had some beautiful but super hot weather.  Okay, not Texas hot but Canada hot!  We have been enjoying the pool a lot this week but even the pool is really warm and we're having trouble getting it to cool off!  First world problems!  I must apologize for the lack of post last week.  My laptop died on me.  Just up and died.  By the time Apple was finally able to revive it, it was too late to post.  Thankfully it seems to be working fine now!

We have a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week.  I happen to be fortunate enough to be the hostess.  I get very nervous when I'm the hostess!  I'm also afraid people won't like my sketch!  I do love simple sketches and ones with lots of open background!  I kept this one extra simple!

Of course I love butterflies and a good black and white card is right up my alley so once combined I'm really happy!  I'm not overly excited with the sentiment I chose but that particular stamp was sitting on my desk and I grabbed it!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White
Stamps: Sentiment Flags (Lil' Inkers)
Ink: Black Stazon
Other: Butterfly Thinlits, Basic Rhinestones, Double Stitched Squares (Lil' Inkers), Dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you will head on over to the Freshly Made Sketches Blog to see the beautiful cards the Design Team has created for you.  They are a talented bunch of gals I tell you!

As a reminder, we are a few weeks away from our 200th Sketch Challenge and you won't want to miss out on that one!  We have several sponsors on board to help us celebrate!  We hope you will join us too!

Have a fabulous day!
Jen