Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #511

Hello!

Happy Wednesday!  How is it Wednesday already?  The weeks are flying by which means Christmas is fast approaching and here I am making birthday cards instead of Christmas cards! Ski season opens here TOMORROW!  Only a few more weeks before I'm in a full body cast!!!  At least that's the joke around here!  Anyhow, the kids have tomorrow and Friday off so we're hoping to enjoy some time in the mountains - maybe!  My youngest had minor surgery on his foot on the weekend so he's still hobbling around.  He might miss out!

We have a fabulous new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week!  Our hostess this week is the hilarious Linda Callahan!  Linda makes fabulous cards!  You need to head over to her blog and check them out!

I have a bunch of cards I need to be making and I'm super far behind!  I should be doing Christmas but I wanted to do a birthday card instead!  I can't resist the bees!  I just love them.  I will probably use them forever!  

Supplies:

Cardstock: Basic White, Basic Black

Stamps: Honey Bee, Biggest Wish

Ink: Memento Black, Daffodil Delight

Other: Detailed Bee Dies, Stitched Frame, Brick Wall Embossing Folder, Dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you'll hop on over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out the cards that the Design Team created for your inspiration.  You definitely won't be disappointed!  We hope you'll join in our challenge this week!

Have an amazing day!

Jen

 

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #381

Hello!

Happy Wednesday!  I trust you're having a great start to your week!  Our kids are on their delayed Spring Break this week so they're home and bored out of their trees!  Ontario is back in lockdown so nothing is open and the weather has been crummy so far.  They had golf games planned all week but so far have only gotten one in!  Hopefully the weather improves and they can get out for some rounds!

We have a great new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is or diecut queen, Cecile Ribon!  Head over to Cecile's blog if you want to see some absolutely stunning cards!

So, as you can imagine, as soon as I saw this I might have had a small panic attack.  So not is there just one circle but 9!  9 circles!  My neighbour has asked me to make a 12th birthday card for her niece so I started with that card!  I noticed the Golden Honey paper from last year's Sale-a-bration sitting on my shelf though and decided that I would use that to make another card and try and tackle my circle aversion! 

 Supplies:

Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black, Magenta Madness, Pink Sparkle, Gold Foil, Silver Foil

DSP: Golden Honey

Stamps: Honey Bee, Clubhouse

Ink: Basic Black

Other: 1" Circle Punch, Detailed Bee Dies, Dainty Diamonds Embossing Folder, Golf Dies, Butterflies Dies (Taylored Expressions), Stampin' Blends, Dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll head on over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog to check out the gorgeous cards the Design Team has crafted to be an inspiration.  

We hope you'll join in our challenge this week!

Have an amazing week!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #439

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you are having a great week!  Things are slowly beginning to open here.  Well, not as much here.  We live in an area that won't be opening quite yet!  We have another two weeks of waiting!  That's okay, gives me some more card making time!  My introverted little heart could probably stay locked up forever and be happy!!!

We have a great new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is our floral cutting guru, Narelle Farrugia!  If you want to see what I mean, just head on over to Narelle's blog and check it out!

Narelle's sketch is so versatile but of course I might have stared at it for a while.  I had to really force myself not to use the sunflowers!  Seriously I love those flowers but coming in a close second are the cute little bees!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black
Stamps: Honey Bee, Itty Bitty Birthdays
Ink: Memento Black, Daffodil Delight
Other: Detailed Bees Dies, Stitched Squares, Itty Bitty Banners Dies, Frosted Epoxy Droplets,  Stampin Blends, Dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Please head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out the gorgeous cards the Design Team have created!  You will love them!

I hope you have an amazing week!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #435

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you are having a fabulous week!  We've been having a great week.  It's been crazy cold though.  I mean crazy cold!  We even had snow.  I don't think I remember the last time that it snowed in May!  Man it's been cold.  I've been bringing my poor flowers in every night.  I think we're over the last of it though.  Hopefully!  I think it was warmer in March than it is now!!!

We have a brand new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is the amazing Kim Singdahlsen.  Kim's cards are gorgeous!  Head on over to her blog to check them out!

Now, I saw those stripes and got a little panicked!  I might have made several renditions of this card.  I tried a Father's Day one and then I tried some other patterned papers and nothing quite worked.  I finally pulled out the bees again.  I couldn't help myself.  I just love the sweet little bees!  Let's just say that even after I decided on the bees I struggled with the paper choice!  Maybe I think to much!  Needless to say, my craft cave is a disaster!

Supplies:

Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black, Gold Foil

DSP:  Golden Honey Specialty

Stamps: Honey Bee, Peaceful Moments

Ink: Memento Black

Other: Detailed Bees Dies, Stampin Blends, Subtle Texture Embossing Folder, 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 that the Design Team has created!

Have an amazing week!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #422

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great week so far!  My kids head back to school today after being off for 4 days.  Our teachers are holding one day strikes and the dates for their board was Monday and Tuesday.  They're at school today and tomorrow and then off Friday for a  PA Day.  They have had a LOT of time off.  Don't get me wrong, I love my boys but they need to go back to school!!!

We have a great new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is the incredible Linda Callahan!  Linda's cards are just beautiful and she always has a witty story to make you laugh so head over to her blog to check it out!

So I actually struggled a bit with this giant rectangle!  I had a few ideas in mind that I tried but they didn't really work.  Anyhow, my trusty Honey Bee stamp set was sitting out and I knew it was going to be the answer.  My rectangle became a beehive and some honeycomb!  I just can't get over how much I love the bee paper as well!  It's part of the Sale-a-bration sale so if you haven't taken advantage of that and grabbed some, you need to!!!

Head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out the gorgeous cards the Design Team has created!  You will be inspired!

I hope you have an amazing week!
Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #418

Hello!
Happy Wednesday and welcome to the MIDDLE of January!  Can someone please explain to me how that happened?  Wasn't it just Christmas?!  We've had amazing "winter" weather so far and I'm totally pumped that true winter may only feel like two months instead of 6!  Hopefully it doesn't last much longer than that!!!  I apologize for no card last week.  I totally spaced on that one.  I made my card all excited and went to post it and realized my card didn't look like everyone else's.  I had used the wrong sketch.  Needless too say, I was good and ready for this week!!!

We have a great sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week!  Our hostess is the amazing Jacquie Southas!  Jacquie's cards are always amazing!  Head over to her blog to check them out!

So I knew I wanted to use the new SU honey bee stamp for this card.  I just love it!  Plus the DSP from the Sale-a-bration catalogue is fantastic!  I just love bees!!

I must say I struggled making this card.  I couldn't get it to be the way I wanted it or the way I thought it would look and it definitely looks better in person than it photographed.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Gold Foil
DSP: Golden Honey Specialty DSP
Stamps: Honey Bee
Ink: Versamark, Basic Black
Other: Detailed Bees Dies, Gold Embossing Powder, Subtle Texture Embossing Folder, Itty Bitty Banner Dies

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you have the chance to head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog to check out the gorgeous cards the Design Team has created!  You'll definitely be inspired!

Have an amazing day!

Jen