Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #344

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope everyone is having a great start to their week!  We are right in the middle of camp week.  It's a crazy but fun week.  I must say I definitely don't feel as young as I used to!  We have 20 kids in the morning and 20 kids in the afternoon making cards or other projects with our group.  They do 4 projects each morning/afternoon so a total of 20 over the week.  My youngest is doing flag football and robotics and he's having a blast!  So many fun choices for the kids!

We have a great new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is our favourite French card maker, Cecile Ribon!  Cecile has the most amazing dies and I'm always so intrigued by how she uses them!  Head over to her blog to check them out!

So I really apologize of how crooked that triangle piece is at the top of the card.  Seriously.  It was in a hurry and had to pack for camp and this is what happened.  I'm ashamed.  Truly!  I had this paper sitting on my desk - left over from a camp project I was trying out.  I figured I would add in a little butterfly and bee!  I just love little bugs!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Watermelon Wonder
Stamps: Papillon Potpourri, Dragonfly Dreams, Gorgeous Grunge
Ink: Basic Black, Versamark
Other: Little Butterfly Punch, Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits, Sequins, White Embossing Powder, Dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by!
I hope you'll head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out the amazing cards the Design Team has created for your inspiration!

We can't wait to see what you come up with this week!

Have a fabulous day!

Jen

CAS(E) This Sketch Grunge

Hello!

I can't believe it's Monday already!  Wow!  We had a great weekend.  We did some apple picking on Sunday and it was so fun.  The boys are at such a great age for these activities.  It's super nice not to worry about snacks, drinks, diapers etc!!!!  

I made this card since I'm always short on masculine birthday cards!   Of course I love the sketches at CAS(E) This Sketch challenge and couldn't resist this one!  I was a little discouraged I missed last week's challenge!!!

So I love the new Gorgeous Grunge stamp set and find it perfect for masculine cards - even for kids or teens!  I decided to go with a Basic Black, Basic Grey and Real Red combo for this card!  

Supplies:

Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White

Stamps: Gorgeous Grunge, Four You

Ink: Basic Black, Basic Grey, Real Red

Other: Dimensionals

Someone at our house lost their very first tooth today!  I cannot believe that my 5 year old is old enough to lose teeth.  They grow up far too fast!

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope you have a great day!

Jen

Masculine and Grunge Birthday!

Hello!
Are you having a good weekend?  We are having a great weekend!  My wonderful husband took the boys flying today which gave me a few hours to do laundry and make some cards!  Woohoo!!!   I'm thinking I may even get an hour of crafting in tomorrow!

I have missed creating this week and as the start of school quickly approaches I'm hoping to get a few extra cards made a week (though that may be wishful thinking)!

 



I decided to play along with with this week's CAS(E) this Sketch! and Seize the Birthday challenges!  This week's Seize the Birthday challenge was an anything goes challenge so my masculine card fit in perfectly!!!

I do love the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set!  It is going to come in perfectly!  I used silver embossing powder to stamp the lines and just Basic Grey to stamp the dots.  After the fact I decided that the white was a little blah so I used the new Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder to add some texture!  I embossed the sentiment in Silver just to add a little something!  The edges are distressed though you can't really see it here!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Midnight Muse
Stamp: Lovely Labels, Gorgeous Grunge
Ink: Versamark, Basic Gray
Other: Silver Embossing Powder, Artisan Label Punch, Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder, Stampin' Distress Tool

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!!!

Jen