Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #699

Happy Wednesday!  

I hope you're having a fantastic start to your week!  The summer is flying by!  I am wondering how we're almost at the middle of August already!  We still haven't had a lot of summery weather yet but we're trying to make the best of what we have had.  

We've got a brand new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is the amazing Verena Shapiro!  Verena's cards are spectacular so make sure you head over to her Instagram to check them all out!  

I needed a couple of sympathy cards this week and I thought this sketch worked perfectly for them!  So I'm not so great at background blending but I gave it my best.  I added some trees and some blooms and called it a day. I kept the cards simple.  Sometimes I start off simple and then it spirals into complicated!!!  

Supplies:
Cardstock: Hammermill Coverstock, Basic Black

Stamps: Essential Sentiments (MFT), With Sympathy Duo (Waffle Flower)

Ink: Detail Black (Pink Fresh Studio), Twisted Citron, Salvaged Patina, Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Uncharted Mariner, Scattered Straw, Fossilized Amber, Carved Pumpkin (Distress Oxides)

Dies: With Sympathy Duo (Waffle Flower), Harvest Dies (SU), Scenic Adventure Dies (SU), Circle Dies

Other:  Black Rhinestone Jewels (SU), Neutral Matte Dots (SU)

Thought I'd include a few photos from our adventure on the weekend.  

Our adventure started by seeing 5 Grizzlies!  A big male bear ran across the road in front of us and then we came across these three little ones and their mom.  Mom was grumpy (I would be too if I had triplets).  

A gorgeous paddle on Upper Kananaskis Lake.  It was so calm and the weather was perfect!  It was 8 degrees C when we started!!!  But it warmed up fast!

Our first paddle this year which is quite shameful!

This picture just doesn't do the water colour justice!

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you'll head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and join in our challenge this week.  

You have until 1 PM EST to get your card entered into this week's challenge!

Next week we're celebrating our 700th sketch!  I can't believe we're at 700!!!  I joined the Design Team at Sketch #31!!  That was a really long time ago!  I can't believe they've kept me all this time!!  You won't want to miss out on our challenge next week so be sure to mark it on your calendars!!!

Have an amazing day!
Jen

 

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #553

Happy Wednesday!  

I hope you're having a great week!  Fall has been in the air a few times over the last week!  The mountains got snow which means our turn is just around the corner!  I'm not quite ready for that yet!  I could use a bit more summer but now that the house is decorated for fall I'm totally ready to embrace it!  

We've got a great new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week!  Our hostess this week is our favourite French designer Cecile Ribon!  She is the queen of amazing diecuts so head over to her blog and check out her gorgeous creations!  

I loved Cecile's sketch and had to try a few things to find a combo of elements I was good with!  I wanted a fall card but this isn't the card I made first!  That's the one you'll see below!  This was my second card!  I love fall cards but struggled to get the placement of the leaves just right.  The perfectionist in me wanted to give up but I'm learning to just let some things go!  A few things anyhow!  

Supplies:

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Gold Foil

Stamps: Give Thanks (Concord & 9th)

Ink: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake

Other: Intricate Leaves Dies, Seasonal Layers Dies, Harvest Dies, Double Stitched Squares, Gold Sequins, Blending Brushes

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and join in our challenge!  We sure love seeing your cards each and every week!

The Design Team has got some amazing cards on the blog that hopefully will inspire you!

I can't wait to see what you create!

Have an amazing day!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #510

Hello!

Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great start to your week!  It's been super cold here and we even had some snow on the ground!  Thankfully it's mostly melted.  I am hoping it stays that way for a while!  I am excited to head to the mountains on the weekend though!  There will definitely be a ton of snow there - and that's okay!!!  I'm soon going to be getting some snowshoes and I can't wait to get out and use them!

Wednesdays mean another new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is the amazing Jen Mitchell!  Jen's cards are always amazing and she creates the most beautifully simple and yet elegant cards!  Head over to her blog to check them out! 

 So I need some thank you cards!  I recently received a promotion from Norwex (I'm a consultant with them) and need so send some big thank you notes to my team for helping me out this month!  I couldn't have done it without them!  They're all in Ontario so fall cards still seem appropriate!

Supplies:

Cardstock: Bumblebee, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, Basic White, Brushed Metal

DSP: Harvest Meadow

Stamps: Nature's Harvest

Ink: Basic Black

Other: Harvest Dies, Sequins, Double Stitched Circles, Dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out all the beautiful cards the Design Team has created!  We do hope you'll join in our little change this week!  We'd love to see what you create!

Have an amazing day!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #505

Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great start to your week!  We had the most amazing weekend hiking up a mountain.  It was so incredible!  We're already planning our next one!  I honestly can't believe how beautiful our country is and I find it incredible that Alberta especially has been able to keep the parks and hiking trails looking natural.  It makes the hiking experience even more amazing!

Speaking of amazing, we have a fabulous new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is the super talented Narelle Farrugia!  Narelle's cards are always so gorgeous so you need to head to her blog and check them out! 

So normally when I see circles I FREAK out!  You guys know how I feel about them!  I had just made some fall mini cards though and decided to incorporate that design into my card!  I wanted to have a couple of generic fall cards on hand to send out to some special friends!

Supplies:

Cardstock: Bumblebee, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Copper Foil

DSP: Harvest Meadow

Stamps: Beautiful Autumn, Gorgeous Leaves

Ink: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Other: Harvest Dies, Seasonal Layers Dies, Dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I do hope you'll head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog to check out the beautiful cards the Design Team girls have created!  You will be inspired!

Have an amazing day!

Jen

 

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #498

Hello!

Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great week so far!  We are "on vacation" which is more of a staycation to be honest!  Trevor actually had to work today and we had someone coming to talk about some cabinets we need.  On Monday we did a 13 km hike starting at Lake Louise and climbing up to Little Beehive.  It was incredible.  The view was spectacular and the air so fresh.  I was so impressed that my kids lasted the whole time!  Today we're biking and we'll start in Banff and bike on the highway (they close one of the highways just for bikers) and see how far we can get!  

We have a brand new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is the incredibly talented Jennifer Timko!  Jen's cards are absolutely gorgeous and you'll want to head to her blog to check them out!  

I actually loved Jen's sketch this week.  It didn't take me too long to figure out what I wanted to do!  I love the new Nature's Harvest stamp set and the Harvest Dies!  I used the coordinating Harvest Meadow DSP (which is so pretty) as well!  I went with a white silhouette look.  I loved how it looked with that paper!  

Supplies:

Cardstock: Misty Moonlight, Basic White

DSP: Harvest Meadow 

Stamps: Itty Bitty Birthdays

Ink: Star On Black

Other: Harvest Dies, Dimensionals, Oval dies (Spellbinders)

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 members have created.  They knocked this one out of the park!

Have an amazing day!

Jen