Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #341

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great week!  We're having a good week!  The kids have been enjoying their evenings in the pool and I've been trying to get some videos done for my "other" business while they're swimming away!  They've cooperated nicely!  I think we're pretty much done with school around here.  It's so hard to get motivated to do homework when it's so gorgeous outside and the boys just want to be in the pool or playing some basketball!  2.5 weeks left to go!!

We have a fantastic new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is the amazing fussy cutter and flower stamper extraordinary Narelle Farrugia!  Narelle's cards are always gorgeous so head over to her blog to check them out!

I had a specific card in mind when I made this and I know I wanted to use the Botanical Builders Framelits!  I am so sad they retired but they're forever get use at my house!!!  I went with white and black, well, because I love it far too much!  I wanted to keep this clean and elegant!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black
Other: Botanical Builders Framelits Dies, Sweet Celebrations Dies (Lil Inkers), Celebrate Word Die (Lil Inkers), Black Rhinestones (SU), 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 definitely be inspired!

Have a fabulous day!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #291

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great start to your week.  We have had a few days of chillier temperatures and rain.  Not exactly summer around here these days but it looks like things will be taking a turn for the better starting tomorrow!

We have a new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  I happen to be this week's hostess!  It can be a little nerve wracking to come up with a sketch.  You just never know if the sketch will be well received or if people will think you're nuts!!!

I still had some of the Carried DSP sitting on my desk.  I just love it and I can't help using it over and over again!!!  I'm not that great at mixing different patterns and colours so I wasn't sure if this was going to work.  I needed to add a flower to my cup because it was a bit boring!  Of course the flower is covered in Wink of Stella.  As if there was any doubt.  I embossed the background of the card just to give it a bit of dimension.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Night of Navy, Peekaboo Peach
DSP: Carried Away
Stamps: Coffee Talk (Lil Inkers)
Ink: Night of Navy
Other: Botanical Builders Dies, Coffee Talk dies (Lil Inkers), Sequins, Wink of Stella, Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Dimensionals

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

Have a fabulous day!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #278

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope your week has started well!  It's felt like spring here the last two days though there is some cold weather and snow in the long range forecast.  I think I'm done with snow.  I am not a big fan of cold either!  I must be getting old or something!!!

We have a great new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week!  Our hostess this week is the amazing Jen Mitchell!  I love, love, love Jen's cards.  She is so creative and makes CAS look so incredible!  Head over to her blog and you'll see exactly what I mean!

I wasn't too sure what I wanted to do with this sketch.  It's a great one and I had a few ideas but settled on using a new stamp set that I got this week.  I love the new Sweet Celebrations stamp set and dies from Lil' Inkers.  Who doesn't love a heart wreath and some beautiful flowers?!

I guess I kinda deviated from the sketch a little bit.  My "shape" is a tad bit big!  I hope the girls don't mind!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic Black, Watermelon Wonder, Whisper White, Basic Grey, Smokey Slate
Stamps: Sweet Celebrations (Lil Inkers)
Ink: Watermelon Wonder, Pool Party, Blushing Bride, Cucumber Crush , Stazon Black, Versamark
Other: Sweet Celebrations Dies, White Embossing Powder, Softly Falling TIEF, Celebrate Word Die, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals

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

Have a fabulous day!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #236

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  We're finally getting some sort of spring like weather around here.  The long range forecast has some temperatures that are not very springy but I guess as long as it's not snowing we shouldn't complain!  If you haven't heard about the terrible wild fires in Fort McMurray (Alberta, Canada), you need to check out the news.  This entire city of over 80,000 has been evacuated and about 2500 structures (homes and businesses) have been lost.  I can't even begin to imagine the devastation these people are facing.  So many people were only given a minute's notice before they had to leave their home and they've lost everything.  If you haven't done so, please consider donating to the Canadian Red Cross and helping out these thousands of families who are in such incredible need right now!

Being Wednesday, we have a great new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess with the mostess this week is Rita Wright!  Rita makes fabulous cards and can colour like nobody's business!  I long to colour like Rita!!!

This sketch may have thrown me for a loop.  There's a giant bird on it!  That's like planting a giant circle or even a square for that matter. I could not think of a shape to use!  That and I have felt so uncreative lately.  I saw my Fancy Feathers stamp set from Lil Inkers sitting in my bucket and decided I would use them for this card!  I opted for some silver embossing powder and vellum to create the feathers!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White
Stamps: Fancy Feathers (Lil' Inkers)
Ink: Versamark, Stazon Black
Other: Basic Rhinestones, Stitched Rectangles (Lil Inkers), Fancy Feathers Dies (Lil Inkers), Silver Embossing Powder, Dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll head over the the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out the amazing card the design team has created!  I also hope you'll head over to the Canadian Red Cross and make a donation to help out some families who have lost so much!

Have a wonderful day!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #231

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're week has started out well!  We have had a good start to the week. The boys have a PA Day on Friday so they get the day off school.  I don't quite know what we'll be doing but I'll have to think of something exciting!  I'm sure running around doing grocery shopping won't quite fit the bill!  I can't see why not?!

We have a great new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is the fabulous Karren Johnson!  Karren is such a creative card maker!  I totally love the fun cards she makes!

I needed a sympathy card this week.  I love the Field Flowers stamp set for sympathy cards. I actually love it for any cards.  I wish it hadn't retired!  I used a combination of Sahara Sand and Early Espresso to create the flowers.  I used some scraps I had to create the end pieces. There is no science to the end measurements.  I kinda just cut them and glued them together!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Early Espresso
DSP: I can't remember where this is from...It's SU though!
Stamps: Field Flowers, Sentiment Flags (Lil' Inkers)
Ink: Sahara Sand, Early Espresso, Old Olive
Other: Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Basic Pearls, Sentiment Flag Die, Dimesionals

Thanks again for stopping in today! I hope you'll head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog to check out the amazing cards the Design Team has created!  We can't wait to see what you'll create for our challenge!

Have a wonderful day!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #226

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you've had a great start to your week!  We are hoping that today is a snow day (since I'm writing this at night I really have not idea what's in store)!  Last night it was snowing like crazy!  The wind was so strong and it was absolutely nasty out.  The boys prayed so hard for a snow day.  I think I'm praying for a school day!!!!

We have a great new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week!  Our amazing hostess is our colouring champion Rita Wright!  Grab your coffee and head over to Rita's blog to check out her fabulous cards!

I love how versatile Rita's sketch is!  I also love that she used a butterfly not a circle!  Though you can use whatever shape you want, the butterfly is way less intimidating!   I started with the card at the top.  I wanted to do something other than black and white cards.  I love grey and yellow together and so thought I'd start with that.  the flower was a little more challenging because I had trouble finding who colours that worked.  It ended up being white and silver!

I then made the bottom card and yes, I realize that it's black and white.  I have a customer who wanted several black and white birthday cards.  I'm hoping this one will work.

Supplies: 
Cardstock: Basic Grey, Whisper White, Smokey Slate, Basic Black, Silver
DSP: Cherry on Top DSP Stack
Stamps: LJD Pretty Poppies (Top card), And Many More (bottom card)
Ink: Black Stazon
Other: Falling snow Embossing Folder, Stitched Flag Die (Lil Inkers), Quilted Flower Die (Lil Inkers), Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Please head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out the amazing cards the design team has created for you!  You will not be disappointed!

Have a wonderful day!
Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #225

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having great start to your week!  We are supposed to be getting a big storm here today!  Now, the question is, will we get snow or rain?  I must say I'm hoping for rain. At this point in the winter, well, the snow has missed it's chance and now it should just go somewhere else!  Right now the forecast is half rain/half snow.  I doubt it will be enough to result in a snow day though!

We have a great new sketch today at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is the one and only Jen Mitchell!  I love, love, love Jen's cards!  She is super creative and her card making style is one of my favourites!

I loved Jen's sketch this week!  It is super versatile!  I didn't really want to use a square - because really I didn't know what I would do with a square but I really wanted to use my Fancy Feathers set from Lil' Inkers!  I hadn't had a chance to ink it up yet and I do really love feathers!  This isn't the greatest picture and I apologize. I  had taken a better one that showed the gold off better but apparently it was blurry and I didn't notice!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Gold
Stamps: Fancy Feathers (Lil' Inkers)
Ink: Versamark
Other: Gold Embossing Powder, Fancy Feathers Die, Hello Confetti Cut (Reverse Confetti), Falling Snow Embossing Folder, Stitched Rectangles (Lil' Inkers), Dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you are able to get over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out the amazing cards the Design Team has created for you!!!

Have a fabulous day!
Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #223

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I'm sorry I haven't has as many new cards posted lately.  It's been a busy week.  Hopefully this weekend I'll be able to get back into the craft room!  

We have a great new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our fabulous hostess in the one and only Amy O'Neill.  Amy designs such amazing cards and I love her colour combinations and creative designs!

So, shockingly, the first thing I tried with this card didn't work out!  I wanted to make this into a Valentine's Day card.  I tired a few different things but nothing worked out.  I found my Awesome Blossom Stamps from Lil' Inkers and knew that I would love to ink them up!  Of course then I ran into a sentiment issue but finally decided to use the Sentiments Flag Original Stamps!  Because of the way I made my flower ring, I couldn't put my sentiment across the bottom of the circle like in the sketch.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Silver
Stamps: Awesome Blossom, Sentiments Flag Original
Ink: Cucumber Crush, Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo, Perfect Plum, Pool party, Island Indigo, Watermelon Wonder, So Saffron, Stazon Black
Other: Double Stitched Circles (Lil' Inkers), Stitched Flag (Lil' Inkers), Circle Banners Dies (Lil' Inkers), Dimensionals

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

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

Have a great day!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #221

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great week!  If you are living along the Eastern Seaboard I hope you have dug yourself out of the crazy amounts of snow you have received.  Much to the dismay of my boys, we have lost all the snow that we had.  It rained all night on Monday and was above freezing so our snow is gone.  I won't complain but the kids now have a very wet, muddy playground at school.  My boys would definitely take snow over mud!

We have a great new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches today!  Our hostess this week is the fabulous Karren Johnson!  Karren is uber creative and I love her cards!  You need to stop by her blog today and be amazed!

Strangely enough, I already had this card half created when I saw Karren's sketch!  I am still using my MSTN Cute Critters stamps!  I have posted a few cards on my Facebook page (that I haven't necessarily blogged).  I coloured my little fox with my Zig Clear Colour Real Brush Markers.  Oh how I love them!  I could colour all day!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White, More Mustard (Retired), Watercolour Paper (Canson)
Stamps: MSTN Cute Critters (My Favourite Things), Hey Foxy (Lil' Inkers)
Ink: Black Stazon
Other: Zig Clean Colour Real Brush Markers, Cute Critters Die-namics, Stitched Rectangles (Lil' Inkers), Sequins (SU), Dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping in today!  I'm so glad you did!
Please head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out the beautiful cards the Design Team has created for you!

Have a wonderful day!
Jen