Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #618

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you had a great week!  I started work yesterday and am excited to see how this will go!  I'll have to share a bit more next week when I have a few more days under my belt!

The polar vortex is almost upon us.  I can't believe how cold it's going to be.  Not as cold as it has been in previous winters but we've had such mild temperatures up until now.  I'm not looking forward to lows of -36C!!!  That seems soooo cold!  I don't think we'll be doing much hiking or skiing this weekend if it doesn't significantly warm up!  We did get a hike in last weekend and I'll attach some pictures at the bottom of this post.  What a brute.  I totally was ready to give up halfway through.  We managed to make it to the ridge and get to see some mountain sheep!  Always a plus!

Being a Wednesday we've got a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is our favourite French designer Cecile Ribon!  Cecile's cards are always amazing.  You need to head over to her blog and check them out!  

So this one threw me for a loop.  I wasn't too sure what to do with it.  I actually made one card and thought it was okay but after a while decided I wasn't thrilled with it.  Back to the drawing board.  I have found myself in need of sympathy cards so I thought I would add some to my collection.  

Supplies:
Cardstock: Hammermill Coverstock (White), Basic Black

Stamps: Essential Sentiments

Ink: Black (Pink Fresh Studios)

Other: Lovely Layers Spring Greenery (Honey Bee Stamps), Give Thanks Dies (Concord & 9th), Wax Seal (Spellbinders), Black Thread (SU), Basic Rhinestones (SU), Subtle Texture Embossing Folder (SU)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and join in our challenge!  The Design Team has posted some incredible cards that will definitely give you some inspiration!  We can't wait to see what you make this week!

Three Sisters in Canmore

Lougheed and Wind Tower (on the left) Rimwall and the Orphan (on the right)

We took pictures as fast as we could - it was soooo cold!  

Thanks for stopping by this week!  I hope you have an amazing day!
Jen

 

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #584

Hello!

Happy Wednesday!  I hope your week has started well!  We didn't get out hiking last weekend.  The avalanche risk in the mountains is extremely high right now and it just isn't worth the risk.  We will have to wait a couple more weeks since we've had unseasonably warm weather lately.  The snow should melt fast now though!  We're already trying to figure out where our next hike will be!

Since it's Wednesday that means we've got a brand new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is the fabulous Linda Callahan.  Linda is hilarious!  She's got a fantastic sense of humour and she makes incredible cards so head over to her blog and check them out!

I had to really force myself not to use the Be Bold Blooms!  I wanted to use the Lovely Layers Spring Greenery from Honey Bee Stamps instead.  I have seen a bunch of cards lately that have used those dies and they are gorgeous so I wanted to join in the fun! 

Supplies:

Cardstock: Highland Heather, Wild Wasabi, Basic White (all SU)

DSP: 6X6 Gingham paper pack (SU - retired)

Ink: Highland Heather, Garden Green (both SU)

Other: Dainty Diamonds Embossing Folder (SU), Lovely Layers Spring Greenery Honey Cuts (Honey Bee Stamps), Hello Dear Friend (Spellbinders), Gold Foil, Bee embellishment (SU), Gold Sequins

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you'll check out the Freshly Made Sketches blog and join in our challenge this week.  You will definitely find some inspiration over there!

Have an amazing day!

Jen