Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #634

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great start to your week!  We were having a great week until the forecast said snow.  It's almost May and we're still dealing with snow.  Some areas closer to the mountains are supposed to get between 10-20 cm of snow.  That's a fair bit of snow for the spring.  Thankfully our temperatures are supposed to remain above freezing so I'll be praying that it melts!  I need spring and summer to come NOW!!!

We have a fun new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches today!  Our hostess today is my fellow Rocky Mountain dweller (but the Colorado variety), Kim Singdahlsen! You will love Kim's cards so head over to her blog to be wowed!  Your wish list will grow so be warned!!!  

I'll be honest, when I first saw this sketch I just stared at it and had no clue at all what I wanted to do.  Angles throw me I guess.  I have also been super busy (and a little overwhelmed) at work and so my creative side is definitely lacking.  It took a couple of days of staring at the sketch and the card you see above is what was produced.  It's not my favourite.  It's not even in my top 10!  I had a vision but I just couldn't make it work despite my best efforts!  

Supplies:
Cardstock: Hammermill White Coverstock, Highland Heather

Ink: Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord (Tim Holtz Distress Oxides)

Dies: Paper Florist Dies

Other: Glimmer Hot Foil Machine (Spellbinders), Monoline Stars Embossing Folder (Spellbinders), Basic Rhinestones (SU), Purple Foil (Spellbinders), Be Bold Sentiments (Spellbinders)

We didn't get out for a hike on the weekend.  I was a little sad but I was exhausted from the previous week and knew what my body didn't need was a 4AM wake up and then hauling myself up a mountain!  We won't get out this weekend either since I'll be at a conference and Trevor will be away!  That will make the following weekend even better!

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!  

The Design Team have some amazing cards already posted so go and check them out!  You'll hopefully find some inspiration!  

You have until Monday at 1 PM EST to enter this week's challenge!

Have an amazing day!
Jen

 

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #631

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great start to the week!  Did you get to see the eclipse this week?  We live on the Western side of Canada so we just saw a partial eclipse.  It didn't last long but it was still neat to see.  We had blue, cloudless skies so it was easy to see (with the special glasses of course!).

We've got a brand new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess is our favourite airline captain, Jen Timko!  Jen is an incredible card maker so head over to her blog and check them out!  Jen is also a great hiker - I can't wait to take her on our next adventure!!!

I wasn't sure what to do with this card.  I had every intention of using a Lovely Layers flower of some sort but that's not what happened!  I decided to keep it nice and simple!  I really like the flowers in the Spellbinders Garden Wreath Add-Ons set.  They're super easy to use!  I hot foiled a circle, cut it out and added a flower!  I used some rose gold foil to cut some leaves and hot foiled a rose gold sentiment then called it day!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Hammermill White Coverstock

Other: Garden Wreath Add Ons (Spellbinders), Be Bold Blooms (Spellbinders), Be Bold Sentiments (Spellbinders), Nested Circles (PinkFresh Studios), Monoline Stars Embossing Folder. 

We were able to get out for a hike last Wednesday.  The weather forecast wasn't looking good so we made sure we were out there for a 7 am start and we were able to get up to the "peak" and back down before the weather hit!  We had the most beautiful weather.  It was incredible  The sun was shining and air was warm!  It was wonderful.  It felt so good to get back out there.  It's "shoulder" season so the trails are muddy and icy and overall just gross.  We will have a few weeks of this before actual hiking season will begin!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and join in our challenge!  There are some great cards posted that will inspire you!  The Design Team did a great job this week! 

You have until Monday at 1 PM EST to enter into the challenge!

Have an amazing day!

Jen

 

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #614

Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great week!  Are you ready for Christmas?  I'm nowhere near ready.  I feel like Christmas will be here before you know it and I want to have a very good handle on everything by the weekend!  Ha!!  We have  our tree up but we don't have any decorations on it yet because we haven't had a chance where all 4 of us are free to decorate it.  Hopefully in the next few days!

We've got a brand new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches today!  I am this week's hostess and I've got a very circle intensive sketch for you.  I don't know what I was thinking but we're going to roll with it!

I'm not a huge fan of this card and I tried to make another one but  it didn't turn out either!  I think the circles were throwing me off!  I don't know what I was thinking with all of those circles!  I originally wanted a Christmas card but somehow it turned into a birthday card! I guess it could suit a Christmas birthday!  I do love the new flower dies from Spellbinders and think they make beautiful cards!  I can't wait to use them more in the new year!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Hammermill Coverstock White, Real Red (SU), Silver Foil

Ink: Lumberjack Plaid (Tim Holtz Distress Oxide)

Other: Build a Wreath Dies (Spellbinders), Garden Wreath Add-Ons (Spellbinders), Sentiments for Everyday (Spellbinders), Dazzling Diamonds (Spellbinders), Silver Foil (Spellbinders), Glimmer Hot Foil Machine (Spellbinders), Monoline Stars Embossing Folder (Spellbinders)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll head over to the Freshly Made Sketches and join in our challenge!  The Design Team has come up with some beautiful cards and they'll definitely inspire you!  I can't wait to see what you come up with using my sketch!  

Have an amazing day!
Jen

 

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #612

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great week so far!  It seems like we have gone fro the fall season to Christmas in the blink of an eye!  So many people have their Christmas trees up and have their houses all decorated.  I feel very far behind this year.  I'm usually well into my shopping by now but this year I just can't seem to get motivated.  Maybe this weekend we'll put up the nutcrackers or something and see if we can get some festive spirit going.  

We've got a fantastic new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week!  Our hostess is the super funny and incredibly talented Linda Callahan!  Linda's cards are always beautiful so make sure you head over to her blog and show her some love! 

I'm going to admit the sketch through me for a loop.  I know I need more Christmas cards so I wanted to go with a Christmas theme but I couldn't seem to get any mojo going for this card.  Even now I'm not thrilled with the final product.  I had to whip it up fast because I was running out of time.  Oh well, I will need to get my act together for next week right?  This card uses the Lovely Layers Winter Greenery set from Honey Bee Stamps.  I don't think I've ever used the pine cones before and they're quite fun to work with!  I added some Wink of Stella to the berries and some of the greenery since it needed a little sparkle.  Sparkle never shows up in the photos though!  

Supplies:

Cardstock: Hammermill White Coverstock, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Wild Wasabi, Early Espresso

Ink: Gathered Twigs, Ground Espresso, Rustic Wilderness (All Distress Oxides)

Other:  Lovely Layers Winter Greenery (Honey Bee Stamps), Joyful Christmas Sentiments (Spellbinders), Red Foil, Glimmer Hot Foil Machine (Spellbinders), Wink of Stella, Monoline Stars Embossing Folder (Spellbinders)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll join in our challenge this week!  Head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and you'll see some amazing cards that the Design Team has cooked up for you!  

Have an amazing day!
Jen