Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #420

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great week so far!  We've been having unseasonably warm weather lately which is weird and nice at the same time.  We have basically no snow which I am totally okay with.  Wearing shoes every day instead of boots is such a blessing!!!

We have a great new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches.  Our hostess this week is the amazing Jennifer Timko!  I have had the privilege of meeting Jen (twice!)!  It's been a long time since we've seen each other and I think we need to visit again soon!!  Jen is also an exceptional card maker and she always blows me away with her talent.  Head over to her blog and check it out!

 I made two cards for this sketch.  I actually made the mountain card first and then wasn't sure I liked it so I made the poppy one.  You can't lose with the poppies!  That paper just makes my heart so happy!  Yes, I am obsessed with the poppies!

I do like the mountain card!  I saw a card made using these dies on Kim S's blog and I knew I had to have them too!  They're fun and great for making masculine cards!  Something I'm always short on!

Supplies (poppy card)
Cardstock: Whisper White, Poppy Parade, Basic Black
DSP: Peaceful Poppies
Stamps: Bitty Banners (Reverse Confetti)
Ink: Basic Black
Other: Circle Dies, Bitty Banner Confetti Cuts, Mosaic Textured Embossing Folder, Dimensionals

Thanks again so much for stopping by!  I hope you'll head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out the gorgeous cards the Design Team have created!

Have an amazing day!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #399

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having great start to your week! We've had a restful and relaxing week so far.  It's been really nice.  After a busy weekend and some hectic weeks, it's nice to have one that is a little more laid back.  There was some room cleaning and reading for the boys today!  They're starting to help me more in the kitchen which is nice.  Hopefully their culinary skills will improve over the next few weeks!

We have a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week.  I am this week's hostess!  It's always a treat to be the hostess and check out everyone's cards.  I am always amazed at how different all of the cards are!  I decided to go with a very square sketch this week!  If you don't like squares, you can always use another shape!

I decided to go for a mostly white card!  I used some silver butterflies that were already sitting on my desk!  One of my jobs this week is to clean my craft room up.  I'm hoping to get that done tomorrow. We shall see.  I keep putting it off!!

I tried making my three little squares just from plain white paper but they looked too plain so a little embossing was in order!  I used the Mosaic embossing folder since that was what was handiest!!  I embossed the sentiment in Silver (though I often fight with my silver embossing powder - it always makes a mess)!  Voila, a completed card!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Silver Foil
Stamps: LJD Birthday Greetings (MFT)
Ink: Versamark
Other: Mosaic Embossing Folder, Stitched Squares (Lil Inkers), Little Bits - Butterflies (Taylored Expressions), Silver Embossing Powder, 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 for your inspiration!  They are truly incredible!

Have an amazing day!

Jen