Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #678

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  Are you having a great week so far?  Spring is being very tumultuous here.  I can't say I'm surprised.  The mountains are getting snow and we're getting cooler weather but nothing that accumulates.  Avalanche risk is crazy high here and so hiking has to be done at slightly lower elevations.  We have passed on hiking the last few weekends and hit the ski hills instead!  I'm excited to get back on the trails soon!

We have a great new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is our favourite French woman Cecile Ribon!  Cecile's cards always blow my mind so please head over to her blog to check them out!  You won't be disappointed!  

I'll admit when I first saw Cecile's sketch I was a little nervous.  That splotch is very splotchy and I didn't have a clue what to do with that.  Then I remembered that I had some stencils from Stampin Up that would work perfectly for this card!  I grabbed my favourite distress oxide yellows and went to work!  Since the Be Bold Blooms worked so well last week I decided to use them again!   I already had the sentiment on my desk so we put it all together!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Hammermill Coverstock White, Gold (SU)

Ink: Scattered Straw, Fossilized Amber (Distress Oxides)

Dies: Be Bold Blooms (Spellbinders), Happy Parents Day (Spellbinders)

Other: Linked Together Decorative Masks, Gold Foil (Spellbinders), Happy Parent's Day Hot Foil Plate (Spellbinders), Glimmer Hot Foil Machine (Spellbinders)

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 Monday at 1 PM EST to get your card entered into this week's challenge.  If you need some inspiration, you'll definitely find it on the blog!

Have an amazing day!
Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #628

Hello!

Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great week so far!  Happy Spring!  We're in our first few days of spring and we've done a complete 180 in our weather.  It was beautiful, sunny and warm on the weekend - feeling just like spring and today we are in the throws of winter!  It's freezing, snowing and driving will be a nightmare!  It looks like we've got about 5 days of yucky weather and then hopefully some improvements.  

We've got a great new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is the amazingly talented Narelle Farrugia!  Narelle's cards are always spectacular so head to her blog to check them out.  I'm hoping that one day Narelle will take the long trip across the very large pond to hike up a mountain with me!!!  Might be wishful thinking but I'm hopeful!

So this sketch threw me.  What's with all the circles lately?!  Ha!  I couldn't think of what I wanted to put there.  I flipped through my Lovely Layers dies and chose my Coneflower die.  I do love a pretty coneflower!  I started making a purple and yellow coneflower and then I got yellow ink all over my purple coneflower - grrrrr.  I just make a card with the yellow one but I wasn't thrilled so I made a purple one as well.  I wasn't over thrilled with my sequin choices but alas.  It is what it is.

 

Supplies:

Cardstock: Hammermill White Coverstock, Early Espresso, 

Ink: Milled Lavender, Scattered Straw, Dusty Concord, Fossilized Amber, Ground Espresso, Antique Linen (all Distress Inks or Oxides)

Other: Lovely Layers Coneflower (Honey Bee Stamps), Happy Parents Day (Spellbinders), Gold Foil, Purple Foil, Stitched Rectangles (Spellbinders), Glimmer Hot Foil Machine (Spellbinders), Elegant Sequin Mix (Honey Bee Stamps), Sweet Bee Sequin Mix (Honey Bee Stamps), 

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!  If you need some inspiration, you'll definitely find it on the blog!  We can't wait to see what you create this week!

Have an amazing day!
Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #625

Hello!

Happy Wednesday!  Here we are back at another Wednesday!  How is that even possible!  I hope you're having a good week!  I had my steroid shot this morning and I'm praying for some significant relief in my pain!  Some of you know but I have been diagnosed with moderate arthritis in my left thumb (I also have it in my right thumb) but I'm left handed so most tasks have become very difficult.  I have been waiting for this shot for months so I'm excited that today is the day!  Tonight is also a big ladies paint night at our church.  It's my first event as Women's Ministry Coordinator so I'm a little nervous! We have 100 ladies coming to paint!  I will be heading from my shot to the church for set up!  As excited as I am, I'm looking forward to it all being over.

So I have the privilege of being this week's hostess at Freshly Made Sketches!  I am not great at coming up with sketches but I sure love to see what you all create with my sketch!  

I had just received these SU dies.  I saw them in the catalogue and one of my new friends is a demonstrator so I decided I would get them from her!  I love a good flower die!  These ones are user friendly and fun to play with!  I cut the flowers out of white and then used my Distress Oxides to colour them!  I wasn't going to make this a Mother's Day card but it looked pretty Mother's Day like to me so that's what it became!

I need a thank you card for the lady that is leading/teaching our paint night tonight.  She really likes purple so I made one especially for her!  I've added Wink of Stella to the centres of all of the flowers just to add a bit of sparkle!  

Supplies:
Cardstock: Hammermill White Coverstock, Blushing Bride, Highland Heather, Basic Black

DSP: Gingham Gala (retired SU), Gingham Happy Hearts (Honey Bee Stamps)

Ink: Tattered Rose, Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord, Bundled Sage, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness (Distress Oxides)

Other: Paper Florist Dies (SU), Softly Sophisticated Embossing Folder, Nested Essential Dies (SU), Sentiments for Everyday (Spellbinders), Happy Parents Day (Spellbinders) Rose Gold Foil (Spellbinders), Purple Foil (Spellbinders), Glimmer Hot Foil Machine (Spellbinders), Wink of Stella

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!  You have until 3 PM EST on Monday to enter our challenge!  We always love to see what you come up with!  If you need some inspiration, head over to the blog!  You'll find some amazing cards already posted by the Design Team!

Have a fantastic day!
Jen

 

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #623

Hello and Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great week and celebrating Heart Day well!  I will be celebrating with my kids tonight.  Then I'll be taking my youngest to a soccer practice!  I hope the coaches wives weren't expecting a romantic night because their husbands are going to be coaching a bunch of teen boys instead!

We've got a brand new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is the amazing Linda Callahan!  Linda is always so creative and her cards are so pretty so head over to her blog to send her some love!  

Linda has a fantastic sketch for us.  I haven't really thought about ovals in a really long time.  I sat there stumped for a while and then remembered that my Lovely Layers Hydrangea was an ovular shape so I opted to use that.  I then realized that as much as I liked the yellow I should really try it in pink so I made another one!  I decided to throw a Happy Mother's Day on them because if I don't start now I might not get those Mother's Day cards done!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Hammermill White Coverstock, Daffodil Delight, Blushing Bride, Gold Foil, Rose Gold Foil

Ink: Tattered Rose, Scattered Straw, Fossilized Amber (all Distress Oxides)

Other: Lovely Layers Hydrangea (Honey Bee Stamps), Dainty Diamonds Textured Embossing Folder, Happy Parents Day (Spellbinders), Glimmer Hot Foil Machine (Spellbinders), Gold Foil (Spellbinders), Rose Gold Foil (Spellbinders), Gilded Gems (SU), Iridescent Rhinestones (SU), Wink of Stella.

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 next Monday at 3 PM EST to get your card in our challenge!

If you need some inspiration, you will definitely find it on the blog!  There are some beautiful cards posted by the Design Team!  Those ladies always amaze me!

We can't wait to see what you create this week!
Have an amazing day!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #577

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great week.  Has spring arrived where you live?  We've got some warmer here but when I saw warm I mean it's just below freezing but we had some gorgeous sun today and it felt amazing!  Hopefully the sun will start to melt some of our snow.  

We've got a brand new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is Judy Rozema!  Judy's cards are gorgeous!  You definitely need to head over to her blog and check them out!  

You guys are going to get sick of seeing these flowers but they might just be one of my favourite dies!  I love them!  They're so fun to play with.  Coming up with different colour combinations is thrilling!!!  Maybe I just need to get out more!!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Bermuda Bay, Costal Cabana, Basic White, Petal Pink, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi

Patterned Paper:  Knit Picky Winter 6X6 Paper Pack (Lawn Fawn)

Ink: Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral, Wild Wasabi

Other: Be Bold Blooms (Spellbinders), Brick and Mortar Embossing Folder, Happy Parent's Day (Spellbinders), Silver Foil, Basic Rhinestones

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out the amazing cards the Design Team has posted for your inspiration!  We really hope you'll join in our challenge this week!

I hope you have an amazing day!

Jen

 

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #533

Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great week so far!  Has spring sprung where you live?  We're feeling more springy weather here this week after last week's snow!  My husband also came down with Covid last week which put a damper on our plans.  I'm so far the only one who hasn't had it.  Of course we seem to like to wait a month between cases so maybe next month will be my turn?  I sure hope not!  My husband had a super mild case and has recovered quickly!

We have a brand new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches!  I have the privilege of being this week's hostess!  It's always so much fun to go through the gallery and check out the gorgeous cards that you create for the challenge!  I sure hope you like the sketch this week!

Of course, as is often the case, my card did not turn out as I had envisioned.  I made the card and then thought it looked too dull.  I added some thread but that didn't quite do it so I addd the sequins and now I'm not too sure!  Oh we're often not happy with what we create!  I wanted a simple but sweet Mother's Day card.  I had to use the tulips because they'll soon be blooming somewhere in the world - just not here!!!  Too cold here yet for tulips!  I'm not even sure there are tulips here!

Supplies:

Cardstock: Basic White, Flirty Flamingo, Strawberry Slush, Granny Apple Green

DSP: Sunshine and Rainbows

Stamps: Flowering Tulips

Ink: Basic Black, Flirty Flamingo, Strawberry Slush, Granny Apple Green

Other: Lovely Layers Tulips, Silver Sequins, Silver Thread, Tasteful Textile Embossing Folder, Dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog to see what the other members of the team have come up with!  I also hope you'll join in our challenge this week!

Have an amazing day!

Jen

 

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #434

 Hello!
Happy Wednesday and welcome to May!  I hope the month has started well!  I've really been enjoying being able to spend some extra time every week in my craft room!  It's been fun and a bit of a distraction!  Jacob spent most of yesterday outside

We have a great new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is the amazing Linda Callahan!  Linda creates the cutest cards and always makes me smile! Head on over to her blog and check out her sweet cards (and her adorable grandkids!)

So this sketch threw me for a loop!  Almost as if those rectangles were gigantic circles!  No seriously!  I was stumped.  Like stumped for days stumped.  Finally, I pulled out the Modern Frame Die and stamp set from Concord & 9th and created the top card.  I tried to gather my inner Amy O'Neill and mix and match colours but she does it so much better!

I then decided that I needed to create this card.  (No mom, this isn't your Mother's Day card, don't worry!!!)  This one is for my neighbour.  She has been purchasing cards from me over the last few weeks and I know she really wanted to get one herself so I might be conspiring with her daughter to make it happen!!!

Supplies:
Card #1
Cardstock: Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Silver Foil
DSP: Brights DSP Stack (Retired)
Stamps: Modern Frame (Concord & 9th)
Ink: Coastal Cabana
Other: Modern Frame Dies (Concord & 9th), Subtle Texture Embossing Folder, Dimensionals

Card #2
Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black, Real Red, Granny Apple Green, Silver Foil
DSP: Tutti Frutti (retired)
Stamps: Crazy For You
Ink: Stazon Black
Other: Modern Frame Dies (Concord & 9th), 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!

We can't wait to see what you create this week!

Have an amazing day!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #387

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great start to your week so far!  We've had a good week.  The boys got out for their first round of golf this week.  They were so excited.  The next round is scheduled for Friday night.  It's amazing how much they seem to love it.  I wish I shared that love so we could all go out together - but I don't!  And I'm totally okay with that.

We have a great new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is our favourite French designer Cecile Ribon!  Cecile has the most unique and intricate die cuts for her cards.  They always amaze me!  Head over to her blog and check them out!

Well, Mother's Day is quickly coming and I needed one more card so I put this one together.  I think it's prettier in person than it is in the photo.  The leaves in the sketch stumped me for a bit until I found these flowers from Reverse Confetti.  I coloured them up and was off to the races.  The part that took me the longest was trying to get that thread to look okay.  I am not good with random and haphazard.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Silver Foil
Patterned Paper: Taylored Expressions
Stamps: Tall Blooms (Reverse Confetti), Happy Mother's Day (PTI - can't remember the set)
Ink: Versamark, Memento Black
Other: Tall Blooms Confetti Cuts (Reverse Confetti), Silver Thread, In Flight Overlays (Taylored Expressions), Silver Embossing Powder, Stampin Blends, 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!  You won't be disappointed!

Have a fabulous day!
Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #384

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great week!  We've been having the craziest weather here.  It does not feel spring like at all.  One day it's freezing and rain and then the next day is crazy warm.  Then back to cold for a week.  I am totally ready for warmth whenever Mother Nature is ready.  Hopefully sooner than later!

We have a great new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches.  Our hostess this week is the amazing Linda Callahan!  Linda always makes such creative cards.  She also has some amazing stories that I love to read and giggle about!

Linda's sketch stumped me for a bit and then I decided I had better tackle my Mother's Day cards.  And I totally know my sweet mom is reading this and now she knows what her Mother's Day card looks like.  Sorry mom!  I hope you still love me!!!  I decided to colour the flowers with my Stampin' Blends.  I probably will never get into Copics but I can handle the SU markers!  I don't have to think too hard when using them! I tried to pull an Amy O'Neill with my thread but it didn't turn out too well.  I tried though!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Smokey Slate, Granny Apple Green
Patterned Paper: Reverse Confetti
Stamps: Secret Garden, Crazy About You
Ink: Memento Black
Other: Stampin' Blends, Secret Garden Dies, Silver Thread, Frosted Epoxy Droplets, Stitched Rectangles (Lil' Inkers), Subtle Texture Embossing Folder, 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.

Have a fabulous day!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #288

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  We are expecting a gorgeous day here today!  The first truly HOT day of the spring so far!  The kids are pumped about wearing shorts!  This has been a long time coming.  Both my kids are down to their last pair of pants without ripped knees!  Oh the joys of boys!!!  My oldest turns 11 this coming weekend and still wears the knees right out of his pants.  Actually, yesterday, his grey jogging pants came home slightly green.  Complete all over grass stains.  I just shake my head!

Well, today we have a great new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is the fabulous Jen Mitchell!  Jen's cards are always gorgeous and she can turn simple into a beautiful masterpiece!  Head over to her blog to be wowed!

Jen has a great sketch for us!  I kinda know right away what I wanted to do with this one!  This is my mother's Mother's Day card!  I just love the gold polka dot paper out of the Pop of Pink DSP pack.  I mean, those gold dots are just gorgeous!  I combined that with this fabulous set from Reverse Confetti and voila!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black, Gold
DSP: Pop of Pink
Stamps: You're So (Reverse Confetti)
Ink: Stazon Black
Other: Double Stitched Circles (Lil Inkers), You're So Confetti Cuts (Reverse Confetti), Scalloped Circle Dies (Spellbinders), Dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out the amazing cards that the Design Team has created for your inspiration!  We hope you'll play along this week!

Have a fabulous day!
Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #287

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope your week has started well!  The rain has finally stopped here and we are slowly drying out!  My parents and in-laws live in the Ottawa valley and the pictures from the flooding in their area is heart breaking.  I can't believe all the water the people there are having to contend with.  Hopefully over the next few days some of the water recedes and they get some reprieve!

We have a great new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches courtesy of the amazing Jen Timko! Jen has such incredible talent!  She is fabulous at colouring and has some uber creative cards!  Head over to her blog and you'll see exactly what I'm talking about!

Jen's sketch is super versatile!  That long rectangle can be pretty much anything!  A die cut or DSP or even a stamped image!  The sky is the limit!  I went with a long strip of DSP since I had some siting on my desk and I just loved the Moroccan DSP!  I threw on some sequins, embossed my sentiment and voila!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Bermuda Bay
DSP: Moroccan
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Versamark
Other: Sequins, Gold Embossing Powder, Bitty Banners Die, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you'll head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out the amazing cards the Design Team has created!  You won't be disappointed!  I hope you'll join us this week!  We always love to see what you create!

Have a fabulous day!

Jen

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Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #134

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great week so far!  I had a nice day today.  It poured rain all day!  The creek at the golf course by our house is overflowing and making it's way towards hole 10!!!  The golfers will have a wet day tomorrow!

I'm super excited for Thursday!  We demonstrators get a sneak peek at the new Stampin' Up Catalogue!  I'm even going to change my morning workout routine so I can peruse the catalogue before the boys get up!!!

We have a fabulous new sketch today at Freshly Made Sketches!  This week's sketch is super fun!  Our hostess this week is the incredibly talented Karren Johnson!  She sure has created a sketch you won't want to miss out on.

I am still on my Mother's Day kick!  I need to get a few more done!!!  I wanted to use basic grey and used the Hardwood background stamp (one of my favs!) along with some doilies and pleated seam binding.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic Grey, Rose Red, Whisper White
Stamps: Hardwood background, Secret Garden, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Basic Black
Other: Secret Garden Framelits, Doilies, Rose Red Seam Binding, Bitty Banners Framelits, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by!  Please head on over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out the super amazing cards the Design Team has created for you!  We hope you join along in our challenge this week!!!

Have a fabulous week!

Jen

Mother's Day Blooms

Hello!
I hope you've had a great weekend!  We had a fun weekend here!  The boys spent the day flying today and had a blast!  I enjoyed some time playing in my craft room!  We have a fun week ahead of us.  Tomorrow the boys are doing "Run Club" after school.  We will see how this goes.  I'll be "running" with them which I'm hoping equates to walking quickly!!!  A few of their friends will be joining us so hopefully they find it fun!

I loved this week's CAS(E) This Sketch challenge!  They paired up with Runway Inspired challenge and have created a fabulous two week sketch/inspiration challenge!  I love it!

I am trying to get a few Mother's Day cards made up!  I only have one mom but I have a few orders to fill!!!  I am very sad that Stampin' Up is retiring the Secret Garden stamp set.  I absolutely love it!  I love the flowers and love using the dies!  Makes life a whole lot easier!

I decided to tie the black and red from the sweater and the pattern from the shorts into my card along with the flowers!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic Black, Real Red
DSP: Fresh Prints DSP Stack
Stamps: Secret Garden, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Basic Black
Other: Secret Garden Framelits, Bitty Banners Framelits, Basic Rhinestones, Circle cutters (Non-SU), Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by!
I hope you have a great day!

Jen!

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #133

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  Hope you're having a great week and had a wonderful Easter weekend.  We had an amazing weekend as a family.  I'm sad I didn't get to see my parents but we had a very nice visit with my aunt and uncle.  I was able to get out and see both boys fly their air planes this weekend.  It was amazing to see both of them and see how far they've come!  We went for a really nice family hike to see some waterfalls and then spent a wonderful morning at the new aquarium in downtown Toronto!

Today being Wednesday means that we have a fabulous new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches!  This week's incredibly talented hostess in the one and only Cindy Lovell!  If you haven't been to Cindy's blog you need to head there now and check out her amazing creations!

At first the sketch kind of stumped me but then I realized I had better get cracking on Mother's Day cards!  It will be here in no time!  I like sketches that stretch my brain!!!  Funny thing was that it wasn't the circle that stressed me out but the square - which turned into a rectangle on my card!!!!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Pool Party
DSP: Sweet Sorbet
Stamps: Petite Petals, Well Scripted
Ink: Basic Black
Other: Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon, Petite Petals Punch, Black Candy Dots (non-SU), Scalloped Circle Dies (non-SU), Dimensionals

Thanks again for stopping by!  Please head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog to see the amazing cards our Clean Team has come up with!  You will not be disappointed!

Have a fabulous day!

Jen

Fab Friday Mother's Day

Hello!
Happy Thursday!
This is going to be a super quick post since it's Thursday morning and I completely forgot I had made this card to actually enter in a challenge!!!

My friend requested a Mother's Day card for her sister-in-law who had twins!  I recently made them a baby card as well!  I didn't quite know what to do to reflect the twins.  I saw my owl punch and knew it would be perfect!  Who doesn't love two sweet little girl owls?!

I used this week's Fab Friday Sketch for the starting point of my card!  I do love this sketch though it also challenged me greatly!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Melon Mambo
DSP: Pretty in Pink DSP Paper
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Early Espresso
Other: Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Two-Step Owl Punch, Melon Mambo Ribbon, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a fabulous day!!!

Jen!

Paper Players Mother's Day

Hello!
It was a beautiful day here in Southern Ontario!  The sun was shining and it was so lovely outside.  Jacob and I were able to spend a few minutes outside here and there today!  Thankfully the rest of the week is supposed to be very similar!!!

I had a request for a Mother's Day card with some flowers on it.  I decided that the Paper Players sketch this week would be perfect for said card!  I love the Secret Garden Stamp set and love that there are coordinating dies!

I used some black embossing powder on the flowers to make their lines stand out a bit more.  I love the new This and That Epic Day DSP!  It is so fun and the colours are fabulous!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic Black, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Pool Party
DSP: This and That Epic Day
Stamps: Secret Garden, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Versamark, Basic Black
Other: Black Embossing Powder, Chevron Embossing Folder, Bitty Banners Framelits Die

Thanks for stopping by!
I hope you have a lovely day!

Jen

CAS(E) this Sketch Mother's Day

Hello!
I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!  We had a beautiful day here today.  My husband and Caleb went flying today and had a blast.  Caleb did awesome flying his angry birds plane!  I do wish I could have been there to see that!  Jacob and I stayed home and he was able to have a much needed nap this afternoon!

I really do love the CAS(E) this Sketch challenge!  I need to get a few Mother's Day cards made up so I  wanted to use this sketch as a starting point!  I decided to substitute the tags for butterflies!  I mean, most of you know how I feel about butterflies!

I used some DSP for the bottom two butterflies but ran the Melon Mambo butterfly through the Big Shot using the woodgrain embossing folder.  I wanted to keep this card super clean and really simple!  Of course I had to throw in some bling!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Melon Mambo
DSP: Print Poetry, Polka Dot Parade
Stamps: Well Scripted
Ink: Basic Black
Other: Elegant Butterfly Punch, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Woodgrain Embossing Folder

Thanks for stopping by!
I hope you have a great weekend!

Jen!

Happy Mother's Day!

Hello and Happy Mother's Day to you!  I'm a little sad that I'm not celebrating with my mom today BUT I am (or hopefully am) celebrating my 5th Mother's Day at the Happiest Place on Earth!

This is the card that I made for my mom for Mother's Day.  I have been blessed with the perfect mom...no seriously.  She is my best friend!  Don't get me wrong, we don't always get along perfectly but we are perfect for each other!

I'm not sure if she would have received this card on time.  I never know with the postal system how long cards will take!

My mom and I LOVE tea and have a deeper love for tea cups and pots!  I love the Tea Shoppe set and knew that I somehow had to incorporate it into her card!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Soft Suede, Poppy Parade, Lucky Limeade, Very Vanilla
DSP: Everyday Enchantment
Stamps: Tea Shoppe
Ink: Soft Suede
Other: Dimensionals, Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon, Basic Pearls, Dots Embossing Folder, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder

Happy Mother's Day Mom!  I love you!!!

Freshly Made Mother's Day

 Hello!
Hope everyone is having a great weekend!  I picked up my brace from the physiotherapist today so I'm finding my movements a slight bit restricted at the moment but I'm sure i'll get used to it soon enough!

Some great news here...I'm being featured on Tiffany Bauer's Blog - My Crafty World tomorrow (Sunday)!  Each Sunday she features "My Crafty Picks" and tomorrow she'll be featuring my blog along with a few others!  Can I convey how totally excited I am!!!

Other news...Stampin' Up! releases their Retiring Stamps list tomorrow!  Stay tuned to the blog!  I wonder what will make the cut?!

It's time for the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge this week.  This week Tui came up with a sketch that challenged me.  I think it took me a few too many go's at it to come up with a card...

Supplies:
Cardstock: Soft Suede, So Saffron, Whisper White
Stamps: Tea Shoppe, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Soft Suede
Other: Edgelits Dies and Embosslits, Lattice Textured Embossing Folder, Elegant Lines Embossing Folder, Basic Pearls, Modern Label Punch, Circle Dies (Non-SU), Whisper White Grosgrain Ribbon.

MOJO Mother's Day!

I am so excited tonight!  I was named "Perfect Princess" for the second week in a row at Freshly Made Sketches!  My thank you card (see a few posts below) was picked by Linda this week!  This is a great challenge to participate in so if you're looking for a new challenge each week - check this one out!

My wrist is getting stronger so I have been making a few more cards!  I wanted to give the MOJO Monday challenge (MOJO236) a whirl this week!

Mother's Day is quickly approaching...I had better get some cards ready for that!  Despite SU's Sale-A-Bration being over I can't resist using the Everyday Enchantment DSP!  I think it's perfect for Mother's Day.

This sketch looks quite simple but I found getting the right colour combination a little challenging!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Poppy Parade
DSP: Everyday Enchantment
Stamps: Mixed Bunch, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Lucky Limeade, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Versamark
Other: White Embossing Powder, Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon, Everyday Enchantment Brads, Dimensionals