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

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #131

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  Sorry for being so MIA this week!  Actually it's been a few weeks!  The good news is that flying season has started and so the boys will be out flying most Saturday and Sunday afternoons which means that Mama might get some time in her craft room.  Before that happens though it is in desperate need of tidying!

We have a great new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches!  This one comes to us courtesy of the amazing Cindy Hall!  I must say this sketch gave me grief.  Not sure why but it sure stumped me!!  Apparently rectangles are starting to scare me as much as circles!

I realized that I am going to need some Easter cards.  I like to give the boys teachers Easter gifts to encourage them!  I am also including the librarian this Easter.  She goes above and beyond each week and finds Caleb the perfect book to take home.  He always comes home thrilled with what Mrs. Grant has saved for him!

Even though the Sweet Sorbet paper is no longer available it needs to be used up and I think it's the perfect Easter paper!  I used the Petite Petals (and coordinating punch) to create some colourful blooms!  I think this is version 5 or 6 of this card!  Each previous version looks drastically different.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic Black, Pool Party, Whisper White
DSP: Sweet Sorbet
Stamps: Petite Petals, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Basic Black
Other: Petite Petals Punch, Bitty Banners Framelits, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by!  Please head on over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog to check out the beautiful cards the design team has created!  We can't wait to see what you create for us this week!

Have a fabulous day!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #123

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  Can you believe we're halfway through the week already!  Today Jacob and I are heading on a class trip with Caleb's class.  They are going to the local arena to do some skating!  The kids are learning about the Olympics and learning about some of the sports in gym class so they are going to do some skating themselves!  I get to go and tie skates!  We shall see how my hands feel tomorrow night!!!

We have a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches!  I am so fortunate to be this week's hostess!  It's always exciting to come up with a sketch and this week was no exception!  I'm sure you all know how I feel about circles and so I decided to create a sketch that was loaded with circles!  No better way to get over a fear than to jump right in with both feet!

This card isn't particularly for anyone (yet!) but I like to have several birthday cards on hand just in case!!!   I love the new Petite Petals stamp set and coordinating punch in the Occasions Catalogue!  It's perfect to add some little details to a card!  

I'm going through a neutrals phase (you'll see a few upcoming cards that are totally neutral colours!) right now.  You'll have to bear with me through this!!!

Supplies:

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla

Stamps: Petite Petals, Create a Cupcake (Sentiment)

Ink: Crumb Cake

Other: Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon, Basic Pearls

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Please head on over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out the amazing cards the design team has come up with!  I am so fortunate to be able to create with such a great group of ladies!

Have a wonderful day!

Jen

Fusion Birthday

Hello!
Hope you had a great day!  I am feeling a bit better today!  Thankfully the aches and chills have left and don't seem to be coming back!  I still have yet to get into the craft room though!  Thankfully I have a few cards left from last week that I can post!

I tried out the Fusion Card Challenge this week!  I tried to combine both the photo and the sketch.  Not sure how well it turned out but it was a stretch for me to do a combo card!

I love grey and yellow together and loved the look of the woodgrain in the background!  I also love a good sketch challenge so I took the plunge!  I love the Chalk Talk stamp set and don't get to use it near enough!  I realize that the colours are backwards on my "chalked" tag but it's too late to change it!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic Grey, Very Vanilla, Smokey Slate, So Saffron
Stamps: Chalk Talk, Petite Petals
Ink: Versamark
Other: White Embossing Powder, Silver Embossing Powder, Basic Rhinestones, Bakers Twine, Chalk Talk Framelits, Petite Petals Punch, Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by today!
I hope you have a fabulous day!

Jen!

Petite Petals Thank You

Hello!
This is going to be a quick post tonight.  I must get to bed....5:45 comes early in the morning to be up and working out!!!  I got to spend a few minutes in my craft room over the weekend.  I was rather excited!  This week is going to be busy so I don't know how much time I'll get in there!

I decided to play along with the Card Concept and CAS(E) This Sketch Challenges this week.  

I need some thank you cards and thought that this sketch would be perfect!  I wanted to try out a few of my new stamp sets as well and was able to for this card!

I added an embossed border along the edge at the last minute.  I wasn't sure at first if I should but the card looked rather naked without it!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Pink Pirouette, Strawberry Slush
Stamps: Petite Petals, Four You
Ink: Early Espresso, Versamark
Other: Petite Petals Punch, Delicate Designs Embossing Folder, Basic Pearls, Clear Embossing Powder

Thanks for stopping by!  I will be back tomorrow with another card!

Have a fabulous day!
Jen