Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #490

Hello!

Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great week so far!  This is going to be my last post for a while!  I will be taking a small break from Freshly Made Sketches (and card making in general) as our family prepares to and moves across Canada!  My craft cave will be packed up shortly and I'm not sure when I'll get it fully unpacked at the new house.  It's an exciting journey and one we're eager to get started so our family can be back together again!  I think my husband is tired of flying back and forth - I can't say I blame him!

We have a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches and I am honoured to be this week's hostess!  I stuck a big ol' circle on that sketch so that I could attempt to conquer my fear of those big round things.  I'm not sure it's working to be honest.  Thankfully I had a general idea of what I wanted to do for this card.  I actually made a few cards with this sketch!  

Supplies (For the sympathy card)

Cardstock: Whisper White, Champagne Foil

Stamps: Heal Your Heart

Ink: Basic Black

Other: Dainty Diamonds Textured Embossing Folder, Pierced Blooms Dies, Dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I really do hope you'll head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out the amazing cards that are there!  I'm always amazed at the cards the girls' make!

I can't wait to see what you create with my sketch this week!

Have a wonderful day!

Jen  

 

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #486

Hello!

Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great week!  We have gone from slightly cool weather here to crazy warm!  Funny how that happens.  I won't complain!  Where we're moving we probably won't see too much hot weather so I'll take advantage of it while I can!

We have a fun new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is the amazing Jacquie Southas!  Jacquie makes absolutely stunning cards!  You need to head over to her blog and check them out!

Okay peeps, I saw this sketch and almost threw up!  No word of a lie. All I saw was part of a massive circle!  What on earth was I going to do with that?  Needless to say, I tried many, many renditions of this card.  I felt very uncreative to say the least.  I absolutely love this brand new DSP (Expressions in Ink) from Stampin' Up! though.  I don't actually want to use it!  I want it to be one of those packs that you just hoard and keep and open and touch...anyone else out there do that?!  Anyhow, as soon as I saw this paper I knew I had to try and incorporate it into my card! It was hard to make that first cut in the paper though!

Supplies:

Cardstock: Magenta Madness, Basic Black, Gold Foil, Whisper White

DSP: Expressions in Ink

Stamps: Many Messages

Ink: Basic Black

Other: Message Die, Pierced Blooms Dies, Dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I do hope you'll head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out the gorgeous cards that are there for your inspiration! 

Have an amazing day!  

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #484

 

Hello!

Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great start to your week so far!  We are counting down the days here until my husband leaves to take possession of our new house out in Western Canada.  Seems crazy that the last few months have gone by so fast.  This week is going to fly by as well.  My husband needs to take enough stuff for the 4 of us to live with for about 6 days once we get there as well!  We will be arriving before the moving truck so we will need some things to live with!  It will be an adventure to say the least!  

We have a brand new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week!  Our hostess this week is one of our favourite Texan card makers - Amy O'Neill!  Amy creates the sweetest cards so you should go and check them out on her blog!

I must admit this one stumped me.  I think it was because I was crunched for time and had something in mind and could not replicate it.  I haven't created an all white card in a while and wanted to give it a shot.  It's very simple but that's what I wanted!  The Pierced Blooms made another appearance!  I used an aqua painter splatter a little ink in the background.  I should have probably picked a different colour but I wanted it subtle.

Supplies:

Cardstock: Whisper White, Silver Foil

Ink: Basic Black

Stamps: Itty Bitty Birthdays

Other: Pierced Blooms Dies, Stitched Rectangles (Lil' Inkers), Tasteful Label Dies, Silver Epoxy Essentials, Aqua Painter

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I do hope you'll head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and be inspired by the cards the Design Team have created!  We also hope you'll join in our challenge this week!

Have an amazing day!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #483

Hello!

Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great week so far!  I totally spaced on my blog post again.  Having the kids home again for online school means someone always has my laptop!  It's taking a bit to get used to having everyone home and changing my schedule.  I used to do blog posts during the day but have to do them in the evening when my laptop isn't in such high demand!  By the time I get the hang of it, it will be summer break!

We have a great new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess is the amazing Narelle Farrugia.  Narelle's cards are always divine.  Her layers, her fussy cutting and those flowers!  They always make my heart skip a beat!  Head over to her blog to check them out!  

I wanted to channel my inner Narelle for this card.  I grabbed some flowers and coloured away.  Threw on some layers and I was off to the races.  I regretted not throwing on some gold thread though.  I actually made a second card that was almost the same and put thread on, totally made all the difference!  

Supplies:

Cardstock: Whisper White

Stamps: Forever and Always, Pansy Patch, French Foliage

Ink: Basic Black, Memento Black

Other: Pierced Blooms Dies, Double Stitched Circle Dies, Clear Drops, Dimensionals

 Thanks again for stopping by!  I hope you'll head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out the challenge for the week!  

Have an amazing day!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #480

Hello!

Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great week so far!  I hope you had a lovely Easter weekend!  We had a nice quiet weekend which is okay with me.  The Easter bunny forgot to bring me some chocolate.  Not sure what happened there so I made myself a chocolate cake today instead!  Ha!  I love chocolate way too much!  

Okay, must stop thinking about chocolate!  We have a brand new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  I am this week's hostess and I'm excited!  I love seeing all the different cards that can come from one sketch!  I decided to go all wonky this week!  It's totally out of my comfort zone.  I like nice, classic lines.  These wonky ones actually drive me crazy but it's good to stretch ourselves sometimes isn't it?

I love the Oh So Ombre paper that was available as part of SU's Sale-a-bration this year.  It's so pretty and I thought I'd use it for this card.  I also decided to do two cards in two different shades!  I do love Bermuda Bay and Blackberry Bliss.  And yes, there are Pierced Blooms on there again.  I'm sorry.  No, I'm not.  I love them and I'll probably keep using them until my next SU order comes!

Supplies:

Cardstock: Bermuda Bay, Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White

DSP: Oh So Ombre

Stamps: Itty Bitty Birthdays

Ink: Black, Blackberry Bliss

Other: Pierced Blooms Dies, Stitched Banner (no idea where this is from), Curved Stitching (also not sure where this is from), Dimentionals

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out the other amazing cards!  I can't wait to see what you create this week!

Have an amazing week!

Jen

 

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #479

Hello!

Happy Wednesday!  I completely spaced on my post today.  I usually write them the night before but a few things happened yesterday that made me think that yesterday was actually Wednesday.  My days are so mixed up.  I am hoping that at some point my brain will start working again!

We have a great new sketch today at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is the incredible Kim Singdahlsen!  Kim's cards are always so beautiful and she has the most amazing collection of stamps and dies!  Head on over to her blog to check them out!

I didn't have much time to make this card.  It came down to the wire.  I was a little stressed because I couldn't quite figure out what to do.  That's what happens when you leave it to the last minute!  I wanted to use the Pierced Blooms again because honestly, I just love them!  I thought I'd make the card black, white and silver but that didn't happen.  I finally reached for a piece of the Peony Garden DSP (which is retiring soon) and I was off to the races!

Supplies:

Cardstock: Basic Gray, Whisper White, Silver

DSP: Peony Garden

Stamps: Many Messages

Ink: Basic Black

Other: Pierced Blooms Dies, Messages Dies, Dimensionals

Thanks again for stopping by.  I'm so sorry that I didn't get my act together sooner and get this blog post up!  I need to do better because I'm the hostess next week!  

Please head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog page and see the beautiful cards the Design Team has come up with!

Have an amazing day!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #478

Hello!

Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a fabulous week!  We have been having the most amazing spring weather.  It's been warm and sunny!  My husband and I just got home from a very whirlwind trip out to Calgary (Alberta) to finalize a house purchase.  We take possession of our new home in May and move everyone out there in July.  Should be interesting moving two cats out there!!!  

We have an amazing new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week.  Our hostess this week is the amazing Captain Jen Timko!  Yup, she's now a captain AND she's the best Captain that United has!  Or at least that's my opinion!!!  I can't wait to one day get on a plane that she is captaining! 

So thankfully I knew kinda what I wanted to do as soon as I saw this sketch!!  I had someone ask me for a springy looking thank you card.  I also want to send one to the family that lives in the house we bought!   We had our inspection last Friday and they had to leave the house for about 4 hours.  I wanted to just thank them for being so accommodating!  

Supplies:

Cardstock: Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green

DSP: Brights DSP Paper Pack

Other: Pierced Blooms Dies, Thank You die (Taylored Expressions), Dainty Diamonds Embossing Folder, Dimenaionsl

Thanks again for stopping by today.  I hope you'll head on over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog to checkout the Design Team's creations!  

Have an amazing day!

Jen

 

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #477F

Hello!

Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great week! I"m so glad to be back and taking part in this week's challenge at Freshly Made Sketches!  I had to take a few weeks off so we could sell our house!  I needed to keep my craft room in tip top shape and there is no way there could be any creating going on!  I'm a very messy crafter!  Thankfully our house sold in just over 24 hours so the craft room can be messed up all over again!

Our hostess this week is the amazing Jen Mitchell!  She is the queen of clean and gorgeous cards!  You'll definitely want to head over to her blog to check them out!  Jen has such a fun sketch for us this week!  Squares are almost as daunting for me as circles are!  I might has stared at this one for a while!

 I opted for the Flower and Field DSP and the Pierced Blooms because honestly, you can't go wrong with them and we all need some cheery flowers right about now!  I absolutely love these flowers!  

Supplies:

Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight

DSP: Flower and Field

Stamps: Many Messages

Ink: Basic Black

Other: Pierced Blooms Dies, Message Dies, Dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you'll head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog to see the gorgeous cards that the girls have created!  They're all so gorgeous!

Have an amazing day!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #473

Hello!

Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're all having a great start to the week!  It's been a crazy week!  I've seen pictures of kids building snowmen in Texas (for their first time ever) to 12" of snow out in Washington!  We got a big dumping of snow Monday night and there's more supposedly coming on Thursday.  I guess being Canadians we're supposed to be used to it and love it, but...I don't really!  I do really prefer to walk in the winter though - except for the death trap sidewalks!  I love the fresh, cold air.  Nothing beats it!

On a less cold and snowy note, we have a brand new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week!  Our hostess this week is the incredible and hopefully not frozen Texan, Amy O'Neill!  Amy is so creative and her cards always amaze me!  Head over to her blog to check them out!

Okay, you might not believe this but this is the first version of this card!  Yup, I got it the first time around!  I was rather impressed with myself.  It came together quite quickly.  Things like that generally don't happen so we'll celebrate this one!

I love the Flower and Field paper and couldn't help but use it again this week! Pair with the Pierced Blooms of course.  Who doesn't love a sweet, fresh daisy in the winter to cheer you up?

Supplies:

Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, So Saffron, Granny Apple Green

DSP: Flower and Field

Stamps: Peaceful Moments

Ink: Basic Black

Other: Pierced Blooms Dies, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and take some inspiration from the cards you see there.  The Design Team knocked it out of the park this week!

Have an amazing day!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #471

 

Hello!

Happy Wednesday crafting world!  I hope you're having a great week!  I hope those of you who were hit with the snowstorm earlier in the week are digging out!  I don't think we'll be getting it.  Sometimes we get the tail end but I think this time it's going to miss us!  I won't complain!  We're also hoping to hear today if our kids can go back to school this week.  Some kids in our province have headed back to school but our board has not.  We're hoping for next week.  My youngest isn't loving online school and really needs to be back with his friends.  I guess we'll just wait and see and then make the best of whatever happens!

We have a great new sketch today at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is the incredible Karren Johnson!  Karren is truly amazing and not only makes incredible cards, she is a truly incredible person!  I really do hope that I'm able to actually meet her in person one day!  

 

So I knew I wanted to use my "Wreath Builders" dies for this card.  It took me a few tries to get this to work.  I couldn't put the circle with the sentiment right on the bottom, I had to put it between the two wreath pieces.  Of course I had to use my Pierced Blooms dies again.  I couldn't resist.  They were such a cheery addition to the card!  

Supplies:

Cardstock: Whisper White, Granny Apple Green, Garden Green, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight

Stamps: Beautiful World

Ink: Basic Black

Other: Pierced Blooms Dies, Wreath Builders Dies, Wonky Frame Dies (Lil Inkers), 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!

I hope you'll join in this week's challenge!

Have an amazing day!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #468

Hello!

Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great week so far!  We have a brand new Stay At Home order and State of Emergency here in Ontario.  It's a little murky as to what we can and cannot do.  Let's just say that I don't leave the house much these days except to get groceries and go for a walk.  I guess it's a good thing I like my house!!  More crafting time?!  I think I should take advantage of it. It's a good thing it's winter and there isn't really anywhere I want to go!

We have a brand new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is the fabulous Linda Callahan!  Linda creates such beautiful cards.  I always love them!  Head over to her blog to check them out! 

So I hadn't noticed that the sentiment was supposed to be at the bottom of my card.  I don't know how that happened.  I obviously cannot copy things down properly and so my sentiment is in the wrong spot!  I absolutely LOVE the FREE Flower and Field paper from Stampin' Up!  It's FREE as part of our Sale-a-bration sale!  For every $60 CAD before taxes, you get to pick a free product!  These flowers are so sweet! I also think they pair perfectly with my Pierced Blooms dies!

Supplies:

Cardstock: Whisper White, So Saffron, Petal Pink, Basic Black, Just Jade

DSP: Flower and Field

Stamps: Peaceful Moments

Ink: Basic Black

Other: Pierced Blooms Dies, Dainty Diamonds Embossing Folder, Dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

I hope you'll head over to to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and join in our challenge!  The Design Team has created some amazing cards that will definitely inspire you!

Have an amazing day!

Jen