Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #243

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great week!  We here in Southern Ontario are slowly nearing the end of school.  Today and tomorrow and then we're done.  The kids have been "done" mentally for weeks however, for some reason this year seemed extra long!

We have a great new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week!  Our fabulous hostess is the amazing Amy O'Neill!  Amy's cards are so beautiful and she comes up with the best colour combinations!

Amy's sketch is super versatile but of course I had trouble with this one!  I think because I left it late and was feeling pressured.  I needed two more teacher cards - for teachers who don't actually teach my kids!!!  I started out with may different shapes for that flower.  Coffee cups, flowers, circles and finally a butterfly!  I used a sentiment from the stamp set that came in the Watercolour Wishes kit.  I can't get enough of the Silly Stitched dies so I'll probably use them on every card for the next 2 months!!!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black
DSP: Cherry on Top DSP Stack
Stamps: LJD Blissful Butterflies (MFT), Watercolour Wonder
Ink: Stazon Black
Other: Basic Rhinestones, Silly Stitched Dies, Butterfly Dies, Dimensionals

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

Have a fabulous day!
Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #230

Hello!
Happy Wednesday! I hope you're having a great week and had a lovely Easter weekend!  We had an extra long Easter weekend.  The kids finally got the "Snow Day" they'd been hoping for.  Of course it was an ice day but they still got an extra day at home!  The first day off this year due to weather and it came late in March.  Go figure!

Today is Wednesday and we have a brand new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches!  I am blessed enough to be this week's hostess!  I always find coming up with a sketch challenging!  It's hard to find a sketch that will appeal to everyone so sometimes you just come up with something and hope for the best!

I wasn't actually sure what I would want to do with this sketch!  I had a few ideas but of course none of them panned out!  I then saw this sweet banner die from Reverse Confetti and realized I hadn't used it yet and wanted to give it a whirl.  I had a hard time finding a sentiment that would work but found one in the set that came with the Watercolour Wishes kit!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black
DSP: Brights DSP Stack
Stamps: Watercolour Wishes (sentiment set)
Ink: Black Stazon
Other: Double Scalloped Garland Confetti Cuts, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals

Thanks again for stopping by!  I hope you'll take the time to head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog to see all the amazing cards the Design Team has created for you!

Have a wonderful day!

Thanks!
Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #207

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great start to your week!  We have a busy week here in this house.  Caleb is being fitted for a new retainer today and we need to go and get the moulds done. I have the joy of taking him.  Hopefully it goes okay!  The boys are both taking drum lessons this year.  I thought for sure I would regret this but they are having so much fun and learning so much.  I have also learned to read drum music and can play a few bars when needed!  Who knew?!

We have a great new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week courtesy of the amazing Kim Singdahlsen!  Kim creates the most amazing cards and is one of the major enablers on our team!  You need to check out her blog but beware...you may feel strongly inclined to go shopping after seeing her gorgeous cards!

What I first had in mind when I saw this sketch is not what I created.  Even this card isn't exactly what I wanted but it's what we're going with this week.  I envisions snowflakes and sparkle but that didn't quite work out.

I decided to use some of my Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper Stack.  I really like this paper!  As you know, I usually like to have cards with as much white space as possible but I decided to fill that in today!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White
DSP: Pretty Petals
Stamps: Set from the Water Colour Wishes Kit
Ink: Black Stazon
Other: Wooden Butterflies and Sequins (Water Colour Wishes Kit)

Thanks so much for stopping in today!  I hope you have the time to go over to the Freshly Made Sketches Design Team blog to check out the amazing cards the Design Team has created for you!

Have a fabulous day!

Jen