Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #286

Hello!

Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great week!  We are having another wet week.  We have had a ton of rain in the last week or so and the forecast is for more rain!  At least the rivers and creeks will be full to start the summer season (if summer ever decides to arrive!).

We have a great new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches courtesy of our master flower maker and fussy cutter, Narelle Farrugia!  Narelle makes the most beautiful cards!  Please head over to her blog to check them out!

Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of my card during the day today...this will teach me to just take the picture the day I make the card and not wait!!!  I had these poppies sitting on my craft table already coloured!  I decided they needed to be used on this card.  I added some Wink of Stella (of course) and called it a day!  Okay, it didn't come together that easily.  I went through a ton of DSP changes and there is a whole other card that was created before this one!  Sometimes the creative juices just don't flow the way we want them to!

Supplies:

Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black, Pink (I have no idea what colour pink it is!)

DSP: Pop of Pink

Stamps: Plane and Simple (My Creative Time), LJD Pretty Poppies

Ink: Versamark Black

Other: LJD Pretty Poppies Dies, Zig Clean Colour Real Brush Markers, Softly Falling Embossing Folder, Dimensionals, Basic Rhinestones

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 for you!  

Have a fabulous day!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #283

Hello!  Happy Wednesday!
I hope you are having a great start to your week!  We are having a beautiful start to our week.  We were able to celebrate my mom's birthday this past weekend.  It was a lovely weekend and I was so happy to be able to spend time with my mom!

We have a new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  I have the privilege of being this week's hostess!  I hope you enjoy the sketch that I've come up with this week!

I had a little piece of the Moroccan DSP that I decided to use on this card!  It's just so pretty!  I gave colouring the Pretty Poppies set a whirl.  I used my Zig markers and they worked just fine this time!  I think this is the first time I didn't cry while colouring!!!!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Early Espresso, Bermuda Bay, Very Vanilla
Stamps: LJD Pretty Poppies (MFT)
Ink: Stazon black
Other: Zig Clean Colour Real Brush Markers, Sequins, Border Builders Die Set (Lil Inkers), Dimensionals

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 you.

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a great day!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #233

Hello!
Happy Wednesday friends!  I hope you're having a great week!  We had some amazing weather this past weekend!  It was so fun to get out and enjoy the beautiful sunshine!  I think the kids were aiming to see how many different sports they could play outside in one day!  We had hockey, basketball, scooter, bikes and golf going!  They were so tired when they finally came in!  It was perfect!

We have a great new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is the amazing, Artisan Design Team member Amy O'Neill!  Amy creates the most beautiful cards.  She has a way with colour and embellishments!

Okay, so you can see the circle hiding in there right?!  I knew that I'd have to dig deep on this one!  I love the Circle Scribbles stamps by My Favourite Things.  I decided to colour some flowers up  with my Zig Clean Colour Real Brush Markers.  They are so fun and I do have fun with them!  I decided to use a strip of vellum across the back rather than trying to pick a colour.   I wanted to keep the background simple so the flowers would really and out!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black, Watercolour paper
Paper: Vellum
Stamps: LJD Circle Scribbles, LJD Blissful Butterflies (Both My Favourite Things)
Ink: Stazon Black
Other: Circle Scribbles Die-namics, Zig Clean Colour Real Brush Markers,  Double Stitched Squares (Lil' Inkers), Dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll pop over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog to check out the beautiful cards the Design Team has come up with!

Have a wonderful day!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #222

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  Today just happens to be my husband's birthday!  I won't mention which one but let's say that a really big one is coming very soon!  Thankfully he's a really easy going guy so he doesn't care what we have for dinner tonight and his request for a cake was actually just chocolate cupcakes!  I find it hard to believe that we've known each other for 29 years!  Doesn't seem even possible!!!  I'm sure I'm not a day over 20 myself!!!

We have a great new sketch today at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our amazing hostess this week is Narelle Farrugia!  Narelle's cards are always magnificent creations.  She creates the most gorgeous layers and she is the most patient cutter outer there is!

This isn't my husband's birthday card.  Don't get excited! I didn't give him one with flowers and bling on it!!!
I do love these Circle Scribbles stamps from My Favourite Things!  They are super fun and even more fun to colour!  Of course I had to use my new Zig Clean Colour Real Brush markers again!  I just love colouring with them!

I had a hard time getting the "banners" right on this card.  I tried many, many, many combinations.  I'm not happy with this one either but alas, I had to pick something!  Sometimes I question myself!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black, Watercolour (Canson)
Stamps: LJD Circle Scribbles (MFT),  LJD Blissful Butterflies (MFT)
Ink: Stazon Black
Other: Circle Scribbles Die-namics, Zig Clean Colour Real Brush Markers, Double Stitched Squares (Lil' Inkers), Stitched Banner (Lil' Inkers),  Double Stitched Rectangles (Lil' Inkers), Basic Rhinestones

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

Have a fabulous day!
Jen