Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #129

 Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  Can you believe we are halfway through the week!?  How did that happen?!  I must say I am looking forward to the end of the week!  It's been a busy one for sure!  Jacob is going to a birthday party tonight and won't be home for dinner so I asked Caleb what he would want for dinner since Jacob isn't going to be around.  Jacob piped up immediately and said "have perogies...I had perogies!"  So...perogies it is!  Caleb will be super excited for dinner tonight!

We had a great new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week!  This week's sketch is brought to us by the super talented Jen Mitchell!  Hop on over to her blog if you want to see just how talented she is!!

I shamefully used the Fresh Prints DSP Pack again!  I love this pack and I love that there are enough sheets that I can make lots of cards!  I know you just saw this paper in yesterday's post....you're probably getting sick of it...unfortunately I'm not!!!!

I have said before I can't colour worth beans so the poppies were stamped on white and stamped on red and then fussy cut out of the red and glued on.  I really should give colouring a try again...someday...!!!!

I used the Needlepoint Border Embossing folder along the edge of the DSP - it's hard to see in the picture but I wanted to add a bit of texture to the white cardstock without embossing the whole background.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Real Red
DSP: Fresh Prints DSP Stack
Stamps: Create a Cupcake, Pleasant Poppies
Ink: Basic Black
Other: Basic Rhinestones, Needlepoint Border Embossing Folder, Circle Punch, Scalloped Circle Punch, Real Red Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you are able to pop over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out what the design team has come up with!  You won't be disappointed!

Have a fabulous day!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #124

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  How is it Wednesday already?!  I guess with having Monday off for Family Day here in Ontario it makes the week go by that much faster!  It's fabulous!  I must say I like long weekends.  I don't like long weekends with a sick child isn't fun.  Jacob wasn't doing very well at bed time last night so we will have to see how he is in the morning and if we will be making another trip to the Emergency Room.

We have a fun new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  The very talented Karren Johnson brings us this beauty this week!  I just love it!

So you all know how I feel about butterflies and bling!  I also love bright fun colours!  I wanted to create a card that made me feel happy and more like spring!  We got another 5+ cm of snow last night and I think I am so done and over snow!!!

I love the Beautiful Wings Embosslit! I love mine so much that it's actually come apart and my husband has nicely glued it back together for me!!!!  At least it's not sitting around collecting dust!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzleberry
Stamps: Create a Cupcake
Ink: Melon Mambo
Other: Basic Rhinestones, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you have a fabulous day!
If you want to see some beautiful card, please head on over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog!  The Design Team has created some amazing cards!

Jen!

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #99

Hello!

Happy Wednesday!  Can you believe it's Wednesday already?  I can't believe it's been almost a week since we left the beautiful island of Kauai.  Time sure flies by.  It has been a cool return to Canada and tonight I actually had to close the windows because the house was getting too cold.  Fall is in the air.

We have a fabulous new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches.  The amazing Rita Wright has a great sketch for us this week.   It was super fun to play with!  

I really do enjoy simple cards and cards with lots of white space!  I decided to stick to a black and white combination (again....) since I do enjoy the clean look they give together.  I finally caved and bought the Mosaic Madness bundle!  I do think it's fun!  I have seen so many fabulous cards using it!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White
Stamps: Mosaic Madness, Create a Cupcake
Ink: Stazon, Basic Black
Other: Mosaic Textured Embossing Folder, Mosaic Punch, Basic Rhinestones, Circle Punch, Dimensionals


Another Hawaii picture!  This is from the Big Island and shows the piping hot lava pouring into the ocean!  So amazing!!!  I am so thankful I was able to see nature at it's hottest!

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you have a fabulous day!
Please head on over to the Freshly Made Sketches Blog and check out the beautiful cards the Design Team has created for you!  We can't wait to see what you come up with this week!

Jen

Seize the Birthday Challenge

Hello!
I trust everyone had a good start to their week.  Our Monday was very wet and and our snow is slowly disappearing.  The boys won't be too happy about that!  They sure do love playing outside.  They came in just before dinner soaking wet!

I was commissioned to create a card for friend this week.  Her request was a purple and pink card with cupcakes!   I needed a sketch to start from since I did not feel the creative juices flowing.  I decided to give the Seize the Birthday Challenge a try!  I love birthday cards and never have enough!  I realize now that I totally forgot to put the banner on my card that is in the sketch!  Oh dear!  Lesley...please forgive me!!!

I love the new hexagon embossing folder from Stampin' Up!  I could use it on every card if I had the chance!!!  I decided to add some pearls to the cupcakes instead of glitter this time.  Just seemed to work better!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White
DSP: Perfect Plum
Stamps: Create a Cupcake, Basic Label, You're Amazing
Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum, Melon Mambo, Pretty In Pink
Other: Basic Pearls, Create a Cupcake Punch, Hexagon Embossing Folder, Glimmer Brads, Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by!
Enjoy your day!

Jen!

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #64

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  Here we are at the middle of the week already!  I had a sick little boy at home today.  Caleb finally succumbed to the nasty cough that was going around his class.  I kept him home and by the end of the day he seemed to be doing much better.  He went to bed early and hasn't been coughing so hopefully he's on the mend.  Unfortunately I think I am now coming down with it.  I mean, I was only coughed on how many times today?

There is a brand new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches today!  The amazing Cindy Hall brings us today's sketch!  I really wanted to make another Christmas card since I am seriously behind in the Christmas card making process (and it's already December ahhhh!!!!) BUT I also realized this weekend I'm seriously out of birthday cards and needed to replenish!

I love the colours in the Patio Party DSP and who doesn't love a good cupcake?!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse, Whisper White, Primrose Petals
DSP: Patio Party
Stamps: Create a Cupcake, You're Amazing - Happy Birthday (Single Stamp)
Ink: Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals
Other: Create a Cupcake Punch, Finishing Touches Edgelits, Glitter, Dimensionals, Corner Rounder

Thanks for stopping by!  Head on over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog to check out all the other fabulous creations the Design Team has for you!  You will not be disappointed!

Jen!

Birthday Cupcakes

Hello!
My apologies that another week has almost passed by again!  I have a few cards that are made and waiting to be posted!!!

We had a low key weekend here.  Jacob was under the weather and spent all of Saturday in his pjs.  He was so excited to have a jamma day!  He is feeling much better after a quiet weekend!  I spent Saturday afternoon and evening scrapbooking!  It was so nice to get something accomplished!

Anyhow, today's card is for a friend who needs a purple and green cupcake card with a Mommy, Daddy and Baby cupcake!  I was a little stressed about the baby cupcake until I found one in my Sock Monkey Stamp set!  Good thing I held onto that one!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Perfect Plum, Whisper White
Stamps: Create a Cupcake, Sock Monkey
Ink: Perfect Plum, Wild Wasabi
Other: Large Scallop Edgelit, Delicate Designs Embossing Folder, Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Cupcake Punch, Glitter, Perfect Plum Taffeta Ribbon, Basic Rhinestones, Bitty Banners Framelits, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a great week!

Jen

Fab Friday Challenge

Hello!

Sorry for being MIA this week!  It was our vacation week and we spent most of our time doing fun things as a family to celebrate the final week of summer before school starts on Tuesday!  I am looking forward to the boys starting school - especially Jacob who starts Junior Kindergarten but it does make me sad to see them growing up so fast!

I found a new challenge online and most of you know I LOVE sketches!    Fab Friday introduced their very first challenge this week and it's a sketch challenge!  Check it out!  I loved this sketch when I saw it I thought about all the wonderful possibilities!  I wanted to keep the sketch fairly clean and I knew immediately that I wanted to use my Aviary set...I hadn't used it in a while and it NEEDED to come out!  

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black, Crumb Cake
DSP: In Colour Pattern Stack (Raspberry Ripple)
Stamps: Aviary, Create a Cupcake (sentiment)
Ink: Basic Black, Raspberry Ripple
Other: Bitty Banners Framelits Die, Basic Rhinestones, Chevron TIEF,  Raspberry Ripple Dahlia, Word Window Punch

Here's a little picture of my train loving boys beside the train we went on Saturday morning!  We road from Waterloo (Ontario) to St. Jacob's!  The boys LOVED it!  They were in train heaven!

I hopefully will be back tomorrow with a new card!
Thanks for stopping by!

Have a fabulous day!
Jen

Mojo Purses

Hello!
Lots going on around our house. Did I mention my husband is on vacation at home this week?  Hmmm...I am thankful that he is able to take a break from work and relax but I'm thinking I might be finding it a little stressful for me!

I had a request for a card for a special little 5 year old who really loves purses and make up! I still can't believe this little princess is going to be turning 5!

Anyhow, I used the Mojo Monday Sketch to start this card out.  The Mojo Monday blog is a great way to get started if you're looking for a sketch challenge.

Hope you're having a great week so far!

Thanks for stopping by!

Jen

Supplies:
Cardstock: Calypso Coral, Basic Black, Very Vanilla
DSP: Everyday Enchantment
Stamps: Create a Cupcake
Ink: Basic Black
Other: Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon, Basic Rhinestones,
Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch,  Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Large Oval Punch, Scalloped Oval Punch, Cupcake Punch

CASE Study Challenge Card

Hello!
Just a quick card today!  I tried out another new challenge, well, new to me anyhow!  The CASE Study Challenge.  I really enjoyed this weeks example card (pictured below) and really wanted to just copy it BUT knew I needed to come up with my own design.

I love my Create a Cupcake stamp set and so grabbed it and ran!

I used my Stampin' Up! Scoring tool to create the lines below the Pool Party Baker's Twine (featured in the Occasions Mini Catalogue).

I added a little glitter to the cupcake so it would sparkle a bit more!

I didn't have the greatest lighting taking the picture of my card and realize how it looks rather dull...sorry about that :(

Supplies:
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Ink: So Saffron, Pool Party, Island Indigo
Stamps: Create a Cupcake
Other: Pool party Bakers Twine, Dimensionals, Glitter, Cupcake Punch, SU Scoring Tool.

Thanks for stopping by!