Freshly Made Sketches #106

Happy Wednesday!
I can't believe it's Wednesday already!  It's been a busy week so far and the boys are tired already and looking forward to the weekend!  I haven't had much time in the craft room this week so far but Jacob is heading to his cooking class this afternoon so I should hopefully get a few minutes to crank out a card!

We have a brand new sketch today at Freshly Made Sketches!  The fabulous Amy O'Neil brings us this week's super fun sketch!  Head on over to her blog and check out all of the beautiful she creates!

So at first when I saw the circle I panicked.  We all know how I feel about circles....right Jen Mitchell?!!!!

I decided to use some of the paper doilies that I've had sitting on my shelf for ages!  I decided I would double them up and then wrinkle them a little!  I hadn't paper pierced in a while so hauled out my templates and went to town!

Supplies:
Cardstock:  Melon Mambo, Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Stamps:  Papillion Potpourri, Elementary Elegance
Ink: Basic Black, Melon Mambo
Other:  Basic Rhinestones, Mini Butterfly Punch, Elegant Butterfly Punch, Doilies, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you enjoy your day!
Head on over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out the fabulous cards the Design Team has come up with for you this week!

Jen!

Sweet Baby

Hello!
Hope you're having a great week so far!  I love Thursdays...at least for right now I do!  They're my quiet day...both boys are at school and my volunteering doesn't start until next Thursday so I really have the day to myself!  That being said there is always a ton of stuff to do!!!  Never a dull moment!

I loved the Paper Players sketch this week!  I need a baby card for my neighbours who had a beautiful baby boy (Joshua) last week.  This sketch worked for what I had in mind!  Now if only I could find a sketch that worked for an anniversary card for my upcoming anniversary!!!

I think the Zoo Babies stamp set is perfect for this card!  I stamped the elephant in Bashful Blue and then stamped it again in Midnight Muse and cut out his ear!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Midnight Muse, Whisper White, Bashful Blue
DSP: Midnight Muse DSP Paper Stack
Stamps: Zoo Babies, Itty Bitty Banners
Ink: Bashful Blue, Midnight Muse
Other: Bitty Banners Framelits, Argyle Textured Embossing Folder, Bashful Blue Satin Ribbon, Basic Pearls, Large Scallop Circle Punch, Circle Punch, Dimensionals

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

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #105

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I can't believe it's Wednesday already!  The week is flying by!  I'm already looking forward to the weekend!  We don't really have a lot planned but that's just the way I like it!  Sometimes those are the best kind of weekends.

Today brings us a new and fabulous sketch at Freshly Made Sketches!  This weeks sketch is courtesy of the talented Allisa Chilton!

I really like this week's sketch!  It's super versatile and I had a lot of fun creating this card!  I know it's made using retired stamps but I still do love to use my retired products!

I hauled out the Elements of Style for this one!  I do love a good hummingbird!  I used the Lacy Brocade Textured Embossing Folder to create the background and then added some pearls to the flowers for an added touch.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla
Stamps: Elements of Style, Four You
Ink: Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler
Other: Basic Pearls, Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you have a fabulous week!
Please head on over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog to see the fabulous cards the design team has come up with!  They are so amazing this week!

Jen!

Retro Christmas

Hello!
Are you ready for a new week?  We had a great day despite some cooler temperatures.  The boys headed out to the flying field after church this morning so I enjoyed a few hours by myself!  I even got a few cards done!

I decided to play along with this week's retro sketches challenge!  I love their sketches!  I hadn't played in a while and decided I would join in this week! 

You are all probably sick of seeing cards with the Ornament Keepsake stamp set...I apologize!  I love this set and know some of you can't always be buying new stamp sets so sometimes you just have to make different cards using the stamps you've got!  I decided to keep the card simple and very white!  I added some cherry cobbler and ta-da!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler
Stamps: Ornament Keepsake,  Four the Holidays
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Versamark
Other: Holiday Ornament Framelits, Basic Rhinestones, Clear Embossing Powder, Dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by!
I hope you have a great day!
Jen

Big Lego Birthday Wishes

Hello!
Hope you had a great weekend!  I spent the day at a Beth Moore Living Proof seminar at our church!  It was fabulous.  Such a great experience!  It was amazing to see 500+ women together!

I didn't get a chance to make any cards today - but hopefully tomorrow afternoon I'll get at a few done as I have heard the boys are heading out flying!!!!

I recently had a customer request for a Lego card!  I decided not to make one of my previous ones and try something new.  I had seen a card last week (not a Lego card) and it had three squares on it.  I immediately thought they could be made into Lego blocks!

Caleb has an upcoming birthday party and this card would work perfectly so I think I'll whip another one up!!!

The squares blocks are 1.5" X 1.5".  The narrow block is 3/4" wide...but now I can't remember how long it is!!!  The small square is 3/4" X 3/4".  I used the 1/2" circle punch to create the dots!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Pacific Point, Real Red, Gumball Green, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Basic Black
Stamps: Birthday stamps from PTI
Ink: Stazon
Other: 1/2" circle punch, Dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by!
I hope you have a truly wonderful day!

Jen

CAS(E) This Sketch Round #2!

Hello!
Happy Friday!!!  I love Friday's!  My husband had a whirlwind trip to Montreal and back today so it was just mom and the boys this evening!  Thankfully there was an Inspector Gadget movie on that Caleb thought was hilarious...Jacob asked to go to bed halfway through!!!

I made two cards for this week's CAS(E) This Sketch challenge!  This one is a little stretch from the sketch though...sorry about that ladies!!!!

I need to get going on my Christmas cards and the simpler they are the easier it is to get several done at a time - that being said I only made one...boo!  At least I can go back and make more if need be!  Black and silver isn't really a traditional colour scheme but I have a few people on my list that do love these colours together!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic Black
Stamps: Bright Hope
Ink: Versamark
Other: Basic Rhinestones, Silver Embossing Powder, Dimensionals

Thanks so much or stopping by!  I'll be back again tomorrow with another card!

Have great weekend!
Jen

CAS(E) This Sketch Autumn

Hello!

We are coasting into Friday!  I'm so excited.  I am looking forward to the weekend!  The boys were pretty tired tonight.  I think they are also looking forward to being able to sleep in on Saturday!  Let's just hope they do!!

I had a few minutes today to get some cards done!  I was super excited!  I will take advantage of these days before the volunteering at the school starts!  CAS(E) This Sketch posted a great new sketch today.    I couldn't wait to play along.  I have really fallen in love with the simple cards!  Though they usually take me the longest to make!

Wonderfall is one of my favourite stamp sets.  I also love the Autumn Accents die!  Saves me cutting out those leaves!!!!
The ink looks dark on the leaf in this picture but it's really just versamark and clear embossing powder!!!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze
Stamps: Wonderfall, Truly Grateful
Ink: Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, Versamark
Other: Natural twine, Autumn Accents, Dimensionals, Distressing tool

Thanks for stopping by!  I have created another card for this challenge (can you tell I loved the sketch?!) so I'll have that for you tomorrow!!

Have a great day!
Jen