Freshly Made Sketches Challenge!

Hello!

Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great week!  We are having slightly cooler temperatures (okay, it's downright cold) right now.  After a few days of warmth, this feels very cold!  Thankfully the kids don't seem to notice and are still itching to go out and play hockey or soccer!

We have a great new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our fabulous hostess this week is the lovely and talented Linda Callahan!  I love Linda's cards!  Her blog is full of amazing creations!  Head over there and check it out!

I really wanted to use my Fabulous Flamingo stamp set from Reverse Confetti!  Who doesn't love a cute flamingo?!  I love flamingos!  I totally wish we lived somewhere that there had wild ones!  I would be in heaven!  

I chose to make a Bermuda Bay Flamingo!  Obviously because that would be unique right?  Caleb (my oldest) didn't quite get it.  He really thought the flamingo should be pink.  Kids!

Supplies:

Cardstock: Bermuda Bay, Basic Black, Whisper White

Stamps: Fabulous Flamingo (Reverse Confetti)

Ink: Pool Party, Bermuda Bay, Basic Black

Other: Fabulous Flamingo Confetti Cuts (Reverse Confetti), Basic Rhinestones, Stitched Rectangle Dies (Lil' Inkers), Dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Please head on over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out the creative cards the design team has come up with!  You will be amazed!  Trust me!

Have a fabulous day!
Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #182

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great week!  Spring has finally arrived in Canada and we are enjoying some beautiful weather!  Our trees our finally budding and the robins are singing their happy song!  Thankfully they sing outside my window early and not outside Jacob's!!!

We have a great new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week!  Our fabulous hostess is Rita Wright!  Rita is our resident colouring queen!  She does such an amazing job!  I think she should offer classes to the others...well, maybe just me!!!

Now, I kinda didn't have the sketch in front of me when I made my card.  I made that middle panel a little large and didn't offset it.  I also put the sentiment box on the wrong side.  I may get kicked of the design team for this one!!!!

Shortly before we went away I received this fun new stamp set from Reverse Confetti - The Tweet Life!  I love it!  The little birds are just so cute!  I have another little bird inside my card that I totally forgot to take a picture of!  I tried colouring these sweeties but unfortunately I do not possess the colouring gene and they looked TERRIBLE!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Real Red, Basic Grey, Early Espresso
DSP: Brights DSP Stack, Stacked with Love DSP Stack
Stamps: The Tweet Life (Reverse Confetti)
Ink: Basic Black
Other:  The Tweet Life Confetti Cuts, Dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I really hope you get a chance to pop over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out the amazing cards the Design Team has created for you!  We can't wait to see what you create this week!

Have an amazing day!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #181

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I trust you are all having a great week!  I will soon be on my way home for what has hopefully been a wonderful vacation in the Dominican Republic!  It was our first time going away to a resort like that.  I am sure the boys had a fabulous time with all that sand and water!  I was really looking forward to getting away from cooking and cleaning for a week!

We have a great new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches from our extremely talented Jen Mitchell!  I truly admire Jen's creativity and the amazing cards and tags she creates!  I love her style!  Head over to her blog and you will not be disappointed!

I loved her sketch and found it so versatile!  I also had just received my Reverse Confetti order in the mail and I couldn't wait to start using some of the goodies inside!  I love the Double Garland Banner Confetti cuts and the Sun n' Clouds Confetti cuts!  I mean, who doesn't love a cute sun and some clouds!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Hello Honey, Basic Black
Stamps: Shine Bright (Reverse Confetti)
Ink: Basic Black, Blendabilities
Other: Double Garland Confetti Cuts (Reverse Confetti), Sun 'n Clouds Confetti Cuts (Reverse Confetti), Stitched Rectangles (Lil' Inkers), Dimensionals, Button, Floss (non-SU).

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog to check out what the rest of the Design Team has created for you!  We can't wait to see what you come up with!

Have a fabulous day!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #179

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great start to your week!  We are having a bit of a cold spell here in Southern Ontario.  We had some nice warm weather on Saturday but it has quickly changed!  Not very spring like at all!  I did see my first robin on Saturday which is a sure indication that spring is coming, maybe just not as soon as we'd like!

Being Wednesday, we have a fabulous new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches!  I just love this week's sketch and of course the fabulous creator - our talented and creative Amy O'Neill!

This has got to be one of my favourite sketches!  There are just so many possibilities for it.  I couldn't wait to crack open my Sheltering Tree stamp set.  At first I wasn't sure what colour to make the leaves but who doesn't love apple or cherry blossoms?!  We don't have any apple or cherry trees close by, and even if we did they sure wouldn't be blossoming with these temperatures but a girl can dream!!!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White
Stamps: Sheltering Tree
Ink: Early Espresso, Wild Wasabi, Strawberry Slush
Other: Dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Please head on over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out the amazing cards the Design Team has created for you!!!  You won't be disappointed!

Have a fabulous day!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge!

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!   I hope you're having a great week.  The boys and I flew to visit my parents for our March Break.  It's been such a nice relaxing week. We have had a bit of snow but the boys don't seem to notice and love the time with Grannie and Papa!

You are probably looking for this week's Freshly Made Sketches post!  I would love to show you but I didn't bring my laptop this visit and cannot figure out how to do my post from my iPad!  I'm technologially challenged!

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 #177

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  Another week is halfway done and we are one step closer to March break here in Ontario!  I am some excited - so are my boys!  We are going to see my parents on Friday and this year we're going to fly so they are beyond pumped to fly on an airplane and see Grannie and Papa all in one day!  I'm not sure they'll be able to contain their excitement!

Today we have a great new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches from the lovely and extremely creative Karren Johnson!  Karren's cards are always so beautiful and fresh!  Head over to her blog and you will not be disappointed!

I didn't freak out when I saw that tiny, little circle!  I knew right away that I needed that circle to be a coffee cup!  This card is going to a special friend who loves coffee and who has been providing Bed and Breakfast services to the man who's painting my house!  I do have the greatest friends!  I am sending some chocolate cupcakes "home" with him tonight and this card!

I do love that coffee cup stamp and die!  I could use it for so many people!  I still have a lot of paper left in my Stacked with Love DSP stack!  Thankfully, since they're double sided and generally have one side that doesn't have hearts, they can be used all year round!

I threw on some sequins.  I just thought it needed a little sparkle!  Who doesn't love a little sparkle?!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Real Red, Kraft
DSP: Stacked with Love DSP Stack
Stamps: Coffee Cozy (Lil' Inkers)
Ink: Basic Black
Other: Coffee Cozy Dies (Lil' Inkers), Sequins, Dimensionals

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

Have a wonderful day!

Jen!

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #176

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  We here in Southern Ontario had a fun winter surprise today and ended up with some snow and freezing rain.  And here I thought we were done with winter!  The boys enjoyed it and still do love to go outside and play around in the snow!  They were playing some game outside with my neighbour's chocolate lab this afternoon.  It was cute to watch them getting stuck behind the shrubs with this endless energy dog!

We have a great new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week!  This is going to make you think!  Well, it made me think anyhow!   Our fabulous hostess is the one and only Cindy Hall!  She has come up with a beauty!  Please head over to her blog and check out her amazing cards!  I do love Cindy's style!

I had a hard time with this card.  I am not at all happy with the finished product but I haven't been feeling the greatest the last few days and just couldn't figure out how to make this card fabulous!  Some days cards turn out just the way I want, some days they don't!    Thankfully tomorrow is another day!

Supplies:

Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black

DSP: Brights Paper Stack (retired)

Stamps: Papertrey Ink (I forget the name!)

Ink: Basic Black

Other: Black Rhinestones (random ones from my stash), Black Ribbon (SU), Large Scallop Die, Daisies #2 Die, Circle Punch, Dimensionals.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you get the chance to head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out the beautiful cards the Design Team has created for you.  You will be so glad you did!

Have a fabulous day!

Jen