Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #590

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you are having a wonderful week so far!  We are still in the middle of a crazy drought.  We need rain so desperately.  We are supposed to get some rain today and we are praying that it comes.  We didn't go hiking last weekend because there was rain and thunder storms in the forecast (and the last place you want to be in a storm is on top of a naked mountain!) but we didn't get a drop of rain.  The ponds of drying up, some of the towns are going on water rations, everything is starting to die.  It's so sad.  We definitely need rain for our wildfires too!  So praying we do get rain this week!  

We've got a lovely new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches courtesy of the amazing Kim Singdahlsen!  Kim's cards are always so lovely so please head over to her blog to check them out!  I guarantee you'll come away with a wish list of new things you need!!!

Kim's sketch threw me a bit.  I originally thought I could do a Father's Day card but I don't have a lot of masculine products so I got frustrated very quickly.  My Echo Park Bee Happy paper was sitting on my desk so of course I grabbed that again!   I knew I couldn't use the Be Bold Blooms so I grabbed my Honey Bee Stamps Lovely Layers Wildflowers instead!  I added a gold hot foil sentiment and some gold sequins and I was done.  I wish it had come together as fast as that sounded, but it didn't.  Shocking!

Supplies:

Cardstock: Basic White, So Saffron, Wild Wasabi, Basic Black (all SU)

Patterned Paper: Bee Happy (Echo Park)

Ink: Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi (all SU)

Other: Lovely Layers Wildflowers (Honey Bee Stamps), Be Bold Glimmer Sentiments (Spellbinders), Gold Foil, Glimmer Hot Foil Machine, Gold Sequins

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and join in our challenge!  There are some amazing cards there to set your creativity on fire!  

I don't have any hiking photos for you this week since we didn't get out!  Hopefully I'll have some for next week!

Have an amazing day!

Jen

 

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #589

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great week so far!  Canada is being hit with some pretty crazy wildfires right now.  Ontario and the Eastern part of the country seem to be hit pretty hard right now.  The whole country could use some rain.  Hopefully we'll soon get some!

We've got a fantastic new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week!  Our hostess is the amazing Linda Callahan!  Linda's cards are always fantastic!  Head over to her blog and check out those beauties!  

So this sketch might have stumped me.  A lot.  I have a couple of "reject" cards on my desk that I tried but was not happy with at all!  I finally decided to go for an "all white" card.  I hadn't done one in a while and it was about time.  I still love the look of an all white card!  I hope you're totally shocked that I didn't pull out the Be Bold Blooms!  I grabbed the Lovely Layers: Wildflowers from Honey Bee Stamps instead!  

Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic White, Silver Foil

Other: Lovely Layers: Wildflowers Honey Cuts (Honey Bee Stamps), Sentiments for Everyday (Spellbinders), Silver Foil, Circle Dies (Spellbinders), Dainty Diamonds Embossing Folder (SU), Basic Rhinestones (SU)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and join in our challenge!  The more the merrier!

I thought I'd share a few photos from last weekend's hike.  There were no falls this time and no grizzly bears - which was a little disappointing!!!

We hiked Black Rock Mountain.  The drive to get there was insane.  It was physically the closest to our home but took the longest because we were driving on these sketchy dirt roads with giant pot holes and then we had to drive down an old river bed!  Super cool but super dusty and slow!

Have an amazing day!

Jen

 

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #588

Happy Wednesday everyone!  

I hope you're having a great week!  We're having a good week so far.  My husband is in San Fransisco so we've been getting updates and videos of seals (or are they sea lions?) and Alcatraz!  I would have gone with him but my youngest had a track meet today and I was the designated mom driver.  

We have a fantastic new sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is the fabulous queen of clean and simple, Jen Mitchell!  Head over to her blog to check out her amazing designs!  Jen has a great sketch for us.  I haven't been feeling overly creative the last few weeks and I truthfully sat and stared at this sketch for the longest time.  I wanted to make a masculine card but I feel like every product I have is for more feminine cards.  Soooo....Be Bold Blooms it is!

I really love that Echo Park Paper that my mom bought me.  It's bee theme and colour scheme is so pretty and I love it!  I hate to use it but I'm trying to use more of what I have!  I grabbed the Be Bold Blooms.  They're just so easy to work with and I knew I could coordinate them to go with this paper!  

Supplies:
Cardstock: Crushed Curry, Basic White, Basic Black, Wild Wasabi (all SU)

Patterned Paper:  Bee Happy (Echo Park)

Other: Be Bold Blooms (Spellbinders), Posh Happy Birthday (Memory Box), Black Foil, Glimmer Hot Foil Machine (Spellbinders)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll take a moment to head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and join in our challenge!  You will find some amazing inspiration while you're over there!  The cards are gorgeous!  

I thought I'd include some photos of our most recent adventure!  My husband and I biked into Moraine Lake, hiked up the Tower of Babel and then biked out!  It was fabulous - except for a little tumble I took down the mountain but I'm okay and healing nicely!!!  We also saw a mama and baby grizzly!  They were beautiful!  

I don't think there's too many places I'd find more beautiful than this!  My heart truly is in the mountains!

Have an amazing day!
Jen

 

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #587

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope your week is going well!  We finally got some rain last night.  Not a lot and of course it all came in about 10 minutes but we got some rain.  The air is clear and the smoke is FINALLY gone!  I know this isn't the end of wildfire season but I'm hoping Northern Alberta got some rain as well that helped tame those fires!

We have a fantastic new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches today!  Our hostess this week is our amazing resident pilot Jen Timko!  Jen's cards are always gorgeous so you should head over to her blog to check them out!  

Soooo, you might be rolling your eyes at the Be Bold Blooms again.  I can't help myself.  Someone asked me to make them a wedding card and what seems to be more perfect for a wedding than these sweet flowers?  White and silver seemed like a good combination to me as well!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic White, Silver Foil

Other: Be Bold Blooms Dies (Spellbinders), Nested Circles (Pink Fresh), Modest Greetings 1 (Poppystamps), Silver Foil, Dainty Diamonds Textured Embossing Folder,  Circle Dies (Spellbinders)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  

I hope you'll head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and join in our challenge!  The Design Team has created a bunch of amazing cards to inspire you!

Here are a couple of pics from our most recent hike.  We did a "quick" hike up the East End of Rundle.

Have an amazing day!
Jen

 

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #586

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're having a great week so far!  The week started well here but yesterday the winds shifted and brought a huge amount of smoke in with it.  The smoke was so thick and the wind was so strong.  It was crazy.  My youngest was supposed to have a track and field meet but they had to cancel it due to the terrible air quality.  The wildfires here in Alberta have been so bad and we need rain so desperately.  The smoke is supposed to clear out through the day today so we're hoping it does.  I ran a few errands yesterday and when I came home my hair stunk like a very strong camp fire!  I stuck at video at the end of this post of the smoke.  Hopefully that worked - I'm not too tech savvy! 

Since it's Wednesday, that means we've got a brand new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is our favourite Californian, Jacquie Southas!  Jacquie creates the most beautiful card so please head over to her blog and check them out! 

So, my mom bought me this sweet paper pack for Mother's Day (we were able to see my parents briefly last weekend and it was wonderful!).  The paper is so pretty and as much as I hate to use it because I love it so much, I'm turning over a new leaf and actually using my paper!!!  

I threw on some bees and of course a Be Bold Bloom and called it a day!

Supplies:

Cardstock: Basic Black, Basic White, Marina Mist (I think), Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Vellum

Paper: Bee Happy (Echo Park)

Ink: Crushed Curry, Garden Green

Other: Be Bold Blooms (Spellbinders), Modest Greetings 1 (Poppy Stamps), Beehive Dies (Sizzix), Hardwood Embossing Folder (SU), Silver Foil

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you'll head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and join in our challenge!  The Design Team has created some amazing cards that will surely inspire you so we hope you'll play along with us!

Have an amazing day!

Jen

 

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #584

Hello!

Happy Wednesday!  I hope your week has started well!  We didn't get out hiking last weekend.  The avalanche risk in the mountains is extremely high right now and it just isn't worth the risk.  We will have to wait a couple more weeks since we've had unseasonably warm weather lately.  The snow should melt fast now though!  We're already trying to figure out where our next hike will be!

Since it's Wednesday that means we've got a brand new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is the fabulous Linda Callahan.  Linda is hilarious!  She's got a fantastic sense of humour and she makes incredible cards so head over to her blog and check them out!

I had to really force myself not to use the Be Bold Blooms!  I wanted to use the Lovely Layers Spring Greenery from Honey Bee Stamps instead.  I have seen a bunch of cards lately that have used those dies and they are gorgeous so I wanted to join in the fun! 

Supplies:

Cardstock: Highland Heather, Wild Wasabi, Basic White (all SU)

DSP: 6X6 Gingham paper pack (SU - retired)

Ink: Highland Heather, Garden Green (both SU)

Other: Dainty Diamonds Embossing Folder (SU), Lovely Layers Spring Greenery Honey Cuts (Honey Bee Stamps), Hello Dear Friend (Spellbinders), Gold Foil, Bee embellishment (SU), Gold Sequins

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you'll check out the Freshly Made Sketches blog and join in our challenge this week.  You will definitely find some inspiration over there!

Have an amazing day!

Jen

 

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #583

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope your week is going well! I think spring might finally have arrived in Alberta - though I don't really think I should say anything in case winter comes back  We finally have some spring feeling weather, the snow has melted (well, not in the mountains) and the grass is very slowly turning green.  We don't get much (any) rain so it takes a while for things to green out. It's such a nice change from winter!

We've got a great new sketch today at Freshly Made Sketches.  Our hostess this week is our favourite Australian, Narelle Farrugia!  Narelle's cards are always so amazing and she does the most creative things with Stampin' Up stamps sets!  I'm always in awe of the gorgeous detail!  Head over to her blog to check them out!

I'll admit that this sketch through me for a loop.  It took me a while to figure out what I wanted to do.  I don't have any rainbow stamps and I tried a few things that didn't look right but then I found this hot foiled circle sitting on my desk and decided to make it work. Of course I used the Be Bold Blooms again (sorry, not sorry?) and voila the card was done!

Supplies: 

Cardstock: Basic White, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Gold Foil

DSP: Gingham 6X6 pack (SU)

Ink: Crushed Curry

Other: Be Bold Blooms Dies (Spellbinders), Nested Circles (Pink Fresh), Yana's Special Sentiments (Spellbinders), Gold Foil, Gilded Gems (SU), Dainty Diamonds Embossing Folder (SU)

Thought I'd share a few pics from last weekend's hike.  It was pretty spectacular.  It was called Porcupine Ridge.  It was a tough hike with some water crossings - I was feeling a little sluggish but I pushed through.  The view at the top was definitely worth it!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll head to the Freshly Made Sketches challenge blog and join in our challenge!  At least head over there and check out the beautiful cards the Design Team has posted!

I hope you have an amazing week!

Jen