Happy Wednesday! Welcome back for another fun challenge from Freshly Made Sketches! This week’s sketch is courtesy of the amazing Jen Mitchell from I Create and boy does she ever create! Her style is so cool. She has a knack for wonderful clean lines but her cards always have a “wow” factor!
I took another non-holiday turn for this card. I don’t know about you but I have some family members who have December birthdays. I always try to make something for them that makes them feel special and that in no way reflects Christmas. So out came the Beau Chateau DSP and off I went. This paper seems to call out for a flower but instead of stamping one, I created one from my Fun Flowers die. I folded up a piece of wrapping tissue paper and ran it through the Big Shot. Since my tissue paper was white and this paper has a sponged element I sponged the layers with some Crumb Cake ink. The center of the flower is a Crumb Cake button from my Neutrals pack. The little banner is stamped on another piece of DSP from the set and grounded with an additional button. A little bit of Linen Thread was tied onto both buttons to complete the look. Between the Big Shot and the DSP, this is one of those cards that looks harder than it is…love it when that happens!
Thanks so much for dropping in today. Make sure you go see what the rest of the team has created to inspire you. They always amaze me! I certainly hope that you get some crafting time this week and will show us your version of the sketch. I will be off for a few days for the Thanksgiving holiday but next week promises to be full of posts! For those of you in the US, I wish you a safe and blessed Thanksgiving! See you soon!
Stamp: All Holidays (retired); Paper: Beau Chateau DSP, Soft Suede; Ink: Soft Suede, Crumb Cake; Accessories: Big Shot, Fun Flowers Die, Neutrals Buttons, Linen Thread, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Sponges, Wrapping Tissue Paper
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Fabulous tissue flower! I love that idea and will file it away for the future. You are a genius! The colors are fab and the December birthday gal will love this card.
As an almost Christmas birthday gal myself, I do appreciate non-Christmas looking cards – and wrapping paper 🙂 This is beautiful – flower is fabulous! Great idea to use tissue paper!
I wondering what you’d made that gorgeous flower out of! I’m totally going to be hoarding my tissue paper from now on! Genius! Being a December birthday girl myself, I thank you! It is always nice to get a non-Christmas card or present wrapped in actual birthday paper and I know they will love it!
I love it. 🙂
Well, I have a few birthdays in December to make cards for and I will be casing this idea for sure!! Beautiful with the Beau Chateau paper!!
Now I’m adding tissue paper to the things I will have to start saving! That flower is absolutely fantastic! You’re ingenious!
Jen, your card is gorgeous. What a beautiful flower! I’ll have to have a try using tissue paper too. Just lovely!
I have several December birthdays as well—most of them men, unfortunately, but my sister would love this! I love the soft look of the tissue! Beautiful creation!
Such a pretty card Jen! That big blossom is stunning! Thanks for the inspiration!
Oh my …. I looove that soft tissue flower, so soft, serene and beautiful …. I love too how you have allowed it to take centre stage, nothing else needed …. beautifully executed Jen!!!
Stunning tissue flower, beautiful card.
Great sketch and I love the flower! So cute!
I love your card , it’s absolutely gorgeous!