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Freshly Made Sketches #270

January 11, 2017 Jentimko 10 Comments

Glad to see you on this lovely Wednesday! At least I hope it is lovely where you are. Just like in yesterday’s post, I am working to resist the winter weather with another pretty spring image. This time I’m using this awesome sketch by the incredible Kim Singdahlsen. Something about this sketch really spoke to me and it is going right into my “use again soon” favorites.

Last week I showed you a card with one of my gifts from Santa and this gorgeous Mondo Hydrangea was in the same package. I think Santa has my number when it comes to picking stamps! I had to admit that stamping cards like this with aligned images used to put me off because I knew they would never be quite aligned. No more! The Misti tool makes short work of this and the line up is perfect every time! I stamped onto SU Shimmery White paper using WPlus9 Black Dye Ink for the base. Then laid the little piece of DSP down and stamped again. I figured out the spacing for the top layer, moved the others out of the way and stamped one more time onto Shimmery White. While the Shimmery White paper is not true watercolor paper, it does watercolor nicely if you don’t need to add lots of color (or water). I love it for effects like this. And the added bonus is the subtle sparkle! I used Light Blue and Peacock Blue Zig Clean Color Brush Markers and my Zig BrusH2O for a quick coloring of the rectangle part of the flower. A little bit of Light Green and Yellow for the stems and centers. I thought the sentiment from yesterday’s card was perfect for this one too so I used the Happy Little Thoughts set from Newton’s Nook Designs. I stamped it in Versafine Onyx Black to keep it crisp and clear. I popped the colored panel up on Dimensionals for a little more wow and then added some of my ~~hoarded~~ beloved sequins from the SU Watercolor Wishes set. They really are just the right colors!

I do hope that you will enjoy this sketch as much as I did. Now I have to admit that as I just added the sketch in to my blog writeup, I realized that my sentiment is in the wrong place. Sigh. My computer issues have addled my brain. Good thing the team has exceeded their normally fabulous creative work! Yes, I am still facing computer issues so I’ll be a bit quiet still this week (it has gone in to the professional Apple people to see what they can do….perhaps a graphics driver) but I’m working busily in my stamp room creating projects for the upcoming Newton’s Nook Designs January release. I can’t wait to share! Thanks for stopping in today. See you soon!

Stamp: Mondo Hydrangea (Ellen Hutson), Happy Little Thoughts (Newton’s Nook Designs)Ink: WPlus9 Black Dye Ink, Versafine Onyx Black, Zig Clean Color Real Bush Markers; Paper: Shimmery White (SU); Accessories: Misti Stamp Tool, Sequins (Watercolor Wishes Kit – SU), Zig BrusH20, Dimensionals

Celebrate Today Wreath – Newton’s Nook Designs

January 10, 2017 Jentimko 5 Comments

I know that many of you in the US are feeling the effects of winter weather. I definitely am! My trip last week was full of snowy walk arounds, de-icing and really cold temperatures. So naturally, I found refuge in my stamp room and started thinking about spring. I’m so thrilled to share my first project as a design team member for Newton’s Nook Designs!

I suspect that you can see exactly why I was drawn to this beautiful wreath from the Happy Little Thoughts stamp set! I just love the pretty little flowers and I chose this coordinating sentiment from the set too. It is meant to fit perfectly inside the wreath. I inked the wreath and sentiment with Versamark ink and stamped on Ranger Watercolor Paper. Then I heat embossed with white embossing powder. I colored the background and the wreath using Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Picked Raspberry, Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn and Broken China. It takes a little patience when you start since it is white embossing on white paper but just take your time. Totally worth it! I did a light layer of the blue (Broken China) around the edges of the wreath to start and then filled in the flowers and leaves a bit at a time. You will have to layer the colors to get them like you want them. Once I had the coloring right, I cut the image down using a Stitched Rectangles Die and added some sequins in coordinating colors. As a final pop of color, I layered the image on this pretty DSP print from Pop of Pink (SU).

Coloring this definitely helped me chase away the winter blahs! I hope that you find a little bit of spring happiness today no matter what the weather is outside! Thanks for stopping in today. Back tomorrow with the latest from Freshly Made Sketches. See you then!

Supplies:

Stamps: Happy Little Thoughts (Newton’s Nook); Ink: Versamark, Tim Holtz Distress Ink; Paper: Ranger White Watercolor, Pop of Pink DSP (SU); Accessories: Misti, Big Shot, Stitched Rectangles Dies (Simon Says Stamp), Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh and SU), BrusH2O Watercolor Pen, Heat Tool, White Stampin’ Emboss Powder

The Card Concept #64

January 4, 2017 Jentimko 12 Comments

Welcome back to a new year of challenges from The Card Concept. I am so happy to share the first one with you! The inspiration piece is really pretty!

I was inspired by the gold and the flowers in the background plus the sentiment on the note. I was lucky enough to receive this beautiful stamp set from Santa. It is called Hello Lovely by Concord & 9th. I stamped in Versamark and embossed with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder. I did the same with the sentiment. I added just a touch of color with my Zig markers to mimic the pink in the flowers. All I added was a few gold sequins to finish. I chose the Clean and Graphic style for this week.

I hope you will join us for this one. I’m sure you will see something in our inspiration that you love! This is my second post of the day so don’t forget to check out the latest from Freshly Made Sketches too. Thanks for stopping in. See you soon!

Supplies:

Stamps: Hello Lovely (Concord & 9th); Ink: Zig Clean Color Pens, Versamark; Paper: StrathmoreWatercolor Cards; Accessories: Misti, Glue Dots, Zig BrusH2O, Heat Tool, Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder

Freshly Made Sketches #269

January 4, 2017 Jentimko 10 Comments

I hope you had a wonderful holiday season!! It was nice to have a little break but great to be back too. I have been busy creating for some upcoming projects and I look forward to sharing those with you! Word of warning…..part of my holiday fun is a computer that has decided to give me fits. I will probably have to send it in for repairs so I apologize in advance for any late posts or gaps in posting. You just don’t realize how much you rely on these silly things until you don’t have them!

My friend Linda Callahan has created just the right sketch for us at Freshly Made Sketches and I know you will have fun with it. I kept it simple (because, well, the computer….) and I stuck with just the gold and the kraft. I used this sweet sentiment from Mama Elephant’s Butterfly Kisses and embossed it in gold. Then I added the gold glitter tape and the gold thread and a few sequins to finish. You can dress you version of the sketch up or keep it simple….your choice!

This is my first post of the day and the second one will be out soon. A great inspiration piece from The Card Concept! See you soon!

Supplies:

Stamp: Butterfly Kisses (Mama Elephant); Ink: Versamark; Paper: Kraft; Accessories: Heat Tool, Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Gold Glitter Tape (SU retired), Gold Thread (SU), Gold Sequins

Newton’s Nook Design Team!

December 23, 2016 Jentimko 7 Comments

As I told you on Wednesday, I have a fun announcement to make! I am finally able to share with you that I have been selected to be part of the Newton’s Nook Design Team. This is such a tremendous opportunity and I’m thrilled to be joining an amazing group of designers! Take a look!
I know you will be as excited as me when you go check out their blogs! If you don’t already know about Newton’s Nook Designs, please take a minute to hop over to the Newton’s Nook Blog where you can read more. There is a link to the online store there too! You might want to start making a list for your post holiday shopping…..just saying!

I can’t wait to start sharing my creations with this fantastic products line! You can expect to start seeing projects in January. Now that the “cat is out of the bag” so to speak, you can be sure I’ll be stamping away over the holidays to get ready! I hope that you all have a very happy holiday season. Thanks for stopping in today and I look forward to seeing you soon!

Freshly Made Sketches #268

December 21, 2016 Jentimko 6 Comments

Wow….the last Freshly Made Sketches challenge of the year. Can you believe it?? I know, it snuck up on me too. Good thing my friend the amazing and talented Jen Mitchell created one that is good for last minute holiday cards or ready for your post holiday crafting. Hopefully with some new toys from Santa!!!

I could not do another Christmas card. Done, complete, no more! But I did need a birthday card for a special family member whose birthday is near the holidays. So the only rule was nothing at all holiday-like! Out came Pop of Pink DSP and this adorable little kitty from Newton’s Nook Designs. The stamp set is Newton’s Day Dream. And oh, this fellow is adorable! I colored him with my Zig Clean Color Markers to look like this certain someone’s kitty and I love how he turned out! I have to say that taking a short break from holiday madness to create this was EXACTLY what I needed!

Today I’m off for a trip so if you are going through Chicago O’Hare (or other parts of the country) keep an eye out for me. And please remember to pack your patience at the airport. This is a crazy time of year for us all. Many travelers are super stressed and, I promise, we really really want to get you (and us) there on time….safely!

I have some fun news coming up in the next few days that I look forward to sharing with you. But you can expect that I’ll be away a bit more over the next couple of weeks. I am off after Friday (like winning the lottery for an airline pilot) but will be spending time with family. I hope to fit in some bonus stamping too!

The team has such fun inspiration for you this week! It is sure to get you on your way to creating. Plus, this sketch is open until Jan. 2 so that the team can take a bit of a holiday too. Stop in to visit us though…we’ll see you in the gallery!!

Supplies:

Stamp: Newton’s Day Dream (Newton’s Nook); Ink: WPlus9 Black, Versafine Black; Paper: Pop of Pink DSP (SU), Watercolor Paper (Ranger); Accessories: Zig Clean Color Pens (48 pack), Zig BrusH2O Pen

Happy Little Wreath

December 13, 2016 Jentimko 3 Comments

I have a quick post for today because I want to share a set of cards I created (and am creating more of). Not sure how it happens that I’m behind on making cards given that I started in August. But here we are. So I’m pulling out the Misti and putting the sweet elves (translated kids) to work and cranking out some cards. In bulk. Which I never really do. Did I mention that the Misti makes it possible?? My 10 yo was die cutting with the Stitched Rectangles and then stamping when he commented how he was impressed with his CPM rate (that would be cards per minute). Yep. He made 12 while I made 1/2 card (on another project). And everyone single one was perfect. When I get home from this trip, I have them all ready to finish into final cards. These were his model and we liked them enough to make more.

The key is this pretty wreath. I got it on sale from Newton’s Nook over the Thanksgiving holiday and what a good get! The set is called Happy Little Thoughts and it has such pretty elements. This wreath though….I just knew it would be great for my Christmas cards and I was right! I colored some Basic Rhinestones with a Copic and added them on along with a twine bow. The sentiment is from the retired Santa’s Gifts (SU). All the stamping was done in Early Espresso onto Crumb Cake card stock.

Ok….like I said. Quick post but I thought you might like a great last minute, I’m really late getting my cards done idea. *smile* Hope your day is fantastic! Back tomorrow with the latest from Freshly Made Sketches!

Supplies:

Stamps: Happy Little Thoughts (Newton’s Nook), Santa’s Gifts (SU retired); Ink: Early Espresso, Copic Red Marker; Paper: Crumb Cake; Accessories: Misti, Big Shot, Stitched Rectangles Dies (Simon Says Stamp), Basic Rhinestones, Twine

Freshly Made Sketches #266

December 7, 2016 Jentimko 7 Comments

So it is officially crunch time. I am working like mad on Christmas cards and, somehow, I’m still behind. Thank goodness for this great sketch from Amy over at Freshly Made Sketches this week! I was able to put this together quickly and keep plugging away at my to-do list!

I started with the Stitched with Cheer Card Kit from the Holiday Catalog and modified it just a little. I took one of the trees and stitched it up per the directions (except did not attach) and that took about a minute. Really. The sewing adds a lot but not very much time! I cut a panel from Kraft card stock and heat embossed this sentiment from WPlus9 using Versamark ink and Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder. The gold doily is from the kit as is the card base. Even the matching envelope was all ready for me to put together. This kit is a huge time saver!! The cards are cute as is but also fun to change with small modifications to personalize them.

Ok….back out on the road this week. Let me know if you’ll be flying on United for your holiday travels and look for me if you are!! I hope you have a fabulous day!

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Stamp: Drummer Boy (WPlus9); Ink: Versamark; Paper: Kraft; Accessories: Stitched With Cheer Card Kit, Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Dimensionals

The Card Concept #63

November 30, 2016 Jentimko 3 Comments

Today is a two post Wednesday and this is my first card for the day. I’m so excited to share the inspiration from The Card Concept for our latest challenge. As I was looking at the beautiful details of that fireplace, I found that the colors and the patterns started to jump out at me and so an idea was born.

I think this flower from Poinsettia (Simon Says Stamp) is simply wonderful to color. I used it with Copics last week but decided to try it with Zig Clean Color Markers for this challenge. I thought the watercolor feel was more in line with the country vibe of the photo. I stamped the flower using Versafine Onyx Black and then masked it to add the leaf. The paper is Fabriano Watercolor Paper. The sentiments from the same stamp set worked perfectly for this so I inked up this combination with Versafine again and used my Misti to make sure my stamping was right. I always use my Misti when I have colored the image (because…well, you know why). I used the Wonky Stitched Rectangles Dies to add a bit more detail when I cut the image panel down to size. Now for the background. I created a card base using this great pattern from Under the Tree DSP (SU ret). Yep, the whole card base. Because the other side (now the inside) is a Kraft pattern with little stars. I love the result!! Finally, I pulled some sequins out and started to mix and match. These happen to all be from Paper Pumpkin kits.

Make sure you check my second post for Freshly Made Sketches too. I am still recovering from our Thanksgiving adventures but the fun was worth all the traveling. Hope you have a great week! See you soon!

Supplies (affiliate links included):

Stamps: Poinsettia Stamp and Dies (Simon Says Stamp); Ink: Zig Clean Color Pens, Versafine Onyx Black; Paper: Fabriano Watercolor, Under the Tree DSP (SU Ret); Accessories: Big Shot, Wonky Stitched Rectangles Dies (My Favorite Things), Misti, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Zig BrusH2O

Freshly Made Sketches #264

November 23, 2016 Jentimko 8 Comments

Happy Wednesday to you! For those of you in the US, I’m sure you are preparing for Thanksgiving! And for your holiday crafting time, we have a lovely sketch for you from Freshly Made Sketches. The incredible Karren Johnson has a winning sketch that is sure to spark your creativity. Perfect for fast cards or those that require a bit more time!

I opted for the “a bit more time” choice but only because I had colored these flowers last week. I took some stamped images and my Copics on a trip with me and took a bit of time just to color for The 30 Day Coloring Challenge. I used two of the poinsettias and some of the leaves from the Poinsettia stamp set (Simon Says Stamp) to create this lovely flower. The set comes with coordinating dies but I chose to fussy cut these instead. I used a card base from an old holiday kit and then cut some Thick Whisper White with my Stitched Rectangles Dies (SSS). The sentiment is from WPlus9’s Be Merry set. I just LOVE this sentiment and the fonts!! I added some little pearls to finish and add a little balance without detracting from this flower.

If you are traveling this weekend, I wish you a safe trip and no delays! Thanks so much for stopping in today. See you soon!

Supplies (affiliate links included):

Stamps: Be Merry Stamp and Die Combo (WPlus9), Poinsettia Stamp and Dies (Simon Says Stamp); Ink: Copic Markers, Momento Black; Paper: Thick Whisper White, Holiday Card Kit (retired); Accessories: Big Shot, Stitched Rectangles Dies (Simon Says Stamp), Basic Pearls, Red Pearls (kit), Misti, Dimensionals, Glue Dots

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