I have mentioned before that I’m likely going to be transitioning away from this blog. I’m getting closer to that point but don’t want to lose any of you in the process, if possible. A quick post with my card for today’s Freshly Made Sketches. You can find the details over on Instagram (link here: jentimko) or on Facebook (link here: Stampin’ on the Fly with Jen Timko)
I’d love to have you join me there! Have a wonderful rest of your week!
What a fun week we have over at Freshly Made Sketches this week! We are celebrating 14 years of sketch challenges and inspiration. Incredible! What is more incredible is that we still have two of the original design team members on the team and our team has such longevity as players too. You can see not only our takes on the sketch this week but each DT member posted their very first card made for the challenge.
In my case, I was a player in challenge #1 and became a DT member at #4. I’m so grateful to the FMS family and while I love the cards, I REALLY love the people.
I was feeling a bit in the fall state of mind when I was creating this and pulled out some favorites from Honey Bee Stamps. I love inking up these leaves and the sunflower and had fun doing that. I found a patterned paper that matched the greens and thought that would be nice for the squares. I added a little bit of Distress Ink to give them more of the fall look.
I thought this sentiment was perfect for the sketch but also for my birthday stash. I used a new to me die set from Gina K Designs for the stitched square and the bigger square – Master Layouts #3. Finally a few neutral pearls to finish.
I hope you will come over and create with us this week. We love being a part of your crafting inspiration and we always find such joy in seeing what you create!
Happy Wednesday, everyone! A lovely new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches by our wonderful Karren Johnson. It can be a mini-slimline or not…whatever works for you! I hadn’t made one in a while so I thought it would be a fun style to make.
When I saw the sketch, I went with my gut and pulled out the new to me set from Colorado Stamp Company called Flower Pot. It has a perfect spring feel and I thought the little bouquet of flowers looked like the semi-circle from the sketch. Or close enough. I spent a little time (much needed) doing some Copic coloring. It was fun playing around with the pot to get a terra cotta look.
For the flowers, I kept the coloring pretty simple, although it did take a craft table full of markers to do it. The real challenge was leaving a white flower in the middle and I added a little bit of shading with my Warm Grays to, hopefully, keep it from looking too flat. I pulled a sentiment from another CCC set called Smell the Roses. Such a pretty font!
I think there is a taste of spring on the agenda all week here in Virginia so I may clear out a few beds to start getting ready for planting. I hope you have a lovely day!
Another week has flown by…literally. Lots of flying! But I did have a little time for some coloring this week. Just in time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches by the amazing Karren Johnson.
My obsession with these gorgeous flowers from Joyful Poinsettia has not waned. I thought it would be fun to create a dark background on a one layer panel for the circle element. All of the coloring is Copic Markers.
I used the Quilted A2 Cover Plate die to add a little interest in the background on Cobblestone Card Stock by Concord and 9th. I used gold embossing on the sentiment and a few gold pearls for a little extra shine.
I hope you like this one! Come over and see all the team has created plus a beautiful card from a guest designer this week too! Thanks for stopping in today. See you again soon!
A little late to post today…sorry about that! Our sketch designer this week is the amazing Amy O’Neill and she designed a fun one. I combined some old and new products to create a sweet little baby card for a dear niece who just had a little girl
I don’t know what it was about this card but getting a good photo of it was just impossible. And believe me, I took a lot of them. Maybe something about the pale colors and the metallics. In any case, I used a sweet little onesie die from Newton’s Nook Designs with gold foiling for a modern look. I brushed on some Tattered Rose Distress Ink for a pale peachy pink and then added a heart from another NND set inked with Bundled Sage. So soft and pretty. I pulled out a little gold clothespin from my stash and added a little twine bow.
I added some gold foiling using Glimmer Matte Gold Foil and the Spellbinders Splatter Sentiments die. I love the texture this adds! The sentiments is from an old favorite, Everyday Sentiments, by SugarPea Designs which was heat embossed.
I hope you will come join us this week at Freshly Made Sketches! We love all the inspiration you give and it is always a joy to see how you used our sketches. Hope you have a great rest of your week!
Our sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches this week is from our wonderful Karren Johnson. It is a classic look with lots of variation potential. I needed to re-stock on some cards for my college kid so that was my direction.
I just love the Caffeinated series from The Rabbit Hole Designs and this cat is just perfect for my son. I chose some school colors and new paper from Honey Bee Stamps to match.
I used Copic Markers to color with the cat colored with Warm Grays (W0, W2, W3, W5), his robe with Greens (G21, G24, YG67, G28) and Blue trim (B32, B37, B39).
I hope you’ll come over and join us this week! Thanks so much for stopping in today!
A new week and a fun sketch for Freshly Made Sketches. The ever so amazing Cécile is our sketch designer this week and, as always, she has one that is simply delightful.
The biggest problem I had this week was with decision making. So…I didn’t make them. Instead I created both versions. The two images are from the fun stamp set called Hold My Flowers by The Rabbit Hole Designs. I loved the idea of using a more fall palette for coloring them. Pretty much stuck to the same colors for both. I could not decide whether to add white gel pen accents so I did on one and not the other. What do you think? Yes/no. I think I like it but I don’t do it much. Maybe I should more??
I thought they would be pretty against a gingham background so I chose two colors that I liked for it (both from Honey Bee Stamps). And then the sentiments are both from the Riding By… Stamp Set by Honey Bee Stamps. Again, black with white embossing or white with black?? One of each! I added some embellishments to match. The purple pearls are from a little gift pack that came in my order from The Rabbit Hole Designs and I made sure to use my Cottontail Embossing Tool from them for perfectly clean embossing. All the products are below.
I love the products over at The Rabbit Hole Designs and the team there is really, really nice. Make sure to go check them out! The FMS team did its usual amazing job with the sketch so go see all the inspiration there. Thanks so much for stopping in today. I hope you have a good day! See you soon.
“The tragedy, however, uncovered the remarkable truth that heroes live among us.
Heroes like our fallen pilots, fellow crew members, and passengers who fought back when faced with an unthinkable reality. Heroes like the first responders who selflessly risked their lives running into burning buildings to evacuate thousands and the scores of rescuers who combed through the aftermath to pull victims from the rubble.” Michael J. Hamilton, ALPA UALMEC Chairman
Over the years, I have written about my thoughts on 9/11. I’m not sure I have much left that is meaningful but it is important that I always take time to acknowledge the loss and change that came because of that day. I spent time over the last few days working on this as I pondered and remembered.
I watercolored this beautiful image from Honey Bee Stamps. Starting with embossing in silver with a focus on blue as a nod to my airline. A bit loose and dreamy in the coloring. Kind of fuzzy like the day becomes as the years go by. But yet, when I see a “September sky” it always takes me back to the details.
I chose the sentiment purposefully as a reminder that none of us stand alone. We are better together and we cannot ever heal without the aid of all our brothers and sisters. I wish for us all a world where we continue to look for the good, give each other grace and reach out to lift each other up.
In memory of:
United 93: Jason Dahl, LeRoy Homer Jr., Lorraine Bay, Sandra Bradshaw, Wanda Green, CeeCee Lyles, Deborah Welsh
United 175: Victor Saracini, Michael Horrocks, Robert Fangman, Amy Jarret, Amy King, Kathryn Laborie, Alfred Marchand, Michael Tarrou, Alicia Titus, Marianne McFarlane, Jesus Sanchez
American 11: John Ogonowski, Thomas McGuinness, Barbara Arestegui, Jeffrey Collman, Sara Low, Karen Martin, Kathleen Nicosia, Betty Ong, Jean D. Roger, Dianne Snyder, Madeline Sweeney
American 77: Charles Burlingame III, David Charlebois, Michele Heidenberger, Jennifer Lewis, Kenneth Lewis, Renee May
September!! So happy it is here! Still flying a lot but maybe I’ll get a few more moments to breathe. Thrilled for this sketch by my hiking goddess friend Jennifer Brum. If you don’t follow her ‘on the trail’ adventures, you should. I live vicariously through her! She gave us a wonderful sketch for Freshly Made Sketches this week…which I promptly got reversed on the panels. Ah well.
I was inspired to go for a little Christmas this week but in a non-traditional color way. I think this might be a palette I lean on this year. I blended Salvaged Patina and Kitsch Flamingo onto white card stock (the purple is just where they blend!). I actually blended it onto an A2 sized panel with the intention of doing something else but then the plan took a turn. I used the Cottontail Powder Tool on the whole panel (this tool is fabulous!) and then stamped the Falling Snow background stamp in Versamark ink and heat embossed with white powder.
I cut down the panel to create the back layer and a layer to peek through on the top. Using the Pine Trees Honey Cuts, I cut out the biggest tree from a white panel and to layer over one of the inked panels with foam tape. As my plan came together, I inked up a small scrap of white to match the background and added a sentiment from Inside: Holiday Sentiments (all the stamps and dies are from Honey Bee Stamps). Before putting it all together, I splattered the inked panels with some Hero Arts Iridescent Shimmer Spray. I added a few pink gems to finish it off.
You can see how I twisted the panels the wrong way but I think the sketch lends itself to so many options. The team made some awesome projects of course! I hope you will be inspired and come over to join us. Thanks for stopping in today. See you soon!
A quick hello and a new sketch from Freshly Made Sketches this week. I’m the sketch designer and I hope you enjoy this one!
I’m about done with summer and ready for fall colors. Today, I pulled out a favorite set from Honey Bee Stamps called Garden Harvest Florals. I colored the images with my Karin Markers. I definitely have not used them enough and they were perfect for this watercolor look.
For the sketch portion, I used the Sweet Stacks: Circles dies to add a bit of dimension (and to follow the sketch). I love the bit of gingham peeking out. The paper is from the Gingham Galore Fall pack.
Thanks so much for stopping in today. I keep hoping to find a moment to catch my breath but I think that won’t happen until September…she says optimistically. Hope you have a great day!
