Freshly Made Sketches

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

Freshly Made Sketches #263

November 16, 2016 Jentimko 6 Comments

I cannot believe it has been a week since I posted. I am in the joy and pain of pre-holiday flying. I was totally fortunate in getting Thanksgiving off but to make that happen my monthly flying has been really front loaded. So…not much stamping time. But today is Freshly Made Sketches day and I simply cannot miss out on that!! And oh I cannot wait to see what this week’s gallery looks like!! The incredibly fabulous Cécile Ribon is our sketch hostess and this one is super creative!

After pondering for a bit on how to incorporate circles, I had a burst of inspiration. I just got this awesome Be Merry set from WPlus9 and it seemed just right for all the elements. So I stamped a bunch of them with Momento Black ink and then colored with my Copic Markers. This set has matching dies which make it easy to create these groups!! I thought it would be fun to use a black card base to help everything pop that much more. I added extra dimension by using, well, Dimensionals to pop some of the layers. Then I added some tiny Basic Pearls to the flower centers.

Ok, it is your turn! Run right over and check out the inspiration and then get to work so we can see your creations! Also, there is a new challenge over at The Card Concept today. I just could not get it together enough to finish my card (not enough hours home) but I want you to see all the gorgeous work for the challenge! I think you will want to play along there too (why not join the challenges??!)! Thanks so much for stopping in today. So glad you did! See you on Friday for this month’s Fancy Friday hop.

Supplies (affiliate links included):

Stamps: Be Merry Stamp and Die Combo (WPlus9); Ink: Copic Markers, Momento Black; Paper: Thick Whisper White, Basic Black; Accessories: Basic Pearls, Misti, Dimensionals

Freshly Made Sketches #262

November 9, 2016 Jentimko 6 Comments

Today is Freshly Made Sketches day. Thank goodness. Because I, for one, need something happy to occupy my time. I feel certain there are others who share my thoughts. The lovely Jennifer Brum is our sketch hostess. I know you will love it as much as I did.

I will admit that things have been super busy here are I had this flower colored from a project last week. Copics were the tool of choice for coloring this flower and it was such fun. I had not used them for a bit and forgot how much I love them. I added some Pop of Pink DSP with this cool chevron pattern and a sentiment from the same set as the flower, Altenew’s Beautiful Day.

So today is one of those days that we have a choice. I am going to choose kindness. I wish you a beautiful day! See you soon!

Stamps: Beautiful Day (Altenew); Ink: Copic Markers, Momento Black; Paper: Thick Whisper White, Basic Black, Pop of Pink DSP; Accessories: Metal rimmed pearl (SU ret)

Freshly Made Sketches #261

November 2, 2016 Jentimko 7 Comments

Today is Freshly Made Sketches day and I have some fun for you! They sweet and oh so talented Cindy Hall is our hostess and she has created an instant classic for us to use this week!

A little while ago, I was lucky enough to have a layover in Dallas-Ft. Worth and got to spend a whole day with the lovely Bev Gerard. She is even nicer in person that she is over at Splitcoaststampers (almost impossible to believe!!). She and her dear husband came over to whisk me away from a long boring layover hotel and straight into her amazing stamp room. I sat there in awe and we even did a little bit of stamping. One of the things I brought home was this stamped image from Merry Mice and I knew I wanted to color him for The 30 Day Coloring Challenge. I posted a closeup of him yesterday on Instagram and you can see the sparkle in his little sweater and on the ornament! I used my Zig Clean Color pens for coloring and then added some Wink of Stella to add some shimmer. The image was stamped on Fabriano Watercolor Paper which happens to be a nice color match for Shimmery White card stock from SU. So that is what I used as a base. The sparkle from the Stella is also a nice complement to the shimmer from the base. I added a Cherry Cobbler layer and a Bermuda Bay embossed layer across the card. Isn’t this mouse just the cutest??? I love him so much! If you do too, you are in luck. He is on sale right now for a 25% discount!! It is our lucky day!

Just a reminder that this is post 1 of 2 today. I’m back in a little while with a beautiful inspiration challenge from The Card Concept. Please make sure you go check out that FMS team’s work this week and let them know how much you appreciate their work! See you soon!

Supplies (affiliate links included):

Stamps: Merry Mice; Ink: Zig Clean Color Pens, SU Archival Black; Paper: Fabriano Watercolor, Cherry Cobbler, Bermuda Bay; Accessories: Zig BrusH2O, Big Shot, Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder (ret), Dimensionals, Wink of Stella

Freshly Made Sketches #260

October 26, 2016 Jentimko 6 Comments

The lovely and super talented Kim Singdahlsen is our sketch hostess this week at Freshly Made Sketches and she really created a unique one. Super interesting and so many ways to play with the idea!

After pondering the “any shape” feature for a while, I thought I would see if these leaves from Concord and 9th would be right. Yep! Totally!! I colored with Tim Holtz Distress Ink onto watercolor paper and then cut the leaves out. It gives them a soft, varied look in person! I first started using Kraft and then white but finally realized that this DSP pack (retired from SU) was the PERFECT answer. Don’t forget to look in your stash (because I know you have one) for those hidden gems that you have forgotten after the season changed. I love the plaid for fall and the pretty polka dots were a great background for the sentiment. This script/type combination is from Mama Elephant’s Butterfly Kisses set. I stamped in Early Espresso using my Misti to get a super crisp and clean look. I played with the placement of the leaves and found that this little button provided the right balance. See…you are going to have fun playing with this one!!

I hope you enjoy this one and that you will join us this week. I’ll be back on Friday with the latest from the Fancy Friday team. Lots of fun on that one that you won’t want to miss. Until then, have a great week!

Supplies (affiliate links included):

Stamp: Butterfly Kisses (Mama Elephant); Ink: Early Espresso, Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Scattered Straw, Mustard Seed); Paper: Sweater Weather DSP (SU ret), Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Cardstock; Accessories: Big Shot, Layering Leaves Dies (Concord and 9th), Button, Early Espresso Twine

Freshly Made Sketches #259

October 19, 2016 Jentimko 9 Comments

Happy middle of the week to you! Today is one of my double post days so make sure you keep an eye out for my card for The Card Concept too. For Freshly Made Sketches, our sketch hostess this week is the witty and talented Linda Callahan. I just love the interesting layers behind the circle for the sketch. Such a simple detail but fantastic.

I pulled out (again) my new Merry Tags dies and the coordinating Merriest Wishes stamp set. I used Thick Whisper White and Silver Glimmer Paper with the dies. So nice that there is a plain ornament that is designed to go behind the detailed ornament. Super easy to put together. I cut the panels behind in the same glimmer paper and added some Silver Baker’s Twine to finish the little tag. Pretty and super fast to put together. The sentiment is stamped in Versamark ink and embossed with Silver Stampin Emboss Powder. I was also inspired by the Falliday Fest challenge over at Splitcoaststampers, FF16Stampingcrazy, which is Snow Much Glitter! Hope you will find a challenge that inspires you and join in!!

I hope you enjoy this card. I am starting to make a little progress in my holiday card stash but a long way to go. Thanks so much for stopping in today. See you soon!

Supplies:

Stamps: Merriest Wishes; Ink: Versarmark; Paper: Thick Whisper White, Silver Glimmer Paper; Accessories: Big Shot, Merry Tags Dies, Heat Tool, Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Silver Baker’s Twine

Freshly Made Sketches #258

October 12, 2016 Jentimko 8 Comments

Are you ready for Freshly Made Sketches this week?? I know I certainly was! Totally needed something to kick my mojo in gear!! I’m not sure why exactly but the last few weeks have been a scheduling mess at my house and my stamps sat collecting dust. It was good to sit down yesterday with a sketch and see what happened. The amazing Rita gave us some layers this week but not too many. Just enough to make it interesting!

The only thing I knew when I sat down was that I wanted to use the “negative” of the Merry Tags dies and this tree in particular. The actual die is an ornament with the tree cut from the middle (totally awesome tag!). So I ran the die through with some Bermuda Bay card stock. Once it was cut, I put the little pieces back into the ornament and covered the whole front with Glad Press and Seal (Just a small square). This effectively holds the little pieced in place so you can flip it over and add glue without all the little pieces running away on you. (No, I’m totally not the first person to come up with this. First saw it from Jennifer McGuire but others have shown it perfectly too.) I added my adhesive to the back of the tree elements the then put the whole thing down onto Thick Whisper White card stock. Then just pull away the Press and Seal and the ornament piece and you are left with the tree perfectly placed. YAY!!!! Then I pulled out some retired stuff because seriously, I need to use it!! The sentiment is from the Jingle All The Way stamp set (retired, last year’s Holiday Catty). I just straightened it a bit before stamping to make it work for the sketch. The Real Red striped DSP and the button are from previous holiday offerings as well. They just all seemed to work together for this!

I am happy to say that I’m off this week from work so I really, really hope to get in some more stamping. I have some more ideas for this fabulous die set (and matching stamp) so that is a good start. Until then, off you go to join the FMS team on this sketch. You will love their never-ending creativity and I think you will have fun with this one. See you soon. Thanks so much for dropping in!!

Supplies:

Stamps: Jingle All The Way (SU retired); Ink: Bermuda Bay; Paper: Thick Whisper White, Real Red, DSP (ret), Bermuda Bay; Accessories: Big Shot, Merry Tags, Banner Punch (SU retired), Button (SU retired), Bermuda Bay Baker’s Twine, Press and Seal Wrap

Freshly Made Sketches #257

October 5, 2016 Jentimko 8 Comments

So we have some fun news over at Freshly Made Sketches. First, we can announce that the lovely Cécile Ribon will be joining us full time Design Team member. YAY for us!!! Also, we introduced an update to the blog. We hope you like our, um, “fresh” new look! Let us know what you think. We have a great sketch from the amazing Jen Mitchell.

I decided I better get a little more serious about Christmas cards so I pulled out one of my go to sets, Holly Jolly Greetings. This big snowflake is so pretty and was perfect for the focal element. And the sentiments in the set (the reason I got it, of course) are awesome. I know it is easy to get all caught up in the newest, latest and greatest but sometimes it is nice to pull out a workhorse set. I stamped in Night of Navy and paired it with Floral Boutique DSP (not just flowers!!). I used Wonky Stitched Rectangle Dies from My Favorite Things to add the fun stitching and a few Basic Pearls.

This is my first post for today. My second post is my card for The Card Concept. I hope you’ll enjoy Jen’s sketch this week! Thanks for stopping in today.

Supplies (affiliate links included):

Stamp: Holly Jolly Greetings; Ink: Night of Navy; Paper: Thick Whisper White, Floral Boutique DSP (SU); Accessories: Big Shot, Wonky Stitched Rectangles (MFT), Basic Pearls, Misti

Freshly Made Sketches #256

September 28, 2016 Jentimko 9 Comments

Back today with a new sketch from Freshly Made Sketches where I am the sketch hostess this week. I was so excited to see all that the Design Team created with my sketch. As always, such different and creative interpretations!

My focus today is on the Merriest Wishes bundle from Stampin’ Up. I just got this last week so of course it had to come right out!! I love the tags and details but I will admit that one of the biggest reasons I got the set was this sentiment. I love it!! I love how the “snow” image mimics the pattern of the Softly Falling embossing folder so I used the folder in the background and stamped the image in Versamark and then heat embossed with Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder. The sentiment is stamped in Night of Navy. Then I cut the whole thing with my Banners Die. I added a strip of Silver Glimmer Paper and some retired silver sequins for a bit of sparkle. I can’t wait to use the tags and other elements on more projects!

I hope you have fun with my sketch this week. I’d love to see you in the gallery! Back on Friday with this month’s Fancy Friday Hop. See you then!

Supplies:

Stamps: Merriest Wishes; Ink: Versamark, Night of Navy; Paper: Thick Whisper White, Night of Navy, Silver Glimmer; Accessories: Big Shot, Banners Thinlits, Silver Sequins, Dimensionals, Heat Tool, Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder

Freshly Made Sketches #255

September 21, 2016 Jentimko 13 Comments

This is my first of two posts today! (Every other Wednesday I will have two) Freshly Made Sketches is ready to challenge you again with this fun and versatile sketch by the lovely Amy O’Neill. I love how this image panel provides so many options. You can stamp directly onto it, use DSP or play with some dies like I did.

I had the Layering Leaves Dies (Concord and 9th) still out from yesterday’s tag and wanted to play with them some more. I thought it would be fun to add pops of color behind these delicate cuts and I’m thrilled with how easy it was to create. All I did was lay the die onto the Kraft card stock with the end of the die hanging off over the edge of my bottom plate. This meant that my leaves did not cut completely out and were still attached at the bottom of the cut. Keeps it simpler on having the leaves stay in place without complicated glueing. Using some watercolor paper, I sponged on Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Scattered Straw, Mustard Seed, Carved Pumpkin and Spiced Marmalade under where the leaves would sit. So pretty!! I used a retired sentiment set and stamped in Versamark and then heat embossed with Crushed Curry Stampin’ Emboss Powder (retired). It needed a little something more so I added on a little bit of twine that I had left from a Paper Pumpkin kit.

It just says fall is here, doesn’t it?! And it ALMOST is! Now for our Virginia weather to cooperate! I hope you like this one and see all that can be done with our sketch this week. Make sure you jump over to see my card for The Card Concept too. See you again soon!

Supplies (affiliate links included):

Stamp: Made for You (SU Retired); Ink: Versamark, Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Scattered Straw, Mustard Seed, Carved Pumpkin and Spiced Marmalade); Paper: Kraft Paper, Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Cardstock; Accessories: Big Shot, Layering Leaves Dies (Concord and 9th), Twine, Heat Tool, Crushed Curry Stampin’ Emboss Powder

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