Freshly Made Sketches

Freshly Made Sketches #214

November 25, 2015 Jentimko 12 Comments

Happy Wednesday! I hope your week is going well. For those of you in the US, I’m sure you are getting ready for Thanksgiving and I hope yours is safe and happy! I’m the sketch hostess over at Freshly Made Sketches this week and I thought I’d give you one that wasn’t too complicated. Hopefully you’ll have some time in the hustle and bustle of your week to join in!

My card is one of those that was just impossible to photograph. I wish I could figure out why that happens but this one is so much prettier in person. I embossed Thick Whisper White using the Softly Falling folder and then cut out the butterfly with Bold Butterfly Framelits. Behind the butterfly, I used distress inks and sponged a rainbow of colors onto watercolor paper. Then I topped the colors with Wink of Stella to make it sparkle. I added some sequins left over from the Watercolor Wishes kit and a sentiment from And Many More stamped in Bermuda Bay.

I hope that you enjoy this sketch! I know the team has done their usual amazing work and you will love the inspiration as always!

I’m off the blog for a few days to enjoy time with family. Thanks so much for stopping in. See you soon!

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Stamps: And Many More; Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Bermuda Bay; Paper: Fabriano Cold Press 140 lb Watercolor, Thick Whisper White; Accessories: Sequins (Watercolor Wishes Card Kit), Big Shot, Softly Falling TIEF, Bold Butterfly Framelits, Wink of Stella

Freshly Made Sketches #212

November 11, 2015 Jentimko 7 Comments

As promised, I have a fun card to share with you today plus a video. We have this super sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches from the queen of layers, Narelle. She makes layering look effortless and always elegant! As for me….it wasn’t working. So I took a step back and simply layered the images instead. I hope she doesn’t mind too much. Here is the how to on my card:

Direct link HERE

I’m still in Denver taking my check ride (3 days of fun in the simulator) but I did get to have coffee with the amazing Kim Singdahlsen from the team. I tell you what, it made facing all those engine out approaches much more tolerable!! *smile*

Ok….back to studying. I hope you enjoy the video and this fun sketch. Go check out all the inspiration from the team, of course, too! See you again Friday with another fun card!

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Stamps: Best Thoughts, And Many More; Ink: Versamark, Tim Holtz Distress Inks; Paper: Fabriano Cold Press 140 lb Watercolor, Soft Sky; Accessories: Heat Tool, White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Sequins (Watercolor Wishes Card Kit), Big Shot, Stitched Rectangles Dies (SSS), Zig Watercolor Pen

Freshly Made Sketches #211

November 4, 2015 Jentimko 10 Comments

Wow, where did the week go??!! Back to Wednesday and another new challenge from Freshly Made Sketches. This week, our sketch hostess is the incredible Karren Johnson and I love what she gave us to work with this week!

I pulled out my Drummer Boy set from WPlus9 again and played with a different set of colors. I tried to pare down the colors into gray and red to help keep this clean. I used my Copic Markers to color the drummer boy and his little friend. I was going to grab a sheep again but my oldest told me that the poor donkey needed some love. Kind of cracked me up and who was I to argue?! I used the coordinating dies to cut the boy and his friend. Then I used my 2-1/2″ Circle Punch to pop out the partial circle from Thick Whisper White card stock. I added Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper behind it (wish you could see it in person….so much prettier!). I added some Silver Thread and used a sentiment from the same stamp set to finish the sketch.

I think that you will have such fun with this sketch! So many ways to go with it!! The team certainly used it creatively and I know you’ll be in awe, as always.

Back on Friday with a fun card using some coloring I did last week. Until then, thanks for stopping in!!

Stamps: Drummer Boy (WPlus9); Ink: Momento Black, Copics; Paper: Thick Whisper White, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer; Accessories: 2-1/2″ Circle Punch, Silver Thread, Big Shot, Drummer Boy Dies

Freshly Made Sketches #210

October 28, 2015 Jentimko 12 Comments

So guess what we have for you today at Freshly Made Sketches!! Just look at this awesome sketch. So cool and creative….just like Cindy Lovell who designed this one for us! The fun trio plus the vertical sentiment makes for fun options.

I used the stamp set from the latest Paper Pumpkin (October) called Blissful Bouquet. The images and sentiments are fabulous! I colored these with Zig Clean Color Markers to create these fall flowers. I made a video to show you how easy it is to color these flowers.

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The team has come up with incredible inspiration for you this week and you will be wow’d by the variety! I hope you’ll find time to join in with us.

I hope you enjoy this one and I look forward to seeing you soon. Thanks for stopping in today.

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Stamps: Blissful Bouquet (Paper Pumpkin); Ink: WPlus9 Pure Color Dye Ink Black, Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens; Paper: Fabriano Cold Press 140 lb Watercolor, Basic Black; Accessories: Zig Watercolor Medium Pen, Basic Pearls, Sharpie Marker, Dimensionals

Freshly Made Sketches #209

October 21, 2015 Jentimko 10 Comments

The dear Jen Brum has come up with a clean and really awesome sketch for this week at Freshly Made Sketches! I love all the possibilities it provides for die cuts or stamped images.

I went all in on the Holly Jolly Greetings stamp set for this card. I love when you can stick to only one set and this set really is fabulous. I know it is mostly a sentiment set but the combinations of sentiments give so many options! And then there is the snowflake. Love this snowflake! I stamped the image onto Tip Top Taupe card stock using Versamark ink, added White Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat embossed. Then I cut it with my 2-1/2″ Circle Punch. On another layer of Taupe, I stamped the sentiment the same way and embossed. I centered the circle just laying it on the Joy layer and placed my circle template on top of it. Once that was in the right spot, I used my Piercing Tool to add the circle detailing. I popped the snowflake on Dimensionals and added Basic Pearls. I love the color scheme on this. A little more toned down but clean and elegant.

I have to confess that I want to keep playing with this sketch and you might see some more from me over the next few weeks using it. Thanks, Jen!! I suspect you will feel the way and I hope to see your creations in the gallery!

I will be back tomorrow with a really fun card and a video. Hint: Another product review for Splitcoaststampers!!! See you then!

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Stamps: Holly Jolly Greetings; Ink: Versamark; Paper: Tip Top Taupe; Accessories: Heat Tool, White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Piercing Tool, Template, Basic Pearls, Dimensionals

Freshly Made Sketches #208

October 14, 2015 Jentimko 9 Comments

Has it been fall-like where you are??!! In Virginia, the last few days have been really amazing. Cool morning, comfortable afternoons…perfect weather! My family and I got to go out to one of our state parks on Sunday and enjoy the leaves starting to turn and the amazing day. So nice! And….I got to do a little stamping too. Just a little but I’ll take it!

Our own sweet, kind and fabulous Cindy Hall is our sketch hostess this week at Freshly Made Sketches and she has brought a really cool challenge this week. The team has some really varied interpretations which always guarantees that the gallery is going to be amazing.

I am a hoarder of many Christmas things for stamping….because I love them so much! I decided I had better pull them out this week. And that I should also get bonus points for resisting using another snowflake. Because I almost did! Instead, I opted for this cute little present. But you can totally use a snowflake! *smile* The sentiment is from Christmas Messages (2013 Holiday) and the present is from Color Me Christmas (2013 Holiday). I added these to a base of retired DSP and added some Baker’s Twine that I double tied using the inspiration of Kimberly Van Diepen. Cute, fun, easy to make a bunch of! The present was colored using Zig Clean Color Markers.

I hope you have a great time joining in this week. We always have such a great time looking through the creations each week! I have a bunch of new stuff to share in the upcoming week and I can’t even wait! The fun starts on Monday with the Stamp Review Crew! Until then, have a wonderful week! Thanks for stopping in!

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Stamps: Christmas Messages, Color Me Christmas; Ink: Momento Black; Paper: Thick Whisper White, Retired DSP; Accessories: Zig Clean Color Markers, Black Baker’s Twine, Dimensionals

Freshly Made Sketches #205

September 23, 2015 Jentimko 10 Comments

Oh, do I have a treat for you today! We have an awesome sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches. The amazingly talented Rita Wright came up with this super fun layout and I think you are going to love it!

I went all in on products from the Holiday Catalog on this card. So many pretty things that coordinate perfectly! Winter Wonderland is a beautiful suite of products that starts with a stunning DSP pack. The gold and black in the prints ensures many elegant projects! I chose two of them as the background for this card and I just love them. I pulled the banner from my August Paper Pumpkin (but you can cut one just as easily with your Banner Framelits from Very Vanilla). Using Momento Black ink, I stamped the sentiment from the Holly Jolly Greetings stamp set. I love all the combinations that are possible with that set! I took a snowflake from Snowflake Elements and smooshed it in Versamark ink, poured on some Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat embossed it. The picture doesn’t come close to showing how pretty it is! For finishing details, I cut strip of Gold Foil and flagged the end with my Banner Punch and added some gold sequins from the Metallic Sequins. Both the snowflake and the sequins are attached using the new Fine-Tip Glue Pen. This is already one of my favorite things from this new catalog (I know….yes, I REALLY love having the right glue for each job).

A few little hints. The paper in this Winter Wonderland has a lighter feel than some. It makes the paper really usable for so many things but on a large panel, it may feel a little too light. I simply cut another panel from dark card stock to 1/4″ less than the DSP panel and attached the DSP to it. This allowed me to pop the decorative panel up on Dimensionals and have it still lay correctly on the card. Also, with the new glue, a light hand is all that is needed. I place a little dot of the glue on the paper where I want a sequin and place the sequin down on the dot. Easy!

You already know that the design team will have tons of inspiration for you so I’ll stop talking now and let you get on to the business of oohing and ahhing over their work!

I’ll be back on Friday with a new Fancy Friday project and next week with some other great stuff I’ve been working on! Until then, thanks so much for stopping in.

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Stamp: Holly Jolly Greetings ; Ink: Momento Black, Versamark; Paper: Winter Wonderland DSP, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Gold Foil; Accessories: Paper Pumpkin (August), Snowflake Elements, Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Metallic Sequins, Dimensionals

Freshly Made Sketches #204

September 16, 2015 Jentimko 9 Comments

Happy Wednesday, everyone!! Sorry for the long break….I actually took a vacation. A real live vacation! To San Francisco! Woohoo! It was a crazy few months around my house so DH and I decided it was a good time to get away. So now I’m back and ready to create some more. Hoping to get into the craft room over the next few days and I have some fun stuff coming up for you. But for today, I am the sketch hostess at Freshly Made Sketches.

I used this awesome new set from the main SU catalog called Garden in Bloom to create this fun and whimsical card. As the last days of summer have left, I’m still hanging on to the summer color palette. I’m sure I’ll be all fall soon but I just had to create one more! These stamps are super easy to use, I just stamped the flowers in Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight and Bermuda Bay by stamping off the first (big) layer and then adding the accent layer full strength. The leaves are the same using Cucumber Crush. The outlines are Momento Black and I hand cut the images. I added some splatters from Gorgeous Grunge to create the “panel” from my sketch and then pulled in a sentiment from a Paper Pumpkin set for my little crossing panel. The placement of the panel and the flowers allowed me to attach the vellum using Glue Dots and they are perfectly hidden. I added a few little white sequins to finish.

I hope you enjoy my sketch this week. I’ll be back soon to share some more. Until then, have a great day!

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Stamp: Garden in Bloom, Paper Pumpkin sentiment, Gorgeous Grunge ; Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay, Cucumber Crush, Momento Black; Paper: Thick Whisper White, Vellum; Accessories: Metallic Sequins, Dimensionals, Glue Dots

Freshly Made Sketches #201

August 26, 2015 Jentimko 7 Comments

Wow, what a crazy week! The sketch #200 celebration over at Freshly Made Sketches was even better than the team had hoped! We had 340 players along with 56 guest DT members. Um…wow! Thanks to all of you who joined in and for the kind words from so many of you. Our team loves bringing you sketches every week and it thrills us that we can be a source of fun and inspiration for the stamping community! So now….back to our regularly scheduled programming.

This week our sketch hostess is Narelle. As you have come to expect from her, we have layers this week. But they are perfectly balanced and leave so much room for interpretation! You are going to have such fun with this one!

True confessions. This flower was left over on my table in the pile of not quite completed ideas for sketch #200. But it was so pretty that it couldn’t go to waste so I pulled it out as the circle element in the sketch. I had colored some Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight onto some Watercolor Paper and cut the flower. When I started playing with “what next”, I realized how pretty it looks against Kraft paper and went with that idea. The Espresso and dotted prints are from last year’s Holiday Catty. I love that these prints are so versatile and hoarded this paper. Then seasonal stampers disorder (SSD – an affliction that makes me stamp in seasonal colors primarily) set in and I stopped being able to create with fall colors. But with the promise of cool mornings, my color palette is shifting back and out came the Kraft and matching DSP! I stayed pretty true to the sketch because my brain was otherwise occupied with commenting and ogling the gallery from last week. I love when I get to pull out some old things and they feel new again. You’ll see more of this Kraft palette, I’m sure!

I’ve been flying lots and stamping very little but I hope to get back to a little more tomorrow. With any luck, I’ll be joining with my Fancy Friday friends this week with some new projects to share. Until then, thanks for stopping in. See you soon!

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Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight; Paper: Kraft, Under the Tree DSP, Watercolor, Early Espresso ; Accessories: Big Shot, Flower Die from Echo Park Paper Co., Mini Treat Bags Thinlits (sentiment), Large Polka Dots TIEF

FMS #200 – Sleigh Ride

August 21, 2015 Jentimko 8 Comments

So I may have said the other day when I posted my FMS card for our big celebration that I made a couple versions of the sketch before making the snowflake card. I thought it would be fun to share some of what I created. Before I get going, I have had a few people ask me how to join in the fun with Freshly Made Sketches this week. It is so easy that you just have to give it a go! Make a card using our sketch (I have a picture below). Then post that card to a blog, at Splitcoaststampers or at your favorite social media location. Once you have that done, just go to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and link your project in. Hoping to see lots of you this week!

My first card uses the new Sleigh Ride Edgelits and the Softly Falling Embossing Folder from the new Holiday Catalog. I created a watercolor background using Night of Navy. Then using the embossing folder that had been inked with White Craft Ink, I stamped the stars. I cut the tree layer from Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper. Then I stamped the sentiment from Jingle All the Way (it coordinates with the Edgelits), then texture embossed with the Softly Falling folder. I added a new Iced Rhinestone as a big star and a couple more Basic Rhinestones.

I was so happy with that one that I wanted to keep going and try another version. I chose a gold dots pattern from the Winter Wonderland DSP for the background then cut the two layers with the Sleigh Ride Edgelits again. I used Thick Whisper White and Gold Foil for the layers this time. The sentiment is from Holly Jolly Greetings which is a mix and match sentiment set. Love it! Again with the rhinestone combination and done for a totally different look.

I hope that you are enjoying the celebration over at FMS so far. You really must click over to see all the amazing cards have already been added. I am in awe of the talent on display!

I’ve still been flying tons and not as much stamping time as I’d like. I did have the chance to get together with friends the other day to make their Watercolor Wishes Card Kits! I had such fun! I hope you are having a great week. Thanks so much for stopping in today. See you soon!

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Stamps: Jingle All the Way, Holly Jolly Greetings; Ink: Night of Navy, White Craft, Versamark; Paper: Thick Whisper White, Gold Foil, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer, Watercolor ; Accessories: Big Shot, Sleigh Ride Thinlits, Softly Falling TIEF, Heat Tool, Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Iced Rhinestons, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals

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