Freshly Made Sketches has the most wonderful challenge for you this week! Just take a look at this awesome sketch by Rita Wright. Great isn’t it? At first I had to think hard about what to use but I started to see lots of possibilities.
Butterflies are what came to mind and I decided to go with it (even though I had snowflakes out on my table). I pulled out the Epic Day DSP and punched out 4 of the big butterflies with my Elegant Butterfly Punch and then chose a different print for the Bitty Butterfly Punch. I layered them with Pool Party buttons and some Linen Thread and then put them on a Crumb Cake layer that was stamped with the Dictionary stamp. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes (it is still one of my favorite sets ever) stamped onto some more of the DSP. I attached the butterflies and buttons using Crystal Effects and used the same to fix them to the card. It is great and dries really fast! Finally the stamped layer and Pool Party frame were popped up on Dimensionals.
I hope you like this one and can’t wait to see all the interpretations in the gallery this week. Thanks, Rita, for a good challenge! I needed something to push me a little!
I will be back tomorrow with another card (I know….three in a row??!!). Starting to catch up a bit but still miles to go on some stamping projects. *smile* I’m so glad you stopped by today. See you again tomorrow!
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Dictionary; Paper: Epic Day DSP, Crumb Cake, Pool Party; Ink: Soft Suede; Accessories: Elegant Butterfly and Bitty Butterfly Punches, Linen Thread, Crystal Effects, Dimensionals
Happy Wednesday!! Did you miss me last week? Well, I know the rest of the team wow’d you with their projects and that awesome sketch! I am happy to say that I was on vacation. A real live vacation that included no traveling for work! We went to Orlando, FL for a week. YEA! First we got to visit my mom, then we got to go to Legoland and Busch Gardens (Tampa) with some swimming at our cool hotel in the middle. Finally, back to mom’s house. What a fantastic week! I still haven’t even downloaded the pics yet but soon (sorry mom!). We have been catching up…lots of homework and laundry and all the normal stuff you have to do to “recover” from vacation.
Ok…on to the sketch! This week’s challenge at Freshly Made Sketches is brought to us by Jen Mitchell. Oh, how I love her work! No surprise that she has given us a sketch that has so many possibilities.
I just had to pull out these Expressions Thinlits for some more fun. I really love them. I was looking at ways to layer the positive and negative images when I realized I could tuck the different colors tucked together. I think it has a fun look…what do you think?! I paired it with the Season of Style Paper Stack to create a fun and easy to re-create card. In order to hold the Cherry Cobbler word in the Old Olive negative, I simply put some Dimensionals behind the panel in places that keep them linked (Glue Dots would work if you don’t want the extra pop-up).
Ok…I am still catching up but plan to get some stamping done over the next week or so. Hopefully I will have a lot more holiday stuff in store for you soon! If you didn’t already see it, my Artisan Wednesday Wow project of the week went up earlier and is a continuation of projects with the Thankful Tablescape Kit.
I know you will love the projects from the rest of the team. Head on over and join in! Can’t wait to see what you create! Thanks so much for stopping in. See you again soon!
Paper: Season of Style Paper Pack, Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive; Accessories: Big Shot, Expressions Thinlits, Neutrals Buttons, Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine, Dimensionals
I am excited to bring you the Freshly Made Sketches challenge sketch today. I am the sketch hostess this week! As I pondered what to make, I thought it would be fun to keep in really simple. This sketch can use a punch, a die cut or a stamp…I’m sure you will wow me with your creations. The Design Team certainly has!
In my Artisan Wednesday Wow post that went up earlier, I told you I was starting a series of projects that could be created with the Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit. This card uses the leaves (just like the present) to embellish the card. I combined them with a pattern from Sweater Weather DSP, which is also a pattern from the kit. The sentiment is from the new and awesome photopolymer set Another Thank You. You’ll be seeing more of that too! I created the bow in the same way as the one on the present, this time using Very Vanilla Seam Binding.
Short and sweet today. I hope you like the sketch and I can’t wait to see the gallery! Thanks so much for dropping in today. I’ll see you again soon!
Stamp: Another Thank You Photopolymer; Paper: Sweater Weather DSP, Early Espresso, Tangerine Tango; Ink: Early Espresso; Accessories: Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit, Neutrals Button, Linen Thread, Dimensionals
I just love this week’s sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, don’t you?! No surprise since it is from the awesome Amy O’Neill and I love everything she makes. Now I have to admit that I am not sure I have done it justice because I am really pressed for time this week so please make sure you go check the inspiration from the rest of the team. Some gorgeous work!
I kept to a really clean card today. Everything is stamped in Midnight Muse (love that color) onto Very Vanilla paper. I thought the big medallion from Daydream Medallions was perfect for the sketch and I added a layer using the birthday sentiment from Four You. This is such a great all purpose set! To add a little bit of a special feel, I pulled out my Basic Pearls and added them all around the medallion and to the sentiment too. I have to say that I really like a clean card and this one is easy to duplicate. Maybe change the color and add some Basic Rhinestones to make it girlie!
I can’t wait to see the gallery this week. I know it is going to be fantastic! Make sure you go tell Amy how much you like her sketch too!
If you missed it, I posted my first Artisan Wednesday Wow using the new October box earlier. Links to the hop are there as always. Speaking of hops…I will be participating in one with my friends the Stampin’ Addicts starting on Friday. We are celebrating the Holiday Catalog and I can’t wait to share my projects (yes, there are three!). See, now you know why I was pressed for time, lol! I hope your day is great and I look forward to seeing you Friday.
Stamps: Daydream Medallions, Four You; Paper: Very Vanilla, Midnight Muse; Ink: Midnight Muse; Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Basic Pearls, Dimensionals
It’s Freshly Made Sketches day!!! And we have a cool sketch for you this week…apparently it’s hip to be square! The oh-so-talented Allisa Chilton has created this one for us and you are sure to love it!
In my Artisan Wednesday Wow post earlier today I told you how much I love fall! Well, I’m on a roll in making fall projects (you’ll see more in the upcoming weeks). With all that was out on my stamp table, this card practically came together by itself. Much of this card comes from the Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit. The leaf (no dies required) and some of these paper are in it. While you can use the kit to actually create the intended project, you can also use it for other things…like this card! The Chocolate Chip square is from Sweater Weather DSP and was leftover piece too. Oh…need I mention that the DSP and the kit coordinate perfectly? Of course they do. The sentiment is inked with a Chocolate Chip marker and is from Harvest of Thanks. I added on some 7/16″ Trim Ribbon and a retired Cajun Craze button tied with some Linen Thread from the kit.
I guess I’m not the only one who is falling for fall! Take a look at the FMS design team to see what I mean! Of course the team has some other amazing ideas to share too. I hope you can play along with us this week…I’ll look for you there!
I will be back on Friday with a bonus project I made with some of my September Artisan products. I hope you’ll stop back by then to take a look! Have a great day!
Stamp: Harvest of Thanks; Paper: Sweater Weather DSP, Chocolate Chip, Naturals Ivory; Ink: Chocolate Chip; Accessories: Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit, 7/16″ Trim Ribbon, Button (retired)
I am happy to be back with the latest from Freshly Made Sketches. Our sketch hostess this week is wonderful Linda Suarez and she has brought us an awesome layout! Just looking at the variety from the design team, I know this is going to be another fun week in the gallery (last week was so great!).
I decided it would be fun to flip the sketch and play with some new things that hadn’t even left their packaging. I need a card for my dear brother-in-law so I tried to keep it “man card” enough too. The first thing I broke out was the Chalk Talk Framelits and right after that, Yippee-Skippee. The papers from Sweater Weather DSP were just what I needed for this one. I made the Chocolate Chip tag by cutting the paper to the width of the framelit and sliding it under only on the side with the clipped corners. Then I stamped the sentiment on the Sahara Sand print and cut it out with another of the framelits. I added on some chevrons cut out with the Chevron Border Punch. Finally some Soft Sky Seam Binding was tied on with a Crushed Curry button and some Linen Thread. Now look at that…I used all the colors from the Fab Friday challenge this week too (and I never use that many colors!). I look forward to giving this to my brother-in-law and can’t wait to meet up with him and the family for his celebration.
Now head right on over to FMS to see the great cards from the design team this week…then don’t forget to link up and join in! Thanks to all of you who made such kind comments on my 9-11 post last week. Your words spoke straight to my heart and I’m deeply appreciative!
My Wednesday Artisan project, a burlap flower box, went up a little earlier so don’t forget to go check it out! See you again soon! Have a great week!
Yes, this is a Freshly Made Sketches post but please bear with me…it is also a memorial post for the heroes of 9-11. For those who have been following me for a while, I have written September 11th post for the last three years. You can read them here: 9th Anniversary, 10th Anniversary and 11th Anniversary. Every year at this time I find myself reflecting on the events of that terrible day and the many challenges that have come since. The biggest challenge we face today in the industry is complacency. When these events first happened, everyone was on heightened alert. Today, the hassles of security and the inconveniences of the airport annoy us and tend to make us forget the why.
But the why is NOT forgotten by some. Every single time I taxi into Boston Logan Airport, I see an American flag flying at gate C-19. It stands there as a reminder of United Flight 175 that left there on the morning of September 11th. I catch my breath every single time.
The why is NOT forgotten by Ellen Saracini, a widow from that same flight. She is working on a bill in Congress to mandate secondary barriers on commercial airliners. You see, eventually during flight pilots do have to be able to come out of the flight deck and these barriers provide a line of safety for all passengers and crew. The bill is called the Saracini Aviation Act. The airlines do not want to spend the money for this but it is simply the right thing to do. Mrs. Saracini is fighting to protect anyone from suffering what she has suffered.
I can promise you that I have NOT forgotten and I know that many of you have not either. Let’s make sure as we go through this day that we say thank you to first responders and military heroes who protect us every day. Make sure we hug our family members extra tight in honor of those who can’t. Make sure we show an extra measure of kindness to all around us because those people are what matter most.
I guess it doesn’t take much to figure out my inspiration for today’s card. The Soft Sky print from Sweater Weather DSP was perfect for my background. I thought the Crushed Curry print was the perfect complement. This sketch is courtesy of the lovely Jen Brum and it really is wonderful. I find myself a little off every year at this time and watercoloring is one of my favorite ways to find focus. This flower from Simply Sketched fit my mood perfectly.
Thanks so much for stopping in today. I appreciate you for sticking through my ponderings and I thank you for being so supportive of my work. If you missed it, I have my Artisan Design Team card that went up a bit earlier. Please take a moment to remember today and to be grateful for the blessings in your life.
In memory of:
United 93: Jason Dahl, LeRoy Homer, Lorraine Bay, Sandra Bradshaw, Wanda Green, CeeCee Lyles, Deorah Welsh
United 175: Victor Saracini, Michael Horrocks, Robert Fangman, Amy Jarret, Amy King, Kathryn Laborie, Alfred Marchand, Michael Tarrou, Alicia Titus
American 11: John Ogonowski, Thomas McGuinness, Barbara Arestegui, Jeffrey Collman, Sara Low, Karen Martin, Kathleen Nicosia, Betty Ong, Jean D. Roger, Dianne Snyder, Amy Sweeney
American 77: Charles Burlingame III, David Charlebois, Michele Heidenberger, Jennifer Lewis, Kenneth Lewis, Renee May
Another amazing sketch from the team at Freshly Made Sketches! This one comes from the fantastic Cindy Hall and I just love it! I can see so many uses for this and it will go right into my go-to sketches.
I knew I wanted to put a pretty flower on that oval but what?? As I looked at stamps, this one from Gifts of Kindness jumped right out at me. When I saw the polka dots on the flower I immediately thought Modern Medley DSP and the card started coming together. I always love the pop of Real Red against Basic Black so I inked up the image with those two colors using Stampin’ Write Markers. Then I stamped the flowers again and cut them out to pop them up. The ribbon is from my stash and I cinched it up with a Basic Black button from Designer Buttons and some thread.
I hope you like this one and I can’t wait to hear what you think! I know that you will love what the team has created! Make sure you let Cindy know how much you like the sketch and I hope you can play along this week!
Thanks for stopping in today. If you missed it, I posted my first September Artisan Wednesday Wow last night. I hope you’ll enjoy that one too!
Stamp: Gifts of Kindness; Paper: Modern Medley DSP, Basic Black, Very Vanilla; Ink: Real Red, Basic Black; Accessories: Big Shot, Ovals Framelits, Ribbon, Neutrals Designer Buttons, Black Thread, Dimensionals
Whew, was last week exciting at Freshly Made Sketches!!! 129 entries, guest designers and we had such fun. Thanks to all of you who participated!! We are back to “work” this week with a great sketch from Linda Callahan. She always has an eye for the greatest details so it is no surprise that this layout leaves room for lots of interpretations.
I thought it would be fun to use the Witches’ Brew DSP and show off the fantastic patterns. I love the text print and knew I wanted to start there and then the spider web pattern called out to be put on the vertical panel. Not to be outdone, the chalkboard print and skull/crossbones decided to get in on the act and they are topped off with a sentiment from Halloween Hello (appropriately enough). All that was needed to finish it off was some buttons. Two of these are retired (more new ones coming soon!!) but they are perfect here.
I have to admit that I don’t usually do much for Halloween but this paper has inspired me. The prints are really fun and they coordinate with other products from the Holiday Catalog so well (of course).
Now, off to the challenge site to see everyone else’s projects! You are going to love them! Don’t forget to check out my other post from today. Remember, there will be two every Wednesday (for subscribers…they will come in the same email). Thanks for stopping in today! See you again soon!
It’s here!!!! Sketch #100!! We are so excited over at Freshly Made Sketches!! We have all kinds of fun things for you. First…the sketch. The very first Queen of Clean is now a design team member – the awesome Cindy Hall! She thought it would be fun to go back to the very first sketch for this one and we all agreed! Next…the prizes. Yes, we have blog candy to give away. See the challenge site for the details! Finally…returning designers. Many of our talented designers from the past have come back to celebrate with us. Links to their cards are on the site.
I loved this sketch the first time I saw it so I was really happy to see it return! I thought I would turn it into a Christmas card using the Merry Little Christmas stamp set. I paired it with the Season of Style Paper Stack and some Season of Style Washi Tape. Where is the tape?? The horizontal panel! I just laid down two pieces to create this pretty textured element. I remain in love with the new buttons and thought they would be good here. They are tied up with Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine. Now I suspect that stamped panel looks familiar. Yes, it is pretty much the same as my FMS card from a few weeks ago. When I was making swaps I somehow ended up with one extra and held onto it “just in case”. Surely I’m not the only one who does that, right?! What do you know, it seemed perfect here!
This is definitely a bit different from my card entered for the first sketch. I remember seeing this challenge concept and was so excited. Finally, my stamping style had a definition and a challenge to match!! To Lesley Croghan and the rest of this extraordinary team, thank you for all you do. I am privileged to be a part of this group and every week I am inspired and awed by their talent!!
Now, off to Freshly Made Sketches to see all there is to see! Can’t wait to see what you create this week!
Stamp: Merry Little Christmas; Paper: Season of Style Paper Pack, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Whisper White; Ink: Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler; Accessories: Season of Style Washi Tape, Neutrals Buttons, Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine, Dimensionals
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Freshly Made Sketches has the most wonderful challenge for you this week! Just take a look at this awesome sketch by Rita Wright. Great isn’t it? At first I had to think hard about what to use but I started to see lots of possibilities.
