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Freshly Made Sketches #75

February 27, 2013 Jentimko 11 Comments

Happy middle of the week to you! It is time for another amazing sketch care of Freshly Made Sketches! This week is definitely a big one for us. It is with mixed emotions that we bid a fond farewell to Tui Nathan of Stampin-Time. I am such a fan of everything that Tui makes and have countless cards made by her on my Pin boards. But Tui has the opportunity to go to Nursing School and I cannot be more thrilled for her. Make sure you drop by and let her know how much you have appreciated the inspiration she provides every week!

I decided that this fabulous sketch was the perfect showcase for a big pattern from one of Stampin’ Up’s designer papers. But which one?? As I was looking through my papers, this print from Berry Blossoms seemed perfect. Cards like this are so fun to put together because they are so quick. I did add a couple of extra elements to give it a bit more depth. First, I thought the Calypso Coral Ruffled Ribbon would be good on the side of the panel. Then I remembered I had some brads from last year’s Sale-a-Bration to use (Sale-a-bration really is a gift that keeps on giving and this year’s promotion is still on-going). I love those little brads as flower centers! I didn’t have any particular purpose for this card so I thought it looked like an anniversary card. One that is always nice to have on hand for family.

I look forward to seeing the gallery again this week since I know it will be full of amazing cards! I hope you’ll be able to join us!

I’m so glad you stopped by today. See you again soon!

Stamp: Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper: Berry Blossoms DSP (retired), Early Espresso, Whisper White; Ink: Early Espresso; Accessories: SAB Brads, Calypso Coral Ruffled Ribbon, Dimensionals

SUOC65 – Hello Green

February 26, 2013 Jentimko 5 Comments

Are you dreaming of the beautiful greens of spring yet?? Well, I have to admit that my house is holding out for one really good snow (with enough for sledding) but after that, bring on the spring!!! But to brighten up our cold, icky days (at least here in VA) this theme from SUO Challenges seems particularly refreshing! We are “Going Green”! Of course there are a couple of interpretations of this but I went literally and chose one of Stampin’ Up’s fabulous greens for the focus…Lucky Limeade.

I will admit that it took me a while to warm up to Lucky Limeade. Maybe I am a late adapter?? Funny enough though, I find myself turning to it more lately. So I decided to go all out on it to see what happened. I chose two prints from the pretty Tea for Two DSP and went from there. The large banner simply has two pieces of the striped paper that were matched up so that it would be wider. I thought this pretty flower from Oh, Hello would be a nice addition and give one little pop of another color. In this case, it is Calypso Coral. I stamped the sentiment onto some Very Vanilla and then punched it out with my 2-1/2″ Circle Punch. After stamping the flower, I cut it out and put it on the circle to give an “out of the box” effect.

To point me in the right direction on this card, I use this awesome sketch from The Paper Players. Great one, huh?

Well, I can’t wait to see all of your green this week. It is sure to be another fantastic gallery! I’ll be back tomorrow with the latest Freshly Made Sketches challenge. Until then, I hope your day is great!

Stamp: Oh Hello; Paper: Tea for Two DSP, Very Vanilla, Lucky Limeade; Ink: Lucky Limeade, Calypso Coral; Accessories: 2-1/2″ Circle Punch, Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon, 1-3/8″ Square Punch, Dimensionals

Freshly Made Sketches #74

February 20, 2013 Jentimko 14 Comments

Happy Wednesday everyone!! I hope your week is going well. You know that if it is Wednesday, it is Freshly Made Sketches day and we have another fun one for you this week. The super talented Allisa Chilton of Rocky Mountain Paper Crafts is our sketch hostess this week. She has shared one of her go-to sketches with us and it is fantastic!

All I could see with that large element on the side was a medallion. Sometimes you just have to go with your first thought so out came Daydream Medallions! It has been sitting in the drawer too long and clearly just needed to get inky!! I thought it would be fun to use an In Color combination and I love how it turned out. These designs are so pretty and I love them in these bold colors. As I was searching for something to put in the middle, I realized my Night of Navy button was actually perfect match. I stamped the sentiment with my favorite sentiment stamp set, Made for You and thought it still needed and extra something. So I pulled out my corner rounder punch and snipped off the opposing corners. Definitely another clean card but one with a little personality, I think.

The design team has created all kinds of variations on this sketch and they are fantastic! Make sure you hop on over to check them out. While you are there, don’t forget to tell Allisa how much you love her first sketch!

I want to congratulate Gale Smith who is the winner of last week’s blog candy. Thanks so much for your comments (the card with the blue flower was the winner)! I hope to actually stamp some more today and have some new things to post for you soon. Until then, thanks so much for stopping by. Have a great day!

Stamps: Daydream Medallions, Made for You; Paper: Whisper White; Ink: Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit, Raspberry Ripple; Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Regals Buttons, Baker’s Twine, Corner Rounder Punch

Happy Valentine’s Day!

February 14, 2013 Jentimko 2 Comments

Happy Valentine’s Day! I wanted to show you the card we made in last week’s class. I saw a couple of versions of this clean look (not sure whose original idea it was) and loved it…so I made one. The clean lines are so appealing and the pop of color from the heart is fabulous!

These are the Valentines that the boys will be taking to their classes today. They helped me to make them so I kept them pretty simple. My guys LOVE the Big Shot and they got to help me roll out all these fun hearts and pinwheels (20 per class)!

Short and sweet today! Hope you have a great Valentine’s Day! Thanks so much for stopping in…see you again soon!

Card – Stamps: Hearts a Flutter, Affection Collection; Paper: Whisper White; Ink: Basic Gray, Rose Red; Accessories: Big Shot, Hearts a Flutter Framelits, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals

Bags – Stamp: Hearts a Flutter; Paper: Whisper White; Ink: Basic Gray, Cherry Cobbler; Accessories: Big Shot, Hearts a Flutter Framelits, Glassine Bags, Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine, Dimensionals

Cards – Stamp: Up, Up and Away; Paper: Whisper White, Brights Designer Paper Pack, Polka Dot Parade, Real Red, Pretty in Pink; Ink: Basic Gray, Real Red, Melon Mambo; Accessories: Big Shot, Mini Brads, Pinwheel Embosslit, Hexagon Embossing Folder, Simply Scored Scoring Tool

Freshly Made Sketches #73

February 13, 2013 Jentimko 8 Comments

Now I know what you are thinking when you see this sketch…awesome!! It is!! Not only that, it is the first time that my lovely friend Jen Brum of Ladybug Designs has been a sketch hostess. She has created a fun one and I can’t wait to see the gallery this week!

As soon as I saw that big circle, I thought “doily”. For the second circle, it took me a little longer to figure out what I wanted but the flowers (yes, I am obsessed with them) called out to be used. These were dyed using a Rose Red reinker. Once they were dry, I dabbed on a little more Rose Red ink with a Sponge Dauber to get a bit more color intensity. This is such an easy card to duplicate that I included it in my card class last week and I made a few more to have on hand. The lovely DSP is from Tea for Two. and the sentiment is from Apothecary Art.

The design team has created so many gorgeous interpretations of this sketch! I foresee more Pinning for me this week! Make sure you drop in to tell Jen how much you love her sketch! I definitely have this one saved for future use too!

Thanks so much for stopping in today. If you haven’t already, don’t forget to vote on yesterday’s post for a little bit of blog candy. I will be working more today on my boys’ Valentines for school. One class down, one to go (yes, nothing like the last minute). I’ll be back tomorrow with a quick post to show you what I made. Until then, have a fantastic day!

Stamp: Apothecary Art; Paper: Tea for Two DSP, Basic Gray, Rose Red, Whisper White; Ink: Basic Gray, Rose Red; Accessories: Tea Lace Paper Doilies, 5/8″ Flower Trim, Sticky Strip, Basic Pearls

SUOC64 – Sale-a-bration fun!

February 12, 2013 Jentimko 10 Comments

Oh what fun…it is time to celebrate Sale-a-bration (SAB) over at SUO Challenges this week! Frankly, what is not to celebrate!! Free products just for getting what you were already going to purchase. Yea!!

So I had a bit of a dilemma for today’s post. Two cards! Which one to choose for the SUO Challenges site??!! I went with the one that we made at my SAB class last week but will show you the other one, of course. Something about this card really spoke to me and my stampers loved it too. The stamp set, Vintage Verses, is one that can stand alone with only a small amount of extra or one that can be all “fancied up” (see the design team’s cards at the challenge site!). I love that kind of flexibility! I dyed on of the 5/8″ Flower Trim flowers with Midnight Muse ink and added it right on top of the sentiment (also stamped with Midnight Muse). A Basic Pearl called out to be used and I love it here. I thought it needed a little extra something, so I pulled out my new Stampin’ Distess Tool to distress the edges of the top layer. Easy, fast and fabulous distressing! Love this new tool! A couple of my stampers were planning to use this as a Valentine’s card but the sentiment is perfect for many things. Did I mention it is free?? So much to love with SAB!

Now I created another card using basically the same idea but I added a little bit of the lace from the Artisan Embellishments Kit under the flower. Oh how I love this lace!! It adds another special touch with no extra work!

So I’m curious which version you like better. To make it more fun, I’ll offer a little blog candy. Let me know which you prefer and I will randomly choose someone to receive the most popular version. Make sure you tell me your favorite and why in a comment to this post. I’ll chose from everyone who comments on Saturday, Feb. 16th and then send it right out to the winner.

I know I have been missing a bit over the last few weeks and I appreciate your patience with me. I have been trying to recharge the creative batteries a bit. Working on lots of ideas and I look forward to showing you those over the next few months. In the mean time, please know how grateful I am that you spend a part of your day with me!

I’ll be back tomorrow with the latest from Freshly Made Sketches. Now hop right over to the SUO Challenges site and you will be AMAZED at what you see. Can’t wait to see what you share from you SAB projects!

Stamp: Vintage Verses (SAB); Paper: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla; Ink: Midnight Muse, Rose Red Reinker (bottom card); Accessories: 5/8″ Flower Trim, Basic Pearls, Artisan Embellishments Kit (bottom card), Dimensionals, Stampin’ Distress Tool (top card)

Freshly Made Sketches #72

February 6, 2013 Jentimko 9 Comments

Wow, it has been a week since I posted. Sorry for the long break. It seems to have been a little crazy around here! I have been stamping though. My club met and I had Sale-a-bration classes yesterday. Such fun! I love stamping with my friends!! Wednesday is here and you know that means a brand new challenge from Freshly Made Sketches. This fantastic layout is from Cindy Hall of Pretty Impact. This one is so versatile and I can see so many uses for it. I know it will be in my sketch file for future use too.

I combined some old and some new for today’s card. I was searching around in my paper file and came across this print from Howlstooth & Scaringbone DSP that I thought would be great to use. Naturally, I scooted right down to all the ribbon and chose this Basic Black/Basic Gray 1-1/4″ Two-tone Ribbon to go with it. Wow, this ribbon is so pretty! I kept it kind of simple and tied on one of the new Silver Basics Designer Buttons. I thought it would be great as a frame of sorts for a flower from the Flower Trim. It was out on my table from the classes and practically fell onto the card. The sentiment is from Apothecary Art and, of course, a Basic Pearl on the flower to finish.

I love this sketch and need to play with it some more this week to see what other variations I can come up with. I know you will have some great interpretations and I look forward to seeing the creativity in the gallery! Make sure you check out the rest of the design team’s cards. How lucky I am to work with such talented people!

Well, I am going to be a substitute teacher today at my boys’ school. I have the day off and apparently they were really needing help to call me! *smile* I guess that means no stamping but I will try to get some posts up showing you a class card and maybe some Valentine’s for my boy’s classes at school. Until then, thanks so much for stopping by. I hope your day is great!

Stamp: Apothecary Art; Paper: Howlstooth & Scaringbone DSP, Basic Gray, Very Vanilla; Ink: Basic Gray; Accessories: Silver Basics Designer Buttons, 5/8″ Flower Trim, Basic Pearls

Freshly Made Sketches #71

January 30, 2013 Jentimko 9 Comments

Happy middle of the week! So glad to share this new sketch from Freshly Made Sketches!! This one is courtesy of the wonderful and talented Linda Callahan of Stampin’ Seasons. Cute isn’t it??!! Now our gallery last week was simply astonishing and I look forward to seeing some more inspiration this week.

I thought about changing the heart into something else but then I started playing with some of my new Spring Catalog products that were out on the stamp table. I didn’t catch it at first but I just LOVE how the design on the heart in Hearts a Flutter is the same as the one on the oval in Oh, Hello. I felt like I just had to do something to show that off! I kept to a simple monochromatic color scheme am happy how it turned out. I did deviate a little by not putting the oval on the angle but it really seemed to work better this way.

The design team has some incredible work and you will love all the variations. We did have a laugh that some of us used similar elements in our designs without having seen each other’s cards. Perhaps brilliant stampers just think alike! LOL!

Well, thanks for stopping in. So glad you did!! I hope your week is going well and look forward to seeing you again soon!

Stamps: Hearts a Flutter, Oh, Hello, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White; Ink: Rich Razzleberry; Accessories: Big Shot, Stripes EF, Hearts a Flutter Framelits, Ovals Framelits, Brights Buttons, Baker’s Twine, Dimensionals

SUOC63 – My little Valentine

January 29, 2013 Jentimko 4 Comments

Our theme at SUO Challenges this week is Clean and Simple Valentines. Such a great and timely theme!! After such a great turn out for our last challenge, I am really excited to see what everyone does with this one.

My club meeting on Thursday was cancelled because of the snow days but we will be meeting this week instead. I can’t wait! We will be making this Valentine card. I started with the doily and then layered on some circles. My new Hearts a Flutter Framelit cut the little heart out of Tea for Two DSP. A little bow from Crumb Cake Seam Binding and a little sentiment from Tiny Tags finish it off. I love that this has some great details but is still clean and quick to make.

Sorry to be so short today. We have had some “snow” days and the boys were out of school last Thursday, part of Friday and yesterday. Thankfully my youngest’s birthday party was able to happen over the weekend…a pool party in January! The boys had such a great time and they have such wonderful friends. I am working to catch up, of course!

Make sure you drop by the challenge site to see all the inspiration from the team. Fabulous as always! Thanks so much for stopping in today. Hope your day is great!

Stamp: Tiny Tags; Paper: Crumb Cake, Tea for Two DSP, First Edition DSP; Ink: Crumb Cake; Accessories: 1-3/4″ Circle Punch, 2-1/2″ Circle Punch, Big Shot, Hearts a Flutter Framelits, Crumb Cake Seam Binding, Neutrals Buttons, Linen Thread, Jewelry Tag Punch, Tea Lace Doilies, Sponge Daubers, Dimensionals

Freshly Made Sketches #70

January 23, 2013 Jentimko 18 Comments

I am so excited to share this week’s sketch with you! The wonderful Rita Wright of Rita’s Creations has designed this week’s Freshly Made Sketches layout. I predict that it is going to be another fabulous week in the gallery!

I knew that I had to pull out my new Oh, Hello stamp set to use for this one. I have seen so many awesome cards with it and this is my first one. It is going to become a favorite fast!! I made this for a dear, dear friend whose birthday is this week. I wanted it to have a spring feel but with a touch of shabby chic. The colors are all spring but combining them with the Naturals Ivory card stock seems to mute them a bit. The colors are Baja Breeze, Regal Rose, So Saffron and Lucky Limeade. The flowers were created by dying them in a little container with some drops of Rose Red reinker and water. I recommend dying the flowers first since it is hard to know how they will take each color until you try. Because they start as Very Vanilla, the colors are a little different (but still go perfectly). After they dried, I did not add any additional color and they seemed to be a great match with Regal Rose. Adding more reinker to the water or touching up the dried flowers with a little additional ink will make the color darker. It is kind of a fun experiment! I also have some Saffron flowers because I was playing around with that as well (now to find the right card for them). Love these!

The team has created some super inspiration for you again this week. Make sure you go over and take a look! I know you won’t be able to resist this fun sketch so I look forward to seeing you in the gallery this week.

I’ll be back on Friday with a card that we are making in my Hostess Club this month. It is a sweet Valentine using more of the Spring Catalog products. Thanks for stopping in today. Hope your day is great!

Stamps: Oh, Hello, Affection Collection; Paper: Naturals Ivory, Very Vanilla; Ink: Baja Breeze, Regal Rose, So Saffron, Lucky Limeade; Accessories: 5/8″ Flower Trim, Ovals Framelits, Big Shot, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Tea Lace Paper Doilies, Dimensionals

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