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Freshly Made Sketches #329

March 21, 2018 Jentimko 9 Comments

I’m busy, busy showing you projects this week and I have been waiting to show you this one. I made this while I was at Stamping Away and just love it!! It seems perfect that the wonderful Kim Singdahlsen is the sketch hostess this week at Freshly Made Sketches. I love what she creates with Taylored Expressions products so it seems fitting that I was able to use some of those for her sketch.

I started with the Mandala Cutting Plate and what a wow it is! I cut it out of some Bristol Smooth paper so that I could watercolor it. I smooshed some Distress Ink onto a clear block and added some water, then used that to color the mandala. I saved the large cut out section on the right side so that I could color it too. So bold and super simple to do! Another of the TE design team members, Jen Shults, brought this die (and many of its friends) to Stamping Away and she also brought a ton of TE stamps. I was like a kid in a candy store!! Took me a while but I finally narrowed down to the perfect sentiment from the Free Spirit stamp set. I cut out a banner with the Double Ended Flag Stacklet and then stamped on the sentiment using my Misti.

This may be my favorite card that I have made in a while and I was clearly inspired by all the rainbows and creativity while I was at the Whatever Craft House! I hope you enjoy this sketch as well…so many beautiful projects from our design team!! Thanks so much for stopping in. I’ll see you soon!

Supplies (affiliate links included):

Stamp: Free Spirit (Taylored Expressions); Paper: Neenah Solar White #110, Strathmore Bristol Smooth; Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Broken China, Picked Raspberry, Squeezed Lemonade, Spiced Marmalade, Twisted Citron); Accessories: Misti, Big Shot, Mandala Cutting Plate (Taylored Expressions), Double Ended Flag Stacklet (Taylored Expressions

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Reverse Confetti and Misti Blog Hop

March 20, 2018 Jentimko 63 Comments

I cannot even tell you how excited I am to be participating today in a hop with Reverse Confetti and My Sweet Petunia! You are going to be blown away by all the inspiration as the two design teams combine.

I fell completely in love with the Take Flight stamp set (big surprise, right?!) and thought it would be such fun to use with the Sunburst Tag Layer. I knew the sentiment was a great fit in that circle but making sure it stamped there perfectly was up to my Misti!

Honestly the best part of the Misti is just KNOWING it will be right. And if it isn’t the first time, it becomes perfect because you can stamp again. I’m not sure how I ever created without this tool and I know for certain that there is no going back. It simply lives on my table.

After stamping, I attached the Sunburst tag to the Topped Off Tag base and tied on a bit of baker’s twine. The kite from the stamp set was the perfect little image to add. Something about a kite brings thoughts of a happy summer day and that seemed to fit so well with the sentiment. After attaching the kite to the tag, I just put the whole thing on a pretty polka dotted base.

As if all this crafty goodness wasn’t enough, we will choose two lucky commenters from the hop to win one of two prizes: a $60 shopping spree at www.mysweetpetunia.com and a $60 shopping spree at www.Reverseconfetti.com. You must leave your comments no later than Sunday, March 25th, at 11:59 PM Central time and winners will be announced on Tuesday March 27th, on the Reverse Confetti and My Sweet Petunia blogs.

So make sure you stop by all the amazing blogs and leave a little love! Up next is the incredible Kelly Lunceford. And here is the whole list to make it easy to find everyone.

Amy Tsuruta
Ilina Crouse
Lisa Henke
Jeanne Streiff
Susan Liles
My Sweet Petunia
Tricia Barber
Kia Gibson-Clapper
Deanne Kuntz
Ceal Pritchett
Melissa Phillips
Giovana Smith
Audrey Tokach
Chris Dayton
Kathy Schweinfurth
Stephanie Severin
Laurie Schmidlin
Janine Tinklenberg
Amy Rohl
Dina Kowal
Heather Hoffman
Jana Millen
Reverse Confetti
Jennifer Timko (you are here)
Kelly Lunceford
Joan Bardee
Olga Moss
Judy Rozema
Jeanne Jachna
Susan Wymer
Lydia Fiedler

Stamp: Take Flight (Reverse Confetti); Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Momento Tuxedo Black; Paper: Thick Whisper White (SU), Itsy Bitsy Polka Dots Pastels Pack (MFT); Accessories: Big Shot, Sunburst Tag Layer Confetti Cuts (Reverse Confetti), Topped Off Tag Confetti Cuts (Reverse Confetti), Original MISTI, Yellow Baker’s Twine, Mini Dimensionals (SU)

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So Very Kind

March 19, 2018 Jentimko No Comments

Dropping in today to show you some sweet little note cards that I made. Something about a little card that you can tuck into a package always makes me smile. And I don’t seem to make them enough. This little die with the sentiment comes from Lil’ Inker Designs and was among the sweet products I got at Stamping Away (I might as well warn you that I have many posts worth of enabling as I get to use these items). I made little 3″ x 3″ squares and then used the die to cut out the centers. Because I used Bristol Smooth paper, I was able to add these fun watercolor looks using Tim Holtz Distress Ink. I simply smooshed the ink onto a small acrylic block, spritzed with water and dabbed the color onto cut sentiments. So easy and yet so fun! Once dry, I attached them onto 3″ x 3″ cards and they are all ready to go. These already have homes that they are going to so I think I need to set about making more to have on hand.

Thanks so much to Lil’ Inker Designs for sponsoring Stamping Away. You are, indeed, so very kind!

Back tomorrow with a fun hop that you are going to LOVE! Until then, have a great day!

Supplies (affiliate links may be included):

Paper: Thick Whisper White (SU), Strathmore Bristol Smooth; Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Twisted Citron, Peacock Feathers, Picked Raspberry); Accessories: Big Shot, So Very Kind Greetings Die (Lil’ Inker Designs)

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Thanks a Bunch

March 17, 2018 Jentimko No Comments

Happy weekend!! Just a fun extra post to show you a great new set from Concord and 9th called the Posie Fill-In. I was lucky enough to get this from my Stamping Away retreat and could not wait to use it. I stamped the background using Versafine Onyx Black and then added in the different elements with Altenew inks. The flowers were all stamped and cut with the coordinating dies. Such a sweet way to make a fun card and there are so many options!!

Now back to your regularly schedule browsing. I’m off to watch some soccer today!! WOOHOO!! Until next time, have a great day! And to Concord and 9th….THANKS A BUNCH for this awesome bundle!

Supplies (affiliate links included):

Stamp: Posie Fill-In Bundle (Concord and 9th); Paper: Thick Whisper White (SU), Basic Black (SU); Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Pocketful of Sunshine Cubes (Altenew), Green Fields Cubes (Altenew), Deep Blue Sea Cubes (Altenew); Accessories: Misti, Big Shot, Posie Fill-In Dies (Concord and 9th)

Newton’s Nook Designs March Release – Birthday Essentials

March 15, 2018 Jentimko 28 Comments

Welcome back for the last day of the March Release from Newton’s Nook Designs. For our final reveal I have what you are sure to see as a “work horse” stamp set…a wonderful sentiment set called Birthday Essentials.

So I have a confession to make. My name is Jennifer and I’m a sentiment hoarder. I love sentiment sets. I “collect” sentiment sets. Having just the right ones for inside and outside the card is simply a quest so I hold on to them even as I let images go now and then. So when a set that is all about birthdays comes along, you can bet that I’m doing a happy dance. Another truth (because, hey it is just among friends)…I never seem to have enough masculine cards. Perhaps it is because Kitty Kate and I are outnumbered. Perhaps it is my obsession with cute images and all flowers. But somehow, when it comes time to reach for a card for man, I don’t have the right one. So I committed to making one (and I’ll be making a few more just like it). I felt like I need a cool background so I used this fun Magic Stamp by Clearsnap. It allows you to make your own background and just stamp. I was playing with it on my trip to Kansas and the incredible Jen Shults (yes, I did just name drop) suggested I press it into some concrete on the sidewalk. And I got this texture. Cool!! I inked it up with Distress Oxide Ink and just stamped onto watercolor paper, then spritzed with a little water.

This big bold sentiment (which fits perfectly onto the Frames and Flags Die banner) becomes the focus and I have a fabulous, non-girly, no bling birthday card. Yay!!! And while this is super clean, the great script sentiment makes this still feel special. Birthday Essentials for the win!!

I hope you like this card idea and I’m just sure you will love everything the team made for today. Now one more time for this release… A chance to win!!

Would you like to win the “Birthday Essentials” Stamp Set?

Each set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!

Here’s how to win:

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective reveal posts. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Thursday, March 15th at 9pm CST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, March 16th.

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton’s Nook Designs
Amanda Bodine
Holly Endress
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Juliana Michaels
Naki Rager
Maria Russell
Jennifer Timko (you are here)
Tatiana Trafimovich

Thanks for stopping in today and during this whole week. All of your comments are so appreciated and I’m so happy you share some of your time with me. The release goes live tomorrow so make your list and check it twice. I think this one is going fly off the shelves!Supplies:

Stamps: Birthday Essentials (Newton’s Nook Designs), Magic Stamp (Clear Snap); Ink: Broken China Distress Oxide Ink (Tim Holtz); Paper: Canson XL Watercolor Paper; Accessories: Big Shot, Frames and Flags Dies (NND), Stitched Rectangles Dies (SSS), Dimensionals (SU)

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Newton’s Nook Designs March Release – Newton’s Birthday Balloons

March 14, 2018 Jentimko 29 Comments

Welcome back for day 3 of the March Release from Newton’s Nook Designs. Wednesdays in release week are doubly good since I get a sketch from Freshly Made Sketches too! AND….we get to introduce a new Newton…Newton’s Birthday Balloons.

I colored up my little kitty with Copic markers and gave him some balloons in fun colors. It looks to me like the balloons are carrying him away. The sentiment is from the Balloon Shaker Die shown yesterday. The sketch from Linda today gave me a great chance to show off Newton with the new Bubbly stencil (used to emboss). In my brain those bubbles are just helping to lift Newton up and away. I added some Clear Drops to help highlight the bubbles too. Yeah…I may have had a little too much fun with this whole card.

I know all you Newton fans are going to love this set! And I hope you’ll be able to join us this week at Freshly Made Sketches too. Now on to everyone’s favorite part of release week. A chance to win!!

Would you like to win the “Newton’s Birthday Balloons” Stamp Set?

Each set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!

Here’s how to win:

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton’s Nook Designs
Amanda Bodine
Holly Endress
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Juliana Michaels
Naki Rager
Maria Russell
Jennifer Timko (you are here)
Tatiana Trafimovich

Thanks for stopping in today and during this whole week. Make sure you stop back in tomorrow for Day 3 of the release.

Supplies:

Stamp: Newton’s Birthday Balloons (Newton’s Nook Designs); Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black; Paper: Thick Whisper White(SU), Dapper Denim (SU), White Vellum (SU); Accessories: Big Shot, Newton’s Birthday Balloons Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Bubbly Stencil (Newton’s Nook Designs), Balloon Shaker Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Stitched Shapes Dies (SU), Stitched Rectangles Dies (SU), Dimensionals (SU), Clear Round Drops (Studio Katia)

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Newton’s Nook Designs March Release – Uplifting Wishes Stamp and Balloon Shaker Die

March 13, 2018 Jentimko 30 Comments

Welcome back for day 2 of the March Release from Newton’s Nook Designs. We are back with a pair that is sure to bring a smile. Introducing the Uplifting Wishes Stamp Set and the coordinating Balloon Shaker Die.

Is there anyone that doesn’t love a shaker card?! I think not! I love the idea of a balloon shaker and today’s combination of products is fun for so many occasions. I stamped this sentiment onto Shimmery White paper with Versafine Onyx Black ink and then cut it out using the outline balloon. I cut another piece of the same white with the shaker border die. I ran some of the double sided foam (NND) through with the shaker border die and the acetate (NND) through with the outline. I ran some antistatic powder around the inside edge of the foam (to keep the sequins from sticking) and they put the whole thing together. I think it takes longer to type up how to do it than to actually make this fun balloon! Once my little shaker was together, all I had to do was put it on a fun background. I used the Frames and Flags dies to layer these prints and tied on a little coordinating twine to finish the balloon before attaching it.

I hope you enjoy my card for today and I know you’ll enjoy the projects from the rest of the team. Now on to everyone’s favorite part of release week. A chance to win!!

Would you like to win the “Uplifting Wishes” Stamp Set?

Each set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!

Here’s how to win:

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton’s Nook Designs
Amanda Bodine
Holly Endress
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Juliana Michaels
Naki Rager
Maria Russell
Jennifer Timko (you are here)
Tatiana Trafimovich

Thanks for stopping in today and during this whole week. Make sure you stop back in tomorrow for Day 3 of the release.

Supplies:

Stamp: Uplifting Wishes (Newton’s Nook Designs); Ink: Versafine Onyx Black; Paper: Shimmery White(SU), Pop of Pink DSP (SU Retired); Accessories: Big Shot, Balloon Shaker Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Frames and Flags Dies (NND), Dimensionals (SU), Sequins (28 Lilac Lane), Double Sided Foam (NND), Acetate (NND)

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Newton’s Nook Designs March Release – Holding Happiness

March 12, 2018 Jentimko 39 Comments

Welcome to day 1 of the March Release from Newton’s Nook Designs. We have lots in store for you and the focus is birthdays! Today we have an adorable set called Holding Happiness (with coordinating dies) along with two new stencils, Bubbly and Confetti.

I cannot even say how much I’m in love with this first reveal set! I’m so excited for all the possibilities with it. This sweet gal and her balloons called out to be colored with fun, bright tones and I thought using my Chameleon Markers (and Color Tops) would be perfect. This sentiment from the set is awesome to use with each of the images and I simply stamped it in the corner of this popped up panel. I dug through my collection of sequins to find some that match my balloon colors to add just a little more detail.

I can’t wait to see what the whole team has done with this set…sure to be amazing! And these stencils are another great addition. I’ll show you more with those later this week. Off to a great start for sure. Now on to everyone’s favorite part of release week. A chance to win!!

Would you like to win the “Holding Happiness” Stamp Set?

Each set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!

Here’s how to win:

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton’s Nook Designs
Amanda Bodine
Holly Endress
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Juliana Michaels
Naki Rager
Maria Russell
Jennifer Timko (you are here)
Tatiana Trafimovich

Thanks for stopping in today and during this whole week. Make sure you stop back in tomorrow for Day 2 of the release.Supplies:

Stamp: Holding Happiness (Newton’s Nook Designs); Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Chameleon Pens and Color Tops; Paper: Thick Whisper White (SU – card base), Wild Dandelion (Gina K Designs); Accessories: Big Shot, Holding Happiness (Newton’s Nook Designs), Striped Frame Die (Reverse Confetti), Dimensionals (SU), Sequins

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Welcome to the Family – Winnie and Walter Rerun

March 9, 2018 Jentimko 6 Comments

Happy Friday everyone!! I’m thrilled to be here today to help launch a new Rerun Feature and Challenge over at Winnie and Walter. The stamp set for this month is Welcome to the Family with Eveline T Designs.

I think this little set is simply precious and I fell in love with the giraffe. With a baby them in mind, I chose soft Distress Ink Colors and colored this little fellow on Fabriano Watercolor paper. Just a little masking to allow him to sit on the block.

I masked the sentiment as well to mix the script with the print….love the flexibility to do that! Once everything was stamped and colored, I cut the image layer and the gingham paper using cross stitched dies. Finally a little black twine for an added detail.

I talked a bit about the Stamping Away retreat that I attended last week in my post from Wednesday and this is another of the sets so generously given to us by Shay of Winnie and Walter. She really is incredible!! And the Rerun has cards created by some of my retreat friends too so make sure to go see them all!

I’m also linking this with the Simon Wednesday Challenge where the theme is Girl Power and the focus is on Winnie and Walter stamps. Hope you enjoy my card and that you will be inspired to join in this month! Make sure to go check out the Winnie and Walter blog for all the details! Thanks so much for stopping in. See you soon!

Supplies (affiliate links included):

Stamp: Welcome to the Family with Eveline T Designs (Winnie and Walter); Paper: Fabriano Watercolor Paper, Gotta Have Gingham (Lawn Fawn); Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink; Accessories: Misti, Black Twine, Big Shot, Large Cross Stitched Dies (Lawn Fawn)

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Freshly Made Sketches #327

March 7, 2018 Jentimko 9 Comments

How is it already Wednesday again? My last week has been a bit of a whirlwind and I’ll share more about that later in this post. First, though, let’s talk about Freshly Made Sketches. Our sketch designer this week is my friend Jen Mitchell. She always makes the most lovely clean cards and her style is fantastic! She gave us a cool angled panel to use and I love the options with it.

I started with this amazing wood grain stamp from Winnie and Walter called Into the Woods. Isn’t it fantastic?! Putting it on the angle seemed to just work well and I like not having to add a layer. Julie’s Roses (another Winnie and Walter set) gave me this lovely flower and the sentiment. The image looks colored but I actually just stamped using my Misti with the fill-in stamp from the set. I started with Altenew’s Citrus Burst ink and then layered on some Maple Yellow on the edges by re-stamping. The leaves are stamped the same way with Altenew’s Frayed Leaf and Forest Glades inks. I fussy cut the images and added some sequins for a little extra touch.

Now for a little more about me. Last Wednesday, I left on the most wonderful adventure. I was invited to attend a retreat at the Whatever Craft House. Just go look at that incredible house….Yes, click now. I’ll wait. Stamping Away March 2018 was truly a retreat full of inspiration and laughter. I met new friends and some of my stamping idols. All of them were so kind and welcoming. The retreat actually has sponsors that are incredibly generous and I can promise you’ll be seeing the products I received over the next weeks and months (yes, there really is that much!). I want to share one picture of me from the house. These colored stairs are a bit iconic to the house and I remembered to get a photo on the last day. Yes, I was a bit tired (hard to sleep when there is that much stamping to do!) but really happy.

As I sat down to create the card for today, I admit that my creative brain was a bit scattered. So I chose the Winnie and Walter stamps because Shay (who IS Winnie and Walter) was at the retreat. And she is such a fun person! I so enjoyed meeting her and watching her create with her own images…talk about insight into design. She has a crazy amount of talent but is so down to earth. And she was insanely generous to all of us at the retreat!

I hope that you love this card and that you’ll have time to play along with our sketch. Also, we have a new guest designer for the month of March. Make sure you stop by to say hi to Claire Apostoloff. Thank you so much for stopping in today. I hope you have a wonderful crafty day!

Supplies (affiliate links included):

Stamp: Julie’s Roses (Winnie and Walter), Into the Woods (Winnie and Walter); Paper: Neenah Solar White #110; Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Pocketful of Sunshine Cubes (Altenew), Green Fields Cubes (Altenew); Accessories: Misti, Sequins (SU)

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