Karren Johnson is the sketch designer for this week at Freshly Made Sketches. Come over to the challenge blog to play along. All the details for my card can be found on Instagram (link here: jentimko) or on Facebook (link here: Stampin’ on the Fly with Jen Timko).
Cécile Ribon is the sketch designer for this week at Freshly Made Sketches. Come over to the challenge blog to play along. All the details for my card can be found on Instagram (link here: jentimko) or on Facebook (link here: Stampin’ on the Fly with Jen Timko).
Happy middle of July! It seems to have been quite the summer for weather and I hope that you and your loved ones are safe from the impacts. I know that out in the flying world, it seems crazier than ever. I always find summer a bit chaotic for crafting…kind of thought that would be over once my boys were older. But no, apparently not. In any case, I am excited to share a card with you today. Two reasons: first, I’m the sketch designer for Freshly Made Sketches and second, a new release from Spellbinders that I get to share.
Just look at this cuteness! So the name of this die set from Spellbinders is Christmas Rocking Chair and it has all these fun little elements. And yet, you are saying…um, Jennifer, there is no rocking chair. Well, there is kind of a rocking chair. I only used part of it to create this little stool. I had all the other parts ready to go but the size of this worked so well for what I had in my head that I just decided to go rogue. I really like how it gives this option too. Great for tags. Plus, all the little elements can be used individually too.
I cut all the pieces out of white card stock to start. Mostly so I could get a look at how they worked and the scale. I inked most of them up with Distress Inks. For the soles of the boots, the straps and the lighting pieces on the tree, I cut from black card stock. For the pail, I had a matte silver metal stock in my stash and I used some gold for the buckles. I thought making a shaker would be fun and chose to use vellum for a frosty look. The panel behind was inked with Distress Inks and just added the sequins for a bit of movement. My sentiment is from Honey Bee Stamps but if you are shopping at Spellbinders, there is a massive sale, including on some holiday items. My order is somewhere with UPS…intended for this card…and maybe one day it will arrive. So much for the best laid plans.
I hope you will enjoy this sketch and have a moment to join in. I tried to keep it basic. I chose an arch instead of the oval and you can choose any shape you want! Thanks so much for stopping in and also for your thoughts on my blog from last post. Hope you have a great week!
Our sketch designer at Freshly Made Sketches this week is our newest team member, Michele Ferguson, with her first sketch! And, no surprise, she has knocked it out of the park! I think it will be wildly popular this week.
At first I didn’t think I was going to have time to play (only two days off between trips) but with a sketch this great, I had tons of ideas in my head. I may have deviated a little from her intention but I really wanted to play with my new Lovely Layers: Butterflies dies from Honey Bee Stamps. I am completely in love with them! I cut them out of Distress Heavystock paper for easy ink blending and colored them using Distress Inks and Bitty Bunny Blending Brushes.
I was aiming at a rainbow vibe so I just decided what order I wanted the butterflies in and got to blending. You can see all the colors listed in my link below. Once I was done with the wings, I debated for a bit on what color to make their bodies. I opted to use my Copics in T1 and T2 for a pale neutral that was easy to do. I chose the Quilted A2 Coverplate to add a little interest and picked a sentiment from the new Always and Forever stamp set (both Honey Bee Stamps).
I hope you will come over and join us this week. If you are out traveling, keep an eye out for me. I think I’ll be at most of United’s major airports at some point this week. Have a great week and see you soon!
We have another great sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week. Our designer is Amy O’Neill and she has one that is so clever. I have a friend who lost a sweet kitty suddenly last week so I thought I’d use the sketch to make a card for her.
I pulled out some older products from Newton’s Nook Designs for this one plus a sentiment from Honey Bee Stamps. The kitty is from Furr-Ever Friends and stencil is the Pawprints Stencil. Using some Distress Oxide blue inks I created the partial stenciled panel and a banner.
I added the kitty in black ink and stamped this sentiment from the Rainbow Bridge set and added another sweet one from the same set inside. I thought the clean lines of this were appropriate for such a somber occasion.
I hope you’ll come over and join us. The team has their always great inspiration up and I’d love to see you in the gallery. Thanks for stopping in!
Well, as I type the winter wonderland is returning to northern Virginia. So beautiful (as long as I don’t have to drive around). But when it comes to stamping, I seem to have moved on to spring. I’m the sketch designer this week for Freshly Made Sketches and I had fun getting inky for my card.
I had a couple of ideas about what I was going to use for the decorative element but finally decided this sweet little spring umbrella was perfect for the job. All of the die cuts are from the Lovely Layers: April Showers set from Honey Bee Stamps. Using Distress Inks, I colored all of the flowers, the bird and the umbrella using both the Bitty Bunny Blending Brushes and the Beeluxe Blending Brushes.
I used the Spring Medley 3D Embossing Folder for the background and cut out a circle, inking it in Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide Ink. The sentiment is from the Mini Messages Stamp Set cut out with the coordinating Mini Messages Banners dies.
I hope you like my take on the sketch and will find some inspiration in all that the team has created. As always, their work is incredible! Hope to see you in the gallery!
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BRRRRRRR!!! That is the official word of the week! At least here in Virginia (and all the places I have been this week) it is so very cold. Looks like some of you in the south have had snow in a way you haven’t ever seen before and I hope you are both safe and having some fun with it. I had a quick moment in my craft room yesterday to use the latest sketch from Freshly Made Sketches created by our ever so sweet Amy O’Neill. And speaking of sweet…
I have a few significant birthdays coming up in my family and realized I was tragically low on cards. I took the opportunity to make one tailored for one of my sons. He loves chocolate cake (and cupcakes) – check! Loves the color purple – check! And lots of frosting with sprinkles – check! I used the Lovely Layers: Cupcakes and More dies (Honey Bee Stamps). The purple/teal elements were all cut from a piece of ombré patterned paper (part of some “Free Bees” from Honey Bee Stamps). I cut the “chocolate” part from some kraft card stock and inked it with Ground Espresso Distress Ink and then the frosting started as white card stock and inked with Antique Linen Distress Ink.
I cut the little banners from another “Free Bee” die set and then decorated the cupcake with sprinkles and added a candle. I love being able to customize this and it was exactly why I bought this set when it came out.
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Alright, thanks so much for stopping in today. And thank you for your continued support! Have a great (and warm) day!
Hi everyone! I just got back from a week of vacation with my family so I’m doing the catch up game. I did have a few minutes to make a card for today’s challenge at Freshly Made Sketches and sort of, kind of followed the fabulous sketch by Karren Johnson. She is the forgiving type so I’m sure she will let me stay!
I used die cuts from the Lovely Layers: Spring Greenery set for this and just smooshed some Distress Inks onto the already cut greenery. This seems to be my go-to when I’m pressed for time and don’t have the brain space to actually color things. And it always makes me happy!
For the background, I used some Distress Oxide ink in Tumbled Glass and then spritzed on some Distress Spray Stain in the same color. I thought the Rustic Brick Wall 3D Embossing Folder would be pretty on the panel and I am glad my instincts were right. Love this texture!! For the sentiment, I used one from the Lean on Each Other Stamp set and put in on one of the “Free Bee” dies (October 2024) from Honey Bee Stamps. I love the fun gifts they send with orders! Finally a bit of crinkled ribbon and some confetti.
I hope this finds you well and not frozen! We returned to a pretty good snow event in Virginia and I must admit, I was happy to see the pretty landscape when I woke up this morning. Thanks for stopping in. Have a great week!
We have a super interesting sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches and I’m excited to see how everyone plays along with it. As always, our wonderful Kim Singdahlsen has created something fabulous!
For me, this one all started with the poinsettia. I wasn’t sure how I was going to use the five panels behind it so I just started inking the flower. I will say that inking these dies just doesn’t get old. I used a combination of of Candied Apple and Aged Mahogany Distress Inks for the flower and then Bundled Sage and Peeled Paint for the leaves. Once they were done, I thought they needed a little something else, so…splatters! White Metallic Ink and some black refill ink for those.
As that was drying, I decided that I was going to do the panel all in white but with texture. So I cut the strips apart, glued them in the sketch pattern and then let them dry a bit. Once done, I ran them through with the Snowy Pines 3D Embossing Folder and I’m so excited with the effect! The rest of the card was easy from there. I picked a sentiment from the Wonder of Christmas Stamp Set and cut it out with the coordinating dies. The textured panel is popped up on foam tape so you can really see the interesting shape.
The team has shown a number of ways to use this sketch and I hope you will give it a try too. Thanks so much for stopping in today. See you soon!
Happy to be back today with the latest sketch from Freshly Made Sketches. Our designer this week is none other than one of our team leaders, the amazing Jen Mitchell. I think I may have broken a record with how fast this idea came into my head for the sketch.
I pulled out the new Floral Noel suite of products from Honey Bee Stamps. Super fun! I stenciled the flowers using distress inks and then cut with the coordinating dies. The sentiment comes in the coordinating stamp set and I embossed it with gold embossing powder. I love how the dies are so detailed when cutting it out, too.
Something about the combination of gold with rustic elements always makes me happy so I pulled out some burlap ribbon from my stash for the sketch crossing element. I added some gold card stock behind the white panel for a little more shine and then found this print in my older patterned papers (it is SU).
Hope you enjoy this one and will come over to play along too. Thanks so much for stopping in!
