Freshly Made Sketches #709

Jen M is the sketch designer for Freshly Made Sketches #709 and here it is.

 

 

I was excited to see a square design, although I'm sure it didn't have to be a square card.

Since my order from Brass and Bliss just arrived, I put them to work for the sketch.

But you might see it differently...

 

I opted for a white pumpkin to make the florals stand out. I tried to do Tina Smith's

"die cut dipping" on all the pieces but ended up ink blending the ginkgo leaves.

I gave the pieces a good spatter with white ink then adhered them to an

embossed panel. I finished off with the Stamp Market sentiment.

 

How did I do? A little far fetched? It's pretty much what I had in mind and I

wanted a white pumpkin because an orange one wouldn't stand out as much.

 

This is where I tell you that this will be my last blog post for a while. We leave

soon for the land of sushi and sumo and I'm so excited!

Thanks, always, for stopping by!

 

Color Throwdown Challenge #843

 

Such pretty colors for Color Throwdown #843 -- lime, pink, and orange.

Flowers came to mind but then I spotted another NBUS and things changed 

in a new direction.

I spent the weekend watching Pete Hughes on the Sizzix YouTube channel and

he is such a delight. I was wondering if he had a video on Holiday Blocks 

and yes, by golly, he did!

Here's my card using the throwdown colors with guidance from Pete.

The set has infinite designs and color combinations. I pretty much watched 

Pete and used one of the designs on the packaging for reference. 

 

To make things easier for myself, I started with a square panel and added 

the pieces as I went along. I adhered the panel to a kraft card base and white 

embossed the holiday sentiment below it. I'm actually thinking of different

color combos and sizes to tackle this again!

I'll link this up although I think have about a week left. Thanks for stopping by!

Freshly Made Sketches #708

 

Jen T designed Freshly Made Sketches #708, a sketch with many possibilities

for that circular element.

 

Here's how I was inspired. 

 

A Memory Box magnolia wreath almost got turned into poinsettias but I changed the colors

at the last minute for autumn. The wreath was adhered to an embossed card base

and some gemstones were added to the flower centers. A Kristina Werner sentiment

finished off the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by, I'm off to link this up!

 

 

JUGS Mood Board Week #797

 

It's Mood Board Week over at Just Us Girls Challenge #797.  

Here's the graphic with an autumnal theme.

When I saw the icons, I remembered an older SSS set that I haven't used on a card. 

I even had some items already colored, waiting patiently in the packaging.

I love the knitted details on each item. Some small leaves were cut, colored,

 and adhered to an embossed card base. I finished off with the scripty sentiment 

and called it done.

 

I'm a fan of fall season even though here in Hawaii we don't see much change. It's 

much cooler than our summers and we don't have to deal with the rainy season

 that's just around the corner. And we do pull out some sweaters!

 

I'm off to link this up. Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

Freshly Made Sketches #707

 

Freshly Made Sketches #707 is a sketch by Judy that had me stumped. 

I always panic with grids, and getting the pieces lined up.

 This isn't the first card I made using the sketch, but the one that I'm happiest with.

I used some papers from an old Moda Scrap pad and trimmed the pieces per 

the sketch. I ran the panel through a patchwork embossing folder and you 

probably can't tell but there was shrinkage so the card is smaller than A2 size.

I lightly inked around the circular piece so it would stand out a little. An Altenew

sentiment finished off the card.

Ok, off to link this up! Thanks for stopping by!

Color Throwdown Challenge #842

 

The colors for Color Throwdown #842 are GREEN, RED, and ORANGE.

 

 

Perfect colors for fall so I pulled out a new leaf die. I know, as if I needed a new LEAF 

in the family. But the Boho Leaves were so unusual, I grabbed them right away.

 

 

So where's the "boho" part you ask? Well, as much as I loved the doily feature, it just

covered up too much of the colors so it went without. I adhered it to a foliage embossed

card and finished off with the Altenew sentiment. And although it's hard to see in the pic,

I also added some clear drops.

Hopefully, the full boho leaves will make an appearance soon!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

JUGS Die Week #795 -- LEAVES

 

Bobby is the hostess for JUGS Die Week #795 and she's asking us to pull out

our LEAVES.for the challenge.

 

 

 

I had some oddly colored oak leaves in my stash of die cuts and thought "why not?"

 I embossed a card base and adhered the leaves.

 

 I added a gold diecut sentiment from The Stamp Market and no other embellies

were added because it's such a busy card.

And I believe I still have a few days before the deadline. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Edited to add: My card was given an honorable shout out! 

Thanks so much, Bobby and JUGS!

 

 

 

Freshly Made Sketches #706

 

Freshly Made Sketches #706 is courtesy of Amy. And it looks like this.

 

 

I had several ideas for the circular element and decided on a wreath. Plus it

was already made and in the packaging with the die.
 

 I cut a strip of striped paper and added strips of gold glitter card stock per the sketch.

I adhered them to a top folding card base and finished off with the script sentiment.

A quick post today and I'm off to link this up. Thanks for stopping by!

CASE Me A Christmas Card 2025

Blogging friend Michelle Lupton kindly invited me to join CASE Me a Christmas 

Card 2025. A few years ago, her invitation was to CASE her card. This year there's 

a new twist. She's invited several card maker friends and we're CASE-ing

each other in an Instagram hop. And there are prizes from generous sponsors.

 

My assignment was to CASE (Copy And Selectively Edit) a card by Heather Ruwe

from her Instagram feed. I took quite a while to pick a card to CASE and finally

chose this one. I went with "cute critter" and "wreath",

And here's my CASE of her card with a Christmas theme.

 

My critter of choice was the Nordic Bundled Bunny from Poppystamps and

putting its outfit together was like playing paper dolls. Such a cutie! I have several

wreath stamps and dies but chose Altenew's Sweet Blooms Die Set and fashioned

my own wreath. I added the flowers from the set to mimic the sequins on 

Heather's card. A Spellbinders sentiment finished off the card.

 

 Visit Michelle Lupton's IG page for a list of the hop participants and all the details

 on how you can score some awesome prizes!

Inspired by Challenge #355 -- ACORN

 

A new die that arrived from Simon Says Stamp prompted me to enter the latest 

Inspired by Challenge #355 with the cue word ACORN.

I used the current sketch as a starting point for my card.

A Papertrey Ink wood slice was the base for the acorns and leaves. A kraft card base

was run through an embossing folder and inked with white pigment ink. I adhered

the acorn bundle and added the sentiment. White spatters finished off the card.

I'm off to link this up. Thanks for stopping by!

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Edited to add: My card was chosen as the winner for the challenge!

Thank you, Inspired by Challenges!