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!

 

 

Freshly Made Sketches #705

 

Narelle brings us Freshly Made Sketches #705 and it looks like this.

 

 

I brought out a die that's at least 12 years old that was a favorite back then.

  

 

 

The Memory Box die is called Modern Landscape and I used my surgical skills

to cut the landscape apart and taper off some hills. All the pieces were inked

 then colored with Zig markers and I couldn't resist some water spatter.

I stamped the sentiment on the bottom strip then adhered the three pieces

on a dot embossed card base.

Apologies for using "old" supplies but they were well loved and still are.

Thanks for stopping by!

Inspired by Challenge #354 -- AUTUMN

 

I'm joining the latest Inspired by Challenge #354 with the cue word AUTUMN.

I love those pumpkins and found some in my stash that were already colored. Yay!

I don't remember what I was going to use them for but they're at least a year old.

Some extra leaves and swirly vines were cut and colored and I decided to just

add them to a card base because they were too large for the sketch.

I stamped the sentiment before running the card through an embossing folder

then adhered the pumpkins. Now that I look at the card, those plum colored ones

look more like eggplants.......Oh well.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Guest Designer for Freshly Made Sketches #704

 

I have the pleasure of guesting with this week's Freshly Made Sketches #704

when my card was chosen as the winner for their milestone 700th sketch.

 

Here's the fun sketch, designed by DT member Michele. 

 

Bubbly fun, right? I had so many ideas but finally settled on this.

 

 

I love the round leaves of the Berry Branches from The Stamp Market and that

there are two sizes to play with. I went neutral with a kraft embossed panel

and left the branches white. A Waffle Flower sentiment finished off the card.

I can't wait to see how the team members interpreted Michele's sketch, each

in their own distinctive style. We'd love to see your card(s) in the gallery. 

You have until Monday, Sept 22nd at 3pm EST to link up your card.

 

Thanks to Jen and the team for the guest invitation 💗

JUGS Word Week #792 -- CONTAINER

 

I'm squeezing in a card for JUGS Word Week #792 and the word is CONTAINER.

 

My container of choice is a teapot because I wanted something different

to hold a bunch of flowers.

The flowers and teapot were colored with Zigs and a waterbrush, then

adhered to an embossed card base. A Waffle Flower sentiment finished

off the card.

That's it for today. I believe I have a whole 48 hours before the deadline

which is "early" for me.

 

Thanks, always, for stopping by!

 

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Edited to add: I'm proud to display this badge for my card that received a shout out 

from JUGS and Carol Mc! Thank you so much!