Freshly Made Sketches #688

 

I went way off course with Freshly Made Sketches #688. I blame my time on

the CAS(E) this Sketch design team for that. Often times I'd squint at the sketch

and then have an "ah-ha!" moment.

 

 Here's this week's sketch, courtesy of Jen B.

 

 

And here's my take on it. I must have had graduation and lei on my mind although 

there are no graduates that we know of this year.

 

I ran a gray panel through a Spellbinder's embossing folder and it them per the sketch.

The flowers from a Stamp Market Cover Die were inked lightly in pastel colors and my first

thought was to adhere them to an oval shape but in the end I went rogue and just  adhered

 them to the card. 

 

A CZ Design sentiment was cut from white card stock and adhered to a vellum shadow 

before being adhered to the card. I'm forever grateful to the inventor of vellum. Being 

able to adhere a word sentiment and still have that transparency makes me so happy.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

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 Edited to add: I'm thrilled that Cécile gave my card a Princess honor! Thank you, Cécile!

 

 

Freshly Made Sketches #687

 

Freshly Made Sketches newest team member, Verena, introduces her first 

sketch design this week. So many possibilities using that crescent shape.

 

Here's how I was inspired by her sketch.

 

I knew that I was going to use Altenew's Zero Waste Chocolate Flowers Dies and 

let the foliage to create the crescent shape. The beauty of the Zero Waste Die 

is you can cut out a ton of blooms from white card stock and use inks to

color them as you wish.

I decided to use the embossing folder which resembles a chocolate candy bar 

and can also stand on its own. I finished off the card with a sentiment from

My Favorite Things.

I'm feeling so organized this week, linking up way earlier than usual. Yay, me!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

    P.S. If you're interested in the Zero Waste Chocolate Flowers Kit, it is now back 

in stock after being OOS for months. Out of all their Zero Waste dies, this one 

is my fave and you'll need to purchase the entire kit, but it's worth every penny!

 

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Honored that my card was chosen as a Princess for the challenge.

Thanks so much, Kim!  

 

Inspired by Challenge #336

 

I'm near the deadline for Inspired by Challenge #336 which is all about LEMONS.

Here's the cool graphic for the challenge.

 

And here's how I was inspired--the lemons, of course, and the blues and touch of gingham.

The Concord & 9th lemons, greenery and flowers were cut and assembled and I

even added some antique Stickles that thankfully, wasn't dried up. All the pieces

were assembled on a Reverse Wonky Rectangle die that was covered with

turquoise gingham plaid.

I cut another piece and adhered it to the front with a hinge so the card could

stand on its own. The stamped sentiment finished off the card.

 

I'm off to link up this card with about a day left--whew!

Thanks, always, for stopping by!

 

 

Freshly Made Sketches #686

 

Kim brings us Freshly Made Sketches #686 that I initially thought looked "friendly" 

 then struggled with measurements. I was never a star pupil in Math.

I cut a panel of the forest green card stock, then a kraft panel with a circle cut

through the center. I then ran the kraft panel through an embossing folder and 

assembled the flowers through the opening. A Waffle Flower sentiment

finished off the card.

 

I wanted to showcase the flowers from Waffle Flower that Shauna Todd colored on

the Foiled Fox blog. I used my faithful Zigs and a water brush whereas she used

Distress reinkers. It was a fun, stress free coloring session that I'll be doing again..

Thanks for stopping by!

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Edited to add: Narelle gave my card a Princess status! Thank you so much!

Inspired by Challenge #335

 

A belated Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful Moms, Moms to be,

and anyone who's a Mommy figure--and that includes Dads! 

 

I had a few mechanical issues (my Big Shot's handle slid off) and while I managed to 

put it back together, I needed a tiny screwdriver to tighten it.

And the only person who knew what I needed and where it was.....

was at the golf course. Long story short, hubby helped tighten the tiny screw

and I was back in business. Yay!

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The challenge theme for Inspired by #335 is Basket of Flowers and here's 

how I was inspired.

 

Initially I was going to use a basket but changed to a basket weave panel. I cut the panel 

on a diagonal for interest and swiped white pigment ink over it to bring out the texture. 

I filled in the area with assorted flowers and leaves and stamped the sentiment

from Pinkfresh Studio. I rounded off the bottom corners to further mimic a basket.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

JUGS Word Week #774 -- FRUIT

 

The graphic for JUGS Word Week #774 caught my eye. FRUIT! I happened to be

looking through my Waffle Flower inventory and spotted some products that

have never been opened. I seem to be finding that a lot lately.

 

 

 I watched the talented Caly Person make a couple of fruity cards and decided 

on a watermelon card.

 

 

 Watermelon happens to be a favorite in our household and we are lucky

to have some locally grown ones that will make their debut soon.

I inked up some Watermelon card stock from C&9th with Poppy ink that

faded to the rind. I followed Caly's idea of a two toned rind and adhered some

black seeds. I finished off the card with a white embossed sentiment.

 

 I do wish it read "you make my TUMMY smile", but HEART was close enough.

I was also going to trim the card into a pie shaped "slice" as Caly mentioned

but it was an afterthought that would have had me splitting seeds.

Maybe next time.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Edited to add: My card was chosen as the Winner of the Week! I'm so

honored! Thank you JUGS!

 

 

Freshly Made Sketches #684

 

This week, Jen M went old school and brings a fun sketch for Freshly Made

Sketches #684 with so many possibilities for the circular element.

 

 

I chose PTI's spring nest and had a wreath in mind, then settled on an unoccupied  

nest. I stamped a sentiment in the middle and added some spatters. A strip of kraft 

card stock was run through a linen embossing folder and I didn't have a suitable

fancy edge die, so it went without.

I'm "early" for a change, so I'm off to link this up. Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Edited to add: Honored with a Princess pick for my card. Thank you to

Verena and Freshly Made Sketches!