Freshly Made Sketches #747

 

This week's Freshly Made Sketches #747 is brought to us by our teammie Kim.

 

 

So many possibilities for this sketch! What do you see? Balloons? Hearts?

I brought out citrus slices from The Greetery. Again.

 

 I went with lemons and limes this time. I assembled them on an embossed panel

and tucked in some leaves. A white embossed sentiment finished off the card.

 

 Visit Freshly Made Sketches to see how the rest of the team played with Kim's

sketch and join us if you can. Link up your card by Monday, Aug 3 at 3PM EST.

Hope to see you in the gallery!

 

Freshly Made Sketches #746

 

Teammie Jen M  brings us this week's Freshly Made Sketches #746 and it's a fun one.

 

 

I love this sketch and years ago, I made some cards with the same general design

A square card base with a circular element on the top that, when added, becomes 

an A2 sized card. 

  

My circular element was Papertrey Ink's wood slice that I decorated with 

leaves and blooms from the set. After folding a cream colored card base into

a 4.25" square, I adhered the wood slice over the fold. 

 

I found a scrap of embossed leaves, adhered it per the sketch and added the

sentiment. A last minute decision was to add some white splatters to help balance 

the wood slice.

 

Visit Freshly Made Sketches to see how the rest of the team interpreted Jen's sketch 

and join us if you can. Link up your card by 

Monday, July 27th at 3PM EST.  Hope to see you in the gallery!

 

  

Freshly Made Sketches #745

 

Jen T is this week's sketch designer for Freshly Made Sketches #745 and 

here's what she designed for us. 

 

 

 

It's been a while since I made a square card and I was looking forward to working

with Jen's sketch. Here's what I came up with.

  

I used Concord & 9th's Just Picked dies after seeing Michele use them on a card and I

didn't realize that I already owned the set because I was so focused on the vases and 

didn't notice the prickly bloom. 

 

I colored two of the blooms and a bud and assembled them on a scalloped

square (from MFT which is no longer in business). A square was cut from gray

card stock and run through an embossing folder then adhered to a card base.

I adhered the scalloped square and finished off with the Altenew sentiment.

 

Visit Freshly Made Sketches to see how the rest of the team interpreted

Jen's sketch and we hope you'll play along with us. The deadline to link up

your card is Monday, July 20th at 3PM EST.

 

 

Freshly Made Sketches #744

 

I'm the sketch designer for this week's Freshly Made Sketches #744 and it 

looks like this,

A card kit from Gina K Designs arrived with an assortment of Polaroid frames

that sparked the idea for my card sketch.  

 

Alex Syberia's Floral Splendor Cover Die was cut and inked in summery colors. 

After die cutting a Polaroid frame, I placed the floral piece behind it and backed it with 

a colored card stock piece in a soft shade of blue. I stamped a sentiment on the frame 

and adhered it to an embossed card base then tucked in a few flowers following the sketch.

 

Keep in mind that you don't have to use a Polaroid frame as presented but I'd love

to see what you place inside one if you choose to do so. It's your choice! 

 

And if you would like to use a Polaroid frame on your card but don't own a die, here's a

quick tutorial from Mary Fish of stampin' pretty that will have you cranking out a bunch

of frames just by using nesting dies.  

 

Visit Freshly Made Sketches to see what the rest of the team came up with and join us

if you can. The deadline for linking up is Monday, July 13th at 3PM EST.

 We hope to see you in the gallery!

 

   

Freshly Made Sketches #743

 

It's Wednesday, time for another Freshly Made Sketches. Our teammie Judy 

brings us Sketch #743 which had me stumped when I first saw it.

 

 

Thankfully, a new set of Simon Hurley's cone flowers arrived and sealed the deal.
 

Three cone flowers and leaves were cut from white card stock and inked. A strip 

of card stock was embossed with a dot folder and adhered to a card base. A sentiment

was white embossed on a green circle and adhered over the flowers and leaves.

 

Now it's your turn! We'd love to see how you interpret Judy's sketch so come and

join us! Visit Freshly Made Sketches to see projects from the rest of the team, too.

The deadline for linking up is Monday, July 6th at 3PM EST.

 

 

Freshly Made Sketches #742

 

Freshly Made Sketches #742 is brought to you by our teammie Amy.

 

 

And here's my take on it, 

 

 Yes, I brought in the third mushroom that fit perfectly on the sketch. This time I added 

the windows and door for a whimsical touch and tucked in some greenery. I adhered 

everything onto an embossed card base and finished off with another punny sentiment. 

 

We  hope you'll join us this week and play along with Amy's sketch. The deadline

to link up your card is Monday, June 29th. Hope to see you in the gallery! 

  

 

Freshly Made Sketches #741

 Narelle is our sketch designer this week for Freshly Made Sketches #741, 

and here's her sketch.

 

Here's my card and my looooose interpretation of the sketch.  

 

I found Altenew's mushroom die set that had never been opened so I remedied that.

There are three mushrooms in the set that come with windows and doors so they

become mushroom houses--so cute! For my card I opted to leave them plain and 

used only two of the mushrooms. (The third will make an appearance soon!)

 

All of the pieces were cut from white card stock and ink blended. I placed them on an

embossed panel and finished off with the sweet punny sentiment.

 

Please visit Freshly Made Sketches to see how the rest of the team interpreted

Narelle's sketch and play along if you can. Link up your card by Monday, June 22nd.

Thanks for stopping by and we hope you'll join us!

 

 

Freshly Made Sketches #740

 

Over at Freshly Made Sketches, Michele is this week's sketch designer 

and she's making a scene. Literally. Check out her fun sketch!

 

 Here's what I came up with and yes, that rooster makes an appearance again.

 

I used several patterned papers to cut out panels then hand cut my own slopes

and hills. I added an atypical mauve colored slope to break up the greens. I had 

some assembled roosters and chose this orange one because he stood out against 

the colorful terrain.

 

The panel was adhered to a postage card base that was hinged so the card could 

stand on its own. I tucked in a sun, popped up the rooster and white embossed 

the sentiment. The panel was finished off with a few white splatters.

 

Visit Freshly Made Sketches to see how the rest of the team interpreted 

Michele's sketch and come and play along. You have until Monday, June 15th

to link up your card. Hope to see you in the gallery!

 

 

Freshly Made Sketches #739

 

Our teammie Karren brings us a fun sketch for Freshly Made Sketches #739.

Check it out.

 

 

Oh, the possibilities with this sketch! Here's my take on it 

 

Occasionally I like to browse through my older supplies and play with a favorite

set. Do you do that, too? These leaves were and still are a fave and it made me

happy to put them on a card again.

 

I die cut three leaves and inked them, then ran them through a 3D embossing

folder that brought them to life. I also ran a strip of sand card stock through the 

same folder and lightly inked it with a white pigment pad to bring out the leafy details. 

 

The embossed strip and leaves were adhered to a card base. A white embossed 

sentiment finished off the card  

 

Visit Freshly Made Sketches to see how the rest of the team interpreted Karren's

sketch and join us if you can. You have until Monday, June 8th to link up your card.

 

Freshly Made Sketches #738

 

The uber creative Cécile is our sketch designer this week and wowed us 

with another great sketch. Here's Freshly Made Sketches #738.

 

 

Cécile has such an artistic flair that I had to bring my "A" game and here's 

how I interpreted her sketch. 

 

I assembled a butterfly from patterned paper and used Spellbinders Tangled Threads

for the wispy elements. A card base was run through a dotted embossing folder 

and shaded with some lilac ink. I adhered the threads and butterfly and finished

off with the sentimentt.

 

Visit Freshly Made Sketches for all the details and deadline and see how the rest of

the team interpreted Cécile's sketch. We'd love to see your take on her sketch 

and hope to see you in the gallery!

 

 

Freshly Made Sketches #737

 

This week's designer for Freshly Made Sketches #737 is Jen B and

here's her sketch.

 

 

So many possibilities for that central rectangular shape, right? 

I envisioned flowers, a tranquil scene, or an ink blended background. 

I decided to go with numbers on a birthday card.

 

While cleaning up and arranging my "oldies but goodies" I came across Penny

Black's By the Numbers die which was a fave over ten years ago. The die cut was

inked and originally I was going to use rainbow colors but stopped and let the

colors fade out. 

 

I stacked three die cuts together and adhered them to an embossed frame panel.

A white embossed sentiment and iridescent sequins finished off the card.

  

Stop by Freshly Made Sketches for more inspiration from the rest of the team

and join us if you can. You have until Monday, May 25 to link up your card and

we hope to see you in the gallery!

 

 

Freshly Made Sketches #736

 

Our sketch hostess for Freshly Made Sketches #736 is Verena and here's 

her fun sketch.

 

 

This sketch reminded me of a Japanese street stall snack called "dango" and

I resisted the urge to use it has inspiration and went with tulips.

 

 I found a diecut of Penny Black Tulip Trio that was stenciled, embossed, and

cut out. I probably meant to use it for The Flower Challenge but sadly, the site

closed and I've kept it ever since.

 

A last minute decision was to do some surgery and cut the tulips apart. 

I cut a piece of Brass and Bliss' cheesecloth and adhered it to a card base.

The tulips were adhered  per the sketch and I added the white embossed

sentiment. Some iridescent sequins finished off the card.

 

 Visit Freshly Made Sketches to see how the rest of the team interpreted

Verena's sketch and join us if you can. You have until Monday, May 18th to 

link up your card.

 

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For inquisitive minds, here's a photo of some dango that I attempted to make

years ago. 

 

 Somehow I can't picture it on a card.....

 

Freshly Made Sketches #735

 

Kim brings us Freshly Made Sketches #735--a sketch that stumped me

when I first saw it. 

 

 

I stopped overthinking the sketch, and eventually I came up with a simplified 

take on an A2 sized card.

 

I used Simon Says Stamp's Artful Palette bundle, which was part of their February

2026 Card Kit. Using one of the templates as a guide, I cut patterned papers in 

different colors and patterns and arranged them, again using the template.

 

I white embossed the sentiment and added a few sequins as a finishing touch.

So...do you see Kim's sketch? I hope so! I had a lot of fun with the set and hope

to use it often. 

 

Come and join us at Freshly Made Sketches this week and stop by for more 

inspiration from the rest of the team. You have until Monday, May 11th

to link up your card. 

 

Freshly Made Sketches #734

 

Jen M. brings us Freshly Made Sketches #734 and it looks like this.

 

 Such a unique and fun sketch! Here's what I came up with.

Yep, another rooster, and I chose bright colors this time. I cut a piece of patterned paper 

and rounded off the corners then adhered it to an embossed card base. I added the rooster 

and I'm pretty proud with my paper choice that resembles a landscape. A white embossed  

sentiment and a sprinkling of sequins and my card was done. 

 

 Visit Freshly Made Sketches to see how the rest of the team interpreted Jen's sketch

and for all the details and deadline. We hope you'll find some time to join us!

 

 

Freshly Made Sketches #733

 Our fearless leader Jen brings us this week's Freshly Made Sketches. 

Meet Sketch #733,

 

 

Such a fun sketch with lots of possibilities for the different elements.

Here's how I interpreted the sketch, subbing a rooster that I couldn't wait to use.

 

 I fell in love with the PTI rooster and inked and stenciled him as soon as I could.

 Patterned paper from Simple Stories was used for the background and after I

 popped up the bird, I finished off with the simple sentiment.

Visit Freshly Made Sketches for more inspiration from the rest of the

design team and join us if you can. You have until Monday, April 27 to

link up your card. Hope to see you in the gallery!

 

 

Freshly Made Sketches #732

 

Teammie Michelle brings us her inaugural sketch for Freshly Made Sketches

this week. Here's Sketch #732.

 

Here's my take on it. Yep, I went with wood slices......again.

I used wood slice dies from Papertrey Ink and The Greetery and ended up

doing a bit of surgery on the PTI slice which was a little too big for the card.

I used the flower in the PTI set for the small element on the sketch and some 

greenery to add a bit of color.

I embossed a strip with a deck plank folder, added the white embossed 

sentiment, and finished off with some iridescent sequins.

Visit Freshly Made Sketches to see how Michelle and the rest of the team

interpreted her sketch and play along if you can. You have until Monday, April 20

to link up your card(s).

 

 

Freshly Made Sketches #731

 

Freshly Made Sketches #731 is my very first sketch as a team member! 

I was SO nervous and looked back on previous sketches to see if it had been

done before. Nope. So I went with it.

 

 

Easy peasy sketch, right? I have several card ideas in mind but for now,

here's what I came up with. I took the botanical route.

 

 I cut several small blooms and leaves and inked them with Zig markers. I adhered

them to six rectangle shapes then popped up each shape on an embossed card

base and finished off with the Spellbinders sentiment.

 

I hope you'll join the challenge and my inaugural sketch. Remember that the

shapes can be whatever you choose. Be sure to stop by Freshly Made Sketches 

to see how the rest of the team played along. I can't wait to see their cards, too!

Freashly Made Sketches #730

 

Are you ready to play with a new sketch from Freshly Made Sketches?

Teammie Judy designed this amazing sketch. Meet Sketch #730.

I simplified her sketch and came up with this.

 

I embossed two white panels with Spellbinders Regal Lattice 3D embossing

folder. It's such a unique folder with a different design on each half. I chose

the "busier" side and used a deckle edge die to cut a strip per the sketch.

 

The strip was inked in two colors and adhered to the panel. For the focal image

I cut a frame and backed it with vellum. A layered butterfly was inked and 

assembled and adhered to the square. A Spellbinders sentiment and a few 

sequins finished off the card. 

 

Visit Freshly Made Sketches to see how the rest of the team interpreted 

Judy's sketch and join us if you can. Upload your card by Monday, April 6

and we hope to see you in the gallery!

Freshly Made Sketches #729

 

Teammie Amy brings us Freshly Made Sketches #729 which looks simple

but offers so many possibilities.

 

 

I was looking through my dies for a more rounded oval, although you know that 

the shape can be whatever you fancy. I came across some egg shaped dies and my 

card was born.

 

I relied on patterned paper for the colors on my egg and ran a sheet through a 

cherry blossom embossing folder. Extra blossoms were cut from the same sheet. 

I found a scrap piece of embossed card stock and used the reverse side for

the band on the sketch. A Spellbinders sentiment finished off the card.

 

Visit Freshly Made Sketches for more inspiration from the design team and

join us if you can. You have until Monday, March 30th to link up your card.

Hope to see you in the gallery!

 

Freshly Made Sketches #728

It's time for another Freshly Made Sketches and Narelle brings us Sketch #728.

Pucker up, because I saw citrus slices for my card design. I assembled

several and even sliced one in half. 

 I know I've paired it with the citrus slices before, but I really like the texture 

from this SSS embossing folder and how it goes well with any fruit. I assembled

 the slices per the sketch and tucked in some leftover greenery.

The sentiment strip was cut from pale aqua card stock, doubled up, and backed 

with gold card stock for added shine.

Visit Freshly Made Sketches for more inspiration from the design team and join us

 if you can. You have until Monday, Mar 23rd at 3pm to link up your card. 

We'd love to see you in the gallery!

Freshly Made Sketches #727

It's Michele's turn to grace us with a sketch for Freshly Made Sketches #727

and it's a good one! Check it out.

So many possibilities, right? As always, I had a completely different idea in mind from

when I started and decided to go "cute" which doesn't happen too often 'round here.

I was inspired by Michele's card and her bunny theme.

I discovered a SSS bunny die from an older release and assembled her with a scarf 

and added an egg between her paws. I used an arch die and inked two colors on it 

and spattered it with water. 

A panel was embossed with an embossing folder and the arch was adhered over it. 

I added the bunny and some greenery per the sketch and topped it with a 

woodgrain frame. I finished off the card with a Waffle Flower sentiment and 

white jewel dots.

Visit Freshly Made Sketches for all the details and deadline and more inspiration 

from the rest of the design team. You have until Monday, March 16th to link up your card.

Freshly Made Sketches #726

Freshly Made Sketches #726 is brought to us by our teammie Karren.

I love tags and while searching for an elusive tag die, I opted for a postage die.

 I found a ready made stamp from a previous card and stamped the postage marks

 on it. A panel of gray card stock was embossed and adhered to a card base. A strip

 of patterned paper with colors that matched the stamp design was adhered to

the card and the stamp was popped up over it.

Visit Freshly Made Sketches for more inspiration from the design team and 

join us if you can. You have until Monday, March 9th to link up your card

and we hope you'll join us!

Freshly Made Sketches #725

 

Freshly Made Sketches #725 is brought to us by Cécile and her sketch is

a representation of her unique card making style. 

I always overthink the sketch while trying to keeping my card CAS. Here's what I 

came up with.

I've had that goose die for a while and decided to finally use her for my card. She was

assembled and I chose the bonnet over the other two hats and grounded her with an 

old MFT oval shadow diecut. 

I embossed the background and went over it with a white pigment inkpad to 

bring out the details. I adhered the goose and shadow and finished off with a 

Pinkfresh Studio sentiment.

Visit Freshly Made Sketches to see how the rest of the team interpreted

Cécile's sketch and for all the challenge details and deadline. Come and join us

if you can and we hope to see you in the gallery!