Freshly Made Sketches #752

 

Are you ready for this week's Freshly Made Sketches? Here's #752 compliments

of our teammie Narelle.

 

 

And here's my take on her sketch.

 

  I chose a Papertrey Ink bird's nest and turned it into an autumnal wreath. 

I used icons from Waffle Flower and colored them then adhered them to the wreath. 

A card base was embossed with wooden planks and topped with a smaller frame.

The wreath was adhered per the sketch and finished off with the sentiment. 

 

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

sketch and join us if you can. Link up your card by Monday, Sept 7th at 3PM EST. 

We hope you'll join us!

 

 

Freshly Made Sketches #750

The ever creative Cécile is our sketch designer for Freshly Made Sketches #750.

And here's her artsy sketch.

 

 I must admit the diamond element stumped me until I used a square and 

tilted it to form an equilateral diamond.  

  

A square piece of kraft card stock was embossed and swiped over with a

white pigment ink pad. Flowers and leaves from Papertrey Ink's wood slice set

were colored and assembled on the square.

 

It's a little hard to see, but an old MFT die of stitched lines was added to the card per 

the sketch and the floral piece was adhered to it. A white embossed sentiment that

I found in my scrap pile finished off the card.  

 

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

and join us if you can. You have until Mon Aug 24 at 3PM EST to link up your card.

Hope you'll  join us!

 

 

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 #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 #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 #723

 

 Freshly Made Sketches #723 is brought to you by our teammie Verena. 

Here's her awesome sketch that had me stumped for a while .

At first all I saw was a fish. Then a whale, then a leaf, then an umbrella.

And at the last minute I thought about a nest and came up with this.

 

I assembled the Memory Box nest and borrowed some eggs from Papertrey Ink 

together with greenery from Altenew. I used a 3D embossing folder that was

buried and rediscovered. Isn't that texture amazing?

The bottom of the card front was covered with cream card stock and the

springtime sentiment was stamped on it. I assembled all of the elements

and called it done, although the card lost its "clean" status along the way.

 

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

interpreted Verena's sketch and join us if you can. You have until Monday,

February 16th at 3:00pm to link up your card. Hope to see you in the gallery!

 

 

Freshly Made Sketches #721

 

It's time for a new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches. Jen M designed

Sketch #721 and it looks like this.

 

 

Here's how I interpreted her fun sketch.

 

I seem to be stuck in wood slice mode and this time used Papertrey Ink's 

together with leaves and blooms in the set. After inking all the pieces, I assembled

them and that's when I opted for an A2 sized card instead of a square. It was

just too large to be squished in a square format.

I embossed a kraft strip with Altenew's embossing folder and adhered it per

the sketch. The wood slice was adhered to it and I finished off with a

white embossed sentiment.

 

Visit the Freshly Made Sketches blog for all the details and deadline and for

more inspiration from the rest of the team. We hope you'll make some time

and join the challenge this week!

Freshly Made Sketches #716

 

 Michele brings us this week's Freshly Made Sketches #716 and there are

countless possibilities for the circular element.

 

 

Here's how I was inspired.

 

I put together leaves, berries, and branches, and adhered them to an embossed circle.

A dark green card base was embossed with tiny dots and the circle was adhered

to it. A simple sentiment was stamped on a banner shape and adhered to the

card per the sketch.

Visit the Freshly Made Sketches blog for all the details and deadline as well as

inspiration from the team, then come and join the challenge! You have until

Monday, December 15th at 3:00pm EST to link up your card(s).

Freshly Made Sketches #711

 

Hey there! It's good to be back, crafting again! I had several ideas for

Kim's Freshly Made Sketches #711 and when Papertrey Ink's order arrived,

it sealed the deal on what to use as the focal point.

 

 I used the new Timeless Ornaments Die Set and topped it with some greenery, 

also from PTI.

 

 

 I colored the orb with Crimson Cheer Interference ink then ran it through an

embossing folder for added texture. I ran the card base through an old,

discontinued embossing folder (remember Cuttlebug?) and adhered

the ornament. I finished off the card with a Mama Elephant sentiment.

I'm linking this up, then plan to visit blogs and Instagram. I've missed so much! 

Thanks for stopping by!

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!

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!

 

 

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!

The Flower Challenge #105 -- Add Embellishments

 This month's theme over at The Flower Challenge #105 is to Add Embellishments.

 

I'm not as embellishment crazy as I used to be. I'd buy sequins and enamel dots in 

every color and size--not to mention buttons and ribbons. For my card, I went with 

my favorite clear enamel dots that I like to use, especially on florals.

 

I used the new Honeycomb Cover Plate and was inspired by the colors on a card by 

Kelly Lunceford. Flowers and leaves were cut from Altenew's Zero Waste Chocolate

Flowers Cover Plate and arranged over the panel.

I added the gold embossed sentiment and of course, the clear enamel dots that

remind me of water droplets.

Okay I'm off to link up my card. Thanks so much for stopping by!

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!

Color Throwdown Challenge #829

 

I'm nearly down to the deadline for Color Throwdown Challenge #829--blue, lime green,

and green.

I remember starting a card with somewhat similar colors but never finished it

because I was sure I was stenciling it wrong. 

 

At first I didn't like how the leaves and berries overlapped each other. Using blues

and greens looked better than when I used red and green which left brown spots.

This time because the two colors blended well, I thought it fit perfectly with the

challenge colors. 

 

I ran the panel through a quilted cover plate, added the sentiment and a few

blue sequins. And a bit of spatter for good measure.

 

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

Color Hues #100 -- Blue and Purple

 

 Color Hues Challenge has reached a milestone--100 challenges! I just had to play along.

 

I chose Altenew's wreath and the non traditional color palette for my card. 

Two shades of blue and a flipped stencil made for a fuller wreath.

 

  

 

Papertrey Ink's sentiment fit perfectly in the center, stamped with dark gray ink.

I added purple berries from the stencil and ran the panel through an unknown

embossing folder then adhered it to a gray card base.

 

Huge congrats to Color Hues Challenge on their 100th Challenge and here's to 

many more years of color!

Freshly Made Sketches #657

 

I've returned from Japan and slowly getting back into craft mode. I left with a small 

cold and came back with an unwanted souvenir--a very bad cough.  

 

I decided to get my feet wet with Freshly Made Sketches #657 and came up with this.

 

I had some stenciled panels and chose one and embossed it with a folder. I also 

embossed a plain white panel then cut them per the sketch and joined them on a

card base.

I chose a sentiment that would fill up a tag and gold embossed it. After adhering 

the tag to the card, I found some rayon ribbon that I dyed many moons ago

and fashioned a bow as best as I could and adhered it to the tag.

Off to link this up, thanks for stopping by!

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Edited to add: My card was chosen as the winner for FMS #657!

Thank you so much, Freshly Made Sketches!

 

 

Freshly Made Sketches #649 AND Color Throwdown Challenge #806

It's not often that I enter two challenges but the stars aligned for Freshly Made

Sketches #649 and Color Throwdown Challenge #806.

So here's the sketch.

And here's the color palette.

 

And here's my card that combines both.

The nest and eggs were tossed in the holder for the dies and I don't know why I made

yellow eggs but I had an "aha!" moment and added the greenery. I love it when I don't

have to work too much.

I loosely followed the sketch although I thought about using an MFT hexagon die

but went rogue with the nest. I had to turn the orientation of the card to landscape 

format because the nest took up a lot of the card's real estate in portrait mode.

I stamped the sentiment on a patterned paper strip and embossed the background

with a dotty embossing folder. Done, with days to spare! Yay! 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!