Shake a Leaf — FMS307

It’s time for another new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week our favorite pilot in the friendly skies and card maker extraordinaire, Jennifer Timko, is our hostess.  Take a look at this fun sketch:

When I first saw this sketch I immediately thought of a shaker card.  And I could count on my fingers how many shaker cards I’ve ever made.  I like them, but I never think to make them.  So since I had that thought, I decided to run with it.

Going with a Fall theme, I decided to substitute the circle shape for a leaf.  I took a piece of Cajun Craze card stock and laid the leaf framelit down on it, tracing with a pencil around the outside of the framelit.  I ran it through the Big Shot and then fussy cut the penciled outline with my paper snips.  I used a piece of Painted Autumn dsp for the background of the leaf and filled the shaker with some Iridescent Sequins and some orange glitter I had on hand.

The Crumb Cake background was stamped with the Tree Rings background stamp using Versamark ink to add a subtle background.

Some copper metallic thread, burlap ribbon, and glitter enamel dots were added as embellishments.  The sentiment was stamped with the Labeler Alphabet stamp set using Pear Pizzazz ink.

We hope you’ll join us and make your own card using the sketch.  We love to see what your create.  Meanwhile, be sure to visit the Freshly Made Sketches site to see what the design team has created for your inspiration.  They are an inspiring bunch!

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Falling Leaves and Birthdays — Monday Montage #101

Welcome to another Monday Montage blog hop!  We are a group of ten stampers who love to share what we create with you, and all you have to do to follow along is click on the links at the bottom of each post.

Now that it is officially Fall (in the calendar sense only here), I thought it was appropriate to start making Fall themed birthday cards.  It seems like we know a lot of people with October birthdays.  I love the beautifully detailed leaves in the Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies, so I cut some out in Fall colors (Lemon Lime Twist, Cajun Craze, and Tangerine Tango).  There is no stamping on this card — just die-cutting.

I cut the sentiment with the Happy Birthday Thinlits Die from Whisper White card stock and sponged on some Lemon Lime Twist and Old Olive inks.  On the background, I sponged some Pumpkin Pie and Crushed Curry inks and added some Cajun Craze splatters.

The dsp strips are scraps from the Painted Autumn collection.  A few copper metallic sequins were added for embellishment, and I was done.

You’re ready to hop on over to Breelin Renwick’s blog.  I always love seeing what she makes!  If you prefer to work your way backwards, you can jump back to Wendy Weixler’s blog.  Either way, be sure to work your way through all of the blogs so you don’t miss a thing.

 

 

 

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A Fall Bouquet of Thanks — FMS306

It’s time for another new sketch over at the Freshly Made Sketches site.  And this week, our favorite Massachusetts resident, Jen Mitchell, is our hostess.  And she has a fun sketch for us.  Take a look:

I love the Beautiful Bouquet bundle and decided to make a Fall bouquet with it.  I used a color combo of Crushed Curry, Fresh Fig, Cajun Craze, Island Indigo, and Soft Suede.

I used some Painted Autumn dsp and mounted everything on Some Sahara Sand card stock.

 We’d love for you to join us and create your own card using the sketch.  It’s always fun for us to see what you create.  Meanwhile, be sure to hop on over to the Freshly Made Sketches site to see what the design team has created for your inspiration.

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Super Duper Birthday — FMS305

It’s time for another new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week it is my turn to be the hostess.  I decided to change things up a little bit (at least for me) and make a sketch for a square card.  I love square cards but don’t normally think to make them.  I also wanted to make the sentiment the focal point of the card, which opens up lots of possibilities.

I pulled a stamp set off the shelf that I hadn’t used in a while, Super Duper.  I am always in need of birthday cards, and this one has a large sentiment that I thought would be perfect for the sketch.

I used my Stampin’ Write markers to color the sentiment, using Melon Mambo, Pool Party, Lemon Lime Twist, and So Saffron for the color combination.  The Ticket Tear Border Punch provided a decorative edge on the bottom of the sentiment panel, and some Glitter Enamel Dots and Gold Metallic Thread were added as embellishments.

I hope you’ll make your own card using the sketch and post it in the gallery.  We love to see what you create!  Meanwhile, be sure to hop on over to the Freshly Made Sketches site to see what the design team has created for your inspiration.  They always inspire me!

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Pizza Box Trick or Treat — Monday Montage #100

 

Welcome to another Monday Montage blog hop!  We are a group of ten stampers who love to share what we create with you, and all you have to do to follow along is click on the links at the bottom of each post.  This is a rather special hop for us as it is our 100th hop together.  All of the same original members too!  We’ve been doing this together for over four years now.  Wow — how time flies!

I decided I need to get started on some Halloween treats.  One of the new items in the Holiday catalog that I think is truly adorable are the Mini Pizza Boxes.  They are easy to decorate and they are the perfect size for a decorated cookie or any kind of treat.

I started this one by wrapping a strip of Printed Autumn dsp, edged with some Basic Black card stock punched with the Ticket Tear Border Punch, around the box.  Some embossing paste was applied to a Fresh Fig Stitched Shapes circle using a stencil from the Pattern Party Decorative Masks.  The cat was cut from the Spooky Night dsp, and the sentiment is from the Creep It Real stamp set.

Oh, I love Fall!  It’s fun to make Halloween treats and pull out the Fall decorations!

You’re ready to hop on over to Breelin Renwick’s blog.  I always love seeing what she makes!  If you prefer to work your way backwards, you can jump back to Wendy Weixler’s blog.  Either way, be sure to work your way through all of the blogs so you don’t miss a thing.

 

 

 

 

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Birthday Cake Memories — FMS304

It’s time for another new sketch over at the Freshly Made Sketches site!  And this week, our favorite stamper from the land down under, Narelle Farrugia, is our hostess.  Take a look at this classic sketch that she has for us:

I needed to make a birthday card for a friend and I was drawn to the classic images in the Birthday Memories suite.  There are so many cute images in the dsp that are perfect for focal images on cards.  And one of the fabulous things about the coordinating framelits is that they work with some of the dsp images as well as the stamps.  Love that!

I started by using a piece of the Birthday Memories dsp and adding some strips of Lemon Lime Twist card stock that had been punched using the Ticket Tear Border punch.  I then cut out the birthday cake image (totally forgetting that there is a framelit for it — doh!)  It was placed on a Stitched Shapes Framelits die.

I added some strips of ribbon for embellishments and used a Paper Pumpkin sentiment.  Easy Peasy!

We hope you’ll join us and create your own card using the sketch!  We love to see what you create.  Meanwhile, be sure to stop by the Freshly Made Sketches site to see what the design team has created for your inspiration.

Enjoy your Wednesday!  Thanks for stopping by!

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