There’s another new sketch up at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week it comes to us from Jen Mitchell, our favorite Bay Stater card maker. Take a look at her great sketch:

I hadn’t played with the new Lighter than Air suite yet, and I thought a hot air balloon would be perfect for that focal panel in the sketch. We used to see a lot of hot air balloons in our neighborhood. They would land or take off from a park that is just a block away from our house. But I don’t see them anymore, so I guess they have moved elsewhere. I miss them, but our greyhound does not. The last time I saw a balloon in our neighborhood, we rounded the corner and as soon as Duke saw it he froze. He then started shaking and turned around and tried to bolt for home. He is afraid of everything (thunder, chihuahuas, sirens, and many other things) but inflatables (hot air balloons, giant Santas, etc…) seem to be the most terrifying things for the poor guy. This hot air balloon shouldn’t scare him though.

I started by cutting out the balloon with the Hot Air Balloon Dies from a piece of the Lighter than Air dsp. I placed the balloon on a piece of white card stock on which I blended some Balmy Blue ink and cut out with an Everyday Details die.

The sentiment banner is also from the Hot Air Balloon dies and was stamped with a sentiment from the coordinating stamp set. I added a little scalloped strip on the bottom per the sketch, which was cut using a die from the Zany Zoo collection.

We hope you’ll join us and create your own card using the sketch! 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!