Moving to Instagram

Posted on July 16, 2025 by amyoneillblog

After much thought and dragging of my feet, I have decided to not continue with this blog. I still plan to continue to stamp and post each week — it will just be on Instagram now. I hope you’ll join me over there!

This wasn’t an easy decision. I have loved the community that blogs provide, and I have loved getting to know some of you through this platform. Thank you for your kind comments and support over the years!

I hope we can continue to share with each other here on Instagram. Please follow me there if you’d like to continue seeing what I love to create.

Good Vibes — FMS693

Posted on July 2, 2025 by amyoneillblog

There’s a new sketch up at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week it is my turn to play the role of hostess. Here’s the sketch we’ll be working with:

Thinking that this sketch would be perfect to use up some dsp scraps for the strips under the focal image of the sketch, I pulled out my pack of Boho Vibes dsp and cut some little 1/4″ strips. I arranged them on a Cloud Cover card base ( I love this color and how it looks good with so many other colors!).

I stamped the sun rays from the Sunshine Vibes stamp set with Crushed Curry ink on a piece of Daffodil Delight card stock, and then proceeded to cut it out with my paper snips. I cut out some Cajun Craze hearts using dies from the coordinating Sunshine Vibes Dies.

The sentiment is from the same stamp set and was stamped with Mossy Meadow, Cajun Craze and Secret Sea inks. I added some Muted Palette Dots as embellishments.

We hope you’ll join us and create your own card using the sketch! We love to see what you make as we browse the gallery each week. 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!

Triple Impressions — FMS692

Posted on June 25, 2025 by amyoneillblog

It’s Wednesday, and that means it’s time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches. This week, it comes to us all the way from Australia from our fussy-cutting, floral queen, Narelle Farrugia. Take a look at her fun sketch:

When I saw the three boxes in the sketch, I immediately thought flowers. That may seem odd, but since most of my stamps seem to be flowers these days, it wasn’t too much of a stretch.

I didn’t even really end up using the stamp set I pulled out, Impressions Abloom. I just used the coordinating dies. I cut out the flowers from Strawberry Slush, Pretty in Pink, and Fresh Freesia card stock and sponged a little ink around the centers. I added some Old Olive leaves and Darling Duckling tiny flowers and flower centers.

The dsp is from the Floral Impressions dsp collection. I just adore this particular Pool Party subtly patterned sheet. I wish I could buy just this one sheet by the pack!

I added a sentiment from the More Messages stamp set, added a little twine bow and called it a day.

We hope you’ll join us and create your own card using the sketch! We love to see what you make as we browse the gallery each week! 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!

Petunia Pop Tulips — FMS691

Posted on June 18, 2025 by amyoneillblog

There’s a new sketch up at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week it comes to us via one of our fabulous new design team members, Michele Ferguson. I always love everything Michele makes, and now I can say I love her sketches, too! Take a look for yourself:

Feeling in the mood to do a little coloring, I grabbed the Mixed Florals stamp set and got to work.

I have been in love with the color, Petunia Pop, lately so I decided to go that route with the color of the tulips. This card was super easy – a little coloring, add a sentiment from More Messages, and mount everything on the card base. Done! Sometimes, when you have a great sketch, you really don’t need to add anything else.

We hope you’ll join us and make 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!

Sips for Dad — FMS690

Posted on June 11, 2025 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week it comes to us all the way from New Zealand courtesy of Karren Johnson, who does amazing things with ink. Take a look at what she has for us:

Thinking this sketch would be perfect for a Father’s Day card, I pulled out my pack of Celebratory Sips dsp and cut out some of the images with my paper snips.

I started with a Cloud Cover card base and then added a strip of Secret Sea card stock and a piece of Celebratory sips dsp. A circle cut from watercolor paper was used to arrange the focal image. I watercolored a bit of Secret Sea ink on the bottom of the circle to ground the cut-out images.

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!

Extraordinary Flora for Mom — FMS689

Posted on June 4, 2025 by amyoneillblog

The new sketch is up at Freshly Made Sketches, and it comes to us from our favorite French card maker, Cecile Ribon. Take a look at her fun sketch:

When I first saw the sketch, I knew it would be perfect for a Mother’s Day card. I hadn’t yet played with the new Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape yet and it looked perfect for the sketch, so I decided to try it out. I ended up making a 4-1/4″ x 4-1/4 square card.

I started by adhering the washi tape to a piece of white card stock, and then cut out the elements with the coordinating die. I do appreciate how the one die cuts out all of the little pieces.

I then stamped the sentiment, which is from a retired stamp set called Daffodil Daydream, using Strawberry Slush ink. I sponged some Darling Duckling ink onto the card base and then placed the floral elements around the focal square. Some linen thread and some Strawberry Slush gems were added as embellishments.

Enjoy your Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by!

Rainbow Vibes — FMS688

Posted on May 28, 2025 by amyoneillblog

It was a holiday here on Monday, and that always messes me up the rest of the week with identifying what day it is. But I’m pretty sure it’s Wednesday now, and that means there is a new sketch up at Freshly Made Sketches. It comes to us via our Canadian friend, Jen Brum, who has a good one for us. Take a look:

I have been wanting to use the Sunshine Vibes bundle, which has some fun rainbow dies, so I decided to make it work with the sketch.

I used one of the Sunshine Vibes Dies to cut out the rainbow stripes from a piece of Daffodil Delight card stock. I then placed a piece of dsp from the Boho Vibes pack behind it and mounted it all on a piece of Secret Sea card stock.

I cut a couple of other pieces of dsp for the background, and added a sentiment from the coordinating stamp set.

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!

Petunia Pop Coneflower — FMS687

Posted on May 21, 2025 by amyoneillblog

There’s a new sketch up at Freshly Made Sketches, and it comes to us via one of our fabulous new design team members, Verena Shapiro. Her debut sketch is terrific! Take a look:

Coneflower Celebrations was one of the first new stamp sets to go in my cart when the new catalog went live. There are some fabulous dies that go with this set, but I chose to color the image with Petunia Pop Stampin’ Blends instead of using the layered dies. I look forward to trying that option next time.

I started by blending a little Lemon Lolly ink onto the white card base. I curved the stem before stamping it — one of the great things that photopolymer stamps allow us to do — in an attempt to make my flower fit the sketch. After coloring the images with alcohol markers and cutting them out with the coordinating dies, I added a sentiment from the More Messages stamp set.

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!

Bouquet of Dies — FMS685

Posted on May 7, 2025 by amyoneillblog

There’s a new sketch up at Freshly Made Sketches, and it has been provided by our crafty and witty friend from up-state New York, Linda Callahan. Take a look at her fun sketch:

A new bundle in the new annual catalog is available now, and I couldn’t wait to use it.

The Florals in Bloom suite of products includes a new set of dies, the Pretty Floral Dies. I cut out some of the blooms from Pretty in Pink and Strawberry Slush, Lemon Lolly and Darling Duckling, Peach Pie and Timid Tiger, and Garden Green and Old Olive. I used lots of the In-Colors, which I am loving. These dies are so fun to use and have such great detail.

I cut out a strip of Florals in Bloom dsp and placed it on the left side of the card base. I then cut out wide ovals using a die from the Impressions Abloom Die collection and Secret Sea card stock and white card stock. I added some In-color Flat Pearls as embellishments and a sentiment from the More Messages stamp set in Secret Sea ink.

Enjoy your Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by!