Wonderful Hippo — FMS588

Posted on May 31, 2023 by amyoneillblog

There’s a new sketch up at Freshly Made Sketches brought to us by the fabulous Jen Mitchell. Take a look at her fun sketch:

That diagonal panel threw me for a loop. So I kinda cheated and decided to to just use a layer of vellum on my card for it.

I used the Zoo Crew suite collection for this one. The hippo was cut out with my paper snips from the coordinating dsp. Another sheet of the Zoo Crew DSP was used for the base layer.

I used a frame from the Fabulous Frames Dies collection to cut out the sweet frame for this sweet hippo. Some little Petal Pink flowers were cut out with the coordinating Zany Zoo dies. The sentiment is from the Zany Zoo stamp set.

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!

Grateful for Flora (and graduation, and trips…) — FMS587

Posted on May 24, 2023 by amyoneillblog

It’s been a while since I’ve stamped or posted anything here. With my daughter’s college graduation in Michigan and a family trip to Europe, the past few weeks have been a blur. It was fun celebrating graduation with her and her boyfriend (I finally got to meet him in person, and we all love him and his family).

The week after her graduation, we flew to Spain and spent a couple of days in Madrid and Barcelona before getting on a ship to cruise around the Mediterranean. We made a stop in Spain (Palma de Mallorca), a stop in France (Marseilles), and three stops in Italy (Cinque Terre/Florence, Rome, and Naples/Amalfi Coast/Pompeii). It was definitely a trip of a lifetime for us, and spending it together as a family made it even better.

But now it’s back to the real world and fortunately it’s time for a new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches. Our hostess this week is my favorite pilot and stamper extraordinaire, Jennifer Timko. I wish she had been the pilot on our long flight! That would have been fun! Take a look at her fabulous sketch for the week:

I wanted to make a thank you card for my parents, who so very kindly came and stayed in our home while we were gone and took care of our two dogs. When I saw Jennifer’s sketch, I thought flowers would work for the three circles in the sketch.

The Two-Tone Flora set has a gorgeous coordinating set of dies, that includes this detailed background die. I stamped the flowers and leaves and cut them out with some of the other dies in the set.

The sentiment is from the Full of Love stamp set. I cut it out by hand, and placed it over some white baker’s twine.

Enjoy your Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by!

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Two Tone Flora Photopolymer Stamp Set

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$23.00

Two Tone Flora Dies

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$39.00

Full Of Love Cling Stamp Set (English)

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$21.00

Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack

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$11.00

Tinsel Gems Three Pack

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$7.50

Bubble Bath Classic Stampin’ Pad

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$9.00

Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin’ Pad

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$9.00

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin’ Pad

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$9.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Pad

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$9.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

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$6.50

Zany Gator Birthday — FMS582

Posted on April 19, 2023 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for another new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week it comes from our talented New Zealander friend, Karren Johnson. Take a look at this great sketch:

I got a new stamp set in the pre-order for the upcoming annual catalog called Zany Zoo. It is a cute set and comes with fun dsp too. I thought it would be perfect to use with this sketch.

I stamped the sweet gator and colored him with my alcohol markers and then cut out the image with the coordinating dies. There are some cute trees and flowers in the die package as well, so I added them to create a little scene. I used a black Stampin’ Write marker to draw in some grass and bumps on the road.

I added a little strip of the coordinating dsp and cut out the little banner for the sentiment using the same dies. What a fun suite of products!

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!

She Did It! — FMS581

Posted on April 12, 2023 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week our sketch comes all the way from France via our favorite die-cut card-maker professionnelle, Cecile Ribon. Take a look at her fun sketch:

I need a graduation card for our daughter who will finish up her college degree in just a little over two weeks. It has been a long, tough four years, with Covid making it extra difficult. However, she has loved her time in Michigan! I wanted to make her a card using her school colors of maize and blue to personalize her card a little.

I used the December 2022 Paper Pumpkin kit stamp set (the sentiment) and the Best Day stamp set (fireworks and confetti) to make her card.

Some Night of Navy Bordered Ribbon was added as an embellishment, as were some retired resin stars. I used Blueberry Bushel for the ink on this card. It will be returning as a new core color when the next annual catalog is released in May

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!

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Best Day Cling Stamp Set (English)

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$23.00

Night Of Navy 3/8″ (1 Cm) Bordered Ribbon

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$9.00

3-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

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$67.50

Crushed Curry 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

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$9.25

Night Of Navy 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

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$9.25

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Pad

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$8.00

Rainy Days — FMS580

Posted on April 5, 2023 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for another new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week our hostess is Jen Mitchell, my favorite Bay Stater stamper. Take a look at her fun sketch:

When I saw this sketch, the little critters from the Playing in the Rain stamp set came to mind as I thought I could fit different images in the four panels of the sketch. And then I thought I could make a card for my daughter who loves rainy days.

These images are a combination of images cut from the Rain or Shine dsp collection and the February Paper Pumpkin kit. I arranged the images on a piece of the rainy dsp.

I stamped the sentiment and cut it out so that it would fit better on the panel for the sketch.

Enjoy your Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by!

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Playing In The Rain Bundle (English)

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$54.75

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$67.50

Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

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$10.25

Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

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$9.25

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

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$6.00

Easter Bunny Card and Treats — FMS579

Posted on March 29, 2023 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for another new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, and our hostess this week is our sweet pilot friend, Jennifer Timko. Take a look at her fun sketch:

Easter is only a week away and Spring is in the air. The trees have leaves again and everything is greening up. What a wonderful time of year! I made a little Easter basket care package for my college daughter, and needed a card to include in it. I used the adorable Easter Bunny stamp set to make it.

I knew I wanted to use this sweet bunny stamp for the focal image as it would fit well with an oval die that works with the sketch. I stamped it, the butterfly, and the pretty floral wreath and colored them with alcohol markers before cutting them out with my paper snips. I then stamped some grass from the same set and colored it with a blender pen.

The sentiment is from the same stamp set. I placed all of this on a lattice shaped die-cut from the Organic Beauty dies set to add some interest to all of the white space.

I had some old gable boxes in my stash and put some jelly beans in one. I added some Fresh Freesia Open Weave Ribbon and a little tag for decoration. The tag was made by using some of the other stamps in the Easter Bunny set. Some of the Sale-a-Bration, Dandy Designs dsp, was used to wrap around the box.

I filled up a couple of old glassine sacks with the rest of the jelly beans and decorated them in the same way.

Enjoy your Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by!

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Easter Bunny Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

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$19.00

Organic Beauty Dies

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$42.00

Fresh Freesia 3/8″ (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon

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$7.00

Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock

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$8.75

Fresh Freesia 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

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$9.25

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

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$6.00

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad

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Blender Pens

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Sweet Turtle — FMS577

Posted on March 15, 2023 by amyoneillblog

We’re back with another new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week our sketch comes from the Heartland compliments of Judy Rozema. Take a look at her fun sketch:

I needed a card to send in a care package for my college daughter. Spring Break is over and she is back in the thick of things in that final semester. It’s hard to believe we’ll have another one finished with college in just a few weeks! However, the checkbook won’t get much relief as our youngest will be off to college in the Fall. She still hasn’t decided where she’s going yet, and her choices range from schools that are 250 miles away to 1,500 miles away. It’s a tough decision, and I just pray she’ll pick the one that will make her happiest (and maybe the one that is the closest and the least expensive). 🙂

I hadn’t used the Playing in the Rain set yet, and the turtle in that set is adorable! I decided to use him in one of the focal circles and use the flowers stamp for the other two circles.

I colored the images with my alcohol markers and used some of the Rain or Shine dsp. The little sun is from February’s Paper Pumpkin kit, which coordinates with this stamp set and dsp as well. The sentiment is from the Happy Labels stamp set.

Enjoy your Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by!

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Playing In The Rain Cling Stamp Set (English)

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$26.00

Rain Or Shine Specialty 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

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$15.00

Happy Labels Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

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$24.00

3-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

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$67.50

Mango Melody Classic Stampin’ Pad

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$8.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

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Mango Melody 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

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$9.25

Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock

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Lemon Squeeze — FMS576

Posted on March 8, 2023 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for another new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week it is my turn to be the hostess, which means I get to provide the sketch. I envisioned a loose collage along the diagonal when I drew it up. I used circles, but the images can really be any shape and in any quantity.

I hadn’t used the Sweet Citrus Bundle, and with the weather finally feeling like Spring here, I thought this was the perfect sketch with which to use it.

I love how this bundle incorporates an embossing folder to add texture to the stamped images! It is such a cool effect!

I placed the images on a piece of Country Gingham dsp. I think the gingham and the lemons look so fresh and pretty together.

We hope you’ll join us and create your own card using the sketch! I am looking forward to visiting the gallery to see how everyone uses the sketch. Meanwhile, be sure to visit the Freshly Made Sketches gallery to see what the design team has made for your inspiration.

Enjoy your Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by!

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Sweet Citrus Bundle (English)

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Country Gingham 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

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$8.00

Mango Melody Classic Stampin’ Pad

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Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad

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Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Pad

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Sweet Sorbet Classic Stampin’ Pad

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Daffodil Delight 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

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Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

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Sad Farwell to Dandy Designs — FMS575

Posted on March 1, 2023 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for another new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week our hostess is our fabulous friend from New Zealand, Karren Johnson. Take a look at her classic and fun sketch:

I know the Dandy Designs dsp pack isn’t available anymore because Sale-a-Bration is over. Insert sad face here. But since this is some of my most favorite paper ever, I can’t promise I am not going to use it anymore. Hopefully you stocked up while it was available and can get more enjoyment from it. I made this card using it.

I paired the paper with some dies from the Sentiment Silhouettes dies and the sentiment is from the coordinating Charming Sentiments stamp set. The color scheme comes from the dsp.

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!

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Charming Sentiments Bundle (English)

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$52.00

For Everything Fancy Sequins

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$15.00

Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack

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$11.00

Fresh Freesia 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

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$9.25

Mango Melody 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

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$9.25

Mango Melody Classic Stampin’ Pad

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$8.00

Calypso Coral 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

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Petal Pink 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

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Sending Birthday Wishes — FMS574

Posted on February 22, 2023 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for another new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week our hostess is our favorite mountain hiking Canadian, Jen Brum. Take a look at her fun sketch:

I recently got the new Saying Thanks card kit. I love the colorful card bases in them. I thought one of the bases would be perfect for a birthday card, so that was my starting point for this sketch.

I stamped the Birthday Wishes with some Versamark ink and embossed it with white embossing powder on a strip of black card stock. The Sending part of the sentiment was die-cut using a die from the coordinating dies.

The top black strip above the sentiment was die-cut using a die from the Blossoming Happiness set. A few sequins were added as embellishments.

This was a quick and easy card. What took me the longest was trying to remember where I put the adhesive sheets, which make it so much easier to adhere skinny die-cut sentiments. I knew I had some somewhere, but I hadn’t used them in so long (because I can never remember where they are). That’s a sure sign I have too much stuff in my stamp room!

Enjoy your Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by!

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