Category Archives: Freshly Made Sketches Challenge

The Love Between Us — FMS222

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It’s time for another sketch challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches! And this week our talented Australian queen of fabulous layers and beautiful cards, Narelle Farrugia, has a great sketch for us:

I pulled out my Going Global stamp set and Perfectly Artistic dsp (hurry!  This paper is only available for two more weeks).  I stamped one of the images on the dsp and added some splatters.

Love Between UsI inked the image using my Stampin’ Write Markers, added a scrap strip of Going Places dsp and a little ribbon.  I cut out the Love banner and popped it up with a dimensional.

Love Between Us Close UpWe hope you’ll join us and make your own card using the sketch!  You can venture over to the Freshly Made Sketches site for a big dose of creative inspiration from the design team.

Enjoy your Wednesday!  Thanks for stopping by!

He’ll be 17 (Eeek!) — FMS221

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It’s time for another new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week our friend from New Zealand, Karren Johnson, is our hostess.  And she has a great , clean and simple sketch for us.

I decided to make a birthday card for my oldest, who will be turning 17 next month. WHAT?!!  I’m not sure how that happened so quickly, but there it is.

I pulled out two new stamp sets, Number of Years and Timeless Textures to make his card.  I went with a color scheme of Basic Gray, Crushed Curry, and Real Red.

Look 17I started by stamping the numbers on Whisper White card stock and cutting them out with the coordinating Large Numbers Framelits Dies.  I then embossed the sentiment with White Stampin’ Emboss Powder.  I stamped the grunge-y textures with Versamark ink, and then placed the elements on top.

Look 17 Close UpThe background dsp is from the Schoolhouse dsp pack.  A pretty quick and easy card!

We hope you’ll join us and make your own card using the sketch!  For a dose of inspiration, hop over to the Freshly Made Sketches site to see what the other design team members made.

Enjoy your Wednesday!  Thanks for stopping by!

You’re Lovely — FMS220

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We’re ready with another sketch challenge for you over at the Freshly Made Sketches site today.  And this week, our Canadian friend, Jen Brum, is our hostess.  Look at this fun sketch she has for us:

I think Jen has been secretly abducted by aliens and replaced with an impostor because this sketch has six circles, and Jen has a strong aversion to circles.  That’s the only way I can explain it.  😉  Regardless,  I love the sketch and thought of several different ways to approach it.

You're Lovely

I ended up pulling out my Balloon Celebration stamp set, and repeatedly stamping and embossing the circles.  I then watercolored over them, using the emboss-resist technique.  I used a color combo of Watermelon Wonder, Daffodil Delight, and Bermuda Bay.

You're Lovely Close UpI stamped and embossed the sentiment from the You’re So Lovely stamp set.  The banner frame comes from that stamp set as well.  It has a coordinating die in the Large Numbers Framelits.

We hop you’ll join us and make your own card using the sketch this week.  We love looking through the gallery!  Meanwhile, you can jump over to the Freshly Made Sketches site to see what the design team did with all of those circles.  You’ll be inspired!

Enjoy your Wednesday!  Thanks for stopping by!

The Sky is the Limit — FMS219

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So have you gotten back into the swing of things now that the new year has started?  It has been tough for me, but I must say that it is nice to be back in a routine.  And speaking of nice routines — it’s Wednesday, and that means that there is a new sketch challenge at the Freshly Made Sketches site.  This week, our Floridian friend, Cindy Hall, is our hostess and she has a great sketch for us:

I took a few liberties with the sketch.  But hopefully, you’ll be able to see the sketch in my card.  I wanted to use the new Sale-a-Bration set, Sky is the Limit, because it is a limited time only set, and will only be available through February 15.

The Sky is the LimitI started by cutting out an oval using the Ovals Collection Framelits and sponging on some Soft Sky ink.  I then stamped some clouds from the stamp set with Lost Lagoon ink.  I stamped the airplane on a piece of scrap card stock and fussy cut it out, and then placed it on with a Stampin’ Dimensional.

The strip of dsp is from the Everyday Chic dsp collection.  I layered a piece of vellum over the card base to soften things up a bit.

The Sky is the Limit Close Up

We hope you’ll join us and make your own card using the sketch and post it to the gallery.  We love seeing what you create!  Meanwhile, be sure to go by the Freshly Made Sketches site and see what the design team has been up to.  You are sure to be inspired!

Enjoy your Wednesday!  Thanks for dropping by!

Hello Teacups — FMS

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We took a little break over the holidays, but now we’re back with a new sketch challenge for you at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess this week is Kim Singdahlsen, and she has a fun one for us:

There are some great Sale-a-Bration sets available this year, but there are three items that will only be available until February 15.  And they are some good ones, so make sure you don’t miss out on those.  One of these limited time products is the Hello stamp set.  I LOVE this set!  I love the fun, brushstroke font of the focal stamp and I love the companion sentiments and images that accompany it.  It is such a great set!  And you can get it free with any $50 purchase — this makes it even better!

Hello Tea Cups Close UpI used some of the Have a Cuppa dsp from the Occasions catalog on this card and a Wisteria Wonder card stock layer.  The sentiment was embossed with white embossing powder.   I kept this one really clean and simple.

Hello Tea CupsWe hope you’ll make time to play along with us this week.  We love seeing your interpretation of the sketch.  You can skip over to the Freshly Made Sketches site for a big dose of inspiration from the design team to get you started.

Enjoy your Wednesday!  Thanks for stopping by!

You Mean the World to Me — FMS217

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It’s time for our last challenge of 2015 at the Freshly Made Sketches site.  Our good and talented friend, Linda Callahan, is our hostess and she has a simple and fabulous sketch for us.

I appreciate the simplicity of this sketch.  With everything going on during this busy time of year, I needed one like this.  I reached into my pile of new stuff and pulled out a fun new stamp set called Going Global.  This set will be available in the Occasions catalog when it is released on January 5th.

You Mean the WorldI started with a sheet of fun new dsp from the Going Places dsp stack.  I then applied a watercolor wash of Hello Honey ink on some watercolor paper.    The globe image was stamped with Basic Black ink on Very Vanilla card stock and punched out with the 2″ circle punch.  I added some Gold Glimmer Paper stars punched with the Confetti Stars Border punch and a strip of the paper along the bottom.  That was layered over another strip of the Going Places dsp and the White 1-1/4″ Jute Ribbon.  A Classy Designer Button and gold cording was added to finish it off.

You Mean the World Close UpWe hope you’ll join us and make your own card for the challenge.  You have until January 4th to add your card to the gallery.  Surely  you’ll need a creative break before then!  🙂  Meanwhile, be sure to visit the Freshly Made Sketches site to see what the design team made for some inspiration.

Enjoy your Wednesday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Botanicals Just for You — FMS216

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These Wednesdays are flying by!  I think every day flies by in December though.  And since we’re at another Wednesday, we have another sketch for you over at Freshly Made Sketches.  Take a look at what our our talented hostess, Rita Wright, has for us (I love the tilted panels on this sketch!):

I got a little distracted from my Christmas card to-do list yesterday.  I got a box full of pre-order goodies from the upcoming Occasions Spring catalog yesterday.  As a demonstrator, we get to order these products a month early — such a fun perk!  We also get to include Sale-a-Bration products as well, and I have to say that I love the offerings this year.  I also got my first box of Artisan goodies, so it was like Christmas yesterday opening both of these boxes.  As I sat and stared at all of these fun things, I must admit I felt quite overwhelmed.  I mean, where to start?  Which one to use first?  What a fun problem, huh!

The catalogs don’t go live until January 5, but here’s a sneak peek for you.  I ended up pulling out the Botanicals for You stamp set, which is a Sale-a-Bration offering.  I love the big, bold sentiment in this set.  And it has some cute companion sentiments as well, but I didn’t use those on this card.  One fun thing about this set is that it coordinates with a designer vellum stack, which is another Sale-a-Bration offering which I used on my card below.  It also coordinates with a fun bundle in the Occasions catalog.  So there are lots of ways to use this set.

botanicals just for youThe background dsp is from Botanical Gardens dsp, which will be available in the Occasions catalog.  I love the colors in it — Hello Honey, Mint Macaron, Cajun Craze, Mossy Meadow, Basic Black, and Old Olive.  The washi tape is also from the Occasions catalog and coordinates with the Botanical Gardens suite.

botanicals just for you close upWe hope you’ll take a little break from your Christmas preparations to make your own card with the sketch this week!  We love to look through the gallery.  You can go see what’s in there yourself and look at all of the design team’s creative work at the Freshly Made Sketches site.

Enjoy your Wednesday!  Thanks for stopping by!

 

20th Anniversary — FMS215

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It’s Wednesday, and that means it’s time for another sketch challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches.  And this week, the very talented Jen Mitchell is our hostess.  She always makes such beautiful clean cards.  This is what she has for us:

Banners make me think of celebrations, and my husband and I have a big something to celebrate today — our 20th wedding anniversary.  I know.  I know.  You’re thinking I couldn’t possibly be old enough to have been married for 20 years.  🙂  ha!  I have been very blessed to call this man my husband, and I needed to make a special card for him for this occasion.  Here is a picture of us on our wedding day.

wedding photo

Masculine cards are always so tough for me, and this one was no exception.  I quickly realized I am seriously lacking in the anniversary stamps department.  I think I need to remedy that!

I ended up using three different stamp sets.  I used the Perfect Pennants stamp set for the focal image on the banner.  I used the Project Life set, Day to Day, and the Crazy About You stamp set for the heart.  The colors used are Lost Lagoon, Smoky Slate, and black.

20th anniversaryI used some of the Everyday Chic dsp and colored in random hearts with a Lost Lagoon Stampin’ Write Marker.  A little strip of Black Glimmer Paper adds a little sparkle, but since it’s black I figured it was still manly.  🙂

20th anniversary close upWe hope you’ll join us and make your own card for this challenge.  Meanwhile, you should jump over to the Freshly Made Sketches site to see what the design team created.  That will definitely give you a boost of inspiration.

Enjoy your Wednesday!  Thanks for stopping by!

 

A Merry Snowman — FMS214

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It’s time for another sketch challenge over at the Freshly Made Sketches site, and this week our most talented pilot friend, Jennifer Timko, is our hostess.  She has a fabulous sketch for us, and I think it is so easy to use in a variety of ways.

While it may not look like it at first glance, I did try to stay true to the spirit of the sketch.  You just have to look for it.

Merry SnowmanI just love this happy little snowman from the Snow Place stamp set.  And he is so fun to decorate.  I decided to dress him up a bit with a hat and tie.

I started out by lightly sponging some Pool Party ink onto the card base.  Then I stamped and embossed the snow flakes with some white embossing powder and placed some white sequins from the Metallic Sequin Assortment on some of them.

The “merry” is from the Christmas Greetings Thinlits Dies.  I cut out some of the Red Foil Sheets with the die.  The “Christmas” is from the Holly Jolly Greetings stamp set.

Merry Snowman close upWe hope you’ll play along and make your own card using the sketch!  You can jump over to the Freshly Made Sketches site for a dose of creative inspiration to get you started.

Enjoy your Wednesday, and have wonderful Thanksgiving!  Thanks for stopping by!

 

Wonderland Pines — FMS213

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Is it just me, or do the weeks seem to fly by at warp speed in November and December?   We have another Wednesday already, and that means it’s time for another sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches.  This week it is my turn to be the hostess, and I am so excited to see what you do with the sketch.

I have a set, Wonderland, that I fell in love with from the Holiday catalog that I hadn’t inked up yet, so I decided it was high time to use it.  I inked up the stamp with the beautiful trees with Old Olive ink and stamped off once before stamping on my card stock.  I did this a couple of times and then repeated this with Mossy Meadow ink.

When I was finished with the trees, I stamped the snowflakes with gold ink and the sentiment with black.

Pine WonderlandThe strip of dsp at the bottom of the card is from the Winter Wonderland Designer Vellum Stack.

I added a Snowflake Element and some gold cording and thread, and called it a day.  This card came together so quickly and easily.

Pine Wonderland Close UpWe’d love to see your creation using the sketch.  If you’d like some creative inspiration, you should check out what the design team made at the Freshly Made Sketches site.

Enjoy your Wednesday!  Thanks for stopping by!