We have a new sketch for you over at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week our favorite crafty pilot, Jennifer Timko, is our hostess.  Take a look at her fun sketch:

When searching for something to use for the circle shape in this sketch, I thought of several different new stamp sets that would work.  But once it came to actually putting the card together, I just couldn’t get happy with anything.  So I went back to my stamp shelf and pulled out a set that hasn’t seen ink in a while, Lemon Zest, and decided it was the one.

I paired it with a piece of dsp from the Tropical Escape pack.  A doily, black rhinestones, and some black twine were added as embellishments.  I didn’t want to add much as I wanted the bold dsp and bright lemons to be the focal part of the card.

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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It’s time for another new sketch over at the Freshly Made Sketches site, and this week we are celebrating our 300th sketch challenge! Wow!  That’s a lot of sketches!  I feel like we just celebrated our 200th sketch, and now here we are at 300.  You don’t need to remind me that time flies.  My oldest is about to move over 600 miles away as he goes to college.  We are moving him into his dorm on Sunday. As I have been helping him pack all of the things he’ll be taking with him, I can’t help but wonder how we could be at this point in his life already.  I have shed some tears this week and I’m sure there will be plenty more shed as I make that 9 hour drive back home on Monday.  But he’s ready, even though I’m not.  Yep, time flies.

But back to our 300th Challenge.  We have a special prize for one lucky participant this week.  One random winner will receive all of the cards created by the design team using the sketch below.

I pulled out a stamp set I hadn’t used yet called Lemon Zest.  I love that it has a coordinating punch, which makes it so easy to use.  I paired it with some dsp and created a background with some embossing paste and a stencil.  You can see the supplies listed below.

I scooped out a little bit of embossing paste and mixed in one drop of So Saffron ink before spreading it over the stencil.  So easy!  And I love how quickly it dries.

We hope you’ll join us and play along with this special challenge this week.  Meanwhile, be sure to hop on over to the Freshly Made Sketches site to see what the design team has created for your inspiration (and for one lucky winner).

Enjoy your Wednesday!  Thanks for stopping by!

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