Category Archives: Sale-a-Bration 2023

Sad Farwell to Dandy Designs — FMS575

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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!

Product List

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

[155475]
$11.00

Fresh Freesia 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[155613]
$9.25

Mango Melody 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146989]
$9.25

Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad

[147093]
$8.00

Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[122925]
$9.25

Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146985]
$9.25

Dandy Striped Birthday — FMS573

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It’s time for another new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week our hostess is our favorite card creating Coloradan, Kim Singdahlsen. Take a look at her fun sketch:

I have been loving the Sale-a-Bration dsp, Dandy Designs. I used some of the scraps I have from this collection to make a strip of stripes. And since I’m a little short on birthday cards, I used one of the sentiments from Charming Sentiments and its coordinating die collection to make the sentiment.

I placed the strips on a piece of silver foil paper and placed that on some Petal Pink card stock. I embossed the sentiment with some silver embossing powder and added a little silver trim bow as the lone embellishment. A very simple and easy card! The hardest part was deciding which papers to use.

Because I have a hard time photographing shiny objects, it’s hard to read the sentiment. It says “Wishing you the Happiest of Birthdays.”

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!

Product List

Dandy Designs 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[160836]
$30.00

Charming Sentiments Bundle (English)

[158734]
$52.00

Simply Elegant Trim

[155766]
$7.50

Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146985]
$9.25

Versamark Pad

[102283]
$9.50

Silver Foil Sheets

[132178]
$5.00

Metallics Embossing Powders

[155555]
$18.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]
$4.25

Key to My Heart — FMS572

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We’re back with another new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week our hostess is our favorite stamper from upstate New York, Linda Callahan. Take a look at her fun sketch:

I needed to make some Valentine’s Day cards and I thought some of the elements in a recent Paper Pumpkin kit would work well with the sketch and would make a great Valentine’s card. Kinda a two birds with one stone situation.

I used the two locks and the key from the kits — no stamping needed. They have pretty gold touches (which are quite difficult to photograph). I paired them with some dsp from my favorite collection, Dandy Designs, which is a Sale-a-Bration offering.

The sentiment is from the stamp set included with the Paper Pumpkin kit. I love that each kit has a stamp set you can keep forever. This kit uses a color combo I don’t think I would ever have come up with on my own. — Fresh Freesia and Calypso Coral. The more I look at it, the more I like it. It’s fun to try something new! I find I get in a rut with my color schemes.

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!

Product List

3-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

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$67.50

Dandy Designs 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[160836]
$30.00

Fresh Freesia 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[155613]
$9.25

Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[122925]
$9.25

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109129]
$6.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]
$9.50

Thanks a Bunch — FMS571

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It’s time for a new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week our hostess, the incredible Jen Mitchell from Massachusetts, has a fun one for us. Take a look:

The Thanks a Bunch stamp set is a current Sale-a-Bration offering, and to be honest, I probably wouldn’t have gotten it if it wasn’t free. But I’m glad I chose it because it is a fun set. I created a card that has a summery feel, which is kind of ironic since we are iced in for the next couple of days here.

I paired the carrots, which were made with two-step stamping, with some of the Dandy Designs dsp. I love this paper and it is another free Sale-a-Bration offering.

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

Product List

Thanks A Bunch Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

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$18.00

Dandy Designs 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[160836]
$30.00

Three Twine Combo Pack

[160597]
$7.50

Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131201]
$9.25

Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[105117]
$9.25

Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad

[147093]
$8.00

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

[147086]
$8.00

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

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$8.00

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

[147089]
$8.00

A Cute Hoot — FMS570

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It’s time for another new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week our hostess is our favorite pilot and card-maker extraordinaire, Jennifer Timko. Take a look at her fun and classic sketch:

I hadn’t used the new Sale-a-Bration set, Adorable Owls yet and I thought one of the cuties would fit perfectly in the focal circle of the sketch.

I colored the owl with some alcohol markers and then paired him with some dsp from the Flowers & More collection, which is a hostess offering in the mini catalog. Tahitian Tide is one of the current year In-Colors, and I think this may be the first time I’ve used it. I really like it paired with Mango Melody.

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!

Product List

Adorable Owls Cling Stamp Set (English)

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$19.00

Flowers & More 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Host Designer Series Paper

[160802]
$18.00

Tahitian Tide 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159261]
$9.25

Mango Melody 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146989]
$9.25

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]
$6.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]
$9.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]
$6.00

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

[155475]
$11.00

Piñata Fiesta — FMS567

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Happy New Year, everyone! I hope 2023 is treating you well so far. We have a new sketch to start the new year off over at Freshly Made Sketches, and it is my pleasure to provide it this week. Take a look:

I had some new goodies from the mini-catalog and Sale-a-Bration brochure, which will be available starting tomorrow and I was determined to use some of them with this sketch. There is a cute new set out from Erica Cerwin, called Taco Fiesta, and it was one of the first sets that went on my pre-order. I love the fun images. Since all of the images are fairly small, I knew this set would work with the circles in the sketch.

I stamped the candy and confetti multiple times on some white circles and then colored them with alcohol markers. The piñata was stamped, colored and cut out for the focal circle. And the sentiment was embossed on a piece of black card stock. Everything was placed on a Balmy Blue card base.

The fun dsp is from a Sale-a-Bration offering called Dandy Designs. It is free with a $100 order and I love all of the colors and patterns in this pretty paper.

We hope you’ll join us and create your own card using the sketch! I am looking forward to seeing how everyone uses 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!