A Birthday Hooray — FMS625

Posted on February 28, 2024 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for another new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week it comes to us from our favorite Canadian mountaineer and card maker, Jen Brum. Take a look at her fun sketch:

I wanted to make a birthday card for a sweet friend and I thought the Hot Air Balloon suite would be perfect with this sketch.

I started by stamping the balloon with some Versamark ink and embossing it with clear embossing powder, and then cutting it out with the coordinating Hot Air Balloon Dies. I added some banners cut with some of the other dies in the set and some clouds as well. A strip of dsp from the Lighter than Air collection was used on the right side of the card, and the sentiment is from the Hot Air Balloon 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 made for your inspiration.

Enjoy your Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by!

Cradled — FMS624

Posted on February 21, 2024 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for another new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week it comes to us from Kim Singdahlsen, our favorite crafty Coloradan. Take a look at her fun sketch:

I am very low on baby cards and thought this sketch would be a great opportunity to use the Cradled in Love stamp set, which is a Sale-a-Bration offering.

I stamped the image and colored it with alcohol markers. I then added some strips of paper from the Hello, Irresistible dsp collection. This card came together quickly and easily. I wish that would happen more often!

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!

Everyday Flowers — FMS623

Posted on February 14, 2024 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for another new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches on this Valentine’s Day, and this week it comes from our friend from the snowy land of upstate New York, Linda Callahan. Take a look at what she has for us:

I thought that focal oval would be perfect for one of the images in the Everyday Details stamp set.

I started by stamping the image, coloring it with alcohol markers and cutting it out with a die from the Thoughtful Expressions collection. I thought I had stamped it on some Basic White card stock – at least it looked like that when I pulled out a piece of card stock from my scrap folder. Little did I know that I had pulled out some Very Vanilla card stock instead. In fact, I didn’t figure that out until I photographed the card THE NEXT MORNING. I know my eyesight has gotten worse as I’ve aged, but Good Grief! I guess the eyes sometimes see what they want to see.

I used some of the Softly Stippled dsp, which is a Sale-a-Bration offering for the card base and some Pumpkin Pie baker’s twine.

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Up, Up, and Hooray! — FMS622

Posted on February 7, 2024 by amyoneillblog

There’s another new sketch up at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week it comes to us from Jen Mitchell, our favorite Bay Stater card maker. Take a look at her great sketch:

I hadn’t played with the new Lighter than Air suite yet, and I thought a hot air balloon would be perfect for that focal panel in the sketch. We used to see a lot of hot air balloons in our neighborhood. They would land or take off from a park that is just a block away from our house. But I don’t see them anymore, so I guess they have moved elsewhere. I miss them, but our greyhound does not. The last time I saw a balloon in our neighborhood, we rounded the corner and as soon as Duke saw it he froze. He then started shaking and turned around and tried to bolt for home. He is afraid of everything (thunder, chihuahuas, sirens, and many other things) but inflatables (hot air balloons, giant Santas, etc…) seem to be the most terrifying things for the poor guy. This hot air balloon shouldn’t scare him though.

I started by cutting out the balloon with the Hot Air Balloon Dies from a piece of the Lighter than Air dsp. I placed the balloon on a piece of white card stock on which I blended some Balmy Blue ink and cut out with an Everyday Details die.

The sentiment banner is also from the Hot Air Balloon dies and was stamped with a sentiment from the coordinating stamp set. I added a little scalloped strip on the bottom per the sketch, which was cut using a die from the Zany Zoo collection.

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.

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What the World Needs — FMS621

Posted on January 31, 2024 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for another new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week it is brought to us via Jennifer Timko, our favorite card-making pilot. Take a look at this fun square sketch:

The new Memories & More Card pack caught my eye in the new mini-catalog right away. I love the colors and the fun patterns, and there are so many cards with great sentiments. Even though this pack was designed for scrapbooking, it’s fun to use some of them for card making as well.

I started this by cutting out three circles from three different cards in the pack. One of those cards has this sweet globe and the sentiment. The pack also contains some pretty stickers. I used three of the floral stickers here around the sentiment. Some green baker’s twine and dots were added 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. 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!

Honey Bee — FMS620

Posted on January 24, 2024 by amyoneillblog

There’s a new sketch up at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week it comes from the talented Jacquie Southas. Take a look at what she designed for us:

Here’s another card using the Bee Mine suite. It is such a fun suite and I can’t stop reaching for it when I get a chance to stamp.

I stamped the cute bee and punched her out. I then cut out a couple of the honey jars from the coordinating dsp and placed them on some honeycomb, which I stamped on a piece of white card stock cut out with a die from the Everyday Details die collection. Some little resin hearts from the Adhesive-Backed Hearts & Flowers embellishments were added. The background dsp is also from the Bee Mine dsp pack.

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.

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You’ll Always Bee the One — FMS619

Posted on January 17, 2024 by amyoneillblog

There’s a new sketch up at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week it comes to us from Judy Rozema, who has braved the frigid temperatures of the Nebraska plains to bring us a fun sketch that we can work with in the comfort of our warm homes. Here’s what she has for us:

I have been having so much fun playing with the Bee Mine suite of products! I decided to let the designer series paper be the star of the show with this sketch and place the sentiment in the focal panel. I love the mixed fonts in these sentiments.

I used one of the new Everyday Details dies to cut out the sentiment, using a circle rather than a square as shown in the sketch. Some little resin hearts from the Adhesive-Backed Hearts & Flowers embellishments were added. I love how cute and flat they are — perfect for mailing.

Some Sweet Sorbet 1/4″ Bordered Ribbon was added as the vertical element in the sketch. And that was it! Super easy and quick!

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.

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Nature Mashup — FMS618

Posted on January 10, 2024 by amyoneillblog

We’re back with another new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week it comes to us via Cecile Ribon, our favorite French stamper and die-cutter extraordinaire. Take a look at her fun sketch:

When I first saw this sketch, I knew right away I wanted to use the new Nature’s Sweetness suite of products in the new mini catalog. I was only going to get one of the two bundles in this suite, but once I saw another stamper’s card using the other set I knew I “needed” them both. It really is fun working with both bundles of products together.

I started by stamping the focal image from the Lovely & Sweet stamp set, coloring it with alcohol markers, and then used the coordinating die-cuts to cut it out. I also stamped a couple of extra flowers from the Notes of Nature stamp set and cut them out with their coordinating dies.

To make the background, I stamped off some of the images from both stamp sets and die-cut some of the greenery from Soft Sea Foam card stock. I added some Adhesive-Backed Cork rounds as embellishments and a linen thread bow and called it a day.

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Sweet as Honey — FMS617

Posted on January 3, 2024 by amyoneillblog

Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season. We’re ready to start 2024 off with a new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week our sketch comes to us all the way from Australia courtesy of Narelle Farrugia, who is serving another term as a Stampin’ Up! Artisan Design Team member. Shout out to Narelle!! Here is the sketch she made for us this week:

I have been having a lot of fun playing with the Bee My Valentine Bundle, which will be available in the new mini catalog starting tomorrow.

This suite has some sweet dsp, Bee Mine, that coordinates with the stamp set and punch. I cut out three bees from a sheet of the dsp and placed them on some squares cut using the new Perennial Postage Dies, which are also in the new mini.

The red dsp is from another sheet of the dsp. I added some old little resin hearts for embellishments. I see I did not place the sentiment in the proper place according to the sketch — I’m starting out the new year as a rebel, I guess. Oops!

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Copper Tidings — FMS616

Posted on December 13, 2023 by amyoneillblog

We’re back with our last sketch of the year at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week it is my pleasure to serve as the hostess. I have a sketch with some simple layers that I think is pretty versatile. Take a look:

I thought this was my last chance to use the Christmas Classics bundle. I believe it’s on the retirement list , so if you have been thinking about adding it to your collection, you should do so before January 3rd.

I started by die-cutting the ornate frame from some of the absolutely gorgeous Oxidized Copper dsp. I then stamped the sentiment using some Shaded Spruce and Real Red inks. This card came together quickly thanks to the gorgeous die and pretty paper.

We hope you’ll join us and create your own card using the sketch! This challenge will stay open until January 1, so there is lots of time to participate. 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!