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!

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

Saying Thanks Kit

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$13.00

Sending Smiles Bundle (English)

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$49.50

Blossoming Happiness Dies

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$32.00

Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

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$9.25

White Stampin’ Emboss Powder

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$6.00

Adhesive Sheets

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$11.00

Dandy Striped Birthday — FMS573

Posted on February 15, 2023 by amyoneillblog

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.”

Enjoy your Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by!

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

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$30.00

Charming Sentiments Bundle (English)

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$52.00

Simply Elegant Trim

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$7.50

Petal Pink 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

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$9.25

Versamark Pad

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$9.50

Silver Foil Sheets

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$5.00

Metallics Embossing Powders

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$18.00

Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals

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$4.25

Key to My Heart — FMS572

Posted on February 8, 2023 by amyoneillblog

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.

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

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$30.00

Fresh Freesia 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

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$9.25

Calypso Coral 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

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$9.25

Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder

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$6.00

Versamark Pad

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$9.50

Thanks a Bunch — FMS571

Posted on February 1, 2023 by amyoneillblog

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!

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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

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$30.00

Three Twine Combo Pack

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$7.50

Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

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$9.25

Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

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$9.25

Mango Melody Classic Stampin’ Pad

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$8.00

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad

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$8.00

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad

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$8.00

Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad

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$8.00

A Cute Hoot — FMS570

Posted on January 25, 2023 by amyoneillblog

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

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$18.00

Tahitian Tide 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

White Stampin’ Emboss Powder

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$6.00

Versamark Pad

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$9.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

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$6.00

Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack

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$11.00

Adventure Awaits — FMS569

Posted on January 18, 2023 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for another new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week our hostess is the lovely and talented Jacquie Southas. She has a fun one for us. Take a look:

My college daughter has planned a Spring Break trip to the Netherlands this year. She has never been there and is so excited to go. When I saw the new Watercolor World stamp set, I knew it would be perfect to send her a card before her trip.

I started by adding some ink to the stamp with a sponge dauber, applying different colors and not being particular about which color went where. I then stamped the image and added a fun little arrow route with a stamp I have from an old stamp set, which is also where I found the sentiment. The arrows don’t perfectly align with her points of travel, but it’s close enough. Plus, hopefully she won’t really be making the little loop-de-doos like the arrow stamp shows. 🙂

This was a really quick and easy card, and worked perfectly with the sketch.

Enjoy your Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by!

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Watercolor World Cling Stamp Set

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$23.00

Sponge Daubers

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$5.00

Mint Macaron 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

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$9.25

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

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad

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$8.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad

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$8.00

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad

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$8.00

Love You So Much — FMS568

Posted on January 11, 2023 by amyoneillblog

Hopefully you’re getting back into a routine in the new year. Me — I’m having difficulty with that. I even forgot to type up this post last night. The holidays always throw me for a loop. I forget what day of the week it is, especially when school doesn’t start on a Monday. But never fear — the team at Freshly Made Sketches is on top of it, and they have a great sketch this week provided by our talented theater-loving, fabulous card-maker, Judy Rozema. Take a look at what she has for us:

One of the new sets in the mini catalog that I loved at first sight is the Love for You stamp set, which also has coordinating dies. This is one of those sets that has fabulous sentiments AND fabulous images.

Intending to use the Sale-a-Bration Dandy Designs dsp on this card, I started with some of the colors from that collection. However, I didn’t end up using any of the paper because I thought the card was already busy enough.

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

Love For You Bundle (English)

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$46.75

Petal Pink 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

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$9.25

Calypso Coral 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

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$9.25

Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

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$10.25

Polished Dots

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$7.50

Petal Pink Classic Stampin’ Pad

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$8.00

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad

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$8.00

Mango Melody Classic Stampin’ Pad

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$8.00

Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin’ Pad

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$8.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Pad

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$8.00

Stitched Rectangles Dies

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$35.00

Piñata Fiesta — FMS567

Posted on January 4, 2023 by amyoneillblog

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!

Poinsettia Greetings — FMS566

Posted on December 14, 2022 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for the last sketch of the year at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week it come from the land down under and our masterful fussy cutting floral queen, Narelle Farrugia. Take a look at her fun sketch:

Narelle makes the most beautiful collage-style cards, and this sketch inspired me to try my hand as well. I had an extra poinsettia cut out from the Merriest Moments stamp set and that was the start of my card.

I cut out some of the greenery from the Christmas Banners stamp set and placed it all together on the two die-cut circles.

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! And have a very Merry Christmas! Thanks for stopping by!

Sparkly Snowman Scene — FMS565

Posted on December 7, 2022 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for another new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week it comes to us all the way from New Zealand. Our favorite Kiwi friend and stamper extraordinaire, Karen Johnson, is our hostess this week and she has a good one. Take a look:

I hadn’t used the Snowman Magic set yet, and I thought it would make a cute scene using this sketch. And when I saw the focal rectangle in the set, I knew that one of the fabulous Snowman Dies would work perfectly.

I started this card by cutting out the snowflake frame with the die from the Snowman Dies from some shimmery paper. I then cut a piece of white card stock to fit behind it and blended some Balmy Blue ink behind a hand-cut “snow drift”.

I stamped the snowman and bunny and colored them with alcohol markers. The fun part of this set is dressing up the snowman. There are coordinating dies for all of the little pieces.