A Piece of Cake — FMS672

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There’s a new sketch up at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week it comes to us via the amazing Jacquie Southas. Take a look at what she has created for us:

When I first saw this sketch, I knew immediately that I wanted to use the die-cut banner in the Wildflower Birthday dsp collection.

This card was truly a piece of cake! I punched out the banner and the piece of cake and added them to the card front after blending some Peach Pie ink under the cake.

The sentiment is from the Simply Said stamp set, and was inked with Misty Moonlight ink. I added a few Party Dots as an embellishment and I was finished.

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!

Five-Star Book Love — FMS671

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There’s a new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches, and it comes to us via our creative card-making friend in Nebraska, Judy Rozema. Take a look at her sketch:

This sketch had me stumped! I ended up taking some creative liberties, but hopefully the sketch is still evident when looking at my card.

I’ve been wanting to use the new For the Books stamp set, and thought I could make the three scalloped lines in the sketch be book shelves. Upon finishing the card, I realized I didn’t address the change between the top half of the sketch and the bottom. Sigh…

I cut thin strips of Pecan Pie card stock for the shelves, and then stamped and colored the books.

I don’t give many books a five-star review. Looking back through recent books I’ve read, I’d say Babylonia by Costanza Casati and Eleanore of Avignon by Elizabeth DeLozier were both five-star worthy books. I love historical fiction. Do you have any recent five-star worthy books you could recommend? If so, I’d love to hear what they are!

I would also love it if you would join us and create your own card using the sketch for the week and add it to the gallery. Be sure to stop by the Freshly Made Sketches site to see what the design team has created for your inspiration!

Enjoy your Monday! Thanks for stopping by!

Celebrating 24 — FMS670

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It’s time for a new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches, and it is my turn to assume the hostess duties. I wanted to provide a focal panel that provides versatility — you can fill it with many small images, one large image or just a large sentiment, or figure out a creative use of the space. Here’s a look at the sketch:

My elder daughter is turning 24 next month and I thought the beautiful Wildflower Birthday bundle would be perfect with which to make her card.

Starting with a Soft Sea Foam card base, I added a piece of Wildflower Birthday Specialty DSP. I cut out the “24” from some gold foil using the Birthday Celebration Dies, and stamped the rest of the sentiment using the coordinating Birthday Celebration stamp set. The cute little cupcake is one of the die-cuts included with the dsp.

I added some Party Dots and stamped the banner at the top using another stamp from the stamp set and gold embossing powder. For a fun touch, I embossed the banner on the envelope as well.

I love how easy it is to personalize cards with this stamp set. It will be perfect for graduation cards too!

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!

Floral Delight Birthday — FMS668

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It’s time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week it comes to us all the way from Australia courtesy of Narelle Farrugia. Take a look at what she has for us:

I wanted to play with one of the new bundles available in the mini catalog. Thinking the blooms in the Floral Delight bundle would be good substitutes for the circles in the sketch, I went that route.

I went with a different color palette from the catalog’s, using Fresh Freesia, Bubble Bath, and Old Olive instead. My favorite thing about this bundle is the “wishing” die. I love that it has the background die that outlines it.

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 gallery to see what the design team has created for your inspiration!

Enjoy your Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by!

Mixed Media Florals — FMS668

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Happy New Year, everyone! It’s time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week it comes to us via New Zealand and the multi-talented card maker, Karren Johnson. Take a look at what she has for us:

There is a new Memories & More Card Pack, Mixed Media Florals, out in the new mini-catalog and it has some gorgeous floral images. I love the bright, pretty colors and the fresh floral images. This pack coordinates with the new Mixed Florals stamp set, which is available online. These packs are perfect for a quick card, and that is the direction I took.

The strips on the side, the sentiment, and the floral images are all from the pack. The focal image and sentiment are actually stickers. I popped up the flowers with dimensionals.

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 drop by the Freshly Made Sketches site to see what the design team has created for your inspiration!

Enjoy your Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by!

Snowy Village — FMS666

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We have the last sketch of 2024 up at Freshly Made Sketches, and it comes to us from our favorite Canadian, Jen Brum. While Jen is not afraid to hike mountains, she claims to be afraid of circles on sketches. After seeing her sketch, I think she’s just fearless and loves a challenge! Take a look:

It’s been a while since I’ve made a slimline card and it was fun to do something different. My card size is 8-1/2″ x 3-1/2″. Since I have been wanting to play with the Yuletide Village stamp set, I thought I could substitute the cute little buildings in the set for the circles in the sketch.

I started with a piece of Boho Blue card stock and stamped the Falling Snow background stamp with Versamark ink and then embossed it with white embossing powder. I have really loved using this background stamp this season!

I then stamped the trees and buildings, colored them with alcohol markers, cut them out, and placed them on a piece of white card stock along the bottom of the card. The sentiment is from the Joyful Sayings Mix & Match Ephemera Pack.

It was fun to get to color and “build” a little Christmas village!

We hope you’ll join us and create your own card using the sketch! Since we’re taking a little break for the holidays, you have until December 30th to post your card to 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 and have a wonderful Christmas. I hope you are able to spend the holidays with those you love most. Thanks for stopping by!

Take a Bow Mish-Mash — FMS665

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Here we are hurtling toward Christmas and we only have two sketches left for the year at Freshly Made Sketches. Our favorite Coloradan, Kim Singdahlsen, has a great sketch for your last minute Christmas cards and or cards for any other occasion. Take a look:

I ended up creating a card with a mish-mash of products, starting with the Take a Bow dsp.

I cut different pieces of the dsp into strips. I had the white oval and holly cut out from other projects. They were paired with a sentiment from the Joyful Sayings Mix & Match ephemera pack. Easy-peasy.

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!

Wintery Thoughts of You — FMS664

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It’s time for another new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week it comes to us via our up-state New York crafty friend, Linda Callahan. Take a look at her fun sketch:

This sketch left me scratching my head for a while until I decided to make the three vertical panels a background. I had some of the birds from the gorgeous Nests of Winter dsp cut-out from a previous project that I didn’t end up using, so I thought they’d work with this one.

This one came together quickly and easily (especially since I already had the birds cut out). I love the sentiment and the artwork with the birds.

We hope you’ll join us and create your own card using the sketch! Be sure to head over to the Freshly Made Sketches site to see what the design team has created for your inspiration!

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

Christmas Snow Globe — FMS663

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It’s time for another new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week it comes courtesy of Jen Mitchell, our crafty Bay Stater. Take a look at what she has for us:

It’s been a while since I’ve been able to craft. We’ve had some tough family situations and then two weeks ago I experienced a herniated disc in my neck. That has been a whole new level of pain for me! I got a steroid injection on Friday and it has helped quite a bit. The doctor said it could take a week or two to get the maximum relief, so I’m trying to be patient. Since my crafting skills are a little rusty, I decided to take an easy approach with this card and let the dsp do the work for me.

The Snowy Scenes dsp came to the rescue. I cut out the cute snow globe with the coordinating Snowy Wonder dies. The dsp used on the card base and the strip across the center also came from Snowy Scenes. The sentiment came from the Reindeer Fun stamp set.

I think I missed a layer on the sketch. I’m just going to blame it on my foggy brain due to the pain meds I’m on.

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!

Cocoa in the Snow — FMS660

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It’s time for a new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week it comes to us courtesy of Judy Rozema, our favorite theater-loving, card-making talent in Nebraska. Take a look at what she has for us:

Not having much time for crafting lately, I needed to make something quickly so I grabbed the Christmas ephemera packs and went to work (it’s really play, who am I kidding?).

I pulled the cup of cocoa and the other pieces of ephemera from the Joyful Images Mix & Match Ephemera Pack and arranged them around the sentiment banner, which is from the Joyful Sayings Mix & Match Ephemera Pack.

The card base was stamped with the Falling Snow background stamp and embossed with white embossing powder.

We hope you’ll join us and make 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!