Holidays Sledding — FMS361

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We have a new sketch for you over at Freshly Made Sketches this week, and our hostess is our favorite New England Patriots fan, Jen Mitchell.  Take a look at what she has for us:

I decided to make another card for the Christmas stash.  Since I have the Alpine Adventure bundle and hadn’t used it yet, I decided that should be my set for the day.  I bought this set primarily for the sled die, so I knew that was going on this card.

 

The sled was die-cut from a piece of Wood Textures dsp, while a strip of Festive Farmhouse dsp was used on the card base.

I pulled out my Merry Christmas to All bundle for the sentiment.  I just love this set!  The word dies are gorgeous.

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

Alpine Adventure Photopolymer Bundle

$41.25

Merry Christmas To All Photopolymer Bundle

$49.50

Festive Farmhouse 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$11.00

Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack

$11.00

Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.50

Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Framed Thanks — Monday Montage #127

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Welcome to another Monday Montage blog hop!  We are a group of nine stampers who love to share what we create with you, and all you have to do to follow along is click on the links at the bottom of each post.

I needed to make a few thank you cards and thought the Floral Frames bundle would be a fun one to use, especially since I haven’t used it much since I got it.  It doesn’t have any thank you sentiments, so I pulled out my A Big Thank You stamp set too.

I started with a Petal Pink card base and ran a piece of it through the Big Shot with the Subtle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  It’s hard to tell from my photo with bad lighting, but there is a pretty linen-like texture.

This bundle has such pretty dies, and it’s fun to arrange them around a focal sentiment.

You’re ready to hop on over to Breelin Renwick’s blog.  I always love seeing what she makes!  If you prefer to work your way backwards, you can jump back to Wendy Weixler’s blog.  Either way, be sure to work your way through all of the blogs so you don’t miss a thing.

 

 

 

If you should happen to get lost in the blog hop links, here is a list of all of those participating:

Amy O’Neill  —> you are here
Breelin Renwick
Cathy Casey
Dani Dzamia
Elizabeth Price
Julie Warnick
Kaitlyn Zumbach –not participating this week
Melissa Stout
Wendy Weixler

Enjoy your Monday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Product List

Floral Frames Clear-Mount Bundle

$43.00

Floral Frames Wood-Mount Bundle

$50.25

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

$30.00

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

$8.50

Grapefruit Grove 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.50

Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$9.75

Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$9.00

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$6.00

Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$10.00

Share What You Love Artisan Pearls

$6.00

Nature's Twine

$9.00

Noel Pines — FMS360

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It’s time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, and it’s my turn to be the hostess.  That means I get to make the sketch for the week, which is always a little intimidating.  Here is what I came up with for this one:

When I drew this up weeks ago, I had intended to have Fall leaves peeking out underneath the oval.  However, when I sat down to make the card last week, I was drawn to a Christmas theme.

The large Noel sentiment is one of my favorites.  I love the font and the bold look.  And I love the coordinating greenery that goes with this stamp set.

The greenery was die-cut using the Pretty Pines Thinlits dies, from Mossy Meadow, Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler card stock.  A piece of Festive Farmhouse dsp was attached to the card base.

We hope you’ll join us and create your own card using the sketch!  I am looking forward to browsing the gallery this week and seeing what y’all make with it.  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

Christmas Pines Photopolymer Stamp Set

$35.00

Pretty Pines Thinlits Dies

$26.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

$30.00

Festive Farmhouse 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$11.00

Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.50

Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$9.75

Buffalo Checked Fall Leaves — FMS359

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It’s time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches and this week our hostess is our favorite card-making Aussie artist, Narelle Farrugia.  She has a fabulous sketch for us that offers many possibilities.  Take a peek:

While trying to decide what to use for the circles in the sketch, I uncovered an unused leaf from the Falling for Leaves stamp set that I had stamped over a month ago but hadn’t colored.  Thinking leaves would work with the sketch, I pulled out my markers and got to coloring.

I started by stamping the Buffalo Check background stamp with Versamark ink on a piece of Mint Macaron card stock and embossing it with clear embossing powder.  I love this background stamp!

The color scheme includes Mint Macaron, Crushed Curry, and Cajun Craze.

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

Falling For Leaves Photopolymer Bundle

$44.00

Buffalo Check Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$20.00

Buffalo Check Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$15.00

Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.50

Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

$7.75

Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder

$5.00

Metallic Pearls

$7.00

Linen Thread

$5.00

Merry and Bright — FMS358

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It’s time for another new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week our favorite paper crafter extraordinaire from New Zealand, Karren Johnson, has a fun sketch for us.  Take a look:

I thought I would add another Christmas card to the stack as the large circle image made me think of a wreath.  When I was looking at the stamp sets on my shelf, I was drawn to the Making Christmas Bright bundle.  There is a circular image in the set that is adorned with tiny stars, and while I’m not sure if it’s really a wreath, I thought it would work well with the sketch.

The card base is a 3-1/2″ x 5″ Crumb Cake note card.  I stamped the string of light on it randomly with Versamark ink.

I embossed the star wreath with gold embossing powder and stamped the sentiment with Cherry Cobbler and Shaded Spruce ink.  The bulbs were stamped with Shaded Spruce, Crushed Curry and Cherry Cobbler inks.

This was a quick and easy one to pull together.

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

Making Christmas Bright Photopolymer Bundle

$35.00

Gold Metallic Thread

$3.50

Metallic Pearls

$7.00

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

$5.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$9.75

Gold Foil Sheets

$4.00

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Versamark Pad

$9.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00

Leafy Topiary — FMS357

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We have a new sketch for you at Freshly Made Sketches this week and it has come all the way from France, the home of our die-cut guru, Cecile Ribon.  She has an interesting and fun sketch for us this week.  I think it’s super versatile, and here’ s a look:

When I saw the vertical sentiment, I immediately thought of the Vertical Greetings stamp set.  I love the topiaries in this set, and there is a sheet of dsp in the Share What You Love collection, that I think is a perfect match.  So this card came together quickly and easily.  I love when that happens!

I kept the embellishments to a bare minimum since there is already quite a bit going on with this card, with the dsp and sentiment strip.

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

Vertical Greetings Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$27.00

Vertical Greetings Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$19.00

Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper

$27.00

Linen Thread

$4.50

Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$9.75

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Sponge Daubers

$5.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$6.00

Spooky Sweets — Monday Montage #125

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Welcome to another Monday Montage blog hop!  We are a group of nine stampers who love to share what we create with you, and all you have to do to follow along is click on the links at the bottom of each post.

Now that we have come to the month of October, it’s time to get serious about Halloween treats.  While I’m not all that excited about Halloween as a holiday, I do enjoy the treat making part of it.

The Spooky Sweet bundle was my set of choice this year.  Here are a couple of simple treats I pulled together with it.

I used a small paper sack for the first treat.  It holds a variety of miniature chocolate bars.  I used a strip of dsp from the Country Lane dsp collection and a scrap of black glimmer paper I found in my scrap pile.  I embossed the bats with black embossing powder to add a little shine.  The orange moon was punched from a piece of Mango Melody card stock.

My favorite accessory in the holiday catalog is the Black 3/8″ Glittered Organdy Ribbon.  It is so sparkly and is gorgeous!

For the second treat, I used one of the Clear Tiny Treat Boxes and the same supplies as used for the treat sack above.

You’re ready to hop on over to Breelin Renwick’s blog.  I always love seeing what she makes!  If you prefer to work your way backwards, you can jump back to Wendy Weixler’s blog.  Either way, be sure to work your way through all of the blogs so you don’t miss a thing.

 

 

 

If you should happen to get lost in the blog hop links, here is a list of all of those participating:

Amy O’Neill  —> you are here
Breelin Renwick
Cathy Casey
Dani Dzamia
Elizabeth Price
Julie Warnick
Kaitlyn Zumbach –not participating this week
Melissa Stout
Wendy Weixler

Enjoy your Monday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Product List

Spooky Sweets Wood-Mount Bundle

$35.00

Spooky Sweets Clear-Mount Bundle

$30.50

Country Lane 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$11.00

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

$8.50

Black 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Glittered Organdy Ribbon

$8.50

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

$5.00

Black Stampin' Emboss Powder

$5.00

Clear Tiny Treat Boxes

$7.50

Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Versamark Pad

$8.50

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Birthday Brew — FMS356

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It’s time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week our hostess is our lovely Canadian friend, Jen Brum, who makes such beautiful clean cards (and who may, or may not, have a phobia when it comes to circles — ha!).   Take a look at this circle-free card that she has for us this week:

Those three panels gave me fits!  I tried many different things with them and just couldn’t get happy.  Then I pulled a dusty stamp set off my shelf, and after playing with it I wondered why I hadn’t used it in so long.  It is such a fun set!  That stamp set was the Bubble Over stamp set.

I sponged the ink onto the stamp and stamped it with Pool Party, Petal Pink, and Soft Sea Foam.  The card base is Gray Granite.  The dsp is from the Twinkle, Twinkle dsp 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.

Enjoy your Wednesday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Product List

Bubble Over Photopolymer Stamp Set

$17.00

Bottles & Bubbles Framelits Dies

$28.00

Twinkle Twinkle Designer Series Paper

$11.00

Gray Granite 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.50

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

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

$8.50

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Twinkle Adhesive-Backed Sequins

$7.00

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

$5.00

Sponge Daubers

$5.00

A String of Lights — FMS355

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It’s time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week our hostess is our favorite Coloradan card maker, Kim Singdahlsen.  Take a look at the sketch she has created for us:

When I first saw this sketch, I focused on the vertical strip.  I recently acquired the Making Christmas Bright bundle and was itching to ink it up.  I thought I could run a string of lights down the card in place of the vertical strip.

This bundle includes a punch which punches out the two parts of the light bulbs.  I love dies, but punches are my favorite.  They are quicker and easier.  I stamped the lights and punched them out.  The metal part of the bulbs were punched from silver foil card stock.

The stamp set also includes a little star stamp, which I used with Gray Granite Ink.  The dsp is from the Twinkle, Twinkle dsp collection.  A string of Silver & White Baker’s Twine was used as the cord.

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

Making Christmas Bright Photopolymer Bundle

$35.00

Twinkle Twinkle Designer Series Paper

$11.00

Silver Foil Sheets

$4.00

Poppy Parade 8-1/2" x 11"" Card Stock"

$8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$9.75

Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Pineapple Punch Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Call Me Clover Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Silver Baker’S Twine

$4.00

Three Branches of Thought — FMS354

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Here we go with another sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.  This week our hostess is the lovely Linda Callahan, the one who makes us smile and laugh with her stories and who wows us with her paper crafting talents.  Take a look at what she has for us this week:

I have really been focused on Fall-themed projects lately, but Summer is still not over, especially in Texas.  I felt like making something sunny and happy and I pulled out a stamp set that hadn’t seen any love in a while, Colorful Seasons.  I thought the branches in this set would work well with the sketch, so away I went.

I started by brushing on some Daffodil Delight ink onto a piece of watercolor cardstock with an aquapainter.  Once that was dry I stamped the branches, sentiment, and flowers.

We hope you’ll join us and create your own card using the sketch.  We love to see what you make each week 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!

Product List

Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Stamp Set

$27.00

Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies

$33.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$9.75

Lovely Lipstick 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.50

Watercolor Paper

$5.00

Twine Baker's Whisper White

$3.00

Pearl Basic Jewels

$5.00

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Aqua Painters

$17.00