200th Sketch!!

Freshly Made Sketches

celebrating their 200th sketch!!

The sketch may be simple, but I really like it, I reversed it top to bottom, added a piece of pattern paper from MFT dots & stripes neutral pattern pack.

The flower is from Altenew:  Layered Lily that I fussy cut.

The sentiment is from PTI: Keep it Simple:  Praying for you 

 

Lots of fabulous sponsors and give-aways with this celebration sketch!

 Had a wonderful day with two fabulous friends touring the Gorge and Hood River, specifically finding those country stores that sell fresh fruit, jams, sauces etc.  

And the highlight was going to an Alpaca Farm and feeding them.  Even saw two baby Alpaca's...they are sooo cute!!

And couldn't resist buying some Baby Alpaca Grande Yarn!!

The softest yarn, so excited about knitting a baby hat for a nephews new son and some arm/wrist warmers!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Color Throw Down meets Freshly Made Sketches!

I am playing with Color Throwdown and 

 Freshly Made Sketches.

I used some watercolor paper and Zig Real Brush markers for my flip flops and for the Palm Tree and sun on the banner after it was white embossed.

 

 

The flip flop straps really are a purple, I couldn't get a very good picture.

Freshy Made Sketches # 188

There is a sketch up for the new Freshly Made Sketches.

I decided to do the partial die cutting again with a butterfly for my design.

Since I wanted a sympathy card, I wanted to keep it pretty simple.

I sponged on the background with some distress inks.
Here is the sketch and all the info for this challenge

Now that I look at it I think I need some sequins, so I think I will add those!
Thanks for taking a look!
This is my last full day with Linda...we have been having fun trying new techniques and playing with water brush pens.  It is always fun to be inspired by a good friend!

Freshly Made Sketches # 186 & Colour Me # 71

I needed another Baby shower card...this time it is a little girl!

I couldn't resist the Ellie & Friends Elephant from Mama Elephant again and the umbrella from WPlus9 Pretty Patches Umbrella which I did some selective die cutting to make the handle a wee bit longer!

Once again I have some falling hearts...(I did just order a raindrop stencil!)

This card is going in two challenges!!  I know surprise, surprise...I can handle it if one is a sketch and one is a color challenge...ha ha!

the first is a sketch from Freshly Made Sketches # 186

 

And the second challenge is Colour Me # 71 

Thanks for taking a look!

Freshly Made Sketches

I am sneaking in under the wire here with a new Freshly Made Sketches!

I used PTI Beautiful Brushstrokes and some Avery Elle Sorbet collection pattern paper.

The sentiment is from PTI Stylish Sentiments:  Birthday.

I am also posting this at the Stamp Nation to celebrate its Fourth Birthday!

 

 

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Freshly Made Sketches # 140

I needed to make a whole bunch of Father's Day cards...my father,

my two brothers, my two SIL, my Husband...wait, why do I make my DH a card?

Shouldn't that card come from the daughters???

Well, he is a great father and I sure appreciate that, so I should let him know!

I get easily bored with making the same card and since we are all gathering to celebrate my DAD,

I thought I should change up the cards a bit...so I went searching for sketches.

This is from Freshly Made Sketches

I used three strips of green...PTI spring moss, limeade ice, simply chartreuse

the golf club is from On the Links

Sentiment is Wet Paint I and On the Links (selectively stamped)

the little 'golf ' balls are sequins!

 

Thanks for taking a look...

now on to more cards!

Freshly Made Sketches # 129

Over at Freshly Made Sketches I decided to make another Easter card...actually as I am skyping with my friend Linda  over at her blog we decided to use this sketch and both use PTI Polka Dot Parade #1 the bunny and see how different or the same they would turn out...truthfully I like hers better *wink...I struggle with pattern paper...I think I laid down and cut out about three different kinds until I finally settled on this...what does that tell you?  We did both use the exact same sentiment though!!

So this is two down and two more to go for Easter cards...I always send my aunts cards every month to let them know that I am thinking of them and praying for them...they are all in their 90's.

 

Okay, maybe my friend and I will do another challenge and I can get another Easter card made!

 

It is a stormy day here...lots of wind and lots of rain!

 

Heart Hugs,

Colleen

Freshly Made Sketches # 101

You can access the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge here.  I used the Remember set from Clearly Besotted.  The sentiment is from PTI round & Round.  The bottom banner is made with the Autumn Pattern Pieces stamped with MFT colorbox red hot.  The card stock is soft stone.

                                 

Freshly Made Sketches...100th sketch! and Seize the Birthday

Congratulations on your 100th post, Freshly Made Sketches...it is almost like a birthday, right?  so I pulled out my Make A Wish die and cut out some felt to make it a little special!  I then used my friends Background Basics:  Birthday fun to add the strip of birthday words and the gifts....the pattern paper is from American Craft.  The sentiment was selectively stamped from Boutique Borders:  Birthday!  I added a row of gifts on the envelope and the inside of the card!  If you want to play along with this 100th sketch go HERE to Freshly Made Sketches .  This is the very first sketch they used and they brought it back for the 100th sketch!!
                                                   
And I am entering this also into the Seize the Birthday Challenge, you can go HERE to access that challenge.

Freshly Made Sketches # 99

I was in the mood to get my three Halloween cards made for my aunts, so I used the freshly made sketches which you can access HERE

I had some GCD Studios paper from Big Lots so I used that for the face of the card.  I die cut from PTI called Take Three, then I pulled out my Friendship Jar:  Fall Fillers and added my creepy crawly things.  I embossed with either white or black embossing powder.
 

Freshly Made Sketches # 94

This card is for my granddaughter...I think she is awesome...she kept us in stitches during our trip to Oklahoma.  I am entering this in theFreshly Made Sketches # 94.  She is truly a star (in our eyes!) and we love watching her play volleyball.    
                                                               
I used some paper from colorbox and the you is a memory box die from SSS the other sentiment is a Papertrey sentiment from Simply You stamp set.  the stars are just some I picked up at Walmart.                                                                     

Freshly Made Sketches # 88

I like sketches like this...and since I was needing a graduation card from my oldest grandson who is graduating from 8th grade in just a couple of weeks, I decided to use this sketch and get the card made.  The school colors are  Red and White...that is pretty easy!!  and since I was anticipating this card, I just purchased the stamp set "For the Graduate" from Papertrey Ink.  If you would like to play along, then go HERE to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check it out and all the other inspiration from the design team!
                                                                                 
All products are Papertrey Ink
paper:  pure poppy, white, bitty star basics red
dies:  for the graduate, small scallop border die
stamps:  For the Graduate 
   
      

Freshly Made Sketches # 87

I'm back from a wonderful trip to Disneyland!  I missed the stamping and challenges, so it feels good to be inky again!! I am starting off with the new sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.  I brought my cards to bible study today and sold quite a few, so I need to play catch up.  I think a lot of the ladies liked the cards with bible verses on them and also sympathy cards were a big request...

I don't think it is showing up so well, but I did use the linen impression plate on the face of the card to give it some texture.  I stamped onto pattern paper the sentiment...then I pulled from my stash some butterflies and added some pearl blings to the center of them. 

Papertrey Ink paper: white, black, pattern paper
stamps:  Beautiful Blessings, Boutique Borders:  Baby
ink:  momento black
distress ink 

Freshly Made Sketches # 86 and Color Throwdown

This card is for my daughter...I can't believe she is going to be 34 on Friday...we are taking her family to Disneyland...well, it is for the kiddos; the youngest is 4 and the next older will be 6 in July and the older one is almost 14!  Yikes, where do the years go?  The younger two have not been to Disneyland, we decided it was time for them to experience the thrill and magic of Disneyland before they are too old and don't believe in Princess's or pirates...!

This card has all the colors for the Color Throwdown Challenge which you can access HERE.  And also for the Freshly Made Sketches which can be accessed HERE .

All products Papertrey Ink,
  paper: white, blueberry sky, summer sunrise, pure poppy pattern paper
  ink:  pure poppy, summer sunrise, ripe avocado, memento bahama blue
  stamps:  Birthday Style, Headline Alphabet
  die:  heart border die.

Dynamic Duos # 50, Freshly Made Skteches and CASology: Care

Wow, can you believe I am going to try three challenges with one card?  I love it when it comes together like this!!

First up is Dynamic Duos  with the colors berry sorbet and angel pink, the sketch is from Freshly Made Sketches, and finally I am including this in the CASology: CARE Challenge.  Phew, I think that is it...

 I took creative license with the sketch and just added a ribbon for the banner look.  I first stamped my sentiment and ribbon, then I added the hand drawn lines above and below.  After that I masked it off and starting stamping with an assortment of flowers in the colors for dynamic duos challenge.  I placed it all on a berry sorbet card.

Colour Q and Freshly Made Sketches

I have a new stamp set given to me by my BFF of 56 years!  She came down from Seattle to visit me for my birthday (outside Portland, Oregon) and she gave me several little goodies.  The stamps are from The Stamps of Life...the pinwheels2stamp!  I love it and have always wanted a pinwheel stamp...so I couldn't resist using it for both the color challenge on Colour Q and also the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches!
These are the colors...I substituted PTI colors and used berry sorbet, summer sunrise, scarlet jewel and kraft and of course white!  Go HERE for the info on the Colour Q challenge and go HERE to check out the sketch and the inspiration from the design team.

Freshly Made Sketches #70 Card 2

I decided the last card was so CAS and I have three aunts to send cards to, I would just make another one with washi tape again, but change up the sentiments and the focal point.  And if you would like to play along, you have until noon tomorrow, Monday, Jan 28.  Go HERE to check it out and to add your card to the link.  Here is the sketch for this week: 
And here is my card:

Three strips of washi tape, Hugs & Kisses is PTI Think big # 11 and the "love you" embossed on the pink heart is from With all My Heart.  The heart die cuts are from MFT.  The hearts are adhered with DOTS from HERE and the card front is adhered with scotch brand dimensional tape.

Freshly Made Sketches #70

                                    Here is the sketch for Freshly Made Sketches # 70 by Rita.  You can go HERE to see the sketch and link up to the challenge.  I pulled out some Washi Tape, Tag -It's stamp and Heart 2 Heart stamps...plus a wood mounted stamp I had for the sentiment.

It's time to make a few valentine cards to send out in the mail to my elderly aunts...they love hearing from me and getting these cards...this one was pretty CAS and easy to do! 

Freshly Made Sketches #45

This is the sketch for this week, if you want to play go HERE...it is a fun sketch!  I made my own background paper with the two sizes of the "posies" using PTI's sweet blush paper and ink.   The pocket and flowers are from Back Pocket Basics. "The flowers are stamped with hibiscus burst and the pocket is stamped with blueberry sky...the twine is from the twinery.  I added some pink gems to the center of the three posies in the pocket!

Papertrey MIM #63 and Freshly Made Sketches

I am entering this in both the Freshly Made Sketches HERE and also the Papertrey Ink Make it Monday HERE.  Papertrey asked us to use a die and add glitter.  I cut the "dove" from "Peace be Still" and ran it through my xyron machine to sticker it up.  I then added Palette Glitter to the bird.  The background "sunrise" stamp is from Nativity Silhouettes Addition.  The sentiment is from "Beautiful Blessings" which I embossed with Hero Arts silver embossing powder.  I added versamarked leaves and flowers from "Life".

Thanks for taking a look!