Freshly Made Sketches #559

It's Wednesday and time for a new sketch from Freshly Made Sketches! The incredibly talented and sweet Jen T is our amazing hostess today with an inspiring sketch! Somehow I am always more inspired by circles on a sketch than flat sides. What about you? I didn't exactly use all the circles, but my three elements are there.... in three words!

I used one of my Turnabout sets from Concord and 9th (first time using one ha - I am always incredibly late to the party) and four DOX colors: Barn Door, Spiced Marmalade, Fossilized Amber, and Bundled Sage. I stamped my sentiment from The Greetery in VersaFine Clair Nocturne, and added oodles of little latte colored pearls form my stash. I used two shades of Soft Suede papers and tied it off with some May Arts Natural Jute (I love that stuff so much I have a 400 yard spool of it!).

I hope you will join our sketch challenge, and add your creations to our gallery! I would love to see what you make!

This challenge will end at 3:00 EDT time on Monday, October 31. Be sure to take a peek at the gorgeous cards my teammates have created on the FMS blog to inspire you! There are some beautiful designs there!

Christmas Peace

Happy Sunday to you! This past week at Stamp Simply we have been sharing Christmas designs. When I made this earlier this week, it was cooler, and I could imagine the snowy trees. Today it was 88! Pretty crazy for the end of October, but next week I will be able to imagine the cooler temps again, as it will be in the 50's.

I decided to use my Peace Word Die as the sentiment, and paired it with the new to me Tim Holtz Treeline Die.

I made a painted design using acrylic paints and my brayer on white cardstock. When dry, I cut the Tree Line die from this cardstock piece. I found one of the designs from the Craft Consortium Ocean pad for my background, and adhered a piece of printed vellum to it using vellum tape. I then glued the trees to this front panel, and tied it with gold metallic thread. I cut the Peace Word Die from Gold Metallic cardstock, and adhered it with liquid glue. Sequins added some sparkle. The entire panel was adhered to the navy card base.

It really ended up being very elegant and artsy, and I am happy with how it turned out! You can see more about this card and the products used on the Stamp Simply Blog. Thanks for stopping by!

Stamp Simply Supplies:

• Peace & Joy Word Dies
• Tim Holtz Tree Line Die
• Craft Consortium Ink Drops - Ocean 6x6
• Luxury Pearlescent Metallic Cardstock - Gold

Supplies:Other

• Navy, white cardstock
• blue, white acrylic paint
• printed vellum
• gold metallic thread
• sequins
• vellum tape
• liquid glue

Freshly Made Sketches #558

It's Wednesday and time for a new sketch from Freshly Made Sketches! Jacquie is our very talented hostess today with a super fun sketch!

I adore this little "Year Twelve" set from Lawn Fawn. It's simple and super cute, with perfect little sentiments. The paper is also Lawn Fawn. I colored my parrot with Copic markers.

I hope you will join our sketch challenge, and add your creations to our gallery! I would love to see what you make!

This challenge will end at 3:00 EDT time on Monday, October 24. Be sure to take a peek at the gorgeous cards my teammates have created on the FMS blog to inspire you! There are some beautiful designs there!

 

So Very Blessed

Happy Middle of October! The leaves and weather are changing and it's the perfect time to share a fall card using products available at Stamp Simply!

I made a background with Paper Artsy Infusions and plastic wrap (scrunching up the  plastic wrap in a clockwise fashion and letting it dry, then removing the plastic wrap). The sentiment was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I backed this with one of the checks from the Graphic 45 Farmhouse 8x8 pad. I stamped my leaves in Tuxedo Black, and used watercolor paints to color them loosely. I cut a large banner shape to "ground" the leaves, and tied burlap string around the panels, then adhered to the kraft base.

Graphic 45 paper pads are 30% off through today! There are some gorgeous pads, so check it out HERE.

Stamp Simply Supplies:

• Give Thanks Bundle
• Farmhouse Scriptural Thoughts
• Graphic 45 Farmhouse 8x8
• May Arts Burlap String - Natural
• Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
• Tim Holtz Watercolor CS

Other Supplies:

• kraft cardstock
• Paper Artsy Infusions
• Plastic (Saran) Wrap
• watercolor paints
• foam tape
• liquid glue

Freshly Made Sketches #557

It's Wednesday and time for a new sketch from Freshly Made Sketches! It is my pleasure to host with week with a couple of squares :)

I have had this fence die from PTI for awhile and have wanted to use it for a sketch, so it became my large panel. I used a leaf embossing folder to add texture to the background.  The little bird was die cut (TH Sizzix) from a watercolored panel I had played with in browns and blues and never knew what to do with -- until today! A little grass and word die in contrasting greens, and this little guy is ready to fly!

I hope you will join our sketch challenge, and add your creations to our gallery! I would love to see what you make!

This challenge will end at 3:00 EDT time on Monday, October 17. Be sure to take a peek at the gorgeous cards my teammates have created on the FMS blog to inspire you! There are some beautiful designs there!

 

Freshly Made Sketches #556

 It's Wednesday and time for a new sketch from Freshly Made Sketches! Amy is our hostess this week, with a fun classic sketch.

Starting with the 3D embossing folder from Crafter's Companion, I then used one of my TH floral dies, available from Stamp Simply. Oh my goodness - while I love the look, there is such a learning curve to figuring out where the pieces go and not take three hours to do it! I added a vellum piece to follow the sketch. My sentiment is from The Greetery. I added some rhinestones from my stash for sparkle. 

I hope you will join our sketch challenge, and add your creations to our gallery! I would love to see what you make!

This challenge will end at 3:00 EDT time on Monday, October 10. Be sure to take a peek at the gorgeous cards my teammates have created on the FMS blog to inspire you! There are some beautiful designs there!

Coffee and Poppies - Two Favorites!

Happy Sunday! Today I am sharing a card made with some of my favorite things! I love coffee, I love poppies, and I love smooshed watercolor backgrounds! And add in stamps and dies from Stamp Simply - perfect!

I made a watercolor background by smooshing Mermaid Lagoon DOX on watercolor paper (textured side). I colored my poppies with alcohol markers and cut the flowers and coffee cup with the dies listed below - both popped up with foam tape. I cut the Coffee Die out of light aqua cardstock and glued it to the watercolor paper. I tied blue metallic thread around the watercolor panel before adhering it to poppy colored cardstock.

You can see details about the products I used and more on the Stamp Simply Blog today!

Today is the last day of the week's end sale too! Use code Coffee2022 for 15% off!

Stamp Simply Supplies:

• Have a Cup On Us Bundle
• Coffee or Tea? Steel Dies
• Pretty Poppies Bundle
• Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
• Tim Holtz Watercolor CS

Other Supplies:

• Poppy, Light Aqua cardstock
• TH Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide Ink
• alcohol markers
• blue metallic thread
• foam tape
• liquid glue