Freshly Made Sketches #421

It's Wednesday, and that means a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches! Today's hostess is Jen M. with a classic circle and square combination. 

For such a seemingly easy sketch, I had a hard time deciding what to do. I think because it's such a great sketch, I had too many ideas. But I finally went with this cute Waffle Lot set from Technique Tuesday. I had not had the chance to ink it up, and I have had it awhile, so it was a good choice!

I colored the waffle with Copics, and being in a hurry, was squeezing too hard and had dark brown ink blobs in places I didn't want them. So -- rather than starting over, I just made do with a waffle that is darkly cooked! I then cut it out so I could pop it up on my dry embossed background. The sentiment was cut with a wonky stitched frame, and also popped up. I added a few hearts to complete the sketch.

I hope you will join us with your take on the sketch this week! Our challenge is open until 3 PM EST on Monday, February 10. Click on the links on the FMS blog by each photo to see what lovely things my teammates have created on their blogs!

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Freshly Made Sketches #417

It's the first sketch of the year at Freshly Made Sketches! I am honored to be hosting this week with a sketch with classic lines and a lot of room for creativity!

I have had this stamp set from Technique Tuesday for quite awhile, but had never inked it up. It's called Barberry. I found it when I did a major organization overhaul of my stamp room last weekend, and thought it would be perfect for a sympathy card I needed. A friend's mother passed away suddenly the week before Christmas, so I was keeping a little of that seasonal look with this design. 

I colored using Copic markers, and used the Falling Snow embossing folder from Stampin' Up for my background.

I hope you will join us with your take on my sketch this week! Our challenge is open until 3 PM EST on Monday, January 13. Click on the links on the FMS blog by each photo to see what lovely things my teammates have created on their blogs!