Celebrating You with Freshly Made Sketches #473

Hello everyone! We have a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, and the very talented and sweet Amy is our hostess this week!

This week I decided to start working with more florals. I don't use them very often, and they're so pretty. I started by stamping my rose from Altenew with VersaFine Clair Nocturne. After that was dry I chose three pink inks, and misted the stamp with water each time after adding ink using my MISTI.  

I did the same with the leaves, and two colors of bright green. I chose a textured embossing folder from Fun Stampers Journey for the middle panel. The flower and main panel are popped up with foam tape. I finished the card by adding some sparkle with Moonshine Sequins from PFS.

I hope you will join our sketch challenge this week, and add your creations to our gallery! This challenge will end at 3:00 EST time on Monday, February 22nd. Be sure to stop at the Freshly Made Sketches blog, and click on the names of my teammates to see the beautiful cards they have created this week!

Picket Fence Studios' February Release!

Happy Valentines Day! I hope you all are getting some yummy chocolate candy today! If not, or if you don't like chocolate, we have some eye candy for you with the February release at Picket Fence Studios!

Today I am sharing two cards using two of the new stencils being released today. First up is this colorful Center Flower 6x6 Stencil.

I used two colors of Distress Oxide Ink and my Life Changing Blender Brushes for the ink blended background. I stamped one of the flower groups and a sentiment from the previously released Que Sera Sera to finish the card. I used the Coordinating Die to cut out the flowers after they were Copic colored.

Next up is the English Brick Wall 6x6 Stencil. I used a partial stencil with DOX ink, and added one of the pens from Color Like A Bird Sings (January release) and the new Fancy Congratulations Sentiments (best news ever) for the sentiment. A true CAS!

There is much more to see, so head over to Picket Fence Studios to see it all and grab yourself a valentine surprise!

Hello Friend! Freshly Made Sketches #472

Hello everyone! We have a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, and the very talented Narelle is our hostess this week!

I decided on a very CAS design this week. I just received my yummy box of Kitsch Flamingo products, so I had to use pink on my card. I stamped the Ink Splat AT0108 from Fun Stampers Journey using the Distress Oxide version of KF. Once that was dry, I added two sentiments from the Wet Paint 2800 Stamp Set by Papertrey Ink using VersaFine Clair Nocturne. I found a matching pink cardstock for my card base, and voila!

I hope you will join our sketch challenge this week, and add your creations to our gallery! This challenge will end at 3:00 EST time on Monday, February 15th. On Tuesday, we will announce the winner of this week's challenge who will be known as the "Queen or King of Clean". The team will choose other gallery favorites to be known as a "Perfect Princess or Prince".  

Be sure to stop at the Freshly Made Sketches blog, and click on the names of my teammates to see the beautiful cards they have created this week! 

Turtle Love with Festive Friday #FF0077

Happy Friday! I hope you have had a good week!

Today there is a new challenge up at Festive Friday! We are celebrating International Polar Bear Day! If you are new to the FF Challenges, you can choose any three items (or more!) from our list to inspire your creativity. Your card does not have to be about polar bears, as you can see from my submission this week! For my card today, I chose blue, silver, water (via a stencil), and a sentiment from the list.

I started with a stencil from Brutus Monroe and used my DOX inks and blending brushes to mimic water. I then stamped Turtle Family (also Brutus Monroe) - both sentiment and turtles - in Hero Arts Intense Black and colored with Copics. I cut two circle rings from silver glitter cardstock and hooked them together. A few fun sequins, and the card came together quickly!

I hope you will join us for this challenge. Remember, you can choose any three from the list, for any occasion or theme! The challenge is open until Monday, February 15.  

For more inspiration, visit the rest of the FF Team:

Ann Schach

Beth McCullough

Sharon Hashimoto Burkert

Melanie Hungerford

Helen Jennings

Stephanie Lanzalotto

Melva Peters