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

Holiday Shaker

Hello and happy Sunday! Today I had such fun making this neutral shaker card using products from Stamp Simply. I am using both newly released Christmas products as well as some tried and true favorites! 

I made the background shaker to look like snow with the Snowflake Blessings Border Strip. I adhered the Tartan Plaid to kraft CS and then cut out a frame using the Square Nestabilities. Added the sentiment banner and the Buck popped up and tied string around the panel before adhering it to the 5.5" square kraft CS base.

You can see more about these products and many other fabulous designs on the Stamp Simply blog!

Stamp Simply Supplies:

• Snowflake Blessings Border
• A Godly Man
• A Godly Man's Buck
• Fishtail Sentiment Banners
• Craft Consortium Tartan Plaid 6x6
• May Arts Burlap String - Natural
• Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Squares SM
• VersaFine Clair Nocturne

Other Supplies:

• kraft cardstock
• clear sequins
• foam strips/tape