THANKS ~ FRESHLY MADE SKETCHES #673

 Hi everyone! Today, I'm sharing a fun card I made using Freshly Made Sketches, sketch #673. 

I have been working hard the last few months on my Bachelor's degree and haven't been in my craft room much. This sketch was a great starting point to help get my creativity flowing again. I pulled out supplies I hadn't used before and got crafting. 

I wanted to make a thank you card, but it still has some color and movement. I pulled out this great fall wreath from Scrapbook.com. Cutting the base out, I then cut it again out of five different patterns and cardstock. 

To give the wreath a bit more stability, I cut it out one more time and adhered it to the underside, creating some great dimension. I did the same for the thanks. I finished up with marine gloss pops of color as the embellishment. 

Thanks for taking a look at my card today. I can't wait to create more!

Supplies:

(From Scrapbook.com unless otherwise stated)

Dies: thank you sentiments ll, cozy autumn A2 wreath, nested stitched scalloped frames

Cardstock: market bloom paper pad, Neenah Solar White cardstock

Embellishments: pops of color Marine gloss

THANKS BUTTERFLY TOADSTOOL

 Hi everyone! Welcome to the first challenge of the new year for

Today's challenge is: NEW

Our sponsors for today's challenge are:

Prize: 2 digi images

$10 in images (no patterned paper)

For my card I got to use Butterfly with toadstool by Scribbles Designs. This is such a sweet image and I think really brings in the NEW part of the theme this week. 

I colored my image in using my copic markers. I then cut out the framed thanks and added it over the top of my image. 

I wanted to add a bit of pizzaz to the background so I used a wide washi tape for the the gold strands. On either end I added a strip of darker blue cardstock to help ground the washi tape. I then added some Robin's Nest dew drops and the finishing touch. 

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THANKS FOR THE LIFT

 Hi everyone! Welcome to the first challenge of 2021 at

The theme for today's challenge is THANK YOU!

I searched through all of my stamps and sentiments to see what would be a good image for this first card of the year. When I came across the Up Up and Away stamps and dies from Honey Bee I knew it was perfect. 

What a great sentiment to start 2021 off with! I used tumbled glass and broken china distress oxide inks to create the blue ski. I wasn't sure I was going to add clouds but once it was finished it needed something to break up the blue. 

to add a bit of sparkle I used frosted lace stickles on the clouds and a bit on the heart banner. For the sentiment I used Blown Away stamp set by Honey Bee Stamps and embossed with super fine detail embossing powder on black cardstock. 

Supplies:

Honey Bee Stamps:

Up Up and Away stamp set

Up Up and Away die set

Blown away stamp set

Ranger:

Super Fine Detail embossing power

Frosted Lace stickles

tumbled glass distress oxide ink

broken china distress oxide ink

ANGEL THANKS

 Back again with another fun challenge over at

As always anything goes

Our two sponsors this challenge are

Prize: 2 digi images of the winners choice

Prize: 3 digi images of winners choice

For my card today I used ANGEL LULU from Paper Nest Dolls. This image is so sweet. I really enjoyed getting to color her.

I used a fun border die set i have to create the outer scallop and then used the inner piece and my background. To help "ground" her I used a strip of paper in a grey shade and added some die cut banners to the right side.

I wanted to give a more angelic look so I fussy cut her out and popped her up using foam. I added her halo the same way. 

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DAY 3~EXPLORING WATERCOLOR MEDIUMS

Hi everyone! Back again with another card from

I'm really enjoying this class. I just realized that I skipped making a project for day two so I'll be heading back and getting that going.  But for today here is a card I created using the Altenew watercolor brush marker refills. 

I've never used my refills before so when I saw that this is what we were doing on day three I was excited to get them out and get going.  Using a piece of acetate, dropping a few drops of three different colors, spritzing it with water and then laying it over my panel of white cardstock and smooshing it down I got this awesome effect. 

I did re-wet my acetate panel and smoosh it down one more time to get some extra color on the panel. Once that dried I added some jet black ink spray splatters to finish off the panel. 

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Coffee and Friends

Good morning!! I've been enjoying playing with some new items this past week and I have to say that this Coffee Blend stamp and die set from Concord & 9th is one of my favorite new finds!!

I used a color challenge from over at Stampnation and created this card.  I had so much fun using my ink pads to create matching background paper for the front as well as the inside.  I can't wait for my friend to get it and show her how much she's been helping me over the last few weeks!!

I almost forgot to take a picture of this card!! I had the envelope all addressed, stamped and sealed. I had to make a decision to either not get the pic or lose the stamp. I decided to lose the stamp lol!!

I used it's a girl and green tea Catherine pooler inks to create the colored cardstock. I love how doing this gives me an  exact match to my cards!! Her inks make it so easy to do this!!

Supplies:

SS: coffee blend turnabout-Concord & 9th

DIES: coffee blend dies-Concornd & 9th

CS: white cardstock - hobby lobby

INK: it's a girl, green tea, rockin' red, spruce, over coffee, eucalyptus, mint to be and midnight ink-Catherine Pooler Designs

ACC: red twine-The Stamps Of Life

Many Thanks TSOT #399

I had a lot of fun with today's Try Stampin' On Tuesday challenge.  As soon as I saw this sketch I knew exactly which stamp set I was going to use.  The sketch is a mix up so there are so many different possibilities!!

I decided to do the sketch and to use the bright colors in the upper left hand corner of the photo. I love how vibrant they are and couldn't wait to get to it.

Here is what I came up with.  I love this many thanks stamp set from Catherine Pooler Designs. So versatile.

I popped up each layer to get a little dimension and to add interest.  I am loving my dimensional dots as of late. The only embellishment I added was a strip of silver glitter tape.  I'm really loving how this card turned out. 

Let Our Hearts / Card Concept 101

Hard to believe that as I'm posting this, it snowed! Crazy!! I love the snow.  I couldn't wait to watch my doggie jump around in it in happiness this morning and she didn't disappoint.  I think she loves it as much as I do!

I found this great challenge over at The Card Concept today and couldn't wait to get crafting.  

I am loving the Martha's Pumpkins stamp set and Martha's Pumpkins die set from Fun Stamper's Journey.  Such an amazing stamp set.  I also used the Fall-o-ween paper pack and I tell you, there are some fantastic patterns in this collection. 

Blessings

I love this time of year.  The leaves falling, cooler weather, the smell of camp fires.  Brings out the festive side.  I wish I had more crafting items for this time of year.  I wanted to join in on a couple of challenges today and had to search my entire stash and finally found this one stamp that I knew would work. 

Card Concept  

 

 

 

This is what I came up with.  The wood pieces gave me a bit of a hassle but I finally got them to stay on.   The only bad thing is that I ended up with a smudge of ink from the wood piece on my cardstock.

 

 

 

Supplies: stamp set-Unity Stamps, cardstock-Stampin' Up!, wood pieces and embossing folder-Stampin' Up!, colored pencils-hobby lobby.

 

Best Wishes Good Friend

This coming week I have a co-worker and good friend moving on to bigger and better things.  It's a good thing but also a very sad time.  I'll miss getting to see her everyday. We've had many great days of laughing, crying and just plain venting to each other.  It's going to be a bit tougher to go to work knowing she won't be there anymore.  I made her these two cards.  One is just from me and the other will be the one all my co-workers sign for her.


This one is just from me.  I wanted to give her just a simple thank you card thanking her for being there when I needed her and to let her know how much I'll miss seeing her every day.

 

 

 

 And this is the one everyone will sign.  She is a groomer so I couldn't pass up creating a card using dogs.  I know she'll get a kick out of it and know that I was thinking of her when I made it.

 



 

 

 

 Supplies:

Stamp sets:  cherries2stamp, patterns4cherries, cherries2stamp dies, friends4cookie, friends4cookie dies, smiles4kitclub stamps, wishs4kitclub stamps, stitched rectangle dies, markers (all stamps, dies and markers are from The Stamps of Life).