Playing along with Splitcoast Stampers Sketch #1065.
Since it is about to be Father's Day, I thought I would create a masculine card using a sea theme.
The strips of paper are cut from two different paper pads. "Voyage" by Authentique and "By The Sea" by Carta Bella. The anchor & ahoy are from a die set by Carta Bella.
This is my take on Freshly Made Sketches #687.
I used stamp set Wishing You by Altenew. I stamped and colored the flower and hummingbird with colored pencils. I ended up fussy cutting the different sentiments after I stamped them and glued them in place since they were all separate sayings. The background paper is from Paper Rose called Maya's Garden.
I made this card for my daughter and her husband who will be celebrating their 24th anniversary in June. (Almost at 25 years). The stamp set is by Aall & Create called Love Birds. The paper that I used is by Echo Park from Anything Goes collection called Floating Feathers. I also used the sketch by Splitcoast Stampers #1063.
Playing along today with Try A Sketch On Tuesday Challenge #670 and DTC Challenge #191. I really wanted to make this a Father's Day Card, but it turned into a Birthday Card.
The basketballs are made from the die set by Spellbinders called "Sporting Goods Set". The paper is from Authentique called "Basketball". The sentiment is from a stamp set by Stampendous called "Sports Frame".
I am so blessed! My mother will be celebrating her 95th birthday on the 28th of this month. I can't wait to celebrate with her!
I used Freshly Made Sketches #686 to create this card for her. The "Happy Birthday" circle was made from a die set called "Round of Happy" by Catherine Pooler. Balloon Numbers die set by Honey Bee Stamps was used to make the 95.
I realize I am waiting until the last minute to take part in this sketch challenge, but I was determined to get it done before the deadline.
So this is Try A Sketch On Tuesday Challenge #669. My card is kind of springy and flowery and the sentiment says it all.
And to all the Mothers out there, have a very Happy Mother's Day tomorrow! 😊💕
It's a week before Mother's Day and I've been working hard on making Mother's Day cards for my mother, sister, daughter, friends, etc. I thought that this sketch #684 by Freshly Made Sketches would be perfect for a Mother's Day card.
I used a die by Technique Tuesday called Cosmos Flower for the focal point. I cut it out twice in two different colors and used the cut-out pieces to fill it in. The sentiment is from a Waffle Flower stamp set called Essential Celebrations.
I decided to try working with this sketch by SplitcoastStampers. Sketch SC1059 was landscape, which is not one of my favorite styles, but I could have turned it into a portrait style. But I said, let me try this. I liked the way it turned out. The paper is from Echo Park called Fish are Friends. I used a die cut set from Paper Rose called "Dolphin Dance." The sentiment is from Seas The Day by Honey Bee Stamps.
I wanted a sentiment with the word "Shell" in it. This one is from Lawn Fawn called "How you Bean? Seashell Add-On". The Clam Shell die is by KaiserCraft and the fish are part of a die set called "Fish Family" by Paper Rose.
The paper I used is from Pinkfresh Studio & Honey Bee Stamps.
Here is my take on Freshly Made Sketches #678. For the cutout portion I used a die by Sizzix called "Splat". And that is exactly what it looks like! The flowers are made with dies by Picket Fence Studios called "Layering Flora: Tall Wildflowers".
I created the background with two different stencils: "Make A Splash" by Echo Park and "River Rock" by Honey Bee Stamps.
Here's another sketch from Freshly Made Sketches that I will most likely be using quite a lot. Sketch #677. I used another paper pad that I've had for quite a while by Authentique called "Latest & Greatest". The die is called Dandelion Stem by Memory Box. 
It's after 2:00 A.M. on Saturday morning and I've been working on this card all day Friday. I should be in bed, but I wanted to finish it and post it. This is sketch #676 by Freshly Made Sketches.
The dies I used to make the circles are called "Funky Circle" by Catherine Pooler. I added some Nuvo Drops as an accent. The paper that I used is from an old 6x6 paper pad called "Renew" by Authentique.
I think the card turned out pretty good. Now it's time for me to go to bed!
This little kitty was just so cute and innocent looking for Sunday Stamps Sketch Challenge SSC355 Layered Up. This is a stamp set from Gerda Steiner Designs called "All Cats". It features four different cats and I picked this one because it is holding a blank sign that can be stamped on with different sentiments that come with the stamp set. (Or any sentiment that will fit inside the sign for that matter). I colored the cat with colored pencils and added stripes. The background paper and panels are from Scrapbook.com. The little squiggles on the side are from a die set by Echo Park called "Swirl Underlines". Since the sentiment is being held by the cat's paws, I thought this would fit perfectly.
This Sketch #675 seemed like a simple sketch, but I had a hard time trying to figure out what color I wanted to use.
I ended up with teal because I cut these feathers out about a month ago and decided to go with them. I used a "with sympathy" sentiment because the feathers looked so comforting.
Today was such a beautiful day. The temperature was over 50 degrees. I know that spring is right around the corner! 😀
I'm displaying a card that I made for my sister. Her birthday is next month. I used the "Hanging Planter" die by Sizzix to make the hanging plants. The sentiment "This Is Your Day" came from an Altenew stamp set of the same name--This Is Your Day.
I think the card turned out pretty good. Very colorful--like spring.
On this very cold winter day, I decided to create a spring-like card for this sketch #674. I was going to use a more flowery stamp or die but I decided to use this die by Impression Obsession called "Fanciful Flower".
Anyway, I like this sketch design and probably will be using it often.
Hello everyone!
Yesterday it snowed here in Connecticut, so I spent the day working on a card for Freshly Made Sketches #672. I was going to do banners, but then I thought, Valentine's Day is only a few days away--why not do hearts.
So this card is made with a die set by Honey Bee Stamps called Lovely Layers Heart Vine. It's part of the Love Letters Collection.
It was a real challenge fitting the two pieces together but I finally got it.
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I've been working on this card all day Friday off and on, the last day of January. Trying to find just the right paper, pick out the right dies and get the panels lined up just right. I think it turned out pretty good. This is Freshly Made Sketch #671.
I used three different border dies from the Heffy Doodle set called "On The Edge" to create the different panels.
The vase is from Simon Hurley's "Ceramic Vases" die set and the flowers are from Dress My Craft "Spring Flowers #2" die set.
I really love mushrooms and this FMS 670 sketch gave me an opportunity to use this stamp & die set from Altenew called Mushroom Greetings.
I also used the "Small Brick Wall" stencil from My Favorite Things for the background and the "Small Grass Border" die by Impression Obsession. The mug in the background is a Christmas gift from my granddaughter, Keziah, who loves mushrooms too. And today is her 16th birthday! 😊
