Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #110

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  It's been a good week so far! I can't believe that Halloween is tomorrow!  Our pumpkins are carved and ready to go!  Batman and Robin are super excited to get suited up for their big night out!  The weather here is calling for rain...lots of rain but warmer temperatures which is not the greatest but I would rather a warm rain than a cold rain!

We have a new sketch today at Freshly Made Sketches!  Rita Wright is our fabulous hostess this week! Head on over to her blog and check out her recent creations!

I really liked Rita's sketch!  I am actually thinking I'll make some Christmas cards using this sketch but I needed a thank you card for a friend of mine and her daughter!  I recently acquired my first "Rainbow Loom" bracelet and feel that a thank you card is required for its 7 year old creator!

I do love hexagons and Caitlin's favourite colours is purple so I decided to mix the two together!  I combined the colours from this week's Dynamic Duos challenge sine they were just perfect!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Perfect Plum, Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White
Stamps: Six Sided Sampler
Ink: Wisteria Wonder, Perfect Plum
Other: Hexagon Embossing Folder, Hexagon Punch, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by!  Please head on over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog to check out the fabulous cards the design team has created for you!

Hope you  have a great week!
Jen

Freshly Made Sketches #97

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope everyone is having a great week!  The boys and I did some glow in the dark bowling the other day and enjoyed a visit with Grannie and Papa (my parents) today!  We are getting ready to head on a little vacation and the boys are going to have a little visit with my mom and dad!  We will be heading out Thursday morning to Kauai, Hawaii!   I won't be commenting on any cards this week so please don't think I don't love what you've created!

We have a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches today!  Today's fabulous sketch comes from Jennifer Timko!  We at FMS are so proud of Jen for making it onto the Stampin' Up! Aritsan Team.

I didn't know what to do for this card!  I loved the sketch but didn't feel the creative juices flowing.  I was searching through my DSP stash and found my favourite - Orchard Harvest - and couldn't resist.  We have been having some chilly weather here and the cool nights have reminded me of fall weather.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Early Espresso, More Mustard (retired), Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Lucky Limeade (retired)
DSP: Orchard Harvest (retired)
Stamps: Six-Sided Sampler
Ink: Early Espresso
Other: Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Linen Thread, Basic Pearls, Bitty Banners Framelits, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by!  Head on over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog to see the beautiful cards the design team has created!  We can't wait to see what you create!

Have a great week!
Jen

Masculine CTS Birthday!

Hello!  

Hope you had a great day today!  The boys spent the morning at a French camp which they both really liked.  Caleb was responsible for ensuring that Jacob behaved!  Ha!  I don't even want to know what really happened!  I did some cleaning and grabbed some fruit from the grocery store - nothing too exciting!  

Today's card comes courtesy of the new sketch at the CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge! I do love their sketches and when I saw the hexagons I couldn't wait to use the new Six-Sided Sampler from Stampin' Up!  I am in need of some masculine cards so I wanted to make this in more neutral colours.  

Supplies:
Cardstock: Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla
Stamps: Six-Sided Sampler, Pennant Parade
Ink: Versamark
Other: Early Espresso Embossing Powder, White Embossing Powder, Hexagon Punch, Epic Day Washi Tape, SU Sanding Block

Thanks for stopping by!
Hope you have a fabulous day!

Jen!

Six-Sided Sampler

Hello!
Did you make it through Monday?  It sure was a hot day here!  The boys ended their day with a run through a very cold sprinkler then a dip in our neighbour's pool (Thanks Brenda!).  I'm so thankful that both of my boys love water and they love being in the pool!

I couldn't wait to try out my Six-Sided Sampler Stamp set and coordinating punch.  I love hexagons!  They are super fun and look so great grouped together!  I decided to give two more of the new In Colours a try on this card as well!  Baked Brown Sugar and Crisp Cantaloupe are fairly fabulous!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Baked Brown Sugar, Whisper White
Stamps: Six-Sided Sampler, Four You
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Gumball Green, Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe, Baked Brown Sugar
Other: Natural Ribbon, Dimensionals, Hexagon Punch

Thanks for stopping by!
I hope you have a fabulous day!!!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge!

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It was a busy day!  I opted out of going to Caleb's soccer game tonight to go and get fruit for my fruit-eating monsters.  Jacob stayed home with me and it was nice to have my little friend for company!  Tomorrow is summer camp preparation. My friend and I are leading the scrapbooking/card making elective and need to figure out who is bringing what tools!  Should be fun!

Today brings us a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches!  This week the design team has created some beautiful cards using Cindy's fabulous sketch!  I strayed a little from the sketch and make a little panel inside the card.  Just wanted to keep the sketch very white and clean.

I'm in LOVE with the new Quatrefancy Specialty DSP!  You probably noticed from my earlier card that it used the same paper and same butterfly stamp!  I just couldn't help it!  That Strawberry Slush ribbon is fabulous!  I love how stretch it is!!!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White
DSP: Quatrefancy Specialty
Stamps: Six-Sided Sampler, Papillon Potpourri
Ink: Strawberry Slush
Other: Strawberry Slush Ribbon, Basic Rhinestones, Elegant Butterfly Punch, Dimensionals


Here are a few pictures from the Hamilton Air Show!  We had a great Saturday with some fabulous weather!  Both boys have decided their favourite plane is the Lancaster.  They were both really "touched" by the story of Andrew Mynarski and his flight during WWII.

Thanks for stopping by!  Please head on over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out the beautiful cards our fabulous design team has come up with!

Have a great day!
Jen