Freshly Made Sketches #129- a sketch by Jen M

Minnesota has been so dreary. The forecast was supposed to be 62 degrees today in the Twin Cities.  Everyone had been so looking forward to the possibility of some warm weather. Alas, we've only made it to 51 so far (3pm), so I don't think we'll make it. Don't get me wrong. I'm happy it's not 30 and snowing, but a little spring would be very nice.  I had to channel my thoughts of spring into making my card for this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge. 

Here is my take on the sketch: 

Here is to hoping we can see some real flowers soon!

Stampin' up! supplies used: 

Stamp sets:Nature's Hello (hostess set)

Cardstock- Whisper White, Smoky Slate
Designer Series Paper-Watercolor Wonder

Ink- Daffodil Delight
Other-Decorative Dots embossing folder (Sale-a-Bration), Secret Garden framelilts, Candy Dots

Freshly Made Sketches #128- a sketch by Rita

For this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge, I ended up using the same sentiment from last week. I wanted to have a chalkboard look this week, and thought this sentiment worked well for that. 

 

Here is my take on the sketch: 

Stampin' up! supplies used: 

Stamp sets:Perfect Pennants,

Cardstock- Whisper White, Basic Black
Designer Series Paper-Neutrals Designer Series Paper stack

Ink- Versanar
Other-White Stampin' Emboss Powder, Organza Ribbon, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, White Stampin' Chalk Marker

Freshly Made Sketches #127- a sketch by Jen T.

I've had a couple really busy weeks at my day job, and I wasn't able to do any type of papercrafting. I was glad that I was able to make some time for it today and got a card done for this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

 

Here is my take on the sketch:

My laptop also bit the dust this past week. Luckily, I was anticipating it and backed everything up on an external hard drive. My husband bought me a new one for Christmas, but I was dragging my feet about setting it up because I was dreading the hassle that goes along with it. Trying to learn a new operating system (Windows 8) and getting everything up and running was not how I wanted to spend all my free time this week!

Stampin' up! supplies used: 

Stamp sets:Perfect Pennants, Petite Petals

Cardstock- Whisper White, Basic Black, Pool Party
Designer Series Paper-Sweet Sorbet (Sale-a-bration item)

Ink- Staz-on, Pool Party
Other-Pool Party seam binding ribbon, Banners Framelits, Scalloped Tag Topper Punch

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Freshly Made Sketches #125- a sketch by Narelle

I got away this weekend for a girl's weekend with some friends from high school. We try to do this a couple times a year. We always seem to pick a brutally cold weekend for our winter getaway. This morning, one of the cars wouldn't start and another had a flat tire. I was lucky that mine was survived the cold. It's so nice to get away and just relax and catch up with friends. Helps recharge my batteries, which I'll need since my husband left for a work trip this morning and won't be back until next Sunday.

I snuck in a card this afternoon for this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

 

Here is my take on the sketch:

Stampin' up! supplies used: 

Stamp sets:Mixed Bunch, Bring on the Cake

Cardstock- Whisper White, Baked Brown Sugar, Tangerine Tango, Pool Party
Designer Series Paper-

Ink- Baked Brown Sugar
Other-Retro Fresh Washi tape, Blossom punch, In color Boutique Details