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

Freshly Made Sketches #124- a sketch by Karren

It has been another rotten week of weather in Minnesota, and school was closed again this past Friday. I have lived in Minnesota for most of my life, and I have never have seen this many school closings. We had a ton of snow last Thursday and the roads were still pretty risky today. I cannot wait for some warmer weather. I was trying to be optimistic with my card for this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge and went with flowers. I hope to see some real ones sometime soon!

 

Here is my take on the sketch:

  

I do truly miss the color Poppy Parade for this stamp. It was the perfect color. Although, Calypso Coral works nicely too.

Stampin' up! supplies used: 

Stamp sets:Pleasant Poppies, Express yourself (hostess set)

Cardstock- Whisper White, Basic Black, Calypso Coral
Designer Series Paper-

Ink- Staz-on, Calypso Coral marker
Other-Candy dots

Freshly Made Sketches #123- a sketch by Jen B.

Another cold week here in Minnesota. I escaped to Las Vegas last weekend for a quick reprieve. Wouldn't you know it was unseasonably cold there too. High 50's felt like heaven to me anyway! We are actually supposed to get up into the upper 30's this week, but after 4 to 5 inches of snow tonight. I'm glad tomorrow is a holiday, and I'll be home with my kids. Hopefully, I can sneak some card making in too. I did get a card done for the week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

Here is my take on the sketch:

 

I didn't realize how hard it would be to photograph the gold foil paper. Using a flash gave off a glare, Not using it made it really dark and muted. I went with my dark and muted photo. 

Stampin' up! supplies used: 

Stamp sets: Papillion Potpourri, Perfect Pennants

Cardstock- Very Vanilla, Gold foil, Vellum
Designer Series Paper-

Ink- Versamark
Other-Gold Baker's Twine, Gold Stampin' Emboss powder, Bitty Butterfly punch

Freshly Made Sketches #122- a sketch by Cindy H

One of my besties has mentioned to me several times that she is really digging orange and blue together. For this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge, I decided to do a card with this color scheme.

This one's of you Beth!

Stampin' up! supplies used: 

Stamp sets:Blue Ribbon

Cardstock- Whisper White, Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango
Designer Series Paper- Brights Designer Series Paper Stack

Ink- Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango
Other-Whisper White baker's twine, Arrows Embossing folder

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Thank you

From the classroom of (for a teacher gift)

From the kitchen of

Made with love

This book belongs to

From the desk of

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Freshly Made Sketches #121- a sketch by Linda

It's Super Bowl Sunday, and I'm scrambling to get my card done for this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge before our company comes over!  I'm super excited for tonight's game. I think it's going to be a really great one!

Here is my take on this week's sketch:

I should probably break out of my rut of white on white, but it fits so well for a Valentine card,  I had to do it again.


Stampin' up! supplies used: 

Stamp sets:Teeny Tiny Wishes

Cardstock- Whisper White, Real Red, Red Glimmer paper
Designer Series Paper- Brights Designer Series Paper Stack

Ink- Versamark
Other-White Stampin' Emboss Powder, Hears a Flutter framelits, On Film framelits, Small Heart punch

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Freshly Made Sketches #120- A sketch by Rita (and Sale-A-Bration sneak peek)

Another miserably cold week in Minnesota. The schools have closed 3 times this month due to extreme wind chill temperatures, and there is a possibility they might close again on Monday. Arrrggghhh! We need some relief! I am not a fan of winter at all, and this one tops the all time worst list. Anyway, I did get some time this week to participate in the Freshly Made Sketches challenge. I missed out last week because I was just too darn busy.

Here is my take on the sketch:

I used the Sale-A-Bration Designer Series Paper on this card, which you can get for free with a $50 purchase starting January 28. There are a lot of fun colors in this pack. I picked this one because the flowers kind of coordinated with the stamp and it only showcased a few colors. That way the paper doesn't distract too much from the stamped image. I also added some bling in the center of the flowers to mimic the bold centers of the flowers on the paper. You can color our Rhinestone Basic Jewels with a sharpie to change the color, but I thought having a black center might be too much. 

Stampin' up! supplies used: 

Stamp sets:Apothecary Art

Cardstock- Whisper White, Basic Black
Designer Series Paper-Sweet Sorbet (Sale-A-Bration)

Ink- Staz-on, Pool Party marker
Other-Banner framelits, Labels Collection framelits, Rhinestone Basic Jewels.



 

Freshly Made Sketches #118- a sketch by Jen M.

I took a bit of a break from card making over the holidays. Schools closed in Minnesota at the beginning of this week due to the extreme cold, so I had a few unscheduled days off from work. Between all of the refereeing of my daughters, I was able to clean out my craft room. It is refreshing and inspiring to have a clean workspace! I am also really excited to start using the new products from the Stampin' up 2014 Occasions catalog. My first foray back into card making was for this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

Here is my take on the sketch:

The cute little globe is from the limited time only set, Love you more. This is one of the sets that is only available until January 27th or while supplies last. 


Stampin' up! supplies used: 

Stamp sets: Love you more (available until 1/27/14 or while supplies last)

Cardstock- Whisper White, Real Red,
Designer Series Paper-Fresh Prints designer series paper stack

Ink- Staz-on, Pacific Point
Other- Owl Builder punch (heart)