Freshly Made Sketches #188- a sketch by Karren

When I first saw the sketch for this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge, I had an idea all planned out immediately. Then, I completely hated it when I started to put it together and did not have any other ideas. I went shopping for a little while to clear my head, hoping for a little color inspiration. I kept gravitating to blacks and neutrals in every store, so I figured I better keep it neutral on my card too. 

 Here is my take on the sketch:

Stampin' up! supplies used: 

Stamp sets:Papillion Potpourri, Fabulous Four

Cardstock- Very Vanilla, Basic Black
Designer Series Paper- Typset

Ink -Memento black
Other:Bitty Butterfly punch, Elegant Butterfly Punch, Basic Rhinestone jewels

Freshly Made Sketches #187- A sketch by Cindy L.

We've had some crappy weather for Memorial Day weekend. Lots of rain today, so I didn't feel bad at all for spending time in my craft room working on a card for this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

Here is my take on the sketch:

One downfall of rainy weather (pun intended), is poor natural lighting for picture taking. A flash and Photoshop will only get you so far.

Stampin' up! supplies used: 

Stamp sets:Everything Eleanor, Flower Shop, Papillion Potpourri, Petite Pairs

Cardstock- Very Vanilla, Hello Honey
Designer Series Paper-

Ink -Hello Honey, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip
Other:Bitty Butterfly punch, Pansy punch, Hello Honey baker's twine (retired)

Freshly Made Sketches #186- A sketch by Jen B.

It's been a long week. My husband was out of town all week for work, and each day was super busy. I felt like I was chauffeuring the kids everywhere. I was so tired that I was in bed by 9pm on Friday! It's funny to think there was a time that 9pm was when Friday night was just starting for me. 

I struggled with trying to come up with something for this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

I fiddled around with a bunch of stuff and finally settled on this:

Stampin' up! supplies used: 

Stamp sets:Petal Potpourri, Painted Petals, Beautiful Bunch, And many more

Cardstock- Whisper White, Soft Suede, Mossy Meadow
Designer Series Paper-

Ink -Calypso Coral, Soft Suede, Mossy Meadow
Other:Fun Flower punch, Flower Medallion Punch, 1/2 inch circle punch

Freshly Made Sketches #185- a sketch by Cindy H.

I took some time to myself this mother's day to clean up my craft room, and sort through all my retiring Stampin' Up! products (sob!) Shhh, don't tell my kids, but it was kinda nice to have some time to myself today. 

For this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge, I wanted to do a graduation card. Since we are getting close to the end of the school year, and my boss asks me to make some grad cards for her every year, I thought I'd get a start on some. 

Here is my take on the sketch:

Stampin' up! supplies used: 

Stamp sets:Big News

Cardstock- Whisper White, Basic Black
Designer Series Paper-Neutrals DSP Stack, Gold Soiree

Ink -Memento Black
Other:Star framelits, Gold glimmer paper

Freshly Made Sketches #184- a sketch by Kim

I really love the Mother's Love stamp set in the Stampin' Up! occasions catalog. Since Mother's day is a week away, I figured I better work on a card for this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

Here is my take on the sketch:

I hope my mom likes it!


Stampin' up! supplies used: 

Stamp sets:Mother's Love, Petal Potpourri

Cardstock- Strawberry Slush, Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White
Designer Series Paper-

Ink -Strawberry Slush, Daffodil Delight 
Other:Flower Medallion punch, 7/8" Scallop Circle punch, Rhinestone basic jewel

Freshly Made Sketches #183- a sketch by Linda

My cousin Emily recently got engaged. She hasn't set a date yet, but I couldn't help but make a wedding/shower card with the beautiful Something Borrowed DSP for this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

Here is my take on the sketch:

Stampin' up! supplies used: 

Stamp sets:Your Perfect Day

Cardstock- Sahara Sand, Whisper White
Designer Series Paper- Something Borrowed

Ink -Sahara Sand, Blushing Bride refill
Other:Pink Pirouette seam binding ribbon, Simply Pressed Clay, Blossoms Simple Pressed Clay Mold

Freshly Made Sketches #182- A sketch by Rita

It's been hard to find time lately to get in my craft room. So, I made sure I carved out some time today to make a card for this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

Here is my take on the sketch:

Stampin' up! supplies used: 

Stamp sets:Wildflower Meadow, Gifts of Kindness, Flower Patch

Cardstock- Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Calypso Coral
Designer Series Paper-

Ink -CrumbCake
Other:Petite Petals Punch, Basic Pearls

Freshly Made Sketches #180- A sketch by Jen T.

Happy Easter! I had a very leisure filled day with my family today. A wonderful change of pace from last weekend. I almost even took a nap! Although, it was probably more of a food induced coma. I snuck in a little card making this evening for this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

Here is my take on the sketch:

Stampin' up! supplies used: 

Stamp sets:Endless Birthday Wishes

Cardstock- Whisper White, Sahara Sand
Designer Series Paper-Something Borrowed DSP

Ink -Sahara Sand, Blushing Bride ink refill
Other:Lovely Lace embossing folder, Floral Frames framelits, Simply Pressed Clay, Blossoms Simple Pressed Clay Mold, Linen Thread

Freshly Made Sketches #179- a sketch by Amy

I had an incredibly busy weekend.  We bought my oldest daughter loft bed, so most of my weekend was spent moving her belongings out of her room and then putting them all back. She also had her 9th birthday party this weekend, and my husband had an emergency trip for work, so I was on my own for most of it. I thought I'd break up my cleaning a bit for a little card making, so I whipped up a card for this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge. I got the card done easily enough, but when my computer turned on, it said windows wouldn't load properly. It gave me a few options on what to do. The best option seemed to be to refresh it. Unfortunately, that meant I had to reload all my programs. Made me want to tear my hair out. So after a couple hours trying to get everything back the way I had it, I can finally get my post done.

Here is my take on the sketch: 

Stampin' up! supplies used: 

Stamp sets:Regarding Dahlias, Sheltering Tree

Cardstock- Whisper White, Strawberry Slush
Designer Series Paper-In color DSP stack

Ink -Strawberry Slush, Memento Black
Other:

Freshly Made Sketche #178- a sketch by Narrelle

We are anticipating up to 6 inches of snow here in Minnesota. Thought it would be a good idea to stay inside and stamp. So far, it doesn't look like we'll get that much snow, but it's never fun to see this late in March. So, I spent the day dreaming of spring and working on this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

 Here is my take on the sketch:

Stampin' up! supplies used: 

Stamp sets:Bordering Blooms, Endless Birthday Wishes, Petite Petals, Apothecary Art

Cardstock- Very Vanilla, Soft Suede
Designer Series Paper-

Ink -Calypso Coral, Soft Suede
Other-Labels Collection framelits, 1" circle punch, Petite Petals punch, Pearl Basic jewels, Spring Flowers embossing folder

Freshly Made Sketches #177- a sketch by Karren

It might seem early to be thinking of graduation cards, but when I saw this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge, I immediately wanted to use stars. Stars made me think graduation, and viola, I had my card idea.

Here is my take on the sketch:

Stampin' up! supplies used: 

Stamp sets: B.Y.O.P., Something to say

Cardstock- Whisper White, Basic Black
Designer Series Paper-

Ink -Momento Black, Gold Metallic Encore
Other-Gold Glimmer paper, Stars framelits, Stacked with love designer washi tape

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Freshly Made Sketches # 176 - a sketch by Cindy H.

I am so excited for the warm up we are supposed to be getting in Minnesota this week. They are predicting 50's and even a possible 60 degrees over the next week. I am so ready for spring! I am tired of boots and winter jackets. I often question why I live in Minnesota, but the other 3 seasons do make it worth it. Even though the sun was shining and I should get out and enjoy the day, I holed up in my craft room and made a card for this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

 

Here is my take on the sketch:

 

Stampin' up! supplies used: 

Stamp sets: Petal Potpourri, Butterfly Basics

Cardstock- Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake
Designer Series Paper-

Ink -Crumb Cake
Other-Very Vanilla seam binding ribbon