Freshly Made Sketches #686

 Freshly Made Sketches #686

Hi - it's been a while since I made a card, but I couldn't resist Clean Team Designer Kim Singdahlsen's fabulous sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!

My retired professional forester father probably gets too many cards with tree, forest and woodgrain elements, but they do always make me think of him.

For this Father's Day card, the Tim Holtz Sizzix Forest Shadow tree die is used to cut a set of green trees and then to cut a white stitched rectangle. The MFT sentiment is stamped on the bottom of the white panel first, then the trees embossed with a Sizzix 3D Leaf pattern and the layers assembled.

It feels great to be creating! Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

Freshly Made Sketches #679!

 Welcome to Freshly Made Sketches #679!

Clean Team designer Karren Johnson has given us a fabulous sketch this week! I had The Stamp Market Bitty Bunny die sitting on my desk and kept thinking the fishtail tip reminded me of the bunny ears. It took far too long for the lightbulb to go off and me to realize if I flipped the sketch, I could make a fun Easter card.

The flag became a bunny by adding an oval die cut body stamped with a PTI Simply Spring Borders sentiment to the head.  The big bunny is overseeing several of the Simply Spring bunnies hunting for Easter eggs on the gingham hillside. ETA Or maybe they are putting out the eggs for a children's hunt Easter morning.

I hope you check out the amazing Clean Team designs and play along with us at Freshly Made Sketches this week!

I have been so privileged to work with these creative and inspiring artists for several years, but I am stepping down to concentrate on a working my way through a big pile of abandoned craft projects along with a health challenge.

Thanks, as always, for stopping by,

Jacquie

Freshly Made Sketches #678

 Welcome to Freshly Made Sketches #678!

Our whimsical sketch this week is from the queen of elegant, arty designs, Clean Team member, Cécile Ribon! My mind was immediately swirling around what to design with an inky puddle. When I sat down to create, it was an Easter and egg coloring design that was half formed in my head, but after I had my rainbow colored splash finished I didn't want to add anymore color.

The Tim Holtz Splatters stencil is selectively used with a number Distress Inks to make the paint puddle. A Paper Rose Studio Creator's Tools paintbrush and sentiment are added to finish this simple, happy design.

I hope you check out the fabulous Clean Team designs and play along with us at Freshly Made Sketches this week.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie