Freshly Made Sketches #674

 Welcome to Freshly Made Sketches #674!

The amazing Clean Team designer, Jen Mitchell, has given us a fabulous sketch this week! I knew I wanted to do something with speech bubbles and text and almost flipped the design before deciding I like the look of an angled curved line more and kept the vertical orientation.

The MFT Happy Birthday Background Text is heat embossed on a white panel, then die cut with a MFT Speech Bubble edges die. Lawn Fawn Chit Chat stamps and dies were used to create the trio of birthday greetings popped up over this panel. Before it is adhered to the green panel, a MFT From All of Us sentiment is heat embossed in the bottom corner.

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

I'm also entering this card in Seize the Birthday Challenge #299 in the Anything Goes category.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

Freshly Made SKetches #673

 Welcome to Freshly Made Sketches #673!

I was away from home and the craft room when I saw Jen Timko's sketch, but knew immediately that the circle was going to be an inked sunset with the lovely, elegant floral becoming a palm tree silhouette. It made for a fast and easy card created under a tight deadline when I returned.

A circle mask stencil was inked with three of my favorite Distress Inks (Mustard Seed, Marmalade Spice and Candied Apple) to create the sunset. The only decision left was what sentiment to use before the Simply Graphic Under the Palm Tree (Sous le Palmier) palm tree is adhered. In the end I went an older Paper Smooches Get Outta Town sentiment stamped to overlap the inked circle.

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

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

Freshly Made Sketches #672

 Welcome to Freshly Made Sketches #672!

I am excited to be hosting the challenge at Freshly Made Sketches this week and came up with a sketch that allowed me to play with The Stamp Market Happy Birthday Garland die set. You can make a simple banner along the top of your design or keep going as I did. Use whatever letter, numbers, images or shapes you want in your creation!

Although I ended in a place completely different from my original plan, I am really happy with the final result. A simple patterned paper provides a great base for the Fiestaware inspired letters left dangling from the paper strings. I think this die set is going to be well used for quick and easy birthday cards!

Check out the amazing Clean Team designs and play along with us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie