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

Freshly Made Sketches #677

 Welcome to Freshly Made Sketches #677!

This fabulous sketch was created by the amazing Clean Team designer, Jennifer Brum! I am so tickled with the way my card came together because I thought I was going to make a baby card and then something else for the challenge when I sat down at my desk. 

The sweet Poppystamps Giraffe Trio dies are a favorite go-to image for first time parents but I just couldn't see how they would work for the sketch in my head. It was only when I started cutting and moving a few things around that I realized how nicely they were going to come together.

The trio of MFT Mod Rectangles are cut from white cardstock and two adhered along the middle and top right side of the panel. The giraffe family is cut from simply patterned paper scraps in shades of blue and adhered over the two rectangles. 

A couple of Memory Box Massa Leaf die cuts are trimmed apart and adhered so it looks like the giraffes are peeking over the tree tops before the third rectangle stamped with the MFT Beautiful Baby sentiment is added.

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

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie