Freshly Made Sketches #646

 Welcome to Freshly Made Sketches #646!

I can't tell you how happy I am to be back creating! The Memory Box Elegant Shorebird dies were the first thing I thought of when I saw the vertical lines in the amazing Clean Team Designer Cècile Ribon's fabulous sketch this week. 

The circle, of course, is the sun and then I playing with a few ideas for the front flower element before deciding on the Simply Graphic Chapeaux D'été (Summer Hats). The ribbon die cut is replaced with a bit of real sheer ribbon for a little texture.

Before adhering all the die cuts a sweet sentiment from Kerri Bradford's Salt Water Soul stamp set was added to the square panel.

I've being missing from the challenge while battling endometrial cancer and am so happy to be at the end of a very successful treatment plan. The beach has always been my happy place and I've been lucky enough to get a little walk and wave therapy regularly over the last few months (I'm in the middle with my son and visiting sister for this one).

I hope you join in the fun with us at Freshly Made Sketches this week!

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

Freshly Made Sketches #622

 Welcome to Freshly Made Sketches #622!

Super talented Clean Team designer, Jen Mitchell, has provided a fun sketch this week! It was easy to pivot to a quick and easy birthday card after my daughter poked through my stash looking for something pink without success. 

A piece of MFT patterned paper is cut for a base panel and then a smaller rectangle measured and cut from it for the smaller panel. This smaller piece is adhered to a bright pink rectangle and popped up over the base piece with foam adhesive.

The MFT Hand Lettered Happy Birthday die is cut from white and two shades of pink cardstock. I played around a bit with the order before decided the darkest pink on top look best. A simple strip of pom-pom trim finishes the card.

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

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

Freshly Made Sketches #621

 Welcome to Freshly Made Sketches #621!

The sketch this week comes from our talented Clean Team leader, Jen Timko! It took me a bit of time to decide what I wanted to do with the circle elements. I knew the middle circle would be a heart pretty quickly, but it took time for me to reach for the MFT High-Rise Alphabet dies and pull out the "X" for another hugs & kisses design this week.

I fully intended to make a square card, but pulled out a rectangle panel to selectively emboss with the Taylored Expressions Heart to Heart stencil. The Hero Arts molding paste is colored with Festive Berries Distress Ink first.

While the paste dried, the vellum heart is attached to the Xs. I pulled out both an older Making Memories stapler with red staples and the smaller Tiny Attacher. Even though I decided to stick with the smaller staples, somehow, I ended up accidentally using both. This trio is attached to the panel with glue dots in the center of each X to allow a bit of movement and the feeling they are floating.

The Poppystamps Sentiments of Love die finishes the panel which is popped up on the card front.

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