Freshly Made Sketches #476

 Welcome to Freshly Made Sketches #476!

I admit I fluffed it with Linda's great sketch this week, thinking I had the design solidly in my head and not checking again before adhering all my bits and pieces, so the diagonal line isn't quite as sharp as I could have made it.

With my dad's birthday coming up, I've depleted the always small stack of masculine cards ready to go, so decided to keep this design super clean and simple. A Taylored Expressions embossing folder adds a bit of interest and reinforces the musical theme started with the Poppystamps Happy Birthday Melody die. The large PTI balloon adds a bright pop of color.

The Clean Team has fabulous cards this week! I hope you are inspired to play along with us at Freshly Made Sketches.

I'm linking this card to Seize the Birthday #209 (Anything Goes) and Time Out Challenges, where they are celebrating their 7th Birthday with Challenge #182!

       

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

Freshly Made Sketches #475

 Welcome to Freshly Made Sketches #475!

I'm hosting the challenge this week and created a sketch with three panels because I wanted to use the adorable Poppystamps Bunny Ears on an Easter card. My design took quite a few twists and turns, getting more and more complicated until I took a step back and walked away for a while. 

It was a quick flip through my stencils that triggered a completely different idea of backing the brightly inked eggs with a lighter colored ink splat. Each egg is layered with a white egg to lift them out of the ink and give the bunny ears a little more room to flap around.

A sweet sentiment from Papertrey Ink Simply Spring Borders finishes the design.

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

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

CASology Challenge #385

 Welcome to CASology Challenge #385!

I expect to see a few shamrocks and pots of gold at the end of a rainbow in the gallery this week! For my card, I pulled out Mama Elephant's Friend Indeed stamp set and a variety of embossing powders.

I sprinkled two shades of green embossing powder over the stamped word and then added a layer of clear gold embossing powder before heating it all up. I couldn't get a photo of the gold, but it is there, adding a little extra glimmer to the design.

A few green sequins were all that was needed to finish the card.

Check out the fantastic design team for more ideas!

Deidre Payne

Jacquie Southas (you are here)

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Karen Haman

Melissa Chipperfield 

Milka Gubo

Nancy Elrick

Sandie Munro

Sue Symens

Guest Designer: Shelly!

 

We are looking forward to seeing how LUCK inspires you - just remember to keep it Clean & Simple! This is a two week challenge, so you have until 9 AM Monday, March 15th (CMT) to link your card to the CASology blog.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie