Freshly Made Sketches #551

 Welcome to Freshly Made Sketches #551!

My mind went immediately to washi tape as soon as I saw the three strips on Kim Singdahlsen's fun design this week so I pulled out the holiday tapes while thinking about what I would do with the main part of the panel. 

A few Copic markers are used to color the MFT Stuffed Santa images which fill in the space nicely and go with the fun Ho Ho Ho washi sentiment. The first version of this card used three washi tapes, but as sometimes happens, I wasn't really happy with the card so redid it replacing a couple washi strips with medium and dark gray cardstock to make it look more like a rooftop.

The snowy bits are given dimension with a Viva Pearl Pen.

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 #550

 Welcome to Freshly Made Sketches #550!

The queen of fabulous clean and fresh designs, Jen Mitchell, has given us a great sketch that can be taken is so many directions. Clean and simple is my favorite style so I created the trio of panels with a few swipes of watercolor.

Teammate Cécile Ribon's lovely use of thread and floss in her designs inspired me to practice making French knots on a scrap of paper while the panel dried. After adding the PTI Life image and Gina K Designs Wild Roses sentiment, I felt brave enough to poke three holes and add the stitches.

The Clean Team has fabulous cards on display at Freshly Made Sketches! I hope you check them out and play along with us this week.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

Freshly Made Sketches #549

 Welcome to Freshly Made Sketches #549!

I love the circle element in the center of Clean Team designer, Jennifer Timko's fabulous sketch this week! Often I would turn to wreaths or a large snowflake, flower or butterfly image to take center stage, but my Simply Graphic Hublot (porthole) die was sitting on my desk begging to be used again.

Blue Distress Inks and a wave stencil add a watery splash of color to the center of the card base while the main panel is prepared with embossed stripes and the porthole die cut. 

I'm not sure it the purple inked Memory Box Owen the Octopus die cut is escaping back to the sea or climbing on board. Either way, the partially stamped MFT Bitty Birthday Wishes sentiment is tangled in his legs and a few Pretty Pink Posh jewels add a festive finish.

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

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie