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Freshly Made Sketches #615

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It’s time for a new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch designer is Amy O’Neill. Amy is the creator of gorgeous cards and always with wonderful colour combinations.

All of the leaves and flowers were sitting on my desk having been discarded from other projects, so this card was super easy to throw together. I only had to add the papers. These pretty papers are from the Softly Stippled Designer Series Paper pack. These papers are part of the Sale-A-Bration promotion starting 4th January. They can be yours free when you spend AU$90.

The rose images are from the Stippled Rose Stamp Set and the leaves have been diecut with the Notes of Nature Dies – these products are available in the 2024 Jan-April Mini Catalogue.

The team at Freshly Made Sketches have created awesome projects using Amy’s sketch. Make sure you head over to Freshly Made Sketches and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #615

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It’s new sketch challenge time over at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch hostess is Karren Johnson. As soon as I saw Karren’s awesome sketch, I knew what I wanted to create. Don’t you love it when a sketch inspires you like that?

One of the things I love about Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper is the already coloured and ready to be fussy cut out are the images on their papers.

These little birds have been fussy cut from the Flight and Airy Designer Series Paper pack. This pack is going to be available for free from the 2024 Sale-A-Bration Catalogue when you spend AU$90 or more. The other side of the papers have been used for the strip and circle that i have added to my card.

The background cardstock has been shaded with Balmy Blue Ink and the ink was flicked with the Dark Night of Navy Blend. By flicking ink, i think it softens the background.

I added a sentiment, some tiny pink pearls from the Blooming Pearl pack and adhered everything down.

The team have created awesome cards using this sketch. Make sure you head over to Freshly Made Sketches and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #610

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There’s a new sketch challenge to play along with over at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch hostess is the wonderfully super talented Jennifer Timko.

I am loving a leaf or two at the moment. The leaves I added to my card have been created with Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper and the following ink colours: Cajun Craze, Granny Apple Green and Crushed Curry. I added these colours to the paper in random places, waited for the paper to dry and then diecut the leaves out with the Autumn Leaves Dies.

There’s a die in this set that creates tiny dotted strips. I diecut the background cardstock three times with this die to emulate the strips in the sketch. I then set about shading and ink flicking the background. Once I was happy with the background, I placed the leaves on Dimensionals and added some diecut branches.

The sentiment I have used is from the matching stamp set to the dies. It’s called Autumn Leaves Stamp Set. These sentiments are all seperate but I liked them grouped together to say everything I want to say to a friend.

Finally, i added some ribbon from the Copper and Natural Ribbon Combo Pack. I’ve used the copper ribbon and kind of looped it around so it’s not really in a bow. It’s probs a little hard to see as it blends with the leaves.

The team have created awesome cards that will no doubt inspire you. Make sure you head to the challenge and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #609

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Welcome to my blog and another new sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch designer is the super talented Judy Rozema.

My card started off with these stamped flowers from the Two Tone Flora Stamp Set. I had them sitting on my desk left over from another project, so I can’t even remember what colours I used for them.

Also sitting on my desk were the pre-cut leaves from the Textured Floral Dies. These have been cut with Pool Party Cardstock. I placed these flowers and leaves over a piece of cardstock that has been shaded with Pool Party Ink and a Blending Brush. I flicked ink over the background with the Dark Night of Navy Blend before I stuck down my flowers and leaves.

The designer series paper I added in the background and strips are from the Countryside Inn DSP pack. I then added a thank you sentiment and a single pearl for a bit of blingyness.

The team have created awesome cards that will no doubt inspire you. Make sure you head over to Freshly Made Sketches and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Just Add Ink #672

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It’s time for a new challenge at Just Add Ink. This week our challenge for you is to:

I have filled my card with pink and purple pansies. These pansy images are from the Pansy Patch Stamp Set. The leaves were cut with Basic White Cardstock and Textured Floral Dies. After choosing the colours for my pansies, I then chose the remainder of my card colours to match them.

I shaded the background behind the pansies with a Blending Brush and an mask from the Artistic Mix Decorative Masks.

The sentiment I added is actually one solid sentiment, but I decided to trim it in half to and layer it in two places over the flowers.

I added some coloured Linen Thread and added a bow on the side of the card. I also had diecut book edge that I had sitting on my desk, so this was added to the card.

The team have created wonderful cards using this weeks sketch, so head over to Just Add Ink and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #603

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There’s a new sketch for you to play along with at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch hostess our fabulously talented carmaker and Queen of Walking Jennifer Brum.

I have had the Earthen Texture Dies for a little while but hadn’t cracked them open as yet. I got them out for this challenge and created a vase of leafy diecuts to fill the vase. I added an embossed background and kept my colour scheme as all neutrals. I added an embossed sentiment that I had previously embossed and set aside.

The team at Freshly Made Sketches have created awesome cards to inspire you. Head over to the challenge and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #602

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It’s time for a new sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch designer is Kim Singdahlsen. Kim’s creation are always amazing and I love her attention to detail.

My card features butterflies from the Night of Flight Stamp Set. I am loving these butterflies as they are perfect for colouring and seem to be my go-to at the moment for layering on cards. I just love their artwork!

I’ve given them colour with my Tahitian Tide and Smoky Slate Blends. I then fussy cut them out. I had some leafy diecuts sitting on my desk, so I decided to add them to the card. The set these diecuts are from is called Textured Floral Dies.

I diecut the edge of a piece of Smoky Slate Cardstock with the notebook edge die from the Gorgeously Made Dies and added it under the Basic White Cardstock. On this cardstock I stamped the script stamp from the Gorgeously Made Stamp Set. I added an embossed piece of Pebbled Pathy Cardstock and an offcut piece of Basic Black Cardstock.

An embossed sentiment on Basic Black Cardstock was added as well as some Simply Elegant Trim and some Basic Rhinestones.

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Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #601

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Welcome to our newest sketch at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch has been designed by the wonderfully talented Linda Callahan.

The card I created features a shaded background and blue butterflies. The butterflies are coloured with my blue blends and fussy cut out. These butterflies are from the Night of Flight Stamp Set. I’ve nestled them on diecuts leaves from the Gorgeously Made Dies. I then heat embossed a sentiment on Misty Moonlight Cardstock.I added a diecut trim that was laying on my desk to the mix also. The papers I’ve added to the card are from from Countryside Inn DSP pack.

The team at Freshly Made Sketches have created awesome cards. Make sure you head over to the challenge and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Just Add Ink #666

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It’s time for a new challenge at Just Add Ink. This week is inspiration picture challenge. Have a look at the fab pic we have for you to play along with:

From the inspiration pic, I took the colours as well as flight. I took the following colours – turquoise, pink, black and white.

The flight of my butterflies were taken from the skier. The pretty butterflies I’ve used are from the Night of Flight Stamp Set.

I used the background script stamp from the Gorgeously Made Stamp Set and diecuts from the matching die set.

The team at Just Add Ink have created awesome inspiration for you. Make sure you head over to Just Add Ink and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Global Design Project #404

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The card I’ve created today is for the latest challenge at Global Design Project. This week their challenge is to CASE this fab project from Susan Wong:

I created a card with tags and ribbon detail like Susan’s creation. I’ve gone with a fun birthday card using the Beautiful Balloons Stamp Set.

The colours I’ve used on my card are Pebbled Path, Coastal Cabana and Gray Granite. I feel like this card could be a feminine and a masculine card.

Thanks for stopping by

Cheers

Narelle