Thursday, 3 April 2025

Leafy Cluster

 Hi and welcome!  Today's sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches is from Narelle Farrugia and it played right into my current fondness of stenciling/vintage-looking cards.


Because the purpose of Freshly Made Sketches is clean cards, I didn't distress any elements but tried to give a vintage-y look with ink-blending and stamping onto Desert Storm cardstock.  The foliage is a stamp, die and stencil combo from Simon Says Stamp that I bought in the Black Friday sales but hadn't used until now.  It was quick and easy to put together.


The hot-foiled sentiment was from my already-foiled stash which seems to be my go-to lately when I'm in a time crunch with my card-making (all the time, it seems!)

Thanks for visiting.  Please head over to the challenge blog and check out the wonderful new cards made by our design team - and meet our new team member!

Products used:

Stamps:  Friendship Leafy Cluster (SSS), Vintage Ephemera, Scripted Backgrounds (WPlus9), Distressed Patterns (MFT)
Ink:  Amalgam (Gina K), Rocky Shore, Swamp Green, Oak Moss (Altenew)
Cardstock:  White, Desert Storm (Neenah), Black
Dies:  Friendship Leafy Cluster (SSS), Postal Frames (The Greetery), Hexi-Gem Sentiments Hot Foil and Die (Spellbinders)
Accessories:  Friendship Leafy Cluster stencils (SSS), Gold hot foil

Cheers
Karren

6 comments:

I Card Everyone said...

Oh, for the love of leaves! This is fantastic! I have so many leaves in my stash, Karren! I totally agree that they are perfect for Narelle's Sketch!!
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Lisa Elton said...

I do like your fresh green leaves on the fabulous kraft background you've created for them! Pretty card, Karren!

Linda Callahan said...

I love the pop of the green against the neutral backdrop! Pretty!

Amy O said...

I love the vibrant green paired with the vintage-y background you've masterfully created! Great card, Karren!

Dawn T said...

What a fabulous card Karren. Love those leaves.

Kim S said...

I love your use of the sketch! The greens are gorgeous and you've created such a wonderful background for them!