Thursday, 5 February 2026

Thinking of Cosmos

Hi! It's Freshly Made Sketches time and this week our hostess is Kim Singdahlsen.  I went from memory when making my card and sort of got my angled panels at the wrong angle but I hope you can still sort of see the sketch!


I have been waiting for these Garden Cosmos dies to come back in stock for a long time and snapped them up as soon as I got the notification from my NZ retailer, Krafters Cart.  They are just gorgeous and I'm so pleased with them.  I die-cut everything with white cardstock and did some ink-blending on all the pieces, going for a soft apricot look to the flowers.


The angled strips were cut, then stamped then embossed before being added to a white card base for a white-on-white look.  If you've been following me for any length of time, you might have known that I really struggle with angled panels so this sketch was a bit of a challenge, but by keeping it tone-on-tone, it was easier to work with.
Thanks for visiting!  I hope you'll check out the fabulous cards made by the rest of the design team.


Products used:

Stamps: Assorted Greetings (Gina K Designs)
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Apricot Frost, Citronella (Altenew), Rustic Wilderness Distress Ink
Cardstock: White
Dies: Craft-a-Flower: Garden Cosmos (Altenew)
Accessories: Burlap Embossing Folder (Honey Bee Stamps), Tea Party Enamel Dots (Altenew)

Cheers
Karren

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10 comments:

Cindy H. said...

What a lovely card! Beautifully colored flowers and I love the textured stripes.

JoAnn said...

Beautiful card Karren. Love the softly blended Cosmos. This is one of my favorite flower dies. Love your embossed angled layers.

donna mikasa said...

The angles on Kim's sketch are a bit tricky but I can definitely see it on your gorgeous card!

Dawn T said...

That Cosmos die set is fabulous and love the delightful soft colours are so beautiful. Love the textured areas too

Ellibelle said...

This card is really beautiful, love the colors.
Had a question about the Tic Tac Toe challenge as I am in charge for updating the Thursday challenges and noticed there hasn't been an update in a while for that challenge. Wondering if it will return or has the challenge ended? Please email me at ellibellescorner at gmail dot com so I can keep it up to date.
Thanks so much!

Kim S said...

I love the textured stripes you added behind those gorgeous flowers. The colors are fabulous!

Cindy Beach said...

Hi Karren, I came to admire this beautiful card and enjoyed two bits of information. I ordered the dies and looked up the MFT challenge - thanks for letting us know about that! Your ink blending is gorgeous, love your take on the sketch!

Nora Noll said...

WOW!! This is beautiful!! I LOVE the way you created the strips with embossed paper. The flowers are so pretty.

Jen Timko said...

I love love love these cosmos! Your shading on them is fabulous!

Cécile RIBON said...

What a delicate beauty, Karren! The very soft coloring is stunning