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Hi and welcome to the new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches, where our hostess this week is Jen Brum.  Jen has given us a clean and open sketch so have fun with it!

I used some new-to-me products from a UK company called Carnation Crafts that I first saw on Bibi Cameron's blog.  Basically you buy the dies and then download the images to print out on your printer.  This card was made using two separate products - the florals and leaves were from one set of dies and the postbox was another.

Fair to say, I would recommend also buying the paper Carnation Crafts sells to print on.  I tried on different cardstock I had and their paper definitely gave the best, most vibrant result.  In the downloads you can also download a sheet that you then fold in half and can get a double-sided image for either 3D or just to use the reverse side for a different view.  The dies also add embossing to parts of the image for added realism. It's pretty innovative and I've already placed my second order.  I probably won't use these products exclusively on a card, but they are a welcome addition and can be used for quick cards, which is what this was.

The frames on this card were cut from an Altenew die.  I adhered two of them to a white card base then added the Carnation Crafts products.  I finished with a matching sentiment from Spellbinders.

Thanks for visiting.  I hope you'll check out the wonderful cards made by the rest of the design team.

Products used:

Stamps:  Send & Seal (Spellbinders)

Ink: Versafine Clair Nocturne

Cardstock: White

Dies: Send & Seal (Spellbinders), Fine Frames Cover (Altenew), Elegant Blooms, Post Box (Carnation Crafts)

Accessories: Elegant Blooms, Post Box downloads (Carnation Crafts)

Cheers

Karren

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