Poppin' By

Hi and welcome to Freshly Made Sketches.  This is our last challenge of the year and will be open for two weeks.  Linda - hilariously funny and super-talented Linda - is our hostess today and she has a sketch that you will find yourself using over and over again.

I used a new-to-me set from a new-to-me company and my card was heavily inspired by one made by my fellow FMS teamie, Cindy Lovell.  In fact, it was this card of Cindy's that got me ordering this set straight away.  I tried to not copy Cindy slavishly but you can definitely see where I was influenced :)  Thanks, Cindy!

I started with a white card base and over that I adhered a panel of Soft Stone cardstock cut with SugarPea's Zig Zag Stitched Rectangles dies.  I then die-cut a smaller white panel for the center.  

Then I got to playing with the various stamps and dies in the Date Night set.  I colored up the popcorn image using Copics and just played with the arrangement until I was happy with it.  The sentiment is white-embossed onto black cardstock.

I finished off with a few sparkling clear sequins.

Thanks for visiting.  Please check out the rest of the design team and I hope you can take some time over the holiday break to have a play with the sketch.  

Products used:

Stamps:  Date Night (My Creative Time)

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark

Cardstock:  White, Black, X-Press It

Dies:  Date Night, Zig Zag Stitched Rectangles (SugarPea)

Accessories:  Copics, white EP, sequins

Cheers

Karren

Christmas Wreath

Hi and welcome to a new sketch at SugarPea Designs Challenge!  This week, we have a classic sketch which allows for such a lot of creativity.

For my card, I went with a Christmas card in turquoise, lime and silver, using the set Funky Wreath - Christmas and Have an Ice Day for the sentiment.

I started with a white card base and onto that I layered another white panel with rounded corners.  Some Audrey Blue cardstock at the top and a silver foil scalloped piece formed the bones of my card.  To pretty it up, I got to stamping :)  I used the beautiful Funky Wreath Christmas set and after die-cutting the frame, I stamped one of the images several times in Audrey Blue, Green Apple and silver inks, shifting the stamp slightly each time.

I then stamped the bow in silver ink and white embossed the sentiment onto the banner from the Gift Tag Die set.

Here's a close up of the beautiful images in the wreath set.

Thanks for visiting.  Be sure to check out the rest of the design team as they have made some wonderful cards with this sketch.

Brandi Hall 

Claire Broadwater

Deanne Kay

Jeanne Jachna

Karren Johnson - you are here!

Laura Jane

Lee Ann Barrett

Lesley Croghan

Mackie Robertson

Products used:

Stamps:  Funky Wreath - Christmas, Have an Ice Day

Ink:  Versamark, Green Apple, Audrey Blue (SSS), Silver (Hero Arts)

Cardstock:  White, Black, Audrey Blue, Silver Foil

Dies:  Funky Wreath - Christmas, Gift Tag, Scallop (SU)

Accessories:  Silver ribbon, Corner Rounder

Cheers
Karren

Merry and Bright

Hi!  This is the first card I've made for fun in two weeks :(  But I finally got some time to myself in the craft room and after I'd made my cards for DT commitments for the week, I got to play.  And I made a card for a few challenges out there:  CAS(E) This Sketch, Just Add Ink, CASology and Virginia's View.

I started with a white card base and out of that I die-cut the Frames die and then inlaid the thin frame which I'd cut from Audrey Blue cardstock.  Unfortunately, that plan went out the window when I accidentally ripped the blue frame - after it was stuck down in parts!  So I had to lay another frame over the top and it worked - thank goodness.  The tree was stamped and colored with aqua colored Copic markers and I tried for a silver-colored base and star using Copics.  It was then coated in clear Wink of Stella.

I stamped the sentiment onto the cardbase and over the blue frame using my Misti and then when I was about to stick the tree down, I thought something was missing, so I die-cut some Circle Loops out of silver glimmer paper to put behind the tree.  It almost looks like a silver thread nest :)

Thanks for visiting.  I'm hoping to get some more time to stamp tomorrow!

Products used:

Stamps:  Jingle All the Way, Hand Lettered Holiday (MFT)

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black

Cardstock:  White, Silver Glimmer, Audrey Blue

Dies:  Circle Loops, Frames (SSS)

Accessories:  Copics, Wink of Stella

Cheers

Karren

Edited to Add:  This card got a shout out at Just Add Ink, CAS(E) This Sketch and CASology.

Penguin Beach

Hi!  It's Fusion Card Challenge time and we have a fabulous sketch and inspiration photo for this, our last challenge of the year.

Despite the decidedly Christmas theme to the challenge, I went in the complete opposite direction and came up with a summer card - although it IS summer here.  I did stick with a bird theme of sorts, though :)

On a white card base I sponged some sand and sea using Old Paper, Tumbled Glass and Broken China distress inks.  I used a white gel pen for the waves.  I stamped and colored the penguin, tree and ball before die-cutting them.  I then used an oval die to partially die cut the top layer of white cardstock.  I then positioned the colored elements onto the card before stamping the sentiment.

I used a Copic Multiliner pen to draw the seagulls - that is the extent of my drawing skills :)  And that's it!  In hindsight I wish I hadn't used a white top layer but it's too late now!

Thanks for visiting.  The rest of the design team have used the challenge graphic to make some spectacular cards, so be sure to check them out.

Products used:

Stamps:  Penguins in Paradise (MFT) Poppy Birthday (Verve)
Ink:  Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Old Paper Distress Ink, Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black
Cardstock:  White, X-Press It
Dies:  Penguins in Paradise (MFT), Oval Nestabilities
Accessories:  Copics, white gel pen, Copic Multiliner

Cheers
Karren

How did THAT happen?

Hi and welcome!  It's time for another sketch at Freshly Made Sketches and this week, our hostess is the fabulous Rita Wright.  Rita has come up with a wonderful sketch and I have to say that I used to dislike angled panels, but I'm getting used to them now :)

I need a card for my oldest, who turns 18 next week.  I have no idea how I have become the mother of a legal adult, but there you go!  For Matthew's card, I went with an age card, because 18 is a pretty big deal here in New Zealand - you can legally drink in bars and you can vote.  I know which one he'll be doing ;)

Speaking of drinking, much to my dismay, my son is pretty much addicted to the energy drink "V" hence the bottle on his card.  I die cut the bottle and sponged it with Green Leaf and Olive inks to try and mimic the color of the real bottle.  I then peeled off the label from a real bottle and die-cut the logo to adhere to my cardstock bottle.

The card base was stenciled with translucent embossing paste and a grid stencil.  While that was drying, I also coated the "18" with Glossy Accents and left it to dry.  The "notebook" panel was stamped with the Notebook Paper Background in Surf Blue ink then die-cut with Paper Smooches Paper die.  The bottle top was die-cut from silver foil cardstock.

And that's it.  I hope he likes it - not that he'd ever admit it, of course - he is a teenager!

Be sure to check out the gorgeous cards produced by the rest of the design team.  They're sure to inspire you as always.

Products used:

Stamps:  Soda Pop (MFT), Notebook Paper Background (MFT)
Ink:  Surf Blue, Green Leaf, Olive (SSS), Versafine Onyx Black
Cardstock:  White, black, slate, silver foil paper
Dies:  By the Numbers (PTI), Soda Pop Bottles (MFT), Bottle Caps (MFT), Paper (Paper Smooches), Pierced Rectangle Stax (MFT)
Accessories:  Glossy Accents, Translucent Embossing Paste, Large Grid Stencil (MFT)

Cheers
Karren

Pizza My Heart

Hi and welcome!  Today is the first challenge for the all-new SugarPea Designs challenge and check out the fabulous sketch:

As soon as I saw the sketch, I wanted to use this cute pizza guy!  This card is going to be my DH's birthday card later this month.  He lurves pizza :)

I stamped and colored Pizza Guy from Pizza My Heart and put him to one side while I worked on the rest of the card.  I laid a brick stencil onto the card base and sponged several colors of ink in a circular pattern, fading out at the edges.  I then cut a double-ended banner shape from some old patterned paper.  The pizza image on the left was stamped and fussy-cut and the heart on the right was punched out.  I took one of the sentiment stamps in the set and cut it up to fit inside the heart.

Thanks for visiting!  Be sure to visit the rest of the team by clicking on their names below.  They each have a wonderful card showcasing this sketch.  I hope you'll have time to join us - you have all month to play along but we will be providing a new sketch each week.  You can make a card for each sketch or just play once or twice - it's up to you.  

Brandi Hall
Claire Broadwater

Deanne Kay
Jeanne Jachna
Laura Jane

Lee Ann Barrett

Lesley Croghan

Mackie Robertson

Products used:

Stamps:  Pizza My Heart (SugarPea Designs)

Ink:  Sparrow, Cobblestone, Khaki, Burnt Orange (SSS), Versamark, Memento Tuxedo Black

Cardstock:  White, SU Patterned Paper, Black, X-Press It

Accessories:  English Brick Wall Stencil (MFT), Copics, White EP, Heart Punch

Cheers

Karren

Big Hugs

It's Freshly Made Sketch Challenge Day and this week our hostess is none other than the very-talented Jen Mitchell who always amazes me with her fabulous cards.  Jen's sketch is so cool - I loved it as soon as I saw it!

Unfortunately, while I may have loved the sketch, my mojo wasn't present when I was trying to make my card!  

I wanted to do an emboss resist on the top part of the card so dug around in my stamps for a suitable image.  I found an old, old wood mount stamp from a company called Just for Fun and decided to use that.  I white embossed that onto a panel of watercolor paper and sponged on Antique Linen, Tattered Rose, Victorian Velvet, Barn Door and Fired Brick ink from right to left across the panel.  I saw this color combo on Pinterest and thought it looked gorgeous!

Once the panel was finished, I cut it down to size and mounted it onto a black stitched scallop piece.  The banner was white embossed and glued to the card base and the top panel and scalloped piece is mounted on foam tape.  I tied some kraft colored twine around the panel to bring in the Antique Linen ink a bit more.

Thanks for visiting!  Be sure to check out the wonderful creations from the rest of the design team.

Products Used:

Stamps:  Unknown from Just for Fun Stamps, Big Scripty Greetings (SSS)

Ink:  Tattered Rose, Antique Linen, Victorian Velvet, Barn Door, Fired Brick (Distress), Versamark

Cardstock:  White, Black, Watercolor

Dies:  Jumbo Fishtail Flag Stax (MFT), Stitched Scalloped Border (Lawn Fawn)

Accessories:  White EP, twine

Cheers

Karren