Winter Meadow - FMS #651

Hi everyone.  Thanks for dropping by and checking out my cards this week.   This sketch challenge by by Amy at Freshly Made Sketches  caught my eye, and I thought I'd give it a go.  There are so many things you could actually do with this challenge.  Remember the shapes like the oval in a sketch challenge can be swapped out (any shape) so if ovals aren't your thing you have the option to change the image to something else.  

Here Is My Card:  

I really like the designer papers in the Winter Meadow pack.  The colours are so beautiful.  Originally I was going to use Lost Lagoon cardstock for my card base and  accessories, however I'm still working on cleaning up my stash so wound up using a card base I had on hand that is in a retired color called Tranquil Tide.  It matched in with the paper pretty well.  

I've had a lot of fun with the Sophisticated Sled dies and stamp set and have made several cards with the sled as the focal point.  For my version of the challenge, the sled represents the oval in the sketch.  

Supplies:

Stamp Set(s): 

• Sophisticated Sled - #164340 Online Exclusive
• Christmas Gleaming - sentiment #150464 (R)
• One Horse Open Sleigh # 162119 - sentiment inside mat
• Winter Memories #127937 (R) - skates on inside mat 

Card Stock and Designer Series Paper:

• Tranquil Tide 8 1/2 " x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4" for base; scraps for skate laces and for the greenery
• Early Espresso 4" x 5 1/4" for mat on card front and scrap for sled rail
• Gray Granite for sled slats 
• Whisper White scrap for the ice skates and sentiment base 
• Winter Meadow DSP #162133 for mat
• Scrap of striped dsp from unknown paper source

Ink:

• Tranquil Tide for sentiment
• Gray Granite - skates on inside panel mat 

Accessories:  

• Starform Black/Silver Glitter stickers
• Starform Glitter  Silver/Gold strips 
• Dimensionals 

Thank you for dropping by.  If you liked this card let me know, I always appreciate your comments.  

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Pool Party Monochromatic Birthday Card - FMS #650

This week's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches was designed by Judy at Jar Full of Joy   I wanted to make a monochromatic birthday card using some Stampin' Up! designer series paper and a stamp and die set I hadn't tried out yet, so these  three rectangles in the sketch became the perfect layout.  

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HERE'S MY CARD: 

I love this Subtles Designer paper.  It comes in a 6 x 6 package and includes all the colours in the Subtles color line.  The sentiment "Time to Celebrate" is from the Round We Go stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Round We Go Dies and Stamps 

I'm  glad I bought this set as it has quite a good variety of sentiments and the fonts are a wonderful mashup of styles.  

I haven't created or used a lolly on my cards for some time.  The die in the Round We Go coordinating die set is really easy to use and cuts and puts in the tiny fold lines.  To make this lolly I needed two strips of designer paper that I joined together using Tom Bow.  I've seen other folks using a heat gun, but with the DSP it didn't seem necessary. 

I wanted to keep the inside of the card relatively dressy but simply by adding a layer of pool party beneath the white mat.  Normally I would cut this layer using  card stock but I decided to use a piece of the beautiful DSP. I think it looks great.  The font for the Happy Birthday sentiment is quite cool.  It's also from the Round We Go Stamp Set.  

I pulled out an old retired birthday stamp set from Stampin' Up! called Picture Perfect Birthday, to stamp the little party horn to mount on the focal piece.  I love those stamps and have never been able to part with them because they add such a fun feeling to a celebration.  To make sure the little horn stood out from the background color I stamped it using Coastal Cabana Ink.  The beautiful opalescent sequins bring the focal point to life. 

SUPPLIES USED: 

Stamp & Die Set(s):

• Round We Go Stamp Set #163724
• Round We Go Dies #163729
• Picture Perfect Birthday #145519
• Stitched circle dies (R) 

Designer Series Paper:

• Subtles (2024) 6 x 6 DSP - Pool Party - 2 strips dsp with circles and 1 strip with leaves - all strips 1 5/8" x 3 6/8", 4" x 5 1/4" dsp with circles for inside mat.

Cardstock:

• Whisper White 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" for card base scored at 4 1/4", 4" x 5 1/4" mat layer for card front,  3 3/4" x 4 7/8" mat for inside, scrap piece for 2" stitched circle and horn 
• Pool Party 4 1/4" x 5 3/8" mat for card front 
• Pool Party Cut two 1 1/2" x 5" strips with circles for lolly and die cut a circle to use on the back of the lolly as an anchor point. 

Ink: 

• Pool Party
• Coastal Cabana 

Accessories:

• Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins - 5
• Dimensionals 

Thank you for checking out my FMS#650FMS#649 challenge card this week.  I'm really happy to have visitors and love to have comments.  I'd also like to know if my card or those of other participants and or the FMS Design Team have influenced you to play along.  Let me know, I'd love to see your card too.  

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Bi-Plane Fun Masculine Birthday Card - Freshly Made Sketches #648

Happy Saturday and welcome to my blog.  Summer is whizzing by and we continue to have hot dry weather.  Some days, I just don't feel like leaving the house or doing anything outside. Today is one of those days, so I'm happily heading to my craft room to get some crafting time in.  Join me......

The Abbotsford Airshow is happening this weekend and all day long I can hear the planes roaring overhead.  Since planes are on my brain, I thought it would be a great opportunity to use Narelle's sketch #648 from Freshly Made Sketches for today's card.   Here's the sketch:

Click here to see the FMS #648 Design Team and Participant's Cards

HERE'S MY CARD: 

Supplies: 

My card features papers from the Take to the Sky Designer series paper featured in the annual Stampin' Up! Catalogue and the coordinating stamps and dies from Adventurous Sky.  

Click here to see the details on the Take to The Sky suite

Stamp Set and Dies:

• Adventurous Sky 

Paper:

• Take to the Sky DSP for the mats on the outside and inside of the card. 

Accessories: 

• Layering Squares Dies
• 1" square die punch 
• Dimensionals 

Thanks for dropping by and checking out my card.  Hope you liked  it.  This was a very quick and easy card to make and I hope it inspires you to try different styles of cards and perhaps join in the challenge, there's still time.  

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Christmas Classic - Blocking Design #FMS647

Hi Everyone!  If you're a BC Resident happy BC Day long weekend!  I've been watching the Summer Olympics out of France this past week, and I'm just awed by all the elite athletes representing Canada in the games!  How exciting!  

I'm also excited to share a card I made this week using the latest Freshly Made Sketches challenge sketch.  Karren is the sketch hostess this week at Freshly Made Sketches  so a big shout out to her.  Her concept for this sketch was "color blocking".

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HERE'S MY CARD:

Today's card is another Christmas design using retired products from Stampin' Up! My biggest decision when I started to assemble the pieces was whether I needed a gap between the paper mats or to make them flush.  I decided having a white border around and between the paper cuts would tie them together.  I also decided to do a landscape mode rather than portrait.  

Instead of using a square or rectangle for the focal point on this card I chose to use layered circles.  I started with a 2 3/4" Shaded Spruce stitched circle followed by a Whisper White 2 1/4" circle.   Because I didn't want to stamp a sentiment or design in the background I cut a 2" circle from patterned paper and used that as a backdrop for the sleigh.  

SUPPLIES:

Stamp Sets:

• Window Wishes #159751 (sentiment) 
• Christmas Barn #159747 (sleigh) 

Cardstock:

• 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Shaded Spruce scored at 4 1/4" for base.  Layout is landscape. 
• 3" x 3" scrap of Shaded Spruce for stitched circle 
• One 4" x 5 1/4" piece of Whisper White for inside panel and a scrap for 2" stitched circle layer and sentiment strip
• Scrap Cherry Cobbler 

Designer Series Paper:

• Classic Christmas 6 x 6 #155969 (R)

Accessories:

• Classic Label Punch
• Layered Stitched Circle dies
• Dimensionals 
• Adhesive Back Sequins Trio - Opaque White #161205
• Paper Trimmer
• Tombow Adhesive glue

Well thanks for dropping by.  I hope you liked this sketch challenge by Freshly Made Sketches.  If you haven't participated in a sketch challenge or like this design and just want to make a card there's still time to do so.  If you like my rendition, leave me a comment, I love to hear what caught your eye or how this card made you feel.  Cheers and have a good week. 

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Winter Fun FMS #6455

Here's this week's sketch from Jen at Freshly Made Sketches:

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Here's My Card: 

As a demonstrator we often get access to products that will be coming out in catalogues or part of the online exclusives ahead of customers, and so I was able to purchase the first of my Christmas stamp and die sets for the upcoming holiday season.  This over the top stamp set is called "Sophisticated Sled" and it has coordinating dies by the same name.  

This was my first time using both and I'm extremely pleased with how this card turned out. 

I stamped the skates in Misty Moonlight on the front corner of the envelope and then stamped it off again on a scrap of paper before applying it to the inside mat. I love the faded look and it was easy to stamp the wonderful sentiment overtop in the corresponding ink.  

Supplies: 

Stamps: 

• Sophisticated Sled #164340 - Online Exclusive  Christmas 2024 
• Skates - on envelope, tag and inside
• Inside Verse - I Hope Your Days Are Filled With Fun and Laughter
• Encircled in Warmth - #156449 (R)
• Let It Snow

Cardstock:

• Base Whisper White - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"
• Inside mat - 3 3/4" x 5" 
• Outside and Inside Mats cut two - Misty Moonlight 4" x 5 1/4" 

Designer Paper and Ephemera:

• Paper Pumpkin May 2024 - Striped Mat 3 3/4" x 5" 
• Pool Party Sprigs of leaves - 1 element 

Dies:

• Something Fancy - Layering tags - Large one in Misty Moonlight and smaller one in Whisper White 
• Sophisticated Sled Dies to cut out skates

Accessories:

• Pastel Adhesive Sequins - Pool Party Blues
• Dimensionals under small label
• Glue Dots from Paper Pumpkin Kit - under skates and leaves

Thank you for taking the time to drop by today.  I'd love to hear your comments on this card.  It is another of my Christmas must do cards and I'm very happy with how quick it was to make and how clean and simple the design is.  Thanks Freshly Made Sketches for the wonderful sketch this week which influenced my card design. 

Happy Stamping!

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