Freshly Made Thank You

Hi All,
I wanted to share a Thank You card that I made using the awesome sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches.

And here is what I came up with:

 

I used a base Of Calypso Coral, Layers of Everyday Enchantment DP, Pool Party and Whisper White. I used my Gorgeous Grunge and Petite Pairs stamp set with a little Calypso Coral ribbon and a clear Vintage button. Love the cheerful colors! Thanks for stopping by!

Karin 

Freshly Exhausted!!

Evening All,
Well after dragging myself back to work this week and dealing with leaving my little one for extended periods of time I was trying to decompress and complete a few cards for a future stamp a stack a friend is having. With having less time to craft I try to be more efficient so I knew, sitting down that I had no idea for a layout so I went on over to Freshly Made Sketches and they did not disappoint, Check out this weeks sketch:

Here is what I came up with:

 

 

I used a base of Whisper White, a layer of Pistachio Pudding, another layer of Whisper White and a panel of the All is Calm DP. This paper is very elegant and makes card making a snap with the patterns. I used the sentiment from Homemade Holiday Photopolymer stamp set and punched it out with the Modern Label punch. A little of my favorite ribbon and I was done. Love it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin 



Freshly Made Halloween!

Hi All,
On this stormy day I decided I better work on my Halloween cards (amongst other things! ). I of course was pressed for time and needed a sketch. So I went on over to Freshly Made Sketches and they had this very versatile sketch:

Here is what I came up with:

 

I was again motivated to use the very cool photopolymer stamp set Home made holiday and the coordinating framelits! The framelits made a great city scape! Of course I colored my house with the awesome Blendabilites and made the background with some Sweet Taffy DP. Love the bright orange circles!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin





Love these late night postings!

Evening All,
I intended to post this yesterday but of course the day got away from me! That happens with four kids under one roof especially when one is only 11 weeks old!! I am impressed with myself that I have found a little time to craft here and there during the week. Yesterday I was trying to get a few "Thank You" cards done but was stumped for a layout until I went on over to Freshly Made Sketches and they had this awesome sketch:

 

Here is what I came up with:

 

 

I used a base of Old Olive, some Rich Razzleberry and coordinating Cottage Wall DP that I had squirreled away. I had used the sentiment from the "From My Heart" set. Love the elegant look of this stamp! A little Razzleberry ribbon and I was done. One of my favorite reasons for using the Stampin Up product line is all the coordination. I love that I can have the same exact shade from DP, to ribbon to ink to brads, etc! Well off to another project before my littlest one needs me again!
Have a great night!

Karin



Another Freshly Made Saturday

Morning All,
I wanted to share the last Christmas card that I made as part of my Great Aunt's birthday gift. I have been pushing all my activities to the wire lately as my little guy comes first but I did want to make sure I kept up with the tradition of making all of my Aunts greeting cards. For my inspiration I went on over to Freshly Made Sketches and they had another great sketch:

 

Without further adieu here is what I came up with:

 

 

I used a base of Always Artichoke, a layer of Crumb Cake and the last pieces of my Deck the Halls DP that I had squirrel away. I just love the vintage look! I ran the Crumb Cake through the Script EF, punched out an ornament and added a few pearls after "ageing" the edges of the ornament. I hope she likes it! Have a great day!

Karin



Freshly Made Christmas

Hi All,
I was able to carve out a little time for myself today and made some Christmas cards for my Great Aunt's upcoming 103rd birthday. I was rather proud as I was able to make about half of what she needs today, no small feet with a 6 week old! Anyhow I had gone on over to Freshly Made Sketches and thy had this great sketch:

This is what I created:

 

 

 

 

I used a base of Cherry Cobbler, some Early Espresso and Artichoke along with some Deck the Halls DP I had saved, which worked perfectly for the look I wanted. I punched out the ornament with a sentiment from Short and Sweet and I was done. Hope she likes it!

Karin  

 



Freshly Made Return!

Hi All,
I am finally getting back on my feet after a busy two weeks and wanted to share a card that I had a chance to make after working on other "creations". I have been a bit busy with the recent birth of my son! I am actually really excited as now I have a little, handsome face that I can build a new scrapbook around!! Before I work on that I needed to finish my Grandmother's Thanksgiving cards, as her 102nd birthday (much like my Great Aunt's birthday) is fast approaching in September and I need to finish all her cards to make sure she is set up for the Fall! I, of course was a bit brainless about a sketch so I went on over to Freshly Made Sketches and they had a GREAT sketch:

And here is what I came up with:

I used a base of Soft Suede, some of the gorgeous retired Comfort Cafe, the Full of Blessings stamp set and punched out the greeting and popped it up on a dimensional. I love the warm colors! Hope she likes them!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Freshly Made Thank You

Morning All.
I wanted to share a thank you card that I had a chance to make yesterday. Of course I still am behind on my "Thank You's" and wanted to try and catch up and had a few moments yesterday. I had gone on over to one of my favorite challenges: Freshly Made Sketches and they had another motivating sketch:

Loved the possibilities! Here is what I came up with:

 

I used a base of Whisper White, Pool Party and a few strips of the retired Salabration DP that I have hoarded! I used the sentiment from Short and Sweet and the onesie came from the new Something for Baby stamp set and coordinating framelits! So fun!

 

Love when a card comes together so easily! Have a great day!

Karin

Another Freshly Made Christmas

Evening All,
I wanted to share another card that I made for my upcoming Christmas Stamp a stack. I had gone on over to Freshly Made Sketches and they had another great sketch:

I loved the layout and it fit the type of card I wanted to make.

 

I used an old favorite "dasher" as my focal point, some retired DP I had squirreled away and my Short and Sweet set for the sentiment, which, by the way, fits perfectly in the Bitty Banners Framelits! Love them!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Freshly Made Christmas

Hi All,
As promised here is card number two of my Christmas in July class. I had gone on over to Freshly Made Sketches and they, of course, had a great sketch:

 

I loved the clean lay out! Here is what I came up with:

 

 

I used a base of Pool Party, some Smokey Slate, Whisper White and some Winter Frost DP I had picked up. I love the Silver Encore ink and how it goes with the metallic paper! Of course I used the Christmas Messages for my sentiment! A little button with some Bakers Twine and I was done! Love the layout! Have a great day!

Karin



Freshly Made Obsession!

Evening All,
I finally had a chance to finish a card I started the other night. I am still woefully behind on my "Thank You's" so I had decided to check out the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches and of course they did not disappoint! Check out their sketch:


I really loved the possibilities. Here is what I came up with:

 

I have been obsessed with this carriage stamp that I borrowed from a friend so I used it again on my cards along with my favorite retired set; Short and Sweet. I used a base of soon to retire Gumball Green, some soon to retire Afternoon Picnic DP, some pearls a button and Bakers twine and I was good to go! Hope you all have a great night!

Karin



On a roll!

Morning All,
Well I decided that as I was on a "sort of" vacation this week that I would make sure I had a little crafting time! As Stampin Up has just released its retirement list I knew that I wanted to use some of my favorites in the next few weeks for my projects. I, of course, needed a great sketch. So I went on over to Freshly Made Sketches and this is their great sketch:

 

 

And here is what I created:

 

 

I used one of my all time favorite background stamps, Sunflower and heat embossed it in my favorite color; pewter. I love both and am stocking up this week with SU's free shipping on the Pewter embossing powder as its my "go to" color! I ran the Coastal Cabana through my lattice folder (another retiring item that adds a great feel to projects!) and then stamped the sunflower again in Crumb Cake and placed it on a panel of Afternoon Picnic DP (also leaving us in June!). I added an antique brad and popped it up on dimensionals after heat embossing the sentiment from Loving Thoughts (another great retiring set). Loved this sketch and plan on using it again! Thanks for stopping by!

Karin 



Freshly Made Thank You

Hi All,
I wanted to share a "Thank You" card that I made for a friend who forwarded me a TON of baby clothes! I was at a loss for a sketch so I went on over to Freshly Made Sketches and of course they did not disappoint. Here is their sketch:

I really loved this layout and know that I will use it again! Here is what I came up with:

 

 

I used some of my Sweet Sorbet DP and a carriage stamp my friend loaned me. I heat embossed the carriage and stamped the sentiment using my retired Short and Sweet set. I popped it up on a dimensional and really love the way it came out! Thanks for stopping by!

Karin



Another Freshly Made Challenge

Evening All,
After a very LONG week I decided that I should spend a little time crafting to decompress. So I went on over to Freshly Made Sketches and they another fabulous sketch:

I needed a few "Thank You" cards so here is what I came up with:

 

 

I found a few pieces of Baja Breeze that I had "squirreled" away, which went well with the Comfort Café DP. I used one of my all time favorite retired sentiment sets, "Short and Sweet". A little seam binding and I was done. I definitely feel a bit better!

Have a great night!
Karin



Freshly Made Birthday!

Evening All,
I decided I needed to spend some time crafting this evening so I went on over to Freshly Made Sketches and they had a great sketch:

I decided I wanted to focus on some of my more "Spring like" DP and leave the stamping to a minimum. Here is what I came up with:

 

 

I used the Petite Pairs stamp set for the sentiment, a little bit of retired ribbon and some Cottage Wall DP that I had squirreled away and I was done! Love the colors and how easily it came together! Thanks for stopping by!

Karin



Freshly Made Easter

Evening All,
Sorry for the little hiatus! I have been swamped at work and have not had the energy in the evenings to do much!! Anyway I knew that I needed to get a move on with my Easter cards so I began looking for a sketch that would motivate me. Of course I found one over at Freshly Made Sketches! Check out this weeks sketch:

I pulled some of my new toys and here is what I came up with:

 

 

 

I used a mix of old and new with some Cottage Wall retired DP I had with a new Easter set called "Eggstra Spectacular". I really liked the simple sentiment with the back of the bunny. Of course I had to add a pearl for his tail!! I went very monochromatic with Rich Razzleberry. Well off to pack it in! Have a great night!

Karin



Freshly Made Valentine

Morning All,
Since today is a "snow day"  here in Massachusetts I thought I would catch up and finish some crafting. I needed a few more Valentines for my collections so I went on over to Freshly Made Sketches and they did not disappoint. Here is this weeks sketch:

And here is what I came up with:

 

 

I used some of my Pretty in Pink paper, some retired DP that I love for Valentines day, one of my favorite retired sets, Well Scripted, a little ribbon, the Big Shot with the Polka Dot Embossing folder and I was done. Hope you dig out from the snow!

Karin

 



A little late!

Evening All,
I wanted to share a card I made for the challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches. Here was their sketch:

 

Of course I messed up and didnt post it soon enough but I can at least share it here!

 

 

I used Wisteria Wonder as a base, inked the "Ears to You" retired stamp, placed a few strips of retired DP and some Wisteria Wonder Bakers Twine on the center bunny! I liked it even if I didn't get a chance to enter it!! Hope you have a great night!

Karin



Another Freshly Made Sunday

Evening All,
I wanted to share a card I made recently after seeing the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches. Check it out here:

 

Here is what I came up with:

 

 

I went a bit rustic and I rotated the sketch. I used a base of Cherry Cobbler with a panel of Crumb Cake on Early Espresso. I punched out the ornament from the Deck the Halls DP I had hoarded. A little Bakers Twine and a sentiment from Short and Sweet and I was done! Simple and fun! Have a great night

Karin



Freshly Made Saturday

Morning All,
I finally had a chance this weekend to make some of my Christmas presents for my relatives. I always make my Great Aunt's Valentine's and Easter cards as part of her Christmas present and of course I am way behind! So I decided to make her Valentine's Day cards this weekend but of course I was stumped. So I went on over to Freshly Made Sketches and they had another great sketch:

I decided to rotate it for my purposes. Here is what I came up with:

 

I used some of my favorite Valentines paper of all time "sending Love" on a base of Pretty in Pink and Early Espresso. I used the sentiment from "Short and Sweet", a few hearts and I was done! Hope she likes it!

Have a great day!

Karin