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Freshly Made Sketches #544

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Ready for a new sketch to play along with at Freshly Made Sketches? This week our sketch has been designed by the talented Queen of Backgrounds, Karren Johnson.

Love getting me some new goodies! My recent order consisted of the Boughs of Holly Suite. Oh I am loving everything in this suite!

The pretty papers are from the Boughs of Holly Designer Series Paper pack. This pack has traditional Christmas colours as well as some Gray Granite.

The leaf images are from the Leaves of Holly Stamp Set. I’ve stamped the leaves in Crumb Cake Ink and then Mossy Meadow Ink over the top. The leaves were then fussy cut out.

The branches of holly have been coloured with Cherry Cobbler and Mossy Meadow Blends. There are 20 of the holly branches in the Textural Elements. The sentiment I’ve used is from the Leaves of Holly Stamp Set also. This sentiment has been die cut with a die from the matching Holly Berry Dies.

Lastly, a Gray Granite Ribbon bow was added as I love my cards being OTT in detail.

The team at Freshly Made Sketches have created awesome cards. Make sure you head over to the challenge and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

TGIF Challenges #376

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Sketch challenges are my fav and my go-to as the starting point to any card. The sketch at TGIF Challenges is a fabulous one and had me reaching for my new Trees for Sale Stamp Set and matching Tree Lot Dies.

I would never have thought I’ve love a caravan die set, but I totally love these Tree Lot Dies and couldn’t wait to use them. So I managed to make them work for the sketch.

I cut the caravan in Basic White Cardstock and then another one in Basic Gray Cardstock. I cut the tire and the axel from the second diecut. I then took the dies for the top and bottom detail and cut these with some Pool Party Cardstock. The wreath was then cut with Bermuda Bay and Cherry Cobbler Cardstocks.

The trees (from the Trees for Sale Stamp Set) have been stamped with Pool Party Ink and Bermuda Bay Ink with the two step stamping images. These trees have then been cut out with the dies from the Tree Lot Dies.

I didn’t stop there. I die cut a light pole with Basic Gray Cardstock and stamped up some lights and coloured the globes with the Dark Mango Melody Blend. There’s a die to cut these out also!

The mountains in the back have been cut the Majestic Mountain Dies and I used a dauber to add some Crumb Cake Ink to the top of them. I then added a torn piece of Pool Party Cardstock across the bottom of the card.

The sentiment is from the Leaves of Holly Stamp Set. This sentiment fit my card the best and is fussy cut out.

The trees and caravan have been layered on a Basic White Cardstock circle die cut to match the sketch.

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Cheers

Narelle

Global Design Project #350

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When you have a couple of spare hours on a Sunday afternoon, you craft! I created this card for the latest challenge at Global Design Project. This week they have a sketch challenge for us to create our cards:

One of the bundles I’ve been hanging to get is the Season of Chic Bundle from the Stampin’ Up! 2022-2023 Annual Catalogue.

The stamp set and dies in this bundle have a combination of images that work for any occasion! This would have to be one of the most versatile bundles as it covers all of your crafting needs.

I’ve chosen a leaf stamp and leaves dies for my card and combined it with the lattice type die to make a card for a friend.

I started this card by taking a Blending Brush and Pool Party Ink and added some shading to the Basic White Cardstock. I then took the ink splatters stamp and Early Espresso Ink and randomly stamped over the shading. I then adhered the lattice type die cut with some Tombow Adhesive.

The leaves have been inked up with Crumb Cake Ink. Before stamping on to cardstock, I took a dauber and Early Espresso Ink and added some ink to the stamp. I then stamped it on to Basic White Cardstock and repeated the process. These leaves were then die cut out. I found some off-cut pieces of Early Espresso Cardstock and cut two leaves with the same die. After scrunching them in my hand, I added them to my card. The inked leaves were then added with Dimensionals.

The sentiment I chose for my card is also from the Season of Chic Stamp Set. This sentiment was stamped in Early Espresso Ink. I also added a torn strip of Pool Party Cardstock to peak out from under the sentiment.

To finish off my card I added a bow made with the Pool Party Sheer Ribbon and three Champagne Rhinestones.

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Cheers

Narelle

Just Add Ink #611

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Time for a new challenge at Just Add Ink. The challenge this week is a sketch challenge. Take a look at the sketch we have for you:

The card I’ve created features a brick embossed background (created with the Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder) and flowers fussy cut from the Hues of Happiness Designer Series Paper pack. This pack has gorgeous papers in it that are ready for your paper snips.

The team have created wonderful cards that will no double inspire you. Head over to the challenge and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #544

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There’s a sketch to play along with at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch has been designed Cecile Ribon. Take a look at her wonderful sketch:

I decided to create a couple of little notes cards using Cecile’s sketch. The leaves I’ve coloured are from the Nature’s Prints Stamp Set. I stamped the leaves twice for each card and coloured them with the Pool Party and Bermuda Bay Blends. I then used the matching Natural Prints Dies and cut them out.

The Basic White Cardstock has been matted with Kraft Cardstock. The sentiment I added was chosen because it fit across the card and I like the saying. This sentiment is from the Peaceful Moments Stamp Set. I finished off my card with a Linen Thread bow and also looped it around the card three times.

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Cheers

Narelle

Just Add Ink #609

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This week at Just Add Ink we have the following challenge for you to play along with:

Easy peasy for me as most of my stamp sets are floral stamp sets. The set I’ve chosen to add to my card is called Happiness Abounds Stamp Set. This set has really lovely flowers and pretty sentiments.

The flowers have been coloured with my Highland Heather Blends and for the centre, I used my Mango Melody Blends. I added extra shading of Highland Heather to the creases of the flowers to give definition.

The leaves are also from the Happiness Abounds Stamp Set. I have coloured them with my Soft Succulent Blends and fussy cut them out.

The designer series paper I’ve added to my Basic White Cardstock was the starting point to my card and I coloured my blooms to match the DSP. This strip of DSP is from the Hues of Happiness Designer Series Paper pack. I really like the watercoloured ombre effect of this side of the paper.

I added a torn strip of Highland Heather Cardstock along the edge and layered my flowers and leaves. After i adhered these down, I decided my card needed a little more, so I added a some Silver Metallic trim from the Simply Elegant Trim. Three Iridescent Pearls were added for that bit of blinginess and fullness that I love on my cards.

The girls at Just Add Ink have created wonderful florally creations for the challenge. Make sure you head over to the challenge and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #541

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Welcome to my blog and the newest challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch has been designed by my creative leggy Canadian friend Jennifer Brum.

I have the need for a wedding card, so I’ve used this weeks sketch to create a flowery creation for the newlyweds.

These pretty flowers I’ve coloured for my card are from the Happiness Abounds Stamp Set. I’ve coloured the flowers with the Cherry Cobbler Blends. I took my Color Lifter and removed some of the colour on the petals to give them light and dark shading.

The leaves are also from the same stamp set. These leaves have been coloured with the Old Olive Blends and fussy cut out.

The piece of DSP I’ve placed across the card is from the Sun Prints DSP. I love the combination of Gray Granite, Basic Black and Whisper White.

To add a little of embellishment and elegance, I added some ribbon that I gathered and placed with a ribbed effected down the card. Three metallic pearls were added to match the gold in the ribbon.

The team at Freshly Made Sketches have created wonderful cards using the sketch as inspiration. Head over to the challenge and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #540

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We have a new sketch for you to play along with at Freshly Made Sketches. This weeks sketch has been designed by the wonderfully creative Jen Mitchell. Make sure you pop over to her blog and check out her creations.

The card I’ve created features the Wild & Sweet Stamp Set from Stampin’ Up!. The koala has been lightly coloured with my Smoky Slate Blends.

After I placed my koala on the card, I realised it was lacking in details, so I added some trees from the retired Rooted In Nature Stamp Set. These trees have been created by using the marker directly to the stamp technique. Before stamping I huffed on the stamp to add moisture and applied the image to cardstock. Once I repeated this process, I fussy cut the trees and placed them on my card.

The team have created awesome cards. Head over to Freshly Made Sketches and see what they’ve created for this challenge.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Global Design Project Challenge #346

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The sketch challenge at Global Design Project had me reaching for my favourite stamp set – Friends Are Like Seashells Stamp Set. The placement of flowers on the sketch had me thinking of shells on a shaded background with ink splatters.

I took out the images I wanted to use and inked them up with Black Memento Ink. I then took a combination of Pale Papaya, Pumpkin Pie & Smoky Slate Blends to give the images colour. I inked up the leaf-y images in Smoky Slate Ink and fussy cut them out after stamping.

The Linen Thread that I plaited has been placed around the shells and adhered down with Glue Dots. The sentiment that I’ve added to my card is also from the Friends Are Like Seashells Stamp Set. This sentiment is actually one stamp, but I’ve trimmed it through the centre to give me two sentiments – I feel this gives me more balance.

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Narelle

Global Design Project #344

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The challenge at Global Design Project this week is a CASE challenge. The card we’ve been given to CASE is this gorgeous one from Charlet Mallett.

I am loving the the Hues of Happiness Designer Series Paper. The flowers in this pack are just gorgeous and perfect for those who love to fussy cut. As much as I love colouring, I also love that these flowers are can be just trimmed and placed on any project. The leaves are also from the same piece of DSP. The tiny little flowers, also cut from the DSP, have also been fussy cut and adhered down with tombow.

The background on my card has been given colour with a Blending Brush and Balmy Blue Ink and Night of Navy Ink. I started blending with Balmy Blue and then came in from the edges with Night of Navy. I then took my light Night of Navy Blend and flicked the nib against the lid to create the ink splatters. The Basic Rhinestones were also coloured with the light Night of Navy Blend to match the blue theme on my card.

The sentiment was heat embossed on Basic Black Cardstock and trimmed down and layered across the flowers.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle