Freshly Made Sketches #293

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It’s time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches. Our sketch designer this week is my super talented NZ friend Karren Johnson. Karren’s so creative with her card making and is an amazing colourist!

Have a look at her fab sketch:
I really love her sketch! I don’t have any large dies that gave me that great curve, so I hand cut my cardstock as close to the sketch as I could. The flowers, I watercoloured with my watercolour pencils, are from Birthday Blooms. These flowers have quite a lot of smaller flowers and leaves around them, but for something different, I cut them all off. I then coloured the largest of the leaves and tucked them back under the flowers.

The black leaves are cut with Flourish Thinlit Dies and the sentiment I’ve used is from Stampin’ Up! Blooms and Wishes. Initially I had an all white background but felt it looked a bit plain, so I picked up a discarded piece of designer series papers I had on my desk and added it to my card. This great chevron paper is from a retired pack called Pop of Pink Specialty Designer Series Paper. I really liked the contrast of the black chevron, Rich Razzleberry flowers and white cardstock.

We would love it if you could join us with this sketch challenge. Head over to Freshly Made Sketches and link up a card. While you’re there, take a look at the fabulous inspiration from the design team.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Pals Paper Arts #319 & Create with Connie & Mary Challenge #425

Posted in By Stamp Set - Birthday Blooms, By Stamp Set - Timeless Textures, By Theme - Female Cards, Challenge - Create with Connie & Mary, Challenge - Pals Paper Arts by stamplicious

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I’m back with the second card I created today. I’ve combined my card for two challenges – the colour challenge at Pals Paper Arts and the sketch challenge at Create with Connie & Mary Challenge.

This is such a pretty colour combination and one I haven’t used before. I’ve lightly watercoloured the flower from Stampin’ Up!s Birthday Blooms after I embossed it with white embossing powder. I’ve used the watercolour and droplet type stamps from Timeless Textures in the background. Here’s what I came up with:

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Cheers

Narelle

19Aug2016

Just Add Ink #325

Posted in By Stamp Set - Birthday Blooms, By Stamp Set - Gorgeous Grunge, By Theme - Female Cards, Challenge - Just Add Ink by stamplicious

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Sketches challenges are my favourite! Tina has designed this fab one for us at Just Add Ink.

I really love this colour combination together – Tip Top Taupe, Basic Black and Hello Honey. I don’t own a ric rac die so I’ve settled for stripey DSP – I like the striking effect of it behind the white panels. The flower I’ve water coloured with Hello Honey ink is from Stampin’ Up!s Birthday Blooms. My leaves are coloured with Pear Pizzazz and Always Artichoke ink. Here’s my card:

The team at Just Add Ink have created wonderful cards to inspire you. Head over to JAI to check out their cards – while you’re over there we would love it if you could play along.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

22Jun2016

Freshly Made Sketches #242

Posted in By Stamp Set - Birthday Blooms, By Theme - Female Cards, Challenge - Freshly Made Sketches by stamplicious

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I can’t believe it’s Wednesday again. I don’t mind the weekdays going fast, but I wished the weekends dragged out to last a bit longer! Because it’s Wednesday that means we have a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches and this week it’s my turn to host. As usual I put pressure on myself when it’s my turn to design the sketch and even more pressure when putting together my card.

If in doubt of where to start with colours, I always fall back on a safe combo – Black, White & Yellow. This time I’ve added a bit of grey to the mix. Stampin’ Up!s Birthday Blooms would have to be my favourite stamp set at the moment as I’m still in my love of watercolouring phase. I’ve heat embossed this sentiment from Four You as I really love the white sentiment on black cardstock look. Here’s my card:

Head over to Freshly Made Sketches and take a look at the wonderful cards the girls at FMS have created – while you’re over there, why don’t you play along too?

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

18May2016

Freshly Made Sketches #237

Posted in By Stamp Set - Birthday Blooms, By Stamp Set - Timeless Textures, By Theme - Female Cards, Challenge - Freshly Made Sketches by stamplicious

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Welcome to a new challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. Our sketch hostess this week is Linda Callahan. Head over to Linda’s blog and check out her wonderfully witty blog and very creative projects. Here’s her sketch that I just happen to adore:

Stampin’ Up!s Birthday Blooms is my favourite flower stamp at the moment. Perfect for colouring and is a super stunning feature on any card. Here’s what I created:

Every week our team creates the most gorgeous cards to inspire you. Head over to Freshly Made Sketches and take a look. While you’re over there, we would love for you to link up a card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

28Mar2016

Mojo Monday #440

Posted in By Stamp Set - Birthday Blooms, By Theme - Female Cards, Challenge - Mojo Monday by stamplicious

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I love this sketch from Mojo Monday – it’s one that I will keep somewhere in my memory to use again. Being on holidays without a huge amount of craft supplies, really makes it difficult when you decide to enter a challenge and find you didn’t have as much matching stuff packed as you thought. Next year I think I’ll make a list rather than shove everything in boxes at the last minute.

My mum is on holidays with me and I decided to give her a bit of a watercolouring class (not that I’m overly good at it myself). I find colouring of any sort relaxing and there’s nothing more relaxing than being on a holiday and crafting at the same time! Here’s my card:

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Cheers

Narelle

16Mar2016

Freshly Made Sketches #228 & Global Design Project Challenge #27

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Happy Wednesday everyone! It’s time for a new challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. Our sketch hostess is the wonderfully talented Kim Singdahlsen. Here’s her really cool sketch:

The Global Design Project has a Thank You themed challenge this week. I’m entering my card into their challenge.

Here’s my card:

Our has created gorgeous cards to inspire you, so head over to Freshly Made Sketches and take a look. While you’re there, we would love for you to link up a card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle