Freshly Made Sketches #751

 Hello friends, another free day.
After I got home today from working on our downtown fall
decorations I decided to create another card for my blog for today!

I chose the Freshly Made Sketches challenge as it looked like a fun challenge.
Also it took me outside my comfort zone of not only
doing sketches but adding those papers 'ajar' on my card front,
everything has to be straight with my OCD!!
But all that being said , I love the looks of it!!!
I used my already made Spellbinders Bold Blooms,
I have a bunch of them pre-made for when ever I want a quick card.

All papers, including the flowers came from my purple/lavender
bag of scraps and the sentiment is from my bag of pre-made
from The Ton.

That's it for me today....have a great day and weekend!!

Fractured Card

 Hello there, I have no DT cards to share today since we are
nearing the end of the month and decided to do a few challenges
as long as I had the free time.

For today I saw the challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown
and the theme was: a technique challenge:

There is a video to watch and I have to admit I had to watch it
as it's been a long while since I created one of these.
It's a great technique as it lets you show off your pretty design papers.

Products Used:

Echo Park Have A Holly Jolly Christmas Paper (2023)
Spellbinders Holiday Blooms
Tutti Designs  Nested Dotted Square
Kaisercraft Xmas Quotes Sentiment 

I am now working on another fractured card
that is more summery, using up some older papers!

It was a fun challenge, give it a try!!

Also entering the following challenges:
Craft #787 .... Christmas
Rudolph Days Challenge ..... Christmas

Jump For Joy

 It's the last Wednesday of the month and that means it's
Amy Tsuruta's Woodblock Wednesday challenge!

The challenge that is all about using your woodblock stamps.
How fun is that??

Edited to add:  Looks as though there is no WBW this month, sigh,

just my luck as I was finally able to join...oh well, maybe next month!!

I know I  love it as I have lots and lots of woodblock stamps and pulled out a cute
Penny Black (2007) Jump For Joy stamp.
I used a paper scrap for the background and Cottage Cutz
Nested Wacky Stitched Rectangles.

I know, hard to believe that August is almost over isn't it!
But it is and at least we can go out with a 'bang' using
our fun woodblocks!!

I'm sure Amy would love to have YOU come on over
to her fun Woodblock Wednesday challenge!

Entering the following challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday ....ATG
Penny Black Saturday Challenge ....ATG

Hap-Bee Birthday

 Today at Can You Handle The Pressure we have an OPTIONAL
theme of BEES but you can create anything using an
embossing folder.  

For my 'bee' card I had to use a floral embossing folder
after all those bees need flowers right (?) or is it that the
flowers need bees?

The folder is one I love, it's so pretty from Simon Says Stamps
Dainty Dotted Daisy that I embossed on a pretty
yellow cardstock. 
Other products used:
Tutti Designs Cross Stitched Nesting Hexagon
Cottage Cutz Bee Gnome
Brutus Monroe Sett Honeybee paper
Doodlebug Stamps Bee Happy

I am not usually a huge gnome fan but when Cottage Cutz had
one of their 85% off sales, he was just too cute to resist
and he was only $2.19!

We would love to have you join us at Can You Handle The Pressure
but remember we are an embossing folder challenge and one must be used.

Entering the following challenges:
Allsorts .... Embossing
Alphabet .... 'I' is for Insects (Bees)
Ellibelle's Garden Party #18 .... Anything In or From A Garden
Seize The Birthday #332 .... Funny Pun-ny

Always And Forever

Welcome to challenge #8 at Pick 3,
the challenge that requires you to pick three of the elements below! 

My pick three are:
Polka Dots~Insects~Stamping (sentiment)

Products Used:

Cottage Cutz Mr. Love Bug
SU designer paper
Cottage Cutz Nested Stitched Wacky Rectangle

Spellbinders Betterpress Sentiment

Round Corner Punch
Scraps of white card stock and vellum (for wings)

This is the second Mr. Love Bug I have made, he actually looks 'girlie' to me!
He really goes together pretty fast with a few 'picky' pieces.

I hope I have inspired YOU with my Love Bug to join us,

plenty of inspiration from the team at Pick 3!!

Entering the following challenges:

Elliebelle's Garden Party #18 .... Anything In or From a Garden
Creative Moments #285 .... Make It Cute
A Cut Above .... ATG
Send A Smile For Kids .... ATG

Fresh Start Day

It's time for a new challenge at Double D with a theme of
When Life Hands You Lemons (use the colors, lemons, beverage)
with a colorful inspiration board below.

 

When PinkFresh Studio had one of their sales I picked up a fun
stamp/die set Lemons and Blueberries.  It was a set I had been wanting a
long time so I was excited to get it.  The stamp is one long piece and
stamps seven different images and die cuts them all out at once.
There was also a washi tape that also worked with the die but it
was unfortunately out of stock by the time I saw the sale.
I stamped then die cut all the pieces out, I still have 6 more images
I can color and use on other cards. 
The wreath was colored with various Copic, Olo, and Altenew alcohol markers.
I used a Waffle Flower Lacy Flower 2 to cut the background paper
from Lawn Fawn Fruit Salad paper.  I added a few PinkFresh gems for a bit of sparkle.

Come and join our fun challenge at Double D.

Entering the following challenges:
Word Art Wednesday .... ATG
Crafty Gals Corner #279 .... Summer Vibes
I Spy With My Little Eye ....Sunflowers or Something Yellow
Simon Says Wednesday challenge .... Going Round In Circles

Just Add Ink ..... Choose Two or More~Gingham~Circle~Flowers

 

A Sketch Challenge

 I saw a fun sketch challenge that I thought looked pretty
simple so thought I'd give it a try.  

It is Freshly Made Sketches

I also saw a challenge at Just Add Ink that I thought would also
work for my card, so I entering it there too.
My picks are gingham~Circles and Flowers

I had these Prima rub-on flowers sitting on my desk so I die cut a few
Tutti Design Circles and rubbed them on.  A few scraps were taken
from my 'brown' bag of scraps, then I finished with a
My Favorite Things sentiment, very easy peasy!!

That's it for today, I am having cataract surgery today so I can SEE again

hopefully!!