Freshly Made Sketches #371 – A Sketch by Jen M.

by ElizStewart // January 20, 2019 // 2 Comments

At Freshly Made Sketches this week, we are working with an inset rectangle, a center border strip, and a left-hand image block. Continuing with Valentines Day cards, I used a sweet bunny from Stampin Up, blowing hearts. Continue reading →

Freshly Made Sketches #370 – A Sketch by Jen T.

by ElizStewart // January 13, 2019 // 3 Comments

So love the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches this week! We are creating a card with a cluster of items in the upper left and lower right corners, sentiment in the middle. Continue reading →

Freshly Made Sketches #369 – A Sketch by Amy

by ElizStewart // January 6, 2019 // 2 Comments

This week at Freshly Made Sketches, we are working with a central image underscored with two narrow strips. The central image sits within a rectangular panel. I made a thank you note for a friend. My rectangular panel is covered in a patterned vellum... so fun (and easy)! Continue reading →

Freshly Made Sketches #368 – A Sketch by Narelle

by ElizStewart // December 28, 2018 // 2 Comments

This week at Freshly Made Sketches, we are working with two skewed rectangular shapes and a focal oval. I skewed two of Hero Arts coffee cups and added a sweet sentiment. Continue reading →

Freshly Made Sketches #367 – A Sketch by Karren

by ElizStewart // December 17, 2018 // 5 Comments

This week at Freshly Made Sketches we are working with a bordered rectangle with a central element in the lower left corner. This card is also the second card in the DT Call. Continue reading →

Freshly Made Sketches #366 and a Design Team Call - Sketch by Cécile

Freshly Made Sketches #366 – Sketch by Cécile

by ElizStewart // December 9, 2018 // 3 Comments

This week at Freshly Made Sketches, we are working with a sketch featuring multiple stripes and a central image. The new Skinny Stripes die from Ellen is perfect for this challenge. Continue reading →

Freshly Made Sketches #364 – A Sketch by Kim

by ElizStewart // November 25, 2018 // 2 Comments

We a fairly simple Freshly Made Sketch this week (or at least I thought it was!). My central element is a layered ornament featuring the sentiment. The patterned paper supports the sentiment. Continue reading →

Freshly Made Sketches #363 – A Sketch by Jen T

by ElizStewart // November 19, 2018 // 1 Comment

This week, at Freshly Made Sketches, we are focused on a central rectangle. I used the rectangle to focus on a Christmas sentiment, framed in gold foil to make it pop against the subdued patterned papers. Continue reading →

Freshly Made Sketches #362 – A Sketch by Linda Callahan

by ElizStewart // November 11, 2018 // 2 Comments

You have to love one-layer cards! I saw this week’s Freshly Made Sketch and knew I could make an OLC. I am on a Christmas mission so we have Santa flying through the primary circle/moon, surrounded by a rectangle/night sky. Continue reading →

Freshly Made Sketches #360 – A Sketch by Amy

by ElizStewart // October 28, 2018 // 1 Comment

At Freshly Made Sketches this week, I used an old Hero Arts stamp for the center oval image. I embossed the image a second time on red cardstock and fussy cut the sentiment. I covered the image in two layers of glossy accents for shine, and foam-mounted. Continue reading →

Freshly Made Sketches #359 – A Sketch by Narelle

by ElizStewart // October 21, 2018 // 2 Comments

We had takeout Chinese Friday night thus my card. In the fortune cookies, I immediately saw the overlapping circles in this week’s Freshly Made Sketch. I decided to use the fun fortune cookie die from Ellen Hutson. The card is simple and clean. Continue reading →

Freshly Made Sketches #358 – A Sketch by Karren

by ElizStewart // October 14, 2018 // 3 Comments

This week's Freshly Made Sketch can be characterized by a large dominant circle with three overlapping objects below the dominant circle. Immediately, I saw the dominant circle as a moon with three Halloween buddies under it. Continue reading →

Freshly Made Sketches #356 – A Sketch by Jen B

by ElizStewart // September 30, 2018 // 4 Comments

This week at Freshly Made Sketches, we are working with an interesting layout: three rectangular blocks over a middle strip. I need Halloween cards so I chose to repeat a ghastly ghost 3 times. Continue reading →

Freshly Made Sketches #355 – A Sketch by Kim

by ElizStewart // September 23, 2018 // 2 Comments

I have flipped this week's Freshly Made Sketch on its side. I followed the layout, layering papers, using the sentiment as the middle strip. The card features Tim Holtz' silly monsters as a focus. Continue reading →

Freshly Made Sketches #354 – A Sketch by Linda

by ElizStewart // September 16, 2018 // 5 Comments

This week, at Freshly Made Sketches, we are working with 3 skinny bars in descending size (sketch at left). I used a fave hollyhock die cut, distressed, and adhered to an embossed card base. Continue reading →

Freshly Made Sketches #341 – A Sketch by Narelle

by ElizStewart // June 17, 2018 // 2 Comments

This week we have an interesting sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches. We are working with a circular object above and below the sentiment line. I decided to work with florals; coloring the flowers with ZIG Clean Color markers. Continue reading →

Freshly Made Sketches #340

by ElizStewart // June 10, 2018 // 1 Comment

At Freshly Made Sketches this week, I was able to use a cute new set from Stamping Bella, Parker the Pig. I copic-colored him and put Parker front and center. Continue reading →

Freshly Made Sketches #338 – A Sketch by Kim

by ElizStewart // May 28, 2018 // 1 Comment

Interesting sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week... 3 columns with the sentiment crossing over them. I made a copic-colored veggie card for my garden-obsessed dad for Father's Day. Continue reading →

Freshly Made Sketches #337 – A Sketch by Linda

by ElizStewart // May 20, 2018 // 3 Comments

I used a beautiful new paper 6x6 pack for this week's Freshly Made Sketch (as the Inspired By... Challenge). The pack, "Love in Bloom", is by Marta Piekarczck. Papers are layered and the sentiment added. Continue reading →

Freshly Made Sketches #335 – A Sketch by Jen T

by ElizStewart // May 6, 2018 // 1 Comment

This week at Freshly Made Sketches, we have a very clean sketch focused on an oval in the center of the card. My "oval" is the layered seascape from Memory Box. Continue reading →

Freshly Made Sketches #334 – A Sketch by Amy

by ElizStewart // April 29, 2018 // 2 Comments

We have a fabulous sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches this week...simple enough to allow me to build a copic-colored scene with a new Springtime set from Waffle Flower. Continue reading →

Freshly Made Sketches #333 – A Sketch by Narelle

by ElizStewart // April 22, 2018 // 5 Comments

This week at Freshly Made Sketches, we have a sketch with two overlapping circles. I used the sketch to create a Mother's Day card with Altenew's Magnolias. The flowers are gold embossed and then "sloppily" watercolored. Continue reading →

Freshly Made Sketches #332 – A Sketch by Karren

by ElizStewart // April 15, 2018 // 1 Comment

I looked at the sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches and immediately saw a slider card! I created a super CAS "hello" card using MFT's Ninja-Mazing. Continue reading →

Freshly Made Sketches #331 – A Sketch by Cécile

by ElizStewart // April 8, 2018 // 1 Comment

I love how my Freshly Made Sketch card turned out this week! I used the Simon Says Floral Sparkle die twice to create the two lines in the sketch. Continue reading →