Welcome to a gorgeous day in New England and another fabulous sketch from Freshly Made Sketches! The sun is shining, the air is warm and I can almost forget that winter is just around the corner! But better than all that is a new sketch from Amy, our hostess, who has created a fantastic sketch for you!
There was quite a discussion about the use of doilies for this sketch among the design team, but since I don't own any doilies I had to come up with something else. After some deliberation I got the bright idea to paper pierce some circles but after I had done it I had second thoughts. They're kind of hard to see in the photo, but if you look closely I think you'll see them. I used some of the super fantastic silver glimmer paper for the "merry" die cut as well as the stars and then I heat embossed the sentiment in silver. It's quite sparkly in real life which does not show up well here. The Festive Friday challenge was to use a star so I think this fits the bill there too!
Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the design team inspiration at Freshly Made Sketches!
Supplies:
Stamps: Wonderful Words: Holiday (Papertrey Ink)
Paper: Nightshift Blue (My Favorite Things), Silver Glimmer (SU)
Ink: Versamark
Accessories: Stars #2 die (Sizzix), Wonderful Words: Holiday die (Papertrey Ink), silver embossing powder, Dimensionals (SU)
I love extra sparkle for the holidays and this fits the bill! So cute!
ReplyDeleteOh I love this sketch! Fantastic card Jen!
ReplyDeleteOoooh! Clever way to incorporate that circle element - so subtle and simple and yet stunning! Thanks for joining us at Festive Friday!
ReplyDeleteLove the Silver and Navy Blue. Very pretty card. Love the sketch.
ReplyDeleteFun use of the circle!! The piercing beautifully highlights the sentiment.
ReplyDeleteWe also have had beautiful weather all week but guess what? Winter hits tomorrow with snow! What a shock to the system!
Okay....I love this card! Piercing the circle is brilliant!!!! Love those die cuts! The stars are just so perfect!! You're so creative!!!!
ReplyDeleteOkay....I love this card! Piercing the circle is brilliant!!!! Love those die cuts! The stars are just so perfect!! You're so creative!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love Fall in New England! One of my most favorite vacations was to New England in early October. I love your card Jen! And I think the pierced circle is a subtle but perfect touch!
ReplyDeleteLove your navy card with the stars Jen. Oh thanks for the comment on my card. Glad to hear there is no booting out here. LOL! Yes if you could see my stamp table and the rest of my apt. you would just shake your head. I have ripe tomatoes I need to deal with tomorrow. Oh so much to do. See you when I get moved.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Bev
What a gorgeous design, Jen! And your piercing is a subtle but lovely touch! So glad you could join us with this lovely creation at Festive Friday!!
ReplyDeleteOh Jen this is just stunning! Love the elegance of the colours and your sentiment and star combo is just fabulous!
ReplyDeleteFabulous card Jen, the paper piercing is perfect and I love the added sparkle.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card, Jen! I love the silver glimmer with the dark blue. Stunning. I love how you used the paper piercing rather than an actual circle, too; very clever!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the pierced circle! I thought it was so clever! Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful card at Festive Friday!
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