Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Freshly Made Sketches 286

I think the sun is supposed to come out today!  It's been rather dreary around here lately and everyone I know is anxious to see the sun.  A harbinger of great things to come, I'm sure!  We'll start with today's great thing:  a brand new challenge at Freshly Made Sketches!  Our hostess is Narelle and she surprised us with a sketch that only has three layers!  But I suppose you could sneak one or two more on there if you wanted!


I took a little liberty with that circle and used a dragonfly instead.  I hope you can see it on there!  I used a few grungy stamps to make the background so I could play along with Addicted to CAS, used yellow, a die cut, and sequins so I could play along with The Paper Players and coincidentally there's a sequin challenge at CAS on Sunday.  Whew!  That's my challenge limit!


My Freshly Made Sketches teamies have cooked up some amazing cards this week so be sure to check them out and play along with us!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies
Stamps:  Mixed Media Elements (Stamplorations); Family is Everything (My Creative Time)
Paper:  Solar White (Neenah); Basic Black, Vellum, Beyond the Garden DSP (Stampin' Up!)
Ink:  Daffodil Delight (Stampin' Up!); Jet Black (Altenew)
Accessories:  Libellules die (4enscrap); Winter Blend sequins (Avery Elle)

20 comments:

My Card Attic: Hazel said...

This is stunning Jen! Thanks for the inspiration! Have a great day! Luv & Hugs. Hazel xx
My Card Attic

Janelle said...

This is very cool! So neat that you fit in so many challenges, too!

Julee (Vervegirl) said...

This is positively incredible. Such a beautiful card!

Linda Callahan said...

You do have a way with spatters! Loving the yellow! Beautiful card!

Claire Broadwater said...

Jen, this is fabulous! Love the splatters of yellow and that gorgeous dragonfly! So happy you joined us at The Paper Players this week! XX

Susan said...

Love this card! Terrific take on the challenge. Thanks for sharing at ATCAS!

Happy Dance said...

Yellow. Such a happy color! This is one gorgeous CAS card, my friend. I love the bit of grunge you've added, and how it adds rather than detracts from the other elements. I'm pretty sure you need to come over and craft with me so I can CASE everything you do, lol!! GREAT card. Bev

Karren said...

Your grungy background works perfectly with that gorgeous dragonfly! Such a bold and striking card and totally fabulous!

Crystal Komara said...

What a fabulous card, Jen! I love the color combo and the CAS lines of this card. Fabulous! Thank you for joining us at The Paper Players this week! Crystal

Jen Brum said...

This is such a great card Jen! That dragonfly is amazing and I love the background you've created! It's perfect!

Jaydee said...

Gorgeous, Jen. I love the touch of yellow and the black splatters. I'm obsessed with that die, too. Gorgeous CAS card, as always. So glad you joined us at both Addicted to CAS and the Paper Players this week
Jaydee

laurie said...

So pretty! I love the touch of yellow. Thanks for joining us at The Paper Players!

Valentyna Komisarenko said...

WOW! What a stunner, Jen! Gorgeous take on the sketch and that wonderful dragonfly is is simply beautiful. Thank you for sharing your card with the Paper Players!

Barb Ghig said...

Fabulous take on the code word and I love your grunge background and color palette, Jen! Thanks so much for playing along with us this week at Addicted to CAS!

ElizStewart said...

So fabulous!

Lisa Elton said...

Love this to bits!!

Narelle Farrugia said...

Just stunning Jen! The colours are perfect and I love the dragonfly you've used - it's perfect for the sketch!

Jen Timko said...

The pop of yellow is the perfect touch with this great dragonfly. And weirdly cold and dreary here too. Hope we all get lots of sun back soon!

Nora Noll said...

This is amazing!! I LOVE how delicate this dragon fly is!!

Kim S said...

This is gorgeous! I love that dainty little butterfly with the yellow stripes. The grunge is fabulous accent - it makes him pop even more!