Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Freshly Made Sketches 401

Whew!  That was quite a month we had at Freshly Made Sketches!  We reached our 400th sketch with a small trip down memory lane and capped it off with a brand new sketch and prizes for some of our lucky participants!  So now it's time to get back to business with a brand new sketch.  This week our hostess is Cécile.



I really tried to channel my inner Cécile with my card.  I so admire the way she artfully designs her cards.  She always uses interesting backgrounds and unusual die cuts and each card is a masterpiece.  So I tried to keep my card clean and yet still be interesting.  I gold embossed some coffee rings to add a metallic touch, added some soft vellum leaves, and a bold, yet simple, birthday sentiment.  I'm really pleased with how this turned out!

There are a couple of other challenge I'm playing along with too.  Less is More is looking for metallics and TGIF wants us to use embossing powder.  That's a match made in heaven!


Thanks for stopping by.  We are well on our way to another 400 sketches at Freshly Made Sketches 😳so I hope you'll go along with us for the ride!

Supplies
Stamps:  Java Spills (Stamping Bella); Birthday Bash Sentiments (Papertrey Ink); The Big The Bold and The Happy (Winnie & Walter)
Paper:  Solar White (Neenah); Vellum (Stampin' Up!)
Ink:  Versamark; Onyx Black (Versafine)
Accessories:  Curvy Leaves die (Elizabeth Craft Designs); gold embossing powder

14 comments:

Judy Rozema said...

CAS perfection!

I Card Everyone said...

Something happened in the last month or so with Blogger, Jen. It makes me sad to say your [and lots of others] posts are no longer reaching my email inbox!!!
So happy I know where to find you … what a wonderful card!
=]

Linda Callahan said...

Simple but oh so elegant.....I love how it turned out too!

LeAnne said...

No need to channel Cecile, your style is perfectly wonderful as well! Love all the little details - this sketch is awesome!

Lisa Elton said...

Those vellum leaves are the icing on this pretty cake...card!!

lichazul said...

pretty card
congrats
have a great day

Nora Noll said...

This is awesome!! I LOVE the use of vellum and embossing on this. GREAT take on all those challenges.

Stephanie Lanzalotto said...

This is FANTASTIC, Jen. I LOVE your use of the sketch, and the embossed coffee rings look so wonderful amid all of that luscious white. Great composition and CAS Perfection. Thanks for playing our metallics challenge at Less Is More.

Jen Brum said...

This card is so pretty Jen! I think you have channeled your inner Cecile perfectly! I just love those circles and the gorgeous white leaves! All that white space makes me happy!!!

Jacquie Southas said...

This is lovely & elegant, Jen!

Hannelie said...

Every single week you inspire me with your beautiful cards Jen ! Such a fan of your style. This is no exception!

Lee Ann Barrett said...

Girl! This is a masterpiece! I am amazed at how much you can do with so little!

Cécile RIBON said...

No need to say, I'm totally wowed by your CAS perfection. That mix of gold embossing and vellum is so classy! Love so much sentiment too

Izzy Scrap said...

Wow, this is CAS perfection ! Love the delicate and elegant look of this beauty. A stunning take on both challenges. Thanks so much for sharing and for playing along at Less is More.