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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Freshly Made Sketches 459

Hello everyone!  Today is sketch reveal day at Freshly Made Sketches.  Our sketch hostess is Jen Brum and apparently she was determined to confound me with some angled layers!


I set out to do a Christmas card using some pretty patterned paper that was specifically designed for Christmas themes.   I chose some highly contrasted colors and patterns, chose an appropriate holiday sentiment, and was fully prepared to pat myself on the back for a job well done.  But when I got done with it I realized absolutely no one was going to recognize this as a Christmas based solely on some pretty paper.  So I figured I better add something to the mix.  Enter some long skinny trees - obviously Christmas trees  - in complementary colors!  All is right in the world!

My fellow design team members at Freshly Made Sketches have really done some amazing things with this sketch so be sure to check them out.  We hope you'll join us in the gallery!

Supplies
Paper:  Whisper White, Holiday Thyme DSP (Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: Ways to Say It Merry Christmas (Papertrey Ink); Peaceful Forest (Ink to Paper)
Ink:    Cranberry Crisp, Old Olive (Stampin' Up!); Onyx Black (Versafine)

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7 comments:

  1. Linda CallahanOctober 28, 2020 at 9:24 AM

    I struggled with the angles too! Love your mix of papers and those trees are perfect....and fun!

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  2. Nora NollOctober 28, 2020 at 11:09 AM

    Oh I am in awe!! this is so fabulous!!! LOVE THE TREES. I want to do this too but it is a challenging sketch.

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  3. Penny HanuszakOctober 28, 2020 at 5:28 PM

    Great card and really awesome choice of papers to complement the trees. I particularly like how you used the slope of the angle to stamp your sentiment. Well done!

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  4. Lisa EltonOctober 28, 2020 at 7:43 PM

    Yep those trees found the perfect place to be planted, this is fabulous Jen!

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  5. Jen BrumOctober 28, 2020 at 10:03 PM

    I think you did fabulous with the sketch! I am just getting back at everyone for all of these circles!!!! I love your mix of papers and those trees are so sweet! So perfect for Christmas!

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  6. IdaOctober 31, 2020 at 12:53 PM

    Great card. The sketch is cool and I just love the trees you added. So festive and fun.

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  7. KarrenNovember 2, 2020 at 12:23 AM

    I'm with you on the angled panels! But you overcame that and created such a gorgeous card. And I think I have some of that patterned paper around here somewhere :)

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