Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Freshly Made Sketches 654

It's my turn to be the sketch hostess at Freshly Made Sketches and I think I came up with a sketch that has lots of room for interpretation.  Rectangles?  Who cares.  Triangles?  Boring.  The sketch is merely a prompt for you to unleash your creativity.  I can't wait to see what you create!

I, however, did modified triangles in the form of some slim trees. 😉



When I sat down at my desk to turn the sketch into a card I had a vague idea to use some triangular shaped trees, but honestly didn't know exactly how this design was going to go.  Then I looked through my stash of stamps and found these trees already stamped and in the colors that I needed!  Once I had all of those, this card went together pretty quickly. Some pearlescent snowflakes in the background, a bit of colorful paper, and some twine for added texture and my little Christmas card was born!

I've been absent from the Freshly Made Sketches blog for quite a bit this year because my work/life balance is out of whack.  But it felt good to make this card and take back my craft room from my kitties!  They had the last laugh, though, because I used a stencil for the falling snow and when I peeled it back from the card there was a big blob of cat fur stuck to the embossing paste!  

Thanks for visiting and a special thanks to my teammates at Freshly Made Sketches who have been graciously putting up with my absence for many months. 😘 🩷

Supplies
Stamps:  Peaceful Forest (Ink to Paper); Jingle All the Way (Technique Tuesday)
Paper:  Crumb Cake, Merry Moments DSP (Stampin' Up!)
Ink:  Onyx Black (Versafine)
Accessories:  Falling Snow stencil (Simon Says Stamp); Pearlescent embossing paste (Dreamweaver) jute twine

10 comments:

LeAnne said...

I have MISSED you and glad you're back, at least for this sketch! I love it and can't wait to play along. I am SURE I have some trees somewhere in my stash, LOL!

I Card Everyone said...

Welcome back, Jen! I had triangle trees out on my desk just yesterday! Love your sketch, and your darling slim trees!
=]

Jacquie Southas said...

Such a great sketch, Jen! I adore your trees.

Kim S said...

I love the forest scene you created! Those trees are charming and so sweet with the stripes and the "cat fur"!!

Judy Rozema said...

Oh kitties!! They wanted to create too! I love your trees and the different shapes! Great fun sketch this week. <3

Celeste Goff said...

I love all of these beautiful trees! Such a pretty card!

Jen Timko said...

Nothing like a little "kitty glitter" in the embossing paste, lol! This is so great and I love the sketch. Love seeing a classic "Jen" card, too! :-)

Linda Callahan said...

Love those slim trees and of course I love the snowy backdrop! Fun sketch......especially for this time of year!

Karren said...

It's wonderful to see your gorgeous creations again. I sure hope that things get back into some form of manageability soon so you can craft more often. Thanks for a fabulous sketch!

Cécile RIBON said...

Wonderful line-up of trees! I just love their contemporray shape, so beautiful, Jen.