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:
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!
Welcome back, Jen! I had triangle trees out on my desk just yesterday! Love your sketch, and your darling slim trees!
=]
Such a great sketch, Jen! I adore your trees.
I love the forest scene you created! Those trees are charming and so sweet with the stripes and the "cat fur"!!
Oh kitties!! They wanted to create too! I love your trees and the different shapes! Great fun sketch this week. <3
I love all of these beautiful trees! Such a pretty card!
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! :-)
Love those slim trees and of course I love the snowy backdrop! Fun sketch......especially for this time of year!
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!
Wonderful line-up of trees! I just love their contemporray shape, so beautiful, Jen.
Post a Comment