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