Freshly Made Sktetches #542

Hi friends!  It's Wednesday so that means we've got a great new sketch for you at Freshly Made Sketches.  My brain is obviously fried because I completely forgot to schedule my blog post for this morning when the sketch went live.  But here I finally am.  Our design this week is courtesy of Kim and it's got classic lines that I love.

I'm not sure why but whenever I reach for this particular stamp set I always want to stamp the leaves in black.  No idea why.  They could easily be green - the logical choice, after all - but I always seem to gravitate toward black.  So when I chose a favorite yellow gingham for the horizontal layer I knew this set with its black leaves would be perfect.  The contrast of yellow and black is a favorite of mine!  I added a bit of color by coloring the flower in shades of pale purple.  A simple sentiment finishes this off perfectly.

Thanks for stopping by!  My Freshly Made Sketches teammates have some fabulous cards to share with you so I hope you check them out.  I hope you'll join us in the gallery!

Supplies
Stamps:  Wallpaper Art (Altenew); Happiest Birthday Wishes (Stampin' Up!)
Paper:  Solar White (Neenah); X-Press It Blending Card; Basic Black, Daffodil Delight (Stampin' Up!)
Ink:  Black Licorice (My Favorite Things); Onyx Black (Versafine); Copics
Accessories:  Large Stitched Rectangle Die (Lawn Fawn)

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It's been a while since I've made a Christmas card so I used Jen T's awesome sketch at Freshly Made Sketches to add one to my meager 2022 stash.

The plaid challenge at Jingle Belles inspired the background for my card.  The bright color of the plaid I chose got me pondering contrasting colors I could use for the other layers of the sketch.  I went with traditional green and red Christmas colors and at first thought I had made a huge mistake!  But after a while I came to like this combination.  It's a little fresh and fun, I say to myself!

Thanks for stopping by!  My Freshly Made Sketches teammates have made some fabulous cards to inspire you to play along with us!  I hope you check them out!

Supplies

Stamps:  Signature Christmas (Papertrey Ink)
Paper:  White Linen (Essentials by Ellen); Mossy Meadow, Real Red (Stampin' Up!); Perfectly Plaid Rainbow (Lawn Fawn)
Ink:  Onyx Black (Versafine)

Accessories:  Blooming Poinsettia die (Memory Box); enamel dots (My Mind's Eye)