Freshly Made Sketches

Still time to play at Freshly Made Sketches

2012-02-24T13:33:00.000-05:00

There is still time to join us for our current Freshly Made Sketch from Tui Nathan. To play along, please click HERE. The linky will close on Monday at Noon (PST).

Winners for Sketch Challenge #22 from Jennifer Timko

2012-02-22T13:27:00.003-05:00

To play along with our current challenge please CLICK HERE.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for last week's challenge! Sorry for the late winner post! We loved seeing your wonderful creations with Jennifer's great sketch! The Clean Team has chosen the Princesses for you this week and Jennifer has chosen her Queen!

The "Perfect Princesses" this week are:

Cindy's Choice

Dawn Tidd of Tiddbits from Dawn

The choices were tough this week with so many wonderful entries, but I kept coming back to Dawn's card. It's the epitome of fresh and clean to me. Her colors and clean lines really show off the sketch. And even though Dawn's card is super clean, she had a keen eye for details, like the little flowers with pearls and the hearts on the cups. Great job, Dawn, and congratulations! You're my choice for "Perfect Princess" this week!

Linda's Choice
Noelle McAdams of Paper and Ice

Noelle's take on this week's sketch is wonderfully creative - and oh so wonderfully retro! The rounded corners and color combination add to the charm of this design. She combines the patterned paper and colors perfectly! Congrats Noelle on being my choice for Perfect Princess this week!

Jen's Choice

Kim Allen of Pink Paper Bakery

As soon as I saw Kim’s card I was struck by all the great elements she combined. She cleverly used the First Edition designer paper with the typewriter – what a combo! She even paper pieced a sheet coming out of the typewriter! But I think what I love most is the two tags hanging from the typewriter that are stamped with the sentiment. They look exactly like the keys on an old-fashioned typewriter – tying the whole theme together perfectly! Congratulations Kim on being my choice for Perfect Princess this week!

Lesley's Choice

Ottawa Mom

I chose Brenda's card because I love how she highlighted the designer paper on the two side panels. The punched flower is also so pretty, staggered and layered in different colours. The brad accent on the flower compliments everything so nicely. A clean and crisp design which is both bold and beautiful! Congratulations Brenda on being my choice for a Perfect Princess.

Tui's Choice

Tara of Can't Stamp the Rain

I was mesmerised when I saw this fabulous card of Tara's, such creativity and it definitely left a permanent smile on my face! But seriously, I love how she embossed the background to resemble weatherboard, and OMG the window-shutters, what uber patience, the polka dotted curtains and the window plant box, her attention to the finer detailing is superb ... and then the sweet lil gnome "there certainly is no place like gnome"! ... love it! So based on that and that I am still smiling ... Congratulations Tara on being my choice for Perfect Princess this week!

Rita's Choice

Hannelie of Desert Diva

Hello is right. What an amazing card this is! I love all the white space, but my favorite part is most definitely the combination of colors. I had no idea that red and yellow worked so well together! That adorable telephone image is just perfect with the Hello sentiment. The red accents add interest without taking over the card. Just a perfect clean card that mirrors what our challenge is all about. Congratulations, Hannelie, on being my choice for Perfect Princess this week!

Tracey's Choice
Arlene of WaterDots

Arlene's card is just beautiful. She has chosen some wonderful manly colors!! So masculine. I love seeing masculine cards, especially when they look this good! I love the DSP. The train, to me, represented the adventures they have shared for 16 years! I am definitely Case'ing this one, if that's ok Arlene! I love the huge numbers, the brads for the banner, and the wonderful layers. Her card has just the right balance of elements. Congratulations, Arlene, you are my choice for Perfect Princess this week!

Kim's Choice

LisaJ of Snowy Moose Creations

I fell in love with Lisa's card as it is so very simple yet absolutely glows with life! Her use of colors and patterned paper made it stunning. The little details such as the embossing and the piercing give it interest. I love her choice of embellishments - those butterflies are the perfect addition to the sentiment. Lisa - I would love to be "distracted" by the scenes outside your window - is Bobby the Bull Moose still hanging around??!! I am honored to choose Lisa as my Perfect Princess.

And Our Queen of Clean this week:

Jennifer's Choice
Erna Logtenberg of Elog Cards

I have been so inspired by the lovely entries in this week's challenge! Thanks to all who made such beautiful cards with my sketch! As I perused the gallery, I fell in love with Erna's card immediately. The Crumb Cake base with the pop of color is so pretty. I love the dimension that comes from the flowers and Erna's fantastic sponging. The baker's twine and the button are the perfect finish! Congratulations Erna on being my choice for the Queen of Clean this week!

To join our current challenge please CLICK HERE.

Thank you for stopping by!
Lesley

Sketch #23- A Sketch from Tui Nathan

2012-02-22T02:00:00.002-05:00

*Due to blogger issues, we will be posting our winners for last week later on today.

Thank you for your patience.

Welcome back to Freshly Made Sketches and a huge "thank you" to everyone who took part in Jen's "straight and level" challenge last week, we were just blown away by your creativity and talent, and we look forward to seeing what you come up with this week!

Hi there, it's Tui Nathan here and I have a sketch for you that I hope you'll enjoy. This sketch came about as I was wondering around Bunnings (a huge hardware store here in Australia) when I came upon some paint swatches - I have seen lots of things done with paint swatches of late, and hence this sketch was born. Go wild or go calm and serene, but most of all have fun!

The "Clean Team" has come up with some "Freshly Made" designs to get you in the spirit! We are so excited to visit your blog and to see what YOU create with our sketch!

Linda Callahan

Jen Mitchell

Tui Nathan

Jennifer Timko

Rita Wright

Kim S-Guest Designer

Tracey-Guest Designer

Cindy Hall and Lesley Croghan are taking this week off.

We have a few simple rules to keep things fun and fair for all of our players:

Please use any crafting product you would like to use.
Feel free to combine our sketch with up to THREE other challenges.
Please add a DIRECT link to your blog when adding your card to the linky below.
Please include our sketch and a link back to Freshly Made Sketches on your post.
Have fun!

This challenge will end on Monday, February 27th at Noon (PST). On Tuesday, February 28th, we will be announcing the winner of this week's sketch challenge who will known as the "Queen of Clean" and each Design Team Member will choose one "Princess".

Comments this week....

2012-02-19T23:28:00.003-05:00

To all of our valued participants,

As you may know, Blogger has changed the commenting word verification system this week. Many of us have been experiencing difficulties reading those two verification words we need to fill in to complete a comment. Normally we comment on as many cards as we are able to do, but the new words are really slowing us down!

In your settings on blogger, you are able to turn off word verification and change to a "moderation" setting. This means any comment you receive will appear on your dashboard and you can publish it later. That way, design teams will be able to easily leave you some comment love!

I hope this makes sense and that you can understand why we may not have left you a comment this week. As a design team, we work hard to make sure we comment on as many cards as we possibly can. We know how important comments are to each of us!

If you have any questions about how to change from word verification to comment moderation, please leave us a comment with your email address and we will try to help you if we can!

Thank you!! There is still time to join our current challenge! To play along, please CLICK HERE to see the design team samples and to link your creation.

Sincerely,
Lesley and the Freshly Made Team

Here is a screen capture of where to go and what to look for. Thank you to Tracey for helping us with this.

Sketch #22-Jennifer T (February 15) Reminder

2012-02-18T00:05:00.000-05:00

There is still time to join us at Freshly Made Sketches. You have until Monday, February 20th at noon to play along with Jennifer's sketch! To play along, please CLICK HERE to see the design team samples and to link your creation.

Thanks for stopping by!
The Clean Team

Freshly Made Sketches #22-A Sketch by Jennifer Timko

2012-02-15T02:00:00.002-05:00

Welcome back to Freshly Made Sketches! The response to Lesley's "seeing double" was fantastic! This is Jennifer with your sketch for this week. Since I've been working hard for the last month getting back to flying, I thought I would try a little "straight and level" with my layout, too. That is definitely the best way to fly and I hope it will be fun for you to try this week!

The "Clean Team" has come up with some "Freshly Made" designs to get you in the spirit! We are so excited to visit your blog and to see what YOU create with our sketch!

Linda Callahan

Lesley Croghan

Cindy Hall

Jen Mitchell

Tui Nathan

Jennifer Timko

Rita Wright

Our talented Guest Designers:

Kim S-Guest Designer

Tracey-Guest Designer

We have a few simple rules to keep things fun and fair for all of our players:

Please use any crafting product you would like to use.
Feel free to combine our sketch with up to THREE other challenges.
Please add a DIRECT link to your blog when adding your card to the linky below.
Please include our sketch and a link back to Freshly Made Sketches on your post.
Have fun!

This challenge will end on Monday, February 20 at Noon (PST). On Tuesday, February 21 we will be announcing the winner of this week's sketch challenge who will known as the "Queen of Clean" and each Design Team Member will choose one "Princess".

Winners for Lesley's "Seeing Double" Sketch

2012-02-14T19:53:00.000-05:00

Wow! What an amazing week!! Thank you to everyone who joined us for our last sketch challenge! The Clean Team has chosen the Princesses for you this week and I have chosen the Queen!

The "Perfect Princesses" this week are:

Cindy's Choice
Karen Squires from Stampin' By The Bay

Karen has carried her nautical theme perfectly throughout the card, from the DSP and color choices to the embellishments to create an absolutely masculine Valentine's Day card. The coloring of the main image is stunning, too. Congratulations, Karen! You're my choice for Perfect Princess this week!

Linda's Choice
Karen from Simply Frenzied

This card made me smile right away! I don't know if it was the unexpected black flower or the pop of red! Either way the results are eye-catching! The offset letters, the unusual frame and the crinkled petals all add to the whimsical charm of this card. I found it very unique - and definitely freshly made! Congratulations Karen on being my choice for Perfect Princess this week!

Jen's Choice

Jen Nelson of The Tiny Blue Butterfly

And this card made me smile! I don't know what drew me more, the fantastic combination of blue and green, the interesting texture from the stitching and the rhinestone bling, or Jen's spot-on coloring of the image! But I know for sure that the fun image is purrfect! (Sorry, I couldn't resist)! Just look at the face on that crafty fellow! Fun, fun! Congralulations Jen on being my choice for Perfect Princess this week!

Jennifer's Choice
Deb from ARTfelt Impressions

What an amazing variety of cards this week! I have to say that something about this clean beauty really caught my eye. The pretty banner look to the double panels, the white space and that fabulous flower all combine to make a fantastic card. The little brad in the center of the flower is just adorable and sets it off perfectly. Congratulations Deb on being my Perfect Princess this week!

Tui's Choice

Linda of Lucky Dog Stamper

Doesn’t this card just make you wanna go “yee haa” … that is exactly what I did when I laid eyes on these fabulous cards … not only are the papers bright and happy, but that lasso swinging cowboy in the background and the awesome “Big Day” sentiments are the perfect way to celebrate any young budding cowboy and lasso roping youngster. Congratulations Linda on being my choice for Perfect Princess this week!

Rita's Choice
Candace of Candid Candace

Who wouldn't have the happiest of Valentine's Day when receiving this lovely card?! I love the fun mix of black, white, red, and pink. The designer papers and embossed background are just gorgeous. I love the overflowing bucket of hearts; what a beautifully colored image! The bow and the bling finish off this beauty just perfectly. Congratulations, Candace, on being my choice for Perfect Princess this week!

Kim's Choice
Sandra at Sandra's Stamping Spot

I am in love with Sandra's card because it shows that a very vintage/antique look can be accomplished on a fairly simple card. Sandra's rich background with the splatters on the music, her choice of embossing folder and her sponged die cut all give it that vintage look. The pop of pinks, lavenders and greens from those beautifully colored flowers keep it cheerful and celebratory. Sandra, I am proud to pick you as my Perfect Princess this week!

Tracey's Choice
Marilyn of Paper Dreams

It was such a difficult decision this week! wow, all the cards were amazing!!! Marilyn's card is just so adorable! I love the gorgeous coloring she did on the elephant. The colors Marilyn chose, the beautiful big bow!! It stood out to me right away. And, I absolutely LOVE that little hearts border in black! SO cute! Congratulations Marilyn, on being my choice for Perfect Princess this week!

And Our Queen of Clean this week:

Lesley's Choice
Diane Oliver of Rubber n' Rafters

As soon as I visited Diane's blog I knew this card was special! Firstly, her imaginative take on the sketch was awesome. The curvy lines, created by the SU! border dies, really looked cool! I also love the colours she chose, the softness of the blue paired with the poppy red. The soft stamping of the birds behind the sentiment was also a lovely touch! Congratulations Diane on being my choice for the Queen of Clean this week!

Thank you to everyone who played along with us last week! Please join us tomorrow for a sketch from wonderful Jennifer Timko!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Lesley

Freshly Made Sketches #21-A Sketch from Lesley {Seeing Double}

2012-02-08T02:00:00.001-05:00

Welcome to Freshly Made Sketches! Thank you to everyone who "Went Long" with my sketch from last week. This week I am super excited to be your hostess again and have created a sketch that I call, "Seeing Double"! Yep, there are two strips on the left side of the card and they could be ribbon or paper or something else...the sky is the limit this week!!! Have fun!

The "Clean Team" has come up with some "Freshly Made" designs to get you in the spirit! I am in love with everyone's samples! I know you will be too! Remember, we are so excited to visit your blog and to see what YOU create with our sketch!

Linda Callahan

Lesley Croghan

Cindy Hall

Jen Mitchell

Tui Nathan

Jennifer Timko

Rita Wright

And from our Fabulous Guest Designers this month!

Kim S-Guest Designer

Tracey V-Guest Designer

We have a few simple rules to keep things fun and fair for all of our players:

Please use any crafting product you would like to use.
Feel free to combine our sketch with up to THREE other challenges.
Please add a DIRECT link to your blog when adding your card to the linky below.
Please include our sketch and a link back to Freshly Made Sketches on your post.
Have fun!

This challenge will end on Monday, February 13th at Noon (PST). On Tuesday, February 14th, we will be announcing the winner of this week's sketch challenge who will known as the "Queen of Clean" and each Design Team Member will choose one "Princess".

Thanks for stopping by! We hope you will join us!

Lesley and the Freshly Made Team

Winners for Lesley's "Going Long" Sketch

2012-02-07T19:03:00.001-05:00

Thank you to everyone who joined us for last week's challenge! After much thought, the Clean Team has chosen the Princesses for you this week and I have chosen the Queen! There were so many awesome entries, we were blown away by all the wonderful submissions.

The "Perfect Princesses" this week are:

Cindy's Choice

Patti Corriere of What Are You Inking?

Patti's color combination is what grabbed my attention, but the details are what really hooked me. The heart window with the tiny little beads are so pretty, as well as the pearls on the scallop circle and under the sentiment. I also love how she tied the whole theme together with the heart DSP and heart embossing. This is a beautiful Valentine card in non-traditional colors. Congratulations, Patti! You're my choice for Perfect Princess this week!

Linda's Choice
Laurie from On the Bright Side!

Ok ok I admit it - I am a dog lover! But how could anyone resist this cutie?!? When I saw this I just had to "paws" and take another look :) The scruffy pup is colored beautifully and he looks like he is ready to romp! The paw print border is just delightful above the doghouse printed paper. The twine and the button tie it all together perfectly! Congratulations Laurie on being my choice for Perfect Princess this week!

Jen's Choice

Dana at Aspiring to Creativity

There are so many things I love about Dana’s gorgeous birthday card. The lines she created on the scalloped white layer with her gel pen add some great texture. Combine that with the pretty ruffled ribbon and the rhinestone flourish and she’s got one knockout of a birthday card! And pairing it with the cute numbered designer paper just completes the birthday picture! Congratulations Dana, on being my choice for Perfect Princess this week!

Jennifer's Choice
Maggie of Maggie Made Cards

It seems that "going long" is great for creativity! The cards this week have been full of great ideas!! This card by Maggie "scored" on two counts. First I love the pretty pinks grounded by the black. Striking! When I read the story of Mrs. Deocampo and the motivation for this card, I was so touched. Sharing our creations can bring a smile and let people know how special they are. This card will surely do both! Congratulations Maggie on being my choice for Perfect Princess this week!!

Tui's Choice

Liliana of Stampin From Home

Black and white with a splash of red gets me every time, add a touch of sparkle and bling and I'm gone! And this card of Lili's certainly did that to me, the whole design is modern and clean, the freshness of the polka dots combined with the classic elegance of the flocked paper and a solid black panel sets off this super sparkly heart and simple floral embellishment ever so perfectly! Congratulations Liliana on being my choice for Perfect Princess this week!

Rita's Choice
Tara of Tara Bee Ink

Critters! I admit, I am a critter addict. I love animals, especially adorable ones like these guys on Tara's beautiful card. They are colored so perfectly and look so cute holding their flowers. The colors of the card are so bright and cheerful, just perfect for a congratulations card. Congratulations, Tara, on being my Perfect Princess for the week!

Kim's Choice
Karren of Stamping and Stuff

As a new guest designer this month, I have to tell you that picking a princess is NOT easy, but I just kept coming back to Karren's star card. The colors are so vibrant. Orange and blue (or Calypso, Indigo and Pool) always play well together - and the black background makes them even more vibrant. I was particularly drawn to her clever, yet very simple, star treatment - it's such a festive touch. Congratulations Karren on being my choice for Perfect Princess this week!

Tracey's Choice
Jen of Simple & Serene

My eye has been drawn back to this card a few times! I just love the colors Jen used on her card this week and especially how she used DSP to make the flower. Her attention to detail is amazing. Everything from the beautifully tied ribbon, the gorgeous DSP she chose for the bottom and the tiny brad with the butterfly, just perfect! The addition of the sentiment on the top layer balances the card! Congratulations, Jen, you are my choice for Perfect Princess this week!

And Our Queen of Clean this week:

Lesley's Choice

Narelle of Stamplicious

I chose Narelle's gorgeous card not only because I thought it was beautiful but because of the layered flowers and the wonderful fussy cutting she did! I admire the amount of work that went into this beauty! An interesting colour choice also adds to the high level of sophistication with this card and the simple sentiment looks great popped up and on its own, balancing the card! Congratulations Narelle on being my choice for the Queen of Clean this week!

Thank you to everyone who joined in with your beautiful cards. Be sure to join us tomorrow for another sketch by me! Last week, I went long and soon I'll be seeing double...hope you can stop by!

Lesley

"We're Going Long" this week at Freshly Made Sketches!

2012-02-01T05:00:00.000-05:00

Lesley here! Super Bowl Weekend is coming up! I know nothing of football, other than my hubby LOVES to watch it and so we will be having some family over to watch the big game. I know a few of my Freshly Made design team members love the sport too...so this week "We're Going Long" with our sketch designed by me! I hope you like it!

The "Clean Team" has come up with some "Freshly Made" designs to get you in the spirit! We are so excited to visit your blog and to see what YOU create with our sketch! I love what the ladies have created! We are also happy to welcome Kim and Tracey to our team for February!!

Linda Callahan

Lesley Croghan

Cindy Hall

Jen Mitchell

Tui Nathan

Jennifer Timko

Rita Wright

Kim S-Guest Designer

Tracey-Guest Designer

We have a few simple rules to keep things fun and fair for all of our players:

Please use any crafting product you would like to use.
Feel free to combine our sketch with up to THREE other challenges.
Please add a DIRECT link to your blog when adding your card to the linky below.
Please include our sketch and a link back to Freshly Made Sketches on your post.
Have fun!

This challenge will end on Monday, February 6th at Noon (PST). On Tuesday, we will be announcing the winner of this week's sketch challenge who will known as the "Queen of Clean" and each Design Team Member will choose one "Princess".

Weekly Winners

2012-01-31T18:27:00.000-05:00

Thank you to everyone who joined us for last week's challenge! The Clean Team has chosen the Princesses for you this week and Jen Mitchell has chosen her Queen!

The "Perfect Princesses" this week are:

Cindy's Choice

Denise Marzec of The Paper Landscaper

Isn't this just the most adorable card? First, I just love the stamp and the coloring. The fine detail work in cutting it out for the main focal point is superb! The choice of DSP and elements couldn't have been any better to make this such an overall really sweet card. Congratulations, Denise! You're my choice for Perfect Princess this week!

Linda's Choice

marciulaTOja

This eye-catcher proves that beautiful cards speak their own language! I love the artsy embroidered bunny! The soft colors on the rest of the card form the perfect background. The paper piercing and texture add interest and detail. The white space is so effective and adds to the fresh, modern look. Congratulations marciulaTOja for being a Perfect Princess this week!

Jennifer's Choice

Tracey at My Creative Side

This week's gallery was so full of inspiration! As I looked through the beautiful work, I was drawn back to Tracey's card again and again. Something about that Crumb Cake base with the stitching! I love how her thread wrapped around the horizontal layer mimics the stitching. Then there is that wonderful rock-n-roll flower! Wow! The pearls really were the perfect final touch (aren't they always?!). Congratulations, Tracey, on being my choice for Perfect Princess this week!

Lesley's Choice

Linda of Lucky Dog Stamper

I love Linda's pretty card this week! It reminded me of an April Cornell pattern, so bright and fresh! A wonderful use of papers and embellishment. That main image is breathtaking and the simple sentiment is absolutely precious! Congratulations Linda on being my choice for Perfect Princess this week!

Tui's Choice

Donna at Butternut Sage Designs

Oh my goodness …. how stunningly gorgeous is this creation by Donna! I was captivated when I set eyes on this beauty, the simple CAS design, the clean styling and … “how did she do that” technique! Well … it is called selective embossing and it is just that, embossing select areas of your card … love the layered heart with the red glimmer paper and the simple addition of a single strand of twine …. Whose heart wouldn't be captured by this sweet Valentine! Congratulations Donna on being my choice for Perfect Princess this week!

Rita's Choice

Allisa of Rocky Mountain Paper Crafts

With this baby, I've developed a bit of an obsession with pale yellow. Allisa's beautiful card really jumped out at me with the gorgeous colors and amazing styling. That yellow bow is just so fabulous! Combine that with a yummy flower and a bit of bling and you have a winner for sure! Congratulations, Allisa, on being my Perfect Princess for the week.

Jen Sanne's Choice

Narelle of Stampilicious

Narelle's card is perfectly fresh! I love her color choice and her use of a tag for her focal image. A wonderful take on this week's sketch! Congratulations Narelle on being my choice for Perfect Princess this week.

Nina's Choice

Janet Kay Bailey of SImply Made Cards

So many fabulous cards to chose from this week but I love Janet's card for this week's sketch challenge. The beautiful border is fabulous against the bold red. The heart with its layers stands out nicely and the ribbon and pearls are a perfect finish. Congratulations Janet on being my choice for Perfect Princess this week.

And Our Queen of Clean this week:

Jen's Choice

Angela at Sparkle and Bling

What an amazing gallery this week! I think every week it gets harder and harder to pick a favorite, but I kept coming back to this card from Angela. The wonderful colors drew my eye right away. The designer paper is all about flowers and they are beautifully illustrated with those unusual earthy colors. Then she highlighted those flowers and brought the whole card together with the fabulous water-colored image. The image is soft, yet it is striking and grabs my attention all at the same time! Congratulations Angela, on being my choice for Queen of Clean this week!

Thank you to everyone who joined in. Be sure to join us tomorrow for another great sketch from the very talented Jen Mitchell.