Freshly Made Sketches #187 & Less is More Week 225 Recipe

Another great sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches.

I loved the shape of the panel in the sketch and decided to use it in my card, using a small circle die to shape the corners.

For the butterfly I used a magazine freebie die which I've had for a while. I added antennae to the butterfly using a stamp from the Clearly Besotted Butterfly Wishes set and 2 tiny black gems. For the sentiment I used the Clearly Besotted Sentimental Type set and my Stampin' Up punch. I also added 2 eyelets to my sentiment. I was thinking earlier this week that it was about time I used some eyelets and then I saw that the challenge this week at Less is More is to create a card using some metal, one of the suggestions being to use eyelets. I'm therefore entering my card for this week's challenge at Less is More. The paper I used is Bookprint by Papermania. I also used some self-adhesive paper lace, pearls and larger black gems. For the base card I used cream linen card.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. Karen x

CAS(E) this Sketch #123

I love this week's sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch.
As I like using stars on cards I decided on a literal interpretation of the sketch.

Here is the sketch

and here is my card

For the central panel I sponged distress inks in peacock feathers and salty ocean through plasterer's tape. For the star I used inlaid die cuts. The white star I decorated with a little Lavinia stamp and the peacock feathers distress ink. The sentiment is from Clearly Besotted's sentimental type set and I stamped it using Memento ink in Paris Dusk.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. Karen x

Freshly Made Sketches #186

Another great sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches and definitely one I'll use again.

Here is the sketch

and here is my card

The white panel was embossed using my Xcut Delicate Flourishes embossing folder. For the flower I used my Die-namics Blueprints 3 set of dies. I also used my SSS Stitched Circles dies.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. Karen x

CAS(E) this Sketch #122

I'm back with my second post of the day. This time I'm sharing the card I made for this week's challenge at CAS(E) this sketch.

Here is the sketch

and here is my card

The papers I used have been in my crafting stash for years, as has the magic mesh that I used over one of the paper strips. For the flowers I used my old daisy punch. The sentiment is a Hobbycraft stamp. 

This is a really versatile sketch and as I was making this card I was thinking of other cards I could make based on this sketch.

Thank you for visiting today, I really appreciate you stopping by. Karen x

Freshly Made Sketches #185

I'm just in time to take part in this week's challenge at Freshly Made Sketches.

Here is the sketch

and here is my card

The sentiment panel was created using a design paper from Pink Petticoat's Strawberry Blooms set and a sentiment from their Thank You Sentiments set.

Thank you for stopping by at my blog today. Karen x

Less is More Week 222 Colour

At last I've managed to complete a challenge at Less is More. The challenge this week is to make a card using opposite colours on the colour wheel.

Here is my card

For my card I used the Clearly Besotted Flower Blocks set and matching die. The sentiment is from the Clearly Besotted Sentimental Type set.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by my blog. Karen x

Freshly Made Sketches #184

There's still time for me to have a go at this week's challenge at Freshly Made Sketches.

Here is the sketch

and here is my card

The strip down the side is fabric tape, which I'd not used before. The star is inlaid die cuts and the sentiment is from the Clearly Besotted set Sentimental Type.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by my blog. Karen x