Freaking Amazing. MFT Sketch 284

Here’s my take on MFT Sketch Challenge #284. This challenge come from the My Favorite Things Challenge & Inspiration Blog!I love to mix up colors, so I used Spearmint, Persimmon, Nightshift and Cement Gray. ahhhh 🙂

I die cut the chevron stripes and used the one in between as another strip. If you don’t snip them apart, you actually get three different chevron strips vs. two. Hopefully I can keep them together! I laid those up, then die cut them into the peek-a-boo circle. Inlaid that, die cut some lines, embossed on vellum, and stitched on the sentiment. LOVE the “You are Freaking Amazing” stamp. I always reach for it. 🙂

I took this photo both early this morning, and just this evening. Neither time grabbed the colors fantastically, but so it goes. A never-ending issue. 🙂My card is made with supplies at My Favorite Things. Die-namics: Blueprints 13, Chevron Stripes, LJD Peek-a-boo Circle Windows, Basic Stitched Lines. Stamps: Amazing. Card stock: Spearmint, Persimmon, Cement Gray, Smooth White and Nightshift.

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Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend! 🙂

Jill

Sending Hugs

Yesterday, I shared cards using non-holiday products for making Holiday cards. Today, I’m sharing a card I made using holiday products for non-holiday cards. 🙂 Did you follow that? I barely did! 😉 (Click HERE for yesterday’s post.)

I made this to send some healing hugs a little while back.

I used the Winter Wonderland stamp set & dies. When I saw these little envelopes and mailbox, well, that was that. 🙂 It’s one of those stamp sets that I’m glad I have the matching dies for. Fun with holiday supplies! Stretching those too!! 🙂 And of course, the Sketched Chevron Background stamp…which I think I have used on at least 90% of my cards since it arrived. 😉

There is a little time left to participate in Sketch Challenge #260 and over a week left for joining Color Challenge #36 on the My Favorite Things Challenge & Inspiration blog! Tomorrow is the last MFT Sketch for 2015!! Wait, what?! Wow.

My card was made with the following supplies by My Favorite Things:

 

Thanks for popping by! Catch you here tomorrow for the new MFT Sketch Challenge! 🙂

Jill 🙂

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge: #297

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #297!  Join us over on the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge Blog! 🙂

Here is my card for the week: It’s quite awesome to personalize a card. That’s the beauty of a handmade card, right?. 🙂 This one is for my Grandmother, who recently turned “29”. 😉

This card feels put-together & a lil’ spunky, just like her! 🙂 

My card was made with supplies from My Favorite Things:

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Any of the past challenges can be joined in here: sweetsundaysketch.blogspot.com

All the past sketches can be found HERE.

The Sweet Sunday Sketch team: Barbara Anders, Dana White, Jodi Collins, Karen Giron, Lisa Henke, Lori Tecler, Lynn Put, Sankari Wegman, Sarah-Jane Kale, Tracy Clemente and Vicki Burdick. 🙂

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Have a good week! 🙂

Jill 🙂

MFT Sketch #245

MFT Sketch Challenge #245 is on My Favorite Things Challenge & Inspiration today!

This week’s sketch:My card for the week:Fall florals! Suddenly I need more ink pads… ha! 😉

I made a second card, loosely based on this Sketch too:

Love this apple! Hel-lo Teacher Cards!

My first card is made with the following supplies at My Favorite Things:

 

My apple card is made with the following supplies at My Favorite Things:

Don’t miss Tuesdays on the MFT Challenge and Inspiration blog! Spotted!! 🙂

Also, did you see this!? Click HERE for the details! LOVE it!

See you back here tomorrow for the newest Color Challenge! It’s another good one! 🙂

My lovable MFTC&I DT teamies: Veronica Zalis, Vera Yates, Alice Wertz, Erin Lee Schreiner, Miriam Prantner, and Susan R. Opel!

Thanks for popping by…

Jill 🙂

MFT Color Challenge #27 & Summer School!!

It’s the 2nd Thursday of the month and Boom! Color Challenge #27 on the My Favorite Things Challenge & Inspiration blog. PLUS–MFT Summer School!! 🙂

My card for this Color Challenge:

The new Fringe die has lots of possibilities. Here I die cut the Fringe with the Stitched Basic Edges die, to add a little interest. 🙂

(The Delicata Gold ink holds the embossing powder, but I decided to add another layer with Versamark as well. 😉 )

Bonus! Today is Day Four of MFT Summer School: Session Three. Today is all about Color Saturation. Hop over to the MFT Blog to read about it all. Susan R. Opel will school us all real good! 😉

Color Saturation – The intensity of color. The more white or gray that’s added, the less saturated the color becomes. Cards tend to work best when the saturation of the colors are on a similar scale.

Here is my card: I squealed with delight when I finished. You do that too sometimes right? 😉

I definitely lean toward the bright/darker colors rather than the muted ones. I am often in awe of people who use the lighter colors successfully. I love these saturated colors together! 🙂

I die cut the new Four Way Chevron Cover-up several times and pieced together. Then I die cut that panel with the Stripes cover-up and pieced that together. Crazy clapping ensued. You just never know what things are going to look like and I do not enjoy wasting time. LOL 🙂 This delights me ever so very much!

 If you missed my cards from earlier lessons this week, you can click on these links: Monday & Tuesday & Wednesday (<–Including the new Sketch Challenge!)

My Color Challenge card was made with the following supplies by My Favorite Things:

 

My Summer School card was made with the following supplies by My Favorite Things:

InLinkz.com

Join us! 🙂

My enabling and talented MFT Challenge & Inspiration teammates: Veronica Zalis, Vera Yates, Alice Wertz, Erin Lee Schreiner, Miriam Prantner, and Susan R. Opel!

If you’re on Instagram: jilldhawkins.

Find my takes on the previous sessions of MFT School:

• Session Two: Start HERE
• Session One: Start HERE.

Thanks for stopping by :)…Come by tomorrow for my take on the final MFT Summer School 2015 lesson! See you then! 🙂

Jill 🙂

MFT Sketch #241 & MFT Summer School!

MFT Sketch Challenge #241 on My Favorite Things Challenge & Inspiration blog today. Also, MFT Summer School: Session Three, Day Three! 🙂

Here is this week’s sketch:
This is my card for the week:The Encouraging Words stamps set is fabulous.

I love to inlay die cuts, so I couldn’t wait to try out these Scribbled Rose dies. More to come with those! 🙂

Next up: MFT Summer School! Session Three, Day Three 🙂 Hop over to the MFT Blog for the REAL lesson and all the link ups to fabulous cards by the MFT Team! 🙂

Today’s Lesson: Hard vs. soft – For every hard line or edge you place on a card, the design is balanced by some softness, whether it be from a texture (like a ribbon) or a shape (like a circle); too much hard or soft might not work.

Here’s my take on this lesson:

It is definitely a literal take on this lesson, being that I used soft felt and all 😉 But my thinking was the angles added an edge.If you missed my cards from earlier lessons this week, you can click on these links: Monday & Tuesday. Find me on Instagram here: jilldhawkins

My Sketch card is made with the following supplies at My Favorite Things:

 

My Summer School card is made with the following supplies at My Favorite Things:

InLinkz.com

The MFT Challenge and Inspiration blog features cards every Tuesday that have been Spotted! 😉

Tomorrow I’ll have the latest MFT Color Challenge AND the MFT Summer School lesson. Stop by! 😉

My super cool MFTC&I DT teamies: Veronica Zalis, Vera Yates, Alice Wertz, Erin Lee Schreiner, Miriam Prantner, and Susan R. Opel!

Thanks for stopping by… Tomorrow I’ll be showing one of my FAVORITE cards to date. 😉

Jill 🙂

MFT Sketch #240

MFT Sketch Challenge #240 on My Favorite Things Challenge & Inspiration begins rockin’ today!

Here is this week’s sketch:This is my card for the week: One of my favorite Sketch cards to date. LOVE these dies.

I used a Fuse Green card base and stamped the new Wonky Chevron background on the inside. Adds a little fun for the recipient 🙂 “You Got This” = Awesomesauce.

I really enjoyed this week’s sketch, so I made another card. Then I had ideas for at least three more, but, it was almost midnight. 😉 Some other day…

Those little flags use the new August released Fringe die! Oh goodness, that’s a fun one too! 🙂 The Primitive White base gives a nice warmth to the card.

This one is being mailed to a friend…and it is WAY overdue. 😦

My first card is made with the following supplies at My Favorite Things:

 

My second card is made with the following supplies at My Favorite Things:

The MFT Challenge and Inspiration blog continues to feature cards every Tuesday that have been SPOTTED! Oh so fun!

My smashing MFTC&I DT teamies: Veronica Zalis, Vera Yates, Alice Wertz, Erin Lee Schreiner, Miriam Prantner, and Susan R. Opel!

Thanks for stopping by…

Jill 🙂

MFT Sketch #239

MFT Sketch Challenge #239 on My Favorite Things Challenge & Inspiration is starting TODAY!

Here is this week’s sketch:This is my card for the week:

I so enjoy this little sunny dude! 🙂 The Abstract stencil and background…well, I’ve mentioned my adoration of these many-a-times too! I stamped and embossed the Build-able Blooms for the sun. It ended up a little more subtle than intended, but, alas 🙂

I squeaked in a second card. This one was made in probably five different sit-downs, so it feels a bit disjointed. But, meh, I think it’s kinda fun still 🙂

…and I think my stitching went a bit awry 🙂

My first card is made with the following supplies at My Favorite Things:

 

 My flowery card is made with the following supplies at My Favorite Things:

InLinkz.com

The MFT Challenge and Inspiration blog features cards every Tuesday that have been spotted by the MFT Design Teams! So fun!

My amazing MFTC&I DT teamies: Veronica Zalis, Vera Yates, Alice Wertz, Erin Lee Schreiner, Miriam Prantner, and Susan R. Opel!

Thanks for stopping by…

Jill 🙂

MFT Color Challenge #24!

Welcome Color Challenge #24 to the My Favorite Things Challenge & Inspiration blog. I’m telling you, these color combos really get things moving when you’re making a card! 🙂

Here’s my card for the Challenge:  Nothing too fancy this week, but fun nonetheless. This was a challenge to photograph with that embossing slick on there. 🙂

I had some scraps on my desk and some energy left, so I whipped up these two little gift cards too:

My card was made with the following supplies by My Favorite Things:

 

My little cards are made with the following supplies by My Favorite Things:

Join us! 🙂 You’ll be glad you did!

My groovy Challenge & Inspiration teammates: Veronica Zalis, Vera Yates, Alice Wertz, Erin Lee Schreiner, Miriam Prantner, and Susan R. Opel!

OH–and if you’re on Instagram: jilldhawkins

Thanks for stopping by 🙂

Jill 🙂

Quiet space…shhhh

Today is the last day of Summer School on the MFT Blog! Awesome week of fun stuff.

Today the concept is: Quiet Space. Head over the main My Favorite Things blog to read all the insight and knowledge. 🙂

Here’s the card I made for today:This penguin, his floatie, and this sentiment screams for quiet space. It really brings home how much he misses you. 😉

The My Favorite Things blog has a whole week of Summer School. Be sure to hop back to Monday and read all the posts. You can also check all my posts out here:

Click: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. What a week! 🙂

This card is made with the following supplies at My Favorite Things:

 

InLinkz.com

Don’t forget to check out the My Favorite Things Challenge & Inspiration blog for all the fun on the Sketch Challenge and the current Color Challenge!!

Thanks for dropping in! 🙂

Jill 🙂