Wednesday, August 7, 2019

Freshly Made Sketches: A Milestone

This is a big week for Freshly Made Sketches - in fact so big, we'll be celebrating for the entire month.  We just passed 399 challenges which kind of makes this 400 but we're doing something a little different to celebrate.  Our first challenge opened way back on September 7th, 2011.  Isn't that amazing?!  You should check it out - you'll see some familiar names!  A big thank you to all of our players.  Some of you play along week after week; some pop in when you need inspiration.  But you are always here and keep this challenge vibrant.

To celebrate the 400th sketch, we are going back to #1 (which was also #100) and using the same sketch.  Over the month, we'll revisit some of the other milestone sketches with a lot of other fun events mixed in.  Here is #1.


You can see that the sketches have always been fun and unique - yet still so fresh and clean!!  Here's my  take on it.

Feel Better Bird

As I was making this card, I didn't have any special needs to point me in a direction.  I flipped through my dies and saw my very-favorite bird set.  It made sense to use my very favorite bird on this special day for my very favorite challenge!!  I sat him on some stitched lines as wire - then added some clouds and a rainbow-colored pattern.  It seemed like such a cheerful card, it made sense to add a get well sentiment!

Feel Better Bird

I did not join the design team until September of 2014 but I did play along with that first challenge - details here.  And I'm very proud to say I was a "Perfect Princess" for the week!  It was fun to see that Jen Timko was a perfect princess that week too!  Here's what I did on this sketch the first time around - 400 sketches ago.





I hope to see you playing along this week.  It's a big one!!  And it's so much fun to browse the gallery - I think I'll even head back to the first time on this sketch and see how things have changed.

SUPPLY LIST (for the new card!)
Stamps: Simon Says Stamps Messages for Everyday
Dies: My Favorite Things Birds of a Feather, Stitched Strip
Cardstock/Paper: Taylored Expressions Confetti Cake, Candy Corn, Pineapple and Hello Sunshine Paper Pack
Other: Taylored Expressions Cloudy Days

8 comments:

  1. I love this cute bird, and I love how you made wires for him to sit on. It is no surprise to hear that you and Jen were Perfect Princesses. You still rock these sketches every week!

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  2. What an absolutely adorable card! Your little bird is quite awesome.

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  3. This is adorable! I like the tiny scallops around the embossed clouds and the sweet little bird!

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  4. So fun to look back! Love the stitches as the wire for that sweet bird! Adorable card!

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  5. Fabulous card, Kim! Even though I have bird terror, your little blue guy makes me smile!
    ~c

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  6. I love the little peek into the past! It's fun to see how our card making styles have evolved over the years. I remember that DSP that you used - I'd be surprised if I didn't have some it still floating around in my stash! LOL! And your new card is bright and cheerful. The birdie is so sweet and I love the layer with the embossed clouds!

    Away we go to another 400 challenges! <3

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  7. Love the fresh & clean colors and patterns, Kim!

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  8. I LOVE both cards - new and old! Your FAV bird on the stitched wire is just perfect! And I LOVED reading about your Mom - what a special post for your sidebar.

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