Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Freshly Made Sketches: Celebrating You

It's time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches! Today we have a sketch by Cécile and here’s what I did with it!

4.14.21 FMS


I have two different posts up today and in both posts I had a problem with my cards and solved it the same way.  The problem - my idea for the card just didn't fit on a standard card front. In this case, I cut the rainbow of butterflies but they just got lost on a standard-sized card.  So I changed it to a mini-slim!  It's 3 1/2 by 6.  The slightly narrower card meant my butterflies didn't get lost.  I just had to fill in the vertical size so I picked a pretty floral and added borders!

04.14.21 FMS Side

I was thrilled to find a die in my stash with multiple different butterflies of the same approximate size.  Some of them had pierced detail so I was equally thrilled to find a banner for my sentiment with pierced.  So when I decided I needed something instead of plain white in the background - but it couldn't have much detail - lo and behold, I just got the Altenew Cross Stitch background which gave me the same pierced look.  It was a happy day!

I hope to see you playing along with us this week at Freshly Made Sketches.

SUPPLY LIST

Stamps: The Greetery Sentiment Suite Birthdays

Dies: Penny Black Flights of Fancy, Altenew Cross Stitch, The Greetery Sentiment Suites Basics 

8 comments:

  1. I love your paper choice. It really highlights the pretty colors of those butterflies! I also like mini slim, but I am so not a fan of the regular slim size. Super pretty spring card, Kim!

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  2. Oh I LOVE this card!! The addition of the patterned paper makes those butterflies SHINE!!! Beautiful design!

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  3. Pretty colors, this is charming!

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  4. The mini slim worked perfectly! The butterflies are as sweet as can be! Perfect patterned paper with it as well!

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  5. This card is so sweet! I love those butterflies and the gorgeous paper! You're totally rocking the slimline!

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  6. I love these sweet butterflies and the pretty dsp coordinates perfectly! Gorgeous card, Kim!

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  7. These butterflies are so very pretty and the perfect size for this sketch!

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  8. This is such a pretty card card, Kim! I love this gorgeous collection of butterflies, it makes a clever take on the circles.

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