Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Freshly Made Sketches: 14 Years and 700 Sketches

Freshly Made Sketches is celebrating because we are on our 700th sketch!  That's 14 years of challenges!  A big thank you to everybody who plays along and keeps this challenge exciting and inspirational! To celebrate, we are using out 14th challenge, then each design team member is showing off their first card as part of the design team. We even have a couple who have been around since challenge #1.  Plus, a few of the early design team members are back to celebrate with us. Be sure to check out the FMS blog for the fun. Here is my card for challenge #700 (which was originally challenge #14).

Birthday Butterfly

My first post on the design team was on 9/30/14 for sketch 152 so it's been 11 years for me! Find the details on this card here



Although I have to say that I knew this group was special early on because I did play along with their first sketch on 9/9/11. Find the details on this card here.



Then it turns out that I even played along with the 14th challenge which we are re-doing this week. Find the details on this card here.



Here's to another 700! I hope see you playing along with us this week at Freshly Made Sketches.

SUPPLY LIST

Dies: Memory Box Stained Glass Butterfly and Stitched Square Layers (I cut off two sides so that the stitching only showed around the outside of each square), Photoplay Hey Hello Hi

Paper: Stampin' Up 2024-26 In Color dsp, Shy Shamrock cardstock

Other: Stampin' Up 2024-26 In Color Shimmer Gems

11 comments:

  1. 700, wowza that's worth celebrating for sure! All of your cards are terrific, Kim. I always enjoy seeing what you create with the sketches!

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  2. Beautiful card with those colorful squares and lovely butterfly. Love all your cards. Congrats to FMS on their 700th challenge.

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  3. Kim, you and the team kept me coming back for years of creating with your wonderful Sketches! I am so enjoying taking a look back through the years and seeing such fun cards!
    From your first to #700, you always find a way to make those sketches come to life with fun patterned papers. But I have to say I really LOVE your CAS masterpiece as your first DT card!
    =]

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  4. That is such a sweet card! I love the different patterns and those pretty colours topped off with a beautiful butterfly! Still can't believe we're at #700!!!

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  5. Love the colorful squares and that delicate butterfly--so pretty! Love seeing your "then and now" cards, too! Congrats on YOUR 11 years with FMS!

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  6. What a fun historic tour of your entries. Your entry for the anniversary post has such a delicate feel , with the dainty butterfly focal point. Happy FMS!

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  7. What a great post - you have been here forever! Love seeing all of your wonderful cards! And I also love the white diecut butterfly over the colored backdrop!

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  8. Oh my word, I love them all. Your original #14 is spectacular and so fun to see you played along in #1 too. You have long been one of my stamping idols and it is a privilege to be on the team with you!

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  9. How fabulous that you played along with the first sketch - and the 14th! I remember you left me a lovely comment on my first entry, which was so sweet. So happy to be on this team with you.

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  10. Oh my goodness! I am loving every single one of these cards! Specially the current challenge card - those colours are just stunning!

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  11. What an amazing card-making journey, Kim. I love how you mix colors and patterns to always create lovely cards whatever the sketch is. So happy to be in this fabulous team by your side.

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