Fresh Friday

Happy Friday Friends!  First Friday of February! Making time to create and it's good that Freshly Made Sketches is a weekly blog challenge, because it will challenge to create.  When I first saw the sketch, I thought, "ooh, I know exactly what I'm going to make" and then I sat down to create and it didn't quite come out the way I had envisioned it. So I tried again. I feel like I should be making Valentine's Day cards, but sometimes you gotta go with the flow. Make sure you check out the creations from the designers over at Freshly Made Sketches for more inspiration.

I was inspired to make a masculine card with the base of my card being the new In-Color Dapper Denim. Can't believe I haven't been using the color as much!  I combine a few retired items on my cards with new products. The tie is from Baby's First Framelits, which are still current. The retired items include the Eclectic Paper Piercing Template, which I have them all and really like the look.  The candy dots are also retired. Wanna hear something funny, I wasn't planning on using the candy dots, but I got some extra ink on my paper when I stamped the sentiment. The perfectionist in me wanted to redo the card, but then I thought, "hey, men aren't perfect either, lol" so I used the candy dots to cover up my mistake.  Plus, when it's a handmade card, it's the handmade part that counts, right? 

The sentiment is from the new Occasions catalog called Suite Sentiments and it's a great set of 11 different rubber stamps. I created the ombre look on the sentiment by using sponge daubers in three different ink colors. I like the look, simple card. 

Well, that's all I have for now, thanks for stopping by!  Until next time! Have a great day!