Freshly Made Sketches #21-A Sketch from Lesley {Seeing Double}

Welcome to Freshly Made Sketches! Thank you to everyone who "Went Long" with my sketch from last week.  This week I am super excited to be your hostess again and have created a sketch that I call, "Seeing Double"! Yep, there are two strips on the left side of the card and they could be ribbon or paper or something else...the sky is the limit this week!!!  Have fun!

The "Clean Team" has come up with some "Freshly Made" designs to get you in the spirit!  I am in love with everyone's samples! I know you will be too! Remember, we are so excited to visit your blog and to see what YOU create with our sketch!  

Linda Callahan

Lesley Croghan

Cindy Hall

Jen Mitchell

Tui Nathan

Jennifer Timko

Rita Wright

And from our Fabulous Guest Designers this month!

Kim S-Guest Designer

Tracey V-Guest Designer

We have a few simple rules to keep things fun and fair for all of our players:

1. Please use any crafting product you would like to use.
2. Feel free to combine our sketch with up to THREE other challenges.
3. Please add a DIRECT link to your blog when adding your card to the linky below.
4. Please include our sketch and a link back to Freshly Made Sketches on your post.
5. Have fun!

This challenge will end on Monday, February 13th at Noon (PST). On Tuesday, February 14th, we will be announcing the winner of this week's sketch challenge who will known as the "Queen of Clean" and each Design Team Member will choose one "Princess".

Thanks for stopping by!  We hope you will join us!

Lesley and the Freshly Made Team

Winners for Lesley's "Going Long" Sketch

Thank you to everyone who joined us for last week's challenge!  After much thought, the Clean Team has chosen the Princesses for you this week and I have chosen the Queen!  There were so many awesome entries, we were blown away by all the wonderful submissions. 

The "Perfect Princesses" this week are:

Cindy's Choice

Patti Corriere of What Are You Inking?

Patti's color combination is what grabbed my attention, but the details are what really hooked me. The heart window with the tiny little beads are so pretty, as well as the pearls on the scallop circle and under the sentiment. I also love how she tied the whole theme together with the heart DSP and heart embossing. This is a beautiful Valentine card in non-traditional colors. Congratulations, Patti! You're my choice for Perfect Princess this week!

Linda's Choice
Laurie from On the Bright Side!

Ok ok I admit it - I am a dog lover!  But how could anyone resist this cutie?!? When I saw this I just had to "paws" and take another look :) The scruffy pup is colored beautifully and he looks like he is ready to romp!  The paw print border is just delightful above the doghouse printed paper. The twine and the button tie it all together perfectly!  Congratulations Laurie on being my choice for Perfect Princess this week!

Jen's Choice

Dana at Aspiring to Creativity

There are so many things I love about Dana’s gorgeous birthday card.  The lines she created on the scalloped white layer with her gel pen add some great texture.  Combine that with the pretty ruffled ribbon and the rhinestone flourish and she’s got one knockout of a birthday card!  And pairing it with the cute numbered designer paper just completes the birthday picture!  Congratulations Dana, on being my choice for Perfect Princess this week!

Jennifer's Choice
Maggie of Maggie Made Cards

It seems that "going long" is great for creativity!  The cards this week have been full of great ideas!!  This card by Maggie "scored" on two counts.  First I love the pretty pinks grounded by the black.  Striking!  When I read the story of Mrs. Deocampo and the motivation for this card, I was so touched.  Sharing our creations can bring a smile and let people know how special they are.  This card will surely do both!  Congratulations Maggie on being my choice for Perfect Princess this week!!

Tui's Choice

Liliana of Stampin From Home

Black and white with a splash of red gets me every time, add a touch of sparkle and bling and I'm gone!   And this card of Lili's certainly did that to me, the whole design is modern and clean, the freshness of the polka dots combined with the classic elegance of the flocked paper and a solid black panel sets off this super sparkly heart and simple floral embellishment ever so perfectly!  Congratulations Liliana on being my choice for Perfect Princess this week!

Rita's Choice
Tara of Tara Bee Ink
 

Critters!  I admit, I am a critter addict.  I love animals, especially adorable ones like these guys on Tara's beautiful card.  They are colored so perfectly and look so cute holding their flowers.  The colors of the card are so bright and cheerful, just perfect for a congratulations card.   Congratulations, Tara, on being my Perfect Princess for the week!

Kim's Choice
Karren of Stamping and Stuff
 

As a new guest designer this month, I have to tell you that picking a princess is NOT easy, but I just kept coming back to Karren's star card. The colors are so vibrant.  Orange and blue (or Calypso, Indigo and Pool) always play well together - and the black background makes them even more vibrant.  I was particularly drawn to her clever, yet very simple, star treatment - it's such a festive touch.  Congratulations Karren on being my choice for Perfect Princess this week!

Tracey's Choice
Jen of Simple & Serene

My eye has been drawn back to this card a few times! I just love the colors Jen used on her card this week and especially how she used DSP to make the flower.  Her attention to detail is amazing. Everything from the beautifully tied ribbon, the gorgeous DSP she chose for the bottom and the tiny brad with the butterfly, just perfect!  The addition of the sentiment on the top layer balances the card! Congratulations, Jen, you are my choice for Perfect Princess this week!

And Our Queen of Clean this week:

Lesley's Choice

Narelle of Stamplicious
 

I chose Narelle's gorgeous card not only because I thought it was beautiful but because of the layered flowers and the wonderful fussy cutting she did!  I admire the amount of work that went into this beauty!  An interesting colour choice also adds to the high level of sophistication with this card and the simple sentiment looks great popped up and on its own, balancing the card! Congratulations Narelle on being my choice for the Queen of Clean this week!

Thank you to everyone who joined in with your beautiful cards.  Be sure to join us tomorrow for another sketch by me!  Last week, I went long and soon I'll be seeing double...hope you can stop by!

Lesley

"We're Going Long" this week at Freshly Made Sketches!

Lesley here!  Super Bowl Weekend is coming up!  I know nothing of football, other than my hubby LOVES to watch it and so we will be having some family over to watch the big game.  I know a few of my Freshly Made design team members love the sport too...so this week "We're Going Long" with our sketch designed by me!  I hope you like it!

The "Clean Team" has come up with some "Freshly Made" designs to get you in the spirit! We are so excited to visit your blog and to see what YOU create with our sketch!  I love what the ladies have created!  We are also happy to welcome Kim and Tracey to our team for February!!

Linda Callahan

Lesley Croghan

Cindy Hall

Jen Mitchell

Tui Nathan

Jennifer Timko

Rita Wright

Kim S-Guest Designer

Tracey-Guest Designer

We have a few simple rules to keep things fun and fair for all of our players:

1. Please use any crafting product you would like to use.
2. Feel free to combine our sketch with up to THREE other challenges.
3. Please add a DIRECT link to your blog when adding your card to the linky below.
4. Please include our sketch and a link back to Freshly Made Sketches on your post.
5. Have fun!

This challenge will end on Monday, February 6th at Noon (PST). On Tuesday, we will be announcing the winner of this week's sketch challenge who will known as the "Queen of Clean" and each Design Team Member will choose one "Princess".