Monday, March 30, 2026

Freshly Made Sketches #729

Hello friends.  Playing along with the Freshly Made Sketches challenge where DT member Amy has an easy and CAS sketch for us to follow...

And here's what I came up with...


I used PB's soft petals stamp set and water colored the simple images with Altenew's water color pan set.  Next I created a mask with an oval die and lightly filled in the oval with Antique Linen DI.  A definite Jill Foster idea for making a one layer card! Except when I blew the one layer idea by adding the strip of vellum for my sentiment.


  My sentiment (PB's inspirational sentiments) was embossed in gold on the vellum and then wrapped around the card panel before being added to the card base.  A few Cream Puff sequins (SSS) were added to the vellum layer and that finished off my card.

There's a lot of beautiful inspiration from the DT using Amy's sketch that you can check out HERE.  This challenge is only open till this afternoon (Monday, March 30th @ 3:00PM), so be quick if you want to play along!


Thanks for stopping by today ... I love it when you do!


13 comments:

I Card Everyone said...

Your Jill-inspired card is so beautiful, Marcia! I'm so glad you added that perfect slip of vellum and wonderful sentiment to your one-layer - sheer perfection! Thanks so much for seeing this lovely design inside our sketch!
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Julia Aston said...

A beautiful card, Marcia! Love the floral extending over the shaded oval and that wonderful sentiment on the vellum! Julia xx

Lisa Elton said...

I love the sentiment and the fact the you put it on vellum! This is beautiful, Marcia!

Leslie Miller said...

Oh, such a pretty and delicate stamp and a lovely sentiment. Such a sweet, thoughtful, and comforting card to send to someone at a difficult time, or any time, really. So beautiful, Marcia!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful! What a great way to use the sket h, and besidesthe beautiful flowers, I live that you inverted the order of the layers, Mac ia -- brilliant!

donna mikasa said...

I love the elements you used to keep this card as "one layer" as possible. I keep forgetting to use a stencil the way you did and the vellum sentiment keeps it clean but seen! Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches this week!

Cat Craig said...

What a lovely card and fabulous sentiment. Excellent direction for the challenge.

JoAnn said...

What a beautiful card Marcia. Your take on the sketch is perfect. Love everything about your lovely card.

Loll said...

Beautiful, soft colours for your serene card design Marcia. The vellum adds dreaminess as well. Very pretty card, my friend! xx

Bobby said...

Everything about your card is perfect, Marcia. The beautiful watercolored flowers, the inked oval and the gold embossed sentiment work together in such a stunning way.

donna mikasa said...

Congrats, Quieen Marcia!

Bonnie said...

So soft and beautiful, Marcia! Your inked oval is so smooth and a beautiful way to present this sweet flower! I love the embossed sentiment on the vellum! Truly a winner my friend!

Birgit said...

This is gorgeous, Marcia. Your coloring is perfectly soft and what a darling sentiment too. Have a blessed Easter, my friend.