Hello and Happy New Year! It has been awhile since I have posted so I’m feeling a bit terrified to put myself out into the digital world again! 2019 has been a busy year and I am looking forward to (hopefully) spending more time creating and sharing in 2020! I always follow my friends over at Freshly Made Sketches and decided that if I could, I would jump in with the last sketch of 2019, and I’m so happy to spend my New Year’s Eve doing just that!

Isn’t it pretty?!? Clean and simple with lots of room for interpretation.

Details:

• This sketch seemed like a great way to show off DSP so that’s where I started. I stood in my craft space facing my drawers of pattern paper collections and randomly pulled a drawer out – it turned out to be a monthly kit from Felicity Jane called “Jenny”. Every time I see their papers, I sigh with delight – GORGEOUS!

• Did I lie?? G.O.R.G.E.O.U.S. I pulled one sheet out and used my old stand by, Femme Frame by Mama Elephant, to die cut one rectangle from the front side and one rectangle from the back side. I tilted the rectangles and layered them onto the scalloped rectangle die from the same set, which i die cut from a coordinating piece of heavy DSP. Easy peasy. Now to decorate!!
• Felicity Jane’s stamp and die set Hip Hip Hooray was my choice for creating my focal point. I stamped and die cut the sentiment and then stamped a star onto a coordinating embellishment from the “Jenny” collection and die cut them out with the coordinating die.

• I created a sparkly bow with a bit of Stampin’ Up! gold metallic twine and a bit of Doodlebug Designs baker’s twine. I discovered that the gold metallic twine unwound into 6 separate threads so I went with the ‘messy’ look – I love it!! I attached the bow with a glue dot, the sentiment with Stampin’ Dimensionals, and the stars with Tombow adhesive tape.  A variety of colored and sparkly enamel dots add detail and a bit of playfulness to compliment the bow.
• Using the bold black pattern as the envelope liner both mimics and accentuates the bold birthday sentiment. Such a FUN pattern!

And that’s it! A fun clean and simple card that took me about three hours to make!! lol. I’m rusty!! But it was fun to get my beloved toys out and make a really big mess. I can’t wait to do it again!! Thank you to Amy and the Freshly Made Sketches design team for their continued efforts to inspire us!!

Supplies (all Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted):

Card Stock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink

DSP: the “Jenny” Collection from Felicity Jane

Specialty Paper: None

Ink: Versamark Onyx Black

Stamps: Hip Hip Hooray by Felicity Jane

Dies: Hip Hip Hooray by Felicity Jane; Femme Frame by Mama Elephant and SU’s Stitched Rectangle Dies & Envelope Die (retired)

Tools: Big Shot, Stampin’ Trimmer (retired)

Embellishments: Enamel Dots & Baker’s Twine by Doodlebug Designs, SU’s Glitter Clear Epoxy Shapes & Gold Metallic Twine (both retired), Wink of Stella 

Other: Whisper White Envelope