Wednesday, August 22, 2012

FMS #49 - When You Wish Upon a Star

It hit me the other day that it is almost the end of August - can you believe it?!? Less than two weeks to go and the kiddos will be back in school and we'll be running around to a new routine. This fall also brings a change for me - I'm going back to work. I'm actually pretty excited - I get to work with 3- and 4-year-olds while teaching them early literacy, math, science and writing concepts all under the guise of playing. :) Teaching preschool will be so much fun, but I know that those little bundles of energy are going to wear me out! I'm not really sure what all this will mean for my stamping life, but I plan to take it one day at a time and have as much fun as possible. I think that is an attitude that will serve me well in the next few months, which I'm sure will be very busy. That's enough rambling for today, let's get on to this week's sketch!

Jen Mitchell has put together another fabulous sketch for us this week. So many possibilities with this little beauty - what will you create with it?

I wanted to make something with stars and this is what I came up with:
I kept it super clean and simple, and these colors are perfect for a guy's birthday card, but it could also work for a child. Change up the colors to pink, purple and silver and you have a sweet card for little girl. Check out the other design team creations at the Freshly Made Sketches blog. I hope you get a chance to share your design as well. Happy stamping!

Stamps: Sweet Essentials
Paper: Whisper White, Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green, Midnight Muse
Ink: Midnight Muse
Accessories: Big Shot, Chevron embossing folder, Midnight Muse ribbon, star punches (retired), paper-piercing tool, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack

13 comments:

Linda Suarez said...

Hi Jen! Beautiful card! What a great idea to use stars! Good luck on your return to work! have fun with the kiddies!

DonnaJ said...

How cute ! I'm a big fan of stars and am always looking for ways to use them.

barb mann said...

GREAT card Jen. I sure can't figure why SU retired those cool star punches. I use them all the time!

Gibmiss said...

Hi Jen
Fabulous card... Love the stars .....
Hugs Sylvie xxx

christine luce said...

Good luck in your new endeavor! Keep stamping when you can because I love the clean & simple look of your cards--very classy!

Jen Mitchell said...

What a great card! I love stars so I might be biased! And these colors are fantastic together too!

Congrats on your new teaching adventure!

Cindy Hall said...

Wow! This is a fabulous CAS card! I love the color scheme and the stars on the chevron embossing. Really great!

Mikki said...

Jen, what a cute card!! Love your take on this sketch and beautiful details with the embossing folder, paper piercing, ribbon, and stars. Beautiful!!

Karen Aicken said...

What a great masculine card ... and great take on the FM sketch!
Cheers, Karen

Bev Gomez said...

Hey Jen, I love your wish upon a star card. happy stamping, Bev

Bev Gomez said...

Hey Jen, I love your wish upon a star card. happy stamping, Bev

Linda Callahan said...

Love the clean look and sweet design of this! And yep those little ones can wear you out in a hurry! But they are so much fun - enjoy!

Allison said...

Love the CAS look and the colours are so bright and fun!