Thursday, July 27, 2017

Freshly Made Sketches #228

Hi, friends ... yes, I'm back again!  Sorry [not sorry =]

I had to come back to play cards with Linda at Freshly Made Sketches 298... oh I saw the challenge, and jumped in head first!
Wanna take the swim with me?  That's too funny, as I cannot swim a stroke!  Here's my way of swimming ...

E.H. Mermaid Tail, and sentiment, by Julie Ebersole;
a few distress oxide inks on silver embossing;
SSS waves white embossed onto linen vellum
 
Now for some news ... I won two tickets to see The Live Tour of Dancing with the Stars!!!!!!!  I'm taking my best dance partner!
 
=]  Michele
 
 




26 comments:

Dotty Jo said...

Lovely! Jo x

Cat Craig said...

Love those sss waves combined with your eh mermaid. COngrats on the tix have a ball.

Nora Noll said...

What a fabulous card!! I love the waves and the little tail sticking out!! And congrats on the win. SO FUN!!!

Anita in France said...

Gosh, your mermaid tail is rather glamourous, Michele ... fabulous with the white crested waves ... and so fun with the cute sentiment! Congratulations on winning the tickets ... don't know what the show is you'll be seeing, but from the picture it looks as though it's going to be spectacular (you'll fit right in)! Hugs, Anita :)

LeAnne said...

Wowza...you always come up with the most clever cards...AND you won tickets to DWTS!!!! How lucky can you be! Wooohoo, have FUN!

Unknown said...

I love this! So fun with the waves down the middle. I just ordered that stamp & die about an hour ago. I also am swimming challenged & debated whether I should buy this set. So glad it's on the way. Congrats on your DWTS tickets - have fun.

Marge said...

You're genius Michele!!

Happy Dance said...

Congrats on your DWTS tickets win!! How exciting! I'd buy some if David Ross were in the troupe..... That EH mermaid set is amazing!!!! I'll be making several for the bigger girls in the family with summer birthdays, and who knows, I just might have to CASE this one!! It's truly fabulous. Love the yellow tail fading to green fading to blue. And the waves you've created...brilliant. Great card! Bev

Claire Broadwater said...

This is AMAZING! I love it! That sentiment made me LOL! Love every detail! Congratulations on winning the DWTS tickets! Have a blast! XX

Lisa Elton said...

No need to apologize, you post as many times a day as you want to. I could look at your fabulous works of art all day long!! Now about this mermaid...WOWZA...she's a fancy one isn't she!! This is such a brilliant design and the colors are perfectly elegant. Spectacular card!!

Barb Ghig said...

CONGRATS on your win, Michele...I know you're gonna have a blast ~ way to go!!!
This is such a fabulous take on the sketch! Your mermaid tail is perfect, especially how you placed it coming out of the water...so clever! Beautifully inked, and your puny sentiment is so fun! You sure know how to make me smile :)

Linda Callahan said...

Oh my.....I am speechless! This card is amazing! So beautiful in oh so many ways! I love that fabulous tail fin! And the vellum and the waves and the soft ink and the sentiment.......❤️

TaeEun said...

Fabulous take on the sketch! Only you could turn a diagonal line into a wavy ocean :)! Congrats on the win of the tickets! It looks like fun :)!!!

lostinpaper said...

Such a a glamorous mermaid tail, how fab Michele!...ps take me (wink)!

Jeanne said...

Look at that gorgeous mermaid's tail. So shimmery and beautiful. I adore the soft white waves cresting around it, too. This is the best kind of swimming. I'm a little surprised to learn you don't swim, but not terribly. My mom didn't swim either and we had an inground pool in our backyard. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful creativity! Hugs!

Jeanne said...

Completely forgot to say happy congrats on the win of those tickets. I'm sure that show will be so fun! Those dancers are very talented. Hope you'll share a bit of your experience. I was late to the DWTS party, but do enjoy watching it when it is on. :)

~amy~ said...

What a perfect take on the sketch! Beautiful!

Bobby said...

You've done some fabulous things with that mermaid tail, Michele. Those waves are perfect to tuck her into. Congrats on winning the tickets. I can't wait to hear about it.

Nancy Thomas said...

Michele - you have showed off this stamp to perfection!

Sharron said...

When I saw the peeks before their reveal, I thought of you--knew you should have this stamp! Absolutely adore this awesome card--gorgeous! Big congrats on your win. Enjoy!!

Rosemary said...

fun take on the sketch!

ElizStewart said...

Love the card... that die is on my wish list.... but I am so excited for your night out. SO MUCH FUN! Boogie all night long...

Kim S said...

Fabulous use of that tail!! I'm still on the waitlist for the set - and your card will definitely be in my inspiration files for when I'm finally able to get it. Thank you for playing along with us at Freshly Made Sketches.

Karren said...

Ha, this is hilarious and such a clever way to use the sketch!

Kelly S. said...

Are you kidding me (X2)...this amazing mermaid design AND a Dancing with the Stars ticket win?! (swoooooon)!

Barb Ghig said...

CONGRATS on your well-deserved win at FMS, my friend! This is such a fabulous card and I love your new title as 'Queen of Clean'!!!