Freshly Made Sketches and a little freebie!

There often is a darling little freebie tucked into my Waffle Flower Crafts orders - this one tiny little layered heart die had to come to play at Freshly Made Sketches #617 today!  My cardstock colors were inspired by this little thank you note from ASD!  [this one's for Therese!]

Therese found inspiration from a gift bag recently and asked where we found inspiration!

My trio of squares were created using a freebie from MFT years ago!  I just treated them to a smattering of X's from a WF Tiny Crosses Texture plate, and a 'love you' sentiment from their Sentiment Additions combo set.

You can't imagine that this simple Sketch brought so much indecisiveness to my craft room over the weekend!  Some cards are like that, right?  Perhaps it was because I flipped the sketch?  Who knows!

=] Michele

Word Power Challenge #1!

Leave it to Darlene and Diane to bring us another fabulous challenge - this one goes straight to the reason I started making cards in the first place: to use my words!  Since then, I have added so many wonderful sentiments to my stash - here's one from PTI for the first Word Power Challenge!

I brought back the PTI pink and orange pattern pack, and a wonderful prize paper pack from D&D with the most wonderful small plaids for my butterflies.

Everyone seemed to enjoy the W&W scallops, so I brought them back today cut from a Bazzil cardstock called Citrus Slice.  Here is the rectangular speech bubble in that set from The Stamp Market.  The sentiment was a gift from Two Ls when I visited her, and it surely fits so many of the friendships I've made along the way.

Thank you, Darlene and Diane, for keeping us motivated by your wonderful challenges!  I better get this one delivered - but I hope I've inspired you to take a new look at the many large sentiment stamps in YOUR stash, too!

=] Michele

Just us Girls! New Year, New Look!

Good morning, my friends!  It's time for a new year of challenges, and I am ready!  

I LOve the new look over at Just Us Girls and their first challenge of 2024 is a color challenge...

 

I've taken a cue from a few of their team members and toned down the green a little.

These gorgeous Spider Mums are a die that I bought from The Stamp Market last year - aren't they exotic looking?  I layered the flower heads with shades of teal and navy [the back flower] and just teal for the other but blended each with navy to bring them to life a little.  The background is another TSM die called Leaves cover die which I've cut from white and just for interest and texture.

Inside: 'is a friend like you!' 

The sentiment is from another TSM Chrysanthemum set stamped in navy.

Thanks, JUGS, for a beautiful start to 2024!

=] Michele

Two blues?? Just for Color Hues!

By now you know I seldom make just one card while I have my supplies out - and I have another new stencil I wanted to get inky!  For Color Hues #78 ...

This lovely Waffle Flower Rose Background Stencil actually has a 'backup singer' look closely to see their Puffy Square Stencil that I picked up during their 'moving sale.'  The Thought Bubbles die is from The Stamp Market.  There is a rectangle and a square - in my view the square mimics the shape of those puffy squares.  

I chose just one of the roses to add to it.  

It's amazing to me how differently inks look 'stenciled' rather than stamped!

So soft and lovely, aren't they?

This little FRIEND sentiment is from that often-used 

Thanks a Bunch set from HoneyBee Stamps - as well as the pearls.

There are lots of fun challenges getting back to business after the holidays!  I better get crafting!  Thanks for stopping by!

=] Michele 

Color Hues #78

I can always depend on my friend Marcia to get me out a slump - even when she totally challenges me with her chosen colors as hostess of Color Hues #78...

I reached for some neutral greys and found just the right hues of blue to add the first ink to this lovely Create your own Happy set from Alex Syberia Designs: 

I tucked a scalloped panel of navy under my stamped panel and my 'work' 

here is done!

I'm not sure I really like the 'celebrate' in this sentiment stamped in blue, but since it is almost 'one layer' I'm leaving well enough alone.  I did give the final panel a trip through that favored SU Subtle Texture embossing folder before adding it to my card base.  Somehow it always seems the right finishing touch!

Thank you, Marcia, for igniting my creative fires again!

=] Michele

Peace on Earth Christmas #54

 

I just could not resist that darling park bench and bird!

For Peace on Earth #54:

Wplus9: Snow Scenes, and Winter Greenery for the Cardinal

PTI: Winter Bench stamped on EH Oyster Grey card in CP Twilight and Black Jack inks

White Gouache for splatter.

A very quick post but very BIG wish for all the best in 2024!

=] Michele

Thank you, POE!!

Color Hues #77 Second Helpings

A very quick post and wish for a very happy, healthy New Year to you all!  AND second helpings for Color Hues #77 - a very appropriate card in pink and silver!

I used a few fun 'older' sets from Waffle Flower Crafts and used silver Delicata Ink or embossing powders and Catherine Pooler Party Dress for my pink again.  The cute polka dot is from PTI's Beautiful Beads pink and orange mix.

Extra thanks to you all today for all the support you've gifted me with this year!  Now let's look forward to all the crafty fun we'll have in 2024!

=] Michele