Three is NEVER a crowd! EBE Leading Ladies!

 Yes.  You have read that right … Ellen Hutson, LLC has THREE Leading Lady sets by Brandi Kincaid this month!!  and another little Pattern Play set to help set the stage!

 Tomorrow, I'll be joining two of my Ellen Hutson Design Ambassadors in a compilation post at the EH Blog.  Yay!  I had such fun with my version of City Lady!   I couldn't wait another day to share all the fun I've had with her two friends... Beach Lady stamps, and coordinating dies:

and Woodsy Lady stamps, and coordinating dies!

Ready, set, let's go...  just in case you don't know it, I live very near to the gorgeous Lake Michigan shoreline … I must tell you there is something for each of these Ladies here!  

It's finally getting warm enough to hit the beach … but you don't have to worry about crabs sneaking off with your sun lotion!  You can see she has her priorities at hand... I've protected her toes with a blanket of sand!

Woodsy Lady will be ready to trek through the dense woods in the dunes of PJ Hoffmaster State Park!  She'll be really careful with that lantern, I'm sure of it!

 

EBE Pattern Play made quick work of creating my woods... it was even easier to prepare the garden of our friend Plant Lady - she's as fun as ever to color - and borrowed her friend's little basket for her turnips!

I hope you've  seen all the wonderful cards made by my team mates at Ellen Hutson's blog … I learn something every time I visit there!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

=]  Michele

CAS[E] this Sketch - Retro #3

Another Retro Sketch this week for CTS #275… this one goes way back to CTS#3! 

… but it is still fresh as a … fuschia?

I couldn't help pairing these beauties from Pretty Pink Posh with one of my many Altenew sets … hope is just what the doctor ordered, and my what prayers are asking for.   For a friend in need today, I know she'll appreciate the card, and the prayers.

Remember to share your original when you post the new version of your card to our gallery!  We love seeing them... again, and again!

=]  Michele

Supplies: Affiliate links provided with no extra charge to you - thanks!Pretty Pink Posh Flourishing Fuschias & dies
Altenew: Hope

Inspired By ... #23 summer on the porch

 

ahhhh… Summertime, and the livin' is easy!  it's easy to see why Laurel has chosen this delightful photo for this week's Inspired By... #23! 

Unity Stamp Company is our generous sponsor this week … I have wanted this Soul Joy stamp forever!   OH!  and I pulled out a favorite Wintertime embossing folder to mimic that gorgeous woven rocker...

I hope your Summer includes relaxing on the porch … and every other activity that brings your soul joy!  Your participation at Inspired By brings joy to us... thank you!

=]  Michele

TCP Tuesday Challenge: Outdoors

 

I'm heading Outdoors with The Cat's Pajamas today!

 

Our TCP Tuesday Challenge #347 gives me just the excuse I needed to get a little Ziggy with that darling little sand castle building bunny from Live More!

 

Really simple, watery water coloring using wet on wet technique.

 

 

We'll be watching our gallery for your view Outdoors!

 

=]  Michele

 

C&9th Feature Friday Finale!

I'm sad to say my time with Concord & 9th's Featured Friday has come to an end … it was so much fun playing cards with Lydia, and Ksoka - let alone all the wonderful new products in the C&9th May release! 

Thank you, Angie, for the invitation, and for every single set you so generously shared!

Now let's get on with the cards, right?  Here are the products I'm playing with today...

 

Retro Petals, stamps & Stencils

 

 

 

 

 

Even the Earned Incentive die!

 

For my first project, I've stamped the petals with Distress Oxides, and stenciled in the tulips, and dots, then spritzed with water for a water-colored look -

I love the perfect sentiments included with this set!

 

CAS is my favorite style... this time I used the stencil,

but only once, to sprinkle a few raindrops!

 

We can't forget the men in our lives... hey, they deserve a flower on occasion!  It's masculine, right?  Two cuts with the tulip die... once with white wood grain paper, and

once with green - love it with the grays!

 

Because I can't waste a scrap of  these beautiful stamped images, I even found a big enough snippet for a gift tag - now doesn't that gift BAG look like they used this C&9th set, too?

 

 

I hope you've enjoyed my Feature Friday posts … head over to the Concord & 9th blog for all the wonderful projects my Friday Friends have made!

 

=]  Michele

CAS[E] this Sketch #274

I'll just get right to Donna's Sketch today... oh you are going to LOve it!

Let your creative brains go crazy with this one … I immediately saw a window to my world - it's Hummingbird time, peeps!

"mean the most … thank you!"

 

I was hoping to show you that my rectangle 'window' is cut from vellum … alas, I fear I've failed - but here is this gorgeous Ruby Throat up close:

 



 

I am always pleased to bring out this darling Wplus9 set - pairing it with my very new Altenew Build-a-Flower Morning Glory was so much fun!  and notice I've stamped it on linen cardstock - isn't that interesting?  added a tickle of Stickles?  A bit of embossing on my circle die-cut adds a pretty garden where this little darling grows.

 

How much fun will you have with Donna's Sketch?  I'm thinking the sky's the limit!

 

=]  Michele

 

Supplies:

Altenew: Build a Flower: Morning Glory stamp and die combo

MFT:  Pierced Rectangles, and Circle Die-Namics dies

Anna Griffin/Cuttlebug by Cricut embossing folder

Wplus9 Flora & Fauna stamps, and dies



Ellen Hutson: Linen cardstock

Inspired By ... #22 - industrial charm

Note:  the word trial in industrial?  lol  it totally was a trial, but a really fun one!















I've never been very good with mixed media design - but felt this was the perfect time to give it a spin... I've been Inspired By the terra cotta color, raindrops, and umbrella … even the metal of the rack has been used... see if you can find these elements in my industrial card!

Confused?  yeah, me too!  lol  okay... it's raining INSIDE the terrarium … industrial strength drops?  and the sun is shining under the umbrella - but cannot get to my plants?  

 

well.  I give up - turns out it doesn't have one bit of mixed media style!!!  lol

 

I do hope you find something to like about it!!!   Take my advice... be yourself - you'll create something more charming for our Inspired By #22 gallery, I'm sure of it!

=]  Michele

My 'terrarium' is a Winnie & Walter Flawless Diamond die.
MFT raindrops - a stencil from my friend Barb xx - silver embossing paste, for the industrial rain
Flora & Fauna dies for the foliage, and terrarium stand
Snippets for my table
Basic Grey Barista patterned paper for the umbrella
Be Yourself is a little flair from Pink Fresh Studios