The Paper Players #713

The Paper Players team honored me with a 'Cut Above' award for my little tag card last week - thanks, team!  What better way to say thank you than with another card?  Ann has a fun Sketch for #713 and I knew just the set I wanted to play with again - it was 'singing my song' so to speak.

First off, here is Ann's sketch:

After looking at the wonderful cards the team has made, I'm quite

certain there should have been TWO panels on the card front.  Well,

by now you know I often forget these details - oy.

I found a way to 'indicate' them with embossed lines - two directions.

See if you can spot them...

PB's Sing Joy was the main ingredient I mentioned - a very sweet friend sent me

the coordinating dies for my birthday - aren't I the luckiest?  Among them were those cute little musical notes!  The treble clef and journal card are from another gift and the 'sheet music' I stamped on the panel is PB's Music Background.  

The sentiment is one of those I'd Betterpress-ed.

Thank you, Ann, for starting my week off on the sweetest notes!

=] Michele

Okay, I THOUGHT I was done...

Done for the week that is ... but when Alex Syberia Designs released their latest on Tuesday, October 22nd, I ordered two items immediately.  I have to tell you their service is unmatched: ordered Tuesday, ASD Garden Blooms [and one other] arrived on Thursday... and here is her premier...

Also features a sentiment from ASD Tulips Treasure

Texture from SU! Subtle Texture

PFS gems

I was sad to read that our card making community has lost another talented maker.  Barbara Anders' Paper Pursuits started in 2008 and her design resume is impressive - I have long been smitten with her work for MFT and all the cards she made as a founding member of Color Throwdown.  

Todays' card uses the colors from Color Throwdown #816.  Do stop by their blog to read the heartfelt words and gorgeous works of art her team have honored her with.  Perhaps you will be inspired to make a card in her honor, too.

Michele

Since this is a stenciled piece - I'm happy to share it with JUGS#750, as well!

Thanks, Bobby!

Freshly Made Sketches #659

Hey there, friends!  Another oldie but cutie came out to play today - Amy's Sketch at Freshly Made Sketches seemed the perfect place for them...

...we'll see if she agrees!

I tipped the Sketch on its side, stamped these sweet Waffle Flower Winter Wishes kids in CP Blackjack ink, and a trio of CP inks for their 

cheeks, hats, earmuffs, or mittens.  

I added a layer of snow for a hill to hide behind 

adding details with SSS Stitched Hills and Slopes dies.

A quick search of my Christmas supplies found a simple 'snowflake' stamp

in a discontinued PFS set which I stamped in Delicata Silver ink.  

That's it for my 'playtime' this week - thanks so much if you stopped by and even more if you left me a little comment!  I appreciate them so much!

I better get this in the FMS659 gallery before I forget!  

=] Michele

Peace on Earth Christmas #74

Another sweet Penny Black set from my Christmas stash came out to play with Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge #74!  Have you SEEN their photo inspiration??  It was tough to choose which photo to be inspired by!

For today, the fox won!

PB Snow much Fun; sentiment strip from HoneyBee's Holiday Cheer paper pad;

SSS Tall Pines EF, and Shimmer Oval die S679.

A quick trip to drop this off at the POE gallery and then it's back to work I go - hi ho, hi ho!

=] Michele

Double D's Pumpkin, pumpkin!

I'm finally ready to start Christmas cards for friends and came up with a design that uses the same set, but each can be different... does that make sense?  Am I the only one who cares that every card is different?  Probably!

Anywho... while searching for a different stencil these pumpkins from The Ton fell out from their packaging... light bulb moment!!  Pause the Christmas cards - it's time for a pumpkin card for Double D's October 2024 Pumpkin, pumpkin challenge!

My neighbor has one of those stacks of pumpkins on her front porch - you know the ones, right?  This little Concord & 9th die set wanted in on that stacking action:

She's much better at it than I am! and it was simple surgery to remove the star

from her fingertips!  I'm already imagining what else she could hold!

Looking at this photo, I wish I had taken the time to fussy-cut those white

edges from my pumpkins... next time!

Supporting products:

W&W Audrey panel cut from that pretty plaid paper from the DD girls - so is her sleeve, and those little LF leaves! 

I found a bit of wood veneer paper for the 'tabletop' and the sentiment

is one from PTI's Just Sentiments: Spooky stamp set.

Today's nails - a rich russet in honor of the season!

lol

Off it goes to the DD gallery - thanks for the wonderful inspiration, Dar & Diane!

=] Michele

Color Hues #97

Another opportunity arose to 'play' while creating today!  Color Hues #97: Olive and Mustard worked beautifully together with my Penny Black friends:

I just couldn't get these Wellies [from PB Christmas Fun] out of my head when I thought Olive!  and a bit of Mustard worked its charm for his little feathered friend.  A gift inside with Christmas wrapping paper that I'd buy in a heartbeat!  I'd bet that candy cane is butterscotch - certainly NOT mustard flavored! ewwww. lol

I found a fitting sentiment among those in the MFT Toasty Greetings set, the postage panel from WF and also that lovely snowflake cover.  It all came together so quickly when I found this big snowflake in my snippets!

Happy that you stopped by!  See you again soon!

=] Michele

Freshly Made Sketches #658

I'm so swamped with things I must do that I have to sneak in a challenge while doing so! Bet you understand!  Here's where my playtime landed today... Narelle's darling sketch #658, that's where!

I don't think she intended her sketch to restrict our creations, so I took

her rectangles as postage die cuts.  I had another MFT set that

also comes out to play each year, too!  A few from the set were the perfect size!

Can you blame me for craving toasted marshmallows now?

=] Michele