The Flower Challenge #104 Reminder

How were you inspired by these colors?  Have you entered a card in The Flower Challenge #104?  Maybe you have another up your sleeve!  Here's a reminder of those gorgeous colors:

 

Another card made during my playtime with Marcia using her Waffle Flower Crafts Flower Focal die, cut from Bristol Smooth cardstock that I brought home for inking...

I wanted to keep it CAS so I embossed the card panel using watercolor paper and a

SSS Filigree Message Rounded Rectangle die that has been in my 

stash for ages!  You may have seen this sentiment many times over - it's

such a pretty one from Alex Syberia's Spring Garden set.

Okay, enough about my card - let's go see what my teammates have made, shall we?  It's always a treat!  

=] Michele

Color Hues #113 - Red and White!

Tracey McNeely gave me just the kick in the pants I needed to get busy making Christmas cards today!  How can you beat a Red & White color combo for Christmas??

 

Sit back and relax I have four cards for you today!

First:  a CAS pair of cards that took only moments to make a twofer!

This is that lovely Spellbinders Stylish Merry Christmas die from a few years ago - 

still stylish in my humble opinion!  A bright and crisp POPPY paper from C&9th

really make these pop!

Using a little care when making the first cut, one is able to add debossing [Waffle Flower Dashed Snowflakes] or embossing [Spellbinders Ski Lodge] to the negative panel before replacing the Merry Christmas!  

I 'spruced' them up with one of SSS Pretty Bows and an itty-bitty EH tree from my snippets!

I picked a few sets from Spellbinders for the other two made today:  Simon Hurley's Playful Penguins and Santa - always makes me smile!  I made sure I kept all the cardstock, besides red and white, within their rules this time!  Aren't you proud of me?? lol

Your little eye might spy that new Finishing Touches stitching from C&9th and 

Kristina Werner in the background.  

I know I'm going to be using this PTI Skinny Ric Rac a LOT this Christmas!

Last but not least.... heeeeeeeeeeere's Santa!!

Crank these dies back and forth a few extra times in your machine to get all

his wonderful details - like those whiskers and eyebrows!

I still had a few holiday sentiments from 2024 in my stash - always welcomed

for a quick finish!

You'll have to run by Color Hues #113 to see which one made the cut... hey, while you're there, why not play along?

=] Michele

Just us Girls #783

I hope you don't mind, but these Waffle Flower Crafts Sandy Toes guys just HAVE to play when Summer is at her peak!  Perfect time for them to jump into the WATER at Just us Girls #783!

 

You all must know the moral of their story...

A label-maker sentiment always seems the right fit ...

...a bit of heat embossed white and Stickles seafoam in my watercolor-wash-ed ocean!

... is the rotten egg!

This one is already enroute for my dear cousin whose birthday I forgot this year -

I hang my head in shame.  We can have a little fun with belated wishes, I say -

even when the sender does a huge belly flop!

=] Michele

The Paper Players #745

I'm coming in just under the wire with a Christmas card for The Paper Players where Stef is asking for circles... 

If you stack a few and throw in some snowballs - this is what you get...

I find juggling the holidays can be this hard. LOL 

I've dropped the ball and plan for this year's cards for Seniors but hope to remedy that this month!  Simple Copic coloring to the rescue!

This cool dude is one of the minis from Colorado Craft and Anita Jeram.

The snowballs were made using a very old MFT Polka Dot Cover die...

have you heard that MFT have closed their doors??  Such a sad situation.

I thoroughly enjoyed visiting the MFT store years ago with Nancy Leppek, and 

Bobby Hagen!  A very good memory, for sure.

Okay, friends. I'd better get this guy delivered before he melts!

=] Michele

Freshly Made Sketches #694

 Oh, that Judy!  She really gave us a 'zinger' this week... sometimes the simplest of sketches can be the trickiest for me!  But I loved every second using #694, my friend!  Here she is:

See what I mean??  Judy says we can use any old shape our hearts desire!

This silly bird won out... and I found a fun way to represent Judy's circles, too!

My cloud [and catch of the day] is from MFT - the 'sand dune' and wave from SSS

and the Gull is Waffle Flower Crafts Inquisitive Seagull.

There's just something special about an 'all die-cut' card'

Okay, the sentiment and fish were stamped but add just the right

amount of black to my card IMHO.

Okay - ready. set. go!  We can't wait to see how you'll represent those circles!

=] Michele

oopsie daisies!

Sorry my friends - if you have news from FollowIt today, 
come back tomorrow for that FMS post!  
I think the heat has melted my brain... even these guys are confused...

=/ Michele 

The Flower Challenge #104

Hello again, my friends!  It's the fourth of the month and that means it's time for another playtime with The Flower Challenge!  We have a very fun 'inspiration' photo with gorgeous colors and are asking you to draw from those colors when creating your card(s) for our gallery!  Take a look:

I took advantage of the time I spent with my teamie, Marcia, back in March - I knew she would have some fun products to play with, and she never disappoints!

You might recall a few other color variations of this Pinkfresh stamp that

I've shared already.  I couldn't help making another:

Take a close look at that inspiration photo and you will see that there

is even a little bit yellow there.  I added just a smidge to the flowers

and a bit more to that background created by swiping the ink pads 

across my panel of paper to mimic the photo's background.

Here are my inks:

Another of those big sentiments from HoneyBee - I love that

the panel can be the 'star of the card!'

So, tell me... how will YOU be inspired by those gorgeous colors?  We cannot wait to find out!  See you there!  I will be looking for these colors in the fireworks tonight, too!  Happy Fourth of July, my friends!

=] Michele