Freshly Made Sketches #726

Ready for the next Freshly Made Sketch installment?  Karren is our designer this week and I was ready for a touch of Spring... how about you?  Take a peek...

I'm not one who angles much of anything on a card but found a way to

find 'balance.'  Tell me if you think it worked...

While tilting my tag a teensy bit to the left, one of my crocuses leaned right

as does my secondary sentiment tag.  It made me happy... hope you

like it, too and will play along with Karren's Sketch #726!

Who's ready for Crocus season? ME!

=] Michele

Penny Black on Saturday Challenge - February 2026

My husband and I didn't even exchange Valentines this year - but don't think for a minute we didn't enjoy our dinner out!  Romance lives!

I do want to share a card I made [in the likeness of FMS725] the sentiment is fitting for a romantic card which immediately made me think of Penny Black on Saturday!  Enough small talk...

Penny Black: Love Blooms and Encircle EF

It must be close to the deadline for entry - I'd better get this one delivered!

Happy Friday, my friends!

=] Michele

Just us Girls #812 - Stencil Week

It's Stencil Week at Just us Girls and I've been itching to get inky with those gorgeous Field Florals from Pinkfresh Studios again! 

They sure look like tulips to me...

Pink and orange?  YES, please!

After stenciling with those inks, I cut them with the coordinating die and

mounted them over top of a debossed [lil' inkers - you know that sad story] cover 

panel then splattered lots of 'snow' - you know it wouldn't surprise any

Michigander to have their tulips covered with snow!

Thanks, JUGS for the timely opportunity to stencil this one again!

=] Michele

Freshly Made Sketches #725

Cecile is our designer this week for Freshly Made Sketches #725 and I know you will agree it is a beauty...

I wanted to keep it as organic as possible and found another lovely layering set from HoneyBee Stamps in my stash to do my work for me!

I found another SU! embossed panel that I cut down to size

using a PTI Torn Edges die.  That provided a great spot for my HB Plumeria!

HoneyBee's My Favorite Flower stamp and die set provided my sentiment.

I can't wait to see how your imagination plays with Cecile's Sketch this week!

=] Michele

The Paper Players #774

By now you all know how inspired I am by a sketch - Jan at The Paper Players has a lovely sketch for us this week...

I had the Fun & Flowers set from The Stamp Market still out on my desk.  It worked its charm for Jan's sketch IMHO, using some papers from the same company - would you believe this was a Halloween collection?

My newest frame from Waffle Flower Craft set the stage for my little flower.  Here's a closeup so you can see I followed LeAnne's lead on my horizontal strip of paper with that MFT stitching detail we both love so much...

Happy Tuesday, my friends!

=] Michele

Just us Girls #811

It took a New York minute for me to choose my supplies for Lisa's gorgeous mood board at Just us Girls #811!  

Get ready to swoon...

For once, I shushed that sweet tooth and focused on those Cherry Blossoms!

HoneyBee' Lovely Layers: Cherry Blossoms made it so easy...

Here are my inks used to add color to my white die cuts:

Lisa, I'd love to see your Cherry blossoms one day!

It feels really wonderful to be back in my studio for a bit this week - and

to hear from you, friends!  Thanks so much!

=] Michele

A shout out! Thanks tons JUGS!

TWO challenges, one card!

Hello again!

I haven't had much time for making cards - several 'springtime' projects going on in the Ferguson household - one that has been on tap for nearly 10 years!  SO happy to finally have shelves that pull out of a big cabinet in my kitchen.  Now, to do something about my laundry 'room' that can hardly be called that... while I wait for my new cabinet to arrive, there is time to play cards! yay!

I seldom can find a time when I make a card that fits more than one challenge - nor do I set out with a plan for that... except today, I did!  Here are the challenges I'm entering: Color Hues #127 and The Paper Players #773.

and...

 Once again, my sweet tooth got the best of me... inspired by 

that wonderful little cake, the peachy polka dotted balloon and

candles - I 'baked' my own cupcake using the colors from Color Hues!

An old Sizzix EF inked on the debossed side; Candles and sentiment from 

C&9th's Let it Shine - I added the little snips of white to mimic those

in the photo inspiration from the Paper Players;

frosting created with Pretty Pink Posh's Shoreline Borders; and 

cupcake paper made using a SU! Crimped EF!

And voila! One card - two challenges!  and I even used ribbon which I seldom do!

=] Michele

Thanks, Color Hues and The Paper Players for the shoutouts!