Two days of fun with Marcia!

Marcia and I had such a long break between our crafty playtimes, but we were finally able to get together TWICE!  Once at her house mid-October and then at mine last week!

Let me first share the cards that were started at Marcia's but finished at home:

The Greetery: Wildwood Floral stencil and EF and another below

from the 'leftovers!'  Sentiments from my stash of Concord & 9th's Just Saying die set.

A pretty tray and gourds from The Greetery for a Thanksgiving card.

I brought along my newest Santa from Concord & 9th's recent sale

for us to share!

The die came in handy to make a Santa-shaped card!

And again, as the star of this Christmas card...

Such a fun day with a big bowl of chili and griddled corn bread and oatmeal cookies from my kitchen.  It was so good to gather again!

Then Marcia drove to me last week bearing apple pie for my birthday and it was SO delicious after a big bowl of corn chowder!

Really the day is a blur - so much talking, laughing, eating and friendship... and some fun stenciling to boot... using Marcia's C&9th Kristina Werner's Ornamental Christmas stencil set:

I topped the first [it's big enough for two cards!] by first cutting an ornament die

and then adding a pretty PF gold embossed sentiment from my stash.

The second was trimmed using my MFT Wonky Rectangle die and then

topped with another of those PF gold sentiments.  Simple was best 

with this gorgeous image!

I was grateful to Marcia for allowing me to take home her gorgeous Cosmos stencil set from The Ton... sunglasses may be required...

HoneyBee's Big Time Kindness stamp and dies for the sentiments.

Let's just say this card says it all!  Thanks so much, Marcia for all the fun and friendship... btw I did not share that last piece with the one who doesn't like pie!

Thanks for hanging in there with me if you made it to the end!  I'm heading to Marcia's now - it's always an extension of the fun to see where and how our crafty time together lands! 

=] Michele

Freshly Made Sketches #762

Karren had the pleasure of designing our Freshly Made Sketch #762 this week - and the pleasure will be all ours, I promise!  Take a look:

Isn't this fun?!

My new little Memory Box feathered friends thought so!

This whole scene started with those little white squares that I've been

hoarding saving for a rainy day - they are the 'remnants' from cutting

a Pinkfresh Simply Diamonds frame die!  Who throws these away?

Karren will undoubtedly understand!

And WHO is that adorable friend of Wyatt's, you may be asking!

His little friend Sarabell, that's who!  They are perched on branches

from a very old Altenew set of dies - and there is that HoneyBee sentiment

again - why yes, it did come to roost in my crafty nest! Can you blame me?

I'm heading over to FMS to see what my teamies have cooked up.  YOU 

have until November 16th at 3 pm EST to cook up a card, or two, of your own!

=] Michele

The Paper Players #811

Joanne is up at The Paper Players #811 and she gave me the perfect colors to do a little more 'knitting!'  Thanks, Joanne!

Poppy red from Concord & 9th

Green from Memory Box

Gold from my stash:

Greenery from HoneyBee Stamps: Lovely Layers - Winter Greenery

I've had so many folks commenting on my embossing - I almost

always fine-spritz my paper, and using my Sizzix Switch with this setup:

I really have to give all the credit to the depth and detail of that

Altenew: Cozy Sweater EF - it's amazing!

A few more:

SU! Soft Succulent and bits of snippets

MFT: After Midnight & Memory Box Mistletoe

Okay, I'd better deliver that bright red, green, and gold to The Paper Players!  Thanks so much for stopping by today - I appreciate every visit!

=] Michele

 

Just us Girls #848

Lisa is taking us in a different direction for Fall over at Just us Girls #848 - and I love it! 

Now.  Imagine you're a squirrel... and this guy shows up at your door:

I'd invite him in - and he has a squirrel's favorite treat: an acorn!

This little cutie comes from HoneyBee's HeartHugs set and

I found the perfect acorn for him in Concord & 9th's Autumn Inlay die set.

The DSP is from Scrapbook.com's Joyful collection.

Sentiment is also HoneyBee - My Favorite Flower.

Off he goes! 

=] Michele

Thanks, Lisa!

Freshly Made Sketches #761

If I've ever wanted my CAS abilities to shine, it would be when Cecile is our Sketch designer!  I hope my card meets with her approval!  Here is her lovely Freshly Made Sketch #761:

That oval was screaming for a scene and I have been wanting to 

incorporate one of these gorgeous LaLaLand papers a dear friend 

sent to me - let's start with my closeup so you can see it a little better...

all that I added were splatters in white, white gold, and warm gold, too!

A Spellbinders oval die was used to cut the aperture from

a warm white card front - I also used it for the snowflakes from

Reverse Confetti, and 'peace' from PTI.  The same Gansai Tambi 

watercolor paint that was used for the splatter was used to

color the sentiment and snowflakes, too.

You can't imagine how much I wanted a sentiment that read:

It's Christmastime in the City!

Okay, we really have to go see what my teammates have added

to Cecile's sketch - I look forward to seeing how YOU use it even more!

=] Michele

Color Hues #144

 

One of my favorite peeps is hosting Color Hues #144 and I am

beyond happy to share my premier use of an [early] birthday gift

from a dear friend - you know who you are!  Thanks so very much!

Cut from Poppy red and again in SU Evergreen Forest, I used this beauty to 

complete one of the first squares on my Crafty Bingo card for November 2026

over at the Altenew Fan Group!

I LOve your color combo, Bonnie!  You can see Bonnie's beautiful card

and all those created by the Color Hues team HERE!

Could there be a more perfect combo to make another Christmas card?

=] Michele

Just us Girls #847

It's CASE the Designer week at Just us Girls and Ina is our host for #847!  

Carol's darling Halloween card gave me the perfect time to play with one

of the Spellbinder's sets I bought on clearance recently. 

Here is Carol's card:

Isn't it so boo-tiful?  Here's my CASE:

I made it a three-panel instead of four so I could create an Italian flag!

Cardstock from Concord & 9th: Parsley & Poppy, and SSS's Cream

for the pasta peeps.

This embossing folder is called Al Dente and it has amazing dimension!

Pasta Friends dies for the ravioli and farfalle and Stay Saucy for the sentiments!

I dug reallllly deep into my stash for that 'streak' of sauce - from EH.

Wishing you all a fun Halloween weekend!  Let me know if you'll

be dressing in costume to hand out treats!

=] Michele