Freshly Made Sketches #742

 

You might notice right off the bat that I've tipped Amy's Freshly Made Sketch #742 this week to accommodate my elements a bit.  Isn't that the best part of using a sketch as inspiration?  We think so.

Marcia gave me this Harvest Home set from The Greetery and it's perfect for all four

of the season's we enjoy in Michigan.  Right now, it's sum-sum-summertime

and on a windy day you can see so many wonderful sail boats out on the

Big Lake - palm trees on the beach?  Not so much... but I don't miss them.

That poor little boat might be battening down the hatches on the

rough waters I've created with Simon Hurley's Bark embossing folder.

BTW the sailboat, umbrella, palm tree, sun and sentiment are all from 

The Greetery's Destination Summer set of stamps and dies.

I can't wait to see what YOU all create using sketch #FMS742 this week!

=] Michele

Color Hues Second Helpings!

Goodness knows that 'second helpings' don't happen often around here these days, but I just couldn't waste one smidgen of that fun waxed paper panel!  Thanks, Color Hues #135! 

A single SB Sunflower Serenade over a waxed paper panel inked with

yellow and CP Blackjack ink + another SB Better Press-ed sentiments

all framed up in a Waffle Flower Crafts Rectangle Frame.

Have a wonderful weekend my friends!

=] Michele

From the Kitchen to the Craftroom!

Oh, I love sunshine just as much as the next gal but once in a while it's nice to have a rainy day that makes you want to stay indoors and get your craft on!

I spent a bit of time over my morning coffee watching Gina K. use one of my favorite 'kitchen supplies' in her studio.  You can watch it HERE.  It features waxed paper and an iron!  SO much fun!  In fact, go watch it now... I'll be here when you get back!

After dusting off my iron, I created my first panel using a bright yellow ink to blend, then used that panel to die cut that Happy Dancing bird again for Color Hues #135!  

Next, I took a second waxed panel and blended color through a stencil...

I couldn't help but use a sunflower as Gina had...

TCW Mini Joyful Sunflower using residual blue ink to color around the image.

I was blown away when she brought out the 'big guns' and used a 3d embossing folder next!  I had two from Altenew that I THOUGHT had coordinating coloring stencils.  Turns out only one of them did - it's that much-loved Ballerina Magnolia that deserves to be in the spotlight more often than I do.

I hope you're catching sight of the subtle texture/pattern that the

crumpled waxed paper gives!

Okay.  Last card panel - I used Altenew's 3D Hello Beautiful embossing

folder - turns out it doesn't work with the stencils as the images are not the

same size.  Oh well... with a few itsy-bitsy detail blending brushes from Waffle Flower Crafts, I was able to add color... it might be my favorite!

Thanks, Gina K. for the rainy-day inspiration to play! and thank YOU for

stopping by - I'd love to know if you try this technique!

=] Michele

Just us Girls #828

Denise has the most wonderful 'flower bed' full of flower petals to delight us this week!  I took advantage of her Mood Board #828 to make a card!  After watching a video from Jen McGuire over a year ago using Spellbinders' Sunflower Serenade die. You can catch that video right HERE.  

I took all the brightest colors of the blooms from Denise's mood board and armed with a sampler pack of Concord & 9th's cardstock, set about die-cutting a whole bunch - ready for the results?

I couldn't help but CASE one of Jen's cards after watching! She had the most wonderful color combo that I could never have imagined!

I found a sweet sentiment in my Concord & 9th Picked Posies sentiment set!

We've had a couple of rainy days that were perfect for time-spent in the studio - and I watched another video that MIGHT have been just as fun!  More on that soon!

=] Michele

Freshly Made Sketches #741

Narelle has just the perfect Sketch for sending postcards from the edge - of the beach, that is!  See for yourselves...

The fun Waffle Flower Crafts: Postage Collage Beach Days set just

happened to be on my desk!

It was just the right time to bring back my SB waves embossing folder, too!

We hope you are inspired to play cards with us again this week!  I'm sure my team has even more inspiration for you over at the Freshly Made Sketches #741 post!

=] Michele

Just us Girls #827

Vicki could not have chosen a more fitting word for Just Us Girls #821 Word Week: Summer!

When I think of Summer, I think of our beautiful BEACH!  What better way to celebrate it than with a few Waffle Flower Postage Collage: Beach Days stencil set?

Live sandy might be a more appropriate sentiment!

=] Michele

Freshly Made Sketches #740!

Hello my friends!  I'm up as sketch designer at Freshly Made Sketches #740 and I'm making a scene in a very fun way!  Hope you will join us!

Any old time is the right time for this darling bird... hey, didn't I use her

the last time I hosted?  She seemed just the winged thing one might spot

overhead in this rolling field of flowers - Scrapbook.com Joyful dsps!  That little cloud was found amongst my snippets and couldn't be more perfect, could it?

Now, let's 'take wing' over to the FMS#740 blogpost where my teammates

will amaze you with their creativity!

You have until Monday, June 15th at 3pm EST to play along!  See you there!

=] Michele