Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Freshly Made Sketches #738

 

Will you be at all surprised when I tell you that our sketch artist
this week is Cecile?  I can see her CAS organic style all over it!

What to do?  I tipped her sketch on its side to accommodate one of
my favorite birds from Wplus9 - sorry that it's no longer available.


The 'stitching' was the first element to happen.  I used one of 
Kristina's Finishing Touches dies from Concord & 9th stopping
short of the edge of my card.  Two branches were cut from the same
Bristol card as my panel for the perch and the bird 
[from Wplus9's Vintage Ephemera] stamped in Distress Blueprint Sketch
and a bit of grey for his beak.  The eye was carefully colored with a 
black Sharpie and given shine with a drop of Nuvo Crystal.

Isn't that sentiment just the ticket?  [W+9 Just Breathe] 
He sure looks as if he's thinking of someone special - maybe Cecile?

Hope to see you in our Freshly Made Sketches #738 gallery this week!
=] Michele

22 comments:

LeAnne said...

What an intriguing sketch, and I love what you did with it! A BLUE bird and those fun little stitching lines---so very cool!

Marcia Hill said...

CAS perfection Michele and fits the sketch to a "T"!! Your sweet birdie makes me think of delft dishes/pottery and is so pretty! Love the sentiment too and of course the leaves and stitching also! Lovely, lovely card my friend!! Hugs. :0)

Amy O said...

I love this beautiful bird and the fun details you've added to the card, like the stitching and tone-on-tone leaves. Beautifully done, Michele!

Vicki Dutcher said...

Beautiful use of the sketch. I love the sketches she creates!

Lisa Elton said...

I'm loving all of the white surrounding your pretty little bird! This is a marvelous CAS card, Michele!

Lisa Petrella said...

This card is perfect in every way!!! Beautiful take on the sketch, Michele!!!

donna mikasa said...

Look at you, turning Cécile's sketch so effortlessly and maintaining her CAS style! I love that bird in Copenhagen blue and that you kept the branches white. Genius!

HilaryJane said...

A great interpretation of the sketch and an altogether delightful card xx

Cindy Beach said...

How beautiful, Michele! These W+9 elements are made to look totally fresh in your hands, love the way you inked the bird in blue. Amazing!

Leslie Miller said...

Your bird is so beautiful! I love the sketch and your interpretation of it. Perfection! I do admire Cecile's CAS style and yours as well!

Bonnie said...

I love this bird and that stitching behind him! The leaves are the perfect size too! I think he's thinking what a perfect spot he landed on!

TK said...

Amazing! And blue no less...

Loll said...

You've used the sketch perfectly, Michele. This is one gorgeous card! xx

lostinpaper said...

So beautifully clean and simple my friend... I can see why you adore this bird!!

Jeanne said...

Oh so beautiful, Michele! All the heart eyes.

Bobby said...

I knew you would use your fabulous stitching dies when I first saw the sketch, Michele. Adding that beautiful blue bird makes a joyful card that touches my heart.

Stephanie Lanzalotto said...

Love the sketch. LOVE what you did with it. The simplicity of this card speaks volumes. Iti is absolutely perfect.

Kim S said...

Absolutely charming! LOVE the stitching in the background as a backdrop to that lovely bird.

Cat Craig said...

Beautiful. When I first saw the sketch....I thought about that finishing die. Glad to see it in your fab card.

Pat said...

This sketch looked difficult to me and you did it with such perfection! Beautiful card!

Nora Noll said...

This is STUNNING!! I love the colors you used on this. Great design with the flipped sketch.

Jen Timko said...

Wow. Just wow! This is everything a clean card should be. Gorgeous!