Craft Roulette Episode 189 with Cathy Zielske!

Are you playing along?  Here are the parameters from the Wheel:

    Project: A2 Card

    Colors: from the Forest

    Element: use the letter H

    Random:  Postage shape or mark!

I had to bring out my sweet skating mice from Waffle Flower... here's how all of that and these supplies came together!

Hands and Heart represent the H!

and here are my 'forest' colors:

Oh, this is when I miss natural lighting!  Here's one in the daylight!

Thank again, Mary and Cathy!

=] Michele

Just us Girls #704

I'm popping back in with a quick post for Just us Girls #704 - Carol has chosen red and green this month for their color challenge - perfect timing, my friend!

I was so tickled to see MFT bring their Santa's Elves set out of the vault this week - always a favorite of mine!  It's so old the metal dies are NOT outline dies!  But I don't let that bother me.  My card uses one of the wonderful gifts I received for my birthday - can you believe that gorgeous, embossed texture??  Thank you, Bonnie - and for not minding if I used the elf set, too! wink.

You know my rule at Christmas: if you make one, you might as well make TWO!

Those wonderful papers are from Honey Bee's Holiday Wishes and were included 

in my gift from Tom - more on that soon!

I attempted to make a few more 'masculine' cards for the seniors this year.

I better get that little elf in the gallery before the door closes!  Hope your week has been great so far - if not tomorrow's FRIDAY!  We can do it!

=] Michele

Thanks my friends!

 

I had such a wonderful time opening all of your beautiful birthday cards yesterday over my first cup of coffee!  The emails, texts, SONGS, and sweet gifts were so appreciated.  

You really know how to make a girl [who doesn't like birthdays] feel loved!  

Love and thanks to each and every one of you!

xoxoxoxo Michele =]

Pinkfresh Studio Leaves die

SSS Thanks die

PTI papers

Second Helpings for Color Hues #75!

I have a question - does purple rain make purple snow?  If only Prince was around to answer that question!  Color Hues and I decided to answer it for him... 

Of course, it must!  

I added a bit of Stardust Stickles for the magic of Christmas after 

blending white card stock with CP Sweet Sixteen ink!  

Don't you want to knock on that little purple front door?

I have the hardest time with that embossing plate - though it did finally 

press perfectly, and it's so worth the fuss, there were LOTS of failed attempts!  Not so much with these wonderful 'old' dies from The Cat's Pajamas - perfect cut every time!

I have as many cards made for Bring Smiles to Seniors as I can as they must be delivered to their elves for distribution. I've fallen short of my goal again this year, but I know that each one will be appreciated just the same.

Now, I'd better get busy with those that I cannot share here!  See you on the other side!

=] Michele

Four Seasons' SQUIRREL!

Hello, my friends! It's been fun reading all your comments - thanks for sharing your stats with me - and wasn't it fun to find those numbers?  Cheers to continuing to share all our crafty adventures with each other!

I hinted there might be second helpings for Four Seasons Fall challenge, and I had such fun bringing those red squirrels to the party using my Waffle Flower Postage Collage dies and some more of the images from their Home Sweet Home set!

I'm particularly fond of the upper right 'stamp' - I'll find the perfect time to slip this one to my favorite 'nut!'

My friend Amy Tsuruta is still going strong with her Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!  Congratulations my friend! 

I had a fun die from PTI that hadn't seen the light of day for some time - another perfect die to use up some of those DSPs!  Yay!

I think I've put off that Monday fun long enough - see you again soon!

=] Michele

Celebrating my 2500th post!

Hello my crafty friends!  Have you ever paid one bit of attention to the 'stats' section of your blog?  I had a reason to do just that a few months ago and noticed how close I was to hitting my 2500th post!  Now THAT is a LOT of cards considering how often there are more than one card shared in one post!

Today, I am just as happy making and sharing my cards as I was the very first day of blogging!  Thanks to all of you for continuing to encourage me to keep going when it looks to me that having a blog seems to be taking a back seat to sharing through social media.  

Here's to post 2501 - for Freshly Made Sketches #610 - they continue to inspire me each week whether I play along or not!  Jen Timko has a fun Sketch for us this week!

Of course, that top skater - the one lagging behind - is me!  I found I needed to adjust the sketch just a bit to fit all three of my skaters [by the way they are on sale during the Moving Sale at Waffle Flower Crafts]- I hope Jen will let that 'skate by!'

I have another for you, well actually for Four Seasons for their final Fall challenge of 2023.  I loved using this Waffle Flower set again...

A perfect sentiment from PTI was stamped on the inside...

By now you're all scratching your heads wondering why I didn't color my squirrel red aren't you.  Me TOO!!  Perhaps I was dazzled by the grey decor in that photo next door?  Oh well, maybe that will cause a 'second helping?'

Okay.  If you're up to it, and kind enough to leave me a comment, PLEASE share YOUR number of posts* with me?  I know for a fact that many of you have been blogging much longer than I have!

Thanks so much for all the support and kind words you've shared in the last [almost] ten years since THIS post!

=] Michele

* to find your number of posts, click design, then stats!

The Flower Challenge #86

 

It's wonderful to push yourself to use color combos that you might not think to use often - take this month's assignment from The Flower Challenge #86 for instance - black, white & yellow!  I love it but seldom use it except for the occasional bumblebee!  But, in November I need all the reminders I can get of summer weather and flowers to come!

Here's my favorite little 'daisy' backed beautifully with a new paper pad from Unity - called Hello Daisy!

I couldn't bear to cover even one more sweet daisy as I had so I cut 

the leaves from vellum.  How about that button?  I haven't used one in years!

So!  What flower comes to your mind when given the colors yellow, black, and white?  We can't wait to see them - come play!  There are tons of inspiration from the team right HERE!  OH, wait!! Please stop by and welcome our newest designer, too: my sweet friend - Marcia Hill!  

=] Michele

HoneyBee Stamps: Lovely Layers: Coneflower

Unity: Hello Daisy 6x6 pad

Pinkfresh Essentials: Braided Tag

Pinkfresh Essentials: Stitched Rectangles

Alexa Syberia: Spring Garden stamps and dies [for sentiment]