8-22-25

Hello-

I had to play along and celebrate Freshly Made Sketches 700TH sketch.  WOW.

   

Its a fun sketch.  We went to the sunflower fields near by earlier this month and I have had sunflowers on the brain since then. 

The sunflower die cut was a gift from a bloggy friend (Thanks TK).  I inked it  up, then went through my stack of paper samples from my SU demonstrator. They are often times 4.25x4.25 sized samples.  So it worked.  I am not sure of the name of the pattern, but it is several years old. I bought it and often use it for the back drops in my photos.

I am not on the design team nor have been, but I went back to see my first entry to the FMS Challenges...number 89 in 2013.  I started card making in 2012... and as the old commercial said "You've come a long way..."

     

 

A very literal take on the sketch. It would take me years to start thinking of the shapes as placeholders.

 

• Dies: SSS Beautiful Sunflower Blosssom
• Inks:  Altenew Maple Yellow, Honey Drizzle, Milk Chocolate, versamark
• Papers:  Hammermill. SU patterned paper scraps, SSS Chocolate Chip
• Stamp: The Ton Easy Expressions 
• Embellishment: SU Bumblebee Trinket 

  

Thanks so much for stopping by and CONGRATULATIONS to the FMS team reaching this fabulous 700th sketch milestone. May there be many many many more to come. 

 P.S.  a peek at our outing:

 

 

 

08-06-25

 Hello-

As I was putting away stamps, I just had to play with this one again.

 

Its going to visit the gallery at The Flower Challenge. The theme is add embellishments. My embellishments are various sized SU Pearls colored with Copics.

    

 Thanks so much for visiting.  These are the supplies:

• Stamps: PB  Floral Vines
• Dies: PB Floral Vines; SU Wanted to Say Dies
• Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Markers: Copic R 20,32; Y 02,06; FYG 02
• Papers: Hammermill
• Embellishments: SU Pearls colored with Y 06 Marker

 

08-04-25

 Hello - Happy Monday.

There are two challenges calling for CAS  animals.  I have a card featuring a sick lil stuffie. Its a stuffed bear, ie stuffed animal and its cute so I am going for it.  I may be a bit on the edge of CAS, but the bear and sentiment definitely take center stage. 

 I'll be entering at CAS on Friday and Simply Clean and Simple. 

     

 Thanks much for visiting. I appreciate it.  Supplies listed below.

• Stamps:  Stamping Bella, Stuffy Stuffie
• Dies: MFT Stitched Circle Stax
• Markers: Copic : C1,3; B32,34;E35,39, 53, 59, 79
• Papers:  SU stripes & florals mix & match cards & envelopes, Hammermill