FTHS Sketch Challenge

Hi crafty friends!!! Hope this finds you all doing well.

 

Please join us this week at Delightful Inspiration's -

for our

I {heart} Card Sketch challenge No. 17

 

Here it is:

 

And this is my take on the sketch:

 

Here is a close up of the darling digi I used

Ladybug Parade

 

So springy and fun!!! And I like the way the bird is looking up as if to say "Hi friend".

 

If you add your card to an online gallery, please tag it or use the keyword FTHSketch. When posting to your blog, please include the sketch in your post and link back to this post. :)

EVERYONE who enters will receive $1 to FromTheHeartStamps.com. Use it as a discount, or save them up to earn a free stamp. Faith will have a new sketch for you next week. Inky will close on Sunday at 10PM EST. Join us on Facebook and “Like” our page to see sneak peeks of the next sketch.

 

Well....I hope you like my card and I can't wait to see what you create!!

 

Michelle

 

 

Challenges:

2 Sisters ~ Bingo Bash

One Stitch At A Time ~ Anything Goes

Squigglefly ~ Monotone

Challenges 4 Everybody ~ Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge ~ Animals

The Paper Nest Dolls ~ Emboss It

Love to Scrap ~ Anything Goes

 

 

 



 



 

Graduation

We have had such a long winter here in WI, which makes it hard to believe it is almost the end of April.  And before you know - graduation parties!!

One of the ladies I work with, asked me to make her some graduation cards when her oldest son was graduating high school a couple years ago. She had seen a previous card I had made, and wanted the card based off of that design.  And she loved how I incorporated the school mascot (a Hornet) into the card.

Now, her youngest son is graduating and she 'put in an order' for 10 more. She said that everyone just LOVED the previous cards and that made me feel really good! I tweaked it a bit from the previous design, but it still has that great mascot on the front.

 

Here it is:

The inside:

She didn't want anything 'too fussy' and overly complicated. And when I gave them to her today - she was just thrilled!

 

I plan on making a few more graduation cards just in case. But I will probably make them more generic.

 

Thanks for stopping by!!

 

Michelle

 

Happy Easter

I hope you all had a great Easter! I know we had a fun filled time w/our son, his fiancee and our granddaughters.  My parents were back 'home' in KY, so we decided to Skype. It was not the greatest connection, but we chatted for a bit. Then the girls just called and talked some more to great grandma and great papa. They were excited to share all the news as to what they got in there baskets.

 

I had wanted to post this before now, but just ran out of time. I am addicted to Pinterest lately and I have some awesome things I would like to try out. 

 Here is one of my latest crafts.

 

This is the picture from Pinterest that grabbed my attention

 

Here is my version

 

I went with a bigger wreath, and also added the eggs for Easter. Now that Easter is over, I will take the eggs out and place more flowers in for the spring.

 

Such a cute idea!! 

 

Thanks for stopping :)

 

Michelle

 

 



 

Bunny Hello!

It's almost Easter and I am in LOVE with this new image from Faith @ FTHS titled "Bunny Hello". How adorable right!

 

I really liked the colors of the DP, so I based the rest of my card from that. And it seems like I am always coloring the hair in my images blonde or brown. So, I stepped "out of the box" and colored her w/raven hair. And in my first image I colored I made the bunny gray, but just didn't like it as much as the white bunny.

 

So here is my final result :)

 

 

 

IMAGE: FTHS Bunny Hello

COLOR MEDIUM:  Gamsol & colored pencils

PAPER:  Recollections Cool Water Cardstock & Me & My Bid Ideas DP

MISC:  Recollections Floral Embellishments & Gems, Spellbinders Lacey Ovals & Large Ovals, American Crafts Premium ribbon, Versa Magic Aspen Mist & Distress Ink Tumbled Glass

 

I hope you like it and will stop on by FTHS and see what other wonderful images she has in the store. And don't forget to stop by Delightful Inspirations {from the Heart} blog for current challenges and sketches.  We hope to see you there soon!!

 

Michelle

 

Challenges:

Party Time Tuesdays~ Color Inspiration

Craft Your Passion~ Ribbon or Lace

Divas by Design~ Babies or Toddlers

2 Sisters~ Easter/Spring

Kaboodle Doodles~ Easter or Early Spring  



Bella turns 3

Our youngest granddaughter Isabella turned 3 recently, and we celebrated at Chuck E Cheese. After that, we stopped back at our house for some cake.

 

Now usually I always buy a cake at the local grocery store.  But this time I wanted to make a special cake. I had this 'vision' in my head of how I wanted it to turn out, but I didn't want to spend a lot of time and money on it either.  So basically I just 'winged it' and here is how it turned out.

 

 

I know my mother is not fond of chocolate cake, so I made Spice cupcakes as well. The ladybug was white on the bottom and chocolate on the top.  I used regular buttercream frosting for the body of the ladybug. The 'grass' was actually a little thicker frosting that I bought at the local cake decorating place.  It's more for like making roses and things that need to hold there shape a little better than what normal frosting would.  That is where I also got the lil ladybugs, eyes and flowers as well.

 

I won't be quitting my day job anytime soon...lol...but I really enjoyed making it for her. And her face when she seen it was priceless  :)

 

Thanks for stopping!!

Michelle

Irish Blessings

Well....soon St Patty's day will be here, and people here in WI will be consuming the green beer!!

Not for me, but I do have a card to share with you today.

This digi is a new release this month from Faith @ From the Heart Stamps! It's called Spring Baskets and the set has THREE spring baskets! (3 individual digi stamps). A basket of shamrocks, Easter Eggs, and beautiful spring flowers. The set is perfect for all spring holidays--St. Patricks Day, Easter, Birthdays and other Spring Celebrations! She also offers a Elegant Easter Sentiments package that goes together with this set perfectly!

I had so much fun coloring this image. I just can't wait for spring to get here. Yesterday it rained most of the day and it was pretty miserable. It's still raining (sprinkling) and there is a chance of 2-4 inches of snow. Of course now that the rain has melted alot - we will get more!!

It may be a little hard to see, but I stamped the kraft cardstock w/two different colors of Memento ink. Bamboo Leaves and Pear Tart - just to give the background a little something, but not to take too much away from the image.

Well I must run for now. We are celebrating our youngest granddaughters birthday today w/ a trip to

 Chuck E Cheese. She is 3 and I made a special caked for her and I will post pics later.

Michelle

Challenges:

Party Time Tuesdays~Die Cuts

Scrappy Frogs~Luck O' the Irish

4 Crafty Chicks~Die for Dies

Gingerloft Challenge~The color Green

Celebrate the Occasion~Luck of the Irish

Sweet Stamps~Green

One Stitch At A Time~Anything Goes

Paper Pretties~Terrific Technique

i {heart} card sketches no. 7

Here is sketch no.7 from i{heart} sketches.

 This week's shape is square, but feel free to adapt it to any shape or size. Remember, have fun with it

–flip it, turn it, embellish as you wish.

The heart on the sketch can be any embellishment. Use stamps and supplies from any company.

Here is my take on the sketch

IMAGE: FTHS - Anneke


COLOR MEDIUM: Colored pencils and gamsol

MISC: Kraft cardstock, Prima Flowers, atyou Spica Pen in Gray & Red, ek Success Arch Scallop punch

If you add your card to an online gallery, please tag it or use the keyword FTHSketch.

When posting to your blog, please include the sketch in your post and link back to this post. :)

EVERYONE who enters will receive $1 to FromTheHeartStamps.com. Use it as a discount, or save them up to earn a free stamp. Faith will have a new sketch for you next week.

 Linky will close on Sunday at 10PM EST.

Join us on Facebook and “Like” our page to see sneak peeks of the next sketch.

We can't wait to see what you create!!!

Michelle

Challenges:

The Pink Elephant~ Anything Goes
One Stitch at a Time~ Use a Digi