Happy Memorial Day weekend my crafty friends….. I’ve never been so sick in my life. I had a follow-up this past Monday with my Doctor and she informed me that I had pneumonia. Well! Hello people I didn’t get the email or phone call for sure. I’m on a stronger antibiotic that kind of knocks me out. I’m on the mend and getting some playtime in the haven off and on this weekend. Woot! Woot! I’m doing the happy dance over here. I’m back and playing this weekend in two of my favorite challenges….. CASology and Freshly Made Sketches. The cue word over at CASology is LOUD and what better way to express it with two tweeting birds.
My first card is pretty simple. I stamped the first bird onto some Neenah Solar white card and masked it off. I wanted that little bird to look like he was caged in and couldn’t get out that’s the reason for all the noise. I then stamped the cage over the masked bird. I stamped the second bird on the side of the cage because he wanted to rescue his little friend.. I colored the cage and birds with copic markers, and mounted my card on a top fold Fog card base. I was done coloring those hearts and dropped my marker so I had to improvise by rounding the corners. This was pretty easy to create.
Crafty Supplies
Stamp: MFT Purr-fect Friends
Accessories: We R Memory Keeper Corner Rounder
Next up is my card for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge, I love the sketch that Linda designed this week. I stamped the Lilly from the SSS Friendship Blooms stamp set onto Neenah Solar White card and colored them with copic markers. I tried a different coloring technique. I feathered the lightest color (V15) on the bottom and tips of the flowers. I used the medium and darkest (V17, V09) leaving a little white highlight it gives the flower some dimension. The center was colored with (Y02) I cut the flowers and leaves with my Brother Cut N Scan no fussing cutting for this girl.
I then arranged my flowers around a MFT Stitched Square frame, added some clear Wink of Stella to give the flowers a little shimmer and a few Novo Crystal Drops in Crushed Grape to add embellishments you got to have that you know. I used some glossy accents on the stigma the little black dot in the center of the flower to make it pop. I stamped the sentiment in Versa fine Onyx black ink inside the frame and mounted my card on a top-fold Neenah card base.
Crafty Supplies
Accessories: MFT Stitched Square Frame Die
So on another note even though I’ve been under the weather exciting things are going on around here (drum roll please…..) It’s coming we’re TEN days away yes count them until
the new TIC TAC TOE Challenge goes live. I hope to see you in the gallery “Pick 3 and Play.
Hope you like my take on this weeks challenges.
“Inky Hugs”
You had better take care of you. Hope to see you at convention??!!?
Hey Roxy,
I know right….. hope your doing well yeah I’m still thinking about On Stage in Salt Lake City.. even though it’s not far off how fast these months are going bye it’ll be June in a few days……
Hugs
Felicita,
So, so sorry to hear you came down with pneumonia.
Hope you are getting lots of rest this holiday weekend.
Really nice cards, because I like flowers the second card one is my favorite.
You did a great job of coloring those pretty blooms.
Hope to see you at Shannon’s.
Sandy
Hello Sandy,
Awe you finally left a comment thank you. I’ve relaxed a lot this weekend it’s been great. I had a great time coloring those blooms. Yes, I’ll see you soon at Shannon’s
I’m glad you are feeling a bit better! LOVE the contrast in the two cards – a cute little birdcage – and those lovely purple flowers! Thank you for playing along with us at Freshly Made Sketches.
Kim,
Thank you so much for your kind words. Yes I’m up and about feeling tons better than I was. I always love playing over on the FMS challenge it’s one of my favorites. Happy Memorial Day.
Love the sweet birds! Sorry you are under the weather, but glad you are on the mend. Thanks for playing along with us at CASology this week, Lisa!
Jacquie
Thank you, I love playing over on the CASology blog it’s my favorite challenge to play along.
Sweet cards! The birds are adorable and the flowers are gorgeous! Glad you joined us at FMS!
Linda
Thank you so much I really enjoyed playing along with your sketch last week.
Lisa, this is so sweet! Love those two little bird friends! CAS perfection! I love your beautiful floral card too! Gorgeous colors and I love that stitched frame!
Thank you so much for joining us over at CASology! 🙂
Hey Melissa,
Thank you, I’m just happy to be up and about playing and getting crafty. I love me some CASology any time I get to play along is always fun for me. On another note love your photos and quotes on Instagram really makes my day. I’m big on quotes and positive vibes.
Oh, wow, I’m so sorry to hear you have pneumonia! I do hope you feel better soon! I love your sweet CASology card (yes, thise little birds can be loud…I have some living on the wreath on my front door and I can hear them chirping away!)! I think you should stop by CASology this week…the new cue is MEDICINE! Hope you are feeling better soon! Thanks for playing along at CASology!
Love your Casology submission! Feel better…I am in the same boat as you..I am in week three of this crazy cough. The doc gave me amped up steroids and at least I can breath. I have so many mess on my bedside table, I could open a pharmacy. So take care!!!
Hello Elizabeth,
thank yu for your kind words.. I still have the cough and still can’t get a clear chest X-Ray. I hope you are feeling better as well. Again hank you for the comment love.