Fusion - yellow and red

Hello!

The Fusion inspiration photo this week is so bright and cheery and my card followed suit!

I used SU! Blended Bloom, PTI Turning a New Leaf, and wPlus9 sentiment.

I did try to follow the sketch also, and if you look carefully you can see a hint of the sketch in my design. ;-)

I hope you are inspired to join in at Fusion this week! With that beautiful inspiration, I'm imagining an AMAZING gallery.

Thank-you for coming to visit with me!

Michelle
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Bear Hugs

Hello!

I've been playing around with Mama Elephant Bear Hugs. When I first saw these stamps I just knew I had to have them. My girls have two favourite picture books - Always and You're All My Favorites - both of them about baby bears and mama bears and love. :-)

This one I made for my 12 year old. She wouldn't read it in front of me. She didn't say anything afterwards. But it is on display in a prominent place in her bedroom. I think she likes it.

This next card I made for my 7 year old. She likes a good pun. She also forgives my amateur Copic skills. In fact, she told me that she LOVED the way I coloured the card. She's good for soothing my ego, lol!

The "beary much" part of the sentiment is made from Lawn Fawn Milo's Alphabet. It matches the Bear Hugs font pretty well. I'm adding this one to the Mama Elephant Stamp With Me April Flikr challenge "Make Me Laugh".

I think I may have better luck with watercolouring this set. Copic backgrounds aren't really my forte. ;-)

Thanks for dropping by to visit!

Michelle
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Uniko Studio Challenge Guest Designer: Things with Wings

Hello!

I am super excited to be here today as Guest Designer for the Uniko Studio Challenge: Things with Wings. When Beverley invited me to join in as GD, I think she could hear me squealing with excitement from the other side of the world. I've been a long-time fan of Bev's, she is not only an amazing CAS stamper, but an amazing stamp designer, as well as being an all-round nice person (with the cutest little boys in the whole wide world).

For my card I used Uniko Studio Bright Butterflies Stamps. I had an image of a silhouette butterfly against a watercolour background in my head. Having planned this card, I had the patience to await the drying of the very watery card. It took a day. ;-) What you can't see in the photo is the lovely shimmer spray, it's so pretty!

This stamp set is fabulous! And what can I say? You can never have too many butterflies!

Thank-you for visiting me! I hope you join in on the fun at this month's Uniko Studio Challenge!

Michelle
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P.S. Thank-you to the lovely ladies who helped me over that "99" on my Facebook Page! I feel much better now, lol!

CAS(E) This Sketch 119

Hello!

This week I'm going green for CAS(E) This Sketch! I looked at that tree on the sketch and a tree is what I made. :-)

I used PTI Mighty Oak stamps.

I've been trying to figure out a birthday card for my Dad. He turns 70 shortly. I thought this might be it. The hubby was underwhelmed. Back to the drawing board... (unless I decide my no-frills Dad would really like this no-frills card, regardless of what the hubby says, lol!)

I'm also trying to figure out what you give a 70 year old as a present. Any ideas? It needs to be posted overseas, so needs to be easily posted. All ideas gratefully accepted.

Just one more thing before I leave. This is crazy... but... my Facebook page has been sitting at 99 likes, and my OCD is getting out of control with that number just sitting there! So close to 100, but not 100, lol! Will anyone (who isn't already a liker) take pity on me and "like" Amusing Michelle on Facebook for me? Pretty please? :-)

Thanks for visiting! I'll be back again soon!

Michelle
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CAS(E) This Sketch 118

Hello!

I'm here with my card for CAS(E) This Sketch. When I saw the inspiration sketch, I was wishing that I had a stamp of the world. But then I started thinking more laterally. :-) I ended up making a card with a very subtle background and simple sentiment.

I used SU! Regarding Dahlias, which I stamped in PTI Soft Stone. The sentiment is from PTI. What is not visible in the card is the Wink of Stella on the flower.

I'm listening to my budgie speak to me. He only says a few words, but he whistles to me, repeating random tunes that I've whistled to him over time. He's 8 years old. I worry about him living in a smallish cage. But he seems so happy while I talk to him and whistle with him. :-) He sits next to my computer, near the kitchen, in the middle of the action in the house. 

Must go and get some sleep. So tired! I hope you are inspired by this week's sketch, and I'll look for you in the gallery!

Michelle

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Fusion - blue and red

Hello!

I hope you all had a happy Easter. I had a couple of extra days off work which allowed me some time with my kids and their friends. The weather started off as wet as wet could be, but by the end of the week-end, it was beautiful! Now, today, we had what I would call our first real taste of Autumn - a beautiful, blue, crisp, cool day. Yay! :-)

I'm here with my card for Fusion Card Challenge. This week's inspiration is beautiful. I used both photo and sketch to come up with my card.

I'm having a mental blank on the stamp set. The flowers are Stampin' Up! and the sentiment is from PTI Ruby Rose.

Isn't this inspiration beautiful? Please join us in the fun this week. I'd love to see what you create!

I've had a busy week at work. My kids are on school holiday. I'd really love to be spending time with them, but they have about 15 weeks holiday each year and I have four. So I'm suffering "mother guilt" momentarily. My kids are having a ball, between visiting grandparents, vacation care, visiting friends, they don't notice that I'm not around. It's just me worrying, not them, sigh!

Thank-you for visiting me! Please visit my design team buddies as well. :-)

Michelle
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Light it up Blue for Autism Awareness Blog Hop

Hello!

There is a fabulous Blog Hop underway at the moment that I just had to join in. It is the Light It Up Blue for Autism Awareness Blog Hop and has been organised by Veronica Zalis and Tenia Nelson for World Autism Awareness Day, which was yesterday 2 April 2015. Like many of you, I have friends on the spectrum, children of friends on the spectrum, and my kids have friends on the spectrum. Everyone's journey with autism is different, and it is often challenging. A little awareness and compassion from all of us can go a long way.

I didn't have the right blue for my card, but I made it as blue as I could. :-)

I used Avery Elle Thanks a Bunch and Modern Leaves stamps and did a little watercolouring in and around the images. Dies are Mama Elephant Femme Frames.

I'm also going to enter into Avery Elle's Challenge: Watercolour.

If you are in Australia and would like to learn a little more about autism or make a donation, you can check out Autism Awareness. In the US, Veronica and Tenia recommend Autism Speaks.

Thank-you for visiting. 

Michelle
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