Monday, August 30, 2021

A Toucan of My Appreciation!

 




Wow it has been an amazing week at Freshly Made Sketches!  We had over 100 entries and I got to pick the Queen!  We also have many sponsor prizes to hand out.  Check out our FMS page tomorrow for a list of all the winners!

In the meantime Comment #17 by Crafty "T" on my blog was randomly selected as the winner of the blog candy:

Wow Linda - 500 sketches is such a great accomplishment and I am so excited to have been introduced to this blog! I am absolutely inspired by all of the great cards and your hug card is just what the world needs right now! Thank you

Congratulations to  Crafty "T"  ! Please email me at jcallahan1@nycap.rr.com with your address and I will mail your prize right out!


I took a Tropical Vibes class with Jenn Shurkus several weeks back.  I learned a lot about coloring and ink blending but you know I still have a CAS heart.  My card today is a stripped down model using some of the techniques I learned in class.  There is stenciling, ink blending, copic coloring and water splashing involved.

The cards shown here underneath my card are ones we worked on in class......but when I was left on my own you can see what I created....needed that white space....Jenn is a terrific teacher and I know she wouldn't mind one bit!




I used the sketch today from Make the Cards Challenge.






And Global Design Project is having a Thank You Challenge.

Stamp Sets: Toucan Do It (Lawn Fawn)
Ink: Versamark, Memento Black, Distress, Copics
Paper: Whisper White, Tim Holtz Distress
Lawn Fawn Magic Iris Tropical Die
A Colorful Life Kite Stencil





8 comments:

Joanne James - The Crafty Owl said...

I love the way you framed your sweet toucan Linda and who can resist that punny sentiment?! What a wonderful CAS and colourful card!

stampwithamyk said...

Oh my goodness, how cute is that?!? Love your design, such fun colors too! :)

I Card Everyone said...

Always ready with a pun... well, TOUCAN play at that game!!
Love it Linda! I'm so happy your celebration was well received, and played!
Congrats to your winner!
=]

Karren said...

I've said it before but you are becoming a pro ink-blenderer :) Such an adorable card!

Jill Lipscomb said...

Wow! Such an adorable card! Thank you for joining us at Make the Cards Challenge!

Migdalia said...

SO super cute!! Adorable card!! Congrats to the winner!! YAY!
Have a wonderful day,
Migdalia Rodriguez
Migdalia's Crafts

Melodie said...

Super cute!

Brian King said...

Such a fun card, Linda! I love the bright colors. ♥