The Mind Plays Tricks.....FMS651

 

The last two weeks in August just zoom by as we try to pack in more summer adventures before school starts for the grandkids!  On tap this week is a back to school shopping spree, the County Fair, last visits to our favorite ice cream and vegetable stands before they close for the season. I peeked at the sketch a couple of days ago and thought  I had it firmly in my mind before I left for the Library Staff picnic on Sunday. And you know how that goes - when I returned I was waaaay to tired to craft and didn't get back to my card until Tuesday afternoon but I still remembered the sketch.....so I thought....

While the Big Guy headed out to get us pizza for dinner - hey I was busy crafting - I took the photos of my card and posted one to the FMS site.  And then I noticed....the rest of the team actually followed Jen's great sketch but I flipped it around. Too late to change it and the pizza had arrived so I stuck with this oh so Fall card!

We mean it  at Freshly Made Sketches when we say feel free to put your own spin on our design! Hope you join us!

Stamp Set: Signs of Fall (Newton's Nook)

Paper: Them Bones DSP

Ink: Memento Black, Copics

Christmas Eve....FMS650

 

The die cuts from the retired set Time of Giving worked perfectly with Judy's sketch this week. I am thinking I may make a few more of these this week to add to my stash!  I also plan to soak up the sunshine these last two weeks of summer.......wow summer flies around here!

Judy has a fun sketch for us this week! Hope you join us at Freshly Made Sketches !

Beach Days - #TTTC254

 

The rich colors of the designer paper in the background were the driving forces behind this beachy card.  I am a fan of a lot of white space so this was waaaay out of my comfort zone. But I managed to sneak in some white in my beach house so I was happy! I have never surfed in the ocean - watching those surfers in the Olympics last week took my breath away! Amazing! Now if they gave medals for floating on a pool noodle in a swimming pool I'd be all in.......

I was thinking beachy when I designed this week's board at Tic Tac Toe. I went across the bottom row - hope you join us!

Stamp Sets: Beach Day, Beach Happy

Paper: Full of Life DSP, Berry Burst, Wild Wheat, Crushed Curry

Ink: Memento Black, Berry Burst, Copics

Summer Snowman....FMS649

 

This happy snowman from the new set Filled With Cheer definitely adds cheer to a holiday card. Decorating a tree and playing in the snow sound like the perfect holiday to me!  But right now I'm happy enjoying the sunshine and summer fun!

Our latest adventure involved mini golf and ice cream in Lake George....

and whatever this is......

Love Amy's sketch this week - hope you join us at Freshly Made Sketches!

I'd Pick You! FMS648

 

I am late with my FMS card this week - but what a week! We had another stretch of way too hot weather. When I went upstairs to my craft room Monday to start my card a soft rain had started. All of my windows were open as I was hoping for a cool down! Then without any warning the wind roared and torrential rain fell. It was pouring through my windows like someone was throwing buckets of water in.  I ran around to close all 11 of them and grabbed towels to start sopping up the water. Before I even finished the storm ended and the sun came out.

But when I looked out this is what I saw.....

And this.....

And this......there is a house behind all of that.......

It is being called a microburst and it blasted down our street for a block and a half then left as quickly as it came. Our block lost several beautiful trees but not one hit a house!  The clean up is pretty much over today but the landscape of our street is forever changed.  I'll miss all those big guys shading our sidewalks. 

Power has been restored but we do have a streetlight still lying down on the job shining its light to the sky!

The good news is that no one was injured and not one house was smashed.....and I finally got back to my craft room to finish my card!

Narelle has us thinking in threes this week!  Hope you join us at Freshly Made Sketches!

Stamp Set: Simply Zinnia (SU!), Sentiment from Photoplay

Ink: Memento Black, Granny Apple Green

Paper: Wild Wheat, Lemon Lolly, Fresh Freesia, Wildly Flowering DSP