I Like Big Books! FMS236

This set from Simon Says Stamp (To Thine Own Shelf) is such fun and I do love a good book!  My Tuesday afternoon job at the library keeps me up to date on all those new releases!  Yep I am one of those diehards......no kindle for me......has to be the hardcover edition.  I rarely go anywhere without a packed bookbag!  Never bored with a good book along but I will confess that I have started a book more than once and about two chapters in I think......uh oh this sounds familiar.......

I took a few liberties with Rita's sketch this week - hope she's not mad at me!  That's what I get for not printing the sketch and creating just from memory!  It's a fun sketch - hope you try it out this week at Freshly Made Sketches!

Happy Mother's Day! PP294, CTS171

With Mother's Day and my mother's 91st birthday happening the same weekend we had reason to celebrate for sure! Here's our four generation picture from our family gathering. Amazing how hard it is to get four people to cooperate in the same photo!

I love the soft colors Jaydee chose for this week's challenge at the Paper Players!  I used a stencil to shade in a background area and then stamped the flowers from Number of Years over it.

                                       Another wonderful sketch this week from Cas(e) this Sketch!

                       
                                                  

So Sweet! FMS232

While sorting my stamp sets and moving retired ones to their own shelf I came across a set I have hardly ever used called Countless Sayings.  That big bold sentiment was perfect for this week's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.  I stamped it on a sponged panel of distress inks spattered with a bit of water.  And then for the umpteenth time I vowed to use ALL my stamp sets more than once......and not just those favorites that seem to get inked daily!  Of course I say that about my closet as well when I vow to wear all the clothes that are hanging in there ........ and not just my favorite jeans and a sweatshirt......

I love my talented friend Jen Mitchell's wide open sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches.  Have fun with it!

Hello You! PP293, CTS170

A splash of bright balloons add a festive look to this bicycle from Pedal Praise, an early Paper Pumpkin kit.  And when you turn the strings from Balloon Celebration upside down you discover they work perfectly with little balloon images from Party Wishes!  I love those little discoveries!

My amazing friend Nance Leedy has a fun bicycle theme for us this week at the Paper Players!

Oh that talented Hannelie designed a cool sketch at Cas(e) this Sketch!

Stamp Sets: SU Party Wishes, Pedal Praise, Balloon Celebration; Lawn Fawn Scripty Sayings
Paper: Crushed Curry, Whisper White, Botanical Gardens DSP
Ink: Memento Black, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Mint Macaron