Celebrate Craftiness....and the Season.....FMS362

I am hosting this week at Freshly Made Sketches and designed a simple sketch that easily transformed into this Christmas card!  It has been a very crafty time around here since I returned from the Rockies.

Heidi Baks hosted a terrific shoebox swap at her wonderful farm.  Great company, great food and oh so many great cards......here's a sample........

This past weekend I traveled to Cape Cod for a Creative Art Journey experience with Jenn Shurkus.  It was a gorgeous day in Hyannis and Jenn designed 14 different cards for us to complete using all sorts of techniques. Jenn is delightful......and oh so talented!  And I was lucky enough to hang out with Jen Mitchell from our FMS team all day!  We had a great time!

And here is my desk loaded with freebies, purchases and cards still to assemble from our day of crafting!

I hope all this crafty news from me today has inspired you to join us at Freshly Made Sketches this week!  I love to check out your galleries!

                                   

                                                


Stamp Sets:  Wishing You Well, Mistletoe Season
Paper:  Whisper White, Joyous Noel DSP, Soft Suede
Ink:  Merry Merlot, Tranquil TIDE

Fall Fun! FMS361

Emma needed a birthday card for an upcoming party so I inked up Treehouse Adventure in bright fall colors - such a fun set!

And Miss Emma and Gram had some fun as well when Emma and her friends helped deliver Halloween treats to residents at Pineview this week.   The residents love seeing all the kids in costumes!

 Have some fun yourself this week and join us at Freshly Made Sketches!  Jen Mitchell designed a terrific sketch for us!

Stamp Set: Treehouse Adventure

Paper: Whisper White, Country Lane DSP, Early Espresso

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Early Espresso, Memento Black, Crushed Curry, Granny Apple Green, Soft Suede

Die Cuts: Stitched Edges, Fence (Lawn Fawn)

Fusion: Fall Porch

And I am grateful for our Colorado adventure this past week!  Plenty of snow already up on the peaks but it was sunny and perfectly fall in the villages.  We stayed in Silverthorne which is right next to Dillon which has beautiful views like this......

We shopped in the fabulous village of Breckenridge, checked out some ski areas and drove through the Loveland Pass.

Going from our 800 ft. elevation at home to 12,000 feet in 24 hours was no joke.  I am smiling but barely breathing in this photo!  Lots of water and extra sleep helped a lot!  On the last day we headed down from the mountains to Colorado Springs and toured the Garden of the Gods.

I like to call this shot "Garden of the Gods....and Godesses!"

I was inspired by both the sketch and gorgeous fall photo at Fusion this week!  Hope you are inspired too!

Stamp Sets: A Big Thank You, At Home With You, Holiday Home
Paper:  Whisper White, Wood Textures DSP
Ink: Early Espresso, Memento Black, Pumpkin Pie, Copics

Hooray for Cottarado....FMS360

                                     

Yep I know it is a birthday card but I felt like saying a big Hooray because we are off on a short vacation to Colorado.......or as Miss Emma says.....Cottarado!  We are all going except for the Big Guy who will stay home with the pups.  The only time he is interested in the Rockies is when they are covered in snow and he has those wooden boards strapped to his feet!

Amy designed a sweet sketch for us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Join us!

                              

Stamp Sets:  Broadway Birthday
Paper:  Gray Granite, Whisper White, Broadway Bound DSP
Ink:   Lovely Lipstick, Gray Granite, Lemon Lime Twist
Subtle Embossing Folder