Heartfelt Thanks- FMS71

So what's black, white and red all over? Not the newspaper but this simple heartfelt thank you! ( Gotta love a "punny" joke!)

Hope my simple sketch at Freshly Made Sketches  this week inspires you to get out the "newpaper" and play along - no pun intended :)

CAS for the Players

The Paper Players have a wonderful CAS challenge this week - just what I needed to get a jump start on those baby cards for my daughter!  Pool Party did not lead me astray like Marina Mist did last time when I ended up with a Valentine.  I should have plenty of time to make a few more in the next few days as we are in the midst of an Arctic Blast here in upstate NY.  I don't plan to venture outside until the temperature hits at least 10 degrees! Doesn't look like Emma and her sidekick Baxter are too thrilled about this cold weather either!

Be My Valentine! FMS70

My daughter has put in a request for a dozen baby cards. You can see how well that turned out!  I did pull out Marina Mist and Summer Starfruit to get started and then I saw some of the goodies I brought home from Leadership. I just had to open them up.  I randomly stamped the creped filter paper and then punched out circles and scallops to make the flower.  The Artisan Embellishment kit provided sweet details and before you know it I had a Valentine in my hands.......sigh.....guess that makes me zero for 12.........



But on a scale of 1- 10 Rita's Sketch is a 12!  So versatile - hope you play along at  Freshly Made Sketches this week!
                           
                                       

You're Invited! PPA151

You are getting a sneak peek of a brand new - not yet released - Stampin' Up! set called Sketched Birthday!  It was our parting gift from Leadership.  The invite sentiment teams up perfectly with tickets from That's the Ticket - and the sentiment also fits perfectly in a framelit from Apothecary Arts.  

Speaking of perfect - the weather in Orlando was absolutely perfect!  Just before takeoff from Orlando, the Captain gave us a weather report for the East Coast that ended with "Tell me again why y'all are leaving this gorgeous weather for upstate NY?  It is drizzling, dismal and downright cold there!"  Ahhhhh I thought.........it's home.........perfect! 

                         
                          Our little polar bear seems to be enjoying winter so far!

Margaret's sketch at PPA this week is rather perfect itself!