Spring has arrived and that yearning to get out in the garden has taken over. I've spent lots of time weeding and planting my flower beds, while my husband was busy pressure washing our two decks. The bottom one was in pretty rough shape, so he was able to get it painted and the patio furniture set up. We had a great morning visiting local nurseries, picking out baskets and other greenery. What fun! Just a little bit more tweaking and we'll be set for enjoying our yard and deck time.
Speaking of fun, I've just checked out the sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches, #685 hosted by Linda Callahan. The Design Team has out done themselves with their designs. So make sure you check them out, because there's so much inspiration. Here's the sketch:
Following in the garden theme, I chose a combination from the Mixed Florals
I cut down a pink striped Memory and More card that coordinated with the strip on the card front to 5"1/4 x 4" and used it as a matte. A layer of Whisper White measuring 3 3/4" x 5" made up the sentiment layer. As I often do, I stamped the Perennial Birthday "Happy Birthday" sentiment, this time in Misty Moonlight ink. The flower motif was easy to fussy cut from another memory pack card and some randomly placed sequins really finished the inside of this card.
- Sending Love #162873 (R) -sentiment "A Little Love from me to You"
- Perennial Birthday (R) - sentiment "Happy Birthday" inside matte
- 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Whisper White card base scored at 4 1/4"
- Boho Blue Matte for front 3 1/8" x 4 1/8"
- Whisper White Matte inside 3 3/4" x 5"
- Mixed Media 4 x 3 Floral design Memories and More card - front
- Pink Striped Mixed Media card 1/4" x 4" for front matte
- Pink Striped Mixed Media card 4" x 5 14" inside matte
- Misty Moonlight Ink for sentiments
- Trimmer
- Purple Self-adhesive backed sequins #164970
