January 17 2020

Hello and welcome back to the blog!  Today I am sharing a card for my favorite challenge Freshly Made Sketches!  But before I get to the challenge, I gotta say yesterday was interesting and today my shoulder is feeling much better, but still has a long way to go. I was chatting with Jeanne and saying how we need to do a vlog about what happens while we crafty chat, lol! Some things are better left unsaid.  Just to let you in a bit, I complain about not have the latest and greatest and how I used to be a show-off, and how I felt like an ass.  What happens in a crafty chat, doesn't always stay in the chat! lol.  Jeanne is my bestie and totally understands me. I'm damn lucky to call her friend!

FMSChallenges #418 is from Jacquie this week.  So you may notice that my coloring is different than normal. Since the shoulder isn't 100% yet, I thought I'd go old school, and color only the outlines of the images for my floral from Simon Says Stamp its called Center Cut Flowers. I used Prisma Colored Pencils in Aquamarine, Chartreuse, Sunburst Yellow, and Process Red. Along with a Stitched Circle die from my stash and Lemon Yellow and Obsidian Black inks from Altenew.  I didn't have a die, for the shape, but I thought the stamp was very reminiscent of the sketch for the challenge.  I also took the leftover colored piece and made it into a bookmark for my bible.

Here is just the card I made for the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #418.  I love coloring the lines.  I did leave a few of the images, plain. To show just how beautiful  the image is with just a touch of color. The sentiment is from Reverse Confetti, God is good stamp set.

Here's the other side, of my bookmark with another stamp in the same Reverse Confetti stamp set. Using the same Lemon Yellow from Altenew, I wiped the oval ink pad all over the cardstock. 

Yesterday's Bible verse of the day was thought-provoking, I thought I'd share it with you. I will not be with you anymore unless you destroy whatever among you is devoted to destruction. Joshua 7:12

Well, that's it for today, every day God gives me the gift of crafting, love, family, and friendship and I am grateful to him.  As the verse about says,  we need to let go of the things that we don't need and focus on that which makes us better. Amen

:)