*~Feeling Sketchy #141~* *Love & Hope*

My Dear Arty Scrappy & Cardmaking Friends,

how are you??

Today I would like to share with you my DT Card created with the
Feeling Sketchy  Card Sketch #141
3-15-16.

This is our beautiful sketch...

And my card...

 *Love & Hope*



 And some close ups...
with my little girls' bike...
which I kept...
and put outside in the garden as a garden feature...
LOVE the rusty effect with the pink of the bike...
So special to me!!!

How cute is this Polaroid version?!?

And some more close-close ups...

I was playing around taking pics, as usual, and this one is from another corner in my home.

 I hope you enjoyed looking as much as I enjoyed creating this card.
Come and join us at Feeling Sketchy, take a look at all the beautiful cards created by our very talented DT and get inspired!!

Thank you for visiting and have a lovely day!!

Hugs

*~Erica~*

*~Feeling Sketchy #140~* *Birthday Wishes*

Halllllllooooooo

My Dear Arty Scrappy & Cardmaking Friends,

how have you been doing??

Well, I enjoyed making these last few cards for Feeling Sketchy tremendously...
and this is my second last card for this lovely Card Challenge Blog...

This week I would like to share with you my card:
*Birthday Wishes*
I created for the Design Team at Feeling Sketchy  #140
with today's date 3-1-16.

Michelle van Wyk, yet again, designed a STUNNING

sketch for us to work with!!

How gorgeous is this??? 

Can it get any better???

Love it!!!

♥♥♥

Well, off cause I enjoyed myself tremendously creating this card...

I made the flowers with chiffon by cutting a whole lot of circles freehand and burning all around each one of them with the flame of a candle.  I always enjoy the process of making my own flowers and loving how they turn out different each time.  So special vs bought ones!

 My card...

 *Birthday Wishes*






And another view... ;-)

I combined two of Marion Smith's collections
Motley and Mad Tea Party for this card.

I also used Stickles for the glittery touch.

With some close ups...

I love this Perfectly Imperfect feather...
so "real life", so magical.
No pretenses. No lies.
Just real.

 

As I said in my previous post, I have decided to take some time "off"  from too many outside commitments as my schedule is somewhat hectic at this stage.
I am still scrapbooking here and there when I find some free time
{I will always... it is so part of me, I just cannot leave it alone :-)},
but not sharing much on social media.

I surely hope you enjoy creating with this sketch and with us at Feeling Sketchy and that I have inspired you today and made you smile!

Please do leave some love,
so that I too, can know that I have inspired!!

Thank you so much for visiting and have a lovely day!!

Hugs

*~Erica~*

*~Feeling Sketchy #139~* *Take time to smell the Flowers*

My Dear Arty Scrappy & Cardmaking Friends

Hope you are doing FABULOUS today!!

I would like to share my card: *Take time to smell the Flowers* I created for the Design Team at Feeling Sketchy  #139  {2-15-16}

Our Gorgeous-Beautiful-LOVELY-Awesome sketch by Michelle van Wyk... 

{Don't you just LOVE it?!?!?! ♥♥♥}

I see now that the sun was naughty and the small words on the tag cannot be seen...

I am not going to take another pic, as I LOVE this one!! 

But the word on the tag reads:

*Take...

then the rest on the card with different lettering:

...time to smell the

FLOWERS*

Oh, I took some more pretty pics inside and here you can see the tag better...

Some close ups where you can see the large *T*, done with a rubon, a little better...

I LOVE what happened here with the flower and the fern leaves...

AWESOME!! ♥

 

I used some "very" old papers I found in my stash, they were all cut but with some leftovers and I love how it came it in the end.

I don't know the name of the range as there were no strips printed on.

Thank you so much for visiting and have a SUNNY day!!

Remember to join us at Feeling Sketchy
making pretty things with us!

Hugs

*~Erica~*

*~Feeling Sketchy #138~* *Friendship comes from the Heart*

*** Well, Hello There***

How have you been, My Dear Arty Scrappy & Cardmaking Friends?

Here is this weeks Design Team card I created with the Feeling Sketchy Card Sketch #138 which went live today 2-1-16...

Our lovely sketch by Michelle van Wyk... 

My card...

*Friendship comes from the Heart*

This beautiful old school table has a very special history...

My Aunt & Uncle gave it to me after their son Cobus died in 1992.

Cobus was my cousin and like a brother to me.  He died in a shooting accident at the age of 22,

while his wife was pregnant with their daughter who was born a month later.

I am so happy that this is something from Cobus I can keep close to my heart.

I do not have anything else of him, except a few photos and lots of wonderful memories of all the great things we did together as kids and growing up with him as my friend and my "brother".

He has been gone longer than he was with us, 23 years, but he will always live in our hearts. ♥

*COBUS* 

This pic looked so lovely on my table in our television room with the purple t-yarn rug we are using as a table cover.  Love the purple background with the yellow! :-)

Thank you so much for visiting and have a FANTASTIC day!!

Remember to join us at Feeling Sketchy
making pretty things with us!

Hugs

*~Erica~*

*~Feeling Sketchy #137~* *Catch Your Dreams*

!!!GOOD MORNING!!!

My Dear Arty Scrappy & Cardmaking Friends

I surely hope your New Year 2016 has been awesome so far...

remember to enjoy every moment and to cherish your memories forever!

Here is this weeks Design Team card I created with the Feeling Sketchy Card Sketch #137 which went live today 1-15-16...

Our beautiful sketch...

 

My card...

*If you really want to catch your dreams

you have to go out and chase them*

Some close ups...

Thank you so much for visiting, have a wonderful day!

Hugs

{and don't forget to be awesome!! ;-) }

*~Erica~*

*~Feeling Sketchy #136~* *Hugs*

***HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR***

My Dear Arty Scrappy & Cardmaking Friends!!

 May 2016 be everything you have ever dreamt of and may you & 

family be blessed beyond measure!!

What a wonderful day to post this card...

 This is this weeks Design Team card I created with the Feeling Sketchy Card Sketch #136 which went live today 1-1-16...

I must say, I LOVE this card...

I used Marion Smith's beautiful collection Motley,

which I bought a whole stack of and can't get enough of making pretty things with!!

As you can see, I fussy cut the flowers.

I used Sticklers for a glitter effect and washy tape for the flags.

This is our gorgeous sketch...

 

And my Card:

*Hugs*

 

Thank you so much for visiting, it is always lovely to see you!!

Please remember to leave some love! :-)

Have a Beautiful & Fun Filled New Year's Day &
Enjoy Every Moment with Your Loved Ones!!

Hugs

*~Erica~*

*~Feeling Sketchy #134~* *LOVE*

Welcome My Dear Arty Scrappy & Cardmaking Friends!

It's almost Christmas and I surely hope you have a stunning Christmas Holiday!!

Today I would like to share with you a Design Team card I created with the Feeling Sketchy Card Sketch #134 which went live today 12-1-15...

*LOVE*

A card full of pretty, sparkling, dreamy stars...

Some close ups...

 

I just randomly cut a piece of leftover paper and was happy the first time with how it came out.  

I am not one for precise measurements and like to live dangerously, cutting as I please! :-)

The large stars were created with white cardstock, strong enough to withstand inks and sprays,

using Tim Holtz Distress ink and gold mists.

Thank you for visiting and I surely hope to see you here again soon!

Please do hop on over to the Feeling Sketchy blog and come join in the fun of card making, especially in this jolly Christmas season!

Have a Beautiful Day!!

Hugs

*~Erica~*

*~Feeling Sketchy #133~* *Hello, You*

Hi there My Dear Arty Scrappy & Cardmaking Friends!

Today I would like to share with you a Design Team card I created with the Feeling Sketchy Card Sketch #133 called: 

*Hello, You*

  

I used a circle punch to make the flower, it is so easy!

And the Sketch:

 

Please do hop on over to the Feeling Sketchy blog and come and join in all the fun!

Thank you for visiting and I hope my card makes you feel inspired today!

Have a Wonderful Awesome Beautiful Day!!

Hugs

*~Erica~*

*~Feeling Sketchy #132~* *Sweet Thing*

Hi there & Welcome My Dear Arty Scrappy & Cardmaking Friends!

Today I would like to share with you a Design Team card I created with the Feeling Sketchy Card Sketch #132...

*Sweet Thing*

Well, this is my very first time using a Digi Stamp!?    Borrowed my DD's Derwent Artists 24 Colour Pencils... the ones she uses for Design at school... and away I went.  I must say, it was quite relaxing and enjoyable... I felt like a kid again!!

Please do hop on over to the Feeling Sketchy blog and come and join in all the fun!

Thank you for visiting and I surely hope my card inspires you!

Have a Beautiful Day!!

Hugs

*~Erica~*

*~Feeling Sketchy #131~* Happy

Good Morning My Dear Arty Scrappy & Cardmaking Friends!

Well, just look at this GORGEOUS Card Sketch!!

 So many possibilities...

This is my card created for the Design Team back at Feeling Sketchy. 

It is Card Sketch #131 and my card is called:

*Happy* 

 

*Happy*

 

I used the leftovers of the Bo Bunny Collection: Star Crossed
which I created my previous Let's Scrap DT layout *Artistry* with...
You will find it here...
link to *Artistry*

I rather enjoy using leftovers from pretty papers to make cards...
no better way to do it and to use up some scraps.

It seems rather sad to use all brand new papers which can FIRST & FOREMOST be used for a scrapbook layout, don't you think?!? :-D


Here is another view of the card...

Don't you just love the Frog Family in my garden???  They are surely adorable!! ;-)

So please do hop on over to the Feeling Sketchy blog and come and join in all the fun we are having over there... the great thing about making cards, is that you will always have lovely & special cards to give to your loved ones!  It can't get any more special than a handmade card made with love. ♥♥♥

Thank you for visiting and I hope my card makes you feel inspired today!

Have a Beautiful Awesome Wonderful Day!!

Hugs

*~Erica~*

*~Feeling Sketchy #130~* Celebration

Good Morning My Dear Arty Scrappy Friends!

I am so very happy to say that I have been chosen to be part of the Feeling Sketchy Design Team!! I am quite new to being on a Card Design Team and am very excited to broaden my horizons and have this FANTASTIC opportunity to be part of this wonderful team!!

 Thank you Cathy van de Bruinhorst & Valerie Thorpe!

I would also like to say congratulations to my fellow DT Members, I am so looking forward to working with you and enjoying your beautiful creations!

So today is our very first day on the DT and this is my first card designed for the term!

Here is the fabulous Feeling Sketchy DT sketch we had the opportunity to work with designed by the ever so talented Michelle van Wyk...





 My card:

*Celebration*

From a few different angles...

 

 



And some close ups...

 

 

From the back...

 Thank you so much for looking, I surely hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed creating this card with much LOVE!!

Remember to join us at Feeling Sketchy and play along with this amazing sketch!

Have a Wonderful Day!! ♥

*~Hugs~*

Erica