Artistic Etchings for Freshly Made

Hi Everyone.  Happy Sunday.

I hope you have all had a wonderful weekend.  Me... its been a little more uneventful that the last three weeks.... and I am very thankful for that.  In fact, I actually managed to get two cards made today.  Not a whole lot of cards... but two more than I have made in the last three weeks!  It was good to get into my crafting space and just switch off for a little while.

I saw the sketch across at Freshly Made Sketches and decided I'd like to play along.  It's a really interesting sketch and one that lends itself to just about any style.  I decided to keep it clean and simple.  I really wanted to use the Artistic Etchings set, but the Eiffel Tower in the stamp set wasn't quite big enough... so... time to bring out My Digital Studio again!  I sized the tower as I wanted it and printed it onto Very Vanilla card stock.  I wasn't sure what to do with the back panels and realized that they would be perfect for two panels of the First Edition DSP.  That led me to a very simple Very Vanilla and Basic Black color scheme and I decided not to introduce another color - very unsual for me :-)

Here's the sketch from FMS..... and guess what?  Yep... I missed the deadline for submission :-)

I took Lesley at her word on the "any shape here" - and used a rectangle!

Here's my take on the sketch

Card supplies - all Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted:

• Card stock:  Basic Black, Very Vanilla
• Stamps:  Artistic Etchings (stamp set and MDS version).  Sentiment:  Heartfelt Basics (Papertrey Ink)
• Inks:  Basic Black
• DSP:  First Edition

I know the fabulous team across at Freshly Made would love you to pop along and check out the fabulous inspiration cards - or - play along :-)

For those of you who were asking questions about stamping on canvas - I'll have an update on that for you tomorrow, too!

On a personal note:

Well... Mr Merlin is sitting on top of the couch, in front of the fire, watching me as I type up this blog post.  He's still got a long way to go... but I am so pleased he is still here with us.   I wanted to share a picture of him sitting in his favorite place last night.  He loves sitting on top of the cushion on the couch downstairs.  He kinda makes into into a hammock and gets all warm and cozy.  He's not a bad looking cat for 17 is he :-)

Yesterday, Lou and I took a quick trip (well... it is a 2 hour drive there and a 2 hour drive back! - so hardly "quick"!) to the new house.  BOY!  What a difference four weeks makes!  I will share the upates with you tomorrow night.  We were blown away with the difference.  It really hit us that we have a new home!!!

Warm hugs and prayers for those of you who need a little lift tonight.  I hope you all have a beautiful Tuesday.

Hugs

Jaydee

 

 

 

Comments

[Rach]

Black and white (or in this case, vanilla) makes such a classy card--I just love this.

I'm SO happy to see a photo of Mr. Merlin looking as well as he does. I was very worried about him. How are the other furbabies doing?

I can't wait to hear an update on the house--how exciting!

Hugs!

[Tracy]

I love the card as well!! I love that stamp set.

Merlin sure does look good for 17 years old!! I'm not a "cat person" but i think he is very handsome. I'm glad he is doing better. It's so hard when your family member is not well.

I'm looking forward to your next post and the pictures of your new home! How exciting!!

Take care.

[Jodi]

I love the black & white simplicity. Very classic! Great idea to just keep it the 2 colors.

So glad to see Mr Merlin looking good & back to his old habits. He is a very handsome boy. I have 2 little shih tzus that would really like him. That do love kitties. I think they see them as a type of dog though since they are similar in size to them. They love making a little hammock on the back of our couch downstairs also. It does seem to make a perfect hammock.

[Marge Penley]

What a beautiful cat for 17years old. He is certainly worth saving and the dollars.

Our boxer, Betty, is 13 which is old for a boxer but is really going down hill this week. She has to have help getting up and walking. Can't go outside to the bathroom so I clean up any mess. She is very alert, so we just can't put her down. She is not in pain. Oh the heartache of owning an animal.
Marge

[Beverly]

Great card and love the colors you used ... Thanks for sharing. Glad to hear that Merlin is doing much better and yes, he looks so cozy there. Ya think he would share that spot with me?
Oh yes, I bet four weeks as really made a difference in the house and glad to hear that Lou is back home again.
Have a great day and can't wait to see the house pictures.

[Ann Schach]

Fabulous card, Jaydee! My PPA card for Thursday is black and vanilla too...with no other color. You know what they say about great minds!

And speaking of minds...I really don't know where my mind has been the past couple of years. In 1976, I owned two cats...Sara and...you guessed it, Merlin! It did not dawn on me until tonight, that our cats were named the same. I thought he looked wise, so I named him Merlin because I thought that was a "wise" name...and because I loved the King Arthur legends. And Sara will forever be one of the animal loves of my life...

[Rita]

I'm so glad he is doing well, Jaydee. He's a handsome boy. Love the card! You just can't go wrong with black and vanilla.