Fish ON!

You must have thought I'd left ya'll and gone fishin'!

I can't believe I disappeared ~ again! I so wish I was a better multi-tasker! Ahhhhhhhhh! No, I wasn't fishin', but I needed a smooth transition for this:




Yes, friends, I found the PERFECT place to have some fun with this here, BROWN trout! Please check out this fab new sketch from those CRAZY Kitchen Sink Gals!



They are ORGANIZING and GROWING their lovely challenge, and now will feature TWO challenges per month! Check out the new blog! I know it will be a smashing success and I just couldn't WAIT to play with the "glamor girls" of Everything But the Kitchen Sink! I kinda just ... tried to make a splash! tee hee



I was ALL inspired for "fishin' art!" This week held quite the unexpected pleasure for lil' old me! My most DARLING and dear friend from college came into town! We spent three glorious days together ~ ALMOST as if... {ha ha!} it was back in the day! THIS is Michele! And Mr. PEE WEE... and ME!




We were able to steal a little time away some of the rigors of my daily existence... A little riding, dining, visiting with friends, LOTS of laughter, nostalgia and FUN! Just a lil' slice of heaven with a friend, who means so much to me ~ and now to my family, as well! Amazing to unite two such important pieces of my life: my pre-family world + REALITY! {tee hee} Michele is a WORLD traveler, writer, and Navy gal and SHE IS A PART of my soul! We met, while in college at UC Davis { .... a .... *cough-cough!* ... while ago!} and while I ran off into a future with marriage and family, Michele ran towards ADVENTURE! Yet, even after all of that, we are still united by our common love of life and sensibility... Oh, crackers! I just had to share her with you all!

Here's a close-up of the sentiment and ... ROYAL WOLF{?} I can't believe I don't remember the name of this fly! Just another illustration that it HAS been a while since college! I was known to "wet a line" or TWO back in the day. That is why a fishing card seemed like the right way to celebrate nostalgia AND the kitchen sink! Actually, the WHOLE enchilada! (But that's ANOTHER story! ~ Doh!)




All right, lovelies! I'm literally, BACK in the saddle THIS WEEK! THANK you sooooooooo much for visiting! Now, I get to catch up with YOU! YEEE HAW!

Supplies -

C/S - Stampin' Up!
D/P - Stampin' Up!
Fish and Background stamp - PSX
Fly stamp - Stampin' Up!
Sentiment - Creative Imaginations
Chipboard Circle and C/S cut with Sizzix
Ribbon - Michael's
Fishing line - Stren

Good times from the SHORE!

Okay, in California we don't call the coast the SHORE, but I've already used COAST in another post title... Forgive me. I've been having flash-back influences of my visit to the "beach" with girlfriends a week and a half ago. As a result, I wanted to share my beachy feelings in my card offering for Card Patterns Sketch Challenge #24.

I've been LOVING this paper, "Static Collection - REACTION" by Crate Paper. It feels like I just bought it, but it's already a few years old. {Wah} ANYWAY, I'm loving it for this card AND the use of this gorgeous pelican stamp, by Inkadinkado. These items have been pushed around my desk top for a few days and finally, a card was produced for this inspiring sketch!



It's a rather simple composition, but sometimes flexing the muscles of simplicity are the most difficult! Regardless, the most beautiful scenes from the beach are sometimes the simplest.


Relax, enjoy. Repeat!

Supplies:

C/S - Stampin' Up!
D/P - Crate Paper
Stamps - Inkadinkado, Creative Imaginations
Punches - Stampin' Up! & Creative Memeories
Watercolor Wonder Crayons and Aqua Pen - Stampin' Up!