Wishing You Peace

Good morning everyone. I apologize for not blogging yesterday - my life is out of control right now. But I'm getting back on track, and am looking forward to sharing lots with you.

Today's card is for Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge 43. I always seem to get these in right under the wire. I think tonight I will go home and work on this Tuesday's sketch right away :)

Here is the sketch:


And here is my card:


I needed something comfortable, so I headed for my Waltzingmouse Stamps and Off Beat Backgrounds set to make some plaid. The oak leaf and acorn image is from Blessed By You - I stamped it 4 times in my square. The rhinestones were colored with an E08 copic marker to match the cardstock. I added some faux stitching using my quilter's tracing wheel (my sewing machine is out of commission at the moment or it would have been real stitching - I need to get it to my mom for some repair work).

The sentiment is from the Peace and Plenty set - I left off the 'and plenty' from this sentiment to shorten it. I inked the edges of the sentiment block with PTI's Tea Dye Duo ink. I think I may have liked it better without it, but it does help to define the edges.

Thank you for stopping by today - I love to hear from you and I hope you'll take a few minutes to say hello. I will be back with more tomorrow and I hope to see you then!

Take care!

#Anya

Recipe:
Stamps: Off Beat Backgrounds, Blessed By You, Peace and Plenty - Waltzingmouse Stamps
Cardstock: Creamy Caramel, Always Artichoke - SU!; Rustic Cream - Papertrey Ink
Ink: Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Dusty Durango, Always Artichoke - SU!; Tea Dye Duo - Papertrey Ink
Other: Clear Adhesive rhinestones - Michaels; E08 marker - Copic; Quilter's tracing wheel