Hello, Sunshine...CASology Week 201~Sunshine, Muse Challenge #169, CAS Mix Up June Challenge~Stamping, Die-cuts and Your Choice, HLS June Anything Goes with Dies Challenge, Simon Says Work It Wednesday~Sunshine

Hello,

Back from the weekend's worth of bike races....tired (up at 5:30 both mornings to be at the sign on/start lines well in advance...) but so glad the event was a success!  A week to recuperate and back at 'er next Sunday. This time, my husband will be racing...and I'm the chief official.  He'd best be on his best behaviour *girn*

My card, made last Friday before we left, is inspired by two challenges. First is CASology Week #201~Sunshine

The second - and yes, I'm stretching the connections, as usual...is Muse Challenge #169, where our sweet Michele Ferguson is biding farewell as a member of the DT. I'm sad...very sad...that she's leaving, as she has been a marvelous source of inspiration, however...she can't go far! I know where to find her!

Michele shared this card as her muse for this week

      

           

which, in turn, was a case of her first Muse card, below.  She accentuated the negative and positive possibilities of dies...

sooooooo...that's what I decided to do.  I drew my colour inspiration from her original card (isn't that a darling little heart) and from the second, focused on one key image and something we can "see through".  She went with a heart and vellum envelope in those categories...and I went with...well, let's leave the image to do the talking....

My Michele-inspired Muse design:

NOTE: Honoured and thrilled to receive an Honourable Mention at CASology Week 201!  THANK YOU so much, Judy!!

NOTE:  Honoured and thrilled to be selected as a CAS Mix Up June Card Challenge Outstanding Entry. THANK YOU!

NOTE: Honoured and thrilled to be selected as a HLS Anything Goes with Dies Challenge Favourite! THANK YOU!!!

Told you it was a bit of a stretch but, since vellum and I have 'relationship issues,' I had to come up with something.  Michele, you have been a ray of Muse sunshine for me! I'll miss you!  Hope my fancy-schmancy sunglasses make YOU smile!

I'm also joining:

CAS Mix Up June Challenge. My glasses = the die cut; the 'sun' is a stamped image (MFT Distress Patterns), and my 'choice' is embossing and water-colouring (Zig markers). I recycled a section of a 'botched up' embossed roses panel, (from my attempts at creating this card) for my jazzy sunglasses, In hindsight, I should have kept all the messed up pieces I've made...snippets come in handy!

HLS June Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

Simon Says Work It Wednesday~Sunshine

Time to help with supper...then off to bed! My Grade 12 students write their Diploma exam in English tomorrow; need to be 'sharp' so I can assure them they'll do just fine....

I'm so glad you spent part of your day with me; your visit brings me immense joy!