Countryside Harvest Birthday - Freshly Made Sketches #43

|Apple growers in southern Ontario have had a real hit this year.  The week of extremely warm weather in March caused the trees to blossom prematurely.  These poor blossoms froze when the cold weather returned.  As a result - no or few apples.
As a kid I lived near an apple orchard, and spent many happy hours picking apples.  I can smell the rich fruity smell of apples growing on trees as I`m typing these words.
This card reminds me of those happy times.
I used the sketch with Freshly Made Sketches here     This is a site I just recently discovered and the idea is to keep the cards simple and fresh looking.   Keeping a card simple is a real challenge for me, but I think I accomplished the task.

The image was colored with markers and a blender pen.

 

Stamps:  Countryside, Sassy Salutations

Inks: Midnight Muse, SU Markers 

Papers: Midnight Muse, Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Comfort Cafe designer paper

Accessories: Blender pen, stampin dimensionals

Pinwheel Quilting Birthday

Someone suggested that if I paired Summer Starfruit with another color I might like the color better - so, I paired it with Midnight Muse - and I must admit the result is much better.
I decided to make another quilting card - this time a pinwheel one.  They are so easy to make and the designs showcase the designer paper so nicely.

I punched 4  squares with the 1 3/8" punch and cut each square in half - 2 for each side of the designer paper.  Then I punched another square using Midnight muse, cut it in half and then in half again.  The small triangle I placed on top of the Summer Starfruit pattern near the center.

Stamp: Petite Pairs
Ink: Midnight Muse
Papers: Midnight Muse, Very Vanilla, Summer Starfruit, Comfort Cafe designer paper
Accessories: Mat pack & paper piercer, Scallop border punch, Modern word label punch, 1 3/4 by 7/8" oval punch, Linen thread, Antique Brad, Chevron folder, Pearls