Inkspirations Sketch Challenge

My bloggin' friend from down under, Makeesha, has a cute sketch challenge that I always want to play but never seem to get around to, and since she actually challenged me to play along, I made it a priority today!   Here is the sketch, it is a really fun one:

 

 

and since I am trying to use some of my less-used sets, I pulled out Lovely as a Tree and paired it with my new set, Define Your Life:

 

It's hard to see but the tree was stamped in Sage Shadow Craft ink, then heat embossed with Iridescent Ice EP.  The rest is fairly simple; Sage Shadow and Brocade Blue are the colors I used; a little twig punch from MS and some white brads from my stash add the embellishments.  Ribbon is SU's pretty organdy.  I wish you could see it IRL, with all the sparkle!

I also did a real quick card for this week's CAS Fall to Layout #47 sketch:

 

 

My sentiment is not quite as big as the sample:

 

This is Bella Bleu DP, one of the few that didn't retire.  The colors are sort of odd---the catalog says Kraft and Not Quite Navy, and yet my card uses Sahara Sand and Brocade Blue.  I think they match more closely, don't you?   Dreams du Jour and the new Teeny Tiny Wishes are the stamps used.

Thanks for visiting today, enjoy the rest of the weekend!