Sketches in Thyme and Creative Inspiration Mini Crop

Hi there!  It has been beautiful up here in Alaska lately.  But I've managed to scrap a little bit.  First up is a page I created for the April 1 Sketches in Thyme challenge which I combined with the Creative Inspirations Mini Crop challenge by Louise to back a die cut.  

This is the first good picture of a deer that I got once we moved to our island.  I used a Silhouette die cut and backed it with cardstock, outlined it with a pen and added some Stickles to the flower centers.  I embossed all the embellishments and inked them.  For the background I used a stencil and Glimmer Mist.  The sketch had the "arrows" pointing down but that didn't work for my design, so I put them on the side instead.

Materials – Sketch – April 1 Sketches in Thyme; Cardstock – Bazzil, Unknown; Die Cut – Silhouette; Embossing Folder – Elizabeth Craft Designs; Embossing Machine – Cuttlebug; Flowers – Prima; Stickles – Ranger; Pens – Recollections, Omni Gel; Glimmer Mists – Tattered Angels; Ink - CTMH

Next up is a page I created for a small class I taught.  I used Tracy's challenge to emboss (wet or dry) something.  The mat for my picture is embossed and inked. The picture is of my Steve coming through the trailer door when we were still sleeping in it.  (We started with a completely undeveloped lot here and for the first few months we lived in a cargo trailer with a lean-to attached!)  I wasn’t feeling well and he’d gone for a walk and came home with some wildflowers that he’d picked for me.  So sweet!  I love the little boy grin on his face!  LOL!

Materials – Cardstock – Bazzill; Patterned Paper, Washi Tape – My Mind’s Eye; Embossing Folder & Machine – Cuttlebug; Stamps – Creative Imaginations; Inks – CTMH; Bling – Queen & Co.; Flower – Prima; Brad - Unknown

There's still time to play along with all of these challenges if you'd like!  Be sure to check them out.  Happy Scrapping!!!