FTL119 Always a Friend

I am so excited to be posting here as part of the "team"!!  Thanks to Natasha for adding me, and to the other ladies for the warm welcome I received.

I have come to love clean and simple cards lately and it's mostly what I've been creating...  I love that they can come together so quickly.  For example, I made this one in about 20 minutes this morning!

My first thought when I saw the sketch was swirls and snowflakes in shades of blue... but last weekend I pumped out a record number of Christmas cards and I think I have more than enough for this year... so I changed gears and went with swirls and flowers.

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Whisper White, Pear Pizazz
*Images:  Inkadinkadoo Dot Flourishes; unknown sentiment
*Ink:  Stampin Up! Pear Pizazz; VersaFine Onyx Black
*Embellishments:  Michael's Bridal Flowers (coloured with Poppy Parade ink); Stampin' Up! ribbon; Kaiser Pearls

119!

Hello! Here's this week's sketch:Here's my take on it. I was apparently feeling a bit earthy- I went with brown, kraft and white tones. Feel free to use a non-silhouette image, that's just what I was in the mood for! Supplies:

• Stamps: Textstyle II, Vintage Picnic, Life (Papertrey Ink)
• Ink: Sahara Sand, Early Espresso
• Paper: Kraft, White
• Accessories, etc.: pewter buckle, ribbon

As always, feel free to leave a link to your card! And a shout out of thanks to Danielle for pointing me towards linky tools. We're going back to the thumbnails!