Waffle Flower Crafts' October Challenge

The fabulous team at Waffle Flower Crafts Challenge has chosen Shaker cards as their theme for October - what a fun way to shake Fall up, right?  and the perfect time to use my little JOY-filled prize again as the focal point of my own shaker card!

Week 1's team wants us to use two of more sections to add shaker elements to - I have had MANY failures when it comes to shaker bits not shaking - I perhaps was asking too much of myself this time?

But it worked!!!  Using their wonderful Stitched Diamond Panel Die, and a layer of foam tape on the positive parts of the panel, I was able to add these pretty little beads I bought a hundred years ago to the 'window' sections!  

My JOY was cut from Neenah Solar White, and Copic colored with BG10 - then a nice coat of Wink of Stella.  You'll have to take my word on that shine... but did you find the extra beads?  The JOY combination set comes with a layered die set, and tons of go-along sentiments that work perfectly with JOY - like the one I used today.  This time heat embossed using a glitter powder from WOW!

Thanks for stopping by, and leaving a bit of joy to my day!

=]  Michele

Waffle Flower Weekly Challenge - theme Travel around the World!

What a pleasure to be invited to play along with Jeanne, and Crystal, at Waffle Flower's weekly challenge!  During Week 3 of this month of May, we are traveling around the world, with the darling sets designed by Waffle Flower's wonderful llustrator Kamo.   Of course, we hope you'll join us!

Every one of Kamo's sets makes me smile - I love to travel, and hope one day to visit France!  Until then, here is my paper-journey to France, using Kamo's Bonjour combo set ...

WF's Brick Wall stencil was just the perfect tool to create a cobbled street, where Mademoiselle has had a little Bordeaux, and shopped for her baguette, and blooms!

Because I had just gotten the fun Stitched Diamond panel die, 

I couldn't resist using it to create my own Eiffel Tower - 

you'll have to use your imagination, as I have done ...

JJ's Rainbow Thank You die set was used for my cloud - 

cut from a debossed piece of vellum today.

In my imagination the Tower is cloud covered on rainy days!

Thank you, Jeanne, for inviting me to join your challenge team this week!  Merci, mon amies for stopping by!  I do hope you'll join us this week!  There is a $25 prize for one winning card maker on the challenge blog, and another for a card posted on IG!  BTW you don't have to have a blog to play along!  Just tag your card with #WFC2105W3 on Instagram, or add it on their Waffle Flower Garden Facebook Fan page!

=]  Michele