2S4Y #55 - Time to Relax...

Well, this is my first ever contribution to the Two Sketches For You (2S4Y) challenge. I've seen the links on a lot of the blogs I visit, but this my first time playing along.  I had a lot of fun with this sketch!  This card is for a fellow CT Humane Volunteer who just had surgery - hopefully she'll have some relaxation during her recovery!

99% of the card is from Papertrey Ink.  I grabbed the "On My Couch" set and die cuts to cut and stamp the chairs.  I used Everyday Blessings patterned paper and PTI ribbon.  The 1% not PTI, is the Cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder used behind the "plain" chairs. I wanted a little something to make those panels pop.  I added some pearl dimensionals to the pillows too!

I finally did it - after having my Two Peas In A Bucket "12 Weeks to Better Photos" printouts laying next to my computer - I FINALLY started reading through them!!!  First lesson is about aperture (or f/stop). Well, it's about how much of your photo is in focus and how much is out of focus, depending on your f/stop setting. So, we had to pick something stationery and play with our f/stops.  I picked my beautiful lilies to shoot and look what I caught in action!  A little bee flying to the flower!!! How cool !!!

Here he is landed on the flower.

My f/stop was set to low - so the main object (the flower) is in focus, while everything else is out of focus! One way for me to remember is: little f/stop = little in focus.   I'm learning!!!!!

Thanks for the visit today and I hope you have a Happy and Safe 4th of July weekend!!
Maria