I felt like pulling out older retired stamps to create today. I stumbled unto Fresh Fruits, an old favorite of mine. When I spotted the pear image, I thought it would work perfectly with this week's color Throwdown color combo (#286), and I paired it with the Seize the Sketch #17 challenge. I also always loved using the Poppin' Pastels technique on this stamp set because it allows me to create soft shadowing on the fruits, and my pastels hadn't seen the light of day probably since they've retired, so out they came as well.