Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Shy Bear(Squigglefly), Mojo Monday, 365
Sunday, September 27, 2009
365 Days Sunday Sketch
Crafts4Eternity/One Stop
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Caardvarks Sketchfest Day 7
Oh my, I can't believe it's day seven of Caardvark's Sketchfest. I had a blast using all seven sketches each day. I chose to do a Christmas card again today because I'm sending all handmade cards out this year to friends and family. The print papers on this card came from two sources. My background is from Imaginisce and my ornament paper is from Cosmo Cricket's Girl Friday set. I used my Cricut Christmas Cheer cartridge to cut the ornament and my Mini Monograms to cut the scallop circle behind my sentiment. The sentiment came from The Cutting Cafe. I embellished with hemp cord. This has been so much fun and I am very thankful for the opportunity to showcase my cards for a chance at a Design Team spot at Caardvarks.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Breast Cancer Awareness/Three Clovers
Most often I make my cards to give to people or sometimes just for challenges. This is going to sound odd but I made this card for me. Yes, I followed the sketch for day six of Caardvarks challenge, but there is special meaning for me behind this card. For those who have followed my blog from it's conception you may know that the idea began while I was lying in bed recovering from bilateral breast removal because of breast cancer. This card will go on my magnetic idea board in my craft room as a reminder to me of how far I've come since last August when I was diagnosed. Right now I can say I'm surviving because I found out you can't really call yourself a SURVIVOR until you've had several years cancer free. But, thankfully, my prognosis is good because my cancer was caught early. I hope that everyone of you that are reading this will make an appointment for a mammogram in October. October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and it's a good way to remember when you're seeing so many items and stories about it. Each pink ribbon on my card signifies my four daughters and my four granddaughters because they are my reason for living. The print paper on this card is made especially for breast cancer by Melissa Frances of Heart & Home Collectables, Inc. The collection of papers have names like Strong, Hope, Cheerful and Inspire. Besides this print paper I used white, pink and blue cardstock and inked them all around the edge with Colorbox chalk ink in Rose Coral. I used my Nestabilities to cut the scalloped square and the pink cardstock underneath the word paper. I cut the pink ribbons from my Cricut Stand and Salute cartridge and shadowed them with blue. My only embellishment is the lace.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Carrdvarks Sketchfest Day 5/Three Clovers/Dutch Dare
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Caardvarks Sketchfest Day 4
Card Patterns/Our Creative Corner
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Project Tuesday/Stamptacular Sunday
BBTB dragonfly/Crafts4Eternity/Creative Card Crew/Creative Inpiration
Caardvarks Sketchfest Day 3
Monday, September 21, 2009
Caardvarks Sketchfest Day 2/BBTB contest
Delightful Sketches Bear in Cauldron
- Debbie Mumm Harvest and Holiday paper stack
- Polka Dot paper is Target $1 bin
- Orange and white cardstock
- Sentiment-The Cutting Cafe
- Brads-Target $1 bin
- Orange ribbon from Hobby Lobby
- Cricut-Plantin' Schoolbook cartridge
I was so dissapointed last Friday when a class I was going to take to learn how to use my Copic markers got cancelled. So I am still working on learning how to blend and have taken to the internet for more tutorials. Anyhow, I gave the little bear my best try. I know I'll get better with time (and more markers, LOL). I printed him out on a white cardstock oval I cut with my Cricut Plantin' Schoolbook cartridge. I inked the edges then mounted it on orange cardstock and popped it with foam dots. My sentiment came from The Cutting Cafe's Halloween This and That set. I printed it on orange cardstock,added a few dots and lines and shadowed it with purple cardstock. The two brads are purple with little ghosts on them but they don't show up very well in the pics. I added a little glitter to the stars on the bear's hat that also didn't show up very well.
Caardvarks Sketchfest
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Sweet 'n Sassy sketch with Red, Tan and Black
- Black, beige, brown and red cardstock
- Red patterned paper
- Black check ribbon
- Black buttons
- Jute
- Cricut-From My Kitchen, Plantin' Schoolbook, and My Community cartridges
- Sentiment and plate of cookies-The Cutting Cafe (Kitchen & Food sets)
- Maggie May digistamp-Digital Delights
- Red Rhinestones
- Copic Markers
My chair that Maggie May is sitting on came from the Cricut My Community cartridge. That cartridge has images to cut for the fairy tale The Three Bears. I thought it would look cute for her to be sitting in a bigger chair like Goldilocks. I used a blade to cut Maggie May's hands apart so I could insert a rolling pin in between them. I added a couple red rhinestones to the hair bows for a little bling.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Sketch Saturday, PaperPlay (tag)
Inspirational Card Sketches Design Call
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Sketch & Stash,A Spoonful of Sugar, Our Creative Corner, Creative Belli Blog, Alphabet Challenge (W), No Time To Stamp
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Sketch Saturday Design Team Call
- Coordinating fall color print papers-I used four different prints
- Cardstock to match-I used dark brown, beige and rust
- Fall image and sentiment
- Ribbon
- Leaf Button
- Hemp cord
- Cuttlebug
- Embossing folder-I used a diamond pattern by Quickkutz
- Border punch-I used a Fiskars punch
My card is a square measuring 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" (7 1/2 cm. x 7 1/2 cm.). My image is colored with Copic markers. He's such a cute little guy. I have to admit that this rubber stamp belongs to my aunt. I stamped it and brought it home with me after a recent crafting weekend with her. She used to own a craft shop and has hundreds of stamps. I didn't even get to see them all. Next time I go visiting I will have to bring cardstock and stamp some more of her images. I found the cute leaf button while vacationing this summer in a small town located on the shores of Lake Huron called East Tawas. They have the best Ben Franklin store there with lots of little goodies like this. I came home with more stuff to add to my stashes (which my husband can't understand). I decided to keep my embellishing simple because of all the different patterned papers.