IT'S A TWO CARD KINDA NITE!

I have two card to share with you tonite.  The first uses Turtle Soup Sunday Sketch 5/4 and hexagons for Scrapbook.com Card Challenge Product.

The Sketch:

My Card:

My next card uses Turtle Soup Sunday Sketch 5/11 and the colors from the palette at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #260.

The Sketch:

The Color Palette:

My Card:

Both cards have lots of dots for challenge #11 over at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.  They also are both cards that you would send a friend so I am also entering this in Love To Create challenge #115 - Friendship.

Thanks for stopping by.  Comments are always greatly appreciated.  I'm off to bed!  Sweet Dreams!

AN UGLY START

The layout I am going to share next is for the Ugly Paper Challenge over at Scrapbook.com.  Every month we trade ugly papers with other members and take what they have sent and do our best to make it beautiful.

Here are the papers and embellishment I received:

I used the paper on the left as my background and I took the other one and embossed and inkied it then die cut it and combined it with the embellishment to make the layered flowers.

Here is the finished product:

I am also entering it in the Turtle Soup NSD Recipe challenge which called for using patterned paper, brads, flowers and ribbon.  The ribbon is the edge between the patterned paper and the pink cardstock (which I inked up with my favorite random stamp) and the rhinestones are brads, and in Lasting Memories challenge #189 Make Your Own Background Paper, and the Love to Create challenge #114 Say it with Flowers

I completed another layout but you can't see it now.  It's for the June sketch challenge at Scrapping Everyday Miracles so come back to check that out on June 1.  (but don't worry, I'll have more to share with you before then!)

WORKING ON THE SEASON

Here is a Thanksgiving card I created using Mojo Monday sketch #319.  I am also entering this card into the Love to Create challenge #91 Thanksgiving/Thanks and There She Goes challenge TSG233 Thanks/Thanksgiving and Colorful Creations Theme Park challenge for the theme Delightful.  I find humor delightful and feel this card is surely humorous.


Here's the Sketch:

And here's my Card:

Now it's time to run out and do some errands.  Hopefully I will get a chance to create again tonite after my meeting at church.  Hope you are having a great day!

SOMETHING DIFFERENT

I know that most of what you have been seeing from me over the last few months have been of Delaware museums.  Today I will give you a break and show you a few quick layouts I did last night.  

The first one features our family pets Beavis and Butthead.  Two spunky little Guinea pigs and let me tell you when you try to get them in the bathtub they sure are spunky.  They are NOT overly fond of water.  For this layout I used a Pagemaps sketch from the Scrapbook.com September Pagemaps Sketch challenge.  I created it using papers and an embellishment I received for Scrapbook.com 'ugly' papers challenge.  I also entered it in the Scrapbook.com Scrap Your Pets September challenge.

The Sketch:

The 'Uglies' I received to work with:

My Layout:

My next layout is using colors that are in the spirit of the season for my Anything Goes challenge at Colorful Creations for October and using sketch #47 from My Scraps & More which I rotated 1/4 turn clockwise and Candy themed paper for challenge #85 at Love To Create  challenge blog.  The photo is a blast from the past - 2nd Grade Halloween party 2006.

The sketch:

The Color Palette:

My Layout:

I'll be back later with more...I should be able to start creating soon!

STARTING OFF SATURDAY!

For my first creation today I chose to make a birthday card for Papercraft Star, the word Birthday for Say It with Words on Colorful Creations, using the sketch from Sunday Sketch and Stamp, a sentiment for Whoopsie Daisy, some bling for Kaboodle Doodles, some twine for Love to Create, and pink and black for Fussy and Fancy.

The Sketch:

My Card:

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope to be doing more creating later today so be sure to stop back again!  

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day so I worked up a few cards for the occasion.  The first uses sketch #280 from Mojo Monday, the colors red and purple for Critter Sketch Blog Challenge #151, Feelin the Love for Love to Create Challenge #52, For Your Sweetheart for My Craftspot Challenge #86, From the Heart using a stamp for Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #202.

The sketch:

My Card:

My next card uses sketch #87 from Deconstructing Jen, uses hearts for Dilly Beans, Love is in the Air Challenge #186 at the Pink Elephant, the colors Red, Pink and White for PWC245 at Paper Pretties and a Valentines Day Card for Kaboodle Doodle Challenge #158.

The Sketch:

My Card:

Wishing you all a very happy and loving Valentine's Day!  Thanks for stopping by.

I LOVE TO CREATE

so I was thrilled when I was asked to be the guest designer this week on the Love to Create Challenge Blog.   

The sponsor of the challenge this week is QKR Stampede.  They have a great selection of stamps which come as digital or unmounted red rubber.  I chose this adorable sledding bear to go along with this week's theme of Winter Fun.  I colored the image with some glitter gel pens and alcohol markers.  I cut around the image with a Creative Memories oval cutter and mounted it on an oval cardstock.  I used the same cardstock for the base of the card and topped it with a layer of SEI patterned paper.  

Isn't he adorable?  Please stop by the Love to Create Challenge Blog to see the wonderful creations from their Design Team as well as to enter a creation of your own.  Don't forget to check out the fun stamps at QKR Stampede.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

IN EVERYTHING...

GIVE THANKS...

Here's a quick Thanksgiving card I just created using this week's scripture from Word Art Wednesday, a sketch from Unscripted Sketches, autumn leaves for Tuesday Throwdown, Shades of Autumn for Love to Create. and the colors from the inspiration photo at Inspired By Challenges.

The sketch:

Inspiration photo:

My card:

Hope that you are having a blessed restful Sunday!  Thanks for stopping by.

CYAO SATURDAY!

I just finished this week's installment in the Paper Secrets CYAO challenge.  It called for using this week's Mojo Monday sketch as well as three of the following:

*doily

  *handmade ribbon/fabric flower 

*border punch

*hand stitched border  

*stickles/liquid pearls 

*vellum

I opted to use vellum, border punch and stickles.  My card is several layers.  Because of this I decided I would also enter it in Love to Create's challenge for this week 'Lots of Layers'.  The word 'CHERISH' is my vellum.  It is mounted on banana skin, then on black cardstock cut with my Martha Stewart Border and Corner punches, that is mounted again on banana skin and again on black cardstock.  This was mounted onto some of my favorite velvet flocked paper and again onto cardstock.  I cut a rose with my Sizzix embossing folder and added some stickle accents to it.  

Here's the final project:

Hope you have enjoyed your stop and that you are having a fabulous weekend!

Almost time

for bed.

I made two easy cards tonight and it's already getting to be the time to head off to bed so I'll share them now.  The first, a funny for Thanksgiving is for the Kaboodle Doodle's Fall theme challenge.

The card:

the funny part is the sentiment on the inside which reads "Gobble til you Wobble".

The next one has lots of layers for Love to Create and uses a sketch from My Time Made Easy.

The sketch:

The card:

The sentiment inside this one reads "May all your Dreams come true"

And now...it's time to say good nite!  Thanks for stopping by.  Please check back again tomorrow for more!

HAPPY FALL HOLIDAYS!

Today I want to share with you three cards I made to celebrate the season.  The first is to celebrate Halloween and uses a sketch from Deconstructing Jen.  My bottom layer was done with ink and all the others with paper, ribbon and pieces from great border diecuts from my scrap stash.  I've also decided to enter it into the Anything Goes challenge at PapercraftStar.

Here is the sketch:

and here is card #1:

My next card is seasonal and uses distressing for the challenge over at Paper Shelter as well as the phrase 'Thankful for...' for a challenge from the Colorful Creations Give Thanks Fall Crop, and Autumn Colors at Love to Create.  My sentiment is a stamp that says 'So Thankful for You' and is embossed in gold.

Card #2:

My last card for the evening uses inspiration from The Pink Elephant, and the theme of thanks or Thanksgiving at Totally Stampalicious, and colors of fall at Kaboodle Doodle.

The inspiration:

Card #3:

Hope you have enjoyed these seasonal selections.  More tomorrow!  Have a wonderful evening!

TRIPLE PLAY!

I have 3 cards to share with you tonite.  The first is a Thinking of You card created for Love to Create Challenges using a sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday and some handmade flowers for Crazy Challenge and texture in my embossed background and flowers centered with rhinestones for Divas by Design.

Here is the sketch:

and here is card #1:

My second card uses no patterned paper as called for in the There She Goes challenge #175 and Fab N Funky #141, and the color palette from My Time Made Easy.  I used some lace, ribbon and a flower as well as a Crafters Workshop Template and Distress Ink.

The Color Palette:

Card #2:

and my final card uses the color palette from Homespun Affair and a sketch from Diecuttin' Divas.

The color palette:

The sketch:

Card #3:

Thanks for stopping by.  I'm off for bed.  Sweet dreams!