LOVE IS THE THREAD / DS #187...

Happy Thursday! I have a little card using the newest sketch from The Deconstructed Sketch! I loved the circle focal point of this sketch! I remembered this set, Stitched With Love, from the now closed stamp company There She Goes. I thought it would be perfect!

The other ladies' have some gorgeous inspiration for you, so be sure to go check them out! 

Cresta Woodruff Jen Shults Sheri Gilson Tangii Crain Tracey Pickersgill

Have a wonderful day!

HUGS / RS #112...

Well, happy Saturday!!! Hope you're having some fun today... we spent most of the morning and early afternoon at our local YMCA for "Y" Day. They had all kinds of games for the kids, and local choirs performing, and awesome BBQ sandwiches for lunch. I worked the dunking booth taking tickets for a while, and it was h-o-t out there!

I love my card for today's new RetroSketch - isn't this paper cool? I used a couple of sets, Oh Snap! designed by Torica from the now closed There She Goes (sigh) and I Like You from Reverse Confetti.

Thanks for dropping by!
 

OH SNAP! / CQC #231...

We have some fun new colors today over at the colourQ - don't you love them? I know they look a little hard to work with, but I hope you'll go ever and check it out and play along with us! I added some spots with a couple of Copics... just to grunge it up a bit - LOL!

 

I really hate that There She Goes closed up shop - this set, Oh Snap! designed by Torico is one of my faves! They made so many great stamps that I have loved (and used!) over the years! (Torico, I miss your images!!!)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
 

THE BRIGHT SIDE / DD #3 & CTD #193...

Here's a quick little card I threw together using this cute set, Lighten Up, over at There She Goes Clear Stamps. I am so drawn to clean and simple these days, not only for the time element,  but also I just love the look! I remember an art professor saying not to dismiss simple, abstract art ~ that it was much harder to create in such a way as to look intentional and "worthy". 

I used this week's Color Throwdown and also this week's Freshly Made Sketches! You should not only check out the awesome inspirational samples at both, but also play along!

Bye for now...

TSG Mother of All Blog Hops 2012...

Good morning and HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!! I am so happy to be a part of this year's TSG Mother of All Blog Hops! I participated a couple years ago and it was SO FUN! So many creative ladies to visit and so much inspiration - should be illegal!

I used this cute set, Buckets of Love, for my card. And this is actually the card I'm giving my mom for Mother's Day! Hope she likes it!

Be sure to hop around and visit everyone!
 

I also used this week's RetroSketch for this card! I love this sketch!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

SMILE / DS #50 & PDCC #130...

Good morning and happy Thursday! It's time for a new Deconstructed Sketch, isn't it fun?!? I got a big box of awesome washi tape in the mail yesterday from LeBoxBoutique... it was an awesome deal! This is my first time playing with washi & I AM HOOKED!!! So the back 4 "panels" are actually tape. Easy as pie! The ribbon is from the Ribbon Carousel - I trimmed it down to make it thinner - but I love the texture!

I used a new set from There She Goes for today's card - when I saw this adorable set, Oh Snap!, designed by Torico, I scooped it up immediately! I have a degree in photography and have collected old cameras over the years - many of which look like these! What a great set!

Our sponsor over at the Deconstructed Sketch is THE RIBBON CAROUSEL!!! They are giving away a year of monthly ribbon kits away to the winner of the sketch this week! They are so generous! They are also currently celebrating their first birthday with a big sale... check it out!

Here is the sketch this week at Deconstructed! Also I played along with the Play Date Cafe - I thought these FAB colors would go with this cute image perfectly!

     

Thanks so much for stopping by!
 

POLKA DOT BLOOMS / TPE #110 & CR84FN #35...

Good morning! We have a new challenge for you over at the Pink Elephant today - a sketch - YAY! Sadly, though, this is my last challenge with the Pink Elephant! I just love all the ladies over there & I'm certainly going to miss them! Things have really taken off for me in a few areas of my life, and while I wish I had time for everything, I just don't.

Our sponsor this week at TPE is There She Goes Clear Stamps, always been a favorite of mine! (Unfortunately I don't get to use their stamps as often as I'd like!) This image is from Polka Dot Bloom.

Anyways, I also played along with CR84FN's cool palette... although my purple is darker in this pic. Over the weekend I had to send my Nikon DSLR out for repairs [sigh], so all I have until it comes back is a little Nikon Coolpix - it takes THE worst pics of my projects! So keep your fingers crossed that my "baby" will be back soon! Until then, I apologize in advance for the quality of my photos!

Thanks so much for stopping by - I'll be back in a few with another post!

[poppies &] BUTTERFLIES / CQC #68, Mojo #174 & TSG #90...

Happy Tuesday! My first card for you today is for the new colourQ Challenge that starts today - YAY!!! I thought these colors looked so great together...

I used the latest Mojo sketch as inspiration, and made it a point to play along with There She Goes to wet emboss, since I've been neglecting them! I need to make more time for the challenges/companies I love & they are one of them! Heck, I must love them because I was scrounging around at 12am looking for my stinkin' heat gun that I haven't used in forever - lol! And you know I wouldn't do that for just anyone!

I clear embossed the butterflies from the set Poppies, by There She Goes, and then dabbed Poppy Parade and Cherry Cobbler ink all over it. You can't tell from the pic, but after I dry embossed the top panel, I dabbed some white pigment ink on the raised parts, sprinkled those with clear emboss & wet embossed it a little, too. On the bottom, I used the Papertrey Eyelet Lace border die & cut felt for the trim & them added pearls.

The felt, by the way, was some I bought on Etsy, from giantdwarf. OMGosh - I love it! It die cuts with all my thin metal dies PERFECTLY! So this is a warning - you may see me go through a "felt" phase for the next few weeks (remember my "eyelet border punch flower" phase? This could be worse...

Have an awesome day!

HAUNTINGLY DELIGHTFUL [trick or treat] / TSG #77 & 2S4Y #64 Bonus...

Happy Friday!!! Here's a quick card using another image from Hauntingly Delightful, by There She Goes Clear Stamps.... it's so cute I just love it!

How cute is this little ghost? This paper is retired SU!, and I've been using it on a few cards lately, newsprint seems to really be "in" right now. I used one of the bonus sketches from 2 Sketches 4 You and the challenge from There She Goes.

I've been playing around a lot lately with embossing my patterned papers, I kinda think it looks neat! The sentiment is computer generated.

Hope you have an awesome weekend!!!

HAUNTINGLY DELIGHTFUL / CQC #54, TSG #76 & SSSC #88...

HeeHee - today's a new colourQ challenge ~ HALLOWEEN colors!!! I love the cute~sy Halloween images in the new set Hauntingly Delightful, over at There She Goes! Isn't this mummy a riot?!?

For this card I combined 3 challenges, colourQ, There She Goes and Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch! Not too shabby! It's been a while since I got to play with these challenges (or ANY for that matter) so I was "ha-ppyyyy" as Alex would say, to be able to!

For my little mummy, I found some googly eyes, I think that adds a bit of whimsy to any Halloween card!

Bye for now!