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Review - Get Well Critters

Wow what a week, huh?  I'm still in shock over the death of Michael Jackson.  What a tremendous loss to the entertainment industry.  Anytime I hear any of his songs I can remember how old I was at the time the song came out and there's usually a fond memory to go with it.  I mean what tween wasn't in awe of the Thriller video?  And yes I did try to moonwalk in my socks on the kitchen floor! 

Today I get to share with you another image from one of my favorite Cookie Crumbs sets - Get Well Critters.  I just love this chicken. 

 

To create the card I used one of my new key ingredients kits from Taylored Expressions.  This one is called Dazzled.  I paired the kit with another fabulous sketch from Mojo Monday, #88.  This card came together so quickly.  It was nice to have the patterened papers already chosen for me.  That's usually where I spend the most time when doing a card.

Be sure to hop on over to the All That Scraps Blog to see more cards using Diane's uber cute set Get Well Critters.

And be sure to check back early next week for sneak peeks of July stamps being released at ATS!!

Have a wonderful and (hopefully) relaxing Friday!!

Sketchy Thursday #43

It's time.... to annouce a new Sketch Artist, a winner AND a new sketch!  Are you guys ready?   

So let's cut to the chase and annouce our fabulous Sketch Artist for this week.  Let me first show you the FUN-tastic card that won me over.

-------------->  KRISTIE < -------------

There were so many things that called out to me on this card. The fun blue background paper and the sentiment just had me.   Kristie on being this week's featured Sketch Artist!  Be sure to stop by Kristie's blog, Kreated by Kristie to see even more fabulous-ness!

And of course there WILL be blog candy today since we reached our goal of 10 participants to play along with last week's sketch.  The lucky winner is......

 

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

3
Timestamp: 2009-06-25 17:06:08 UTC

 -------------->  SHERRY  <------------------

Woo-hoo!!! Way to go Sherry.  Please email me your snail mail address so I can mail off your blog candy!

THANK YOU to everyone that played along and shared their love for my little ol' sketch challenges!    I love  you guys!

This week's sketch is again simple, but definately lends itself to endless possibilities, that I know only you guys can create!

 

My card was inspired by the Share Your Spark goddess herself, Heather Meeson!  If you are an A Muse addict like I am then you know Heather from her awesome blog One Little Spark.  She is also an A Muse designer extraordinaire.  Heather's love for everything Halloween is very contagious too.  I think she had me doing Halloween cards for 2 months before Halloween last year.  I *love* to do Halloween cards now.  Stop by her blog to see what an incredible card she has up today.   HI Heather!

Here is her original masterpiece ---> CLICK <----

 

Hopefully after this weekend my pictures will look much better.  I bought myself a tent light to take photos of my cards.  We'll see if it was worth it.   

So what will inspire you for this challenge??

I'll choose the most clever, creative, and cute creation from the submissions this week to be the next Sketch Artist. Your design will also be featured on my blog next week!

You have until next Wed. 7/1 to play along.  When uploading to SCS please use keyword ESS43 for the challenge.

See ya' all tomorrow!!

 

ATSDTC53 - Summertime Fun!

Time to dust off those flip flops if you haven't already.    There's another FUN challenge over on the All That Scraps blog.  Lesa gave us a really fun theme for this week.  Create a summery card.  Easy peasy, right?  I recently picked up this yummy new collection from Bo Bunny, called Mango Luau.   

 

Deets:

Stamps:  Sugarplums Emma Waving by C.C. Designs, sentiment by AmyR Beach Sentiments

Ink:  Versafine heat set

Paper:  Cardstock by SU!, Bazzill & PTI, patterned paper by Bo Bunny - Mango Luau collection

Other:  Nesties - inverted scallop circles and classic circles, Copics, brad & flowers by Bo Bunny, ribbon by May Arts, EK Success wave dot border punch and dimensionals

I was surprised that this paper called out to me so much considering it's not my typical go to color choice.  But I think I like it.  I hope you do too!  There were so many fantastic summery releases recently that I hope you'll join us and play along with this HOT challenge!

Remember Amy is always looking for future guest designers!  So if you do play be sure to post your creation to the Wednesday Challenge Gallery.  Amy does look here when she is on the lookout for guest DT's!  Here is the link to the gallery just in case...

http://www.allthatscraps.com/phptopro/showgallery.php?cat=537

When uploading to SCS or ATS galleries please use keyword ATSDTC53.

Be sure to pop back in tomorrow for another fun Sketchy Thursday and we already have more than 10 participants so that also means another blog candy winner!!

Cupcake Challenge

Monday, Monday, Monday...  Yes it is.  Did everyone have a good weekend?  And a nice Father's Day?  We had a nice quiet day around our house.  Just like DH wanted. 

Quiet is always a good thing for me cause it gets the creative juices flowing.  I started by playing with Taylor's Cupcake Challenge.  As always Taylor had a fantastic challenge for us to try.

 

I never seem to have enough birthday cards in my stash so narrowing it down was easy.  I also had several of these pieces of cardstock and paper already laying out on my desk.  I love it when something I discarded in my attempts at a card (at some point), resurface to finally be used!  Like this embossed very light pink cardstock I used as a base.  Just sittin' on my desk.  A previous gone bad portion of another card, works perfectly here!

 

I tried to make the main image look like a present with the ribbon bow and sentiment as the tag.  Can you tell? 

Deets: 

Stamps:  Image from Sweet Celebration, sentiment from For the Love of Cupcakes by Taylored Expressions

Ink:  Versafine heat set

Paper:  Cardstock by Prismatics, Memory Box & PTI, patterned paper by Bella Blvd. and KI Memories

Other:  Copics, spica glitter pens (chocolate part of cake), Stickles, Cuttlebug Swiss dots embossing folder, black pen for doodles, gingham ribbon by May Arts and dimensionals

Well I gotta run.  So much to do this week already! 

Have a WONDERFUL day!

Swiss Pixies Review

Happy Friday!!  And boy do I have a cute card to share with you today.  This baby has been sitting on my desk since last weekend.   As you have come to know every Friday over at All That Scraps, the design team features the stamps that have been released that month.

Today we get to oh & ah over the adorable Gretel from the Swiss Pixies line.  And my card couldn't be complete without one of the fantastic sentiments from Amy's new Thank You sentiments set!

About two weeks ago I was trying and trying to make a card.  Any card would have done, but my stamping mojo was no where to be found.  Luckily in my attempts to stamp I had 3 card bases done and this was one of them.  So I guess there is a silver lining when you *think* your mojo has abandoned you.  You may actually be doing something good for another day.

 

I couldn't resist making her wings 3-D again.  I also added some stickles to my brads and primas to dress them up a little.  Here's a close up of the wings. 

 

Deets: 

Stamps:  Gretel from Swiss Pixies by C.C. Designs, sentiment from AmyR Thank You Sentiments

Ink:  Versafine heatset

Paper:  Cardstock by SU!, Prismatics, PTI, patterned paper by MME - Pretty Please line

Other:  Nesties - Peony,circles & labels, Copics, spica glitter pen in chocolate (for her hair) Stickles, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder, brads by Making Memories, primas and dimensionals.

If you haven't already hopped on over to the ATS blog to check out the other eye candy on there, be sure to do so.  My fellow DT sisters really rocked the blog today!

Have a great Friday girls and thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Sketchy Thursday #42

I made it to Thursday!  One more day to go.   You guys had me cracking up as I pulled up the blog this morning.  The last time I checked last night there were only 8 entries and this morning it was up to 14!!   So that means one of you will be getting some blog candy!!!  The lucky winner is entry .......

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

6

Timestamp: 2009-06-18 17:02:24 UTC

That would be...... 

------------------->  ARMIE <------------------------

Armie you need to email me on where you'd like me to send your candy to.  I know you're on an extended vacation.  Lucky girl!

Now for our featured sketch artist.   Most of you know her from her amazing design work from stamp companies like The Cat's Pajama's, Artful Inkables, or My Favorite Things.  But I know her not only for her love of stamping, but her love for all things feline.   This week's sketch artist is my friend.......

---------------> TONI <----------------

 

I just love everything about this card.  Starting with the sentiment, colors and of course that fun stitching!  You can check out Toni's wonderful designs on her blog, Moved to the Mountains.  You will also get to see her beautiful children Natalie & Jaime.  Oh and the furry ones too!     

  CONGRATULATIONS TONI!!!

Are you guys ready for another sketch?  Ask and you shall receive. 

 

Another pretty simple sketch.  As you can see even I changed up the squares.

 

Detail shot........

 

What will you do????

I'll choose the most clever, creative, and cute creation from the submissions this week to be the next Sketch Artist. Your design will also be featured on my blog next week!

You have until next Wed. 6/24 to play along.  When uploading to SCS please use keyword ESS42 for the challenge.

AND because it was just too much fun I will do another round of blog candy -  IF we get at least 10 participants for next week's sketch.

Now go get stamping!!  

ATSDTC52 Father's Day

Can you believe it's almost Father's Day?  Then again I can't believe that half of the year is already gone. 

Today is another challenge day over at All That Scraps.  When Lesa issued the design team the challenge of a Father's Day card I just about gasped.    Nooooo not a masculine card.  I can't do those!  Duh silly that's why they're called challenges.  (Notice I'm having a conversation all by myself!)    Anywho, my fear was bigger than it needed to be.   I started going through my stamps and came across this cutie and then the light bulb went on  .  My dad is a musician!  You could say I had a V-8 moment.    Thus the card was born.   I once again turned to a Mojo Monday sketch for inspriation.  Sketch #90 to be exact.

 

Deets:

Stamps:  All images from Rockin' Outset by C.C. Designs

Ink:  Versafine heat set

Paper:  Cardstock by SU! & PTI, patterned paper by Piggy Tales and Glitter Stack from DCWV

Other:  Nesties, brads from stash, Copics, spica glitter pens (on guitar), star punch, double sided sticky sheets, dazzling diamonds by SU! and dimensionals

I hope that you will play along with us.  If you do be sure to post your creation to the Wednesday Challenge Gallery:

http://www.allthatscraps.com/phptopro/showgallery.php?cat=537

When uploading to SCS or ATS galleries please use keyword ATSDTC52.

Couple of things...

1.  There is still time to enter yourself for a chance at some blog candy for tomorrow's Sketchy Thursday.  We only need 10 players and all you need to do is whip up a card using the sketch!

2. I'm 99% sure I WILL be starting a monthly ATC swap group.   I still have ONE spot open if you are interested in joining.  I am asking for a minimum of a 3 month commitment.  It looks like it will be starting either Aug. 1st or Sept. 1st.  Email me if you have any questions.

Thanks for stopping by today friends!!! 

TECC72 - Cupcake Challenge Time

Well if you're reading this then you made it through Monday.  Actually yesterday wasn't too bad.  This morning on the other hand felt like a Monday.

I get to my daughter's summer camp and we notice we're missing her lunch box!  I knew I needed to go back home and get it and bring it to her.  It was already after 8:00 a.m. and I'm supposed to already be at work.  No problem, I'll just text my boss and let her know that I'm going to be late.  That wasn't the bad part.  Traffic was horrible.  It took me an hour & a half to go 12 miles!  I finally got into work around 9:45!  GRRRRR!  I hate starting my day off like that.  The extra shot of espresso didn't help either!  LOL!

I do have a card to share with you too!  I had a chance to play along with Taylor's Cupcake Challenge.  I always intend on playing every week, but sometimes it just doesn't happen.  I was hoping I'd have my new TE stamps to play with as well. 

I knew when I saw this new release by Nancy McKinney (Whimsical Wishes) that I just *had* to get this set.  If you remember Nancy is the creative genius behind my blog makeover.  She is AMAZING!!  Her new stamp sets are part of Taylor's Giving Tree program something very near & dear to Taylor and Nancy.  Click HERE to read more about it and how your purchase can benefit.

This adorable little bear reminds me of the pink beanie baby bear that my daughter carriers EVERYWHERE.  She's been attached to it since birth.  I used to perch it up on her crib rail and she would just stare at it.  She was a little upset at me for not making this bear pink.  

 

Deets:

Image:  Beary Special by Taylored Expressions

Ink:  Versafine heat set

Paper:  Cardstock by Prismatics, SU! & PTI, patterened paper by SU!

Other:  Nesties, brads from stash, Copics, felt flowers & scallop border punch from SU! and dimensionals

I really do like the way this card turned out.  As you can see I paper pieced again.  I just couldn't resist.  I thought the plaid was perfect for the backpack.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Be sure to check back in tomorrow for another fun ATS DT Wednesday Challenge.

Hugs,

SFYTT

Good morning & Happy Monday!  I had mixed feelings about writing "Happy Monday", but you know I'm healthy, have a roof over my head, a job and a wonderful family.  So it is a happy day and I have much to be grateful for. 

There's a quote I often see on some of the Goodwill stations, that says "Giving People a Chance to Hate Monday's".  I love that.

I also love today's card.  It was inspired by the fabulous Jen del Muro. Every Saturday Jen comes up with a new sketch called SFYTT (sketch for you to try) and I was so happy to be able to play along.   Jen has been making SOOOOO many great cards using her Bella stamps that I just had to ink up this Huggabugg that I got with my last Stamping Bella order. 

 

 

Close up of the cinnamon stickles on the cuppy cake and the paper piecing.

 

My DD came in while I was making this card and she was in awe of the whole concept of paper piecing.  So I taught her how to do it and she loved it.  I need to take a picture of her Huggabugg and post it.  She doused it with stickles so we neded to wait for it to dry. 

Deets:

Stamps:  Huggabuggs and sentiment by Stamping Bella

Ink:  Versafine heatset

Paper:  Cardstock by SU!, PTI, Prismatics, patterned paper by DCWV, Nana's Nursery Baby Girl stack

Other:  Copics, Nesties, Stickles, Dew Drops, dimensionals

That's all folks!  Don't forget there's still time to play along with my Sketchy Thursday this week.  And one lucky person will receive some fat-free blog candy IF we reach 10 particpants!!

Have a wonderful day!

TCP Tuesday - Howdy!

Yahoo!!  I had time to stamp today.  And I knew just what I was going to start playing with.  My Cat's Pajamas stamps and this week's TCP Tuesday challenge.  This week's hostess with the mostess is Susan Liles - stamping genius!   Susan challenged everyone to make a card using any penguin stamp, and since these puppies hadn't been inked up yet, I just had to do them justice.

 

My card uses the penguin trio from the It's a western thing set.  And the layout was inspired by a Mojo Monday sketch #56.  Gotta love a good sketch to get the ol' mojo flowing.    The patterned paper and big horseshoe (also from the same sheet of paper) comes from the DCWV All About Boys stack. 

I gotta run.  It's after 3:00 in the afternoon and I haven't started any of my Saturday stuff - groceries, laundry, vacuum, etc. 

Thanks for stopping by today!!