i like you & some news

yay for friday! :) i bet you guys are as ready for the weekend as i am! :) i'm always ready!

i made today's card for the latest challenge at 2 sketches 4 you:

what a great sketch! it lets you be pretty flexible i think!

here's my take:

i wanted to use my new stamps from lawn fawn - critters in the snow (they're so cute!), i just had to figure out what to do with them! :) then i saw that ribbon (that i bought from the dollar section at target!!) and it hit me - make a winter themed card in summer-y colors! :) this card is a total juxtaposition: i mean, snowflakes in summer colors? lol! but i love it! it is very citrus-y and fun! and that's how i came up with the sentiment (i used harold's abc's from lawn fawn again)! it's just fun!

i paper pieced the penguins and then used some white felt for their bellies - so soft!

on a side note: i was chosen by kim at off the wall craftiness to be a guest designer for her blog!! oh my gosh - it's so exciting!!! i can't wait, and i wanted to share the awesome news! *squeal*

have a great weekend!

enjoy!

christmas card for dos challenges

last night i made this card for two challenges that are going on. the first one is 2 sketches 4 you and the other one is color throwdown! see below for the sketch and color inspiration:

great colors (i am after all in a christmas card making phase!), and great sketch! here's what i did:

i pleated the dark green patterned paper to make a fan, that i glued under the sentiment (which is from the cozy christmas stamp set at lawn fawn). i paper pieced the holly (also lawn fawn!) and adhered them down with glue dots. the funny thing is, none of the cardstock i used was from a chirstmas collection - but it so works!

i'm really trying to motivate myself to get some layouts done...but i just don't know where to begin!! i've never made a scrapbook for myself (but i have made loads of them for other people), so i have from the dawn of time until now worth of pictures! any ideas on what to start scrapping first?? i'm thinking i should start with my son (he's 2), but who knows?

thanks!

enjoy!

just a quick note

what an exciting weekend i had in the craft world this weekend! i was able to skype-scrap with danielle at girlracer scrap - so much fun! although...there are so many distractions i'm surprised we were each able to get anything done!

then, i won last week's challenge over at off the wall craftiness!! woo-hoo!!!

and as if that wasn't enough...hello! i am fab 5 over at 2 sketches 4 you!!! *insert squeal* ha ha!

so anyway, sufice it to say, i'm uber happy! :) i love all of these challenges, and have a blast making my cards!!

i'll be posting a card later on today - i just had to share the good news first thing!

enjoy!

spreading some joy

what a great card i have to share today! it makes me smile, it's bright and light and happy! ok, enough, on to the card!

i made this card for the 2 sketches 4 you challenge (see below) and the etsy inpsired challenge (my inspiration project from capturing creativity is also below):

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ok, and 2s4y + etsy inspiration = my card!

isn't it happy! i know it's a little nutty to use a thank you card as the inspiration and then make a christmas card, but those colors were just too vibrant and happy - i had to use them for christmas!

i cut out a circle and put all different shapes/sizes of red buttons below to show through. and then i made that "O" an ornament (i used some black metal wire i had). i stamped the "J" and "Y" in black and then went over them with some black glitter, just to make them stand on their own a little more.

i used my circle punch to create the 'scallops' and then some red ribbon down the middle makes it look like a present!

so that's it! i hope it made you smile too!

enjoy!

2s4y ornaments

i'm so excited that 2 sketches 4 you are having another challenge to pick some design team members! i know it's a long shot, but i definately still wanted to try out! here's the sketch for this weeks challenge:

there are so many things you can do with that sketch! i decided to flip the sketch on it's side and go the way of christmas (of course...) and i made ornaments! the large circle is a cut out on the front of the card. i covered a piece of cardstock with ribbon and then had it show from behind...i also used some foam dots to 'de-dimensional-ize' (hmm, not sure what the correct term is!) the ornament! then i used twine to dangle the ornaments.

i like that i used different shapes and styles of white buttons to represent other ornaments, too - adding some whimsy perhaps? :) the bow on the ribbon ornament was embossed with white and then popped up. and the sentiment was also embossed. both the bow and the sentiment are lawn fawn stamps (bows & holly and cozy christmas respectively)!

well that's it! thanks again!!!

enjoy!

2s4y birthday card

this latest challenge at 2 sketches 4 you gives you the opportunity to be on their design team!! what?? yeah, you heard it right - so get your cards in!! how awesome!! here's the sketch:

and here's my take:

my friend's birthday is coming up, so i decided to make a card for her based on this sketch! i dry embossed the dark purple paper and then cut out a rectangle so the sentiment could peek through. i also popped that up for dimension.

then i used some kraft paper to break up the purple-y-ness (this friend loves purple), plus i love kraft paper, so win-win! then i used some purple and white floss and tied the kraft paper like a present and blinged out the bow. :)

so that's it in a nutshell. good luck guys!! :)

enjoy!

ead and 2 sketches 4 you challenges

i have another double challenge card here - whew! :) i wanted to be sure to get my card in for the ead designs challenge and the 2 sketches 4 you challenge, so i decided, why not combine the two? the color challenge for the ead designs and the sketch for the 2s4y challenge are below, check them out:

have i mentioned that i have a little obsession with birds/birdhouses lately...? *whistle* well, that obsession has crept back up again! ha ha! i made this card the other day for these challenges, but i am just now getting around to posting it! oops!

when i saw the sketch i instantly thought of a clothesline made out of floss - especially since i just bought some tiny, wooden clothespins at hobby lobby last week, i figured, this is the time!

i hand cut out the birdhouse and popped it up for some dimmension, and (again) finished off the birdhouse with a button. the little teal birdie is actually a vinyl rub-on from ead! i love their rub-ons! and the stamps are those same hero arts tiny letters! the teal 'sky' was hand torn, and i really like that you can see the white, i think it adds to the landscape!

so that's the schpeal! thanks for checking it out!

enjoy!