love echo park

If you follow my blog you probably saw the post yesterday where one of my cards was featured on their blog.

Well today I decided to use up the scraps on my desk from "little girl" collection and created these two cards.

I used this weeks sketch from Eat Sleep Stamp for the inspiration on this card. Don't you just love those little birds?

This next card is a just because I wanted to use the dress form that came with this collection of stickers by Echo Park.

Enjoy!

It is another cold day here in Minnesota and nothing like sitting in your jammies, watching movies and being crafty.

I have a couple cards to share with you today and the first one is for the challenge over at Cardabilities. It is a sketch challenge which is my favorite.

Papers for my card are by BasicGrey from the new "hopscotch" collection. Don't you just love the colors? Below is the sketch that inspired this card.

My next card uses the same papers along with one of Lori Boyd's digital images and some of my handmade wrinkle ribbon.

I used Tracy's sketch from Eat Sleep Stamp for my inspiration for this card.

Okay that is it for me today ~ stop back tomorrow and I will have a layout to share with you.

Enjoy!

~ celebrate ~ ess111

I have a fun card to share with you today using a new digital image (Maggie) created by Lori Boyd's 14 year old daughter Hannah. Her new line of digital images is called Bug and Roo Stamps and can be found here.

I hope you will stop over and look at all of Hannah's images as well as the inspiration behind one of her images and how she is donating all the money raised to a good cause.

The inspiration for my card comes from this sketch over at Eat Sleep Stamp. I used papers from October Afternoon "Modern Homemaker" and tiny type stickers from Cosmo Cricket.

Enjoy!

thinking of you ftl119 and tis the season ess110

This morning I have a couple of cards to share with you that I made while Skyping with my friend Michelle yesterday.

This first card is for Clean and Simple Stamping and it was a quick and easy sketch to play with this week.

For this card I used a couple of Hero Arts stamps along with some distress ink and my wrinkle ribbon. I can see myself using this sketch over and over again in the future.

Here is the sketch that inspired my card.

This next card was so much fun to make the hardest part was picking out the colors for the sweater, scarf and boots.. This is a new digital image that I picked up from Squggle Fly, the sentiment is PTI.

This is the inspiration I used and it is the sketch from Eat Sleep Stamp. Another fun sketch that I will probably use over and over again. 

Today is our December card club over at Anchor Paper in St. Paul and it should be a lot of fun. I will try and show you my cards that I am teaching tomorrow.

Enjoy!

hello ~ gs#64 and ess#108

I have a couple of cards for you today and they both use one of the new digi stamps by LORi designs "introducing lollipop Kaylee".

My first card is for this weeks sketch challenge over at Get Sketchy. I haven't played along with them for awhile but could not resist this weeks sketch. I decided to keep my card pretty simple and just emboss my paper, cut out a border and then along with the image I added some of my handmade wrinkle ribbon in grass green.

And here is the sketch that inspired my card. I apologize that the picture is not the greatest it is real gray and dull out and I can't get a shot. This will probably happen most of the winter months here in Minnesota.

My next card also used Lollipop Kaylee by LORi designs and my card is for Tracy's challenge over at Eat Sleep Stamp . This card uses a Sizzix embossing folder along with some BoBunny papers.

My card was inspired by this sketch. 

Thanks for stopping by and leaving me a comment. In honor of my birthday which was last week I am going to do a random drawing from the comments and will pick one person to win some of my handmade wrinkle ribbons.

Enjoy!

princess

I figured I should get these extra cards sitting on my desk posted before the deadlines since I already missed a couple due to my computer being on vacation.

This first card is for a couple challenges with the first one being the sketch challenge over at  ESS #107  and I am also entering it in a new challenge blog that a friend told me about called Raise the Bar and their challenge this is called Oh Baby so they want to see some little cuties used on our cards and mine definite qualifies for that.

Don't you just love this new image by LORi Designs called "Girl with Stroller". I love that you can give them any kind of clothes you want just by coloring with Copics or adding paper piecing. The sticker is from SRM and the flower is Making Memories.

Here is the sketch that inspired my card.

Enjoy!

~ supplies ~

paper: neenah solar white, basis bubblegum, french green

pattern paper: basicgrey olivia 6x6 pad

stamps: digi image byLORidesigns,

accessories: cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder, SRM sticker, making memories flower, fiskars border punch, basicgrey buttons

presley ~ happy birthday

I have a couple cards to share with you today and the first one is for this weeks challenge over at Eat Sleep Stamp and I have used digital Lollipop Presley byLORIdesigns on my card.

My card was inspired by this sketch and I used some BoBunny papers. Notice the cute watermark on my card. That was made by the amazingly talented Lori for all of us design team members.

Enjoy!

Stop back tomorrow for my card for the newest challenge over at Sasya's Sketches.

ESS #100

I meant to get a couple of cards posted last night and as you can see that did not happen. My first card is for this weeks sketch challenge over at Eat Sleep Stamp.

For this card I used the new Cosmo Cricket "matilda" 6x6 pad along with the chipboard and some tiny type stickers.

Enjoy!

one of those days!

Did you ever have one of those days where you had plans to do a lot of things and when it was all said and done, you didn't hardly make a dent in the to-do list?

Today was one of those days. I had plans to go and spend the day scrapbooking and ended up doing everything but that.

I do have some cards to share with you. this first one is for the challenge at Eat, Sleep, Stamp and for this card I used another new pure innnocence set that I bought at the last MFT release party. I also used some October Afternoon "thrift shop" papers.

My next card is for cardabilities sketch #7 ~ my friend Amy just made the design team over there and this is her first week doing the challenge with the rest of the team. For this card I used some new papers that I picked up at Archivers yesterday called So Sophie by My Mind's Eye. I love the fun colors.

My last card is for Clean and Simple Stamping and for this one I used a new stamp by Hero Arts called "elegant weeds" and some of my handmade wrinkle ribbon.

 I will try and post a layout or two tomorrow as my friend Amy has challenged me to a scrapbook layout challenge.

Enjoy!

happy monday ~ hi cassie

I decided to make up a quick card for Cassie as she is a little bit jealous of my relationship with her brother. She doesn't like being the oldest. Yesterday when she came over to visit she wanted to know if I had anything for her. Well of course I did not so now when I see her later this week I will.

I wasn't too sure about this color combo so let me know what you think.

This is the sketch that inspired me today ESS83.

Today I am off with Justin for his Pool Therapy at Courage Center and maybe afterwords a stop at Caribou coffee for an iced coffee and a smoothie.

Enjoy!

details:

paper: kraft cardstock, basicgrey (basics kraft paper pad)

ink: uniball (signo white pen)

accessories: cosmo cricket (tiny type stickers)