Bananas Over You ~ Ai Zoo Babies Blog Hop

The Art Impressions design team is having a blog hop today to introduce some new Zoo Babies images.

If you are following along in hop order you should have arrived here from Sharon's blog. 

I was so excited to see that I got the Bananas Set Sku#4531 to play with.

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(Copic used: E41, E42, R20, R30, E35, E55, E57, N0)

As soon as I saw this cute little guy I knew that I was going to create a shaker card. I used a chipboard frame and put vellum on it and then added some sequins from my stash. I stamped the sentiment right on the frame.

I am the last stop on today's blog hop so if you didn't start at the beginning or if you think you have missed anyone please start off here at the Art Impressions blog.

hb2u

Thought I would play along with Retro Sketches this week as they had a great sketch for us to gather inspiration from.

I decided to use papers from the BasicGrey collection 'kneehighs' and make some hand rolled flowers. The stickers are the ones I have been using a lot lately in my Project Life, they are by Pebbles and the leaf is a Martha Stewart punch.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

Joyful - MM #54

Besides sketch challenges I really love theme challenges and that is what Lesley has for us this week over at Merry Monday.

This week we want to see Snowmen.

For my card I used 'be merry' papers by My Minds Eye along with that sweet snowman image by Inky Antics. Stickers are by Pebbles.

This theme was perfect for me as I love snowmen and am always on the lookout for a cute one.

Don't forget to stop over at the Merry Monday blog and check out what the rest of the design team created for this weeks theme challenge.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me.

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

happy day ~ STB#9

Yesterday, a new sketch as put up for the newest challenge over at Seize the Birthday and of  course I had to play along.

This week we are creating a feminine birthday card following the above sketch. I used papers by Crate Paper by Maggie Holmes and my favorite Pure Innocence stamp.

Next week it will be the same sketch but a masculine twist to it and my card is done and ready to go. I would show it to you now, but that isn't how we play at Seize the Birthday.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

baby boy

I love making baby cards and was so happy to see that this weeks challenge over at the paper players was 'buttons and bows for baby'.

This card came together really quick thanks to this weeks sketch over at Sweet Sunday.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

woot woot- TPE #36

I am so excited to announce that Lori Boyd picked me to be on her Design Team over at The Pink Elephant Scrapbook Challenge. I am beyond excited to join this wonderful group of women.

This weeks challenge theme is "Thankful".

On this layout I used papers and embellishments by Pebbles from the Walnut Grove collection. I added some jillibean soup alpha mixed with two different Pebbles alpha stickers, and some Mister Huey's color mist.

You won't see any journaling on my page as I scrapbook for my niece and nephew and I let them add the journaling once I mail the layouts to them. You will probably see a lot of Adrian and Ryder in my layouts to come.

Here is a close-up of the photo's along with the small detail around the photo.

Please stop over at TPE blog to check out what the other members of the design team have created. I can't wait to see what you do with this weeks challenge.

I am also entering this layout into the December ScrapFit challenge which is also 'Thankful'.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

2013 Calendar - September

For the past 10 years I have created an 8x8 scrapbook calendar that is in my kitchen. I always take some of my favorite photos from the previous year that were taken during that specific month and use them in the current years calendar.

Right now I am working on a few layouts so here is what September looks like.

I love this photo of Micah, but wanted to use this cute "my little pumpkin" overlay from Stamp Your Life "my pumpkin" digital set. 

I also used paper from Lawn Fawn "dewey decimal" collection, washi tape, alpha stickers by Pebbles, Amy Tangerine camera from ready set go, polaroid frame by Lifestyle Crafts and the round journal spot is a printable from Studio Calico.

Here is a close up of all the little bits and bobs I added to the page.  Don't forget to enter my birthday drawing here as I am giving away a $10 gift certificate to the store. I will pick a winner on the 7th as that is my official birthday.

My next post will be a look at my October calendar page

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

smile

Oh I am definitely smiling as it is finally starting to cool off here in Minnesota and we can shut off the air conditioners and open up the windows.

A quick card that I created to the newest sketch over at Skipping Stones Design.

I used papers and stickers from the pebbles "sunny side" collection.

Thanks for stopping by to look and as always your comments are appreciated.