Day 124 - Do-it-Yourself

Today's challenge over at "365 Cards" was one of the easier ones this week as I use computer generated sentiments all the time. The hard part was deciding which papers and embellishments to use. I was going to use my new BasicGrey but decided to change things a little and use Cosmo Cricket "Early Bird". I so love this paper and all the cute little embellishments that go with it.

I cut out my sentiment with one of my small nesties and then antiqued everything including the chipboard before adding it to the card.

Enjoy~

details:

stamps: none

sentiment: computer generated font goofball from 2 peas

ink: ranger distress ink in vintage photo

paper: cosmo cricket "early bird", neenah red linen & solar white

accessories: SU twine, cosmo cricket chipboard, nestabilities tags

Paper Blooms Challenge - Shape Up

This is my first time doing the "Paper Blooms" challenge and what a perfect challenge this was. It is called Shape Up and we are to create a card in any shape except for your standard card. I got this dress pattern awhile back as well as a giraffe, elephant and tiger and while I wanted to do one of the animals I wasn't quite sure how they would look with a crocheted flower on them so went with the dress.

My light in my craftroom on the table went out on me and hubby is gone so had to run out onto the front porch and take this photo. I really like how it turned out and hope you do to. If you want a copy of this pattern just leave me a comment here, and then email me. Just put "dress pattern" in the subject line incase you go into my junk mail.

Enjoy!

details:

paper: basicgrey lemonade, white linen cardstock, vellum for apron

accessories: crocheted flower by Jeannie, basicgrey button, karen foster floss, may arts ribbon, & stringed beads, cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder.

Day 123 - White Space Challenge

It is going to be a busy day today so glad that I could get my card done right away this morning. Today is the day that I drop off my class board at Anchor Paper in St. Paul. I spent the last week designing the 4 cards and now I just need to see if anyone signs up. So if you live in Minnesota and want to take a class next week stop by Anchor and take a look at my board.

The challenge today over at 365 Cards was to create a card with white space, only this time Pam told us where the white space should be and nothing could be inside it. Pam must think that some of us cheat or something. I decided today's card needed a little bit on the inside too.
Enjoy!

details: this was a very easy card to put together (except for cutting the shape of the white space), I used new BasicGrey "Lemonade" paper, BasicGrey "Woolie" embellishments from the same collection, the ribbon is May Arts, and the wording is from my Dyno label maker.

Our Creative Corner Sketch Challenge

Okay, maybe 3 times is the charm. Blogger is being a bugger for me and is not allowing me to post my card tonight. With the completion of this card I am all caught up on my weekly challenges. Now if I could just get caught up on my scrapbooking.

Loved this sketch so easy and fast (except for the upload problems). I used Cosmo Cricket Snorkel paper and tags, some ribbon from Michael's and a couple of KaiserCraft Crystal Gems and I created the wording with my label maker.

This card is totally me if I am not barefoot then I have flip-flops on.

Enjoy~

Paper Popsicles Challenge #6

I had so much fun doing the card sketch at Paper Popsicle last week I thought I would go back and do it again, and besides it gave me a chance to use June Bug by BasicGrey. It was a rather simple sketch (the kind I like) so a little BasicGrey paper and embellishments and then a stamp by American Crafts and my card was done.

It has finally cooled down here in Minnesota after the hot weather last week so my DH has a beef roast with all the trimmings in the oven for our dinner this evening. I smell it even upstairs which means dinner should be in about 2 hours. Yummy~

CPS Sketch 21

I am really loving this new BasicGrey "June Bug" collection and am using it on yet another card. This card is for the challenge over at Card Patterns. I think this paper is very vintage looking in a new wayand with a little distressing of the edges with ink and my edge tool and a little faux stitching it completes the look I was going for. I used some ribbon that I bought up in Pine City along with a Tim Holtz Adage ticket. The picture is from my ever growing photo collection.

Let me know what you think~

Day 122 - It's A Wrap

So today Pam over at "365 Cards" gave us our orders and they were to create a card using wrapping paper. I don't know about you but I have used gift bags for over 8 years now and wasn't even sure if I owned wrapping paper. I knew I might have some in the bedroom that would be at least bought in this decade, but Joe was still sleeping and I didn't want to explain to him that I needed it for a card challenge (somehow I didn't think he would understand this early in the morning). I went into our storage room where we keep Christmas decorations and my gift bags and eureka I found some paper. Looks like we are having a Christmas Card today.

Enjoy~

details: vintage snowman wrapping paper by American Greetings, May Arts Ribbon, Autumn Leaves Buttons, Cosmo Cricket Storybook Stickers, Hemp Twine, Ranger distress vintage photo ink, Neenah black and natural white cardstock. On the inside I added a little more of the wrapping paper and some rubons by Making Memories.

ESS Sketch 43

I love the sketch this week over at "Eat Sleep Stamp" so simple, yet I had the hardest time trying to figure to stamp or not to stamp. I decided this sketch was the perfect opportunity to use my new Lemonade papers and buttons by BasicGrey. I added just a small piece of ribbon from American Crafts and considered the card complete. The verse inside says Thinking of You and has a strip of the polka dot paper along the bottom as well as a couple of small butterflies that I punched out of the same papers using the Martha Stewart butterfly punches.

Enjoy~

Card Positioning Systems Sketch 122

I met a friend at Archiver's today and I couldn't wait to get home to do a card using my

new BasicGrey June Bug. If you have not seen this collection or Lemonade they are to die for. They have wonderful new embellishments for these two collections. The ones used on this card are called "pops" and the Lemonade collection comes with these cute felt embellishments called "woolies".

Along with the BasicGrey paper and the pop embellishment I used some American Crafts ribbon and Neenah Black and Avalanche White linen cardstock. I inked the edges of the paper with Ranger distressed ink in Vintage Photo. Card measures 3.5" x 6".

Enjoy~

Exciting News

I have some exciting news to share with you Leah at "Paper Blooms" has asked me to be a Guest Designer on her blog July 15th - 29th. I am really excited and hope all of you will come on over and play along with me. This will be my first time being a Guest Designer and I am excited and scared at the same time.

Sherry (aka sherryann)

Day 121 - Four Seasons

Well today's challenge over at "365 Cards" was to create a card with all 4 seasons on it. Well I knew I didn't have a stamp set that could do this and I could of done multiple stamps and created the card, but I immediately decided to dust off my QuicKutz dies and use them. I used to love using these and don't know why I ever stopped (maybe because I bought a Cricut).

Today's card is done using Neenah Avalanche White Linen, with some faux stitching around each square, I put a couple lines on using my score-pal, then I added some Ranger distress Vintage Photo ink around each piece, a few buttons, some crystals and I wrote each season on the card.

Today I have an eye doctor appointment to get some new contacts and then am meeting a friend at Archiver's and hopefully I will buy the new 6x6 paper pads of BasicGrey called JuneBug and Lemonade.

Enjoy~

Tissue Flower for Baby

I was searching a few of the blogs that I visit and while hopping from blog to blog I found a post by Lauren over at Splitcoast showing how to make the tissue flowers. Well I had recently made a tissue flower very similar to this using glimmer mist and different size circles of tissue paper. This flower is created using the mega flower punch and 8 layers of tissue paper and one piece of basis pink cardstock. I stamped a hero arts script stamp onto each flower in versamark and then I attached my button to the flowers. after that is complete you just crinkle up the flowers until you get one you like.

This card is going to be sent to my nephew Mike and his wife who just had a baby girl last week. She is Elyana and she arrived 8 weeks early and although she is small 2 lbs. 11 oz. she is doing great and they hope to take her home in about 6 weeks.

Enjoy~

Mojo Monday #92

I figured since tomorrow is Monday I best get it together and get my card done for the challenge over at Mojo Monday.

I decided to use Cosmo Cricket Early Bird papers, along with another new Unity stamp set called Rain & Flowers (got it at the garage sale on Wednesday for $9.00), I used some Fiskars rain dots, my new yummy American Crafts ribbon(I bought all 6 colors of this stuff), Neenah natural white and Red Linen as well as some Ranger Distress ink, and my oval nesties.

Hope you enjoy~

Day 120 - Super Sketchy Sunday

Well it is early Sunday morning here and the family is still asleep so the only sound I hear is me typing (I am a loud typer) and the birds outside singing. The weather is absolutely beautiful a nice cool breeze coming in the windows. I love this weather makes me think of fall.

Well being that it is Sunday it is sketch day over at "365 Cards". I decided on this card to use my new Unity stamp set that I got at the Wednesday garage sale this week. I got the "Tickled Pink" set for $3.00 what a steal and since they are located here in Minnesota I usually get my stuff in 1 - 2 days.

I used BasicGrey papers from the "Bittersweet" 6x6 paper pad, a few BasicGrey buttons, Oval Nestabilities, faux stitching on the paper ribbon, and some paper piecing on the baby carriage. Inside it says "Tickled Pink" which is the other stamp that was in this set.

Enjoy~

Day 119 - Seeing A Silhouette

It's a little cooler here in Minnesota this morning and we are getting a nice rain ~ which means that once the rain stops we are in trouble as it is going to be HOT & HUMID. I have to work all day today over at Anchor Paper on University so if you are in the neighborhood stop and say hello. What are your plans for today?

The challenge for today over at "365 Cards" is to have a silhouette on your card. Not an easy challenge if you don't have the right stamp. I had to dig through so man stamps to find something I think is suitable. I used the SU Prehistoric Pals set, some BasicGrey Archaic papers with a little bit of distressing, some Fiskars Raindots, and I did some faux stitching on the paperstrips in white. The Giggle stamp is a new one I picked up for scrapbooking. I can't remember who it is made by I think it might be Stampendous.

Hope you enjoy~

Card Patterns Sketch 20

The more I use the Cosmo CricketEarlyBird collection the more I love it. I have been wanting to use these chipboard flowers for awhile now and this sketch was the perfect one.

I added a little faux stitching around the edges of the paper and it was done. Any easy card for a friend.

Enjoy~

Blog Candy Winner

Sorry I am late in posting this I had Micah over today to visit with all of us while his Mom and sister finished up some stuff at home. Who can resist this face?

I wasn't sure how to do the drawing so I took everyone's name and put them into a paper bag and had my son choose the winner. Didn't think I should be the one doing the choosing and the winner is: ~MICHELLE ~

Michelle please email me your address and phone number and I will get this information over to Eryn at Unity Stamp.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by to enter my first blog candy.

Day 118 - I've Been Framed

Today's challenge over at "365 Cards" was to create a card with a frame. I knew that I didn't have any actual frames to put on my card, so it was either cut out a frame or stamp a frame. When looking through my newer stamps that were laying on my desk I saw that the new Unity KOM for June has the perfect frame. I love the little cherries and knew that I had to use the 3-D Crystal Laquer. (hard to believe I have had this for about 5 years and haven't used until lately). I added some May Arts ribbon and did some faux stitching around the card. I thought I would also show you how I finished off the inside of my card.

I am off to spend the day with Micah and Cassie Jo, but will be back later today to announce the winner of the Unity May KOM. You still have time to enter if you have not done so. For details read further down my blog.

Enjoy!

Paper Play Challenges Winner

I am so excited the Christmas Card I made for the challenge over at Paper Play this week. Even though I am having a bad week I feel like I have hit the jackpot the last few days. The prize was a pack of BasicGrey Wisteria papers. Now that is one great prize.

Sherry (doing a happy dance)

Day 117 - Simply Stamped

Well it looks like it will be hot again here in Minnesota this afternoon, but right now we are having thunderstorms and it is raining.

Today's challenge over at "365 Cards" was to create a card with one stamped image and one stamped sentiment ~ that's it. It is okay to color in the image and it is okay to use any color cardstock we just can't use any patterned paper and no other embellishments. Well I knew I was in trouble when I saw this challenge as I am not very good at coloring. Okay, I could use the Copic markers (NOT), or the Tombow markers (NOT) or I could pull out my Crayola Colored Pencils and gamasol and get down to business. I decided to use some of my stamps from the Unity June KOM. I love the ice cream cone and the sentiment. after coloring everything I decided to have it look like the ice cream was melting (because it is so hot here you know that cone would not last) so I added some 3-D laquer and then I colored the cone with a spica clear glitter pen to give it a little bit of shine.

Hope you enjoy! Don't forget you have one more day to sign up for my bllog candy which is the Unity May KOM (see earlier post for details).