Card Club Sunday

With the start of fall it means that we will be having our monthly card club at Anchor Paper. Today is the first one and we are doing a variety of cards and a note holder complete with 4 note cards and envelopes.

Sunday also means that is is Super Sketchy Day over at 365 Cards and another fun sketch from Pam. I really enjoyed doing today's sketch and hope that my interpretation of the sketch is okay.

Here is the sketch ~

and here is my card ~

and since I always do something fun on the inside

I tried warning my son last night that it was not a good day to go to the Mall of America due to it being Scrapfest ~ but he had already made plans with quite a few of his old high school friends to meet up there. It will be interesting to hear what he says when he gets home this evening.

Enjoy~

details:

stamps: Inky Antics, Printworks

paper: neenah black linen and avalanche white, basicgrey eerie 6x6 paper pad

ink: ranger jet black

embellishments: basicgrey eerie "woolies", SU leafy vine, nestabilities oval die, signo white gel pen, tracing wheel, tim holtz edge distressing tool

Saturday & Feeling Lucky

Well it is my Saturday to work at Anchor Paper and I am actually excited to go to work today as I am working with my BFF's Jeanne and Bonnie for the first time all summer long. Today is Guaranteed to be a good one.

The challenge today over at 365 Cards is to put a symbol of luck on your card. Well first thing I thought of was a lucky penny. My card is very clean and simple today.

Hope you all enjoy your Saturday and leave me a comment and let me know what you have planned for today.

Once Upon a Time

Well it is day 202 over at 365 cards and today's challenge is to take inspiration from your favorite "Fairy Tale" ~ well anyone will do even if it is not your favorite.

I decided to use "Sleeping Beauty" as my inspiration as we all have had dreams of the prince waking us up with a kiss ~ even if he did end up being a toad.

For my card I used a photo of sleeping beauty and her prince, paper is from "the old world" stack, heart is hand cut onto neenah black linen, ticket is from Tim Holtz, pom-pom ribbon is fancy pants, dew drops, and I inked it all up with ranger distress ink in vintage photo.

Enjoy~

Cards for Lindsay & Julie with Cosmo Cricket

A lot of you have asked me to post pictures of the cards I created using the mini decks that Lindsay from Cosmo Cricket sent me. The papers and embellishments are from "the boyfriend" and "jolly by golly".

this is the post-it-note holder that I made for Julie

this is the inside of the note holder

and these are the cards I made for Lindsay

Let me know what you think

Day 201 ~ One, Two, Buckle My Shoe

First  I want to say that I had a fantastic time in class last night with Lindsay and Julie from Cosmo Cricket. We laughed so much (mainly at Lindsay), he and Julie are more like brother and sister the way they pick on each other. The little scrapbook we made was so much fun, the projects they shared with us and the stories were just too funny. If you ever meet Lindsay ask him about male boobs and lactation. He had most of us rolling on the floor laughing. We made the little book (I need pictures to put in it before I post it), we made a small card and they gave us a 12x12 of the boyfriend elements, a 6x6 mini deck of Early Bird and some Diamond Stickles. Pictures will follow in another post.

Now today's challenge over at 365 Cards is to use a shoe somewhere on our card. This was the perfect opportunity to use my favorite Halloween Stamp along with my favorite new papers called "Eerie" by BasicGrey. The buttons are also from Eerie. I colored with Copic, Spica Glitter pens and paper pieced one of the dresses.

~ and the inside of the card ~

Enjoy! I will try and post pictures of the cards I gave to Lindsay later today as well as the notepad I made for Julie.

Cosmo Cricket Day ~ Long post warning

I am so excited as today is the day that I am taking a class from Lindsay with Cosmo Cricket. He and Julie are here for Scrapfest which will be this coming weekend here at the "Mall of America". We will be creating a mini book using the new "Jolly by Golly" paper line. I will post pictures after class. I will also post pictures of the cards I created for him using the papers that he so kindly sent me so I could do a couple projects to show in class.

My class last night was so much fun and the book went together really fast. Once I chose which pictures to use I will post that project as well.

Okay, now the challenge over at 365 Cards is called "It's what's inside that counts". We are to create a card that says missing you on the outside without using words and then put our sentiment on the inside. This was such a fun challenge and since I did not have a stamp to use for either the front or the inside I had to rely on my good old computer. This card is for a friend that I am really missing right now. ~Enjoy~

Along with my photo from the internet I used teal grandee cardstock from Anchor Paper, May Arts ribbon, QuicKutz dots embossing folder, and inside I stamped an oak leaf in versa mark over my computer generated sentiment.

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Finally it is Tuesday and I get to take a chipboard class that I was supposed to take last month. I am exicted for this class as it is making a mini book using chipboard and the best part is the class is only $5. WOWZA

My card for today is for the ICS Challenge #34 which uses this sketch.

Since I am still in love with "the boyfriend" decided to use the cosmo cricket paper, stickers, ribbon, and chipboard embellishments again today. 

Hope you enjoy my card & I will post pictures tomorrow of what we make in class.

New Bike

While surfing my favorite challenge blogs today I saw that Amy is the guest designer over at Card Pattern Sketches so you know I had to play along with her.

Here is the sketch for week 32

And here is my card

Now you know I just had to use some more of my new Cosmo Cricket "the boyfriend". I am really loving the papers in this little 6x6 paper pack and oh so happy that they finally did the little mini decks for us card makers.

Have a great day and enjoy~

ICSketches DT Call 9/09

Okay one last card for today before I turn in for the evening. This is my submission for the DT call over at ICS which is due no later than September 18th. This is the sketch that we were to follow for our card.

and here is my card

For this card I used some Jenni Bowlin paper along with some Neenah Black Linen, my photo is one that I had in my stash that I got free at one of the websites I visit, the ribbon is May Arts that I colored with my Ranger Distress Vintage Photo ink to make it not so stark white, the alphabet is Making Memories. I hope you enjoy and wish me luck.

Sunday Musings

Well it is Sunday and that means it is Super Sketchy Sunday over at 365 Cards. Pam gave us another fabulous sketch to follow for our card and I must say I had a hard time with this one. I didn't have an oval that was quite big enough for the card I made or so I thought. After the card was completed I found my other oval set of nestabilities. I think this one works okay ~ what do you think?
For today's card I used my new BasicGrey "Indian Summer" 6x6 paper pad and the woolies to match. If you have not seen these papers and embellishments run don't walk to your LSS and check it out. The colors are fabulous. The buttons are beautiful and you know I had to have the buttons. :)
I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday and do something that you enjoy. Me I am off to play with my babies Micah and Cassie for the day.
Enjoy~

details:

Paper: Essex Brown & Neenah Natural White Cardstock, BasicGrey Indian Summer

Accessories: BasicGrey Indian Summer Woolies, American Crafts Thickers "delight", Stampin' Up corner punch, & Tim Holtz Edge Distresser

A Very Vintage Christmas

I am the Guest Designer this week over at "Winter Wonderland" and the challenge for this week is called "A Very Vintage Christmas". Well you all know how much I love doing vintage cards so I was glad when I saw what my designer challenge would be.
For my card I used the new Cosmo Cricket Mini Deck called Jolly by Golly, an photo of an old post card, some BasicGrey buttons, May Arts twine, and Ranger Vintage Photo distressing ink.

I hope you all will join me in doing this weeks challenge.

Enjoy~

Day 196 ~ Just a Touch of Color

I saw the challenge for 365 Cards last night before I went to bed but was too tired to attempt it then and now I am wishing I had as I probably wouldn't have smeared the card while attaching the ribbon. Sometimes I can be such a dork.
Anyways the challenge for today was to use a stamped image (digi or ink) done with black ink onto white paper and just add a touch of color somewhere. Well I decided to do these Penny Black flowers and just color the stamens. I didn't feel like doing over so here is my card. I guess I will send this birthday card to one of my sister-in-laws who have birthdays this month.

I am hoping today to go and visit with the Cassie and Micah if they are going to be home. I haven't seen them since last Sunday and try to see them at least once a week. If I don't Micah grows like a weed or gets a new tooth or something. (he has 6 and is 5.5 months old) What are your plans for today?

details:

paper ~ neenah white avalanche, red grandee cardstock, DCWV Green Stack

stamp ~ penny black

accessories ~ may arts ribbon, heidi swapp heart pin, liquid pearls ruby red

ink ~ ranger jet black

Another Card & Winner of my Blog Candy

Well looking at my visitor counter it seems we have hit the 20,000 mark and that means one of you is the lucky winner of some fun blog candy. I threw all the names of everyone registered on my blog and the lucky winner is "Chrissie". So Chrissie send me your address and some fun stuff will be on the way to you.
I have been to a couple of stores the past couple of days and managed to picke up the new BasicGrey "Indian Summer" as well as "Eerie" so when I saw the challenge overs at CPS ~ Card Sketches I knew it had to be a Halloween card. I am not a big fan of Halloween but have a friend who is and this card might find it's way there as we get closer to the holiday.

For my card I used some Orange Jellybean Pop-Tone paper along with some Neenah black linen. The patterned paper is from the new 6x6 Eerie pad by basicgrey and the alphabet is from the Eerie line element stickers. The whole line is so dang cute. I got the woolies and the buttons to match too so you might see a lot more Halloween cards from me in the days and weeks to come. Inside I added a sentiment and a large Martha Stewart punch spider.

Enjoy~

I'm Back ~ You're Invited

I am back from taking my sister Sharon home to Wahpeton, ND and got somethings done around the house so now feel that I can do the challenge over at 365 Cards today. The challenge for today is all about Gingham. We are to create a piece of clothing using Gingham as the fabric. I knew exactly what stamp I would use as I only own two stamps that have anything to do with clothing and both of them are the Lockhart Stamp Company aprons. They are so much fun to piece together with different papers.

For today's card I used BasicGrey Lemonade papers, I did some faux stitching around the edges of the card which is 4.25x4.25 square. I stamped the You're Invited using an A Muse stamp onto Neenah Avalanche white cardstock, I used my Stampin' Up journal punch on the edge and then used some Ranger distressing ink in Vintage Photo to finish it off.

Enjoy~

Frosty The Snowman & Almost at 20,000 Visitors

Well it is week 15 over at Winter Wonderland and this week they are celebrating snowmen. I love using old photos on my Christmas Cards so this was the perfect opportunity to dig through my stash and find a snowman.

For this card I used my new Cosmo Cricket Mini Deck "Jolly by Golly" that I got from a friend (thanks Lindsay) I just love the colors in this paper and the patterns are so fun. I also used a cuttlebug embossed snowflake with some hero arts prisma glitter, a BasicGrey button and some floss. I distressed the edges of all the papers with Ranger Distress Vintage Photo.

Enjoy~

Don't forget I will be drawing a random name from my list of followers for a fabulous prize when my counter hits 20,000 so if you haven't signed up yet do so now.

Get Sketchy #4

While my sister is downstairs with my son watching a movie thought I would post a quick card. This is the card I created for week #4 over at Get Sketchy.
I used the new Cosmo Cricket Mini Deck "Jolly by Golly" which is one of my favorites and I got this one from my friend. Speaking of Cosmo Cricket Lindsay is coming here to teach a class using this exact paper at The Scrapbook Store on September 16th. I am so excited to meet him. Once he teaches the class then he is headed over to the Mall of America for Scrapfest which is hosted by Archivers.
Enjoy~

Day 187 Label It & Day 189 Charming

I think these last two cards officially get me caught up with all the challenges at 365 Cards for this week. For the Label It card I am using Cosmo Cricket Mini Deck "the boyfriend" which was a gift from a friend (thanks Lindsay), some thickers for the year date, American Crafts brad, Label Tag (unknown), and some ribbon from my stash, & Stampin' Up journal punch. For the Charming card I just used some columned cardstock with May Arts Ribbons and a small heart charm for the outside and inside I used a Wordsworth sticker and a key charm since it seems keys are the charm of the day.
Hope you Enjoy~

Front of Card (sorry it is hard to see with all the white on white)

Here is the inside of the card.

Day 186 - Ad Inspired

While my sister Sharon is taking a nap I am going to try and get caught up on the card challenges for this week. We have been running  visiting relatives this week, talking, laughing, and eating during her visit. Tomorrow we are going over to our niece Shannon and her family's house for a BBQ. I made potatoe salad today and bought some fresh farmers tri-colored corn for it.
The challenge at 365 Cards is to make a card created by this Ad. I am making my card based on the shoes and the rose.

I used my Stampin' Up Rose embossing folder on Neenah Black Linen cardstock, The shoes were created using my sizzlit die and adding some making memories vintage findings red roses (picture does not make them look red) and I added some May Arts ribbon to complete the card.

I hope all of you have a great weekend and if you are in the States here have a safe Labor Day weekend.

Enjoy~

Day 185 Feeling Blue & Day 188 Touchy Feely Friday Combined

Okay just a quick post to say hi to all of you and to let you know that I sure miss my daily card making. My sister Sharon is taking a nap as she is not feeling well so decided to sneak off and make a card or two.
This card will take care of both the Day 185 Feeling Blue where we are to use at least 3 shades of blue on our card and it also covers Day 188 Touchy Feely Friday where we are to use felt or flocking on our card.
I made this card as a Thank You for a friend who sent me an RAK this week and somehow I know she will appreciate the little owl.
Hope you all enjoy your day and I will try and get back on here later today or tomorrow to catch up on my challenges.
Enjoy~

The paper is my new DCWV "The Green Stack" and I love all the different papers in here I picked this up at Archiver's along with a few other things when I took my friend Jeanne to Chemo last Monday. The Owlie is a "Woolie" from BasicGrey, and the ribbon is American Crafts.

No Card Wednesday

Just a quick note to say that I made it back safely from picking up my sister in Wahpeton and today we are off to visit with family. I will be home later today and who knows maybe I will post a card or two.
Enjoy your day~