snow much fun

Happy Monday! Did you all have a great weekend? We had beautiful weather here in Minneapolis this past weekend.

Yesterday was card club at Anchor Paper Express where I teach with my friend Bonnie and Kathy. We had a full group and it was a lot of fun.

I created this card the other night using "Saint Nick" papers by Fancy Pants. I used a Martha Stewart border and snowflake punch and the sentiment is an SRM sticker.

I used this weeks Card Patterns sketch as my inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by to look. I love comments so if you read my blog please do me a favor and leave a comment because who knows when I will sling out some of my handmade wrinkle ribbon as a give away for one commenter. :P

boo times two

I created this card for the October sketch challenge over a I heart 2 stamp.

Papers and sentiment stickers are by doodlebug designs and those cute ghost images are the newest release by Lori Boyd Designs.

As you can see by looking at the sketch below I rotated it for my card.

Thanks for stopping by to look. Your comments are appreciated.

celebrate the season

I created a few cards yesterday for WCMD while I skyped with my friend Michelle. My first card was created for this weeks Clean and Simple Stamping challenge.

Here is the sketch that I used for my inspiration.

I used papers from the Authentique "wonder" collection, image and sentiment are by Unity (ornamental season" and an Martha Stewart border punch.

If you read my blog yesterday you know that I was doing some baking and made mini pumpkin pies. Well I must admit they turned out wonderful and I will definitely make again.

Hope you have a great day! I am off to Anchor Paper today to teach card club along with my friends Bonnie and Kathy.

Saturday

So are you playing along with all the World Card Making Day activities today? I haven't made a card yet but am hoping to later today.

I am trying to get some scrapbooking done and wanted to share a layout that I created with this weeks sketch over at Sketchy Thursday.

I am not sure what the layout needs but I feel like it is missing something. If you have any ideas let me know I am always looking for ways to make my pages pop. Maybe some stitching around the 4 squares would help.

Here is the sketch that inspired my layout.

I hope to be back later to show you a card after I try making mini pumpkin pies. Wish me luck I will need it. I am so not a baker but want to be.

fall cuties and challenge

It is time for a new release over at A Day for Daisies and this weeks release is called "fall cuties". I got to play with the image "fall pup".

It is also a challenge week and this weeks challenge is called "gimme some texture". It can be anything embossing, fabric, ribbon, or anything else you can think of to add.

I used a Sizzix embossing folder along with some paper piecing and some twine to add texture to my card.

Here is a look at all of the new images Tammy has released into the shop today.

Make sure and stop by the ADFD blog and check out what all the other Designers have created for this new release.

Thanks for stopping by and I will be back next Friday with another new release.

celebrate ~ tis the season

A quick card to share with you before I head out to run some errands. Sorry about the quality of the photo I took it with my phone.

I created this card using this weeks Sweet Sunday Sketch.

I used papers and petite type squares by Authentique from the "wonder" collection, Unity Stamp, and PTI "holly jolly" die.

Thanks for stopping by to look. Your comments are appreciated.

tis the season

I picked up a new stamp set yesterday by Graphic 45 and wanted to try it out so I went hunting for a sketch challenge. I found the perfect one over at "Less is More".

I stamped the image of the two kids first and then created a mask and stamped over it twice with the postcard stamp from the same set. I colored in the image with Copics and then stamped the sentiment at the bottom.

Here is the sketch I used for my inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by to look.

Enjoy!

stop and ...

I saw this weeks sketch over at Sketchy Thursdays and knew I wanted to play along this week and actually post a picture of my finished piece. A lot of times I do the sketch for the week and just don't post it. I guess you could say I am layout shy. :)

Here is a look at this weeks sketch.

Don't you just love it? I was almost scared off by the sewing on  this piece but grabbed my machine and went with it. I am a beginner when it comes to sewing so I apologize if the lines are not that straight.

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

heard you were dragon

It is time for a new release from Tammy over at A Day for Daisies and this weeks release is all about Dragons.

I tried to come up with something witty to put as the sentiment and when I first did the "heard you were dragon" thought it could be a get well card, but now that I am looking at it I am not so sure.

Here is a look at all this weeks new releases.

Stop over at the shop and see what all the other Design Team members came up with.

Enjoy!

you are one of

A quick card to share with you today.

I created this card using the newest Skipping Stones Design sketch along with papers and diction stickers by Authentique from the "uncommon" collection.

Thanks for stopping by to look and I always appreciate it when you leave your comments.

Enjoy!

wordless wednesday

joy

I have a couple of cards to show you that I created yesterday. I was listening to music and coloring in some of my digital images and this is what I made with them.

On this snowman card I used my favorite colors and since I didn't have any ribbon to match exactly I created my own using some seam binding and my Copic markers. I like how it turned out so might have to do more of that.

Thanks for stopping by to look. I will be back tomorrow with either a card or layout to share with you.

Enjoy!

happy day ~ ftl158

A couple of cards to share with you today that I created yesterday while I watched movies on Netflix and watched the rain through my window.

My first card is for the newest challenge over at Clean and Simple Stamping.

I kept my card pretty simple using just black and white Neenah linen along with a Sizzix embossing folder, PTI stamp, Cosmo Cricket stickers and Martha Stewart border punch.

Here is this weeks sketch that I used for inspiration.

Next up is a card I created using the sketch from Hero Arts along with some Authentique "glowing" papers and PTI "tag its #7" stamps.

Thanks for stopping by to look I hope you enjoy. Your comments are welcomed and appreciated.

ATU - One Layer

I have a ton of stamps by Unity and realized today that I never pull them out and use them so today when I saw the newest challenge I decided to play along.

The challenge is to do a one layer card and I must admit that is the hardest style for me to do, but I like a good challenge and here are the cards I came up with.

I started out with this stamp which is an itty bitty called "roly poly winter joy". I stamped some white snowflakes in the background but you can't see them very well on the card and then I colored the image with Copics and added some liquid embroidery, distressed stickles and glossy accents.

My next card was probably my favorite one to make although I am not sure if by adding the twine and bells if it is still considered a one layer card. I am thinking it is so will submit it anyways.

I used another itty bitty called "a beautiful sight". I picked up this stamp last year before the holidays and it is still one of my favorites.

My last card uses another itty bitty called "celebrate" a fun summery image and perfect for a one layer card.

Thanks for stopping by to look.

Enjoy!

music to my ears

Okay I love the newest sketch challenge over at Cardabilities and could not wait to play along.

I used papers by Lily Bee Design from the "this and that" collection along with my new butterfly stamp and die by Prickley Pear rubber stamps.

Here is the sketch that I used for the inspiration on my card. 

Isn't this a great sketch? You have until September 28th if you want to play along.

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

Enjoy!

Life is...

I have a just because card to share with you today.

I created this card using my new stamps from Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps that I won last week. I probably should apologize for the butterfly overload the last few days, but I absolutely love this stamp set.

Enjoy!

Mini's

The challenge this week over at CAS-ual Fridays is to create mini cards. I went with a 3.5" square card for my minis and did a set of 4 using a new stamp set from Prickley Pear that I won in their last challenge.

This was a fun challenge as I had forgotten how much I enjoyed making sets of cards. I will send these to my sister Sharon to use.

I used October Afternoon and Cosmo Cricket stickers for all the sentiments.

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

Enjoy!

Flashback Friday - (aka for Amy)

I woke up earlier than normal today so while I was catching up on my Google Reader I noticed that my friend Amy has her newest Flashback Friday post up.

Well I have decided to post my first Fall card that I ever posted to my blog. This card was created back in September 2009. Now no laughing at it and I apologize for the lighting on the picture.

I am pretty sure those are BasicGrey papers and woolies that I used along with thickers by American Crafts.

Enjoy!

be well

It is Friday once again and that means time for a new release over at A Day for Daisies. It also happens to be time for a new challenge and this weeks challenge is "Get Gift-y"! Make a beverage related "gift" - it can be a teabag holder card or box or whatever!

This weeks new release is another fun one and I got to use "tea time fairy".

I created this little box using a tutorial over at Splitcoast Stamps called "mini pizza box" it was so easy and took just minutes to create.

Here is a look at all of this weeks new release images.

 Don't forget to stop by the blog and see what the other design team members have come up with.

Enjoy!

you are extraordinary

I was blurfing this morning and discovered that Authentique had a September Sketch challenge going on. I instantly fell in love with the sketch and knew I had to play along. 

I apologize my photo did not turn out the best but I tried taking it inside instead of running outside. Didn't think the neighbors needed to see me in my pj's.

Here is the sketch that I fell in love with. I used papers and diction stickers from the "Uncommon" collection.

Thanks for stopping by to look.

Enjoy!