Always sweet

Good morning my friends!! 

Crazy busy week it's been.  First I volunteered to work overtime.  So I work 6 days this week most of which is open to close.  Then this morning my youngest displayed signs that he is possibly getting the flu, which is not good because Tony has to work all weekend and we were going to put the kids in daycare tomorrow.  We can't do that if they are sick and I would have to call in to work which would not be good either.  Ugh!  Let's hope they don't get sick.  

Have you been enjoying the inspiration our Design Team has been sharing this month so far?  Well we have plenty more where that came from.  LOL!!

Today's LO was created by our Delightful Designer, Lisa. 

Lisa

Love the layers!!!  :-) 

For more details please visit Lisa's blog here.

Alright well I am headed out the door to work.  Don't forget to play along with our sketch challenge this month.  

A little note (tutorial)

Karen

Hello Artful Delight Readers! I'm a clean and simple crafter at heart and love all the embellishments that come with the Artful Delight Card Kits each month. Sometimes I don't like to have a lot of layers on my cards, but still want to use each and every embellishment, like the brads. Today I have a quick trick to show you how to get the most use out of brads without adding the additional bulk or layers to your cards-it takes literally less than a minute to transform them.

The January kit contains these big beautiful brads with patterns that match the papers included in the kit. Essentially, we are transforming the brads into buttons! First, turn the brad upside down and begin bending the pegs back and forth until they simply snap off. 

Discard the pegs.

Sometimes you are left with some sharp metal edges leftover from the pegs. Simply take a file (like a crafter's file, a metal file, or even a nail file) and sand down the sharp edges.

Adhered the "new brads" to your project using glue dots or foam squares-you now have the option to use them directly on the card base as I have done here! No need to worry about tucking the pegs behind a layer of patterned paper or leave an ugly mess inside your card! This idea would work well on scrapbook layouts too, I'm all about reducing the bulk of the final album...

Please make sure you stop by Karen's blog here!

13 Going on Always

Happy Monday!!
Today I have a fabulous LO to share that our Delightful Designer, Ashley created using our January scrapbook kit. 

ASHLEY

Love all the detail she added to the page.  Just fabulous!!!

For more details please visit Ashley's blog here.

Hello honey

Good Morning!! 

I have a super cute card to share with you today that our Delightful Designer, Sherry, created using our January card kit.  

Sherry

I sure do love Paper Smooches stamp sets.  As you can probably see since they are almost always included in the card kits.  :-) 

For more details please visit Sherry's blog here.

Have a wonderful day my friends!!

Lovely

TGIF my friends!! 

Today's lovely cards were created by our Delightful Designer, Rose, using our January card kit.

  

Rose

 

 This card is based on the card sketch:

For more details please visit Rose's blog here.

Have a wonderful Friday!!!

Happy Birthday

Good Morning!  

I am so excited to share with you the first project using our new January card kit. 

Our Delightful Designer, Karen, created this beauty!!!

Karen

AHHHH  LOVE it!!  So beautiful!!

For more details please visit Karen's blog here.
 

Happy 2013!!!

Happy New Year my friends!! 

So I fell asleep at about 10pm last night and Tony woke me up at 11:59pm.  Been a long time since I watched the ball drop and I remember being able to see it real time.  At 10pm I was expecting to see the ball drop so I could go to bed.  Well that wasn't the case.  I was just happy that Tony was home was spend the evening with me.  

Can you believe it is 2013?  Can you believe that December is over?  

I really am excited to see what 2013 has to offer. 

Well let's share with you the kits.  

SCRAPBOOK

this kit will include:

My Mind's Eye - Lost & Found 3 collection 12x12 sheets (1 each)

Ruby Medallion Paper

Ruby Doily Paper

Bo Bunny - Love Letters collection 12x12 sheets (1 each)

Flutter

Flowers

Air Mail

Fancy Pants - Love Note collection 12x12 sheets (1 each)

Passion

Love Post

October Afternoon - Woodland Park collection 12x12 sheets (1 each)

Willow Path

Rose Garden

Authentique - Lovely collection 12x12 sheets (1 each)

Greetings

Imaginisce - Love You More collection 12x12 sheets (1 each)

Bee Mine

Hugs and Kisses

Coordinating cardstock - Bazzill 12x12 sheets (1 each)

Fussy

 Red

White

Beetle Black

Ash

Embellishments - size and color may vary per kit

1 sheet - Imaginisce Love You More collection - Love Birds cardstock stickers 12x12 sheet

1 mini stamp set - Bo Bunny Love Letters 

2 - Petaloo Mini Fabric Flowers - Fuschia

2 - Petaloo Mini Fabric Flowers - White

4 - Maya Road Love Words Mini Chipboard

3 - Pink Paislee Chipboard Hearts (customize with color)

1 - Maya Road Vintage Lace Daisies - Milk 

13 pieces - Bo Bunny - Love Letters Noteworthy - die cut shapes

1 package - Bo Bunny Love Letters Jewels

7 - October Afternoon - Farm Girl Buttons

5 - Bo Bunny Love Letter Brads

1 yard - Maya  Road - Pleated Tulle Trim - Black Licorice

1 - Maya Road - Little Birdie Vintage Metal Trinkets (not pictured)

CARD

this kit will include:

My Mind's Eye - Lost & Found 3 collection 6x6 sheets (2 each)

Ruby Medallion Paper

Ruby Doily Paper

Bo Bunny - Love Letters collection 6x6 sheets (2 each)

Flutter

Flowers

Air Mail

Fancy Pants - Love Note collection 6x6 sheets (2 each)

Passion

Love Post

October Afternoon - Woodland Park collection 6x6 sheets (2 each)

Willow Path

Rose Garden

Authentique - Lovely collection 6x6 sheets (2 each)

Greetings

Imaginisce - Love You More collection 6x6 sheets (2 each)

Bee Mine

Hugs and Kisses

Coordinating cardstock - Bazzill 8 1/2x11 sheets (2 each)

Cotton Candy - Card Shoppe

Wax Lips - Card Shoppe

Rock Candy - Card Shoppe

Marshmallow -  Card Shoppe

Licorice Twist - Card Shoppe

Embellishments - size and color may vary per kit

1 stamp set - Paper Smooches - Bee Mine

2 - Petaloo Mini Fabric Flowers - Fuschia

2 - Petaloo Mini Fabric Flowers - White

4 - Maya Road Love Words Mini Chipboard

3 - Pink Paislee Chipboard Hearts (customize with color)

1 - Maya Road Vintage Lace Daisies - Milk 

13 pieces - Bo Bunny - Love Letters Noteworthy - die cut shapes

1 package - Bo Bunny Love Letters Jewels

7 - October Afternoon - Farm Girl Buttons

5 - Bo Bunny Love Letter Brads

1 yard - Maya  Road - Pleated Tulle Trim - Black Licorice

1 - Maya Road - Little Birdie Vintage Metal Trinkets (not pictured)

Now let's share the new sketches for our January sketch challenge.

January 2013 Sketch ASC #28 

January 2013 Sketch ASC #28 

Awesome sketches!!

Also I want to mention, Artful Delight will be sponsoring at Let's Get Sketchy this month.  Click here to here to check out their challenge. 

And last but certainly not least.  Artful Delight will also be sponsoring at Winter Wonderland for her annual card drive called Cards from the Heart card drive.  Click here to get more details.

I hope you participate. I am going to try and get in my craft room today and make some cards.  :-)

Alright, well the kits are on sale now over at Artful Delight.  They are going fast so if you would like one, be sure to order yours before they are all gone.  :-)