TESC115 - Just for You

Good Morning, Happy Memorial Day, Happy Monday! Hope you are all enjoying your weekend. I participated in Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #115. This card came together so wonderfully. I felt satisfied after I made it.

Here is the sketch:


And here is my card: (update: I uploaded a new pic that was a little brighter but the picture still stinks. I need to work on taking better pictures so I don't have to scan it )
Again I started with a Kraft card base. I used Whisper White with a layer of Chocolate Chip for the solid cardstock colors and the Pattern Paper was from Memory Box and Cosmo Cricket. The larger of the 2 PP is from Memory Box called Butterfield, super cute 6x6 pages with lovely garden and scenery pictures. The slender PP is from Cosmo Cricket, Earth Love Mini Deck. (both available at Artfuldelight)
The tree stamp is also from Memory Box called Twizzle Tree. I saw this stamp on another blog (I am so sorry I don't remember which one) and I just had to have it, I really liked the curly "branches". She also used buttons on hers and I just loved the way it looked. So I made a card of my own. The buttons are from Basic Grey's Nook and Pantry collection. I made a ruffled ribbon trim using Chocolate Chip ribbon from Stampin' UP!.
And bada boom, bada bing we have a card!

Supplies:

Stamps: Twizzle Tree (Memory Box)

Ink: Chestnut Roan Colorbox Chalk Ink

Paper: Butterfield (Memory Box), Earth Love Mini Deck (Cosmo Cricket), Kraft, Chocolate Chip and Whisper White cardstock (SU)

Misc: Chocolate Chip ribbon (SU), Nook and Pantry buttons (Basic Grey), silver hodgepodge hardware (SU)

Happy Crafting!!

The end is near

So with the end of May approaching also comes the end of National Scrapbook Month and the end of the sales over at Artfuldelight. Only a few more days to get your free shipping or 20% off your order ($25 min). Good news is with the end of the month comes the beginning of June and I plan on having several giveaways. Not sure how it is all going to work yet or how many I have but my plan is to have a week of giveaways (7 days) and with each day the prize gets bigger with one decently big one on day 7. Again not sure how it will work but for the week it will include stamps, paper pads, embellishments and ribbon.

The only requirement to be included in the giveaway is that you become a follower. For an extra entry you can blog about the giveaways and leave me a comment with the link to the post.
My plan is to have products from American Crafts, Basic Grey, Cosmo Cricket, Sassafras, Practicing Creaticity Designs, Memory Box and Zutter. Wow and surprisingly that is 7 companies. LOL!

Hopefully I will be able to start June 1. So check back again for the many great giveaways I will have.

Holy color batman.....

LOL! I participated in Off the Wall Craftiness Challenge #9 which was a photo inspiration challenge. When I saw this photo all I saw was the wonderful bright colors and I began to create.

The layout from this card came from i {heart}2 stamp.

So I used a variety of items on this card, for starters I have a Kraft cardbase (my fav). All of the cardstock is from Stampin' UP! I used Pumpkin Pie, Mambo Melon, Taken with Teal and Pacific Point. The PP is from K&Company. I used a Bloomer from Basic Grey's Green at Heart collection. The multi color flowers are stickers from Cloud9. The stamp set I used is from Stampin' UP! called Phrases for a Friend. The stem for the flowers is from Basic Grey, I'd Pick You. All stamps were inked in Charcoal Colorbox Chalk Ink. I love Chalk Ink!! It inks the paper so nicely, covering the stamps with an even coat. Those 3 brads are from Dear Lizzy - Elements. I really like how this card turned out, very colorful! LOL, I began singing It's a Sunshine Day from Brady Bunch, while I was making this card. I was quickly shut out when Tony started playing music on the computer. Hahaha!

Supplies:

Stamp: Phrases for a Friend (SU), I'd Pick You (Basic Grey)

Ink: Charcoal Colorbox Chalk Ink

Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Pacific Point, Kraft, Mambo Melon and Taken with Teal cardstock (SU), pattern paper (K&Company)

Misc: Green at Heart Bloomer (Basic Grey), brads (Dear Lizzy-Elements), glitter stickers (Cloud9)

Happy Crafting!!

Twisted Sketch #051

Wow, I have been a slacker. I always have a hard time getting to craft when Tony has the day off and he had Tuesday and Wednesday off. Yesterday we ended up in the kitchen cooking for most of the day. We always make bulk food when he has off and hope it lasts a week or two. We made 51 tortillas, 35 breakfast burritos, 25 pancakes, 16 french toast, a loaf of bread, granola, 14 biscuits and then dinner.....with a family of 6 we need to cook a lot of our food from scratch. It saves a lot of money and keeps us from eating out. We have only eaten out twice in the last 10 months or so and we only did because it was one of our birthdays.

Ok so on with today's challenge. It was over at Twisted Sketches. I am so glad I came upon this blog, not only do that have such a sweet DT but awesome sketches that totally help me get in the craft groove. I have at least 4 scrapbooks to make and if it wasn't for their weekly scrapbook layout sketch I may never get them done. I have only participated in 2 of those challenges but if I continue, before I know it I will be all caught up with my books. LOL!


Here is the sketch:

And here is my layout:

I don't know why but this layout came together so smooth. My mojo the last week has been a little hazy. I sit down and try to create something and immediately my head starts to hurt. I am not sure what is wrong with me but this layout turned out just the way I had hoped. So I started with a 12x12 piece of pattern paper from Pebbles Inc. It is called Bundle from the Lil Buddy collection. Super cute pattern paper. All of the letters and the top note was cut with my Cricut. I am not sure if you can see it but the band above the date is my wrist band, worn when I was in the hospital. With each of my kids I kept one or both of those and put them on their first page of their book with the birth picture. I try to keep as much as I can from that time. All the cardstock is from Stampin' UP! I used Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Brocade Blue and a light blue of some color. You can't really see it but I used 3 brads that are above "bundle". One of them is from Pebbles Inc Twitterpated collection - Tree House Epoxy brads and the other 2 are from SU, the silver hodgepodge hardware kit.

Supplies:

Stamp: none

Ink: Black Micron pen #05

Paper: Lil Buddy collection - Bundle (Pebbles Inc), Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Brocade Blue and a light blue (SU)

Misc: silver brads from hodgepodge hardware kit (SU), Twitterpated - Tree House epoxy brad (Pebbles Inc)

Happy Crafting!!

Featured Stamper on SCS

Today is the Featured Stamper challenge at SCS. We are supposed to pick a card from the FS gallery and "case it".
Here is a link to the card I chose: For Every Thirst
And here is my card:



I used my new stamp set from Skipping Stones Design, You know you're gettin' old - Birthday. My new love is stamp sets with humor. Ones with a punch line. Again with my fav, Kraft card base and the PP is all from Sassafras - Apple Jack. I also used Chocolate Chip ribbon and a silver hodgepodge hardware peice from Stampin' UP!. The stamps were inked with Chestnut Roan Colorbox Chalk Ink (my fav).

Supplies:

Stamp: You know you're gettin' old - Birthday (Skipping Stones Design)

Ink: Chestnut Roan (Colorbox Chalk Ink)

Paper: Kraft cardstock (SU) and Apple Jack (Sassafras)

Misc: Chocolate Chip ribbon and silver hodgepodge hardware (SU)

Happy Crafting!!

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Would you like to Zentangle?

I have never heard of this technique before but I feel certain I have doodled like this before. Over at SCS the challenge WT271 was to Zentangle. I had to google it and watch a couple youtube tutorials but I quickly caught on and it is mildly addicting. LOL!

I originally wanted to make a 3x3 square and make it my focal point but it was a bit big and bulky since I was using like a chipboard coaster. So after I Zentangled on the square I used my Big Shot and one of my Bigz dies and cut out a flower and made that as my focal point. Here is my card:


I think it turned out pretty cool. The stamp set is from Basic Grey, I'd Pick You. I used a Kraft card base and Mambo Melon layer. I inked the stem with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink as well as Pink Passion and Old Olive Stampin' Write marker to color in the small flowers.
I certainly will be Zentangling again! :-)


Supplies:

Stamp: I'd Pick You (Basic Grey)

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento) Old Olive and Pink Passion Stamin' Write markers (SU)

Paper: Kraft and Mambo Melon cardstock (SU)

Misc: 3x3 coaster (Chic n' Scratch)

Happy Crafting!!

Never more than a thought away.....

I was able to craft this evening and I decided to participate in a Skipping Stones Design challenge. This card came together really easy but after I look at it I am unsure if it is too busy.

Here is my card:

I received a bunch of stuff from Memory Box the other day and I was super excited to use it. Lots of pattern paper and I used a background stamp from them. So when I was putting it all together I am just not sure if it is too much. All the PP is from their Gossamer collection. The butterfly stamp is the Inspire Butterfly Collage. The sentiment is from Stampin' UP! - Whimsical Words.

Supplies:

Stamp: Inspire Butterfly Collage (Memory Box), Whimsical Words (Stampin' UP!)

Ink: Chestnut Roan Colorbox Chalk Ink

Paper: Gossamer (Memory Box), Kraft cardstock (Stampin' UP!)

Misc: chipboard frame (American Crafts), satin ribbon (Stampin' UP!), butterfly punch (Stampin' UP!)

Happy Crafting!!