I love the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week.  Lately, I find working with a sketch is helpful.  My cards seem to come together faster, and with less stress. Yes, I said stress!  Tell me you've all experienced that feeling?  You're trying to put together a card/project to post.  The dog is barking, the timer just went off on the dryer, your daughter is wanting you to look over her school project, the dishes are still sitting in the sink from dinner, then your other daughter (who's away at college) is blowing up your phone with text messages!  Secretly, you think "thank goodness my husband is working late tonight!  Yes, sometimes there's stress.

Now I know why I've been using more sketches lately!

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If you are looking for some sketches to try, Pinterest is a great source.  Also, in a previous post, I listed some of my favorite sketch sites.  You can find that post here.

Supplies:  Stamps: Hero Arts and My Favorite Things (Sentiment)  Paper: Carta Bella 6x6 paper Pad - So This Is Christmas  Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black  Accessories: Snowflake and Label, and scallop border Die Cuts - My Favorite Things, Spellbinders, Copic Markers, Bling, Baker's Twine and Ribbon.

Crazy 4 Challenges ~ A Sketch

Lately, I’ve been pinning sketches to my card sketch board on Pinterest, for those times when I need a little extra inspiration.  I recently pinned this sketch from Crazy for Challenges.  I love this sketch!

Here's the end result.  I wanted happy and fun as this is for a little guy.  No scary stuff here.

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Thanks for stopping by.


Supplies: Stamp: Penny Black  Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black  Paper: Cryogen White (great for Copics) Card Base Stampin' Up Whisper White  Designer Paper: Jillibean Soup and K & Company  Accessories: Twine, Sequins, Copic Markers, Button and Spellbinders Oval Die Cut

Oh Baby - 3 Challenges!

Would you believe it's only 13 days until Spring?  I'm sure you wonder why I know this, right?  Well, my oldest daughter's birthday is March 20 (the first day of Spring), and every morning for the last  week she has given me a running countdown.  I can't help but smile and say, Really? 

Alright, let me tell you about today's card.  I combined three challenges for this baby (no pun intended).

CAS-ual Fridays - Hey Baby (CFC #42)
SplitcoastStampers - Sketch Challenge (SC375)
Use it Tuesday - All About Baby (Challenge #26)

Use it Tuesday Challenges you to use your stash (hoarded supplies).  I love this concept!  The challenges are the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month. If you haven't participated in these challenges, I hope you'll give them a try.  The hoarded supplies used for this card, Gina K. Designs Pure Luxury Cardstock and Martha Stewart Doilies.

 

Supplies:
Stamps: Rubber Stampede
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: Gina K Designs-Pure Luxury White Card Base, We R Memory Keepers-Designer Paper, Bazzill-Solid Blue and Green
Accessories: Martha Stewart Doilies, Bling, Copics, Seam Binding

Happy Stamping!

A Clean and Simple "Punny Card"

Hi, I'm glad you stopped by.  Today I have a card for the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge.  The challenge is to make a clean and simple creation using a pun , or a sentiment in a silly way. 

Supplies:

Stamps:  Fiskers Love Latte
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper:  A Muse (card base), Echo Park (A Boy's Life), Vintage dictionary, Cryogen White
Accessories:  Copics, Button, Jute, Papertrey Die Cut

Rubbernecker Stamps Challenge SS8

Hi everyone!
Just a quick post today.  I discovered Rubbernecker Stamps has a challenge on Sundays.  You can find their blog here.  The challenge is called Sisterhood Sundays.  This weeks challenge was an inspiration picture seen below.

Here's my card:

I loved the colors in the inspiration picture.  They felt just like Spring to me.  And, I was just looking for an excuse to use a new die from Memory Box (the doily).

Supplies:

Stamps: Rubbernecker (image) A Muse (sentiment)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: Card base & sentiment tab-Memory Box Cotton Candy, Doily-Cryogen White, Designer Paper-EK Success, Everything else-Bazzill
Accessories: Copics, Cuttlebug, Stamp-a-ma-Jig, Dies-Memory Box & Papertrey Ink

Halloween Week 1 ~ A Card

Hi!  Today I have a Halloween card for you.  I used this weeks Sketch Challenge at SplitcoastStampers. Don't you just love this adorable image from Penny Black?  This card is for a little person, so I didn't want it too scary.

Recently, I discovered Memory Box card stock at my local stamp store.  It comes in an assortment of amazing colors and the backside is white.  It's perfect for using as a card base.  Call me crazy, but I really prefer my cards to have a white inside (better for writing)!  Below is a look at the inside of the card.

I hope you'll stop by tomorrow with another Halloween project!

Supplies: Stamps:Penny Black (image) Michaels $ Bin (sentiment)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: Memory box
Accessories: Copics, Ribbon

Halloween Week 1 ~ Tags

Today I'm here with the second Halloween project for the week.  I've planned five projects a week for my  3 Weeks of Halloween.  Now, not  all of these project will be cards, but they will be items you can make with all of your cardmaking/scrapbooking supplies you already have.  My first project fell into the Anything But a Card category.  Some of the other categories will be, but not limited too, Cards, Wearable Art, Packaging and Gifts.    

For today's category, I have Tags!  These tags are all made with dies (QuicKutz & Spellbinders). The possibilities are endless when we use our die-cutting tools.  I love tags because they are quick and easy, and so versatile. It's nice to have a few extras on hand for those unexpected times.

Supplies:
 
Mr. Skeleton Tag:
Stamps: Inkadinkado (image) Stamps Happen (sentiment)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: Bazzill, Making Memories
Accessories: Twine, Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon, pom pom fringe, Spider Punch (Martha Stewart), Small Circle punch, Hole Punch, Sakura Gelly Roll Pen (to add shimmer to sentiment) and QuicKutz Die, Sewing Machine (I finally stitched on a card! Love it!)

Owl Tag:
Stamps: Rubbernecker Halloween Set 1
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, london Fog and Tangelo
Paper: Bazzill, Stampin' Up Whisper White
Accessories: Ribbon, Spellbinders Label Three

Pumpkin Tag:
Stamps: Memory Box (image), Hero Arts (sentiment)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: Kraft, Memory Makers, Karen Foster, The Paper Studio, Bazzill, Cryogen White (for coloring with Copics)
Accessories: Twine, Copics, Spellbinders, QuicKutz, Sewing Machine

I hope I've inspired you to make some Halloween tags.  Please stop by later in the week for another Halloween project.

Cheryl

You Make Me Smile

My Second Post of the Day....What?

Today's Clean and Simple Challenge (CAS114) at SplitCoastStampers is an inspiration challenge, and absolutely adorable. It almost makes you want to have little ones again...almost!

Lions, Giraffes, Elephants, and Monkeys...Oh my:

As I was cleaning off my work table this afternoon, I found this sweet monkey stamp. I had taken this stamp out last week to make a card for my younger daughter, Katelyn. Picking it up, I realized it would be perfect for today's CAS Inspiration Challenge.

I call Katelyn my little monkey because she always makes me smile. This card is for her.

Supplies:
Stamps: Stampabilities
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: Stampin' Up very Vanilla and American Crafts
Accessories: Twine, Copics and Spellbinders