Sketch Girls Challenge #9

The last two weeks have flown by. I have been working my tail off. The work that I am speaking of is unfortunately that job that pay the bills! This is the first time I have gone into the craft room in weeks and I hope this is the sketch that brings back the mojo and gets me out of the crafty slump. If this doesn't work a weekend with the Marisa and Janie sure will. This is what I came up with the the 9th sketch at Sketch Girls. I can't believe there have been 9 sketches already! I decided to turn the sketch into a 5.25 x 5.25 inch square and pulled the color combo from a pack of American Crafts paper that I won on WCMD over at Moxie Fab. I headed back into the craft room for some very necessary cleaning : (

Stop on by the Sketch Girl blog to play along and to see what the other members of the design team have came up with. Can't wait to see what you do with this sketch!

Supplies:
Paper: Aqua Mist Cardstock (PTI); Chocolate Chip cardstock (SU!); Solar White cardstock (Neenah); Patterned Paper (American Crafts)
Ink: Aqua Mist and Berry Sorbet (PTI); Pumpkin Pie and Chocolate Chip (SU!)
Stamps: Giga Guidelines (PTI)
Extras: Pearl Brads (American Crafts)

Christmas Cheer

Sleigh bells ring, are you listenin'? I just love Christmas. I think more than I love Halloween. As soon as Thanksgiving is over I go straight into Christmas mode. I love that time of year. Time spent with friends and family. I love decorating the tree and listening to classic Christmas songs being sung by Bing Crosby, Burl Ives, Nat King Cole...I guess I just love the classics.

Here is a close-up of the felty goodness and the script font on the red and green :

What is your favorite thing about the holidays?

Supplies:
Paper: Cream cardstock (Neenah); Scarlet Red cardstock (PTI); Old Olive Cardstock (SU!); Patterned Paper (Making Memories)
Ink: Versamark; Antique Linen (Ranger Ink)
Stamps: Text Background (PTI)
Extras: Decorative Masking Tape, Felt (Making Memories); Scallopped Circle and Circle (Nestabilties); Punches (SU!); Decorative Scissors (Fiskars)

My Last 2009 Halloween Card

I know I have been MIA lately. Work has been so busy I have not been able to get anything done at home, even crafting or updating the blog. I had a fabulous Halloween with my niece and my family. My sister, my niece and I got dressed up and went around the block to collect some candy goodness. She made it up one street before needing piggybacks, and of course I was the piggy! Here is my homage to Halloween, all though it has past : (

Be prepared for more Christmas Cards this week.

Supplies:
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Elegant Eggplant, Pumpkin Pie cardstock (SU!) Patterned Paper (Pink Paisley and Basic Grey)
Ink: Soot Black (Ranger Ink)
Stamps: Polka Dots 2 background (PTI); Skeleton (SU!)
Extras: Button (Autumn Leaves); Bling (Kaiser); Rick Rack (Rusty Pickle); Corner Rounder (Corner Chomper); Markers (Copics)

Sketch Girls Challenge #8

Wow 2 weeks have passed so quickly and it is time for another sketch girl challenge! I won this fabulous boyfriend collection at the Moxie Fab Blog on WCMD (Thank you Cosmo Cricket and Cath!) and knew I had to use it as soon as possible. I also figured you could use a little break from the Halloween and Christmas *wink*. The hardest part about making this card is picking only a few items from the boyfriend collection to use. As I was going through the collection and making my card I got a fun 80's song stuck in my head....hahaha! In case you don't know which song I could possibly get stuck in my head while making this card watch the video. I crack my self up sometimes. Have a happy Friday -- TGIF!!!!

Don't forget to stop by the Sketch Girl Blog to see what the other Sketch Girls created and to play along using this sketch. Don't forget you can flip it on its side or even upside down like I did.

Supplies:
Paper: Spring Moss cardstock Bitty Box patterned paper (PTI); The Boyfriend Elements (Cosmo Cricket)
Stamps: None
Ink: None
Extras: The Boyfriend Chipboard and Cardstock sticker (Cosmo Cricket)
Holy cow I just realized I didn't even use ink on this card!

Danger Poison

I have a few more Halloween cards to share. For this card I used paper from Pink Paisley for my focal point. I distressed to add to the spooky and some of that lovely black lace. Rather than adding floss or twine to the buttons I covered the holes with some black bling. It has been another long day, so this is a short post.

Have a Happy Halloween!

Supplies:
Paper: Elegant Eggplant and Basic Gray cardstock (SU!) cardstock (Pink Paisley); Striped Paper (Basic Grey)
Ink: Soot Black (Ranger Ink)
Stamps: Damask (Studio G)

Extras: Buttons (PTI); bling (Hobby Lobby); Lace (Rusty Pickle); Corner Rounder (Cromper Chomper)

Tall Order #2

This is the second card I created for the Caardvarks Tall Order Challenge. This card is 4x8 inches and of course has my new love, ruffles. This time the pleat of the ribbon exposed both colors of the satin ribbon. This card also fits the Halloween Challenge over at the Stamp Something Blog. As stated in previous posts, this is Holiday Overload on the blog this week. But, hey at least I have plenty to post this week. There may be a little Holiday Overload next week. I was a busy gal with Marisa and Janie last weekend, so there is plenty to post.

Enjoy your day!

Ruffled Christmas

I just can't keep away from those ruffles. It's like Pringles, once you pop you can't stop. I created the ruffles on this card by laying down a strip of monoadhesive (my adhesive of choice) and pinched the top as I moved along. To make sure it stayed in place I stitched the top and then added a bow with polka dot ribbon to cover the stitches. I used more of the felt embellies from Making Memories and used a strip of the masking tape from the same collection, Falala. This first card is also a long card, which is the challenge at the Caardvark's blog.

Here is a close up so you can see those Moxie fabulous ruffles!

This was so much fun, I couldn't help but make just one more ; -)
I made the ruffle this time by stitching down by layering the ribbon like a wave and stitching it down.

Supplies:
Paper: Old Olive and Basic Black cardstock (SU!); Cream cardstock (Neenah); Patterned Paper (Making Memories)
Ink: Versamark (Tsukedo); Scarlet Red (PTI); Tuxedo Black (Momento)
Stamps: Handwritten Christmas, Backgrounds Text and Retro (PTI)
Extras: Masking Tape (Making Memories); Scarlet Red Ribbon (PTI); Polks dot Ribbon (K&Co); Felt Embellishment (Making Memories); Sewing Machine and Thread