World Card Making Day 2018 Sketch #4 ~ Sketch N Scrap

Happy weekend!  Today we have our last sketch for our month long celebration of World Card Making Day 2018 up at Sketch N Scrap!  This sketch is by sketch artist Heather and is a great one! Here is the sketch:

Here is my take on the sketch:

Supplies Used: Card base- CTMH; cardstock: Chocolate Chip- Stampin' Up; Patterned Paper: Stampin' Up (yellow grid) & Simple Stories Hello Fall; ephemera: Owl & wreath- Simple Stories Hello Fall; ink: Chocolate Chip- Stampin' Up; stamp: Stampin' Up (hello)

I think this sketch is super versatile and fun!!  I know I will be using it over and over again! Our blog deadline is October 31st at 9:55 pm CST so there is still plenty of time left to play along with this or any of our fun sketches this month!  Make sure and hop on over to the Sketch N Scrap blog to see the other amazing cards the DT have created using this sketch!  Happy creating!

Card sketch #132

TGIF!!  Have you been enjoying our sketches this month at Sketch N Scrap?  I sure hope so!! This month we have EIGHT fun sketches to inspire you!  I am sharing a card with you today created using our October 20th sketch that I created a while back.  Here is the sketch:

Here is my card created using the sketch:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: White, black & gold foil- CTMH; Patterned Paper: Pebbles Girl Squad; sentiment cut apart- Pebbles Girl Squad; enamel dots: CTMH; stickers (butterflies): Pebbles My Bright Life.

I love this line and have been hoarding it....ugghh...do you do that?  I am trying hard to not do that as much and use stuff that is SUPER cute before I tire of it 😆!   I am pretty sure Pebbles will come out with another line I like just as much again real soon!!! I have a bunch of ideas using this sketch and now if I can just find the time to implement them!  I am sure you all can relate to that as well....we crafters tend to be a lot alike in so many ways!   Make sure and head over to the Sketch N Scrap blog so you can be inspired by what the other DT members have created!  Happy creating and happy weekend friends!!

October Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom ~ Cards!

Happy Hump Day!  I'm a bit behind with sharing my cards I created using the October Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom!  Here is a reminder of the kit:

 

 Here are my cards made using the kit and the embellishment kit:

 Supplies Used:  Card Base: CTMH- from my stash; Patterned Paper: Vicki Boutin Field Notes from the October Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom; card stock: Black-CTMH- from my stash; chipboard sentiment: American Crafts Vicki Boutin Field Notes-October embellishment kit from The ScrapRoom

 Supplies used: card stock- CTMH black from my stash; card base- CTMH from my stash; Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye Gal meets Glam October FOTM kit at The ScrapRoom; chipboard bow & lips- October FOTM kit at The ScrapRoom; ephemera & chipboard sentiment: AC Field Notes (sentiment) & ephemera (tag & lady) My Mind's Eye Gal Meets Glam

Supplies Used: Card base: CTMH- from my stash; card stock: kraft- October FOTM kit at The ScrapRoom & Rust- Stampin' Up- from my stash; embossing folder: Sizzix- from my stash; ink: CTMH Cocoa- from my stash; Patterned Paper: PhotoPlay Fall Breeze- October FOTM kit at The ScrapRoom; stickers: PhotoPlay Fall Breeze- October FOTM kit at The ScrapRoom; punch: leaf:- from my stash; sequin: CTMH- from my stash

Supplies used: Card base- CTMH- from my stash; Patterned Paper: Doodlebug Designs Pumpkin Party: from the October FOTM kit at The Scrapoom; card stock: gold & white- CTMH- from my stash; oval die: Stampin' Up- from my stash; twine: Doodlebug Designs- from my stash; enamel dot googly eyes- Doodlebug Designs Pumpkin Party- from the October FOTM kit at The ScrapRoom; ink: black-CTMH- from my stash; stamp:CTMH- from my stash; Owl- Doodlebug Designs Pumpkin Party Doodlepop- from the October embellishment kit at The ScrapRoom
I had a lot of fun creating these fun cards from my scraps left over from the October Flavors of the Month kit  and the embellishment kit at The ScrapRoom!
Here is a reminder of what the embellishment kit looks like:

 Both the main kit & the embellishment kit are super fun this month!  To see what other amazing projects the DT created from their kits hop on over to The ScrapRoom blog and be inspired! 

Paper Trufflez Blog Hop

Welcome to the Paper Trufflez Team Blog Hop. The participants in this hop will be highlighting new products from the 2018 Holiday Expressions catalog. If you have come from Denise’s blog, you are on the right path.   The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way around. If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants here. It’s really simple to hop along with us. Simply click on the link at the end of each blog post to move to the next one.

Those of you who know me know I LOVE Fall!  So it won't come as to big of surprise to my friends and followers that I chose to use the Grateful Heart Collection for my projects today!  Here are the cards I made with this amazing collection:

Don't you just love these beautiful colors?  I fell in love with this collection the minute I saw it!  These papers are very versatile, in all honesty you could use all but TWO of the papers for any season!  Here is a close up of the papers included in the Grateful Heart collection:

 I also used the Grateful Heart complements on my cards.  You get 2 sets of very thin chipboard and 2 sheets of stickers!  The butterfly on my first card and the flower on my second card are stickers. 

 Next up is the fun little tag I used on my first card.  I used our Fancy Tags Thin cuts to make it. This is one of the most versatile set of dies I have purchased in a long time! This set of tags has faux stitching around the edges and the shapes are so unique and gorgeous! I have found myself using them over and over again on all sorts of projects!  I love the look of the tags.  In case you are hesitant about the holes as I was, notice I covered up the hole on the tag used in the first card with my butterfly!  It's easy to do but of course you can also add ribbon, an enamel dot, a button or a brad to the hole as well! 

For my first card I used a fun stamp set called Bunches of Love . I used two of the words for my sentiment.  I LOVE these sentiments! I have cut them out and adhered them to my tag.  Plus this beautiful flower is another must have, you will use it for any type of occasion card and even scrapbook embellishments! 

And last but of course not least I also used the Boutique card making stamp set on my second card for the sentiment: CHOOSE JOY.  This set is so pretty, I love all 3 of the beautiful sentiments! And to finish off both cards with a little sparkle I added a gold glitter dot! 

Now “hop” on over to Amy’s blog to see her fabulous artwork. Be sure to visit all the Consultants in the hop to get some fun creative ideas. If you get lost along the way, here is a list of participants. Thanks for stopping by and happy creating!

World Card Making Day 2018 sketch #3 ~ Sketch N Scrap

Howdy!  Sketch N Scrap is celebrating World Card Making Day all month long with an exclusive card sketch every Saturday in October!  For the third Saturday of the month we shared sketch #3 by yours truly!  Here is the sketch:

Here is my card using this fun sketch:

Supplies Used:  Card Base: CTMH- from my stash; Patterned Paper: Vicki Boutin Field Notes from the October Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom; card stock: Black-CTMH- from my stash; chipboard sentiment: American Crafts Vicki Boutin Field Notes-October embellishment kit from The ScrapRoom

This card was simple to make yet with all this gorgeous pattern paper I think it makes a big impact don't you?  I loved this sentiment with it's pop of gold, it's very pretty!!  Make sure and head over to the Sketch N Scrap blog to see what the other DT members did with the sketch!  To see more amazing ideas with this beautiful line by Vicki Boutin make sure and visit The ScrapRoom blog, you will find GOBS of inspiration there as well!  Happy creating!

Card sketch #131

Happy hump day!  Today I am sharing a card I made using the October 5th card sketch at Sketch N Scrap!  This card sketch is so versatile!  Here is the sketch by Heather:

Here is my card using the sketch:

Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: Bella Blvd To cute to Spook & CTMH basics (purple dot); card stock: White & Black-CTMH; circle dies: Stampin' Up; stamp: September 2018 Stamp of the Month- CTMH; ink: black- CTMH; cat- Doodlebug Designs Pumpkin Party Doodlepop; enamel dot: CTMH; letter stickers: Making Memories; and Halloween word sticker: Bella Blvd To Cute to Spook

I had so much fun digging out this old Halloween paper out of my 100 paper challenge pile!  I was able to use up a bit more of it and am down to just a few sheets of half used papers now...hoping to get pictures of my nephew in his Halloween costume and make a layout using up the rest of these papers this year!  The letter stickers are VERY OLD by Making Memories and have cobwebs on them! They are fun but I have a lot left!  So glad to find a use for them, they are in my Bashket this month! This stamp set called JUST TREATS is so adorable!  It has so many fun sentiments and I was excited to use it...alas it is retired now and unfortunately I didn't get to use it in September but I know I will use it moving forward!  Make sure and hop on over to the Sketch N Scrap blog to see the other amazing cards the DT made using this sketch, and while you are there why not play along?  Happy creating!

Pumpkins Galore! October Flavors of the Month kit

Good morning!  It's suppose to start cooling down a bit here in Texas, so that is sure to put me in the mood for Fall!  Today I am showing you another layout using the October Flavors of the Month kit from The ScrapRoom!  Here is a reminder  of the full kit:

 Here is the PhotoPlay Fall Breeze kit I used for my layout:

Here is my layout using this amazing kit: 

Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: PhotoPlay Fall Breeze- from the kit; Stickers: PhotoPlay Fall Breeze- from the kit; enamel dots: My Mind's Eye- from my stash; letter stickers (galore)- Basic Grey- from my stash.

These are some of my favorite pictures from the Pumpkin Patch last year!  I attend every year with my brother and his family and we are going again this weekend!  I am super excited to have scrapped my pictures from last year's trip before this year's trip! Make sure and head over to The ScrapRoom blog to see the other amazing layouts created by the DT using this kit!  Happy creating friends!

World Card Making Day 2018

Good evening!!  Today is World Card Making Day and I am up late making cards!  I think I have now made about 8 cards for the day!  What fun!  I wish I could have spent the entire day doing nothing, but I had to work as well as do some housework 😒  Today we launched into our first of FOUR EXCLUSIVE card sketches for World Card Making Month at Sketch N Scrap!! Yes, we know it's really just one day but we wanted to celebrate ALL month long 😁  Every Saturday there will be a new card sketch this month!  Today's sketch was made by yours truly.....here it is:

I liked this sketch so much I decided to use it TWICE!!  Here are my cards created with this sketch:

Supplies Used: Card Base: CTMH; Patterned Paper: CTMH Beautiful Friendship; punch: Butterfly-Martha Stewart; dies: stitched oval- Stampin' Up & scallop border- CTMH; twine: American Crafts; cardstock: Smoothie- CTMH; ink: Black CTMH; Stamp- CTMH, bling: Queen & Co.

Supplies Used: Card base: CTMH; Patterned Paper: Pumpkin Party Doodlebug Designs; twine: Doodlebug Designs; owl: Doodlebug Designs Pumpkin Party; googly eyes: Doodlebug Designs; ink: CTMH -blakc; die: stitches oval: Stampin' Up; cardstock: gold- CTMH, Stamp: CTMH

I had a lot of fun with this sketch and I know I will be using it over and over again!  I seem to be always running short on birthday cards so I this should replenish my stash for the time being.  I hope you will head over to the Sketch N Scrap blog to see what the DT did with this sketch! We hope you will play along with us, you have until 9:55 pm CST on October 31st to link up your card using this sketch!  Happy creating!

Happy World Card Making Day!

Happy World Card Making Day!!  We are kicking it off big at Sketch N Scrap today!!  We have a fun EXCLUSIVE sketch up on the blog today and will doing a NEW sketch every Saturday in October as we celebrate World Card Making Day all month long!!  To see more about our blog challenges you can go HERE.  And it gets even better, today we kicked off our Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice Crop over on the Sketch N Scrap Facebook page!!  Today I am hosting Challenge #1 which is to create a card based on card sketch #9.  Here is the sketch:

Here is my card based on the sketch:

Supplies Used: card base: CTMH; Cardstock: Stampin' Up- pumpkin pie , so saffron & early espresso; ink: CTMH Cocoa; die: CTMH stitched circle  and bow thin cuts & Stampin' Up scallop circle; punch: butterfly- Martha Stewart; sticker: Jillibean Soup Dutch Mustard Soup; Patterned Papers: Jillibean Soup Dutch Mustard Soup & CTMH Falling for You; pearls: kasiercrafts 

I made this card exclusively using scraps from my updated FALL 100 paper pile!  I also used up these 2 stickers from my BASHKET!  I FINALLY got my my 100 paper stash updated so I can have some Fall colors in this pile!  I am so ready for Fall and this helped put me in the mood since the weather is still in the high 90's here it sure doesn't feel like Fall!  I hope you will join us at our Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice crop this month!  We will post a new challenge everyday for the next 3 days and then Flash challenges throughout the month...you have until OCTOBER 31st at midnight CST to upload your projects though, so there is plenty of time to play along! See you at the crop!

Are you ready to crop??

Tomorrow we are officially kicking off our Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice Crop at Sketch N Scrap!! For some reason I am SUPER excited about the crop this month, so much so that I decided why not get the party started a little early, so tonight I posted a PRE-CROP challenge to kick the party off right!! My challenge is to create a card based on ANY past Sketch N Scrap sketch AND use Fall colors on your card!!  Here my card:

Supplies Used: Card stock: Stampin' Up: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, & Old Olive; Patterned Paper: Close to My Heart - red dot & gold chevron, Jillibean Soup-floral; dies: Lawn Fawn stitched leaves; ink: CTMH cocoa; sticker (sentiment): Simple Stories Vintage Blessings

For my sketch I chose Sketch #117 by Heather Hall:

I love Fall colors and always look forward to using them when the Season hits!  For some reason I tend to use more seasonal colors based on the season we are in!  I hope you will join us at the Crop!  If you are night owl like me go ahead and get started!! Happy creating and hope to see you at the crop!

October Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom ~ Pumpkin Party by Doodlebug Designs

Hello!! The week is winding down and I am super excited about the weekend as it is World Card Making Day on Saturday!!  Today I am sharing my layout I created using the Pumpkin Party mini kit by Doodlebug Designs found in The ScrapRoom Flavors of the month kit.  Here is entire kit:

 Here is the mini kit I used for my layout:

Here is my layout using this kit:

Supplies Used: Black cardstock- from the kit & from my stash- Goldrush & Pansy - CTMH and Lime- Stampin' Up;  Patterned Paper: Doodlebug Designs Pumpkin Party- from the kit; ephemera: Doodlebug Designs-from the kit; enamel dots: Doodlebug Designs- black & googly eyes- from the kit & purple & orange- My Mind's Eye -from my stash; die: stitched circle -CTMH from my stash.; letter stickers: Doodlebug Designs & Paper Trunnk - from my stash 

I love how this layout turned out!  I don't buy Halloween papers anymore because my son it to old to dress up but I find myself always drawn to Halloween papers, they are so fun!!  Doodlebug always has the best Halloween lines because they aren't so creepy & scary but rather cute and fun!  I was happy when I got the cute little cat trick or treater in my kit and immediately thought of these pictures of my niece trick or treating back in 2015 dressed as a cute little kitty kat!!  My favorite part of the kit was the googly eye enamel dots!  You may have missed them on the pumpkin and bat but they are super cute and I will be buying myself some more of them, I don't think they are just for Halloween!  I hope you will go visit The ScrapRoom blog to see what the other DT members did with this fun kit!  I believe there are still some kits available as well, so check out The ScrapRoom store to get yours today! Happy creating!

October Jump Start Sketch at The ScrapRoom

Happy October!! I can't believe it's the start of a new month already!  Time to share my ScrapRoom layouts for October!  First let's take a look at the amazing and wonderful October Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom!  Here it is:

 Every month there is a fun new sketch for club members to use for inspiration.  This month's sketch is by Suzanna Lee.  My layout is based on this fun sketch!

Here is my layout using the My Mind's Eye Girl meets Glam part of the kit:

Supplies Used: Cream Card stock: from the kit & black card stock- from my stash; Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye Girl Meets Glam- from the kit; chipboard accents: My Mind's Eye Girl Meets Glam- from the kit; gold enamel heart: Teresa Collins- from my stash; inks: Stampin' Up: Pool Party, Strawberry Slush & Pretty in Pink- from my stash; ephemera (heart): My Mind's Eye Girl Meets Glam- from the embellishment kit

Here is fun embellishment kit where I got the large heart at the top of the layout:

These papers are super FUN! I loved the pops of gold which are hard to see in the photograph but add so much to the papers and embellishments!  I immediately thought of these pictures of my niece getting her first highlights 2 years ago when I saw these papers and they worked beautifully! Make sure and head over to the ScrapRoom blog to see what the other DT members did with the sketch and with this kit!  Then why not give it a go yourself, we'd love to have you play along with us, you can even win a gift certificate to The ScrapRoom store!!  All details are on the blog in the sidebar, good luck and happy creating!