Sketch N Scrap #68

Fall is in the air finally here in Texas and it is time for our November 1st sketch over at Sketch N Scrap!  Here is the sketch I created:

Here is the layout I created with this sketch:



Supplies Used: Cardstock: Stampin Up Chocolate Chip, Patterned Paper: Crate Paper,

Bella Blvd; Vellum: Stampin Up; Journaling cards: Evalicious, Basic Grey, My Mind's Eye;

Doily: Recollections; Letter stickers: Thickers; wood veneer: Studio Calico; flower: Prima

 

Even though it is Fall I wanted to relive some great summer memories! These photos are of my brother and nephew enjoying some fun time on the beach earlier this Summer! So glad to find a great use for these beautiful but older papers by Crate Paper. 

 

 

Make sure and head over to Sketch N Scrap to check out all the wonderful inspiration the DT has provided for you!  Plus we have a wonderful new sponsor this month! Rainbows & Scrapbooks is offering a $20 gift certificate to their Etsy shop to one lucky winner! But that's not all! All Sketch N Scrap readers can get FREE domestic shipping on orders placed during the month of November at  the Rainbows & Scrapbook's store!!!!!  How cool is that??!!!  Just enter the code Rainbows2 at checkout!   But remember you can't win if you don't play! So hop on over the Sketch N Scrap to join us!

 

More card fun!

We have are having a blast celebrating World Card Making Month at Sketch N Scrap!  Here are two more cards I made for our month long festivities there!

This one was made for my floral challenge which was to use flowers on your card in anyway shape or form!  Here I used a stamped flower from the Stampin Up set Flower Shoppe and punched it out with the coordinating punch! I love these Summer colors don't you?

 

Our last sketch of the month is up at Sketch N Scrap and it is card sketch by me:

 

Here is the card I created with it: 



You can see I do like my flowers! I love this new stamp set from Stampin Up called Choose Happiness!  It makes me happy!  I hope you will find time to check out all the beautiful cards the DT came up with this month!  Even though time is running out and we are almost to a new month, I hope you will find an hour or two to join us and stock up on cards for your stash or better yet maybe create a few Christmas cards for the upcoming holiday!  It's never to late to get a jump start on those! 

Happy World Card Making Day!

Happy World Card Making Day friends!  I hope you will find lots of time to make some wonderful cards today, and maybe get started on those Christmas cards!  That is my plan for later tonight is to design my two Christmas cards I hope to send out this year (notice I said "hope" lol!), last year I didn't get Christmas cards sent out but I did get "New Year" cards sent, so better late then never right?  I am making a concerted effort this year to send out handmade cards to all my peeps, but to do so I am going to have to start now!  Sketch N Scrap is having a whole month long celebration to celebrate World Card Making Day and today Senior Design Team Member Kerry is kicking off the first challenge!  Kerry has challenged us to create a masculine themed card!  No small feat for me but I was happy to play along as I can always use good masculine cards in my stash!  Here is my card designed for this challenge:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: Stampin Up; Patterned Paper: Stampin Up; Ink: Stampin Up;

Sentiment stamp: Stampin Up; punches: Stampin Up (star & chevron); enamel dots: Stampin Up.

 

I hope you will find time to play along with us at Sketch N Scrap as we celebrate World Card Making Day all month long!!!  Each entry you link up gives you a chance to win an awesome scrapbooking kit from Scraptures Scrapbook Kit Club!  I can't wait to see your cards!

Sketch N Scrap #66

Welcome to October!  I'm so excited for Fall! I just hope it's not 90 degrees the day we have planned to go to the pumpkin patch!  I can't wait to feel the cool crisp Fall air.  I've already decorated my house for Fall, and that has made me at least "feel" cooler even if it is still 90+ degrees out today! So today is reveal day for our first sketch of the month at Sketch N Scrap!  Here is my sketch:

 

And here is my take on the sketch:

 



Supplies Used:  Pattern Paper: Jillibean Soup, washi tape: Queen & Co; card stock: Stampin

Up; die cuts: Jillibean Soup and My Mind's Eye; bling: Queen & Co; ticket: Jenni Bowlin



I had fun making this layout for a good friend using pictures I took a few years back of her and her daughter at an amusement park we took the kids to (ok, I know it took me a while to scrap these but hey, better late then never!)  I loved the bright colors in the pictures and felt that this fun line by Jillibean Soup really captured the colors well.  I know you will love what the DT did with this sketch!  I hope you find time to play along with us at Sketch N Scrap this month, we are celebrating World Card Making Day all month long with four extra challenges this month PLUS we have an awesome sponsor- Scraptures Kit Club!!  You won't want to miss out on all the fun, you can read all about it HERE!  You have until October 31st at 7 pm CST to link up your entries!  Enjoy your Fall friends!

Card Sketch #34

I'm back sharing my last sketch for this month over at Sketch N Scrap.  I can't believe we have almost reached the end of another month!  I am excited for the lovely Fall weather to arrive but it looks like we will have a few more weeks at least of warmer weather, although the nights and mornings are getting cooler which is wonderful!  Here is my sketch:

 

And here is the card I made using the sketch: 



Supplies Used: Patterned paper: Jillibean Soup; cardstock: Stampin Up;

Ink: Stampin Up; stamp set: Stampin Up; Image: printable Pinterest

 

I am loving the bright end of summer colors in this card. I hope you will find time to check out what the other members of the DT did with this sketch.  There is still time to play along with us for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to The Robin's Nest, you can find all the details HERE on the Sketch N Scrap blog! 

Card Sketch #32

I'm back with you today to showcase our last sketch of the month at Sketch N Scrap which just happens to be a card sketch by yours truly!  Here is the sketch:

And here is my card based on the sketch:

Supplies Used:  Cardstock: Stampin Up whisper white and chocolate chip; Patterned paper: Jillibean

Soup Dutch Mustard; embossing folder: Stampin Up; sticker: Pebbles Inc; pearls: Queen &Co.

I love how this turned out, these colors are so pretty together and scream end of summer! I have just scraps from this Jillibean Soup Dutch Mustard line and have them all on my desk to make some pretty cards with. I don't want to throw out even a small scrap, it's to pretty to waste!  So look for some other cards coming soon using the same line...who knows I may even be able to eek out another layout lol!  I hope you will find time between now and the 31st of August to play along with us at Sketch N Scrap!  This month Lissa one of our awesome DT members is sponsoring us!  Check out her blog Mightycrafty ,  she is giving away a $20 gift certificate to Scrapbook.com and she is also an Origami Owl consultant and has another awesome giveaway on her blog for that, so make sure and play along for a chance to win!!!!  Have a wonderful hump day friends!

Two fun sketches!

Wow, I can't believe it is August already!  Summer is almost over, the marching band started camp yesterday so that means school will be starting shortly (heck it feels like it is already started!) I have been busy in my craft room creating and I know that these first two sketches of August will give you some incentive to find a little bit of time this week to spend in your craft room too!  

Here is the first sketch #62 by me:

And here is my layout based on the sketch:

 Supplies Used:  Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee, Echo Park, cardstock: Stampin Up; Stickers: Happy

Camper by Echo Park, journal spot sticker by KI Memories; washi tape: Queen & Co.; letters: Jillibean Soup

Here is the second sketch by Kelly, co-owner of Sketch N Scrap:

Here is my card based on the sketch:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: Stampin Up whisper white; washi tape: Queen & Co; Card:

Simple Stories Homespun collection; letter stickers and patterned paper: Simple Stories

Homespun Collection; ink: real red by Stampin Up; word stamp (friend) Stampin Up

I love the way both my layout and card turned out using these sketches!  I will say this is one of the fastest cards I have made in awhile! I love using up my Project Life type cards that come with so many collections on cards as I often use up all the paper before the cards so I just have them sitting around in my scraps drawer, I plan to dig through my drawer and finish off my Homespun collection (all that is left really is some of these cards and maybe a few scraps!!!) this weekend by replicating this card with the different cards I have left in my scrap drawer! Good luck getting some crafty time this week friends and make sure and share your creations with us at Sketch N Scrap to be eligible for our randomly drawn August prize which is a $20 gift certificate to Scrapbook.com sponsored by our one and only Lissa Mitchell at:

Mightycrafty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!