Some Echo Park Cards - That Scrappy Girl

Here are a couple more cards I made recently using Sweet Summertime by Echo Park. (The only extras are a Hambly rubon and a K and Company stickers). I love bright colors so this is one of my favorite collections so far this year. You receive papers and matching stickers in this collection pack. That Scrappy Girl has the paper pack on sale for $10 in the store so be sure to pick one up for yourself!

My Mind's Eye Breaking Free

At a recent crop in my goodie bag I received 3 identical packages of some EK Success stickers that included this couple. I thought they went perfectly with the My Mind's Eye Breaking Free product I had just received in a Cards goodie box. I was happy with the way both of them turned out! Extras include some Creatively Green cardstock, Kaisercraft pearls, Cosmo Cricket ABC stickers, Queen and Co jewels and American Crafts sentiment sticker.

Creative Cuts and More Match Box

I wanted to invite everyone to the Creative Cuts and More blog hop that starts on Monday the 8th. There will be a variety of projects and inspiration so please stop by! I had the honor of being a Guest Designer for them in March and will have more projects to share during the hop. I made this little Valentiney/Lovey box using the Match Box Large Die Cut. (You can get them in a variety of colors) These are very easy to assemble and I recommend using the Killer Red Tacky Tape. The paper I used is from Elle's Studio XOXO collection. You can find this at That Scrappy Girl and comes in a 6x6 pack - a great size for cards and small projects. Although still works great on layouts too!

Midnight Oil Scrapbook Designs & Shimmerz Vibez!

I was lucky enough to win a bottle of the new Shimmerz Vibez spray in Razzel Dazzel Berry and got to try it out on my MOSD project this month. I sprayed one of the Build A Book Perfectly Shaped Scalloped Chipboard Album Pages with a generous helping of spray. I actually didn't mean to be quite so generous, but decided to let it dry and see what happens. Happy accident! The white side of the chipboard album page is a little slick, so the spray made a really neat pattern since it didn't stay in one place. The chipboard album page is actually scalloped on all 4 sides, but I cut off part of it to make the card. I also used a Picto Gram Hearts Stick On. You can also color these with sprays, markers, etc., but I left white so that it would stand out against my swirly background. Other items on the card include some Scrapworks chipboard hearts and a Making Memories acrylic circle sticker.

Creatively Green's Blog Hop - Chocolatey Sketch with a Sweet Prize!

Thank you for stopping by today during Creatively Green's Eco-Friendly Valentine's Blog Hop! I LOVE to make cards, and am very excited that I get to bring you a couple different card sketches during the blog hop. My first one is a "chocolatey" sketch challenge with a delicious prize! The only requirement is that you use the color brown on your Valentine or Love themed card. If you find this sketch works better on a layout or altered project that is fine too!




Here is my card I made using the sketch above. I love to save the packaging from stickers (Making Memories has gorgeous packaging) and use it on my cards and other projects. It is not required that you do something "Eco Friendly" on your project, but if you do that is wonderful as well!


Once you complete your card/project, you will need to post a link on the February 11th post over at the Creatively Green blog in order to be entered in the challenge. Deadline is February 19th. You are welcome to also post the link on my blog so that I can check it out, but this is not required. What do you win if chosen during the random draw of all cards made with this sketch? This wonderful package below!

INCLUDES:

ONE PACKAGE OF 12X12 MONOCHROMATIC CARDSTOCK: CAFE AU LAIT

4 CHOCOLOVE CANDY BARSONE

SURPRISE VALENTINE PACKAGE

ONE SWEET TREAT BAG

There are all kinds of challenges and contests going on from February 11th - 14th during the blog hop at Creatively Green. The grand prize below will be given to the person who completes the most challenges.

Includes:
$25 Gift Certificate to CG store
Assortment of Vintage Epehemera
Jillibean Soup Journaling Sprouts
"Love Actually" DVD
(5) Gourmet Chocolove Candy Bars
Surprise Valentine Gift
4 Candy Filled Goody Boxes
1 Package of Vintage Valentine Gallery Flowers (12 flowers)
25 Yards of Ribbon & Trim
(1) 12x12 Package of CG Strawberry Fields Cardstock
(6) Assorted Kraft Gift Bags
(1) Valentine Bling Package
One homemade Jar of Vanilla Sugar
$25 Worth of assorted Clay Artz embellishments
1 Package of Red Brocade Gallery Flowers ( 6 flowers)
(10) Sheets of 8.5x11 CG Cardstock
Assorted Recycled Gift Tissue
and a few other surprises!

KI Memories Sketch Challenge

Here is a little something I made using the sketch KI Memories posted over on their blog recently. You could create a layout, card or any project and since I'm a card junkie...surprise! I've made a card! I ended up flipping the sketch on it's side I used various papers and embellishments from their Celebration Collection - Just Married.

That Scrappy Girl - A Nutmeg Kind of Fall - November Kit

I posted these cards over on That Scrappy Girl's blog today. Both were made with the November Main Kit - A Nutmeg Kind of Fall - featuring Cosmo Cricket Nutmeg. The cute little tag on the first card is from Shabby Chic Crafts. When making these cards I also drew inspiration fromt the Tuesday Trigger over at Paper Craft's Moxie Fab blog. The Nutmeg line goes perfectly with this!

The November Mini Kit at That Scrappy Girl is also up - Look Who's Talking. It features Jillibean Soup's Talk Soup line.

There is also a new sketch challenge due on December 1st. You can win a Cosmo Cricket Girl Friday paper kit. I will be sharing my take on the sketch later this month.

Bee Mine??

It's September so it makes perfect sense I'm sharing some Valentine's things with you right? These were made for some recent calls, but did not get the love. I did get some other things picked up though, so that's always fun. I have actually been creating quite a bit lately, but most I can't share. I've been asked to create a bunch of cards for a magazine and along with some DT stuff that I can't share yet, it's leaving my blog arsenal pretty slim right now. I guess it's a good problem to have :-)

The top two projects are using the We R Memory Keepers Heart Attack line. The chipboard heart is from Making Memories, pearls are Queen and Co, heart gems are Martha Stewart and tiny gems are Darice. As I look at this pictures, now I remember why I hadn't posted them on the blog yet. I took the photos inside at night...note to self... resnap outside and update the blog!

The other card is made with some Reminisce papers, K and Company sentiment, Hero Arts pearl hearts and Martha Stewart heart stickers.

Some other misc. to share:

• Don't forget about the giveaway over at The Scrappy Shack - how would you like to win 20 free die cuts? You can also get a free die cut with your order.
• There is also a giveaway going on this week of a fun project kit over at Creative Cuts and More. It's a super cute Halloween Haunted House kit!
• Creatively Green was featured over on Scrap Scene this week. There is a lot going on at CG this month including challenges and new product in the store, so be sure to check it out.
• And the biggest news...my little Emma turned 7 yesterday...wow!

Just My Sketches April 15th Reveal - Jillibean Soup

Here is my card for Just My Sketches April 15th sketch. I was really happy with the way this card turned out. It actually came together fairly quickly. Sometimes I can move elements around for an hour until I'm happy. I was trying to figure out what item to put in the rectangle and looked over and saw the raw chipboard Bazzill keys I had bought recently. I then came up with the sentiment, dug in the keys some more and even found one that had a heart on it...perfect! The heart gems are by Martha Stewart and the papers are from Jillibean Soup and the Minestrone line. I have been wanting some of their papers since they came out and hadn't ordered any online yet. No one local has it yet...boo hoo... Lo and behold, I won some goodies and from Creating Keepsake's blog and among other things it included some Jillibean! I distressed all of the edges with my Heidi Swapp sander (love that thing) and inked up the key with my all time fave ink Clearsnap Chestnut Roan.

Just My Sketches March 15th Reveal

I made this card for my March 15th Sketch Reveal at Just My Sketches. There are a variety of layout and page sketches that are posted through out the month, so stop by their site often! With spring finally on it's way in Iowa, I went with a bunny :-) I had just picked up some of the Heart Attack line the other day by We R Memory Keepers and thought it was uber cute.

We just got back from a family mini vacation to the Omaha Zoo and you couldn't have asked for nicer weather. The kids are now spending a couple days with Gma and Gpa while they have Spring Break from school this week. My sisters, Mom and I leave for a Girls Vegas weekend on Saturday. I usually don't go anywhere and two trips in two weeks! So I'm working away on some things to share with you while I'm gone.

Sorry If I'm Being A Bit Sketchy...

I was home with a sick Parker yesterday and so while he was resting, I played. Plus carpet repair dudes were here (for the last time, thank goodness!) and so I hid out so I wouldn't get in their way. I made this card with Kazan's Sketch #19 at 2 Sketches 4 You. I used some scalloped Bazzill paper, SEI paper, KI Memories chipboard and Around The Block tape. (I'm beginning to think I have a serious addiction to label tape...but it's just so easy and quick to use!)

This card I made for a sketch challenge over at the Bo Bunny Blog. I was so excited that one of my favorite LSS's Maple Street Memories (ok it's not so local, but they do set up shop sometimes at crops I go to), had a bunch of Bo Bunny paper so I just had to have them. I was down to a couple scraps and that wasn't going to get me far. In addition to the Bo Bunny paper and brads, I also used Daisy D's flowers rubons and American Craft sentiment rubons. I believe the flowers are Bazzill.

****REMOVED FOR PUBLICATION IN PAPER CRAFTS SEPT/OCT 2009 ISSUE.

This card was made with Sketch #155 from Card Sketch A Day. I did end up veering off the sketch a bit..oops! Their site as their name states...has a card sketch every day...that's a lot of sketches...cool! I used some Making Memories Passport papers and ABC stickers (I was so excited I found my stash of these tiny alphas...I also seem to have an addiction to them too) , KI Memories chipboard and some Martha Stewart pearls that accidentally fell in my cart this weekend.

Here is a card I made with Sketch #101 at CPS. I have to admit I was a little worried about using the criss cross on the sketch. This card actually came together very quickly once I grabbed the Surprise line from Scenic Route. It's kind of a simple card, but with such busy papers, I saw simple is better :-) I also saw today that my Scenic Route Suprise items I had made on an earlier post were selected as one of the winners on the Scenic Route website for January's Product Challenge...cool beans!

I even made two more cards yesterday, but I'm going to hold off posting as I made for a sketch pub call. If they don't get the love I will share next week. It's sad that I can get more made in a hour or two at home, then 8-9 hours at a crop!

Creatively Yours - Card Sketch #15

On this card I went a little crazy with a variety of manufacturers. I made it with a fun card sketch from Creatively Yours. I used Bazzill Bling cardstock, Scenic Route Sonoma papers, KI Memories Hula Envy lace cardstock, Basic Grey Urban Prairie cardstock stickers, Making Memories sticker and some Darice gems.

Off to take the hubby out for supper...he turns the big 4-0 tomorrow!

2 Sketches For You Cards

*This card will be featured in the February 2010 issue of Crafts N' Things*

I used K and Company Berry Sweet papers and sticker (owl), Paper Studio bling, Making Memories ABC stickers, chipboard heart from???, Making Memories green paint and Doodlebug glitter. I made the circle using the Coluzzle. Size is 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.


I used Making Memories Noteworthy papers, Paper Studio gems and American Crafts Chipboard letters. Size is 4x8.

Di Hickman Sketch June #4

I kept this card pretty simple, but loving the way it turned out. I was a little nervous about the slant on the sketch, but it actually came together quickly! I used Bazzill Cardstock, Cosmo Cricket Honey Pie, Making Memories felt ribbon, Prima Flower and Paper Studio brad. Size is about 3x6. Oops I just realized how crooked I took the picture. When I get some daylight I'll try for a little better one.

Sketch This #55

Here is Janelle's newest sketch. I really like how this card turned out. I used Making Memories paper and felt ribbon, Prima paper (that's the quote) and flowers, Paper Studio brads and a little Clearsnap Chestnut Roan ink. Size is 5x7.

2 Sketches For You - Kazan Sketch #3

Here is my attempt at this sketch this week - I flipped it 45 degrees.... I get so crazy sometimes...lol. I used Basic Grey's Blush paper, Paper Studio Bling and a Colorbok chipboard sentiment. I inked everything up with Clearsnap Chestnut Roan - my fave color ink ever! I was really happy with the way this turned out!

Love Cards

I ended up grabbing some more Rusty Pickle for these. My desk is a huge mess and they were on top so that's what I went with!

The heart card is made with the Pirate Princess line. Love all the pink on these papers. Also used Heidi Grace paper for the heart, Prima ribbon (love this too!), Royal Brush rubon quote and Paper Studio jewels.

The cupid card was also made with Rusty Pickle. These were pieces that were in a goody bag from awhile ago so I'll update the line once I find it out. I also used Bazzill Cardstock, Making Memories?? ribbon, Rusty Pickle button and Paper Studio bling.