A Big Bite - Part II

I managed to get a third card done for the Big Bite giveaway on Lesli's blog, Dragonfly Time. I flipped the sketch this time and left off the sentiment block because I didn't want to block the puppies too much!

I think I'll use this for my FIL for Father's Day!

A Big Bite

Lesli is having a contest for a Big Bite over on her blog, Dragonfly Time.
My MIL gave me a crop-a-dile for Christmas so I can't really justify buying a Big Bite. But I sure could justify winning one!! Lesli posted a sketch to use for entries into her contest.

Here is the first card that I made. The papers were from a little mat stack I picked up at the dollar tree eons ago. They only had one package. I don't normally use colors like this but I love them! I'll be sad when it's all gone! I really love how this card came out! I distressed all the edges and then did faux stitching around the edges. I wanted it to look like I really stitched it so I didn't keep my holes straight as I pierced them, giving it an authentic look! I LOVE how this turned out!! (On a totally unrelated note, but I'm typing it b/c I just thought of it and I don't want to forget it --- but how good would that orange panel look quilted???)





This is the second card that I made using some Stampin Up! DP that I won in a blog candy contest ages ago - I think it was a Christmas themed pack of some sort. This card started with the rosettes first and then grew from there. The sentiment is a CTMH sentiment that was within easy reach. I'm not sure if I am thrilled with the pop of pink or not. You can see here all the dimension on this card.

Faux Quilting

This weeks challenge over at Stamp Something was to create something faux. I saw a card this week that had a quilted panel on it and it was so cute...I wish I could remember who posted it. She actually used her sewing machine but I didn't feel like getting mine out so I just used my paper piecer, piercing guide and a white pen. I also saw a card weeks ago over at Oodabug Alley that used this set in yellow and loved it. I've been wanting to use this set ever since and it's been sitting out on my desk, just waiting for me.
This card also uses Sketch 7 from Triple the Sketch.

Stamps are ©Stampin' Up! I forget the name of the set and I used So Saffron, Always Artichoke and Close to Cocoa inks and markers.

Make it a beautiful day!

Biggest Swap Ever

Karin is putting together the biggest swap ever! I decided to join in today and you might want to head over and check it out too. The last day to sign up is today. The good news, you only have to make 2 cards!! How easy is that?

Always

I did two cards this week with the sketch from Page Plans as I wanted to see if I could actually make 2 very different cards using the same sketch. I think I pulled it off. It's hard to tell in the photo, but I sponged just a little bit of pink ink around the edges of the heart to give it some definition.



There are a few more creations over at Page Plans today that are so WOW!! The layouts are just AWESOME and actually make me want to scrapbook!

Make it a beautiful day!

A Shoe For Every Mood

This is my final sketch as a guest designer over at Page Plans. It's been so fun to see the sketch early!! I hope you stop by and check out the rest of the creations!

I started with that strip of DP - love all the colors in it and with the funk I've been in this week, it was a boost to my spirit! I created my scallops by punching out circles - all the fault of Kristina Werner as I saw her do it in a video on her blog. Using scissors would've been so much faster!! *grin* I heard a rumor that SU! may have a scallop border punch in the new catalog - oh how wonderful would that be!?!?! I've never used this set from CTMH until this week. My gal stamped up beautifully but the shoes were kinda spotty, so I went over them with my markers to fill them in. This card is headed to my friend Emily. She's in my lia sophia downline and loves shoes!! Whenever we can, we will sneak off and go shoe shopping!! Since I wear an 11 and she wears a 7, she usually has more luck at finding shoes but either way I love to shop with her!!

That Week

This week has been "that" week. I have just been in an icky funk all week long. I have been working on some things - a project, sorting some things in my craft room - did I tell ya'll that I decided to move some things around? - that's created havoc in there, let me tell you. And a whole lot of sitting in my chair, staring at my stamps.

I did get on to share my swap from the MFT swap over on SCS. I had my original photos on my EHD that is still dead so I had to take new photos, and I just haven't really been motivated to do that until this morning. All of the ATCs in this swap were phenomenal!! They are sitting here right by my computer in their little baggie. Every morning I start reading my email while D. eats his breakfast. Most mornings he finishes before I do so then he joins me here on the computer. And he always grabs this bag and wants to look at them. So they have brought us much joy in the few weeks that we've had them. He does get frustrated though because I won't let him "hold them, hold them". I don't want them to get bent - ya'll understand right?


I was a little worried about the umbrella being over the edges, but then decided if it's okay in a card, it should be okay in an ATC too! And if I had need of an umbrella in my life, I would definitely have a scarf tied around the handle. Oh - and what fun it would be to have polka dotted rain galoshes (is that what they are called?) But alas, rain is scarce around here - and when it does rain, it's usually pretty quick so I just wait it out. Or run quickly --- it's not like I'll get soaked!
I guess that's why I like this set so much - I can carry out my polka-dotted, fancy umbrella dreams through this girl.

Have a wonderful weekend! I'll be back on Sunday with my last card as guest designer for the PagePlans sketch blog.

Check This Out!

Well - I am supposed to be sweeping and mopping my kitchen floor. But I was away all weekend and just wanted to grab a few moments and at least catch up with my SBS3 sisters!! {{waves}} Hi girls!! One of them clued me in to this amazing blog candy prize over at Lil Deb's blog. It is a new blog for me and I've browsed around and all. Check out her SCS gallery too - way cute stuff!!

Also, one of my dearest friends just started a blog. Her name is Suzann and she is my buddy that gets me to make scrapbook pages!! Stop by and welcome her to blogland!!

Okay - I'm going to be good and go clean that kitchen floor!!

Happy Birthday with Glitter!

The sketch for this week over at Page Plans is a favorite of mine. I actually have several cards that I made way back when I was pregnant with the same quadrant in the background. I never knew what to do with them after that ---- so they sat. I think I'll have to figure out whether I a) finally tossed them or b)where I stashed them now that I know what to add to them. They used some yummy Anna Griffin paper.

My card for this week incorporates glitter - one of my top five supplies! I hope you can see the glitter on the background panels. They are from a DCWV Christmas mat stack. The background circle is a DCWV Glitter stack piece. The flowers are Bazzill, the sentiment is Making Memories I think as is the flower brad. The big pink "brad" is actually an old button salvaged off of a suede shirt that used to belong to my hubby's grandmother.

I've been having fun as a guest designer at Page Plans this month. They are looking for a guest designer for June - upload a card using the sketch by May 20th and you may be next!! You can find Page Plans HERE.

This may seem silly....

....but if you are a praying person, please pray that some tech guy will be able to save all the files off my external hard drive. After we had computer issues earlier this spring, I moved *everything* to my EHD. Four years of lia sophia, 15 months of pictures of my son, all the photos on this blog (well, I guess they are safe) plus some other stuff. It's hard to say exactly how much is on there, but it's a lot. Last week it lost connection in the middle of copying something over. It hasn't been usable since. The whole thing makes me sick to my stomach, as you can imagine. I'm just praying that the photos of my son will be recovered at the very least. I can re-create all the things I need for lia sophia - but I don't relish the amount of time that would take.