Sketch challenges & Delightful Inspiration

I got this digi crown image on Melissa's Stamp It, Scrap It, Share It blog a few weeks ago, and I apologize for making anyone nervous thinking it was being re-distributed. I simply forgot where I had purchased it, and I'd been on a roll buying digis and finding freebies. The image was designed by Joni at Inktegrity and was designed as a fundraiser to benefit a friend of Melissa's whose child passed away. Please consider purchasing this image (click here). Thank you.

I am using this card for the Unscripted Sketches challenge #42 this week:


This card is for the Sweet Stop Sketch #43, using a digi image called Teapot by Shirleys2Girls:

I just love these little Super Hero characters from the Amazing Duo set - this is for the Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge this week:

And last, but definitely not least, is my card for the Delightful Inspiration challenge - we get a free digi for every time we play, it's really cool! This is the freebie I got last week for playing (click here to see that card) - and this one uses the new digis along with all designer series background papers, some ribbon and glitter:

Be back tomorrow, I love long weekends! Peace.

You're Super & Night Out

Got the absolutely adorable Amazing Duo set by The Greeting Farm last week and finally had a chance to ink it up today. I am using this card for 2 challenges:
Crazy4Challenges 24 - Use red as the main color
Quixotic Challenges #13 - Tag It!

The star in the upper right corner is embossed with silver, it's hard to see without clicking on the picture and opening it up to full size. I used Real Red & Night of Navy along with Very Vanilla cardstocks. The tag is from a pair of Seven7 brand jeans, I told you I am a HOARDER - I save EVERYTHING!

So last night Jeremy and I went over to our friends' house, Tim & Shannon, along with a few other couples. We always play the Wii when we go - Shannon had mentioned playing Rock Band and Jeremy was like "I am NOT playing Rock Band!" LOL Well, Jeremy also usually wants to leave and come home by 10:00 p.m. Let's just say it was 1:00 a.m. by the time I dragged his butt away from the guitar and drums! hee hee We had a blast - below are some pics from the night.

This is Shannon and me:

Tim & Jeremy, my 2 favorite guys:

Me and Missy:

This is Missy's husband Dan - he pretends to be shy for a little while and then he turns into a superstar - hee hee:
This is my other friend Dan, he is really a drummer but he did not do well at Rock Band. He was ready to boycott the game by the end of the night, LOL:

And this is Dan's wife Jen with me, she's awesome:

This is my friend Rhonda - she kicked everyone's butt in Rock Band all night long:
This is Rhonda's husband George with Shannon:

and here's Shan and Mis at the end of the night, doin' the duet:

This would be Tim, and this is why I love him:

Missy and Jeremy:We had a blast - I laughed so hard that my stomach still hurt when I woke up this morning. Those are the best times, don't you think?
Be back tomorrow! Peace.

Plane Fun Ribbon Border card!

I follow a LOT of blogs, I love getting ideas and inspiration from my fellow crafters. One of the blogs I follow is Willow & Paisley - check out this blog post about creating a ribbon border with your scraps of ribbon!

So I decided to give it a whirl - I used adhesive instead of staples on my ribbon and I challenged myself even more by making it a boy card. I have been volunteering for many years with organizations that send "happy mail" to kids (and adults, I usually focus on the kids though) who are suffering from cancer, brain diseases, etc. For the past couple of years, the organization I have been volunteering for is called Audrey's Umbrella. We get assigned to a person for a "season" and simply send them cards and small gifts during that time. My current assignment is a toddler boy with an older sister, so I always include her as well. This card will be for him:

And here is a close-up of the ribbon border:

This was a lot of fun and I will definitely use this technique again. I really did dig through my stash to see what scraps I had - I don't normally keep such small scraps, but I can tell you that I will be from now on! As if I don't hoard ENOUGH! ha ha ha Thanks, Charlene! :)

Well - it's F*R*I*D*A*Y!!!!! Not only that, but it's the Friday before a long weekend, and there is so much in blog-land going on this weekend! Blog hops at Whimsie Doodles today - another blog hop at TGF on Sunday night - and oh the challenges! We are going to a friends' house for a few drinks and snacks tonight and then the rest of my long weekend will be consumed by creating! Yay! We are also planning our April trip to California (northern) and I am getting so excited! Have a happy Friday everyone! See you tomorrow! Peace.

Je Taime

I took advantage of my 1/2 day "snow day" yesterday and used this cute digi image by Wendymade to create this card for a couple challenges:
"Just Us Girls" Sketch challenge
Stampotique "Love Themed" card

I used Stampin' Up! colors Rose Red and Regal Rose. Have a great day - tomorrow's Friday! :) Peace.

Club Anya Saturday Sketch & Anyone for Anya Color challenge

My last card for the weekend - I am using this one for 2 challenges:
Club Anya Sketchy Saturday sketch challenge
Here is the sketch:

and...
Anyone for Anya "Good Enough to Eat" challenge (make a card using "food" colors such as lemon/lime, coffee/cream, etc. - I chose chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry!)-

I mixed up the sketch a bit, I had fun making ribbon tags instead of using scalloped edges, I just love ribbon and ribbon tags are one of my favorite embellishments. I love the soft, subtle look of this card and I just adore her sparkly pink eyeshadow. LOL I tend to gravitate towards bright and cheery colors, so it's fun to force myself to do something different every now and then.

Have a great week, everyone! Peace.

Sunday Challenges

I discovered the Delightful Inspiration challenge blog, and was hooked by the concept immediately. It's sort of like the relay that TGF did - click here to read about it and see the challenge/free digi for February. Here is my entry:

I made this adorable card below for 2 challenges -
Spoonful of Sugar challenge #89, which is a sketch challenge and
Crazy4Challenges challenge #23, Be My Valentine

I used AiFactory Ella I Wuv You digi image, and SU! cardstock in Real Red, Pretty in Pink, and Whisper White:

For Stamping Bella's Be My Valentine challenge this week:

For the Stamp, Scrap, and Doodle Saturdays challenge, which is to make a Valentine without using the color red, I used a Whimsie Doodles digi image and the colors are mostly turquoise and brown:

For the Friday Sketchers #88 sketch challenge, I used this adorable Princess Anya image by The Greeting Farm - colors are mostly SU! Pretty in Pink and Whisper White:

I made this card for a follower of my blog, who asked me to make a card for her daughter's graduation from college. She calls her the pink princess, so I thought this would be appropriate. I hope she likes it!

I have a couple left to do - will post those tomorrow. Peace.

Farm Fresh Friday Gettin' Sketchy & Shopping

Happy Saturday! I made this card this morning and took a pic, and then I went out for the day and never had a chance to upload it! I am normally quite a home-body, I spend most of my weekends making cards and participating in challenges. LOL But today, I spent the day with my sister, my son Trevor, and my nephew Josh, who is 12. More on that later - here's the card I made for the Farm Fresh Friday Gettin' Sketchy challenge:

I used TGF's digi image Joseph, and the cardstock is SU! Old Olive, Ruby Red & Night of Navy, along with some assorted background paper. Brads are SU! Ruby Red.

So Shell (sis), Trev, Josh and I went to lunch at TGI Friday's, then we went to the mall and I kind of splurged and bought myself some new clothes for work - 3 pairs of pants and 5 shirts. LOL I had a blast. Then we went to the movies and saw 2012, it was really good. We were out all day and we just had a blast - Trevor is 16 and I'm so glad he still enjoys spending time with me. He even said when we got home, "that was a fun day!" LOL THAT made my day! :) Tomorrow I will be back to my stamping room to do some challenges. Hope you're all having a nice weekend. Peace.