STS23

I am regretful that I haven’t played with Lesley’s sketch challenge, Seize the Sketch, for a long time!  So I remedied that with a card for a friend who is going through a long bout with cancer; he is nearing the end,  but we wanted to let him know we miss him at church and that we are praying for him!  So here’s the sketch:

I only have a couple of the new DPs and when I got this Confetti Celebration, I thought….WHAT am I going to do with this?!!!  But I persevered, remembered Geometrical with its fun triangle elements and went to work!

Once I got going, I was having a blast with all the colors: Tangelo Twist, Strawberry Slush, Bermuda Bay, Hello Honey, Basic Gray and Pistachio Pudding!!!  Sounds like a really potent drink, doesn’t it?!  I also used some Sweet Sadie Washi Tape and a Candy Dot!!!  Fun!

I also used a sentiment from Sweet Stuff and a little star from Something to Say!  Thanks for visiting today!

We went to a local pool yesterday and Grammy did not slather on enough sunscreen on her wee one’s face!  After a short nap, she played in her sandbox….but truthfully, she was exhausted!  Can you tell?

STS6

Yay, it’s Friday!  I’m popping in with a quick card using the Seize the Sketch sketch #6:

I flipped the sketch so my little Storybook Friends pup wouldn’t be running off the side of my card!

I had a pleasant surprise when a sweet blog friend signed up as a demonstrator!  I wanted to send her a happy card to tell her she made my day!  I used some fun papers from Birthday Basics and I watercolored the wee pup in Crushed Curry with an aquapainter:

I also added a little Needlepoint Border embossing on the side…love that little extra touch!



Enjoy your day!

Cassidy LOVES looking at her own photo album!

Wee Project Details
Stamps	Storybook Friends
Card stock & Papers	Soft Sky, Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Birthday Basics DP
Ink	Chocolate Chip, Raspberry Ripple, Crushed Curry
Accessories	Stitched Ribbon
Tools	Big Shot, Circle Thinlets, Needlepoint Border EF, 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, Aquapainter

STS2

Happy Thursday, peeps!  Well, it’s back to hot temps here in PA, but I guess my mind is on fall!  I loved the Seize the Sketch sketch #2:

I hadn’t played too much with the new single stamp, Magnificent Maple, so this seemed like a good time to use it to make my own background paper:

I also did some diagonal scoring with my Simply Scored, and added a Label Love sentiment:

I tucked some Gorgeous Grunge on there too….speckles and stripes!  Enjoy your day!

Sometimes you just need to chill out on Grammy’s craft room floor with blankie, Lambie & sippie:

Wee Project Details
Stamps	Magnificent Maple, Label Love, Gorgeous Grunge
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanila, Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze
Ink	Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, Tangerine Tango, Real Red, Crumb Cake
Accessories	Brads
Tools	Diagonal Simply Scored, Artisan Label Punch, 1/16" hole punch

STS1, DD64 & CCCB171

Happy Thursday, peeps!  I have two cards today for three challenges.  Both cards use the Seize the Sketch sketch #1….that amazing Lesley has started another sketch challenge!  Here’s the first one:

Unfortunately, I need a sympathy card, so I found some beautiful MME papers, cut off a triangular panel from one piece and adhered it to a pretty polka-dotted background:

I did some stitching, stamped a label image, made a little banner and attached it all with a glimmer brad, some shabby ribbon in Soft Sky and some loopy gold thread:

And isn’t this vintage sewing machine image the sweetest?

This card also qualifies for the City Crafter Challenge, which is to use polka dots!

The next one uses the Dynamic Duos color challenge 64:

My heart wasn’t quite in this one as much as the first one, but I needed a thank you card RIGHT AWAY, so this one had to do:

I just feel like it’s missing something, but it is long gone!  I used the heart from Kind & Cozy to make a little “flower” center.  I also used Gingham Garden washi tape to make the center for my build-a-brad…I love that!

Dana shared these photos with me…..Cassidy has a little etch-a-sketch type toy, and she drew a self portrait….pretty good, for an almost 3YO:

She even got the ponytails in the right place (although she might tell you that they are arms, LOL!).  Enjoy your day!  And since I am in a wee bit of a hurry today, I’m not sharing recipes….if you need to know anything about either of these cards, shoot me an email!