As You See It #104

Good morning crafty friends! I have some exciting news!! I have been asked to be on the

Design Team over at As You See It!! AYSI is a super fun weekly challenge blog that posts

a new challenge (usually a sketch) every Friday with projects being due by Wednesday

evening! I am so happy to be playing along with this new challenge!It definitely made

me have to think outside the box, but I love to be challenged once in a while! 

For the new challenge, you must use all of these items on your project, but for

instance, like me, I din't have anything "pool party" so I just used a similar color.

For my card I cut out circles for my negative space out of my patterned Ombre paper,

then having that negative space filled with paper close to the Pool Party color, and

putting a little slate ribbon with a knot and finishing up with a sentiment and other details:

Enabler's List:

Paper: AC Dear Lizzy - Serendipity

Stamps: Verve - Poppy Birthday

Ink: CTMH - Outdoor Denim

Dies: Verve - Build a Poppy

Misc: CTMH - slate ribbon, and gold sequins

Viva la Verve July week1

Good morning crafty friends and happy Monday! This is my last day off of my lovely

4 day weekend! It's nice to have one of those every so often. Do you know 

what is even better about today than the fact that I have off?! My nephew is being

born today!! I can't wait to see him! My SIL's c-section is scheduled at 2pm

today. Later will be able to go to the hospital and see them! I can't wait to see what my

little 2.5 year old niece will think of having a little brother!

Before I get to cleaning and then getting ready for the day I wanted to share a card

I made last night following the July week one sketch from Viva la Verve.

Enabler's List:

Size: 4.5 x 6

Paper: SU - Bohemian

Stamps: Verve - Poppy Birthday and Verve - Big Wish

Ink: SU - rich razzleberry and island indigo

Dies: Verve - Build-a-Poppy and Nestabilities lacey circles and sm circles

Misc: Verve - blue sequins and CTMH - teal shimmer trim

Mojo Monday #403

Good morning crafty friends and happy Thursday! I sure hope y'all are 

having a great week so far! We are halfway through to the weekend!

I think on Saturday we are going to go visit some family a few hours away.

We really need to anyways. My grandpa is doing chemo again for

Multiple Myeloma (plasma cell carcinoma) and has been up and down for

the last month or so. The doctor said that the chemo is working very

well but he is have having some trouble with anemia because of some of the

other medication the doctor has him on. The hardest part right now is

getting him to eat and drink on a regular basis. If he doesn't feel like doing

it, he won't. The not drinking much worries my mom because most

myeloma patients usually don't actually die from the cancer they die from kidney

 failure or really bad pneumonia. Obviously you want to drink plenty to help

your kidneys filter out the junk. The doctor did say he was going to lower the

dose on one of the meds that's causing the anemia so hopefully that

will perk him back up!

Before I head out to work this morning I wanted to share a quick card I

made the other day. I followed sketch #403 from Mojo Monday.

I also used one of my new paper packs I got during the Joann's 60% off

scrapbook paper sale last week. They came in the mail on Monday.

I got 18 6x6 pads and 5 packages of enamel dots from $65. Hubby says I

need to get to crafting if I am going to use all of this paper before I die. lol

Enabler's List:

Paper: Doodlebug - Hip Hip Hooray

Stamps: Verve - Birthday Bots and Verve - Birthday Bash

Ink: CTMH - Slate and Pear and Ranger black archival

Misc: Verve - Metal Mix, CTMH - teal shimmer trim,

Nestabilities large and small circles, and Spectrum Noir pencils

Here is a pic of my Joann's order;

Mojo Monday #400!!!

Good evening crafty friends! I sure hope y'all have had a great Monday!

I can't complain about mine! I worked with my favorite surgeon,

was off work by 3:30, got a chance to sit down and make a card, and still

have some time to chill before heading off to Bible study!

So this week over at Mojo Monday there is a big celebration for the 

400th sketch! Wow! How incredible is that! Julee started Mojo Monday

in 2007 and look how strong it's going today! Mojo Monday 

and Viva la Verve are my absolute favorite challenges to play along

with! I am also in love with Verve Stamps if you haven't already noticed!

I first played along with Mojo Monday back in October of 2012.

It was the very first challenge I ever participated in! I loved it so much

that I've never looked back and sketch challenges have become

my all-time favorite! I have a purple three ring binder where I keep the
print outs that Julee makes for all the Mojo sketches so I never have
to worry about inspiration when doing a non sketch challenge. 

I just flip through my binder and pick one! 

For the sketch, Julee went back to the first Mojo Monday sketch

she ever made! Here is my take on that sketch:

Being the first of the month, it is a prize winning challenge, but not

only that, Julee has decided that the Mojo Monday design team

needs a few more designers! So I am throwing my hat in the ring to

see if maybe I can make the cut! It would be a dream come true - literally!

Enabler's List:

Paper: American Crafts - Dear Lizzy (lucky charms)

Stamps: Verve - Poppy Birthday

Ink: CTMH - outdoor denim and Versamark

Dies: Verve - Build a Poppy

Misc: Verve - Shine Bright Sequins, Recollections doily and ribbon

Viva la Verve May week 5 sketch

Good Monday morning crafty friends! Hope y'all had a great weekend!

We have an entire week without rain chances! At the moment

at least. We hope it stays that way! On the bright side of all the crazy

we've had, everyone thing is exceptional green! It's a little surreal

at times to go out in the country and see the trees and fields such a rich

shade of green! On that note, I made a card using the May week 5

sketch from Viva la Verve using some fun and bright spring colors!

Enabler's List:

Paper: CTMH - Blossom

Stamps: Verve - Poppy Birthday

Ink: CTMH - pear and Versamark

Dies: Verve - Build a Poppy

Misc: Verve - Shine Bright sequins

Mojo Monday #398

Good morning crafty friends and happy weekend! Hope y'all are having

a great weekend so far! We are getting rain, rain, and more rain!

We can't take much more of this! Our lakes are closed for flooding and

some roads and bridges have washed out! This has been the wettest

spring I can remember! About 11 or so years back we had a summer with

over 40 straight days of rain, but it wasn't a constant torrential downpour so

things didn't flood like they have this spring. We plan to just mostly

stay inside since we can't do any outdoor activities. We may go to the movies.

Since it was raining last night, I took the time to get a little crafty.

I made a card following the current sketch from Mojo Monday. This one

had me thinking for a bit but when I checked out the designer's

cards, Wanda's stood out. I loved how she flipped the sketch on it's

side, so I decided to go for the same look! I love how it turned out!
I am also entering my card into the challenge at Scrap & Craft Inspiration
and the current challenge at Dragon Lair Designs.

Enabler's List:

Paper: CTMH - Blossom

Stamps: Verve - Poppy Birthday

Ink: CTMH - pear and Versamark

Dies: Verve - Poppy and Nestabilities sm and lrg circles

Misc: White embossing powder, CTMH opaque pearls

Simply Create Too challenge #83

Good morning Simply Create Too fans! Hope y'all are gearing

up for a great weekend! I will be busy making a cake

and cupcakes for a little ones first birthday! I love baking

for my favorite little ones! Speaking of birthday's, I 

made a birthday card for our new challenge at SCT!
I followed the current sketch from Sketch n Scrap for this card.

Challenge:

No stamps or Digi stamps of any kind!

My creation:

Enabler's List:

Paper: CTMH Confetti Wishes

Misc: Paper Studio 3D stickers

Viva la Verve February week 2

Good evening crafty friends! I hope y'all have had a great weekend!

We had weather pushing 80 yesterday so we took advantage of

it and spent most of the day at the zoo with with the sis and bro in law

and little niece! We had a great time! Today on the other hand

is gloomy and cold. I'ts amazing how OK's weather changes so much.

The saying "If you don't like the weather, just wait a minute"

has been oh so true this weekend lol. Anyways, because of the less

than lovely weather today I was able to do a little crafting and 

made a card following the February week 2 sketch from Viva la Verve.

Enabler's List:

Paper: Carta Bella Ahoy There, CTMH ruby and white daisy cs

Stamps: Verve Strong Anchor and Verve Wonderful Marvelous

Ink: CTMH ink in cranberry, outdoor denim, and glacier

Misc: Verve Strong Anchor die, Spellbinders sm and lrg circle dies,

Tree House sequins in red, white, and light blue

Mojo Monday #376

Good morning crafty friends! I am about to head out for an early morning

at work but wanted to share the card I made last night before

I go. I followed the current Mojo Monday sketch and am also entering

this card into the current Verve Diva Dare called My Favorite Things. I am

using one of my very favorite Verve stamp and die sets called Joyful Blooms.

Oh, I also got my new lights in the mail yesterday with lovely bright white

light bulbs! I'm still playing around with them trying to decide

what is the best placement for photographing my cards but right now

I'm just happy that I did no editing on these photos except adding

a watermark and cropping them down to a proper size.

Enabler's List:

Paper: Paper Studio Cheyenne and vellum,

with CTMH outdoor denim, hollyhock, and slate

Stamps: Verve Joyful Blooms and CTMH You Mean the World

Ink: CTMH outdoor denim and hollyhock

Misc: Verve Joyful Blooms and Dreamy Leaves dies,

CTMH silver shimmer trim and CTMH clear sparkles

Here is what my setup currently looks like, If any of y'all

have some tips for tabletop photography I'll gladly take them!

Sketch N Scrap card challenge #36

Good morning Sketch N Scrap fans! Happy Monday!

Hope y'all are having a good one! If not, maybe doing a little

crafting will perk your day up! It always does mine!

It's time for the last card sketch of the month!

Here is my take:

Enabler's List:

Paper: Confetti Wishes

Stamps: CTMH April 2015 SOTM, Verve Birthday Bash

Ink: CTMH Outdoor Denim

Misc: CTMH Purple gems, Clear ep, Colored pencils, OMS

Sketch N Scrap card #35

Good morning Sketch n Scrap fans! Hope y'all have

had a great weekend! Are y'all ready for the 

first card sketch of the month?! Here it is:

Here is my take:

Enabler's List:

Paper: CTMH Chalk it Up

Stamps: CTMH Joyful Birthday

Ink: CTMH Black and Lagoon

Misc: CTMH Chalk it Up assortment

Sketch N Scrap National Card Month challenge #1

Good morning Sketch N Scrap fans! Happy National 

Card Making Month! Over at Sketch N Scrap along with our

regular sketch challenges we will also be having a theme challenge

 for cards every Saturday until the end of the month!

The first week's challenge is "Masculine."

Here is my masculine themed card:

Enabler's List:

Paper: CTMH Wanderful

Stamps: Verve Birthday Bash

Ink: CTMH Black

Mojo Monday and Verve Diva Dare

Good morning crafty friends! Hope y'alls weekends are

off to a great start! I had some girlfriends over last night, it was

the first time for them to come over the new house!

It was fun! Tonight the hubby and I are going to my work party.

Good food and bowling at Redpin! I love that place!

Although I may be partial to it since I worked there, that job

got me through college! Anyways I made a card the 

other day that I wanted to share. I followed the current sketch

from Mojo Monday. I am also entering this card into the current

Verve Diva Dare challenge called "Terrific Trios."

I used 3 patterned papers and 3 black enamel dots on my card.

Enabler's List:

Paper: Paper Studio Murphy's Square, CTMH cardstock

in Outdoor Denim, Autumn Terracotta, and Colonial White

Stamps: Verve Birthday Bash and Verve Big Wish

Ink: CTMH Outdoor Denim

Misc: Recollections black enamel dots

Freshly Made Sketches #154

Good Sunday Morning crafty friends! Hope y'all are

having a great weekend! I sure am! The hubby

and I will be celebrating our second wedding anniversary

tomorrow! We are taking a little shopping trip to Dallas!

Yep, that's where people from Oklahoma go for vacation... lol!

I love making trips to Texas to shop or go to my aunt

and uncles lake house. That lake is one of my most favorite 

places! One day hubby and I plan to have a house there.

Anyways, I wanted to share a great masculine birthday

card i made before I head off to church. I sometimes have a

hard time with masculine cards, but having good

paper is a great start! I found this pack at Hobby Lobby

the other day and it was half off! It has great patterns.

I followed the current sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.

Enabler's List:

Paper: Paper Studio Happy Birthday to you Sir, and 

Paper Studio solid cardstock

Stamps: MFT Birthday Greetings

Ink: CTMH Black

Misc: Verve Starry Die

CTMH Confetti Wishes and Viva la Verve

Good morning crafty friends! Hope y'all are having a great 

weekend! I sure am! We had a cold front blow through Friday

so yesterday it never made it to 70! It was so nice to put

on pants and a sweatshirt! I love fall weather! 

I wanted to share a card I made yesterday using new paper

from Close To My Heart called Confetti Wishes.

I followed the September week one sketch from Viva la Verve.

I am also entering this card into the current Verve Inspiration Challenge.

This month's challenge called "Sweet September" is to use

something sweet on your project like candy or cake. I used cupcakes.

Enabler's List:

Paper: CTMH Confetti Wishes

Stamps: Verve Birthday Bash

Ink: CTMH Exclusive Inks in Pacifica, Pear, Thistle, and Crystal Blue

Misc: CTMH Topiary striped ribbon

Sketch Saturday

Good morning crafty friends! I have a card to share with y'all!

The challenge is from Sketch Saturday. Since it was the 5th

Saturday of the month, you got to choice which old sketch you

wanted to follow. I picked a sketch from almost a year ago.

Here is the sketch I chose to work with:

Enabler's List:

Paper: Prima Marketing, CTMH Sorbet and White Daisy

Stamps: Verve Joyful Blooms

Ink: CTMH Slate

Misc: Verve Joyful Blooms dies

Freshly Made Sketches #151

Good Friday morning crafty friends! It's about long weekend 

time! Can't wait to have a little time to relax! I have a card to share

real quick that I made last night but it was too dark to get a good pic of it.

 I used the current sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.

Enabler's list:

Paper: Carta Bella Ahoy There, Fancy Pants Nautical, 

CTMH Outdoor Denim and Ruby CS

Stamps: Verve Big Wish

Ink: CTMH Exclusive Ink in Outdoor Denim

Misc: Verve Pennant Trim die

Sketch N Scrap card #32

Good morning Sketch N Scrap fans! Happy Hump Day!

The weekend is getting closer! Hope y'all get some good  crafty

time in! I always look forward to the weekend in hopes

that I get to spend a bit of time in my studio!

We have another great sketch from y'all made by the talented Lisa!

Card sketch #32 due August 31st:

Here is mt take on the sketch:

For this card I used DP by Authentique and Close To My Heart

solid cardstock. The stamps and dies are from Verve.

The Ruby and Outdoor Denim ink is CTMH.

Try Stampin' on Tuesday #181

Good morning Try Stampin' on Tuesday fans! Hope y'all are

having a great week so far! It's finally starting to warm up here and

feel like summer! We were blessed with a mild July...

I guess the hot temperatures had to creep up sometime. That just

means more time for indoor activities like card making! ;-)

We have another great sketch up for the week! Hope y'all will join us!

TSOT Sketch #181:

My take on the sketch:

Enabler's List:

Paper: CTMH Confetti Wishes

Stamps: MFT Birthday Greetings, CTMH December SOTM Cutie Pie

Ink: Versamark, CTMH Exclusive Ink in Pear and Pacifica

Misc: Recollections EP, colored pencils, OMS

Watercolor Butterflies

Good afternoon crafty friends! Hope y'all are having a great

weekend so far! I decided that I wanted to try to get into a little

bit of painting for my cards. I went to Hobby Lobby and

bought this watercolor pigment set and used my 40% off coupon

so it was pretty inexpensive. I did some YouTube searching

for how to incorporate stamps into watercolor painting and I found

this awesome tutorial by Dawn of Wplus9 stamps. I just used 

a butterfly stamp I already had from a MFT butterfly stamp set.

I painted two butterflies and put them on cards. The first butterfly

I put on a card following the August week 2 sketch from Viva la Verve.

The second butterfly I put on a card following the current 

Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

Enabler's List:

Paper: Watercolor paper, CTMH cardstock in White Daisy,

Whisper, Honey, and Lagoon

Stamps: MFT Blissful Butterflies, and Verve Big Wish

Ink: CTMH ink in Slate and Whisper

Misc: Watercolor pigments, brushes, Darice honeycomb folder,

SU chevron folder,Verve sequins, Ranger mini misters.

Other Challenges:

Verve August Diva Dare: Celebrate 

Verve Diva Inspirations: Sequin Stunner

Closer look at butterflies:

Sketches: