#5 at caardvarks

Well, I REALLY didn't think I would make it this far!! But here I am, finished with sketch #5 at caardvark's sketchfest I had a hard time with this sketch... the big circle just wasn't working for me.... Here is what I came up with though:

It's a 4x4 card. I actually started with a 5x5 card and tried 2 hand cut a big circle.It was not a pretty sight lol. So I made a smaller card that went well with my scallop circle :) I absolutlely LOVE this stamp from Papertrey. I t comes in a set with lots of fun garden images.And, I did the inside of this one too!! Yay me! :)

It's really simple, but still adds a fun touch I think.

Thanks for stopping by!!

supplies:

cardstock: from my stash

pattern paper: fancy pants

stamps: papertrey ink

ink: colorbox

button: papertrey ink

gems: hero arts

accessories: nestabilities, twine

more caardvarks fun!!

Can you believe it?! I did it :) I made a card for Wednesday's sketch at Caardvark's.

This sketch didn't seem quite as intimidating as yesterday's did lol. I *heart* these papers from K&Co--espcecially the pale purple one. Isn't it so pretty? :) And I even decorated the inside of this one:

I have been trying to pretty up the insides of all my cards lately :) I haven't gotten so that I do all of them yet, but maybe half? Not a bad start, right?! The white cardstock for this card is from PTI. I had heard lots of people rave about it, so I thought I should try it :) And wow, it really is nice and thick. I love it, but unfortunately that means I want to hoard it...lol

Thanks for stopping by again! I hope you've been enjoying the Sketchfest as much I have :)

supplies:

cardstock: papertreyink

pattern paper: k&co

stamps: verve

other: ek success butterfly punch, circle punch, gems

on a roll :)

I'm really surprised that I have gotten all 3 of the sketches done so far!! But I have been having fun :) I'm sure part of the reason I have gotten them all done so far is that my hubby Tomio has been out of town for the past 2 days. We'll see if I have time to get the rest done after he comes back tomorrow :) Anyway, here is what I made for Tuesday's sketch at Caardvark's for the Sketchfest going on all week:

I struggled with this one a little bit at first. But I like what I came up with in the end :)

supplies:

cardstock: core'dinations, papertrey ink

pattern paper: k & co

stamps: verve

buttons: autumn leaves

By the way, am I the last one to find out about "blogger draft?"  I discovered it when I was figuring out how to schedule a post for later. Wow, it is so much easier to add pictures, links or do just about anything! I'm sure I'm probably the last one to discover this, but it still made me happy :)

ANYWAY :), thanks for stopping by! I hope you liked  the card!!

Number 2!!

I did it!! I got the second Caardvarks sketch done :) woohoo :)

I LOVE this coffee set from Papertrey Ink. It has the cutest coffee images ever :) I don't use it nearly enough. And what color combo could be yummier than pink, light blue and brown?! I actuaally started out with just the brown and light blue, but I felt like it was missing something. Once I added the pink it was much more interesting to look at :) I didn't add a sentiment to this one and just left it all-occasion. Thanks for stopping by! I have enjoyed participating in the Caardvarks Sketchfest! Hopefully I will get 5 more done this week :)

supplies:
cardstock: pti dark chocolate, and K& Co
stamps: pti warm happiness, butterfly kisses
ribbon: pit dark chocolate twill
scallop border: quickutz
buttons: pit dark chocolate & spring rain, autumn leaves pink

caardvarks

This is my first time trying a Caardvarks sketch. But after having my week or so of not much crafting, I felt like trying to branch out some more :) I don't know if I will be able to make one for each of the 7 sketches they will have this week, but I will do as many as I can : )

So this is my take on the sketch :) I used alot from Papertrey on this card. I thought that Berry Sorbet and Ocean tides made for some fun Christmas colors :) I hope you like it!

Thanks for stopping by!

supplies:
cardstock: papertrey ink
stamps: papertrey ink merry & bright
ink: papertrey ink
flourish: quickutz
other: fiskars scallop border punch, nestabilities, pearls

cps sketch challenge

I've checked out the sketches before at the CPS site, but I had never participated in any. So when I saw this weeks sketch, I thought I should try it :) It looked fun and seemed easy to do. And I LOVED all the creations the design team had made!!! Just gorgeous.

I always wonder how liberally I can follow a sketch for a challenge....does anyone else wonder about that? lol ! But for this one, I saw the design team members all had very different interpretations, so I thought pretty much any interpretation would be ok. :) Honestly, I'm not that happy with it....It's just not what I had imsgined it like in my head lol..But, since I DID make it for the challenge, I thought I would go ahead and post it. It's better than not posting anything, right? :) lol!!

Thanks for stopping by! hope you have a great weekend!

supplies:
cardstock: from stash
pattern paper: fancy pants
stamps: pti
felt shapes: fancy pants
other: misc. ribbon, gems

mojo monday

....on Thursday. Wow. I didn't realize how much I miss crafting when I don't get the chance to. Usually, I get a chance to work on a card or a layout at least a little bit each day. The longest I go without would maybe be a weekend. But this week, with my sister Eryn having her baby and us going to visit etc. I actually hadn't had a chance to do anything until today. I felt a little off or "cranky":), but didn't realize how much of that could be helped by me getting at least a little scrapping time :) So I was SO happy to get a chance to make a card for this week's Mojo Monday sketch. Here is my card:

It actually came together really quickly. I saw this pattern paper from Die Cuts with a View and thought it would look really nice. I love how the colors match Ocean Tides ink from PTI. I just could not get the 3 circles in the corner to look right, so I didn't add any. But I did add a little bling :) Hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by!

supplies:
cardstock: core'dinations
pattern paper: diecuts with a view
stamps: verve
ink: pti ocean tides, kodomo nokao cocoa
other: fiskars scallop punch, gems