2nd Entry @ 2 Sketches 4 You -Ultimate Card Showdown!

I am STILL in shock at making the final 30 in this FABULOUS contest. Once I got a peek at the other entries, I didn't think I stood a chance-everything was so beautiful!!

(Need card inspiration?? You can check out the rest of the Top 30 here: http://2sketches4you.blogspot.com/2009/06/top-30-finalists-card-of-week-and-fab-5.html . These cards are FABULOUS!!)

This is the sketch issued this week for Challenge #2, by Kazan. It was A LOT of fun to play with and really pushed me into uncharted territories as far as card making goes.





For this card, I dug into my Jenni Bowlin stash that I hoard and RARELY use. I SO love Jenni and am always scared to ruin the paper. ACK!!
I hand-stitched the bottom layer freehand without any pre-drawn lines to give it that home-made look. I used pre-cut, black DCWV 8x8 cardstock and then layered on top, using my Martha Stewart circle cutter (and I have an injury to prove it-that blade is SHARP!!) for my circle. I then adhered it to Cosmo Cricket (Ever After) and used my fancy scissors for the edging.

I finished the fussy cut flower with Diamond Glaze, glitter and a bit of Kaiser Craft bling.
The thank you tag is trimmed from a Making Memories die cut & finished with a BO Bunny rub on and a bit more bling for sparkle. I then used pop dots for dimension.

The ribbon, I got from my stash and added a bit more sparkle with Maya Road stick pins.



And that is it!
Wish me luck and please make sure to check out the other entries-they are SURE to inspire you!

:)

Forgot to add this!

Oops! There goes that poor memory of mine again!

I made this at a crop this weekend (and what FUN it was!)

and just got around to taking a pic and uploading it TODAY!

YIKES!

I made this for a challenge at Card Patterns ( http://cardpatterns.blogspot.com/ ),

using this sketch:

pps-K&Co.

Rubons-Creative Cafe

Letter Stickers-Pink Paislee

Black Zig Pen

Prima bling

And I don't normally post pics of Little Man but WHO can resist this adorable little face??

(If you are wondering what he is wearing, it's a hat I made up for him for 'Dress up like a flower' day. I mean REALLY how do you dress a BOY up as a flower?? So I made this and used pictures of Thomas the Train as flower centers.)

I think I am done now! ;)

Little toot from me :)

Holy MOLY and OW!! All I have been doing is SLEEPING lately (and NO, I am not expecting-LOL). I suspect it is because I have walked 8 days out of the last 10 and logged 11 hrs & 30 mins for those days. Hopefully THAT is it-tee hee. And my feet are PRETTY sore tonight!


So, in light of THIS information, I have been playing catch up today. Thankfully, Little Man was 'off' today and yesterday, so I got a few things done. I finally got my Mixer 22 done (I wasn't crazy about it at first and re-did it, then realized I was supposed to use STARS in the second one as well and couldn't send it to be posted after all.)


Which one do you like better? (Sorry even with editing, the colors are still a bit washed out. They are more vivid IRL)



Layout 1



Layout 2



AND-AND-AND!!! Since I have been so busy sleeping AND walking, I haven't had time to post-I made the final 30 out 400+ cards submitted for the '1st Annual 2 Sketches 4 You Ultimate Card Showdown'.
I STILL think there must have been some mistake BUT I am working on my next submission as we speak. They will pare it down to 20 from here (and I am CERTAIN I won't make it that far-but-WISH me LUCK!!! (it worked the last time! ;) )
http://2sketches4you.blogspot.com/2009/06/1st-annual-ultimate-card-showdown.html .

I am also working on my Just Cre8 July kit (July already?? Yes. July) and should have some sneaks to post in the next day or two :)

I think that is all I have for now.
Thanks for stopping by & Happy Wednesday!!

B is for Boy

Today I am issuing my first challenge at Scrapbooks N' Stuff and I am happy to share the LO here as well! Head on over and check it out!



B is for Boy
pp-Jenni Bowlin
cs-ColorBock
Chipboard-Cosmo Cricket
Embroidery Floss-DMC
black Zig Pen

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I also have another LO that I did with the Just Cre8 Scrap Pack.

Rock Out

All items from Kit except for alphas (American Crafts Thickers)

(close up)

Thanks for stopping by! Have a GREAT WEEKEND!!

Do you ever....?

..walk into a room for something and then forget why you went in once you got there??
I posted TWICE tonight (to share some news) and FORGOT BOTH TIMES!!
Sheeesh!

I made the Scrapbooks N' Stuff DT!!! http://scrapbooksnstuff.com/
This is a fairly new site based out of Florida. The store is currently being populated and the message Board is ROCKING!! Please come by and say hello! Everyone is SUPER friendly and UBER Talented!!

I also want to take this oppertunity to share some sad news about my first (and LOCAL) scrappy home-Paws on Scrapbooking. After alot of thought, Janique has decided to shut down POS to focus more on her busy family. I wish you the best of luck in the newest chapter of your life, Janique! TY again for giving me a chance to design for you so long ago and for always believing in my abilities when I wasn't always so sure of them myself.

OK I think that is it. I guess we will find out in about 30 mins if I have forgotten anything else. LOL.

Post #2 Tonight :)

I have some more cards to share but a stipulation in the below contest was that your blog entry could only contain the project you were submitting for the contest. Thanks for your patience! :)

These were made for the card challenge that I am issuing for Just Cre8 in an hour and thought I could share them here as well!

I am ALWAYS on the look out for a good bargain. I figure the less $$ I have to spend on the (ahem!) 'necessities' will leave more $$ for me to spend on all of those yummy papers that keep coming out, so when I found packages of blank cards (6-with matching envies!), at the local $1 Store, I stocked up!! This is a REALLY inexpensive way to do cards.

Supplies from Just Cre8 June kit (except for rubons-April Kit)

Supplies from Just Cre8 April kit. Rubons are Creative Cafe (from stash).

Happy Thursday!!

New Baby Card

Did you know that the '1st Annual 2 Sketches 4 You Ultimate Card Showdown' is going on??

What is it, you ask? You can read ALL about it here : http://2sketches4you.blogspot.com/2009/06/1st-annual-ultimate-card-showdown.html .

This is my entry. They are picking the top 30 for round 1 (and there are already over 180 entries!) YIKES!

Why don't you play along?? You have until June 6 to link your entry!

WISH me MUCH-O LUCK!!

I made this card for Hubby's cousin's new Baby (the 'P' is a monogram). TFL!

pps-MME, MMemories, Bazzill Just the Edge

Tag-MMemories

Pre-fab card, Lace doilie & Chipboard-$1 store

'Cute' embellie-Am Crafts

Ribbon-Fancy Pants

DMC embroidery floss

Thanks for stopping by!