CPS 92

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!
We did & it was the most laid-back one we've ever had.
We didn't have to be anywhere until 2:00
& I was only in charge of 2 dishes!!
We loved it!!

So, I don't shop on Black Friday.
If you lived where I do,
you probably wouldn't either.
Ease of traffic flow was definitely not on the County's
mind when constructing our road system,
so it could easily take 30-mins to get 5 miles.

So, while all of you are out shopping:)
I'm at home, without kids, scrapping!!
I finished my CPS #92 card yesterday,
and started a new one, but it's not coming together.
This one was easy & quick though.

We normally get our Christmas tree this weekend,
but not sure we will?
I'm not in the mood to pull down decorations either,
so, I'm off to try & get some more scrapping done.
The girls are going to see Bolt today
& maybe when they get back,
it'll be nap time:)

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2 Sketches 4 U - Kazan 14 sketch

I feel like I'm back in the saddle again.
I didn't realize how bad my computer was until now.
Things are running so fast & I'm lovin' it.
I've had a rather productive day today,
getting carpet steamed cleaned, showers cleaned,
some homeschooling done, programs downloaded,
homemade hot chocolate made
and both sketches at 2 Sketches 4 U finished.
The first card uses Kazan's Sketch 14.
I got my Label Tulip kit the other day
and I'm lovin' the combination of colors in this kit.
Lots of Maya Road & some Basic Grey & Fancy Pants papers.

This card uses Hanneke's bonus sketch.
I originally cut a similar shape on my Expression,
but then decided to use this 7Gypsies label sticker
& simply cut around it.
The card is actually small,
measuring only 3 1/4" long x 2 1/4" high.
I did cut the leaves with my Expression though.

I mentioned in my previous post about the beautiful
styrofoam snowflakes my friend made for me.
They own a business that cuts styrofoam
& she cut 3 different sizes.
Here's a picture

She's trying to make some extra money for Christmas.
If you'd be interested in having a set of 3 for $15.00+shipping,
please email me. I can also give you the dimensions at that time.
These are fairly thick too....I think she said 2"?
I plan on covering the front of mine with some glitter
& then using wire to hang them,
embellished with ornaments & ribbon.

On the eve of Thanksgiving, for us Americans,
I hope you have safe travels, many blessings
& a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend ahead of you.
No Black Friday shopping for me:)
Hoping to scrap & spend time with my girls though!!

more So Sketchy November design work................

And where the heck have you been all my life?
Boy howdy am I glad to be back!!
I gave up my computer a week ago
only to get the horrible news that my hard drive was corrupt.
Luckily, I had transferred important stuff to my external,
but dang it..................
it still takes forever to reinstall everything you had before.
Not to mention I'm having a prob with iTunes,
so my work for tomorrow is already planned.

In other news, I did take advantage of having no computer
and I relaxed.
It was nice not having my "daily" blog stops & challenges to mess with.
Instead, I did lots of Christmas shopping,
some card-making,
and no cooking?
For some reason, husband isn't understanding that:)

I do have two more So Sketchy projects to post though.
Go here.............So Sketchy...................to get the first sketch.
and here's my take on it:

These are pics of my brothers new house.
I used a Maya Road chipboard house album page
to put some of the inside pics on.
I love the My Minds Eye transparency.



Here's the 2nd sketch:
I will admit I had a harder time w/this sketch?
Not sure why, but I like how this turned out, in the end.

And that's all I have for now.
I did make 24 Thank You cards
& 5 generic "everyday" cards for Ashlyn's teacher.
This is part of her Christmas gift.
I also made some "cookie-cutter" birthday cards,
but I"m not sure what to do w/them now:)
I had my bil's bday yesterday, mil's today
& my nephew's tomorrow,
so I'll be giving cards for those occassions.

I also have a link to the television show,
Susan Neal from PaperCrafts,
did featuring my Bling Button tree.
I'll try to get that linked tomorrow.

And I have a gorgeous styrofoam snowflake set to show you.
My friend owns a styrofoam business & can cut just about anything.
She cut me 3 of the most beautiful snowflakes
& I can't wait to decorate them for the holidays.

That's all I have for now.
Have a Blessed Thanksgiving, whereever you are!!

CPS 91, 2 Sketches & a RAK!!

Happy Tuesday everyone!!
I hope your week is going good so far!
Mine is.....I could complain about this & that,
but why?
Life is truly good!!

So, I've had a chance to work with the CPS 91 sketch
& 2 Sketches 4 U - Laura 13 sketch & the bonus!!
I'll start with the CPS sketch.
I must admit I love the simplicity of it,
but wouldn't you know I have to go & complicate it.
I started with this first card.
My entire sentiment & design was "supposed" to go across the bottom,
you know............like the sketch (go figure),
but it didn't work out as I had it envisioned,
so..............here ya go!!

Here's my 2nd attempt.
I have 3 birthdays coming up,
two of which are for boys.
I don't make "manly" cards enough,
so I enjoyed this one.

Once again, I got to play around with my Cricut Expression
for this one & made the label.
Here are my 2 cards for the current 2 Sketches 4 U sketches.
The first is using Laura's #13 sketch.
Trying to use some more of this beautiful K&Co paper & embellies.

And this second is using a bonus sketch by Kristen,
one of their awesome design team members.
Using some yummy My Minds Eye Christmas papers,
and I went with circles, instead of squares.

So, I have to turn my computer over to the computer gods!!
It's been acting very, very strange lately
& it's been frustrating to say the least.
I have no idea how long they'll have it,
but I'll survive:)
And, don't forget I'm offering a RAK.
See this post for all the details!!
Have a blessed day everyone!!

Guest Designer @ So Sketchy & a RAK!!!

I think I mentioned a couple of posts back,
I was working on some projects for So Sketchy?
Well, my work has been posted & I hope you'll go visit.
Not necessarily to see my work,
but to see all the wonderful sketches Ally puts up, almost, daily
and the wonderful work from the regular design team.

Here is the link to the first sketch I used.
'm also going to offer a RAK.....................
Anyone that uses the sketch,
leaves a comment & link at So Sketchy,
and posts to this comment, with a link to your sketch,
I'll put all the names in a drawing for a RAK from me.
Here are my projects:

The reason I have 3 projects?
Well, originally I had to get my juices flowing,
so I made a card.
That was just what I needed & proceeded with the 12x12 layout,
only to realize this sketch was based off an 8.5x11 layout:)
BUT, it wasn't hard with this sketch to recreate the projects.
That's the beauty of sketches.

The weather here is chilly again & I'm soooooooooooooooooo
in the mood to make some homemade soups, pies, breads & cookies!!
I told William I had to wait until December 1st
or our waist line would NOT appreciate it:)

I hope you're all having a Blessed Sunday!!

Weekend chillin'................

So, Ashlyn had the wonderful opportunity to see
So You Think You Can Dance, at our local civic center last night.
She even got a 2nd row from the stage seat
& stayed out til 12:30 AM getting autographs.
She was so excited!!
William also called & they didn't get 3rd place.
I could tell he was bummed,
because the team they were hoping to beat
came in 2-mins before them.
But it sounds like he enjoyed himself.
The weather here has slowly gotten colder
as the day has gone on &
I think we're expecting temps in the 30s tonight!!
I've gotten some scrapping done today,
though not as much as I would have liked.
Two of these projects were from last week,
but all are using sketches from So Sketchy.
The first uses the September 3rd sketch.
The card is using an August 8th sketch.
The 3rd uses a current November 1st sketch.
And the last uses Sketch #25.

I've been playing a little more with my Expression.
I cut the apple for my "homework" layout using it.
I also got the Design Studio, but I'm having computer probs
& can't install it right yet.
I want to make some really cool shaped cards:)
I hope you're having a wonderful weekend so far!!

Kazan's Sketch 13 & a couple of TOOTS!!

So..............................
where the heck you been all week?
Hehehehehehehe!!!
I've been here,
just busy gettin' things done.
I'm sure you know the feeling!

So, can I start by tootin?
I'm excited to say I got some more cards picked up
by CARDS magazine for their May issue!!
I love the ones they chose & can't wait to see them in print.

I'm also the Guest designer for So Sketchy this month.
I've been busy creating some projects,
which should be posted next weekish?
If you get a chance to stop by,
I hope you will.
I really enjoy all the sketches Allison posts
& her design team is pretty talented too:)

And now, I have my card for Kazan's Sketch 13 at 2 Sketch 4 U.
I finally got to hook up my Expression Tuesday.
I cut a couple of things & then showed the family what it could do.
They were pretty excited & I let them pick something to be cut.
Ashlyn chose the snowflakes on this card
& asked me to make a Christmas card for her teacher.
So, here it is in all it's simplicity,
but so Christmasy to me!!

So what are your plans for the weekend?
William has his final bike challenge,
where they're vying for 3rd place.
This is a pretty big deal,
since they just started doing these challenges 1-year ago
& there are over 100 teams competing!!
I'm hoping to get some scrapping time,
but will give the girls some one-on-one time first.
Ashlyn is absolutely dying to cut more stuff on the Expression:)

CPS 88, 89 & 90

How has your weekend been thus far?
Mine has been wonderful.
The weather is absolutely gorgeous
& I've had scrappin' & family time.
Last week I did both CPS 88 and 89.
I thought I had linked them & had not,
so I'm posting them again.

This morning I also managed to do the current CPS 90.
Love how this turned out.

Look for this card in the May 2009 issue of ScrapTrends Magazine

I also got my new Cricut Expression Friday:)
I haven't even pulled it out of my truck
as I've been getting projects done first.
So....................gotta go get it now!!
Happy Blessed Sunday everyone!!

So Sketchy #6

Now, I'm getting ready to show you something.
and I don't want you to be alarmed,
but I do feel you would be safer sitting down.
It's nothing to be afraid of,
but it's very alarming, nonetheless.
Are you ready?
Are you sure?
Okay..........................
here goes:
TA DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Thank You!! Thank You!!
Please, no applause:)
What possessed me to do a 2-page layout?
I have NO idea.
I cannot even remember the last time I did a 2-page layout.
But, I printed off these pictures & headed over to So Sketchy.
I needed a sketch for 5 pictures & when I saw this 2-pager sketch,
I thought................I can do this!!
And I did..................me so happy:)
I used some Glitz Design papers,
WHICH I got for free from Label Tulip last month (they totally rawk)
with the pumpkin stem being cut from a piece of Collage Press.

So, because it is a two-page layout,
have I mentioned that it's a two-page layout?
I just want to be sure,
because it's definitely worth mentioning that it's a two-page layout!!
But, because it is..............it seemed to take me forever.
Now, please let me go, as I must sleep!!

CPS 88 and 89

So I finally feel like I'm catching up.
I really enjoy sketches
& CPS is one of my favorite sketch sites.
The following cards were made using CPS 88 and CPS 89.
Now, I realize neither of these really looks like the sketch,
but they really were my inspiration for both cards.
This first is using some of my yummy new MME Christmas stuff.

This second card is using more of the Target monsters!!
I might make another bookmark for this too?
Kinda looks too Halloweenish too...........dang it!!

Okay, that's all I have for now.
I hope you're having a blessed Wednesday.

So Sketchy....................

It's amazing how much work I can get done,
when my computer decides to update itself,
AGAIN!!
About 3-weeks ago Microsoft decided to update,
and it took my computer 8-hours to complete the update.
Today, I had to reboot my computer
and it starts another update!!
So, I managed to get some more cards & a layout completed.
Still plugging away at some So Sketchy sketches.
I'm really enjoying the diversity of these sketches.
The following card was made using the Oct #3 sketch.
I found these little monsters in the dollar spot @ Target.
I searched for them after I saw them here.
I just love Danni's work......truly inspiring.

This layout was done using October #4 layout sketch.
I just realized it was supposed to be an 8.5x11,
but I did a 12x12.
These are pictures from this Halloween.
What she doesn't realize............
this was her sister's costume from 3-years ago.
It fit her perfectly,
so I took the other one back to the store.
It's hard to see, but I heat embossed & added glitter
to the chipboard flourishes.

I have 2 other cards I did today,
but I'll post them later tomorrow.
I'm gonna try to make a few more projects
before going to bed!!

So Sketchy Card Sketch #7

As I mentioned before,
I found another sketch site through Christine Penaflor.
It's So Sketchy & I'm certain it's been around for awhile,
but I'm just finding it & really like their sketches.
So, yesterday I made another card,
using card sketch #7.
This card uses some Daisy Ds & MME papers
coupled with new K&Co die-cuts.
I just love these colors for Christmas.

Since I just got my new MME & K&Co Christmas stuff,
you'll be seeing a lot of Christmas cards & such.
I'm hoping to do some layouts today too.
Please don't forget to vote!!!

Feeling rejuvinated.................

I haven't scrapped in a week
& I feel rejuvinated.
Last week was hectic
with birthday happenings & Halloween.
It was wonderful time spent with my sweet girls
& lots of memories to cherish.

So today I decided the only thing happenin'
was the laundry & scrappin'!!
I started with Laura's 12 sketch from 2 Sketches 4 U.
I've been hoarding this Sassafras ad that came in a CK mag for weeks.
I finally decided to cut it apart & use it for this sketch.
I love how it turned out,
but it always helps to have great paper to work with!

I also managed to get Joke's Bonus sketch done from last week.
I guess this is "technically" not a card, but I love it!!
I'll probably hang this somewhere in my house for the holidays
or gift it to someone who will.

I have sooooooooooo much new product
just waiting to be played with,
so I'm hoping to play more tonight.
I hope you all get out & vote tomorrow!!
Thanks for stopping by