guest designer Card Patterns #38

Happy Saturday everyone!!
It's a gorgeous day here
& we're celebrating
my youngest's 5th birthday.
Technically she's not 5 until Thursday,
but who's counting!!

So last week I was selected to be
the guest designer at Card Patterns.
I was honored to be chosen
& I hope you like my card.
I loved the sketch
& immediately knew I wanted to use
this large Jenni Bowlin rub-on butterfly.
The "delicate cycle only" label
came from JoAnn's.
I got a bunch of them years ago
on clearance.
They're labels made for clothes
& I thought it went great w/this butterfly.

"THANKS AGAIN" to Card Patterns
for having me as their guest designer.
I hope you'll play along with the sketch this week.
I'd love to visit you & see what you created.

CPS 138 & a birthday!!

Happy happy Friday!!
We are getting ready for a birthday party!!
My baby will be 5 next Thursday,
but we're having her party tomorrow.
There will be a bounce house, games,
pizza & cake!!
She is sooooooooooooooooo excited
& I LOVE IT!!
I'm getting ready to make
my traditional birthday layout.
Each birthday I make a layout
with 2 pictures of the birthday girl.
One picture showing her on the previous birthday;
and one current picture.
Then I let all the birthday guests sign the page.
Now that Ashlyn is older,
she enjoys reading what everyone writes her.
While prepping my mojo for a layout,
I tackled CPS 138 sketch.

Tomorrow Card Patterns will be posting
my Guest Designer card!!
I hope you'll stop by to visit.
I enjoyed the sketch
& the card I made!!
Gotta get busy on a layout
& then
we're making a Hannah Montana cake!!

new card

I'm trying to adjust.
Seems my life isn't settling into a routine.
After working my part-time job for 3-weeks,
I'm now working,
at home,
as a virtual assistant.
It's only 10-hours a week,
but those 10-hours
are when the girls are gone.
Once I'm finished,
I pick them up from school
& we start our "after-school routine."
This new schedule is like having a full-time job
& of course,
being a stay-at-home mom is a full-time job.
I was just used to the "me time"
I was able to grab here & there.
Seems I'm not getting it much anymore.
But tonight I decided I would.
I love visiting the CARDS blog.
Here is my card for their latest challenge.

We're having Camryn's 5th bday party Saturday.
It's supposed to be a gorgeous day
& I'm hoping she has a good turn-out.
She's so excited & counting the days.
Today is also my 12th wedding anniversary!!
We don't have anything planned,
but maybe we'll get a date night another day?
Hope your week is going great!!

Card Patterns #37

Another GORGEOUS day here in sunny FL.
It was very windy,
so that made it a bit nippy,
but gorgeous, nonetheless!!
Both girls had playdates over
& they spent all afternoon outside.
I still have bday invites to make
for Camryn's party NEXT Saturday:)
But decided to get my mojo going
with the new sketch from Card Patterns #37.
Instead of using a 1/2 circle,
I decided to use this Making Memories paper
I had hand-cut awhile back & never used.
So, it serves as my 1/2 circle.
I also used the yummy Prima bling
that I hoarde like crazy.
And does anyone recognize
the sticker sentiments?
They are like 50+ years old:)
I can't even tell you how long I've had them.

I was also pretty excited to see this.
I hope you're having a blessed weekend.
We still have a book report to finish for Ashlyn
& then we're home-free until Friday!!
Thanks for visiting me.

*2S4U* rainy Wednesday

Happy Hump Day to you!!
It's been raining *buckets*
since as early as 4:30 this morn!!
I have to get both girls to school this morn
& I hate that I can't walk Ashlyn to class.
Her bookbag is so heavy & it's so wet outside!!
Here's a card I made for a friend's son.
He & his sister are having a joint bday party
& I decided to use the current 2S4U - Kazan #37 sketch.
Made this with more of my Sassafras stash!!
At least I'm getting it used up.

I still have 3 bday cards to make
& bday invites for Camryn's party.
Guess I need to get busy.
Hope you have a wonderful day!

hocus pocus

Halloween is a holiday I don't celebrate
as I would other holidays.
I don't decorate my house,
make goodie bags or cards.
In fact, when I decided to make a card,
I went through to see what Halloween stuff I had.
I found 1 1/2 sheets of paper:)
Yep, just 1 1/2 sheets
& one was a Daisy D's piece.
I decided to use Cheryl's Bonus Sketch
over at 2 Sketches 4 U.
Yes I turned the sketch
& I used a rectangle instead of a circle.
Anyway, I did hand draw the legs & boots
& used these Making Memories chipboard pieces.
The bat is a Basic Grey rub-on.

So, I don't think it turned out too bad
& I have some of the cutest monster stickers.
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo,
maybe I'll make a few more Halloweenish cards?

M's sketch challenge #1

Happy Monday everyone!!
As I was blog hopping last night,
I visited Savitri Wilder's blog.
Not only is this girl uber talented
but it seems Ms. M has got the "talent" too.
Ms. M was inspired by a 2 Sketches 4 U sketch,
of course, who isn't:)
And decided to hold her very own sketch challenge.

M's sketch challenge #1

She created her own sketch AND card,
plus she's providing the prize!!
Her sketch is awesome
& I couldn't resist playing,
so here's my take.
I immediately knew I wanted to use
the pear scallop circle sticker.
If you knew how much OA & Sassafras
I have sitting around unused,
you'd probably hate me!!
BUT, for this card, I yanked some out.
Love how it turned out,
except for the crappy picture upload.
I've been having this prob w/my pics,
& originally thought it was
my lack of photo taking skills.
But, as I was browsing some pics yesterday,
I realized the "crappiness" happens AFTER
I upload to my blog.
Anyone else having this prob?
This picture looks TONS better
in the file, on my computer.

THANKS MS. M!!
I enjoyed your sketch very much
& can't wait for the next one.

CPS 137

Happy blessed Sunday to everyone!!
It's a gorgeous day in our neck of the woods
& yet I know in Kansas,
the temps are in the 40's *yikes*
It's also my father's "real" birthday...
"Happy Birthday Ogi!!"
The dinner went great
& he loved the card I made,
as seen here.
Only prob?
He turned 61, NOT 60 *oops*
See, he's technically my stepfather,
& from year-to-year
I rely on my older sister to tell me his age:)
So, she told me it was his 60th
& I believed her:) Silly me!!
Anyway,
I've had a chance to scrap some more this morning.
I used the current CPS #137
& these great Studio G $1.00 stamps.
I got them to use with this Cosmo Cricket
& finally pulled them out for this sketch.
Ashlyn thought the bottom of the grill was an alien,
which it could be used for, so I'll probably try it,
but it also looks like a red Pac-man too!!

Not sure what else we'll do today.
Girls have been motorcycle & gator riding.
The weather is so nice,
I think I'll get myself out there too!!

Card Patterns #36

Yes this is my 2nd post today,
but I got a card made for my fil's bday
& wanted to go ahead & post it.
I used Card Patterns #36
& it definitely challenged me.
So, sketches are used as "inspiration"
& though you might not be able to see the sketch,
it was definitely instrumental in this card.
It has a velcro closure
so we can add a gift card inside.

I've got supper prepped
& a chocolate cake made & iced.
All we're waiting for are the party guests!!

2nd post - 2S4U - Laura's 36 sketch

I've truly enjoyed my Monday.
Got some house-cleaning done,
along w/my exercising
& a few more cards.
Dont'cha just love days like these:)
My first card uses the current 2S4U - Laura 36 sketch.
Can I just say I LOVE this sketch.
I definitely see myself using it again & again.

These next cards used sketches from
Scrapbook and Cards Today.
The first uses their May sketch.

This card uses their January sketch
AGAIN!!
I've had this stamp for awhile
& finally pulled it out for this card.
Stamping isn't my thing,
but I'm pleased with how this turned out.

Welp, I need to call it a day.
I've gotten alot done
& now need to focus
on our "family nighttime ritual:)"

happy Monday!!

I'm so excited today is Monday!!
This is the first Monday in 3-weeks
I haven't had to work!!
WOOHOO for me!!
Aside from cleaning & exercising
I don't really have anything planned.

I saw an infomercial for
"Shaun T's 60-Day Insanity" challenge.
If you've tried or/are trying this challenge,
please lmk what you think about it.

Below are more cards
I created this weekend.
The first card uses
the Feb Scrapbook and Cards sketch,
along with a K&Co butterfly.

This next card uses
the March Scrapbook and Cards sketch,
along with some Studio Calico papers.

The rest are some layouts.
The 2nd one totally makes me laugh.
The title couldn't be more appropriate
for a scrapbook page!
On the last page,
you can't see the masking I did,
but I used some Heidi Swapp butterfly masks
& some white acrylic paint.
I wanted it to be subtle, thus the white.

And that's what I got done this weekend!!
Maybe I'll get to scrap more this week,
but if not,
I'm pleased with what I did get done this weekend.

CPS 136

It's raining here today
which is perfect scrappin' weather.
The girls went to the circus
& William is tired from his race yesterday.
So, I'm gonna scrap.
For this card,
I used the current CPS 136
& some Basic Grey June Bug.
This is probably my least fav line by them,
but I'm determined to use it.

I'm hoping to get a little more scrappin' done,
so I'm gone!!

a productive WCM day for me:)

Because my girls are being good
(& I mean that seriously)
I've gotten quite a bit done today.
The pictures aren't that great,
but you get the idea!!

I'll start with a card I made
using a sketch from Scrapbook and Cards Today.
This is the January sketch
& I like it enough I want to use it again.

These next 2 cards are from Card Patterns #35.
For the 2nd card I flipped the sketch.

This last card uses a sketch from 2S4U.

I also completed 3 layouts,
but I'll save those for another day.
I hope your day has been as productive as mine!!

Happy World Cardmaking Day!!

It's finally here!!
World Cardmaking Day.
I started cardmaking 3-years ago
& have been passionate about it ever since.
I'm wanting to scrap to my hearts content today,
but not sure how much I'll get done.

If you're in your scrappy room today,
I hope you have a productive & FUN day!!
Now, I need to get off the computer so I can scrap:)

it's the weekend

After working, part-time,
for about 2 1/2 weeks,
I've gained a better appreciation
for the weekend!!!
I was really looking forward to Saturday.
It's World Cardmaking Day
& I was hoping to spend the entire day
scrapping to my hearts content.
But, it doesn't look like that's going to happen,
so, I'll just squeeze in whatever I can get:)
The other day I did get to play with CPS #135.
The sketch was fairly simple
& I didn't try to change it up.
Using some CC Boyfriend
& keepin' it simple!!

Look for this card in the March 2010 issue of CARDS

I'm really, really tired,
& I need to get the girls picked up.
We might even go out to eat?
Then, since William is out of town,
I was going to scrap late into the evening/morning,
but I don't think my sleepy eyes will last?
Whatever your plans this weekend....
I hope they are wonderfully blessed!!