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!!

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!!

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:)