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!!