GYSO #5

I was a little bit worried about completing this week's challenge for GetYourSketchOn.  

Our sponsor this week is the wonderful Pink Cat Studio, and the design team was asked to use one of their images on our layout.  I love their designs but honestly have only ever thought of digital stamps as something to be used on cards, not on scrapbook layouts.  

Fortunately it turned out to be really easy to incorporate the image onto my page.  I simply printed it out, colored it with pencil crayons and then used dimensional adhesive to attach it to a cardstock sticker that had an edge I liked but didn't suit my theme. 

SUPPLIES

Sassafras patterned paper, cardstock stickers, journaling block

Bazzil cardstock

Pebbles Inc ribbon, flower charm

Jillibean Soup corrugated alphas & shapes

American Crafts thickers

PolkadotdoorDesigns cupcake pins

If you head over to the GYSO blog you will be able to see this week's sketch, and have a chance to win this week's prize - 5 digital images of your choice from Pink Cat Studio.

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{rebecca} Sometimes all you need is a good reason.

I can't remember the last time I made a scapbook page. Whenever I sit down to craft its always cards, so much so that the thought of doing a scrapbook page had become a little scary. Sarah does such beautiful work that I can't help but feel like that it is her 'domain' and I had better stick with cards. but .... we were talking the other night about how hobbies (like scrapbooking!) aren't about being the best or creating works of art all the time, its about preserving memories and having fun ... even when you know you aren't going to be the best. I was inspired to try again and here is my attempt. I don't know if this means I'll be scrapping a lot more in the future, but it does mean that I had a memory I wanted to preserve and I had lots of fun!

I machine stitched around the edges as well as distressed with my chocolate ink. The flowers are hand-made and I sprayed (lots!) of glimmer mist on the thickers to make them the colour I wanted. The colour they were originally did not quite match :-) The Rubons are from my (fast) decreasing supply of Chatterbox. If anyone knows where I could get some more I would be eternally grateful!

Can`t help feeling like it looks a lot like a card I just made . . . . 

SUPPLIES:

Making Memories Paper

Sassafrass Brads

K an Co. Brads

Bazzill Cardstock

Chatterbox Rubons

Thickers

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist

Have a great day!

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Get Sketchy #72

This week's Get Sketchy card challenge is another good one! I knew as soon as I saw the sketch that it would be the perfect way to use one of the gorgeous handmade paper flowers that I got from UmWowStudio and when I paired it with patterned paper from Graphic 45's Springtime collection. Ah spring...how I miss you...

 SUPPLIES
Graphic 45 patterned paper

Recollections cardstock

Making Memories metal frame

UmWowStudio handmade paper flower

Maya Road leaf pin

Unknown seam binding, thread

I have been seeing seam binding showing up all over the place in the scrappy/cardmaking world lately and I had been lamenting the fact that I did not have any.  So you can imagine my surprise and joy (yes, joy, I am pretty simple to please) when I discovered a package of seam binding in the deep dark recesses of my trim drawer. Actually, it was something I had picked up at the thrift store probably a year ago and bought without any clue of what it was. Guess I foresaw a trend without even knowing it!

Anyway, go check out the rest of the design team's work over at the Get Sketchy blog - I know I say it every week, but there are some GORGEOUS examples this week, and of course a great prize if you are so inclined to play along with the challenge.

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Inspirational Card Sketches #99

I'm a day late, but still wanted to show you the newest sketch from ICS! What a fun sketch we had to work with this week. I loved how this card came turned out! Very simple, but combining some of my favourite elements. Vintage dictionary paper, buttons, stitching, distressing and .... simple!

 

Our sponsor this week is DZ Doodles and the design team was provided with some awesome images, you have to go to ICS to see what the team did. This weeks winner will receive 3 free images from DZ Doodles!  

Well, I'm off to a fun filled day with some of my favourite guys so no more crafting today. But I'll have some more posts for you this week!

Have a great day,

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Get Sketchy #71

This week PinkCatStudio sponsored the Get Sketchy card challenge, and all of us lucky girls on the design team received some of their adorable digital images to work with.  I had a really hard time picking which image to use and almost ended up making two cards for the challenge!

I love this adorable trio of owls riding a unicycle, it's perfect for a child's birthday card.

SUPPLIES

PinkCatStudio digital image

My Mind's Eye patterned paper, pom pom trim

Recollections cardstock

K & Co. glitter

For a chance to win 5 digital images of your choice from PinkCatStudio, join us over at Get Sketchy for this week's card challenge.

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Think Pink! - Do you Stack Up?

I think the card fits in very well with Do You Stack Up?'s newest Challenge - Think Pink! My other sister is expecting her first baby girl, so what better way to find inspiration for a baby card, than a pink challenge? It is also entered in the Pollycraft Monday Pastel Colours Challenge.

 Have a great day!

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You are a Blessing!

ColourQ has long been one of my favourite challange blogs and so when I needed a card for my Grandmother this week, I knew exactley where to look for some colourful inspiration! Some Chatterbox paper that I have had in my stash for years worked perfectly with this weeks challenge.


Another site that I went to for some inspiration is the brand new, and utterly adorable new blog: Do You Stack Up?  This is only thier 2nd challenge, but how could I not play along when the challenge is "No Stress, Distress!" Of course I had to laugh a little, its more of a challenge for me "not" to distress a card, but I had fun playing along anyways!

I also used the very last 2S4Y sketch for this card.

Blessings to You!

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