New Winner

The first winner that random.org picked has not contacted me, so let's see if winner #2 ever comes back to my blog :)
The new winner is Angie!

Angie said...

Happy birthday! THose cupcakes look soooo good!

Alright Angie, the ball is in your court. Email me by the weekend please. You can find my email after you click on "view my complete profile" under my picture.

I'll leave you with a card I made with Jillibean Soup's Atomic Soup line.

Oh, and ScrapTiffany's challenge this week is to use your scraps. I'll show you my card on Friday!

Get Sketchy #57

Does this sketch jump start your creative mind or what?!?!?!?! I saw this a few weeks back and couldn't wait until I could play with it. I thought I'd end up with the cutest, brightest polka dot card ever, but when I sat down to create, THIS is what my hands made:

It makes me smile!!

What can YOU do with this sketch? Link up your card at Get Sketchy because this week's prize is quite wonderful!!

A girl after Daddy's heart

Four photos on one 12 x 12 layout. Can you do it? The gang at ScrapTiffany wants you to give it a try. You know, I don't like sharing my scrapbooking with you since it's kinda rough, but I do love a good challenge. Here's my take:

I used my rockin' i-rock tool to create the heart.... so fun and blingy. To give it a "finished" look, I channeled my inner Kathy from the Daily Marker and added some dots with a silver Sharpie. LOVE THIS LOOK!!! I'll be using it often from now on.

Come on... get scrappin'.

List of giveaways again

ScrapTiffany challenges you to create a layout with 4 photos! Can you do it? I'm gonna get cracking on this challenge tonight. I'll show it to you Friday.

In the meantime, here are the giveaways I entered today:

GCD Studios

Simplicity all week

Moxie Fab World

Pink Paislee

American Crafts

wee memories hurry this one ends at midnight tonight EST

***I also bought a mystery box from sassafrass lass today.

** And I'm still waiting to hear from BridgetL, my birthday giveaway winner. Where are you?

GS #56

When I saw Sketch #56 for Get Sketchy, I thought of a tuxedo. But then I thought, "What in the world could I do with a tuxedo card? I don't know anyone getting married soon." Then it hit me!!! My anniversary is in 3 weeks!! So, I made this "handsome" card for my groom of almost 8 years. Totally love that man!

Get your supplies out and try this sketch:

The prize is from Clip It Up! You'll want this, so hurry up and get your sketch on.

ScrapLift Challenge and Winner

This week's challenge at ScrapTiffany was to lift someone else's project. I chose to copy Latisha Yoast's Halloween Elegance card in Card Style magazine ( a Paper Crafts Special issue).

I wanted to make my card a Halloween one, too, but I didn't have wide enough Halloweeny ribbon. So, I went for a girlie card instead.

I like it's simplicity, but I do think there needs to be a second layer under the ribbon like Latisha used, but I just couldn't figure out what to use there.

Have you seen a project that you would love to copy in your own way? Give the ScrapTiffany challenge a try.

I didn't forget to pick a winner from my Birthday Giveaway. Would you believe that random.org chose #1?!?!?!?! Congratulations BridgetL!!! 

~BridgetL~ said...

Happy Birthday. Those cupcake would make anyone's day :)

SEPTEMBER 4, 2010 12:31 AM 

Email me by next Friday to claim your prize. (Click on "view my profile" under my picture to see my email address.)

My Rockin' Big News

I'm on the Get Sketchy Design Team!!
I love this challenge blog because every week they have the greatest sketches to get you motivated to create. And I just can't believe I'm a part of it all now. So stinkin' cool!
Here's this week's sketch:

And the sponsor this week is The Greeting Farm, so I got to use this adorable senorita to make my card.

It was my first time working with a digital image and it was soooo easy!!! I just opened the image in Word, resized it from the corner so it wouldn't stretch, and printed it on cardstock. Crazy easy.
I colored her with Prisma Color pencils using a technique that my BFF, Jennifer McGuire, taught me. Clearly, I need more practice. I don't really know how to shade.... I get the whole "pretend there's a light shining on the image," but unless I actually see that light, I don't know exactly which areas should be lighter or darker.

Now, head on over to Get Sketchy and create something wonderful!! And don't forget to enter my birthday giveaway here. You have until Monday!