Chickie Fun at Sketches In Thyme!

 

Isn't Little Chickie just the cutest?

I had to use her on my card today for the Sketches in Thyme challenge!

Here's the Mojo Monday sketch used for the challenge:

Sadly, our card design team term has ended at SIT. Big hugs and thanks to Kim and the rest of the card team. I loved working with all of you.

I would love to see you all enter this last card challenge if you have time this week. There are great prizes up for grabs. To link up click HERE!

And another BIG THANKS to Emily. I won the "Sweet Thoughts of Spring" Ippity stamps on her blog. The cute chickie is from that set. Can't wait to use more of these. They are adorable.



See ya tomorrow for the PCS challenge. :)

Card details:

Cardstock (Stampin Up!); Patterned Paper (Echo Park - Sweet Summertime); Stamp (Ippity - Sweet Thoughts of Spring); Ink (Stampin Up! - Tempting Turquoise); Sentiment (K & Company); Trim (American Crafts).

Designing In Orange!

I'm so lovin' the color Orange lately. I had to use it this week for my DT project over at the "Tuesday Takes" card challenge at Sketches in Thyme.

For this challenge you are to use this FUN sketch from Mojo Monday.

I used up my stash on this one. I did use kraft cardstock as my base. The ribbon is from Martha Stewart Crafts. Still searching to find out who makes all of the other fun stuff that I used. Will let ya know if I find out. :) 

Now hop on over to Sketches in Thyme and link up your card. There is a great prize up for grabs. 

I'll be back later today to show ya a fun layout that I just finished. (I'm trying to do a layout a week from now on. Pray for me.) :)

Birds of a Feather!

Happy Tuesday everyone! It's time for "Tuesday Takes" over at Sketches in Thyme! Look at the wonderful sketch from Card Patterns that we have for you today. I hope you all will join in and play along with us.

I used up my Stampin Up! sticker stash for my card. I placed the stickers on white cardstock then cut them out and adhered it to the card. I love warm weather so springtime was on the brain when I was designing this one.

Now hop on over to Sketches in Thyme and link up your card. 

There is a great prize up for grabs. We are giving away a "Forever Love" kit sponsored by Lucky Girl Crafts.

Card Details:

Cardstock (Stampin Up!); Patterned Paper (Pebbles - New Arrival); Patterned Paper(Girls Paperie - Vintage Patchwork); Stickers (Stampin Up! - Simply Scrappin' Love Birds); Chipboard Flower & Ribbon (American Crafts)

Wishing You Joy This Christmas!

It's time for another Tuesday Takes at Sketches in Thyme. I hope all of you join in on the fun and play along with us this week.

For the challenge we've got a beautiful Cardabilities Sketch.

I also got to play with this cute Angel button from our wonderful sponsor - Charlene's Button Box.

To win this Yummy button pack all you have to do is link up by December 20th. To enter click HERE!

Card Supplies:

Cardstock (Bazzill); Patterned Paper (Martha Stewart - Holidays); Joy Sticker (Martha Stewart - Holidays); Chipboard (My Mind's Eye); Angel Button (Charlene's Button Box); Pearl Embellishment (from stash); Ribbon (Celebrate It!)

A Puppy Dog Christmas!

I was day dreaming of cute puppy dogs as I sat and made some of my Christmas cards this year!

And....I got to use this cute Cardabilities sketch as part of the Tuesday Takes at Sketches in Thyme! Please join the rest of our talented Card Mavens as we have fun playing along with this week's AWESOME challenge.

Remember...you can use any style for your card just as long as you follow the sketch. And there's a wonderful prize up for grabs. The wonderful Delicious Doodles is offering three yummy digi images to this weeks' winner. I used the Poinsettia Corner digi image and colored it in red. I cut it out to make it pop up more on my card.

Don't you just love these Martha Stewart dimentional stickers?

I used them all over the card.



I also recycled once again with this card.

The puppy image is from an old gift bag that I had lying around. :)



To join in on the challenge and see the work of the TALENTED DT please click Here! Can't wait to see what you make this week!

Card Supplies: 
Puppy Image (from recycled gift bag); Cardstock - White (Stampin Up!); Paper - Art Warehouse - Red Star Die-cut (Creative Imaginations); Dimensional Stickers - Holiday (Martha Stewart); Ribbon - Red (Celebrate It!)

"Thank You" For A Cause!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I'm still super stuffed from all of the goodies that I ate for the past 2 days! I didn't want to deal with the hassle of Black Friday so I stayed in and had my own crafty day. Besides....I'd rather wait for Cyber Monday when I can shop online and not fight all the madness of the crowds. :)

Here's one of the cards I made today! This one is for the "Thank You" Card Cause that super sweet Julie has going on over at These Are a Few of My Favorite Things. I hope you all join in to help out two wonderful people in need. You can read about it HERE. Julie is also hosting a challenge at Do More With Less. I'm playing along there too. :)

I needed an idea for the layout of this card so I used Laura's cute sketch over at 2 Sketches for You.

And if you like to work with sketches - Sketches in Thyme is doing an "Open Sketch Challenge". Use any card or layout sketch and join in on the fun!

I sure had loads of fun with this MME So Sophie patterned paper. I used it behind the owl, for the scallops, and to spell out the word "Thanks". Multiple uses for patterned paper...Love it!

I had fun mixing old and new supplies. I love this MME Alphabet Soup chipboard. I cleaned my scrap room today and found a huge stack of kraft cardstock and a bucket of shimmery ribbon that was just sitting there collecting dust. I decided to add these to the card as well.

I also wanted to let you know that I started a Facebook account for my crafts and blog. If you are also on FB please leave your info in the comments section. I'd love to check you out. You can find me on FB by clicking HERE!

I hope you all enjoy your weekend!

Card Recipe:
Kraft Cardstock: Stampin Up; Owl & Key Chipboard: MME - Alphabet Soup; Patterned Paper: MME - Savvy "Never Enough" All Together Alpha Paper; Shimmer Ribbon: American Crafts

Sketches in Thyme Card Challenge Fun!

I wanted to take the time to wish everyone a Very Blessed Thanksgiving. Now it's time for some card fun!

Woo Hoo! Today is a great day for all of you card makers out there. Today is the first ever Sketches in Thyme Card Challenge.

Sketches in Thyme will have a new "Tuesday Takes" Card Challenge posted every Tuesday. For our first challenge we have a fun sketch for you. (you Don't have to use digi's to play along!)

I wanted to keep an artistic feel to the beautiful image. I printed it out in light brown ink. I also added a Prima flower since it matched the patterned paper so well.

I used a sentiment from a 12 x 12 sheet of patterned paper that I had in my stash. The sentiment is so perfect for this time of year!

We are sponsored this month by the wonderful Delicious Doodles. The monthly winner will get a choice of 3 digi images. How fab is that?

For our Card Challenges, we will have a "Weekly Winner" and a "Top 3". These winners will get a blinkie to proudly display on their blogs. With every challenge, participants will receive an entry for the monthly prize. So if you play all four weeks, you will get your name in the drawing four times.

Remember, you don't have to use digi's on your card creation. You can use any elements as long as it follows the sketch.

So what are you waiting for? Hop on over to our 1st Sketches in Thyme Card Challenge and join in on the fun!

Card Supplies:
Cardstock: Stampin Up; Patterned Paper: Teresa Collins - Giving Thanks and My Mind's Eye - Lost & Found Union Square "Beautiful Day"; Flower - Prima; Sentiment Paper - from stash; Ribbon - American Crafts - Letterbox Ribbon Card "Greeting"

Sweet Sketches in Thyme News!

Whew......Here's my last bit of news before the week starts. This news is soooo wonderfully sweet too.

I am one of the new "CARD MAVENS" over at Sketches in Thyme. Thank you Kim for choosing me to work with your talented team. To read the announcement click HERE

Sketches in Thyme has done layout challenges for a while. Kim will now start offering fun card sketch challenges for all of us CARD ADDICTS to participate in. (BIG SMILE) - You guys know how much I love making cards!!!!!

We will kick off the "Tuesday Card Sketches" beginning on Tuesday, November 23!!!!


And please be sure to visit the rest of the New Card Mavens -
 Cindy, Tanya, Beth T., Stacy, and Beth M.
 
Enjoy the rest of your weekend. See ya back tomorrow for a new card reveal!
 



Glam Rock!

I was having scrappy withdrawals last night and decided to work on a layout to add to Rachel's drill team scrapbook. Here's what I came up with. I used this week's sketch from Sketches in Thyme for this one.

I love this dance pose. Their team danced to the theme song from "The  Matrix" movie. The center picture is from another dance routine to an Avril Lavigne song. I added this dance quote to the page along with metal flower embellies. I also added a  "Dance Quote" to this page from W.H. Auden. It reads - "Dance till the stars come down from the rafters. Dance, dance, dance till you drop." So perfect for this page and the challenge going on over at Frosted Designs.

I used my favorite colors and embellishments on this page --- You know I had to add LARGE flower petals and button embellies. I wanted to make this a rock/glam kind of page so I also added some soft black ribbon as well. This one fit in well over at the fun challenge going on over at The Pink Elephant too.

Here's another shot of the page from a different angle. I used paper from Heidi Grace, buttons from TPC Studios and The Paper Studio, glitter letters from TPC, Prima flowers, and metal flowers from Making Memories.

Have a Scrappy Weekend and don't forget to join me on Sunday for a week full of new crafty projects and giveaways!

Celebratin' My Bekah!

I made a promise to myself to work on more layouts so here you go! This one is dedicated to my oldest daughter Rebekah. Can't wait till she comes home from college again. We miss her!

These are 2 pictures of Bekah. One when she was in elementary school and the bigger one of her in high school. This is a "Celebration of Life" layout that I just completed for her album. One more layout down and 1,000 more to go! (smile)

I used different types of lettering and font on this to add something different to the design. I also like the scroll effects that are imprinted on this paper.

I used the beautiful sketch over at Sketches in Thyme for this one. I also used the theme over at Frosted Designs to design the page. Here is another view of the layout. I love using flowers. The fabric ribbon from American Crafts is also one of my favorites. I had to add it since it matched the color scheme.

  Here's a close-up picture of the paper that I used. I love the journaling effects that is imprinted on this paper. I also used these cute American Crafts buttons.

Entered in the following challenges:
♥ Frosted Designs - Celebrate Life
♥ Sketches in Thyme - Challenge #9

Supplies
Patterned Paper - Creative Imaginations
Ribbon - American Crafts - Dear Lizzy
Alpha Stickers - The Paper Studio
Buttons - American Crafts - Dear Lizzy
Chipboard Letters - Me & My Big Ideas
Flowers - Prima
Other materials from Stash

Happy Scrappin' 
Angi  

Something For Me!

The last 4 days have been super busy. I took Rachel and her friends to a fun waterpark for some fun in the sun. I'll have layouts of our fun soon. I'm back now and trying to get caught up with DT projects but I wanted to post a layout that I did today. I actually completed a layout with pictures of "ME".

I never do these kinds of layouts but I had fun with this one. I even used some of my favorite products and did a bit of journaling too!

The pearl butterfly on this layout was part of my blog hop winnings from Lucky Girl Crafts. Thanks Jessica for my lovely goodies. I'll be using more of my winnings soon!

I also used 5 bright colored buttons in different sizes, a big bright flower, 
ribbon, and chipboard embellishements to dress it up a bit.

Layout Recipe:

Buttons - Creative Imaginations; Cardstock - Stampin Up; Chipboard Embellishments - Me & My Big Ideas; Embossed Cardstock - Bazzill; Flower - Prima; Journal Card - Fancy Pants Designs; Pearl Butterfly - Prima; Ribbon - American Crafts; Scallop Border adhesives - Stampin Up; Sticker - (Me) Stampin Up

Challenges:
♥ Sketches in Thyme - Challenge #6
♥ My Time to Craft - Butterfly Bliss
♥ Scrap Your Craft - The Number #5
♥ Candy Shoppe Designs - List  

Have a Scrappy Week!
Angi