your own kind of beaurtiful

This sketch was so simple

but I think that made it hard for me

but I considered it a challenge &

I wanted to take it!

Seize the Sketch #27
&
Unity Stamp Co. Friends with Flair

Printed Papers - Authentique Peaceful

Sentimant - Unity Stamp Co KOM 1/14 Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful

Ink - CloseToMyHeart Topiary

Image - Unity Stamp Co. KOM 9/13 Happiness Has No Limit

Ink - CloseToMyHeart Sweet Leaf, Crystal Blue & Lagoon

Flower - Making Memories

a little witchiness

tonight I just wanted to make a card

anything would do

and I didn't really feel like coloring a whole bunch

so this sketch from

House of Cards: August Challenge Sketch

was perfect for using a bunch of Washi 

Stamp Set - Unity Stamp Co. You Witch

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black colored with Copic Markers

and just a tiny bit of Clear Star from Sakura (just on the stars)

Liquid Pearls in Majestic Purple

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Celebrating Fall

oh Fall... so much beauty wherever you look!

of course {for me} because I live in the woods so it's completely amazing when the leaves start to turn, then when they fall and cover the drive and roads and the floor of the woods... ahhhh.

Then once they've fallen, I can once again see the sunrise from my bedroom window!

Well, if you came here from the Mountain Plains Crafters blog,

you've already seen this first creation

Pinecone - Tim Holtz Tattered Pinecone Die using misc brown cardstocks, then blinged using CloseToMyHeart Glitz in Bronze

Leaves - misc stash paper

Ribbon - CloseToMyHeart Burlap

Liquid Pearls in Dark Chocolate

Sentiment - Unity Stamp Co. ...Grateful Hearts

Branches - UmWow Studio

Fine Twine - May Arts

Leaves - misc stsash

and just a touch of CTMH Glitz in Bronze

Sentiment Stamp - Unity Stamp Co. 

{Layers of Life} Trees of Gratitude

Brads - The Paper Studio

Background Info: Gelli Plate & regular Acrylic paint

first I used UmWow Studio Hexagon Mask,

next I stamped using CloseToMyHeart Nature's Vein,

then i used Quick Stampz Triplets (the swirl one)

last I used the very detailed leaf from Making Memories Autumn Splendor

Give it a little time to all dry before I started layering on the pretties.

I hope you like my Fall Cards!  Now show us what you've got & make something,

linking it up on the Mountain Plains Crafters blog!

to thine own self be true

Shakespeare knew what he was talking about with that one

Take this morning, my 16 yo isn't feel well & running a temp

and while I know we would much rather be at church,

the two of us opted to stay home while the hubby & 13 yo went without us.

Right this second, my big boy is snoring on the sofa.

Poor Guy!

I used both the Photo Inspiration & the Sketch

from Fusion Card Challenge - Bright Floral Celebration

for my inspiration on this one,

but didn't take either very seriously

more like a loose guideline

Image Stamp - Unity Stamp Co. {Layers of Life} Spring Inspired

using Acrylic Paints & Coarse Texture Gel

Sentiment Stamp - Unity Stamp Co. Donna Downey Imperfection is Beauty

Ink - CloseToMyHeart Cocoa

misc cardstocks

Liquid Pearls in Dark Chocolate

Ribbon - American Crafts

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Hydrangea Memories

When I was a kid I had a Great Great Aunt Leila

She was amazing.

She raised 3 generations of our family yet never had her own children.

She made a mixed berry jelly - I called it Leilaberry

After that the whole family called it Leilaberry

She raised all the fruit in her own yard.

She also had flowers, lots of them.

I was thinking of her while creating this flower.

Sketch used: CAS(E) this Sketch #89

Stamp - Unity Stamp Co. Bold Bloom

Acrylic Inks plus Pearl Paint

Sentiment - Unity Stamp Co. Donna Downey Imperfection is Beauty

Ink - StazOn Black

Basebase - Creative Memories Purple Collection

Here's the Sketch

Wish(ing you a Happy Birthday)

My mom's birthday was yesterday

so I called her fairly early in the day to say

Happy Happy Birthday To You

and she was thrilled!

Told her I'd love to see her but she said she was busy

with work yesterday & today with cleaning her office.

Then she called back last night & said Yes

Yes she could skip out on the cleaning & be here for breakfast today

it's still pretty early....

I'm still waiting for her to show....

I've made breakfast...

I used Sketch Frenzy Friday 082214

Printed Paper - Gina K Designs Garden Tour

Sentiment Stamp - Unity Stamp Co. ...wish with your heart

Embossed using Zing in White

Butterfly Stamps - Unity Stamp Co. Webster's Page Dream Big

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black colored with Copic Markers

Enameled Dots - Freckled Fawn

Ribbons - His & Hers (Hobby Lobby)

Boo!

Halloween is a favorite of mine

I still encourage my teenagers to dress up

{although they don't go trick-of-treating}

wearing their costumes to school/football game

and to the church party

I used Pals Paper Arts Sketch #216
& Red Rubber Inspirationals #134, Just Wing It

I'm so happy with how this one turned out!

Printed Papers - Making Memories Spook Alley

Stamps - Basic Grey Boo & Spooky

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

funky ribbon - May Arts

Distressing Ink - Tim Holtz Black Soot

Bats - UmWow Studio covered with Twinkling H2O's in China Black

Peace

I adored this image the very first moment I laid my eyes on it

just so beautiful to me

and I FINALLY got it!

Freshly Made Sketches #148

Unity Stamp Co - Arianna Girl

Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa

wings "painted" with Viva Pearl Pen in Cream

dress "painted" wtih Liquid Pearls in Copper Pearl & Tattered Angels Glam in Hay Ride

skin, hair, greenery & sky colored with Copic markers

rainbow addict?

it's starting to look that way

I've been doing my fair share

[and maybe yours too]

of rainbow effects lately!

this amazing new stamp set is from

Unity Stamp Co.

...wish with your heart

I entered this in Unity Stamp Co.'s Monthly Challenge,
thinking of the sketch although I didn't really follow it closely
there is still a little time to join the fun!
card sketch, scrapbook sketch or color combo - you choose
maybe you'll win

With Style

Fusion Card Challenge is so much fun!

if you haven't given them a try,

I highly recommend them

a photo inspiration & a sketch

use one or both, your choice!

This is Fusion Card Challenge - The Beach House

so after I made my card, I realized that one of the DT members

used the SAME paper that I chose!

eek... so not my intension

Printed Paper - October Afternoon Farmhouse

Yellow Cardstock - CloseToMyHeart

Die - Spellbinders - Donna Salazar - Carnation Creations

Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug

Sentiment Stamp - Unity Stamp Co. Doin' it with Style

Ink - Tim Holtz Stormy Sky

Embellies - Freckled Fawn Enamel Dew Drop Stickers

Evolution of a Card (lots of pictures)

playing with Unity Stamp Co.'s

Monthly Color Challenge go me all kinds of inky

and I LOVE it!

I went thru so many trys on this card until I finally got one I was happy with

then I looked back and thought

none are actually terrible

so I'll show the world

Card #1 using an UmWow Studio Mask

Card #2 I  attempted with a dry paint brush on ink pads

Card #3 I used a dry toothbrush

Card #4 I used Tim Holtz Color Wash but didn't spray, I splattered

Card #5 I splattered Tattered Angels Glammer Glaze (I like the texture on this one)

Card #6 This is the mask I made to use when splattering or spraying

Card #7 is my very favorite card.  I think this is what I was really going for except the sentiment is off a bit but I can live with that.

So which is your favorite?