Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Olympic flowers

oh yeahhhhh, look at me go... another twofer


the color combo is from The Paper Bakery
&
the sketch is from Kathy's Waffle Sketch File



not sure I like this one much... maybe it'll grow on me ;-)

Printed Paper - Fancy Pants 6x6 Love Story

Flowers - Technique Tuesday Tile Toppers Classic

Tattered Angels - Oriental Poppy

Shimmerz

Cardstock - CTMH Black, Grey Flannel, Bamboo & Orange

Distressing Ink - Tim Holtz Black Soot

Ribbon - Pebbles

oh so very SWEET





Two challenges in one... that's right something I rarely do!



Bo Bunny wants everyone to use Chevrons
&
the sketch is from Skipping Stones Design




Kraft Card base & envelope - Hobby Lobby


Printed Papers - Bo Bunny Jazmyne

Cardstock - CTMH Bamboo

Image - little gorjuss The Bear

Stamp Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa

Copic Markers

Chevron Stamp - Unity Sweet Summer Love, KOTM June 2012

Stamp Ink - Tim Holtz Vintage Photo

Brads - Meking Memories Paperie Rouge

Heart Embelly - Making Memories Je t'Adore

Saturday, August 4, 2012

blessed






The Sweet Stop has a sweet little sketch up!  Go check it out, make ya something & get it linkied up :-)













Printed Paper - Fancy Pants 6x6 Summer's End

Stamp Set - Autumn Leaves word flourishes

Ink - Tim Holtz Walnut Stain

Tree Bling - My Mind's Eye fine and dandy

Flourish Bling - e. Pearls and Crystals

Ribbon - American Crafts

The giver of peace




is eternally blissful





Authentique's August sketch is great... cards, scrapbook, whatever










Printed Paper & paper embellies - Authentique Blissful



Distressing Ink - Tim Holtz Black Soot



Ribbon - CTMH



Black Bling - CTMH

the kiss of God.



ahhhh, I simply LOVE this image... it is one of my all time favorites!  I need to get more of these Phyllis Harris sets



Sketch from The Sweetest Thing: Sweet Sunday Sketch #164





Printed paper - Authentique Fresh 6x6 Collection

Yellow Cardstock - CTMH Buttercup

Dot Embossing Folder

Flowers - Petaloo

Tattered Angles Sun Sisters

Brad - Bo Bunny

Ink - Tim Holtz Stormy Sky

Ribbon - JoAnn clearance!!!

Colored Pencils

a Ray of Color







For this card, I used this month's Unity Kit of the Month Sketch






For the challenge you're supposed to use a KOTM, which I did for the butterflies... they are from Sweet Summer Love, KOTM June 2012 but the feature of my card is Angie Girl: Dream With Your Heart, which wasn't in a KOTM but I luv this stamp!




Printed Paper - PaperTreyInk



Distress Ink - Tim Holtz Frayed Burlap



Stamp Ink - StazOn Timber Brown & Jet Black with Copic Markers



Stickles - Crystal

Our Creative Corner Challenge Time!

This week is my week at Our Creative Corner to get creative with your craftiness..... so let's get our bling on!


Like I said over on Our Creative Corner, I'm not a girly girl... it's true in so many ways including the fact that I live with my husband & two sons!  I live in tee shirts & jeans, my oldest won't wear anything except jeans unless he is forced to... some times stuff just has to sparkle & shine... so make it sparkle... use rhinestones, stickles, glitter along with something found in nature (plants, animals, etc.)

Printed Papers - Basic Grey 6x6 Euphoria

Cardstock - CloseToMyHeart

Stamp Set - Unity SOTM July 2012 Ol' Bag of Fun

On the wine bottle & wine glass I used VersaMark with Clear embossing powder.

Stickles - Purple, Stary Night, Crystal

Distsress Stickles - Shabby Shutters

The leaves were stamped using VersaMark with a Tapestry Embossing powder.

Sentiment Ink - Tim Holtz Dusty Concord