The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge (SSS47)

I enjoyed joining The Sweet Stop challenge last week that I decided to give it another go. I improvised a bit on the sketch - I flipped it! I wanted to use these wonderful bird houses from The Unity Stamp Company.

I do like how this card came out, but now as I look at it I wish I had used more of the bird paper from Cosmo Cricket versus the green paper (I should've switched the two). Either way, I like the card.

Thanks for stopping by. I'll see you tomorrow for Tuesday Morning Sketches. I'm so excited to show you my project.

Card Patterns Sketch 55

I spent part of the day today blog hopping. As I was perusing Iowna's blog (whom by the way is very talented) I saw one of her design team cards for Card Patterns. I hopped on over. I loved the sketch so I decided I just had to play along. What's gotten into me?? I think I just unleased my creative monster because I have made a lot of cards this weekend. I am working on another as well.

The sketch is fun and I decided to pull out my Unity Stamps and came up with this absolutely adorable card, if I may say so. I just love how it came out. I am loving watercoloring and I think that's why all the cards. I will have to say though I am tearing through some of my DP paper and I love hoarding my paper. I'm also finding that I can admire my paper too by making cards and scrapbook pages.

I hope you have enjoyed my cards as much as I have making them this week. Thanks for stopping by.

I'll see you tomorrow with my other card and on Tuesday, you'll have to come back for my Tuesday Morning Sketches submission - I am really excited to show you this. I wish I could show you now, but my sister would kill me. I never have been one to keep things under wrap!!

Our Creative Corner ~ Color Challenge (OCCC) & Sketch Challenge (OCCSC6)

It was a beautiful day in Colorado today. I had the windows open in hopes that it'll put some fresh air in my home and help with this terrible cold I keep catching. I hope tomorrow will be just as nice. However I just heard the weather man say snow is on its way!

I've had a wonderfully productive day. I planned on spending my weekend stamping - and that's just what I have done. Have I done as much as I think I can get done in my head - NO! But I've had a good day.

Last week I did the OCC Challenge and didn't realize that there was also a sketch challenge. This time I combined the OCC Challenge with the OCC Sketch Challenge. The color challenge is to use pink, green, yellow, and brown (my favorite color combinations). I stayed true to the sketch with the exception of the ribbon. I didn't like my ribbon covering the flower. I love the DP paper. I can't quite tell if the color is blue or green, but I like it! I hope you do too.

Have a wonderful day! Thanks for stopping by.

Sassy Cheryl's Challenge #2

I've just recently found Sassy Cheryl's Digi Stamps and I just love her work. I am not a big fan of digi's because I don't have the best printer at home and printing one image at a time gets expensive. I find that most digital stamps don't have the detail that a "real" stamp has. However Cheryl's digis are just wonderful (they don't look like something out of a coloring book). I was excited to see some images that appealed to my teacher side of life. I look forward to putting together some projects for my students with her images.

I love this birthday cake -- all the cupcakes piled high. I'm trying to get myself slightly ahead. My niece's birthday is coming up and this beauty is for her. Now I need to make birthday cards for my teammates at work. It seems that everyone on the 2nd grade team's birthday is next week. I'm the odd man out, my birthday is in October.

Thanks for stopping by.

Let the Sunshine In (TSG45 & SSS46)

I can't believe it! This is my fourth posting in a row - I am trying to get on a roll!! If I can't have spring yet - I'll let the sunshine in with my cards.

I loved my yellow card the other day so much that I had to make just one more. I had posted the OCC card on the 7th and wouldn't you know it TSG posted a challenge on Monday for a yellow card with flowers. Well I just had to do another one. This time I combined TSG's challenge #45 using the sketch from The Sweet Shop Sketch Challenge Blog's challenge #46. I love the sketch and of course I love my Flowers of Happiness set from TSG.

Don't you just love how I managed to layer the flower? It looks like I made several layers, but there is only three layers. I just love it!!

Thanks for stopping by. I am off to work and I'm already late!!

Tuesday Morning Sketches

This week's Tuesday Morning Sketches sponsor is Pez-a-Doodle. What I like about this sponsor are all the Studio G stamps. For my submission I used six different stamps. I am so in the mood for spring. March is Colorado's snowiest month and I hope we don't get any snow between now and my spring break. I want to see flowers blooming, grass turning green, and have warm weather. I want to get out and ride my bike - I call her Jello! I'll have to post a picture sometime. So my card was made with spring and renewal in mind.

Be sure to stop by Tuesday Morning Sketches to check out the sketch and the other DT member's cards.

Have an awesome day!

Our Creative Corner

Many of you know that Silke Ledlow is my all time favorite crafter. I read her blog on a daily basis. I just love her work. Well she is the host for this week's Our Creative Corner and it's her last. I certainly had to join in. This is like the first time I've stepped out to join challenges beyond There She Goes and Tuesday Morning Sketches. I want to break out and get noticed, someday I'd like to be on some design teams - so I guess I better get busy!!

I love how this card came out. It's a thank you card that is two weeks overdue. We had our JA day at school and I had the best volunteer I've ever had. The kids and I just had the greatest time. It took me nearly two weeks just to get the kids to write their thank you letters - so I hope she'll understand.

Anyway, I love the colors and the DP. The sketch was fun to work with. I think the only thing I goofed on was the rounded corners. My corner punch wasn't cooperating!! The stamp is the newest from There She Goes and I had a blast using watercolors to color it.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great night.