Alternative Challenge

You may have noticed that I didn`t post an EMS sketch challenge this week. I am on vacation with my family and don`t have any of my scrapbooking supplies with me, so no sketch! I do have an alternative challenge for you this week. Most of you probably have a subscription to a scrapbooking magazine, right? Well, I challenge you to pull out the latest issue and scraplift a page. Both CK and SBE even have sketch sections, so it should be easy to find a sketch/layout that works for you. Have fun and let me see what you create. I will try to be back with a new sketch on Monday.

Happiness Layout

I guess EMS Sketch #12 was a good one for many people, since I've had several people tell me they were going to use it! Here's a cute summer layout from Michelle using the sketch. I finally got to Costco to have my photo reprinted for EMS Sketch Challenge #11, so here it is in all it's glory. The large photo was washed out at the top and dark at the bottom, so I had it printed up in black and white to see if I could get a better image. It's still not perfect, but better. I also tried a technique I had seen before but not tried, stamping on paper flowers. It sure adds interest to the layout!



Recipe:
Chocolate Alphabet Small, Noted Backgrounds, Dainty Thoughts, State of Mind & Recipe Box stamp sets
Summer B&T paper (retired)
Clover Meadow & White Daisy cardstock
Black & Clover Meadow ink
Black marker
White Daisy Just Blooms
Liquid Glass
Black & White Daisy brads
Prisma Glitter
Ribbon (Michaels)
Paper crimper
Scalloped border punch & decorative edge scissors (Fiskars)

Teacher Card

It's funny, but I can go a month or more without making a card, and then, once I need a card for a special occasion, I find myself making them for all sorts of things! I just realized I've posted a lot of cards recently, so those of you follow my blog to see scrapbook layouts, I'm sorry! I'll be posting more layouts this week, but in the meantime here's another card, this one for my son's preschool teacher. The school is closing, so she will be unemployed after 12 years. I wanted to make sure she knew how much we love her and appreciate the impact she's had on my son the last 2 years, so I made this special card that lists a few of her attributes. I was inspired by Jan Moxey's challenge to create a card about becoming the complete person you were intended to be. Then I decided to use the Heart2Heart challenge colors for this week (Tulip, Buttercup, and black) and the Mojo Monday sketch 144, so I packed three challenges into this one card! How fun. I realized after I had finished my card that I glued the checklist tilted the wrong way, but I think it still looks okay.



Recipe:
Checklist, Noted Backgrounds, September Word Puzzle & Tiny Typewriter Alphabet stamp sets
Silhouette Level 2 papers
Tulip, Black, Buttercup & White Daisy cardstock
Tulip & Black ink
Tulip, Black & Buttercup markers
Ribbon (Michaels)

Egg Hunt Layout

I had to share this fun layout because I got to use pink on it! It doesn't happen that often, so I get really excited when it does. I used a Becky Higgins' sketch for the design, and the adorable Topstitch papers. I like how the looping stitching on the papers creates a sense of movement, since there was a lot of moving going on when these photos were taken.



Recipe:
Friendship Alphabet Large, Alphabet Solos "K", Holiday Hoopla & March Word Puzzle stamp sets
Topstitch Level 2 papers
Heavenly Blue, Baby Pink & Colonial White cardstock
Heavenly Blue, Baby Pink & Chocolate ink
Chocolate marker
Liquid Glass

EMS Sketch Challenge 12 - Impact Layout

Good Monday morning, everyone. I woke up bright and early and started working on a layout for this morning's sketch, and here it is! I knew I wanted to include a lot of journaling on this layout, so I created a sketch with a long journaling strip on the side. I also used standard 4"x6" prints, and just had to crop one into a square. This layout came together quick and easy. Hope you find time to use it this week, and remember, leave me a comment by next Sunday with the location of your layout, and I will be sure to mention it on my blog! 

The sketch:

 

My Layout:

 

Recipe: Friendship Alphabet Large & Alphabet Solos "Punctuation" stamp sets

Perfect Day Level 2 papers

Desert Sand, Bamboo & White Daisy cardstock

Desert Sand, Cranberry & Sorbet ink

Craft buttons (Basic, Holiday, Clear)

Natural hemp

Another Father's Day Card

Happy Father's Day, everyone. Hope you all have plans to celebrate that special man in your life. I finally got around to making a card for my hubby last night. Thanks to all the great inspiration on the Heart 2 Heart blog, I found the cute folded shirt design, combined it with the Mojo Monday Sketch, and voila, the perfect card for my perfect man!



Recipe:
June Word Puzzle & Say It In Style stamp sets
Free Spirit Level 2 papers
Colonial White & Honey cardstock
Indian Corn Blue, Autumn Terracotta, Cocoa & Honey ink
Cocoa grosgrain ribbon
Shades of Chocolate Mini-Medley brad

I've added a page!

I added a page to my blog containing my listing of used Stampin' Up stamps that I am selling. Please click on the tab at the top of my blog to access the sale page, and then click on Home to return to my main page.

Splendor Card Workshop

Good morning, everyone. I want to start my post by giving a shout-out to my cyber friend Lela, who used this week's EMS Sketch to complete a page. Way to go, Lela! You beat me to it. Here's a link to Lela's page. She used the sketch on the right hand page of her layout, and it's fun to see how she adapted it to fit her photos.

Now, I need everyone's help ASAP. I am holding a card workshop at church in July, and since I will be away on vacation the last Sunday in June, I need to advertise it in church tomorrow. Here are the cards I've designed so far (we'll be making 2 each of 5 designs), and I need some feedback. Are they all winners, or do I need to ditch any and start again? Or even just add a little something to any of them? I can't add too much, however, since I am hardly making anything on this workshop and don't want to spend more than I make - LOL! Please let me know what you think. Thanks.

Card #1 - I used Liquid Glass on the owl's eyes.


Card #2


Card #3 - The middle flower is actually on the inside of the card, viewable thru a cutout window.


Card #4 - Liquid Glass on the candle flames.


Card #5 - no special techniques, but a fun idea to put together.


Recipe:
Dream Big, Dainty Thoughts, Grown With Love, It's Your Day, Happy Birthday, Recipe Box, Tiny Typewriter Alphabet & Noted Backgrounds stamp sets
Splendor Level 2 papers
Colonial White cardstock
Chocolate, Topiary & Goldrush ink
Colonial White brads
Colonial White ricrac
Chocolate Ribbons Rounds
Liquid Glass
3-D foam tape
Scalloped border punch (Fiskars)
Scalloped scissors (Fiskars)

Things are changing!

Yes, you are at the correct blog. I was getting tired of the old pink color scheme, so I thought I would try something new, and this is it! My hubby has been on the computer all day, trying to help me figure out how to change various features. (Thanks Sweetie.) I don't know if this will be my end product, but I think I'll leave it for a few days to see how I like it. Don't be surprised if it changes again soon, though!

Father's Day Card

The Heart 2 Heart challenge for this week was to make a Father's Day card using scraps, and since I needed to make a card for my dad anyway, I decided to give this a try. It really wasn't hard, once I decided which scraps to use! Coming up with an idea to top last year's card for my dad, now that was hard. I don't know that I succeeded (last year's perfectly embodied my dad), but I do like the result. I used the Overview pattern from Jeanette Lynton's Originals Card Confidence book, and I random stamped my background using the My Game and Just Be You stamp sets. My dad is really not into sports, but I was able to pick specific stamps from the set to emphasize life lessons that he has taught me. This would also be a fun idea for a graduation card.



The inside:


Recipe:
Make It Count, Noted Backgrounds, My Game, Just Be You, Thank You & Tiny Typewriter stamp sets
Rustic Trails Level 2 papers
Colonial White & Dutch Blue cardstock
Bamboo, Desert Sand, Autumn Terracotta, Olive, Dutch Blue & Cocoa ink
Antiqued Copper brads
Liquid Glass