Sketches in Thyme-DT Sketch

I have recently discovered how fun sketches can be. This sketch is from Sketches in Thyme. I did this one in hopes of being chosen for their Design Team.

Here is the sketch they have asked us to use. You too can apply to be a SIT Maven. Click on the link above for details.

There are trials and times in your life where you find out who your true friends really are. I have been going through some things in my life and my friends have been my strength.

Melissa and I have been through some ups and downs in our friendship, but it has proven to stand the trials. In honor of our friendship this is my take on this great sketch. I think it came out pretty.

I used the Girls' Paperie by Margie - Paper Girl line. The shaped patterned paper, vintage buttons, clocks, rose, charm and little word stickers are all from this line. The solid cardstock is from Bazzill. The dotted patterned paper is Serendipity-"Scrumptious"- Coconut Cream. The ribbon is from my stash.

The title is cut with the Cricut using the Billionaire cartridge. The inking is using Tim Holtz Distress Ink- Vintage Photo. The flower and clocks have been sprayed with Smooch Spritz- Vanilla Shimmer.

I used my ATG gun and Beacon 3-in-1 Adhesive.

Shaped Card Challenge-The Collectors Cut

I am very excited to share with all of you that I was asked to join in the fun over at The Collectors Cut blog. We will be making two projects a month over there. All the projects are using the Cricut machine. We are hoping to get more use out of the cartridges we have and to inspire some of our crafty friends to get out their Cricuts and use all those wonderful cartridges you own that are collecting dust!!

The challenge this time was to make a SHAPED CARD.

I decided to use a cartridge I had not used yet for my own personal goal of using all my cartridges in 2011, and I chose Wild Card.

I cut out the quote bubble card. Then I flipped it and cut it again, because I didn't use double sided paper! I glued the two together so there was pretty paper on the inside.

I used the EK-Success flower punch on the owl in the center of the card and the Stampin-Up Banner punch on the little guy on the bottom right.

I love to ink and I used Tim Holtz Distress ink in Vintage Photo.

The words are also cut from the Cricut using the font on Wild Card. I welded it using my Gypsy before cutting at 1".

I used Helmar Acid Free Adhesive to put it all together.

The paper is from Target in the Dollar Spot. It is all from the new owl fall pack. It was purchased only a couple of weeks ago! It is SOOOOooo cute!

Get out your long lost cartridges and start crafting!!

Crafty Chicas Halloween Decor

This month the design team was asked to use Orange, Purple and Black in celebration of Halloween. I thought it would be fun to make a really neat free standing tri-fold decoration. I am eager to get this out and display it in my house.

You can get more details over at the Chica's Getting Crafty Blog.

Don't forget to join the blog challenge this month. Share with us your monsters and get a chance to win a gift certificate to the web site.

I wanted to share my decor so I entered it in the following Challenges:

Clear It Out Challenge

Tuesday Throwdown

My Craft Spot

Woodware USA

Thursday Night Sketch

This was my take on the Thursday night sketch over at Chica's Gettin' Crafty blog.

Veteran's Thank You Card

Stop over to Chica's Gettin Crafty to see the list of supplies I used for this Thank You card.

Don't forget to check out the monthly Scraps Challenge while you are there. Use up some of those scraps you have around!!

Chica's Monthly Scrap Challenge- Birthday Card

This month over at the Chica's Getting' Crafty blog the followers challenge is to use your scraps. So I got out my scraps and made this cute little birthday card.

Pop on over the the Chica's Blog for the list of supplies for this card.

While you are there why don't you get out YOUR SCRAPS, get crafty and join us. If you upload your creation you get a chance to win a nice Close to My Heart prize package.

KINDERSTAMPO GUEST DESIGNER BLOG HOP!

I am soooo excited to have been selected as a Guest Designer for Kinderstampo!!

I can't wait to share my creations with all of you and to get to know some new crafty ladies!!

Let me tell you a little bit about myself!!

LIVE:

For me living is all about my family. I have 3 wonderful kids and they are the most important people in my lives. I try to tell them I love them everyday. My life would not be complete without their wonderful faces to brighten my day!!

CRAFT:

Crafting is my passion. I have been a crafty person since I was a child. My mother was the Brownie leader and always doing some kind of crafting thing. I have dabbled in so many things! Cross-stitch, needlepoint, macrame, jewelry making, knitting, sewing, altered art, scrap booking, card making....I am sure I have missed so many of them. Crafting is something that I just couldn't do without in my life! It has given me strength when I thought the world was crumbling around me and it has given me purpose when I have had none! Crafting is such a fabulous and important part of my life. I also am very passionate about sharing all things crafty with my friends and well...let's face it just about anyone that will listen! LOL! I hope that I can share some of that passion with you!!

INSPIRE:

So many things in my life inspire me. I find inspiration in nature and the world around me. I find inspiration in the many talented friends I have. Life in general is where I find my inspiration. I have been going through some rough things recently and I have been trying to find inspiration wherever I can and I have found that it is always out there if you open your heart and mind to it....you will find it!

For a chance to win some blog candy from KinderStampO

Stop by the KinderStampO Facebook page and let them know I sent you

and/or leave a comment on each of the guest designers blogs.

One lucky winner will win a prize from KinderStampO

The next stop is Jessica Baker

HERE IS A COMPLETE LISTING JUST IN CASE YOU NEED IT:

Alina Coronado

Amanda Tibbits

Angie Gala

Bobbi Jo Henke

Corina Daily

Daphne Shreiber- YOU ARE HERE!!

Jessica Baker

Karen Christiansen

Karey Jeans

Kathy Torres

Monica Lawrence

Sylvia Solario

Tanner Bell

Teresa Savage

Wee Choon Bin

Zoe Aparicio

Zeni Pradel

Thursday Night Sketch- Chica's Gettin' Crafty

So, here is the sketch for tonight! You can check out the other Design Team take on this fun sketch at the Chica's Gettin' Crafty blog.

HERE IS MY TAKE ON TONIGHT'S SKETCH:

Sept NSSS Weekend Challenges

Had a fun time this weekend with my peeps from NSSS!! They have been my friends through thick and thin for years now! A couple times of year we do a weekend of challenges. This past week was that weekend. So, while I was at a local crop I got these two projects done.

Card using a card sketch she provided for us. I used scraps from one of the girls at the crop I was at. The buttons are from a baggie of buttons I got at the Goodwill last week. I used Beacon adhesive to attach the buttons and ATG for the paper.

This layout is also using a sketch the hostess this time provided. I love these photos and I think this came out so cute. The patterned paper and the word strip are from We R Memory Keepers. The solid cardstock is from scrap. The tickets are from Tim Holtz and inked around the edges with Distress Ink. The dots on the green are Viva Decor Pearl Pens. I used pop dots for the tickets and the title strip, ATG for the paper and Helmar Acid Free glue for the photos. I find that you need to use liquid glue to attach things to the glitter paper.

Scrap Challenge Mini Tag Album

Today I wanted to share a cute Mini-Album I did about my girlfriends. It was for the Chica's Gettin' Crafty blog monthly challenge.

You should get out your scraps and get crafty and enter the challenge. There is a great CTMH package of goodies to be won!!