i get crafty

Good Dog.

2009-11-11T14:12:00.000-08:00

Here's this week's LO for the Sketchy Thursday's Challenge. I love this sketch! I think I may use it again!

This layout features our lab, Mattie. She loves going to the park to play with her frisbee!

Materials Used: Cardstock, Elmers Memory Book Glue Pen, Maya Mist "silver", DecoArt paint "Ice Blue", Craft Smart Acrylic paint "Bright Magenta", Tim Holtz Distress Stickles "Broken China", American Crafts thickers "Patchwork", Font for journaling: Hip Chick"

I think I would jump for joy if I won. I heart Studio Calico's kits!

The Colors of Fall

2009-11-10T17:13:00.000-08:00

This is a Thanksgiving card that I created for two challenges. The first is the EstyInspired Challenge #61. The challenge was to find inspiration nature photography from Jared In Kansas. Looking through the gallery I was inspired by this image. I tried to use the colors of the dandelion in the bow.

I'm also entering this in "Just Us Girls" Week 6 Sketch Challenge. I flipped it around and played with it a bit!

Materials Used: Cardstock, Bo Bunny patterned paper, Martha Stewart Craft Glue, Martha Stewart tinsel glitter "fire opal", Martha Stewart Embossing Pad, Martha Stewart Embossing Ink, Hampton Arts Clear Stamps, velvet brown ribbon, Gold leaf from Micheal's

Hope you enjoy!

FIL's 60th B-day

2009-11-07T17:27:00.000-08:00

I hope I'm not too late to enter this to the One Stop Craft Challenge #53. I took a lot of time on this LO, probably because we had such a busy week! One of my favorite things about this challenge was HOW to go about using the text...I wanted it to matter and be a key focal point of the design, but not overwhealming.

Fun Fact: The tissue paper I used is left over from the tissue I packaged his gift in! I thought it was too beautiful to throw away.

Materials Used: Basic Grey Cardstock, Velvet Ribbon, Tissue Paper, Martha Stewarts Glitter Glue, multi-color beads (I was so excited to use them, I threw away the packaging..whoops) American Crafts Thickers in "Sprinkles", Staz On Ink "jet black", Making Memories stamps, Photoshoped definations and journal line.

My current computer background

2009-11-06T10:04:00.000-08:00

I was having fun using digital scrapbooking freebies and created this LO for my computer background.

From Fall 2009

Since I don't yet have a sewing machine (sad, I know) this is the most realistic stitching I can do! lol

Freebies from Feistuff Crazy Beautiful

PS: Having a difficult time using Picasa to upload straight to blogger. No idea what's going on there!

Together we SHINE

2009-11-01T13:38:00.000-08:00

Hello All!

I had so much fun with this LO using the 10.29 Sketch from Sketchy Thursdays! I loved the way it turned out, by far on of my favorites yet.

Materials used: American Crafts 'Copper Metallic foil', Little Yellow Bicycle Autumn Bliss 'Autumn Strip', K&Company Chipboard Alphabet, Tim Holtz Alcohol ink (currant, stream, espresso), Tim Holtz Distress Ink (worn lipstick), DecoArt acrylic paint (Ice Blue), buttons and embroidery floss.

Hope you like! xo

I like giving presents

2009-10-30T22:39:00.000-07:00

I LOVE giving presents! Yes, I put a lot of thought into the actual present but I think my favorite part is wrapping the present and giving it! I'm almost anal about how perfect I want it to look. I don't care if it's the coolest gift, but it better be the best looking gift!

Here is the gift we gave to my hubby's dad for his 60th birthday tonight.

First, I love the tissue paper and kept a piece to use in an upcoming project. I also placed a Bingo Card on the bag and embossed a red square to highlight the number 60.

I, for one, was very pleased with the presentation.

Crate Paper Kit Giveaway

2009-10-30T09:36:00.000-07:00

Um, I highly suggest hoping on over to The Green Frog Studio for a chance to win a fabulous kit from Crate Paper.

Fabulous, no?

WOO-HOO

2009-10-29T16:08:00.000-07:00

I'm a Sketchy Thursdays fave! I feel special. :-)

A couple recent layouts

2009-10-29T15:55:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple layouts I did just for fun. Trying new things. I'm loving mist and the texture paint adds. ENJOY!

JUST THE TWO OF US: Entering this in Pencil Lines Sketch 158

Sorry I kind of cut the journaling off the top with this photo. Whoops!

Materials Used: Cosmo Cricket 'Early Bird: Ribbon Sandwich', Ranger Stickles, American Crafts Thickers in chestnut and red, Maya Mists, white ribbon

SPLISH SPLASH: The pups get a bath!

A Simple Thank You

2009-10-25T21:56:00.000-07:00

I believe that when you share your thanks in a unique way or a even pass a smile -- it encourages others to make other people feel good in their own way. I used this card to make someone smile and realize how much I appreciated them. I am also submitting this to the stamping sisters Challenge #10 - I Chronicles 16:34.

Fall in Phoenix

2009-10-25T15:03:00.000-07:00

Here is my layout for the 10.22 Challenge at Sketchy Thursdays. I had fun with this one..used lots of different mediums, including paint, mist and chipboard.

Journaling on Ticket reads: I love Fall in Phoenix! Travis & I planted all our flowers today. We had so much fun and now our home looks so welcoming...I hope they live. lol 8-23-09

Materials Include: Bo Bummy Gypsy Paper, American Crafts Chestnut 'Nutmeg' Thinkers, Teal Grosgrain Ribbon, SFAC Exclusive Crepe Paper Ribbon, Journaling Ticket, American Crafts 'Teal' metallic Marker, Maya Road Mists, Bo Bunny Button and Blig

Happy Fall

2009-10-23T17:46:00.000-07:00

Here is a door hanger I created to celebrate fall! I used my October kit from Scrap for a Cure and am entering it in The Second Chance Challenge at Sketchy Thursdays. The challenge was fall with a POP of color. I didn't go too crazy but I used Teal in the background paper and a button. I like the way it turned out!

Time Fly's

2009-10-21T14:04:00.000-07:00

My first contribution to a challenge! And I'm going to submit to three challenges! Go big or go home, right?

To create this card I used the Card Patterns Sketch 37 The team at CardPatterns provided some major inspiration.

I'm also submitting this design to the Card-A-Licious Challenge 29. The challenge was to create a card using only three items. I choose cardstock, ribbon and a button. (Hoping ink and glue doesn't count! hehe)

And last, but not least, Moxie Fab World has an amazing challenge going on incorporating ruffles! You can see I used the lace to create a ruffle effect. The picture they posted of the Frill Seeker Satchel from Anthropologie was my inspiration! Loved it!

So here is my card! Hope you like! And maybe, just maybe I'll win something!

Materials include:Digital Papers printed from Danielle's Designs, Lace, Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Sandpaper

Using Overlays to create Texture

2009-10-21T13:37:00.000-07:00

Studio Calico has a great tutorial up on how to add overlays to your photos -- creating a beautiful new look. Here is the overlay I did using a picture of our rose bushes shadow. I thought it would be neat to overlay it using a leaf texture.

*I would credit the overlay image but I've had it on file for so long I don't remember where I grabbed it. Read Studio Calico's blog and try it! It's fun!

Misting Titles

2009-10-19T10:25:00.000-07:00

I recently read all about misting and different uses for them. I used the technique to scrap a 12 x 12 layout of our weekend visit to Sedona. I need a box for my misting projects -- husband doesn't like that our patio is now blue! Whoops!

An idea to share...I had so many beautiful pictures I needed to scrap, so I incorporated the picture of the tree, lightened the background using Photoshop and used one of my fave fonts to outline our trip.

Here is a close up of just the journal tag: