It's Monday, Time for a Techno Stamper Sketch!

Have you played along with the Monday Lunchtime Sketch yet that Mary Jo posts over at Techno Stamper? You're missing out on some fun sketches if you answered no! Here's my take on her sketch #42:The base is Purely Pomegranate (which I am going to quickly regret not buying more of), layered with Bazzill Bling light blue and topped with this great paper that I cannot remember the name of. It's awful for me when the name of the paper is not printed on the bottom or back of the sheet. I buy pieces here and there rather than whole pads, and that's what happens. If you know what it is, please shout it out! The images are Stampendous "Hey There Cupcake" and the ribbon is from Target.

This card will go with us to *another* birthday party this weekend. We are so fortunate that we like all the parents of the kids in DS's Kindergarten class! Birthday parties become social events for us adults, too :) So sad when your social life is dependent upon your child...

I hope you all remember to VOTE tomorrow! I'm still a bit undecided on the locals, but will make up my mind tonight. Have a good one and thanks for looking!

Masculine Card - Not Using Cars!

Mostly in my family, a masculine card is one that has an automobile of some sort on it. I challenged myself this time to use something other than a car. Here's what I came up with for Angel's Masculine Card challenge from Friday.I used Bazzill textured cs for a base, and the center dp is from Making Memories. It has a nice subtle tone on tone polka dot pattern. The frame is Grungeboard that I painted, then sanded, then ran through the Cuttlebug with my rectangle Nesties. I love that stuff, and scored some at my local AC Moore for only 4 bucks!! The stamp set I used is Seeing Stars, from Verve. This is one of my very favorite quotes and it makes me stop and think everytime I use it. The stars are stamped with Adirondack ink in Denim Blue on the dotted paper, cut out, then layered.

This morning, I have a little time to get stuff done before going into work. Hopefully I'll get another project completed before I have to run off. Thanks for looking!

One Layer DOES NOT Equal Simple!

Why are the seemingly simplest cards the most difficult? Angel challenged us to a one-layer card, today and here's what I came up with. It is so hard to not add something! The base is SU! Going Gray, the flowers are embossed with Cuttlebug With Love folders, and I used chalks to color. The flower centers are covered with Stardust Stickles.The boys are off to the races (literally), so I have a few hours of peace and quiet. I have already made a pot of onion soup, pizza dough and my baguettes are on their second rise. Now I'm off to play catch up with more of Angel's challenges.

I hope you are all enjoying your Sunday! Thanks for looking!

Another Angelosity Challenge - Have You Played Yet?

Today was a short day for me at work, since I usually pick up DS on Halloween to go Trick or Treating. DH is picking him up today - somehow this is the first year that he is in town for Halloween and he really wants to participate. I decided to take the afternoon off anyway and get some crafting in.This card is for Angel's 18 Rainbow Days of Angelosity, which run until her birthday on November 7. It's not too late to join in the fun! This card is for Day 9, on which she posted a sketch challenge. I used Blue Bayou and Purely Pomegranate CS. The snowflake cuttlebug layer was a RAK to me last year, and is on pretty pearly paper. The ribbon is from Michael's. The vellum snowflake was another RAK (I'm determined to use all my stuff so I can shop after the new year!). The jewel brad is from my stash.

The stamp is Michael's dollar bin, and the sentiment is Verve. I like the layout and the non-traditional Christmas colors. I hope you like it! Thanks for looking :)

Blog Candy Alert!

Head on over to California Stamper to visit Alexandra and enter for a chance at some great blog candy! She is giving a pile of goodies - including Gina K stamps!

Go go go!

Happy Birthday to Danielle!

My friend's daughter is turning 5 on Sunday, but there is a birthday party for her Saturday. So this weekend promises to be sugar and fun filled, between the Halloween parties tomorrow and birthday Saturday. Hopefully Sunday we will be able to decompress! Until the next birthday party next Saturday...To make this card for Danielle, I used this cute elephant image that was part of an image swap a while back. I colored it with Bic Mark It! markers, and added some Stardust Gellyroll accents and some glaze pen accents. The corners of the image and the scallops are embellished with Liquid Pearls. The ribbon is from Heather, part of blog candy. Background dp is DCWV Spring Stack and the pink layer is Bazzill cut with Cloud Scissors. The sketch is from Angelosity, Day 7.

It is seriously time for me to go to bed now or I'll be hating it in the morning when DS is begging for breakfast at 6:30. To listen to him, you would think that we starve him. He eats constantly, yet doesn't put on much weight. I guess that's good, but once in a while I'd like a day when he doesn't need 6 meals and snacks!

Happy Halloween to you all. Don't eat too many treats! Thanks for looking!

Wallet Inspired

Each week, Allison posts a fun challenge, and this week was no exception. Her challenge is to choose an Espe wallet and CASE it. I couldn't resist adding a sentiment on mine, since the blank area of the card seemed to expansive. I love the colors! Go check out the other entrants - they're fantastic.

Here's the wallet I chose:

Here's my card:

The sentiment (Inkadinkadoo) is stamped with Versamark so it doesn't overtake the images. The cherries (See D's) are white embossed, and colored with the black magic technique. The red cherries are covered with Stickles.

Thanks for looking!