Friday, November 27, 2009

Tag Challenge

Happy Thanksgiving weekend! Did you have a good turkey day? I spent mine gobbling up WAY too much food, but it was good to be with family. I hope yours was great too!

I've got an extended weekend off of work, so I took some time to try my hand at the current A Muse Challenge, to use tags.















I found some mini tags at Staples a while back, so I tried those out on this card. I stamped the To Go Cup on them in Memento ink, colored them in with Copics, and mounted them with 3M mounting tape onto the A Muse patterned paper. I had forgotten how easy tags are to use on a card!

See you soon!

Friday, November 13, 2009

Woodgrain Wreath Card

As I was digging through my Cat's Pajamas stamps for the sketch challenge, I came across another stamp I just love, the wreath. So, I had to make a quickie card with it:


















Since I already had the red Stickles out, I colored the ribbon and the dots in with them, and then colored the image with Copics. I just love the woodgrain paper by A Muse as well.

Have a great day!

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Cat's Pajamas Challenge

I happened to catch the sketch challenge for the Cat's Pajamas last week and thought I'd play along. Leigh was the hostess, and here's her sketch:













I pulled out one of my first Cat's Pajamas stamps and a scrap of paper from Basic Grey's Lilykate collection and got to work:















I colored the cupcakes with Copics and colored over the cherries with red Stickles. The flame was colored with a Gold Spica as well. The sentiment is by Hero Arts.

Have a great day!

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Ridin' the Wave. . .

This week, I've discovered several new blogs that I've just fallen in love with for design, ideas and photography.

Mer Mag
Twig and Thistle
Design Dazzle
Celeste Rockwood-Jones
Lorajeans Magazine
ArtMind
Sandra Juto


Don't you just love blog surfing?

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

October ATC

Last night I got my October ATCs back from a swap, and I figured it was about time I showed mine.


















I had the hardest time with this ATC because although I knew which stamps I wanted to use, I couldn't figure out how to incorporate the sentiment without losing it in the background. I think it came out decently well.

Thanks for looking!

Friday, November 6, 2009

Blog Award

Hey there!

I'm still here, just busy working on non-crafty things. Luckily, Tracy Clemente nominated me for this award:












Thanks Tracy, it's an honor to be nominated by you! And here are my responses (in a word):

1. Where is your cell phone? Purse
2. Your hair? Black
3. Your mother? Short
4. Your father? Deceased
5. Your favorite food? FroYo
6. Your dream last night? Forgotten
7. Your favorite drink? Snapple
8. Your dream/goal? Skinny
9. What room are you in? Office
10. Your hobby? Crafting
11. Your fear? Cancer
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Hometown
13. Where were you last night? Party
14. Something you aren't? Opinionated
15. Muffins? Yuck!
16. Wish list item? Silhouette
17. Where did you grow up? San Rafael
18. Last thing you did? E-mail
19. What are you wearing? Scarf
20. Your TV? Oversized
21. Your pets? None
22. Friends? Changing
23. Your life? Exhausting
24. Your mood? Mellow
25. Missing someone? Jackie
26. Vehicle? Yellow
27. Something you’re not wearing? Makeup
28. Your favorite store? Scrapbooking
29. Your favorite color? Purple
30. When was the last time you laughed? Morning
31. Last time you cried? 10/24/09
32. Your best friend? Mom
33. One place that I go to over and over? Target
34. Facebook? Hooked
35. Favorite place to eat? Chevy’s

And because I'm shy, I'm not going to name names for this award. Instead, I nominate YOU (yes, you reader!) for this award. Your comments keep me going and are always over the top.

So if you'd like to play, consider yourself asked. Just leave a comment here if you do post it, 'cause we all want to see your answers!