Happy Owl-idays!

Happy Saturday!!!

It's been chilly here in Washington...the kids tell me it may snow next week. They are excited, me...not so much, I really don't like to drive in the stuff....especially the 30 miles to work.

We picked up a noble tree last night...the last couple of years I've been going to the same tree lot...they bag the tree and tie it to the roof of my car:) It's actually pretty hilarious seeing me 'unload' the tree...I roll it off the roof of my car...

Okay, onto some craftiness....I played with Laura's sketch #40:

I teamed up Graphic 45 with a new Cutting Cafe $0.99'er! OMGoodness...it's an OWL!!! I colored his hat and body with Copics and then glittered up the brim of his hat and the pom pom. I also went ahead and glittered up each of the scallops. I used that Stampin' Up eyelet border punch again...The ribbon is also Stampin' Up.

Yesterday I booked over to the Holiday Gift Sale that Paulina of Pretty Pink Posh was selling her fabbie projects at:

I had a ball...sooo many fun things...Here's what I picked up from her:

This one is for ME:

Aren't these fun?! I think they are about 3x3...



I actually bought a bunch of stuff from Paulina's sister, Krista of Bella Cafe. Hmmm....it's all pretty much gone:) I should have taken pictures before we ate everything...cookies, chocolate dipped oreos...chocolate dipped pretzels....DE-Lish! Thanks Krista!!!!

Today is the last soccer game for my boy's season...then tonight we celebrate my brother's birthday....he's going to be 45....good grief...that's old...I should tell you that he is my much OLDER brother:)

Okay, I'll be back tomorrow with my 365 Cards Super Sketchy Sunday Card!

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thankful 4u...

Welcome to Get Sketchy #11!!

Our awesome sponsor this week:

That's Jazzy Stamp Dreams!!!

This week's prize:

a stamp set!!

The Bonus Challenge:

use Buttons

{I'm usually such a button gal but this design with the busy paper wasn't calling out for buttons to me}

The Design Team had the opportunity to play with the Jolly Pumpkin stamp. I decided to ink up everything but his face so that I could make my card a Thanksgiving card! Can I just say that the pumpkin stamp inks up beautifully.....seriously....the image came out crisp and clean the very first time!!! I find that some polymer stamps don't get a good clear image and I end up rubbing my hands on it and even my jeans...it helps but That's Jazzy Stamp Dreams stamps you don't need to do that...fabulous....

Here are the deets on my card...I paper pieced the pumpkin with some crate paper {it really is orange, the color is washed out in the photo}...the other patterned paper is October Afternoon {along with the alpha...thanks Beth!!!}. The 4U are vinyl thickers...throw in a bunch of stitching and there you have it!

I'm sooo looking forward to seeing how you are inspired by the sketch!!!

This is a first for me:
I'm going to CK Seattle in November!

Yuppers...my first CK Convention...actually, I'm not even taking any classes...I'm going for the vendor faire...shopping...did someone say shopping?

Check it out...guess who is going to be my shopping buddy??

Ginny!

I get to meet Ginny AND shop with her...now how stinkin' fun is that?!!!!

My non-blogging friends don't 'get it'...meeting up with blogging friends...but you all get it...there is something so coolio about meeting up with someone else that:

1. blogs

2. creates

3. understands the insanity of blogging and creating...LOL

Ginny....I chuckled when I read Paulina's comment about the convention:

Remember, you don't need to buy everything at the convention, Ginny. hehe

Oh Ginny...we are going to get along just fabulously my friend :)

On a non-crafty side note {I've been doing these alot lately}, I managed to get through the entire Season 5 of Grey's earlier this week and have jumped onto Hulu to catch up on Season 6...'d' is always chuckling at me when I'm watching the shows...I go from laughing to gasping to all out sobbing....it's wonderfully therapeutic..LOL.

Well girlies, thanks so much for reading my novella....I betcha you all are wishing that I go back to blogging 7 days a week just so that my posts are shorter..LOL

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to You..from Me and going a little bit buggy...

Woooo Hooooo for Friday!!!

Friday also means it is time to Get Sketchy!!!!

This week is GS#6 and the bonus challenge???!!!

No Patterned Paper

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Okay, you just gotta try the sketch without patterned paper...wow....now that IS a challenge! I used die cuts and I'm saying that it is okay and that I'm not being a rebel on the bonus challenge. It's funny...I have to tell you a secret...

I LOVE my patterned paper...oy.

You know what I love about this card??? It is my FIRST Christmas card...and actually it isn't going to stay a 'card'. I decided to actually make it the cover for a mini album which I'll show you in a couple months :)

Okay, can't wait to see what you got....

Onto other stuff...remember the fabbie Cuttlebug that I won from Paulina of Pretty Pink Posh? Well, guess what????!!!! I got to meet Paulina last night at the local Starbucks!!!!! Woooo Hooooo...she is a super sweetie pie!!

Here's a pic of us...
Here's my jackpot!!!

Seriously, this would be icing on the cupcake...check out the fabbie tag I got too!!!!!

cute, cute, cute!!!!

Thanks again Paulina...I'm a lucky duck and you betcha that the first card I make with my Cuttlebug is going to YOU!!!!

I tell you this was perfect timing as it made all the running around that I had to do after meeting Paulina not as chaotic {soccer & school open house}.

Whew!

Thanks for reading to the end....have a super friday peeps!

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