For You...

Christmas Eve...can you believe it?!

Earlier this week I had coffee with a friend of mine...we graduated from high school together...oy...many, many years ago...like over 26 years...sigh..makes me sound old:)

What could be a better giftie than candy...Trader Joe's Candy....I altered this can of peppermint sticks to give my friend:

It's chock full of goodness...October Afternoon paper, Stampin' Up feltie snowflake, American Crafts Flair, Basic Grey tag, Cosmo Cricket tiny type and bakers twine from the Twinery!

Well, I'll be back on Sunday...taking the day off the blog tomorrow...spending some quality time with the family:)  Happy Holidays everyone!!!

 

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shop on!

Welcome to 365 Cards Super Sketchy Sunday!

We have a fabulous sponsor for this week:

Some Odd Girl

...gotta love that name...

Here's the sketch for today:

{sorry for the poor pic...I could not seem to take a good one because of the glare bouncing off of the flair...hey, that rhymes!}

I got to play with the Shopping Kaylee image:

I tell you, I love the Some Odd Girl images...sooo much fun!!! I decided to color the image with copics...what??!!! no paper piecing? Hey Rose, I didn't paper piece! I know that with copics it is all about practice, practice, practice..I'm hoping to take another beginner Copic's class this summer and really stick with the practicing so bear with me ladies:)

I so wanted to use that flair which originally said Rock On. I altered it with my Cosmo Cricket tiny type to fit my card theme:) Darn that glare:)

I teamed up Raspberry Fizz and some striped Crate paper...it is thee most gorgeous blue...love it. I backed the Some Odd Girl image with a page out of a japanese book.

The prize for this week is 3 Some Odd Girl images! I can't wait to see how your interpret the sketch for today and make sure you check out the Some Odd Girl Shop and blog!

♥♥Saturday Shopping♥♥

Here's a peek at what I picked up at the Heirloom Stamp Show:

Well, I discovered a new line of stamps that I ADORE:

Invoke Arts

Hello? Perfect for me, the Washingtonian...

Paulina enabled me...let me know about these peeps that were selling these for $18 or maybe it was $19 ea/buy 3 get 1 free...nice way to start my collection...


Okay, that's it for today...I'll probably have more to share tomorrow...let me know what I 'need' to pick up in the Spellbinder's line...it's a smidge overwhelming seeing so many:)

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thinking of you...and a give-a-way...

Hello!

Monday already?! I tell you, Saturday in the Pacific Northwest was absolutely incredible. It hit as high as 70 degrees...unbelievable for this time of the year. Darin and I thoroughly enjoyed it by taking a long walk along the water and rewarding that walk with a delish brunch at a local cafe. Sunday was another weather story...back to the usual PNW stuff...rainy and dreary...perfect for crafting:)

First up is my take on the Card Patterns sketch # 56:

I teamed up the sketch with the MFW's Tuesday Trigger:

I was inspired by the colors...love that pillow!!

I broke into my new Schlosser Designs set, Furnishing Fun.

I used the chair image in the Furnishing Fun set and teamed it up with Basic Grey Mellow.

Next up is some Cutting Cafe fun!

If you've been following my blog for any length of time you know how much I adore coffee:

I teamed up Cutting Cafe goodness with the latest Poppy Seed Challenge:


I used the Cutting Cafe's coffee cup shaped card...

I tell you, this is the ultimate Pacific Northwest Card:) Coffee and Galoshes..LOL.

Regina of The Cutting Cafe is letting us give-a-way FREE stuff!!! In honor of my coffee addiction...I'd love to give-a-way both the Coffee Cup Shaped Card and Got Coffee? Printable Stamp set compliments of Regina!!! Leave me a comment on this post and I'll do a random draw on Wednesday, March 24th...in honor of my daughter's birthday!

{commenting for the give-a-way will close on Tuesday, March 23rd @ mid-nite PDT}

Whew, mondo long post...but I wanted to end with a RAK I received from the very fabbie Sparkle:

Yup, I hi-jacked her pic from her recent blog post...isn't it GORGEOUS??!!! Gotta love the colors...and of course, the bling!!!! Thanks sooo much Sparks....you ROCK!

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happy birthday with flair!

Welcome to Get Sketchy #10!!!!
Can you believe that we're already up to 10?!!!

Check out that FUN sketch!!!

Guess who our sponsor is this week??

The very fabbie Sakura!!
The prize for GS#10?

There are a couple pen sets up for grabs!!!

Each of the gals on the Get Sketchy DT was given a couple Sakura pens to play with. I decided to use mine to ink up some nakie chippie letters! They are nestled on a Jenni Bowlin Die Cut...I added an American Crafts flair with MM glittery chocolate number/alpha. The patterned paper is Bella Blvd that I stitched with chocolate thread.

The Bonus Challenge:

Handwritten Sentiment/Doodling

Okay, I'll be honest, I don't do any handwritten greetings on the exterior of my cards...that's what all the fun embellies are for..LOL. I'm not a huge fan of my handwriting:)

I can't wait to see how the sketch inspires YOU!

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sew cool!

Can you believe that it is Thursday already????!!!!!

Sheesh, I'm trying to change from vaca to regular mode...but I'm drowning in laundry and a messy house with suitcases all over the place...I did manage to make 2 cards last night though. Here is my 365 Cards design.

Pam's Challenge:

Mixed Messages

Incorporate THREE ways to create a sentiment to make one big sentiment.

Mix and Match things like stamped, alpha stickers, handwritten, computer generated, transfers, etc.

I used metal, glitter alpha and tiny alpha stickers...I'm being a rebel {Oh Gloria!!} and justifying that the glitter alpha is definitely different than the tiny alpha sticker...you gals okay with that? Oh ♥Kay♥ do you recognize that oh-so-gorgeous satin ribbon??!!! Yuppers....it's the goods you so kindly RAK'd me....Thanks my dear!!!!!!

I decided to multi-task and use October Afternoon's Challenge of using their products and a pun and I used Sketch Girl SG3. I've been out of the creative loop for a week and craving challenges!! For those that have been following me, I have a hard time combining 2 challenges and check it out...I managed 3 {patting myself on my back!}. Good Grief, I don't know how some of you gals manage to do 9...I think I've seen 12 before {shaking my head}, that's craziness.

Okay, you know the way this works....show me what you got! I can't wait to see what you come up with!!!! That Pam certainly has us on our creative tippy toes, doesn't she??

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I love you a latte

Hello!

Today is Thursday and you know what that means...it is my day over at 365 Cards!!!

Today's challenge:

Imagine This - Coffee

Well, this is an easy smeasy one for me..I live in coffee haven, home of Starbucks! The only problem was deciding on what coffee image to use! I decided to go with my There She Goes, Let's Get Together set. I teamed it up with the Sassafras papers in my May '09 Mackenzie Mae Card Kit! Yup, I topped it off with some American Crafts flair {you've created a Flair monsta Ann!!!}

Show me your coffee'licious cards!!!

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