Love being creative

I'm very proud that I've kept my New Year's resolution to be more creative and keep up with the blog.  I usually don't make passed the first week.  lol 

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge is up and running.  I love the sketch this week. 

the sketch

my card SSSC150

I had to think a little outside the box for the scrolls.  Those are actually capital Vs from the Yarn sizzlit font.

The next card if for the Studio Calico sketch challenge.  Another wonderful sketch.  I love the simplicity of this one. 

the sketch

my card

Since I loved the sketch so much, I just followed the sketch. 

Thanks for looking and good night!

Two more cards then off to bed!

I have to say, I've loving my copics.  I'm just starting to use them, so my coloring is very basic, but they are so fun to use!  I've already decided to buy 2-3 copics every payday so I can fill out my colors to start practicing shading and highlighting.  

That being said, my first card is for Paper Smooches.  They are having a guest designer search for the month of February.  I used one of their digi stamps (and copics) to make my card. 
The digi stamp was a bee and I made it a fish with a little fussy cutting to go with my saying. 

The next card is for a Sketch For You To Try.  This sketch challenge is usually open until midnight EST on the last day of the month so you still have plenty of time to play if you choose to do so. 

Inspiration sketch

My card (SFYTTjanuary 2012)

You can't really see it in the picture, but the S is stickled for a little sparkle.  I played around with my new Martha Stewart punch, too.   I need to invest in several of the spellbinder scrolled frames.  I love the look of them.  In the meantime, I have to make do with what I have on hand. 

Thanks for looking and have a good night.

Simon Says and Blogger Challenge

Simon Says has a challenge going using spots and stripes.  Anything goes as long as it includes spots and stripes.  I LOVE spots and stripes so this one was really fun.  I wanted to use a stamp I haven't used before.  When I went through my paper and saw this combo, I immediately thought of the sea and everything fell into place. 

Simon Says Spots and Stripes Challenge

I lightly chalked the image to give it a little interest.  I thought the sentiment was perfect for this card. 

My Blogger's Challenge card was a little more...well, challenging.  I wanted to emboss the image on vellum, but it lack pizzazz.  That's when I colored on the back and added rhinestones because, quite frankly, rhinestones add just the right amount of bling to anything.  lol

Blogger's Challenge

Thanks for looking.

Simply Create Too card

Simply Create Too has a challenge going on.  The challenge is layers--lots of layers.  The challenge ends January 19, so you still have plenty of time to participate. 

This is one of my favorite stamps from The Angel Company.  All the fun and beauty of collage without the pain.  lol  I'm very collage deficient, although I do like the look, so stamps like this are a blessing,  :)

Thanks for looking.

Really Reasonable Ribbon giveaway

Really Reasonable Ribbon is celebrating the 2nd blogoversary.   In honor of their two years of blogging, they are giving someone a chance to win an awesome prize package loaded with lots of goodies.  If you like ribbon or twine, you will love Really Reasonable ribbon.  Click on the link and go check it out.

Scrapbooker's Paradise card

Scrapbooker's Paradise has a challenge using a tic-tac-toe grid.

I chose the top row--text, bling and flower.  I love these kind of challenges because there are so many possibilities.  Very fun.  Here is the card I made:

PPC 49

Now, I'm not usually a pink girl, but this card just screamed pink to me.  lol  I'm very pleased with how it came out.  In fact, I think this might be one of my favorites.

Thanks for looking!

Do-What-You-Want Saturdays

I love Saturdays where nothing is planned for the day.  No sporting events to get the kids to, no appointments, nothing.  I spent my day being creative which doesn't happen very often. The family wasn't neglected while I was playing.  The kids and daddy enjoyed the day watching movies, playing on the x-box, and just relaxing.  I even made blueberry muffins to start the day off right. 

Here is what my creative  day produced.  The first card is for the Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamp Challenge #70.   The challenge was to use something new.  See that lovely border ribbon?  New punch!!  Whoo-hoo!  I love this image although I do have a hard time coloring her.  I'm still working and practicing with my prismacolor pencils and my copics. 

SCRSC70

My next card is for Mojo Monday 223.  Here is the inspiration sketch:

My card:

Mojo223

Lots of distressing done with this card.  I don't normally do "vintage", but this one really needed the distressing and inking to give it personality.  I have discovered that I really need to invest in several large circle dies.

This one is for the Young Crafters Unit challenge #5.  Clean and simple was the challenge.  You would think clean and simple would also mean quick.  lol  Not in my case.  This card (although not all that complicated) seem to take me forever!! 

Thanks for looking!