Get Sketchy #36

I was so excited when I saw the digi stamps that the Get Sketchy designers got to play with this week! First let me explain that I am pretty much digi-challenged. I don't even have Photoshop on my laptop! So I get a little nervous when Bree mentions anything digi. This week's digi stamps, however, are not only beautiful, but they're SO EASY to use!

The images are from Cutting Cafe, and they are sponsoring this week's challenge along with Glue Dots (also one of my favorite products.) The images come in a pdf file, so all you have to do is download, open the file, and click "print"! Super easy and great for paper piecing or coloring.

I used the bushel basket, leaves, butterfly and sentiment on this card. I printed the bushel basket on kraft cardstock, and the other images on white cardstock. I then colored the details with markers and pieced everything together. The bushel basket is popped up with pop-dots.

I used Glue Dots to attach these pretty little buttons from DeNami Design. I also adhered the ribbon around my card so that it would lay flat, then attached a ribbon knot on top of that with a Glue Dot. It's a great way to fake a tied ribbon when you want the ribbon to lay flat. :)

Cardstock, The Paper Company; patterned paper, Die Cuts With a View; digital stamps, The Cutting Cafe; markers, Bic Mark-it; buttons, DeNami Design; floss: Karen Foster Design; coral ribbon.

Hope you can play along with this week's challenge! Oh, and if you haven't logged your vote for your favorite Get Sketchy Designer, today is your last chance. Be sure to leave a comment on the Get Sketchy blog and the Creative Charms blog to be eligible to win a $20 gift certificate to Creative Charms!

Please check in tomorrow for a BIG announcement that I've been dying to share with you! :)

Creative Charms Challenge

Hi, everyone! I'm sad to say that vacation is over now and it was back to school today. :( That first morning is always tough!

I do have some new projects to share today. I have a lot of projects made that I will be sharing over the next week or so, along with some ***EXCITING NEWS!*** (That was just a tease-I will share my news with you all on Saturday, which is National Scrapbooking Day!)

Today's projects feature some fun embellishments from Creative Charms. They were a generous sponsor of the Get Sketchy designers this week. Our challenge was to create a few projects showcasing their beautiful embellies. The fun part is that there is a friendly competition going on this week among the Get Sketchy girls. Readers are voting on their favorite designer based on the projects we've created using the Creative Charms products. To see all of the projects and vote, please visit the Get Sketchy blog. You have until Saturday, May 1, to vote. Also, if you leave a comment on both the Get Sketchy blog and the Creative Charms blog, you will be entered to win a $20 in goodies from Creative Charms!

Thanks for stopping by today!

It's Get Sketchy Time!

It's Friday, so that means it's time for a new sketch and challenge over at Get Sketchy! This week's sponsor is Hot Off the Press. You may receive their catalog, Paper Wishes, in the mail like I do. I had seen the new Dazzles stickers in the catalog and thought it would be fun to try them. This week, I got that chance!

This week's sketch featured a half-circle with a scalloped border. At first glance, I imagined a frilly, feminine card. Then I saw that the bonus challenge was to make a masculine card. Hmm...I started turning the sketch and thinking about variations that would work with these stickers. After turning the sketch on its side, I pictured a campsite under the moon. After struggling with a moon, I realized that a sunrise would be the more logical choice, and I could substitute the sun rays for the scallops! And that's how this card was born.

First, I covered my card base with patterned paper from the Mr. Campy line by Cosmo Cricket and added a green cardstock strip to the bottom for grass. Next, I cut an oval and "rays" from yellow cardstock. I inked all of the edges, then assembled my sun. The tree border worked perfectly, as it allows the sunlight to peek through, just like a real camping sunrise. The tent is made from one of the Dazzles stickers on rust cardstock. I trimmed around the edge of the sticker and adhered it to my card front with foam squares. Finally, I added a sentiment-which I trimmed from the edge of the Mr. Campy paper! I love it when companies put cute sayings or designs on the edges!

I have been making a lot of cards lately for various challenges and design team assignments. I hope to be able to show them all to you soon! Just be patient... :)

Thanks for stopping by today, and I hope you get a chance to play along with us this week at Get Sketchy!

Safari Animals

When I received this set of stamps in the mail from DeNami Design, I was a happy girl! As you can tell from many of my cards, I LOVE critter stamps, and these little guys are no exception. I have had so much fun using them on different cards. I showed this set used on a card for one of the Get Sketchy challenges (see it HERE).

For this card, however, I wanted to create a safari scene. As I was moving elements around, I realized that this would make a fun interactive card. I created two pockets on the front of my card using green cardstock for grass. The, I made three tiny cards and stamped the safari animals on those. The animals are also covered with fuzzy flocking. I finished each of the mini cards with a little strip of "grass" and tucked them into the grass pockets on the card front. I also created a sun using triangles cut from patterned paper and an oversized button from DeNami Designs.

Sometimes cards for boys can be challenging, but I think this is perfect for a little guy. Because the mini cards can be taken out and tucked back in, this little scene may even become something he will play with later. (I'm thinking road trips or waiting at a restaurant! Why not tuck it into your purse for such "emergencies"?)

Thanks for looking, and don't forget to check out the DeNami blog to see what the other designers came up with!

(All cardstock, stamps, and button by DeNami Design, patterned paper by Heidi Grace, flocking by Studio G.)

Another Spring Card Featuring DeNami Design

After making the set of mini cards that I shared yesterday, I found that I really liked the lime-periwinkle-black color combination. I decided to make a couple of cards while I had everything handy. (Not that my stuff ever really gets put away, right?)

This card is made from a Lime card and features the Fancy Butterfly stamp. I colored in the image using a periwinkle marker, then covered it with Sparklets glitter. I also added some pearls from Creative Charms. To finish my card, I stamped a sentiment from the Let's Get Together stamp set and tied on some sheer ribbon.

I finally got a chance to play with this border punch that I got recently. It is from Fiskars and has a built in corner punch. I wish all border punches had this feature! It made a beautiful and elegant mat for this image.

Thanks for looking!

Spring Mini Cards-DeNami Theme Challenge

Have you checked out the DeNami Design blog lately? So many adorable ideas, and lots of fun challenges and chances to win! Yesterday I shared a card that I made for the 2S4Y Challenge sponsored by DeNami Design. Today, I am sharing a little mini card set that I made for DeNami Design's Spring Theme Challenge. These were made using the Elegant Spring Flowers set and the Assorted Greeting stamp set.

Mini cards are easy to make: simply fold a piece of cardstock to A2 size, then use your paper trimmer to cut it in half, forming two mini cards. These cards are made using Lime cards from DeNami Design. I then trimmed a little bit from the card front and adhered a contrasting paper to the inside of the card.

For the flowers, I first stamped the images with StazOn black ink and lightly colored the flowers with a periwinkle marker. Then for the bling! I recently discovered the Quickie Glue Pen, and it is perfect for adhering loose glitter to your projects. I used Sparklets glitter from DeNami Design and loved the results. (Other supplies: pearls from Hero Arts, sheer ribbon.)

I hope you can all play along with the Spring Theme Challenge! You have until April 30th to upload your entries.

DeNami is this week's 2S4Y Sponsor!

It's been a little while since I've played along with the 2 Sketches 4 You challenges, so I was so happy when Paulina (from DeNami Design) told me that DeNami was this week's 2S4Y sponsor. There are a lot of sketch websites out there, but 2S4Y is one of the best. And I love this week's sketch because it features a scalloped border and the ever-popular label die-cut.

For my card, I started with a hot pink cardstock base from DeNami Design. I added two patterned paper strips to the right side of the card, then attached some mini pompom trim over the seam using micro brads from Queen & Co. For my image, I stamped Mimi on a white die-cut label, then paper pieced the image using various cardstock scraps and coordinating papers from Imaginisce. I also matted the label shape with paper from Imaginisce and pierced around the edge of the shape. Finally, I cut some flowers from the patterned paper, adhered them to my card front with pop dots and added some cute buttons from DeNami Design. (Did I mention that this week's prize over at 2S4Y was 5 bags of DeNami buttons? Love these things!)

Hope you have a chance to visit 2S4Y this week and maybe play along with the challenge. You have until Saturday, April 24th, to upload your card. Thanks for looking!