Go confidently

Hi everyone!!  I took some time this weekend to play along with a couple sketch challenges that I haven't had time to barely look at lately.  I really love playing along with these challenges, they really are my favorites.  If anyone figures out how to add a couple hours to each day, please let me know! 

Today's card uses Card Pattern's #148 sketch.  I love sketches with multiple strips on them, perfect way to use up those paper scraps!  The stamps are from Unity's, All About the Journey set and the soft and gorgeous paper is from MME "Blink of an Eye" Six by Six collection.

Also, one of the winners of the GlitterFast kits didn't get back to me, so I am picking a replacement.  Random.org helped me chose #17:

Giovana said...

This is super cool Michelle!! I love glitter, but I don't love to wear it, LOL. Thanks for the chance to win. I will check out the website :)

Congrats Giovana!!!!  Please send me an email with your address info and I will have Zoom Creative send you your kit.

That's it for today, I will post my next sketch card soon!  I'll leave you with a close up picture and the sketch picture.

Card Deets:

Stamps - All about the Journey (Unity)
Ink - (AMuse)
Cardstock - Aqua Mist, Pure Luxury Ivory
Pattern Paper - Six by Six Collection, "Blink of an Eye" (My Mind's Eye)
Accessories - Spellbinders Classic Bracket Edgeabilities and Standard Circles LG Nestabilities, Ivory wrinkled ribbon, buttons, Stickles, sewing machine

Dino birthday cake and thank you cards

Hi everyone!  Last Saturday we celebrated my youngest son's 6th birthday!  He asked me to make him a dinosaur/volcano birthday cake.  Well, after scouring the internet for ideas, I made him my very first "fancy cake".  

I'm actually quite pleased with this cake.  I made the volcano part by baking cake batter in my Pyrex 2 cup measuring cup.  I made the buttercream frosting and dyed it green, red and blue for the lava, bushes and river.  The rocks are crumbled up mini Oreos and Coco Crispies cereal. 

Oh and do you notice the DEAD DINO?  Yep, Ryan wanted me to have a dinosaur being "killed by the lava" -LOL!!!

 Here's the cake in action.  3 candles are in the volcano and the other 3 are hidden by the tree, but are there.

 So, now it's time to make thank you cards and I just had to use Gina K's Dino-Mite stamp set of course!  I used this week's Card Pattern's sketch which was an easy one to reproduce.  I cut the larger square at 2.5" and the smaller ones at 1.5" -easy peasy.

I made sure these were really simple and flat to mail.  I also kept in mind that they would most likely end up in the trash, so I didn't embellish them too much -kwim?  Here's a group shot:

The pattern papers I used were from MME Lime Twist and I think 1 uses some Echo Park scraps I had on my desk.  The ribbons were all May Arts Twill which were the perfect thickness for the sketch and comes in LOTS of colors.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to come by tomorrow as we at the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store are starting a new Saturday blog hop!

Please note, if you are getting an warning clicking into Sharon's store to see the twill ribbon, don't worry!  Just click on thru, she is experiencing a small glitch.  Everything is still working fine at the store, and it will be fixed shortly!

A favorite summer memory

Hi everyone!  I have a couple cards to share today for the Gina K Designs June Illustrator challenge.  This month's theme was to make something that represents a favorite summer memory.

I grew up on a small ranch in Southern Oregon, and all of my relatives lived in the SF bay area.  So, almost every summer my sister and I got to visit Grandma and Grandpa!!  Here is a picture of me and my sister, Nicky (I am on the left) sitting on my grandma's back porch.  Our trips were amazing, I  remember the first time we rode on an escalator, WOW -that was a BIG deal!! 

Anyway, my Grandma June always sat on her couch.  You see, she was ill and not very mobile, so she had her "spot" on the couch (which was the entire thing, LOL!).  I can still remember doing crossword puzzles with her.  To this day, couches reminds me of my Grandma June.  I lost my Grandma 16 years ago, and still think of her all the time.  These cards are for her.

This card uses the Fine Furnishings Additions stamp set, illustrated by Nina Brackett, and papers from the Pink Paislee, 365 pack.  This card uses the sketch from Card Patterns #68, which is sponsored by Gina K Designs this week!!

This card also uses the Fine Furnishings Additions stamp set, illustrated by Nina Brackett, and papers from Cosmo Cricket, Early Bird AND follows a favorite layout of mine!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Card Deets:

Stamps - Fine Furnishings Additions
Ink - Spring Moss, Pure Poppy, Dark Chocolate (PTI)
Cardstock- Vintage Cream, Dark Chocolate (PTI)
Pattern Paper - 365 (Pink Paislee), Early Bird (Cosmo Cricket)
Accessories - 1.5" striped grosgrain, Jute cording, wrinkled ribbon and Score-Tape (all Stamp Simply Ribbon store), Rhinestones (Kaiser), swiss dots EF, Prima Flower, scallop trim border punch (SU!), Copic Markers

Here is a picture of me with my horse, Sunshine.  We were at a 4-H show.  I think I was 13.  OK, enough with the old pictures!!

Card Patterns #65 Guest Designer

Hi everyone!  Did anyone see this post?  My card was selected as the weekly winner for the Card Patterns #63 sketch!  That means I get to be the Guest Sample maker this week!

Here is this week's sketch #65:

I have to admit, I was a bit nervous making this card.  I knew it would be featured on the Card Patterns blog with TONS of viewers and I wanted to make sure it was worthy!  So after a day of panicking and 3 failed cards, I went back to one of my current favorite cards and CASED it!  I used the same papers from Pink Paislee, 365 Degrees and stamp set, One Person from Verve.

The 4 corner elements to the sketch threw me a bit.  All I could see was BUTTONS and didn't want to go "cutsie" with my card.  So, I used some small brown pearls from Zva Creative's Round Pearl Wheel.  To make them more balanced, I used the same pearls on the smaller panel.  See my fancy combo stitching of zig-zag and straight?  I love how it turned out -never mind the THREE PANELS that turned out to be "practice" -LOL!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a GREAT day!

OHHHHHHH!  Before I go, I wanted to mention that the winner of my little "goodies giveaway" never contacted me, so I have chosen another winner!

Random.org helped me select:

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

4

Timestamp: 2010-05-22 02:42:09 UTC

marilynwillauer said...

'A good book has no ending' is calling my name. As I love to read and work in an Elementary school, I can see lots of use from this stamp!! mlwcreations@hotmail.com

Congratulations Marilyn!  Please contact me and let me know your address (my email is on my sidebar).  I will send you the goodies right away.  AND I added some K and Company pattern paper and some other goodies to the stash!!

You have until the end of day Monday the 24th to contact me.

3 Challenge cards in Gossamer

Hi everyone!  I have 3 challenge cards to share with you today.  All using the amazing new pattern paper, Gossamer from Memory Box!  Sigh, this paper is my new love...  Rachel just started her storewide 25% discount sale and is sold out, but if you move fast I think there are some Spearmint pads left!!

This first card is for this week's This card is for this week's SCS Featured Stamper challenge -to CASE Pat Smethers!! I chose this lovely card of her's to case.

I changed the image, border punch, accent flowers, but kept the same feel to the card.   My card uses one of my neglected Crafty Secret's sets, Wildflowers.  I used the embossed butterfly dies from SU!  and the flower dies are the Beautiful Blooms II #1 from PTI.  I colored the image with Copics and added Kaiser pearls in Chino.

My next card uses Karen's Sweet Sunday sketch and since I had my Wildflowers set on the desk, I used the other sentiment in it. The glittered chipboard hearts are from Melissa Frances and the rose is a Sweet blossom by Zva Creative.  All the pretty pink pearls are from Memory Box and the silk ribbon is from the Stamp Simply Ribbon store. 

 And lastly, this card is for the Card Patterns Sketch #59. I used Verve's Feel the Sun set! Man, I LOVE this set, so beautiful! Guys, see what I MEAN about the paper?  So soft and lovely... happy sigh...  AND, again with the 1/4" silk ribbon!  Isn't it perfect with the paper?  Very delicate and it makes the most beautiful bows!!  You can find it in many colors from the Stamp Simply Ribbon store.

 

Thank you all so much for stopping by and have a great day!

Card Patterns: Sketch 57

Hi everyone!  I have a sketch card to share today.  Although I have been seeing their beautiful creations for months now all over the blogasphere, I am new to Card Patterns sketches!  I am glad to have found some time to play along this week. 

My card uses the lovely and delicious Kaisercraft Devonshire paper and the lace flower is from the Devonshire embellishment pack. 

This card also uses some of my current favorite things - velvet ribbon- Zva Creative sweet blossoms- Hydrangea Prima flowers- birthday sentiment from Big Wish!  They just make me HAPPY!

There was a BRIEF moment of sunshine between rain showers yesterday, allowing me to take my first outside picture of the year.  Too early to say spring has sprung around here, but fingers crossed!

Card Deets:

Stamps - Big Wish (Verve)
Ink - Vintage Photo distress ink (Ranger)
Paper - Vintage Cream, Devonshire pattern paper
Accessories -  Devonshire lace flower, Painterly Petals Hydrangeas (Prima Marketing), Pearls in Mango (Kaisercraft), oval nesties and tag dies (Spellbinders), Stardust stickles (Ranger), Peach sweet blossoms (Zva Creative), sponge, edge distresser

Oh, before I forget, I just received my shipment of Where You Should Be stamps, so they are back in stock!  You can order them HERE.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!