Card Sketch #53

It's card sketch day at Sketches! {by Tamara}. This is my card for Card Sketch #53. If you make a card using Tamara's sketch, be sure to link it back to her blog. You could be a guest designer!


This is a 3x3 card, and I made it using paper scraps! The patterned paper is by My Mind's Eye, and it's double-sided. The chipboard swirl came from Wendy from ScrapCity. I painted it coral using Making Memories paint. I used the paint to distress the edges of all the papers. The gorgeous purple Prima came from Sharon. I added a fantastic Making Memories brad for the flower center. I love this size card, because it's perfect for a gift enclosure!

It's going to be HOT and HUMID again! Something about this weather is making me so tired! Oh well! I hope to get some creative time again! We'll see! Have a wonderful day, and thanks for stopping by!

T-Shirt Designers

I promised to show you the t-shirts that the girls made . . . here they are! They were both given white t-shirts to design. The first thing we did was dye the shirts. Emily's dye kit was black . . . not sure what happened. It looks fabulous though!


On the front, they both did negative images. I cut a huge flourish and a huge heart using my Cricut Expression!! I did "fit to page", and it cut them as large as it could on a 12x12 page. Awesome! So, we put the images down, taped them in spots, and then painted over them. When they were lifted . . . negative image. Cool! Jessica added the words "fun" and "go green". She used some alphabet foam stamps. Emily added the word "love" inside her heart, and she stamped a flourish off to the side, but they're difficult to see in this photo.


On the back, Jessica stamped "live, laugh, love", flourishes, some dots, etc. Cute design. Emily stamped her name, some flourishes, and a couple of hearts.


Emily stamped a flourish on each sleeve. Once again, it's difficult to see. It's cute though!


You can see the word "fun" better in this photo!


Here they are at the library waiting for the competition results. They actually walked down a "runway" and modeled their shirts for everyone. It was so cute! All of the kids did such a great job!

I'm happy to say that Jessica's "fun / go green" masterpiece won 2nd place! She won a $10 Border's gift card! Nice! I think they did an awesome job with this project!

Thanks for stopping by!

I'm in the Spotlight!

I'm thrilled and totally honored to be the first design team spotlight at the Sketches! {by Tamara} site! Thank you Tamara for featuring me! It's so much fun being a part of your card design team. I enjoy working on my card every week, and it's awesome using your sketches! Thank you!!

I have been trying to upload photos of the girls wearing their t-shirts that they designed for the library competition, but I cannot get my photos to show up. I'll try again later!

Have a great day, and thanks for stopping by!

BBTB - Paper Dolls - Cowgirl Hat Challenge

At Bitten By The Bug, we were challenged to use the cowgirl hat on the Paper Dolls cartridge. I do not have that cartridge, but once again DeeDee sent me the cut! Thanks DeeDee! She sent me a bunch of western cuts from the cartridge, and I ended up using the hat, the cow skull, and spurs on this card alone! Yeehaw!

I also want to let you know that BBTB has a new contest going on. Be sure to check it out!


I used some chalk on the cuts, and I added five brads to the hat's band. I had the blue bandanna paper in my scraps folder. The Lil' Buckaroo sticker is from Creative Imaginations. I added some twine around the card front. I love this card! These western cuts are awesome!

I hope you have a great day, and as always, thanks for stopping by!!

Latisha's Sunday Sketch #2

Latisha created a new Sunday Sketch, and I created a card with it right away. This is my card for her Sunday Sketch #2. Check out her sketch, and give it a try!


I used an awesome image that I just received from Chris. I used colored pencils and gamsol on the image. I cut the oval and the mat with my Coluzzle. The striped pattern paper is My Mind's Eye. I created a ribbon slide for my twill ribbon. I stamped "relax" using some $1 Michael's acrylic stamps. I matted the sentiment, and then I cut the ribbon slots using a Making Memories slot tool. I love the twill. I distressed everything with chalk ink. So, what do you think?

My girls have summer band this morning, and then we NEED to run to WalMart. We have lots of miscellaneous items that we're running out of. That's not good, because that means we'll be spending way too much money. It's horrible how expensive everything is right now. It's not just the gas prices.

I hope you have a great day, and thanks for stopping by!

Latisha's Sunday Sketch #1

Latisha created her first card sketch, so here is my card using Latisha's Sunday Sketch #1.

I turned the sketch on its side, and used a wonderful image from Unity Stamps that Latisha sent to me. I colored in the image with colored pencils, and I used gamsol to blend. For the rest of the card, I dug into my paper scraps! The patterned paper scrap is DCWV Pocket Full of Posies, and it has some sparkle. I used my threading water punch for the scallops, and I added three clear dew drops. Easy and fun!

Well, I do believe I need to cut the grass today. It's my least favorite summertime chore. After that though, maybe I'll get some crafty time. The girls are done with their library t-shirts that they designed. I'll take some photos and show you how they turned out! Have a great Sunday, and thanks for stopping by!

The Girls' Rooms . . . Again!

I told you I would show you the girls' rooms again after we moved the furniture back in. They have A LOT of stuff in their rooms! As long as they keep everything off the floor, it's OK with me. Here is Emily's room.


Under the butterfly, there is a mirror that sits on Emily's dresser. I don't know why, but it looks awful in this photo . . . probably because I didn't clean it well.


At the end of Emily's bed, we put in a papasan chair that was originally my husband's when he was single. It's Emily's reading spot. (She doesn't like her "sock tan" -- she got it from marching band practices outside!)


Isn't her desk area awesome!?! We still need to get her a desk chair . . . that's one of our extra kitchen chairs! We need to hang her Nightmare Before Christmas poster. She loves that poster! I do too!

Now, here are some photos of Jessica's room.


Doesn't her bed look comfy? She has a fun "egg" chair! She's using the papasan ottoman in her room.


Here is her desk. She's still organizing the top of it! We got this desk and chair at a garage sale for $10. What a bargain!


She still has a box of stuffed animals to take care of . . . we might build a shelf. You can see her dresser and her large bookcase.

So, that is the girls' rooms. It was actually fun putting them back together. It was a lot of work painting, but they just love their spaces!! We still have things to hang on the walls, but we'll do that gradually.

I hope to get some creative time today! Have a wonderful weekend, and thanks for stopping by!

Friends Card

Well, this is the last of my four cards that I submitted for the Paper Crafts Gallery Idol.


The gorgeous papers, tag, and transparency swirl are all My Mind's Eye. The paper is double-sided, so after I created the card, I used my threading water punch on the front, so that the inside of the card showed through. I love the brown and green color combination. The tag is so pretty on it's own, so I just added a little bit of lace, a Prima, and a light green Making Memories rhinestone brad. The large flower stacks is also Primas, and I added the transparency swirl to the stack, and I added a larger light green Making Memories rhinestone brad.


Here's a close up of the large flower stack. I love that transparency swirl!


Here's a close up of the top of the tag. I love the addition of the lace.

Not too much going on here today. It's going to be hot and humid, and we will probably have thunderstorms later. The girls need to finish designing t-shirts that they're making for a library design contest, I am working on a design team entry for one of my favorite sites, and my husband wants to watch some Nascar racing! After I get my design team entry finished and emailed, I want to hang some stuff in the girls' rooms and photograph them to show all of you! I also want to blog hop! I'm so behind, but I hope to catch up with all of you to see what you've been up to!! Have a great day, and thanks for stopping by!!

Card Sketch #52

It's card sketch day over at the Sketches! {by Tamara} site, and this is my card for Card Sketch #52. If you make a card using the sketch, be sure to link it back to Tamara's site. You could be one of her guest designers!


I used GORGEOUS papers that I received from the first ScrapCity kit! They are We R Memory Keepers from the "Frenzy" line. Jen put together an amazing kit. If you are looking for a fun site to hang out, chat, and be challenged, you should check out ScrapCity! There is going to be a huge celebration of the ScrapCity's store grand opening with lots of challenges starting on July 25th. So, I am the Card Guest Designer at the site this month, and I was given part of a kit to create cards. I created THIS card using scraps that I had left on my desk. The papers are double-sided, and so pretty! I stamped a sentiment from a $1 Michael's acrylic stamp set, and I added three small Primas and brads. That's it. Easy as can be!

I hope you all have a wonderful day! Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Mail & Library Class

I thought I would post a photo of the clipboards that my girls and I made for the library class examples. The class went well, but it was a lot of LITTLE kids. A lot of three and four-year-olds with glue sticks! A lot of the moms that stayed to help out their little ones were very impressed with the project, and a lot of the kids came up to me to thank me AND to show off their clipboards! Very cute!


So, this is my, Emily's, and Jessica's clipboards. I sincerely want to thank Renee from the 4 Scrappy Sisters site. She sent me the library pockets which inspired my paper choice! Thank you Renee!!


Here Emily and Jessica show off their clipboards. Cute, huh?


Next, I received this incredibly GORGEOUS card from Latisha. I admire her work, and I really love how she uses Unity Stamps. I don't own any Unity Stamps, but that doesn't mean I don't want any! They're just gorgeous! Latisha should be designing for them! Anyway, love the card Latisha! Thank you!


Latisha also sent me some stamped images. These are Unity Stamps images. Love them, and I can't wait to use them! Thank you!


Next, I got this GORGEOUS card from Chris. Chris needed some motorcycle images for a card that she wanted to make, so I sent her some. This is the thank you note she sent to me for the images. It's just wonderful, and I love it! Chris is very talented! Thank you Chris!!


Chris also sent me some images to use. These are Lockhart images, I believe. Can't wait to use them! Thank you so much Chris!!


Next, I wanted to show you the wonderful gift that Emily received from her pen pal, Kendall. Kendall is Latisha's daughter, and I do believe that Emily and Kendall are both super excited to have a pen pal! Latisha got the backpack from the Target $1 spot (I've never seen this . . . how cute!), and they stamped on it. Isn't it wonderful? Kendall also made a gorgeous card and sent Emily some lip gloss. How FUN! Thank you Kendall! Emily LOVES it!

Well, that's all from me for today. The girls have already been to band, we're back from the grocery store, I need to cut the grass, and we have a dentist appointment later. It's a busy day! Yes, I'm behind on blog hopping. It's totally my story this summer! I will do my best to catch up with all of you very soon! Thanks for stopping by!