Sweet Stop Sketch SSS140 - January 12, 2012

Today, I am participating in the Sweet Stop Sketch SSS140.  This design was very challenging!  I used my Stampin Up markers to color the clear stamps from Inkadinkado stamp set.  It was a great way to pull in the colors used in the card. Another birthday card completed for the year and checked off my list!  I am so happy!  My New Year's resolution is moving right along!  I love getting cards done ahead of time!

Happy Anniversary - January 11, 2012

Happy Anniversary this month to my In-laws.  They will have been married for 26 years. I looked around for many sketches to use for the design of this card but nothing appealed to me.  I decided to take the plunge and design my own sketch and it was fun!!!

The image is from Close to My Heart D1261 Simple Beauty.  I colored the image and craftable paper flower using my copic markers then layered the flower on top of the main part of the image with a pop-up dot.  The theme of my sketch are ovals based on the cool image. I hope the recipients love the card!

Card Stock Only - January 10, 2012

Today, I am entering Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday Challenge  - Card Stock Only.  You are NOT allowed to use any designer paper.  I did a simple sketch using all SU colors, snowflake ribbon, and embossed the white paper with snowflakes in my cuttlebug.  The image is a Magonlia image sent to me by a friend.  I found this challenge to be relaxing!

Start of the Week - January 9, 2012

I always dread MONDAY because it is the start of the week.  Do not get me wrong, during these times I am very thankful to have a job that I enjoy.  However, Monday means that I cannot be in my craft room all day working on my passion.  Lil Lolita Lilith looks like me on the way to work on Monday as I drive away from my craft room.  The Corrosive Challenge this week is to start the New Year off using something new on your card.  Well I decided to use several new items on my card and some of these items came from Regan when I won her blog candy.  The new items are: Tickled Pink Stamps Lil Lolita Lilith, Tattered Time paper, and my polka dotted purple flower.  The card sketch came from Deconstructed Sketch #33.