Spring Butterfly Card

     So I’ve really been lacking in inspiration lately, but when I saw the new card sketch from Sketch~N~Scrap the mojo came right back.   This card came together in no time flat.

     I flipped the sketch on it’s side, but left the embellishments where they were.  I also moved the scallop to the top of the card and flipped it around as well.  I wasn’t so sure I liked it as I was going, but when it was all done I was actually very pleased with it.

Supplies:
Doodlebug Card Assortment
Pink Paper: The Paper Studio
Brad: Doodlebug
Butterfly: K&Company (I believe)
Scallop Border: Doodlebug

Challenges:

ScrapStuffz Inspired By February Reveal

Happy Valentine’s Day!! Welcome to my February reveal as SSIB.  Let me say right off the bat how happy I am with how this layout came out.  It’s the first layout in awhile that hasn’t felt like work to get it to where I wanted it to be.  
     I started with the amazing colors and designs in the SSIB photo.  They matched perfectly with the flower from my 2005 wedding. I then saw Sketch #50 over at Sketch ~ N ~ Scrap and fell in love with that too.   
    As if that was not enough inspiration I also saw that Cards Galore had an add bling challenge, and I knew I was going to enter that one too. I used my wink of stella pens on the flowers, my thickets are white glitter, and there in bling in the upper right corner.  It’s the first time in awhile that I’m combining challenges, and I think it came out lovely!
     

SSIB Photo
Sketch~N~Scrap Sketch

Happy Valentine’s Card

     We had another round of winter precipitation, and a delayed opening at work.  Normally I go in at 8:15…we didn’t have to be there until one!!!  I used this opportunity to take on a few challenges.
     I used the wonderful card sketch from Sketch ~ N ~ Scrap for the design layout of my card. I then used three different challenges for the embellishment of my card.  Craftin Desert Divas is having a color challenge.  It’s red, white, and pink so I used those for my paper colors.  Cards Galore and Southern Girls are both having a bling challenge so that was very easy to combine. I also stamped the heart inside my hearts with Get Inky Stamps.  I hope you love how it came out because I do.   

Sketch~N~Scrap Picture
Craftin Desert Divas Color Challenge:


Ray of Sunshine Layout

If you are looking for the Get Inky Hop – Please click HERE
    
     I had some fun pictures of our son playing at the beach…well as much playing as a nine month old does, but I was stuck on how to use them.  I then came across the Child’s Play Monopoly challenge, and the arrow on the go tile of the board hit me.  I was going to use arrows since in the pictures he’s upside down and sideways!
   I also wanted to use the new Inspired By challenge over at Sketch ~ N ~ Scrap.  It was an awesome sketch!

     The sketch only used one photo, but I wanted to use three so I grouped them all very closesly to achieve the same effect.  I also used my arrow strip to mimic the strip in the sketch, but also to place the round area at the corner of the photo just like the sketch embellishment. Some misting and enamel dots completed my sketch “copying”.
     If I was to do the layout again I think I would emboss the red paper (which is actually a red and brown tiny chevron) with swiss dots to match the outter dotted paper.  All in all I’m pretty pleased with how it came out.  

Sketch ~ N ~ Scrap Birthday Card

     I have several things I want to work at this year in my crafting.  One is to make birthday cards, rather than buy, and another is to enter more sketch challenges.  I saw this sketch over at Sketch~N~Scrap and fell in with it.  

     I started searching for my favorite winter scraps, and as I was sorting through I saw my few flower paper items and they called to me.  My SIL’s birthday is next month and I thought they would be perfect for a card for her. I think it came out really cute, and I could see using this sketch again and again.