Gettin' Sketchy...

Hello again! Here is a quick card I did following the Get Sketchy sketch for this week:

I really like that bicycle sticker from Martha Stewart and it came in a pack of 6- 3 of them have banana seats... :). The sentiment and swirl stamps are American Crafts and the polka dot border is Papertrey Ink. Background paper is K&Co., Sweet Nectar paper pad- which I LOVE.

This was the sketch:
Hope you are "celebrating sunshine" wherever you are... it's storming here.

Cute Cupcake

Hello happiness... it's Friday. Although, it's not so happy in these parts... Anna is sick. Fever, headache, stomach ache, and pure misery has overcome her little body. We will be heading to the doc this afternoon.
On a sweeter note, how about this cute cupcake card? It's from the new Papertrey set "Tiny Treats Birthday" that I just got this week. This set was part of the January release and I love it... LOVE it! The tiny pink polka dot paper is actually from the stamp packaging- aren't I thrifty!? The die cute was also purchased from Papertrey and coordinates with this set. I can already tell it's going to be a favorite! I colored with my Copics and you can't tell from the picture, but the star is colored in with my Spica glitter pen to give it a little *twinkle.*

I used the Get Sketchy card sketch this week as my guide. I flipped the sketch to make my card. Get your entry in... the prize this week is awesome! A handcrafted belt buckle from an Etsy shop!

Have a great day... while Anna slumbers and Elan plays Lego's I am going to craft and organize and purge.

Miss Me?

Hi there... have you missed my presence in the blog world? I took a little break. I have been busy with other things, like tennis and home decor, party planning, and filling orders from my stationery website. I've been pretty much non-stop! So, the blog posts took a back seat. This weekend Stephen and I are hosting our first dinner club event and Anna's birthday party is Sunday. So, cooking and cleaning are in my future...

Before I rush into the homemaker duties, I'm going to share a card. I used this sketch from the Get Sketchy challenge:

And this is my card:
I used some fun fall scraps and the flower is Prima. I pulled the center out of the flower and added button and twine. The brown edge is the eyelet die from Papertrey Ink. I cut it out of brown and then cut it in half to add it to the top and bottom of the stripe paper. A nice welcome to fall!

Vintage Birthday?

Yes, vintage... I made a vintage birthday card for Stephen's grandmother, Mamaw. Her birthday is coming up in a few weeks. The vintage style is appealing to me, but very hard for me to create. I prefer the fun colors and whimsy style. Although, I did have fun making this card and inking it up to make it look "old."
I used the Get Sketchy card sketch for the week which is this:
And the end result: Sorry the picture is so bad. It was dark in my studio when I took the pic and using my Adobe tools just made it look worse! You get the jist! Have a great day... we are expecting a cold front! Yipee!

*Uploaded a new pic on 9/8 from Jean, a fab Blogger friend! Thanks, Jean!

A Fun Sketch!

This weeks Get Sketchy card sketch was super fun! I needed to make a birthday card for a little monster turning 2, and I had my elements all picked out. This sketch worked perfectly with my papers!

The sketch-a-roo:
My monstrously fun card:

Have a great weekend! We have a pool birthday party to go to... stay cool!

Feel Better...

Ugh... I have the "summer time blues..." my kids are driving me into the nut house. I don't think my ears or nerves will ever get use to the ear piercing scream of a 3 and 5 year old.

This week, I am playing along with the Get Sketchy challenge. I liked this one a lot! No twisting or turning, just went with it!
The sketch:

And my take:
No, I didn't make this card for myself, but I am having a hard time to sending it off... it looks pretty on my desk! ;)

Have a good one...

Get Sketchy!

Hey everybody! I'm back from a lovely week at the beach and finally starting to recover! Let the summer time blogging begin! Woo-hoo!
This is a card for the Get Sketchy weekly challenge. I flipped the sketch clockwise to get this:

And this was the sketch that I twisted in a creative sort of way... after all, a sketch is a mere starting point to get your creative juices flowing! :)

I hope to upload some vacation pictures tomorrow and possibly get some scrappin' in too! Hope you all are surviving the high heat, we are eating lots of popsicles and sitting in cool water!

Let's get sketchy, shall we?

I haven't played along with the Get Sketchy challenge in a while, and well, it's high time I get to it! I saw this week's sketch and knew exactly what I was going to do- which is quite rare. However, I have a little friend who is going through a rough time and wanted to send her something.
Here is my (her) card:
I used papers from Cosmo Cricket, sentiment stamp from Papertrey Ink and the cricket card is from Starbucks- inside is an inspirational quote. Finished off with a vintage button and twine.

This was the sketch:

You still have time, if you want to play along! Toodles!

Monsters are Get[ting] Sketchy!

Again, working from a sketch! Get Sketchy is not necessarily *new* to me, but this is the first challenge I have participated in with them! Here's the sketch:

Here's my card:

Do you love those monsters? I made this card for my oldest brother's 40th birthday. He loved it- and those monsters? They represent me and my siblings! The inside was just as good and darn it! I didn't take a pic of it!

Supplies: Monster stickers: American Crafts; Patterned Paper: Basic Grey; Chipboard Arrow: K&Co.; Letter Stickers: October Afternoon; Other: circle punch and brown ink.