Yay… day three of the Caardvarks Sketchfest challenge. Today, I decided to try the “sketch out a card in the morning and stick with it in the afternoon” plan again. I stayed pretty true to my sketch this time, I didn’t have to throw it out the window. I had…
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Eeeekkkkk! I felt like I was racing against the clock tonight to get this card done. Funny thing is, before I left for work I had a sketch all drawn out and a plan ready for me when I got home. Yeah, that went out the window. Hee hee. Here…
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Am I ready for this? I sure am. Today starts the week of Caardvarks’ Sketchfest 2009. This is going to be a huge challenge for me. Am I really going to be able to make 7 cards this week? Ohhhhh, I really hope so and I plan to do…
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Happy Tuesday! I’m not sure why September seems to be one of my busiest birthday months, but every April and September I seem to be running behind in card making. This is the other card I made while my husband was recovering from surgery. It was a secret card in…
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Yay, WordPress is back. I hope everyone enjoyed their Labor Day weekend! It is amazing how fast a three day weekend goes… whooosh and it is gone! I planned to work on more than one card this weekend (plus many other things), but life had other plans. I finally made…
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We may be taking the easy way out, but we tend to give gift cards for birthdays and other occasions. It is always so difficult to find the right gift (unless I ask for suggestions). So in order to make the gift card a little more special, I like to…
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Oops, I have so many friends and family members with September birthdays, I really should have started making cards sooner. Oh well, guess that just means I’ll just *HAVE* to spend more time in my scrap room. I used the Sweet Sunday Sketch #32 and Caardvarks color combo of black,…
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Card Positioning Systems has an awesome sketch this week. I couldn’t wait to get out my supplies and start to play around with it. I decided to replace the boxes on the left side with trees. The cloud background, the middle tree with the bow and the happy birthday banner…
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The Hero Arts blog challenge this week is to create any themed card and mail it! I specifically made this card for my grandma. She appreciates receiving mail so much I just love sending her little cards occasionally. It makes me smile every time she calls to thank me for…
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This month was my turn for my blogging buddy Jeanne to say, “Hey Lisa, you won Mojo!” Last month I was pleased to tell her she won and Jeanne returned the favor this week! I was so excited and honored to be selected as one of the winners for Mojo…
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Hee hee, it is so funny to say Happy Holidays in August! Both Caardvarks‘ and Our Creative Corner have a challenge for holiday themed cards. I just love practicing my holiday cards this early… gets me thinking and I’m already feeling more prepared this year. I used the color challenge…
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This is for the Sweet Sunday Sketch #30. I really stepped outside my color box and used purple!!! I don’t usually go for purples and pinks or pastel colors that often, but this butterfly was so pretty I just had to get it. Now I have to force myself to…