• sketchfest tuesday…

    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…

  • sketchfest monday…

    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…

  • sketchfest sunday

    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…

  • birthdays, birthdays and more birthdays…

    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…

  • a fall happy everything

    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…

  • giftcard holders

    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…

  • a black, white and pink birthday

    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,…

  • summertime birthday

    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…

  • you make me smile

    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…

  • hey… you won Mojo!!!

    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…

  • happy holidays…

    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…

  • sweet sunday sketch #30

    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…