Weekend Fun!

This weekend was busy yet relaxing. I did 2 of my favorite things this weekend. If you know me you know it had to do with ink and flowers...ahhh...ink and flowers...It's always great when I can combine the two in a card but it's even better when I can actually get my hands all inked up AND all covered in dirt! What a great thing!

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My two favorite things!

Let's Get Sketchy - Heart2Heart Challenge

Talk about last minute! I've had this card done for 3 days and the weekend just got away from me!
This weeks Challenge was a sketch challenge - oh what fun! If you haven't gotten in on one of these challenges just jump on in! They're so must fun. It might take you out of your comfort zone but that's what a challenge is for...right?

I used Caboodle paper with With yummy Sorbet, Garden green, Crystal Blue and Sunny Yellow ink. Embrace Life and Sweet Baby My Acrylix stamp sets, Sorbet and Garden Green Ribbon and lots of bling!

Heart2Heart Challenge Blog - Color Challenge

Do you like challenge blogs? Well here's a new one to wet your whistle! This is a CTMH challenge for those of you who just can't get enough of a good thing. When I saw this challenge I had to jump in and create something - I LOVE THIS COLOR COMBO!

Sweet Leaf-Sunflower-Chocolate

This week the challenge is to create something using these colors:

Check out the Heart2Heart blog and join the fun!

Supply List:

Chocolate CS

Colonial White CS

Sunflower textured CS

Chocolate Ink

Sunflower Ink

Sweet Leaf Ink

Dimensional Elements-Perenials, On Target

My Acrlix stamp sets-Noted backgrounds, Fllow Your Heart

Sweet Leaf Ribbon

Chocolate Ribbon
Bitty Sparkles

Scripture Challenge

So yesterday I was blog hopping and having a wonderful time seeing all the creative things my fellow bloggers were doing when I came across the God Bless Art blog. I had been trying to figure out how I was going to incorporate my Bible study with my craft and thanks to Antoinette, this is going to be perfect!

Okay, I'm a week late, but that is not going to stop me from joining in on the scripture challenge.

I've been reading, Falling in Love with God Again, by Andrew Giambarba, so memorizing a scripture a week will be perfect for me.

My scripture for this week is Proberbs 4:23

Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.

I deceided I was going to make a memory scripture flip album for the whole year , so for these next few weeks I'll be figuring out the construction. In the mean time, here's the 4x6 card I made to go along with my scripture.

On the back, I wrote out some key points that I want to remember along with my scripture.

This is a challenge that will fill me up completely! I challenge you to join in!

Are you a fan?

A fan of what, you say. We are all fans of something and if you're like me you're a fan of a multitude of things! I'm a fan of "24" - Jack Bauer is the man. My husband would disagree, but he's allowed. But no one else! But I think the biggest thing I'm a fan of right now is the CTMH "Felicity" kit for National Papercrafting Month! I just can't get enough of the paper or the stamp set that comes with it!

Look at this bird! I want to put her on everything!

Who knew I liked orange so much!

What are you a fan of? Is it Jack Bauer? Is it a special paper? Or is it a yummy stamp set? I can't get enough of any of these.

CARD MAKING 101: Altering

We made it to the last class! Today was the last of my Card making 101 classes. We've had a GREAT learning time these past 6 months. We started with the very basics of how to use your paper cutter (the most valuable lesson any paper crafter can have-in my opinion) and finished up with altering. This is what we did today. It was a long class, but well worth it!

This last class incorporated all the previous lessons and then the new lesson on altering. Thanks to Lisa Stenz for the box divider instructions.

Filled the box with lots of goodies...cards, tags, note cards and a note book.

I used all my fun Christmas paper and stamps from CTMH. And if you want to stock up on some of those stamp sets you've been wanting, NOW IS THE TIME to get them! IT"S STAMPAGANZA!! Buy 2 get one free.

What do you do...

if you have a paper pack (Tickled Pink) that you never really cared for?
You make Christmas cards that sparkle!
I love shiney glittery stuff so I thought I would love this kit, but it just didn't hit the spot. Well, not until I got some CTMH Twinkle brads (sparkley and shiney) that went perfectly with the paper! So I cut out the glittery centers of the flowers from the Tinkled Pink paper pack and used the glittery striped paper (Do you see a reacurring theme...) Used The December Word Puzzle and Holiday Trinkets stamp sets and voila! Whew...I feel so much better! The paper didn't go to waste!!