Earlier this week, a family friend lost her father. I knew I had to make a Sympathy card and I had NO IDEA where to begin. I wanted it to be regal looking but also simple. I thought that this week’s Skipping Stone Desgin Challenge was the perfect match up.
Wow, seems like I just finished last week’s sketch and here I am with another one. When I saw this sketch, I wanted to challenge myself and do something besides a regular A2 sized card. I did decided to go with the standard 4 ¼†square so it could still
For many people this year, and in those past, it was a handmade Christmas. I admit that I enjoy making things for others especially those who have everything and it’s hard to shop for. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy making for others to just create but finding that special
Another quick post for a challenge that is due today {yes, 2 posts in one day}. I made this card earlier this week after I had downloaded the sketch from Mojo Monday and then didn’t have internet access until today when I got to my parents so it’s been a
Here just to peek in and show you my Skipping Stones Designs #107 Challenge entry for this week. The sketch they had available was very simple and inviting and I really am pleased with what I created. I started with a 5″ base from Kraft cardstock and layered it with
After many trials and errors of coloring digi images, I am finally please with one that involves a person. I took the choice of colors from a digi image that a friend had just colored and sent a pic of to me (green dress). I will say that this is
I have been rocking the challenges this week at night. I am loving being able to pick up a challenge and then just go with it! 🙂 Tonight I worked with the Skipping Stones Designs Sketch #106 Challenge and had a great time. I started with a 2 3/4″ circle
This weeks Deconstructed Sketch was just begging to be played along with. I will tell you that I started with a completely different card and still have it sitting on my desk at home. I will see in the next few days if it speaks to me and wants to
So I decided that for my Christmas Cards this year I would be mailing out all of the leftovers from my craft fair to 1. thin out my excess inventory and have less to store and 2. use something that was already done! Win, win in my book! So this
This week’s Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge was a bit of a challenge for me as the layers and I just weren’t working right. Finally after a few different papers and playing around, we got it all worked out for the best. I used just what was on my desk and
I was feeling ready for a challenge lately and I decided to play along with the Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge Blog this week so last night I whipped this together with random things that I had available on my desk. I flipped the sketch and swapped out the top rectangle
Well last night was my last craft fair of 2011. I would say that it was BUSY because there were so many people (there was also the district arts festival going on) but a lot of the patrons weren’t buying which showed how hard our economy has been hit. I