My Guest Designer

I have a guest designer today. My hubby is doing some work with leathercraft and he made this cell phone holder for me.

He got the kit at Tandy and stamped the butterfly and the scalloped edge. Then put it together. It clips securely to my purse and it is very easy to get to the phone. No more digging around in my purse for my phone. I love it. Thanks honey!

Have a great rest of the weekend.

Inspirational Card Sketch #5

I looked at Inspirational Card Sketch #5 for several days before biting the bullet last night and starting on a card using the sketch. For some reason, I kept drawing a blank when deciding how to use it. I started with a printable cupcake stamp from The Cutting Cafe', colored it with colored pencils, and then cut it out. After I finally decided on the paper to use on the card, I mounted the cupcake with foam stickers so that it would have some dimension and stand out. This is what I came up with.

I rarely color and cut out a stamped image so I was really working outside my comfort level on this card. Last night I wasn't too sure if I liked the card or not but I feel much better about it this morning.

Luck, love and laughter,

Judy

Just a Short Note

I created this card using todays sketch #180 at Card Sketch a Day. It was very quick and fun to put together. For the paper, I used plain old basic cardstock and some lined paper that I got at Hobby Lobby. I created the sentiment on my computer and added a button, a paper clip, and some brads in each corner.

Luck, love and laughter,

Judy

Card Sketch A Day #176 and #178

I've made two cards this week using sketches from Card Sketch A Day.

I used sketch #175 to create the first card. I dug through my paper stash and found this sheet of paper that I had picked up on sale at the scrapbook store in Searcy last summer. I added some grosgrain ribbon from my extensive stash of ribbon that I got about a year and half ago at an auction of inventory from a fabric store. I then stamped on a large Prima and added a red gemstone brad. A very simple and easy to put together sketch.

For the second card, I used sketch #178. This paper is also some that I picked up on sale in Searcy. The sentiment was stamped using a stamp from my Whimsical Words and Doodles stamp set. I added Primas in graduated shades of blue with a self-stick gem in the center of each flower. To finish it off, I raided my stash of ribbon and added ribbon bows.

Judy

Mojo Monday Week 75 Sketch

Wow, this week's Mojo Monday card sketch was all about layering paper. I decided to use paper and brads that came in a card making kit that I got from Card Maker Kit of the Month Club. I added black card stock, a black silk flower and created the scalloped edge with my Threading Water border punch. All in all, I am very pleased with the way the card turned out.

Luck, love and laughter,

Judy

Spring is just around the corner

The daffodils are now in full bloom here in Little Rock which to me means that Spring is just around the corner.

Luck, love and laughter,
Judy

Card Sketch a Day #174

I decided that today's sketch at Card Sketch a Day really lent itself to a notecard without any sentiment so it can be used for any occasion. For this card I used plain cardstock, a Fiskars border punch, grosgrain ribbon, Primas, and self-stick pearls for the center of the Primas. Pink and purple have always been one of my favorite color combos.

It's a rainy Saturday morning here in Little Rock. I'm going to spend a few (??) minutes getting my paper supplies put away so I can concentrate on some machine embroidery and sewing this weekend.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Judy

Check This Out

Sheila is kicking off a new blog Lets Get Jazzy! with a fantastic giveaway of a Celebrate acrylic stamp to everyone who asks for it -- that right I said to anyone who wants it. All you have to do is email her your address. So hop on over and check out her new blog.

Inspirational Card Sketches #4

Dawn's Inspirational Card Sketches is one of my new favorite sites to visit and get creativity inspiration. Here is a card I made using this week's card sketch. I used K & Company designer paper, ribbon from Hancocks, Primas, self-stick gems, and a K & Company butterfly sticker. Once I got my colors coordinated, the card went together very quickly.

Blog Candy Alert!!!!

Bev has some really great blog candy to give away. You can check it out here.

Luck, love and laughter,
Judy

Page Plans Card Sketch

I made this card the other day using this week's card sketch at Page Plans. I really like the simplicity of the design and it was so quick and easy to put together....just a piece of textured cardstock, some braid trim, a few Primas, self-stick gems, and a button. The sentiment is from my Whimisical Words & Doodles stamp set and I added some photo corners. And there you have it!

Happy Friday!!

Judy

Kazan's Sketch #20

I haven't created a card using a sketch from 2 Sketches 4 You in quite some time . The Sugar Bowl has a challenge to create a card using only one piece of patterned designer paper. So I combined the challenge of using only one piece of DP paper with Kazan's sketch and this is what I came up with. However, I can't enter it in The Sugar Bowl challenge since you also have to use a Sugar Nellie Stamp and I don't have any.

The paper is a piece of double sided paper from a K & company Que Sera Sera Specialty Paper pak. The butterfly is also a K & Company embellisment. I haven't decided how well I like this card--it seems almost a little too busy for me. What do you think?

Luck, love and laughter,
Judy

Mojo Monday Sketch and Card Sketch a Day

I took advantage of a day off from work and did some cardmaking.


I made this card using today's Mojo Monday Week 74 Sketch.

I started with some mottled beige cardstock that was in my stash (I have no idea where I got it). Then I used a print and a stripe paper from a Basicgrey Offbeat Paper Pad. I stamped the sentiment using a stamp from a Clear Expressions set. For embellishments, I used grosgrain ribbon and a Prima Stack fastened with a small brad. I stamped the red flower with cocoa brown ink using a stamp from my Whimsical Words & Doodles set.

Then I made this card using today's sketch (#169) from Card Sketch a Day.

The paper is from a K & Company Designer Paper Pak. This card did not go together as well as I had hoped -- I think I cut the strips of paper just a little too short. But I felt better about the way it looks after I stamped the Primas with cocoa brown ink using a stamp from my Whimsical Words & Doodles set. The sentiment was stamped using a Stampabilities stamp.



Luck, love and laughter,


Judy

Happy Birthday Ronny

Today is my hubby's 65th birthday. We did lunch and had birthday cake yesterday at Joy and Danny's. Here's a pic of Pawpaw, Addie and Sarabeth getting ready to blow out the candle on his cake.

It's so nice having the day off today for President's Day....and I am taking a vacation day tomorrow so it's a nice long weekend.

I have been working on card sketches today so will have some cards to post later.

Luck, love and laughter,

Judy

ICSketches #3

This is my first time to make a card using a sketch from Inspirational Card Sketches. This card was created using Sketch #3.

I have decided that stamping and coloring are not really my cup of tea except for stamping sentiments. I do love combining colors and patterns in paper for my cards. I guess that goes back to my sewing background and working with fabrics. Consequently, I am finding that I am always on the hunt for paper pads with coordinating patterns and colors. Last week when on a swing through the scrapbooking section at Michaels, I found a small Provo Craft pad of exquisite handmade papers on sale very reasonably priced. I used paper from this pad to make this card. The sentiment was printed on my computer and I inked the edges using Tea Dye Distress Ink. I finished it off with Primas, small white brads, and white grosgrain ribbon. I love the almost monochromatic look of this card.

Luck, love and laughter,

Judy

Lesli's Blog Candy

Lesli is giving away some blog candy. To be eligible for the drawing, you have to select one of her sketches (either card or layout) and then use the sketch for two different creations. I selected her card sketch #10 and made these two cards.

Card #1.

For this card, I used paper from a K & Company Designer Paper Pad that I got on sale this week at Michaels. I wanted paper with a masculine feel. I cut the oval on my Cricut and used my Stampabilities Happy Birthday stamp and cocoa brown ink. For just a little bling, I added a couple of self stick gems.

Card #2.

I wanted this card to be more feminine, so I used paper from a Provo Craft Bitty Windswept Scrap Pad that I also picked up on sale this week at Michael. The oval was cut using my Cricut and I stamped the sentiment in purple. I added Primas and self stick gems to finish it off.

All in all, I am very pleased with the way both cards turned out. Maybe I'll get lucky and my name will be picked for the blog candy.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Judy

Card Sketch A Day/Tamara's Recipe Challenge

I used Card Sketch a Day #164 and Tamara's Recipe Challenge #35 to make this card.

For the recipe challenge, the following items had to be used:

• Patterned paper
• One or more hearts
• Ribbon

The patterned paper is from a Paper Studio paper pack which I combined with cardstock. I cut the big heart and the word "love" on my Cricut and used a punch for the smaller heart. Then I added grosgrain ribbon and some glittery hearts that I got at Hancocks.

Luck, love and laughter,

Judy

Check Out This Giveaway

Wow, Nicole is having a fantastic giveaway. She is purging her paper, etc. as she is mainly doing digital layouts now. So pop on over to her blog and check it out.

Mojo Monday Week 73

I used this weeks Mojo Monday sketch to make another masculine birthday card. I am very pleased with the card but had a very difficult time getting a pic of it that I was even halfway pleased with.....this pic just doesn't do the card justice -- it's too washed out looking.

The paper is from the Basicgrey Ambrosia paper pad in shades of gray and black. I used gray grosgrain ribbon and topped it with a black brad. The sentiment was computer generated and printed on parchment paper. I distressed and inked the edges of the gray block and mounted it over the ribbon with foam blocks to give some dimension.

Luck, love and laughter,
Judy

Happy Birthday Drew

Ronny and I were so very blessed in 2001 when Danny and Joy were married to become Nanny and Pawpaw to Danny's son, Drew. Today is Drew's 15th birthday and such a handsome young man he has become. I took this picture of him on Thanksgiving Day.

Here is the birthday card I made for him.

Of course, there will be some of that folded

green stuff tucked inside the card!

Recipe: Basicgrey Offbeat Paper Pad, Making Memories Embellishment Paper League Collection, Heidi Swapp Small Calypso Circles, Stampabilities Happy Birthday Stamp, Brads, Buttons, & Floss.

I always struggle when making a card that will be suitable to give to a man. But I think this card works. I really need to find masculine themed paper and embellishments to have on hand for such occasions.

Luck, love and laughter,

Judy

Mojo Monday Card Sketch

This is the first time that I have made a card using a Mojo Monday sketch. I made these two cards using Mojo Monday 72 as my inspiration.

Card #1

Recipe: The Paper Studio Pink Armadillo Paper Pack, DCWV The Summer Cardstock Matstack,
Cutting Cafe' printable stamp, Nestibilities, Rick Rack, Primas, Hot Fix Crystals.

Card #2

Recipe: Debbie Mumm Baby Boy Premium Pack, DCWV The Summer Cardstock Matstack, Threading Water Border Punch, Hot Off the Press Whimsical Words & Doodles, Grosgrain Ribbon, Primas, Darice Self-Stick Gems.

We're off to Sarabeth's basketball game. Have a happy Saturday!

Judy

Card Sketch A Day Friday Friends Challenge

I was up very early this morning and decided to do a card for the Card Sketch A Day #159 Friday Friends Challenge before getting ready for work. I had started sorting through my scrap paper last night trying to get it somewhat organized so I pulled some scrap paper out and this is what I came up with.

I added some small Primas and embellished with hot fix crystals. The sentiment is a Stampabilities stamp that I got a Hobby Lobby.

Now I need to grap a sandwich for lunch and head back to work. It's so nice to live close enough to work to come home for lunch.

Edited at 5:30 p.m. 2/6/09 -- I can't believe it, I was one of the first to comment and link my card and now it is on the Card Sketch a Day blog!!!!!

Luck, love and laughter,

Judy

Card Sketch A Day #155

I made this card tonight using Card Sketch A Day sketch #155 as the basis for the card design. One of the ladies that I occasionally scrap book with is recuperating from back surgery and I wanted something colorful to send to her. So I dug through my stash and came up with this combination of paper that I got last summer at the scrapbook store in Searcy. The sentiment was done on the computer.

Luck, love and laughter,
Judy

Cupcakes

My friend Carol has posted such wonderful cards using using printable stamps from Cutting Cafe' that I decided that I really had to give it a try. I purchased a cupcake set yesterday. Now we won't talk about how many I printed and colored until I finally had two that I was even halfway pleased with. I really have to work on my coloring skills. Anyway, I made these two cards which I thought would be cute for Addie and Sarabeth for Valentine's Day.

After attempting to color with Copics and continually getting out of the lines, I tried using watercolor pencils with much better results. I used plain cardstock for the paper on each card and grosgrain ribbon.



Then I decided to work some more on my coloring skills so I made this card using Card Sketch a Day sketch #154 as the basis for the card design.

Aren't these mice just adorable? The stamp is a Stampabilities House Mouse design that I also colored using watercolor pencils. The sentiment is a $1.00 stamp from Michaels.

Luck, love and laughter,

Judy