Taylored Expressions Friday cupcake Challenge

Another post for today!! when it is so hot....not much else to do ;) So I thought I would make a card with Taylored Expressions Friday Sketch.

This the sketch:

This is my Card, I flipped the sketch on it's side this time:

I tried & tried to use 2 or 3 different patterned papers & I just could not make it happen! Man I just find that sooooo stinkin' difficult!! I actually made this for one of the gals at work who is freaking out about her DD going off to college...been there done that & it is HARD!!!

The DP is from a DCWV paper pack. The watering can is Just Rite Stamps, The saying is from TE 's Faith & hope set. Actually thought they went great together!! Lucked out again!!! LOL!!! Used the Swiss dot embossing folder in the center only & sponged orange SU ink on it around the edges. The ribbon is from Michael's, & the other papers are PTI. Oh & as you can see, I used a couple different nesties!

That's it for this one!!

Thanks again for stopping!

Saturday sketch 28, 2SFY FAB 5

Well here we are......Saturday again!!! time is just a flying by!!! I am loving the new Saturday sketch blog I found! I decided to participate again this week:)

This is the sketch:

This is my card:

I really like the way this turned out!! And I sure am enjoying my new Just Rite Stamps. They are giving me a chance to practice my Copic coloring:) The red paper here is from PTI & the DP is another piece from my never ending supply of DCWV. The white ribbon is from Michael's & the button is from my stash. I used one of my all time favorite punches from MS...IE: the little red fence. I think it looks so cute in front of the apples. I am so glad I had this "thanks a bunch"

Stamp from Hanna Stamps...I just curved it a little & it fit perfect over the apples!! Don't you just love it when that happens!!! Tee Hee Hee!!!!

That's it for this one. Hope everyone is enjoying a beautiful Summer weekend!

Thanks for taking the time to stop by today!!!!!

2 Sketches 4 You #32

Greetings! Thanks for visiting!! For today's post I am participating in the 2SFY sketch challenge. It was an easy one for me. As you will see, I kept it really simple :)

This is the Sketch:

This is my card:

I think it turned out so bright & Cheerful! The stamp is new from Just Rite Stamps.

The DP is from a HUGE paper pack of fall papers I got last year by DCWV on clearance at Joann's. I will never in a million years use even 1/2 of it!! LOL!! The button & the tiny "thanks" are PTI. I just added glitter to the center of the button to match the glittered centers of the flowers. The ribbon (love that) & the little orange dots are from Michael's. I colored the image with copics.

I usually have Fridays off but have to work tomorrow...No crafty fun for me!! :( I AM going to the Toby Kieth concert tomorrow night with my husband, kids & their dates!! So I will be back for some weekend crafting on Saturday!! hope you have a fantastic day!!!

Card Patterns super six sketch #27

Hey what do ya know!!! I made the Card Patterns super six!! That's me in the upper right hand corner :) Now you can hop on over and see this weeks awesome sketch #27...have a fantastic week everyone!!! see ya all on the weekend!!!
PS... Just in case you need something really pretty & non-crafty to look at...
I came across this as I was blog surfing some photo blogs I love,

SERIOUSLY!!! who lives like this!!

Oh how I dream of having breakfast here: Or sleeping here!

Or having afternoon tea here!!! I don't even like tea!!! ;)

If you have time Carolyn has pictures of her unbelievable gardens up today!

(Just thought I would share)

:)

Card Patterns Sketch and a copic challenge

OK now...for my second post today..I again combined 2 challenges the first is a wonderful sketch from Card patterns that I unfortunately did not do justice to :( combined with a copic challenge #9, learning to color eyes. They even allowed me to download this digi image to practice on. OBVIOUSLY I need a lot more practice...but I am learning ;)

This is the sketch: This is my attempt at coloring eyes, & my card for the sketch: The card ended up being very simple...I have such a problem with the copics running together?? guess I will have to practice a bit more...for any of you new to copics this site has some fabulous tutorials!!!

For the Materials I used today...

DP is from SU

Yellow paper I did not have so just colored some white with yellow copics! :) did the same thing with the yellow flower (that's one way to get your stuff to match) :)

The button is from my stash. That's it! really simple!!

I am so glad for the challenges I come across!!! The more I learn the more I want to learn!

Thanks for the visit today!

A Sketch & a Color inspiration

Crafting my Saturday away!!! I had fun shopping with my Son yesterday afternoon & my Girls last night. Got my house cleaned & my hair done yesterday so I get to be crafty today! Too bad my mojo is not cooperating!! I made a card using 2 different challenges first one being TE CC Friday #71 sketch combined with Lauren Meaders color inspiration challenge.

This is the inspiration for the colors:This is the Sketch:And this is my card: I love the colors! they are so bright & It just says summer time to me!! The supplies are from all over the place! Blue paper: SU, Raspberry paper: PTI, polka-dot paper: TE cupcake pack, Stamps: PTI, Buttons: from my stash...had to color a white one blue as I did not have a blue one. Ribbon is also from TE cupcake pack. That's it pretty simple. Now I need to finish up another card I have also been working on today & the clean my room!! It is a disaster area!!!

I appreciate you stopping by today!

see ya soon!!

Win some Copics!

It's Friday again!! Woot! Woot!! Where did the week go?? I have been working on this card a little each evening after work this week. I am not much for using Copics yet...Just learning. The reason for the card is #1 This isfor my mom.... she will be celebrating her 70th BD in a few days!! & this is also my entery to win some Copics with this random draw!! WOW!!! check it out!

My good friend Ilean loaned me all the stamps for this card...she took a class & then shared what she learned with me!! Thanks Ilean!!! :) The stamps are Holly Berry House, The paper is SU (I think) The flowers & leaves were colored with Copics. I think you still have a couple of days left to enter...so why not!!

Thank you for visiting...have a great weekend!!!

Gwen

Card Patterns Sketch #26 Card patterns super six winner!

Hello fellow bloggers!! Hope you are having a fantabulous week end!!! I had the opportunity to go to my BBGF Marge's house yesterday with my other friend Ilean & play with stamps all day!!! It was so fun & as always learned so much from these 2 ultra talented ladies!(I'll share some of that stuff later)I also came across a new challenge blog yesterday called card patterns That has Saturday sketches!!!! This is great thing..... for those of us that work during the week! The sketch is fantastic & really caught my eye! I used it nearly exactly as is & love the result!! Those of you that know me...;) know how much I complain about my inability to match patterned paper!! The PTI site has some fabulous ideas for doing just that!! One of the designers, Becky Oehlers made this amazing card
I loved her use of papers soooo much that I chose her same combo on my card today:

All products are PTI, except the buttons are SU...I really like how this card turned out. Personally I never in a hundred years would have thought to put these papers together!!! Guess that is why she is a designer and I am not!! LOL!!!

Have a great rest of the weekend!!!!

Gwen

Raspberry suite color challenge #13

Another beautiful color challenge from Raspberry Suite! I really like this one!! Did not think I would actually have time for this one ...but I chose to do a really quick & easy one!

This is my card!

I used just white card stock with the new button stamp...don't you just love that set! I used my nesties to draw my square to frame the flowers (a tip from Nichole). That's it!! really quick & easy!! have a good evening!!! I am off to visit my Daughters new home! Thanks for visiting!!!

Taylored Exressions friday sketch #76

Happy Friday! I am so happy to be back in my craft room again!! I love Fridays as I can always count on a fantastic sketch from Taylor Vanbruggen! This week in no exception, here is the sketch:

Here is my card, It is another get well for my mom:

I changed up the sketch a tiny bit...not much! LOVE this couch set! Again...I believe all paper, ink & stamps are PTI. The ribbon is from michaels. I used the oval nesties for the pieces that hold my couch. That's it!! cute huh!!! I hope those of you (like me) that did not get to go to CHA will have a great weekend any way! I am off to my craft room for a bit more fun...well after I stop by the laundry room ;) Have a good one!!!
Gwen

2 Sketches 4 You #31

Only one more day to the work week for me!! Woot! Woot! Hope all is going well for all of you. I don't usually have time to craft during the week with 11 hour days....but 2 Sketches for You is having the most generous blog candy this week ...I just HAD to enter!! It is $100.00 worth of Just rite stamps!!! Can you even believe it??

This card is my entry:

For my materials I used SU pink & white paper , with a touch of black velvet ribbon. (one of my fave color combos)cuttlebug for the embossing, nesties to cut the circle & marvey giga punch to punch the pink scallop circle. The center stamp is from Just Rite Stamps. The Rhinestones are from my local SB store. Let me tell you those little buggers were a pain to put on!!! don't think I will be doing that again anytime soon!!! Finished it off with a strip of pink satin ribbon & the black velvet. OH & I used one of my fave new EK success punches for the side boarders...don't you just love those!!! they punch so nicely :) Well that is it for this post as I am TIRED!!! Thank you for your visit :)

Gwen

Mo Jo Monday 97

OK...here we go...another week & another Mo Jo Monday! WOW when you check out the blog...lots & lots of mo jo going on!! you will not believe the eye candy!

This is my humble entry:)


Just about all the Materials are from Paper Trey Ink. Except the velvet brads. I also used the Swiss dot embossing folder. A tiny bit of yellow stickles for the center of the large flower. That's it, I loved the sketch!! Hope you all have a wonderful week! See ya lata!!

Gwen

PTI July Blog Hop

Hey it's another PTI blog hop already!! I missed the last one...so Iam glad to be participating in this one. This months challenge is to make a card using text...any text...this is my card:

all of the materials used for my card are PTI...that's it clean & simple....stamp sets are, background basics text style & around & about sentiments. Next is a close up of paper & buttons.
Thanks for hopping by!!!

Gwen

Our Creative corner sketch challenge

Another post for today! Am having so much fun creating...rare weekend to craft as much as I want & I am loving it :)This time I am creating a card for our Creative Corner sketch challenge. This is my card: All the paper I used is from PTI...actually everything on the card is PTI except for the pearls (hero arts) and the velvet ribbon (Holly Jolly ribbon) And the little paper rose is from Michael's.

hope you are all having a fantastic weekend...I know some of you really lucky crafters are getting ready for CHA....oh how I wish I were going!!!!

Thanks for visiting!!

Gwen

Taylored Expressions Friday cupcake Challenge #75 again!

Hello All!! And happy Saturday, for those of us who work the weekdays, that just means...Yep! 2 full days off! woot, woot!!! I am Loving this weeks TE Friday sketch SOOOO much I decided to make another card using the same sketch :) This one is for my mom...poor thing...she fell & broke her wrist so bad (playing at the park with my nephew) She is going to need surgery. Hope all goes well & she feels better soon!! for all the deets on the sketch & where to find "Mr.Linky" see the post below....here is my card:

All the paper is from PTI, I used the smallest nestie label for the tag, PTI ribbon, the cute little flowers are from a new stamp set I got at Michael's the other day..big sale...only $2.49 for a set of 10 cute flowers (scrappy cat) they had a bunch of different ones on clearance I purchased 6! My BBGF Marge was at a different Michael's location & they had then too! Maybe they are at a Michael's near you! Gotta love a good deal!!!!! Anyway that's my card. Great sketch Taylor!!! Now my dusty house is calling me!!

Thanks for visiting!!!

Gwen

Taylored Expressions Friday cupcake Challenge #75

Happy Friday!!! So happy to be back in my craft room today!! Also happy to have Taylored Expressions back with the Friday Cupcake Sketch. They are always so fun & her DT always has such awesome eye candy for that little bit of extra inspiration! This is my card for this weeks entry:

Just about every piece I used on this card is from PTI. Purple is a color I don't use very often...not sure why as I really love it! The stamp set is new from PTI & I am also loving that;)


This is just a close up of the chair & pillow...The chair is raised a bit with pop dots & for a little extra dimension I used a 20% cool grey prisma color marker under the chair...it just adds a little Shadow. I love how bright & cheery it is :)

That's it for now...need to get some cleaning done so I can get back in here ASAP!! Thanks for visiting!!

Gwen

CPS Sketch

Greetings from hotter than hot Arizona! I had a fantastic little mini vacation from the heat last weekend in San Diego. We had so much fun! So relaxing, just reading, walking, bike riding, napping on the beach & of course taking tons of photos. Then.... it was back to the real world come Monday :( I needed a little something fun & crafty to do and...I saw the fun little sketch at CPS this week & just had to play along!

They are offering lots of little goodies from Just Rite Stampers!
Here is my card.........all paper & DP are from PTI. Flower punches are from Marvey, SU Tan ink for distressing, Swiss dot embossing file, EK success leaf punch & some jute from my stash. That's it! I Hope you are all enjoying summer!! Thank you for visiting today!!!
Gwen

A special thank you

This card is me trying to go vintage! I didn't really have any vintage paper...found this old SU paper & thought it worked pretty good. I glittered my little chipboard square (I have had that thing for years) used the cuttle bug butterfly embossing folder & added those little paper roses...I just LOVE those!! I used stampin up's Sizzix top notes for the shape of my card...Just punched a couple of holes at the top & tied the big bow to hold the front & the back together. Finally & added a few pearls...really a pretty easy one!

Now I have a few other cards that need finishing touches & photos then I better get some house work done before the long work week :(

Thanks for today's visit! Hope you get to enjoy what is left to the weekend!!!

I'll be back soon!!

**************************************Gwen*************************************