SC313...aka, I DID IT!!!

Well, if you have read my blog at all this year you may have noticed I was doing the SplitCoastStampers Sketch Challenges A LOT...well that is because it was a New Years Resolution for 2010 to complete all the Sketch Challenges. At times I was several behind, but I managed to pull it off. On the morning of the 31st I finished the last 2 card sketches. I think I will try to do it again this year...it was challenging and fun as well. ;-)

Without further rambling, here is the sketch:

And here is my card:

I love the bear popping out of the rectangle, I am definitely going to do this again. ;-) I do like the cute little line of cupcakes and the paper pieced bowtie. For some reason I think it needs something else, but I can't decide what. Any suggestions? Maybe if I had another panel or used a colored card base. Hum. Well, here is hoping Spicy likes it anyway.

And here is the inside...see cute cupcakes, right?

SU Materials Used:

Stamps: Button Bear

Paper: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Pink Pirouette, Creamy Caramel

Ink: Early Espresso, Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake, Pretty in Pink

Thanks for stopping by...I am so excited I did the year of card sketches....can you tell? :-)

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Here is the sketch:And here is my card:

Sorry the picture quality is so poor...Really it looks much better in person, I promise! The card base is Chocolate Chip- I know it looks purple, but trust me it is Chocolate Chip- and the Perfect Polka Dot embossed layer is Very Vanilla. The cake is colored with Pretty in Pink and Pink Pirouette, the cake plate is Rose Red. I used a Gelly roll glitter pen on the icing, candle flame and cake plate. Okay, I just can't get over how bad this picture is so I am going to make this short.

SU Materials Used:

Stamps: Bitty Birthday;

Paper: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink,

Ink: Basic Brown, Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Pink Pirouette;

Other: Perfect Polka Dots

Thanks for stopping by!

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Here is the sketch:And here is my card:

I made this card for my friend Heather's birthday. I love the look of the flowers in the jar. I fussy cut out 3 flowers and I think it looks really good in real life. The Panel 3 is using the current Hostess Designer Paper Pad. I am really liking the new patterns! I used the Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder on the base layer and I think that just makes it pop.

SU Materials Used:

Stamps: All Wrapped Up, Sweet Birthday;

Paper: Pear Pizzazz DP, Old Olive, Whisper White, Rose Red,

Pretty in Pink, Window Sheets Medium,

Ink: Basic Black, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Rose Red, Pretty in Pink

So as you can tell I am almost done with my year of Sketch Challenges. I have 2 more sketches to complete and am hoping to get them done on Friday...it is a lot harder to get inky with the kids home from school. 8^)

As Always, thanks for stopping by!

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Here is the sketch:And here is my card:

Our neighbors birthday was Thanksgiving weekend, so I made her this card for her birthday party. I am not sure what colors she likes, so I went with the some colors I like. ;)

This was my first time breaking out buttons from my

stash and I like the way this turned out.

SU Materials Used:

Stamps: Crazy for Cupcakes;

Paper: Watercolor Paper, Certainly Celery, Wild Wasabi DP, Wild Wasabi, Pretty in Pink;

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Basic Black;

Other: Perfect Polka Dots, Button Latte

As Always, Thanks for stopping by.

(And Jodi, how do you like you button card?)

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Here is the sketch:
And here is the card:

I got an email from a friend saying that her friend was in need of some happy mail.

I hope this lifts her spirits and she feels better soon!

SU Materials Used:

Stamps: Loads of Love;

Paper: Wild Wasabi, Rose Red, Pretty In Pink, Watercolor Paper, Certainly Celery DP;

Ink: Rose Red, Going Gray, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi, Basic Black

As Always, thanks for stopping by!

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Here is the Sketch:And here is my card:

I *LOVE* the way this card turned out.

As you may know, I am a big fan of Snowmen-especially if I am not the one

out in the cold making them. ;) I think the outlining helps the guys to pop!

I used the Petals-A-Plenty on Cherry Cobbler paper for the blue panel and some Certainly Celery DP I had in my stash for the red panel. I used the Wild Wasabi to border all the panels and I think it is just a subtle little something that brings it all together.

SU Materials Used:

Stamps: Holiday Lineup, Four the Holidays;

Paper: Wild Wasabi DP, Whisper White, Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler;

Ink: Basic Gray, Old Olive, Wild Wasabi, Garden Green, Crumb Cake,

Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango,

Riding Hood Red, Bravo Burgundy, Cherry Cobbler;

Other: Petals A Plenty

As Always, Thanks for stopping by! And Happy Holidays to you all!!!

SC306- A Cupcake for Cupcake ;-)

Here is the sketch:And here is my card:

Well, the year is almost over and I am actually caught up on my challenges! :~) Yippee for me.

A few weeks ago, my friend cupcake had a birthday and I had to send her a cupcake card! I actually dusted off my embossing tool and used clear embossing powder over the Pretty in Pink craft ink on panel 3. I hope she liked it.

SU Materials Used:

Stamps: Darling Dots;

Paper: Very Vanilla, Certainly Celery, Pink Pirouette, Wild Wasabi;

Ink: Rose Red, Regal Rose, Wild Wasabi, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink;

Other: Perfect Polka Dots, Clear embossing powder.

As always, thanks for stopping by and please feel free to leave a comment.

SC 308- Magdalena's Birthday

Here is the sketch:Here is the card:
And the inside:

So Believe it or not, my sweet baby girl is 10 years old today!!!

I remember when my 'tiny' little girl was born. (Yes she did weight 9lbs 7oz and at least her brothers weighed less! - In her defence she was 9 days late and had they all been born on their due date Ethan would have been the biggest. ;) )

Ten years later, she is growing into a fine young person,

even though her favorite color is orange. ;-)

I am really proud of her and hope she continues to live up to her principles.

SU Materials Used:

Stamps: Crazy for Cupcakes;

Paper: Only Orange, Pacific Point, Whisper White;

Ink: Going Gray, Only Orange, Pacific Point;

Other: Color Spritzer Tool

As Always, Thanks for stopping by!

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Here is the sketch:And here is my card:

My friends daughter turned 9 the other day so I made her this sparkalie cupcake card. Since her favorite color is turquoise blue, I used Tempting Turquoise and Pacific Point. I used Perfect Polka dots on panel 2 and was very excited to use the Jewels Basic Rhinestones for the first time. I am loving these and I think the little Lady who got this for her birthday might agree. :-)

SU Materials Used:

Stamps: Think Happy Thoughts, Stampin' Around Cupcakes, Cause for Celebration;

Paper: Very Vanilla, Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point;

Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point, Basic Gray, Daffodil Delight;

Other: Perfect Polka Dots, Jewels Basic Rhinestone.

As Always, thanks for stopping by and please leave a comment

so I know I am not talking to myself. ;-)

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Here is the sketch:And here is my card:

So, my baby sister *finally* turned 29 last week. Since she is such a purple fanatic, I made her this card. I used the Concord Grape DP for layer 3. I love the new patterns on the designer paper block... and best of all it is a level 1 hostess gift!!! I used the Elegant Eggplant to frame the Concord Grape DP and Lovely Lilac Layer. I dusted off the Heartfelt Thanks flower and used the markers and used it on one layer of the flower. I used the Basic Brown for the outline layer.

SU Materials Used:

Stamps: Heartfelt Thanks

Paper: Lovely Lilac, Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant, Concord Grape DP

Ink: Lovely Lilac, Always Artichoke, Basic Brown

As always, thanks for stopping by and please leave a comment so that I know I am not alone here. :-)

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Here is the sketch:And here are my cards:

Two of my friends we lucky enough to celebrate birthdays this week. So I made them the same pretty little card. I used my markers to color in the flowers from the Close as a Memory set. I stamped the happy birthday in Rose Red and the flower from the 'Think Happy Thoughts' in Pink Pirouette. Finally, I added a rhinestone from my new package of Basic Rhinestone Jewel accents- can I just say I am in love with them. :-)

SU Materials Used:

Stamps: Close as a Memory, Think Happy Thoughts;

Paper: Pink Pirouette, Very Vanilla, Rose Red, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake

Ink: Pink Pirouette, Garden Green, Early Espresso, Rose Red;

As always, thanks for stopping by! Feel free to leave a comment so I know

I am not typing to myself. ;)

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Here is the sketch:And here is my card:

I made this card for my friends birthday. I really like the way it turned out. I used I used my markers to ink the flower image and used the Big Shot on panels 1 & 3. This is a pretty straight forward card, so if you have any questions just ask.

The inside:

SU Materials Used:

Stamps: Close as a Memory, Sweet Birthday

Paper: Pink Pirouette, Very Vanilla, Rose Red, Early Espresso, Garden Green

Ink: Pink Pirouette, Garden Green, Rose Red

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Here is the sketch:And here is my card:

I think this is the least amount of stamping you can have on a card. ;)

I made this card for my Dads 70th Birthday Party. A gazillion years ago he was in the Marines, you know the saying, Once a Marine-Always a Marine. Well, that fits him.

He really liked the card, so I guess it was worth it. :-)

A big thanks to my Friend Jodi, for sending me the MC paper forever ago! I finally made my Dad something with it! :-)

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SU Materials Used:

Stamps: All Wrapped Up;

Paper: Certainly Celery, Wild Wasabi, Wild Wasabi DP, Whisper White;

Ink: Basic Gray, Certainly Celery, Wild Wasabi

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Here is the sketch:Here is my card:

I really like the way this card turned out! I am sending it to my sister-in-law for her birthday. Doesn't it look cheery? I love the sponged Square Lattice layer behind the flowers. It doesn't look like much in the picture, but I think it adds a lot in real life. ;) What do you think?

Layered inside:

SU Materials List:

Stamps: Upsy Daisy, Birthday Wish;

Paper: Regal Rose, Rose Red, Rose Red DP, Very Vanilla

Ink: Rose Red, Regal Rose, Garden Green

Other: Embossing Folders: Perfect Polka Dots, Square Lattice; 1/4" Very Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon

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Here is the sketch:And here is my card:

I made this card for my nephew's 14th birthday. I am really getting old, how can he be 14 already?!? I cut out the monkey and popped him up on some dimensionals, I like the way the shadows hit the white space of the panel.

SU Materials Used:

Stamps: Sock Monkey, Sock Monkey Accessories, Birthday Wish;

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Gray, Basic Gray DP, Basic Black, Real Red, Pacific Point

Ink: Basic Gray, Real Red, Pacific Point

As always, thanks for stopping by!

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Here is the sketch:Here is the card:
And the inside:

This cute little bear card went to a very sweet little girl from Seth's preschool class. I just can't get enough of that cute little bear with the paper pieced clothes. What do you think? Are you sick of her or should I keep making her?

SU Materials Used: Stamps: Beary Best Friends;

Paper: Wild Wasabi, Certainly Celery, Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette, Rose Red;

Ink: Basic Brown, Wild Wasabi

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Here is the sketch:And here is my card:

Can I just say, i am really liking the way the truck shadow turned out. Usually i am not a fan of my shadows, but for some reason I am really liking this one. ;)

My Friend, Chris, was nice enough to give the kids & I a lift to Girl Scout Camp in August. As usual, I was a few weeks late in my Thanks, but this is the card she -eventually- got. The Marina Mist and Cherry Cobbler are quickly becoming favorites of mine.

What do you think? What is your favorite new ( or brought back) SU Color?

SU Materials Used: Stamps: Loads of Love, Riveting

Paper: Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Wild Wasabi, Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, Cherry Cobbler;

Ink: Basic Gray, Certainly Celery, Marina Mist, Cherry Cobbler

Thanks, as always, for stopping by. :-)

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Here is the sketch:And here is my card:
And the inside:

I made this for my niece's birthday. Is she really going to be 17?!? How did that happen? I think the present stamp from the monkey set help the inside- don't you?

SU Materials Used:

Stamps: Crazy for Cupcakes, Birthday Wish, Sock Monkey Accessories;

Paper: Lovely Lilac, Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink DP;

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Basic Gray, Lovely Lilac;

As always, thanks for stopping by. :-)

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Here is the sketch:And here is my card:

Unfortunately, I made this card for family friends who had to say goodbye to their sweet cat, Jasmine. I think the Marina Mist and Bashful Blue look awesome together. I used the sponge with Marina Mist on the Perfect Polka Dots. It looks much better in real life. ;)

SU Materials Used:

Stamps: Close as a Memory, Heartfelt Thanks

Paper: Marina Mist, Bashful Blue, Very Vanilla;

Ink: Marina Mist, Garden Green, Basic Brown;

Other: Scallop Trim Border, Dimensionals

Once again, thanks for stopping by. :-)