Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Get Sketchy #79

Get Sketchy has another very versatile sketch this week and I am really enjoying clean and simple cards. No fuss, easy to make and you can actually put them in the mail... How many times have you made a card and wondered what the postage would be!? lol! I have done it, I promise... But I just love the look that features great patterned paper and sentiment! Oh and of course, one or two small embellishments! :D

Here is the sketch and I wanted to create something that I could use on a whim! No specific sentiment, just very usable!


Here is my card!

Hope you enjoy! 
Catherine

Patterned Paper: Fancy Pants
Kraft Cardstock
Ribbon: Martha Stewart
Twine: American Crafts
Sentiment: Hero Arts
Cardstock: Bazzill

Friday, March 18, 2011

Lucky Girl Card for Papercraft Star and Kraft Journal

Hope you are having a great Friday! This weekend is the end of my Spring Break... Bummer, I know!

I know that St. Patrick's Day was yesterday but I wanted to enter something for Papercraft Star and the Kraft Journal. So, today I was cleaning my craft area and went through some of my older paper that I have and noticed that I really don't have a lot of green paper, but I did manage to find a scrap already cut from my Cricut and a couple other Basic Grey green paper! So, all I had to do was figure out what I wanted to go with it... As you can see I added a bow and a sentiment geared towards the St. Patrick's Day theme... And I wanted to add some buttons or something else.. but no green buttons, geez...


Materials Used:
Thick Kraft cardstock from school
Patterned Paper: Basic Grey
Green Cardstock: Bazzill
Ribbon: American Crafts
Cricut Cartridges: Paisley, Storybook

Enjoy your evening!
Catherine

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Unity Challenge: Theme-Fashion/Sassy Lil' Card Sketches

I am just bustin' out several cards... After feeling like I was in a crafting rut (mainly because I submitted to a couple of blogs and never heard anything back... not really in the "mood" to craft but I am over it), I think I am in full force and ready to create! I just have to keep putting myself and projects out there... it's tough to be rejected but I just have to keep trying!

Hope you are having a wonderful day! It's absolutely beautiful here in the Lone Star state and I wanted share this card with you. I have seen examples of people who stamp on patterned paper and some how (I am guessing, because I didn't look up a tutorial) they cut out the stamped image and piece them together on their project. I wanted to try and see what it was all about!!!!

Let me tell you... it was time consuming! But a ton of fun! I really like the end product!

Here is the sketch that I used for my card...

Here is my card!

Let's just say, I love polka dots! 

Materials Used:
Patterned Paper: Echo Park
Sentiment and Purse images: Unity
Ink: Tim Holtz
Ribbon: not sure... I bought it buy the yard a while back and can't remember whose it is... maybe Maya Road
Cardstock: from Hobby Lobby


Get Sketchy #78

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Hope your week is going well so far! Mine is going pretty good. No complaints... I wanted to get this card entered at Get Sketchy before Friday and after my run/jog I thought it would be a good time!

Using some of My Mind's Eye Stella and Rose collection... mini-paper pad of course... Perfect for cards and small layouts!

Here is the sketch...

Here is my card. Really simple, I think... But I love the colors! 

Materials Used: 
Patterned Paper/banner sticker: My Mind's Eye
Buttons: Bo Bunny
Cardstock: Bazzill
"hello" Sentiment: Unity
Twine: American Crafts

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Unity Hip Hop Sketch Challenge #48

I wanted to play along with the Unity Hip Hop sketch challenge this week and definitely cause it was the last one, bummer... I just started really enjoying Unity all they have to offer! Their stamps are so beautiful and I love using them!

Here is the sketch!

 Here is my take on the sketch!

Hope you are having a wonderful week so far! We are going to head to the movie theater to see Just Go With It!

P.S. Did you notice how clear my photo is? Probably not, but I just wanted to share with you that I got my birthday present early! I am such a lucky girl! I received a Nikon D3100 as an early birthday gift and I absolutely love it!

Materials Used:
Patterned Paper/Die Cut/Border: Crate Paper
Cardstock: Bazzill
Ribbon: American Crafts
Pearls: Kaisercraft