Sunday, June 29, 2014

PIO - the out doors

Hey everyone...
Pile it on has a new challenge up and running...
the outdoors.. and with this beautiful weather we should be taking advantage not that long ago we were covered in that four letter word snow!!
anyhow the challenge is sponsored by Inky Impressions who has kindly agreed to give the winner $10 to their online shop!
and here is my inspiration for you..
to make the clouds I used a cut out mask and then chalk - the sand was layered ripped paper that I inked up
and of course it wouldn't' be pile it on with out the challenges that inspired me:

LM - 197 sketch

Hey everyone...
Hope you take some time to join us for this weeks challenge at Lasting memories
we have a sketch for you all!!
I love sketches

I also have picture of my kijiji haul all for only $40.  I thought it was a great deal!!

I was able to use three of the punches. - the two flowers and a boarder punch in my LO
here are the two sides

I also just played with flip flaps for the first time... yep... love them!!
I made all the flowers with the punches
and the challenges that also inspired me..

Saturday, June 28, 2014

LMCB - banners

Hey everyone
Lasting memories has another great challenge for you this week and it is super easy!!  
Banners.. Now who doesn't like to add banners to their LO's 
I hope you take some time to join us for this challenge.  
I used MME - follow your heart line.  The photos are from 1990. Wow. Look at that red hair on me!!
Other challenges that inspired me...
Red carpet studio - hairspray 
Sketch n scrap - sketch 

Sunday, June 22, 2014

Lmcb-let me take a selfie

Hey everyone lasting memories has a new challenge for you this week...
Selfies
Here is my layout for a bit of inspiration 
Let me take a selfie... now I have that song going through my head!!
The photos are me and a good friend during a night of drinking.  Now I don't normally drink so these picture are so funny to me!!!
Challenges that also inspired me:

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Adfas - merry Christmas!

Hey all....
Sketch N Dies has a new challenge for you this week
sponsored by 
here is my card
the dies that I used:
Memory box - precious stars
Die-versions -sweet wordlets - Merry Christmas 
and some close ups
challenges that also inspired me:

Pile it on - wrong but right

Hey everyone Pile it on has a new challenge
Wrong but Right
use something that isn't intended to be used that way
sponsored by 
I used pony beads...melted them down for my card
copics to colour and used an old embossing folder to make the waves

and of course the challenges that inspired me:

Monday, June 9, 2014

Happy Father's Day

Hey everyone,
Tomorrow I am doing a quick class for the ladies at work.
The funny thing is they just want me to provide everything but not a sample.  
Go figure... but anyway I will show you all the sample.
and a close up...
I made it with all with the artiste cartridge and stamps from CTMH
and embossed with a Darice embossing folder
challenges that inspired me:

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Crafty calendar -June challenge

Hey everyone...
Crafty calendar has a new challenge for you this week..
and we are sponsored by 
here is my inspiration for you 
And of course the other challenges that inspired me

Embossed black and white wedding card

Hey - bloggy friends.  It is over cast and raining here... yuck!  but I don't want that winter back!!

here is a wedding card I made for a class I was teaching at work... super easy but cute!
Of course I used my trusty cricut (wedding solutions) and cuttle bug
and some lovely close ups of the beads and little details 
and last but not least the challenges that also inspired me! 

Blue skies


Hey everyone...
lasting memories has a new challenge for you this week!!  Blue Skies... object is to use Blue and White in your LO's... here is my take on the challenge.  
I hope you take some time to join us this month 
The picture is from the Cruise that we took a bit ago... it was a storm coming in ... really high waves!  in real life those waves where huge!  They had to close down one side of the decks!
I love sketches... 
I used the one from stuck of course turned it to the left
and some close ups


one final pic of the whole lo
challenges that also inspired me..

Sunday, June 1, 2014