Challenge #24 at 2 Sisters (and Bday Girl Challenge #4)

Today's the 1st day of  challenge #24 at 2 Sisters, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"!  This week our challenge is being sponsored by Sassy Studio Designs.

The challenge is to create a card/project featuring a female image.  You can use any image that you would like to use but if you have an image from Sassy Studio Designs we would love to see it over at 2 Sisters. Here's the lovely little beauty I created using the Hippie Chick Digital Stamp:

She's kinda groovy huh? Don't forget to leave me a comment and you'll be entered in my month-long Birthday Girl Challenge (bonus entry if you enter the "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" challenge). I have some fun bday goodies I'm collecting here for one lucky winner, it could be you!! =) T 

Call Me Crazy....and Birthday Girl Challenge #3!

This week's challenge from Nat over at Punky Scraps was to create a project as inspired by this quote:

Now this one was a tough one for me...see I'm not at all that kind of girl! The girl who wrote this is a tough, take-no-prisoners, no nonsense kind of woman. A woman I truly admire. But...unfortunately there is NOTHING tough about me. My quote would read more like, "Judge me, I'm expecting you to anyway. Tell me what to do, and I'll say OK. Say I'm not worth it, and I'll believe you."...You get the idea. Self-esteem is low on my totem pole. But then I got to that last line, "Call me crazy". Ya, that sounds about right! I had this silly photo of me opening a package of stickles and thought it was just crazy enough to use. When else would a goofy photo like that be appropriate right?

So my bday girl challenge for you today is to create a layout based on this quote and link it up over at Punky Scraps. Don't forget, any challenges you enter this month at PS enters you to win a fabulous prize from Nikki Sivils. Don't forget to leave me a comment telling me you've entered the PS challenge and you'll be entered in my month-long Birthday Girl Challenge. Two! Two! Two challenges for the price of one!! Oh, and here's my layout...crazy huh? =) T

  

A Card Sketch- and Birthday Girl Challenge #2

This week's challenge at 2 Sisters is a sketch challenge, and you know how much I love a sketch! Such a great way to give your ideas a boost, just start with a sketch and off you go! This week we're being sponsored by the delightful  Hodge Podge Shop. The Design Team girls were treated to a few digital stamps we could use on our projects, I chose a lovely little Wild Zinnia and printed it 3 times going across the bottom of my card- doesn't it make a sweet border? I then built layers on top of my border with a journal spot, dimensional alphabet stickers and a lovely little piece of tissue paper I had in my scraps.

Now...onto my Birthday Girl Challenge! My Bday is coming up on February 22, and to celebrate I'll be giving away an RAK of delicious little birthday goodies- paper, stickers, ribbon and other fun embellies. I will select one winner at random on 2/22/11 (the BIG day!!!), here's 3 different ways you can enter:

1-Become a follower, or comment letting me know you're a follower

2-Post a link to your interpretation of any-or all- of my Bday Girl Challenges (no limit on entries) in the comments section of appropriate blog post

3-Blog about my month-long Bday Girl Challenge on your blog, and be sure to post the link here!

My Bday Girl Challenge for today is to create a project inspired by my card for 2 Sisters. maybe you'll create something with the same color scheme, or make a friendship card, or just play with scraps of tissue paper. However you're inspired, please let me know and you'll be entered to win! =) T

here's the sketch:

here's my card:

Birthday Girl Challenge #1!!

This week's challenge over at Sketches in Thyme is one that I KNOW you can do- it's an open challenge. And what exactly is an "open challenge" you may be asking? Well, it's a challenge that is OPEN for interpretation! If you're someone who needs a specific challenge to give you a boost in the scrappy direction, this might be tricky for you. Here's a sketch I decided to use that I found over at Lets Scrap:

 and here's my interpretation of that sketch:

Few little things to note on my layout....I printed the "take me out to the" letters onto a piece of ordinary lined notebook paper, and then cut out and attached to the layout. My "Ball Game" letters are thickers I found in a clearance bin an a lime green that did not AT ALL go with my layout. My solution? Emboss with black embossing powder. You'll note the "messiness" of the embossing powder all around the title, this is because I didn't get the brilliant idea to emboss until AFTER I adhered to the layout, and try as I might, those thickers were not going to budge without a fight! So, rather than tearing the cardstock, I embossed right on the layout- it adds a very "artsy" feel, dontcha think? (that's just something us creative types tell ourselves to make us feel better about the mess!) The 3 star brads are embossed in black as well. WARNING: if you're embossing metal brads, have tweezers on hand, those babies can conduct some serious heat!

Now...onto my Birthday Girl Challenge! My Bday is coming up on February 22, and to celebrate I'll be giving away an RAK of delicious little birthday goodies- paper, stickers, ribbon and other fun embellies. I will select one winner at random on 2/22/11 (the BIG day!!!), here's 3 different ways you can enter:

1-Become a follower, or comment letting me know you're a follower
2-Post a link to your interpretation of any-or all- of my Bday Girl Challenges (no limit on entries) in the comments section of appropriate blog post
3-Blog about my month-long Bday Girl Challenge on your blog, and be sure to post the link here!

Here's my first Birthday Girl Challenge for YOU: what about this blog post inspires you to get crafty? Is it the sketch? My messy embossing? Or perhaps the fun bingo cards I used as my background (yup, those are real bingo cards)... Become a follower of my blog (if you are not already) and post a link to your inspiration piece in the comments section by 2/22/11 (my bday!!!). I'd love to see what you're up to, and one lucky creative talent (chosen at random) will receive a little RAK from me! =) T

Remembering...

Found a picture of my son and his 1st grade teacher, tucked away in an envelope buried deep in a scrap bag I haven't used in a number of years. I think my mother-in-law must have taken the pic and passed it on to me while at a crop. How thankful I am that she took this photo, it's one of those things I never think to document, the kiddos and their teachers. But it's such a meaningful memory to have, documenting your teacher and that special bond that develops in a school year. Finding this picture was even more bittersweet because she passed away just a few short months after my son had moved on to 2nd grade. She was a wonderful woman and I'm so grateful I had the chance to scrapbook this memory for my son. =) T

"Remember" qualifies for the following challenges:

-Lasting Memories recipe challenge

-Scrap Our Stash pagerize color scheme

-Sketchabilities sketch

Flower Power at 2 Sisters

This week's challenge at 2 SistersChallenge Blog is flowers, and after getting burried in 2 feet of snow last week, I can't think of a better way to take my mind off all of that shoveling!! We would like to see any kind of flower on your card/project. This can be in the image, store bought or handmade flowers. It's up to you. Just show us all the gorgeous flowers you can. This week we are being sponsored by Judy of Digi Doodles Shop. So be sure to link your lovely flower project over at 2 SistersChallenge Blog by January 21st for your chance to win. Below is my flower card, I used a sweet little strawberry image from Digi Doodles Shop, printed the image on Kraft, colored the strawberries in red and then embossed the whole image in a few layers of UTEE for a glossy effect. Can't wait to se what floral inspirations you come up with! =) T 

Ready for Another Sketch?

There's a new sketch up at Sketches in Thyme and I had so much fun playing with this one! Below is the sketch and my take on it, had 3 adorable pics of my niece enjoying a popsicle that fit perfectly with the sketch! Oh, and before I forget, be sure to link up your take on the sketch over at Sketches in Thyme by January 19th for your chance to win a fabulous prize from Lucky Girl Crafts! =) T