Sketch Frenzy Friday - For You

Happy Friday Everyone!

It is supposed to be great weather here this weekend.  I hope all of you will have good weather for your Memorial Day activities.

Friday is our Sketch Frenzy Friday sketch challenge.   This week our sketch was created by Tammy Fite.



I decided to keep my card clean and simple like the sketch.  I got a new shim to use with my lacy sizzlets.  It is fabulous.  The pieces cut well and you just need to poke them out quickly.  I used some retiring paper on my card also.  Here is my creation.

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I hope you will head on over to the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog to see what the other design team members created.  We would love to have you play along with use.  Thanks for looking and have a Fabulous Friday!

Robbie   

Zoie's Punch Art

Hello Ladies!

Well I wanted to share this week's punch art card for Zoie.  On the same uncolor game on my iPad there is one with a Pig and when you uncolor it the Pig oink sings Old McDonald had a Farm.  She does not recognize the song since the pig is oinking it.  She does giggle when she hears it and she says "Pig, oink oink oink".  I am headed to her house tomorrow so I will hand deliver this one.  I want to see her reaction.  I will let you know what she does and if I can get a picture I will. 

I used several punch art ideas from Pinterest to make my card.  Here is her card for this week.

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I hope you enjoyed today's card.  Thanks for looking and have a Great Day!

Robbie

Coloring Down the Lines - Soft Suede

Happy Wednesday Everyone!

It is time for our Coloring Down the Lines blog hop.  I am the start of the hop and I am sure you will love seeing what the other ladies have created. 

This week our color choices were

Soft Suede, So Saffron, Regal Rose

OR

Soft Suede, Baja Breeze, Cherry Cobbler

I usually use the second color choice, but this week the first set of colors seemed to be calling my name.  I wanted to use a set I have not used in a while so the Bordering on Romance set was one that will retire in a few weeks and one I had not used in a while.  I decided I would do some blender coloring on this one.  Here is my creation.

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I really like this color combination.  I don't often use So Saffron - to me it is too soft.  But in this color combination it does not come off as soft.  So are you ready to head on down the hop?  The next stop is Carol at Carol's Cards .  I am sure she will have a fabulous project for you.  Thanks for looking and have a Wonderful Wednesday!

Robbie   

Hand Stamped Sentiments

Hello Ladies!

I did not tell you yesterday but I had a very productive Sunday.  I cranked out 10 cards to post over the next week and a half.  Michaela is coming in this weekend and Jess needs some help with Zoie while she works on her class so I am heading up there later this week and won't be home until early next week.  That meant I had to get lots of goodies done for my design team commitments as well as to have something to post during this time.

Today at Hand Stamped Sentiments we have a sketch challenge for you.  

When I saw this one I immediately thought of my card yesterday and how closely the sketches resemble each other.  I wanted to use the hexagon embossing folder but thought it would be better if I used the debossed side.  I think it looks so much better this way on this card.  Here is my creation.

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I hope you will head on over to the Hand Stamped Sentiments blog to see what the other design team members created using this sketch.  We hope you will grab your supplies and play along with us.  Thanks for looking and have a Terrific Tuesday!

Robbie  

Late Night Techno Teacher's Gifts

Good Morning Stampers!

Well I heard the first sounds of cicadas in my areas yesterday.  It was not in the woods at my house but a little distance away.  It will be interesting to see when they finally get to my house.

Today at Late Night Stampers we have a challenge to make Teacher Appreciation gifts.  With the end of the school year fast approaching we are all thinking of ways we can thank our child's teacher.  I wanted something a little different so I went the route of pampering her.

I decided to make some homemade gel air freshener and some homemade foot soak.  All I needed was a way to decorate the container they were in.  Here is what I came up with.

   

The little silver containers have the gel air freshener.  The white container has the foot soak. 

I needed a card to go with this little gift, so I used Mary Jo's Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge  for my layout.

 

Here is my card to go with the gift set above.

 























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I hope you enjoyed my little gift idea today as well as my card.  Think about sharing your gift ideas with us at Late Night Stampers.  Then you will need a card to go with your gift so head on over to Techno Stamper  and use the sketch challenge and then share it with us.  Thanks for looking and have a Marvelous Monday!

Robbie    

Butterflies and Fourishes

Hello Stampers!

Well it got chilly on us.  I am writing this on Saturday night sitting in my chair with socks on and a blanket over my lap.  It was cloudy and drizzly all day.  It is supposed to be the same tomorrow - Sunday - so I will spend lots of time in my craft room.

My card today is for the challenge at Stampin' Up Only - Butterflies are so much fun!  I love butterflies and could not resist doing this challenge.  Again I apologize for the picture.  I actually used Island Indigo.  I am hoping I get some constructive feedback from the instructor this week so I can take better pictures.  Here is my creation for the challenge.

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I hope you enjoyed my card today.  Thanks for looking and have a Sensational Sunday!

Robbie

Playing with some paper folding

Hello Ladies!

Well I got a little bit done yesterday.  I would have liked to have gotten more done but I could not get myself moving.  When I finally did get into my craft room I got quite a bit completed.  I have all the pieces to my large swap completed.  I just need to assemble.

My card today is for the Dahlia fold challenge at Technique Time Tuesday.  When I saw their challenge I really wanted to participate as I have not done any Dahlia folding in quite a while.  I have to tell you Mynnette has a fabulous video to show you how to do the dahlia fold.  Check it out.  Here is the card I created for this challenge.

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As you know I am taking an online photo course.  This week we had to take a photo  in Manual mode.  I think I have the hang of it but I am getting really blue cards when they should be white.  I submitted a photo of one of my cards this week so I am curious to see what the instructor says about this one.  Hopefully I will find out soon so you guys can see white pictures of my cards.

I hope you enjoyed my card today.  Thanks for looking and have a Super Saturday!

Robbie

Sketch Frenzy Friday - Floral Papillons

Happy Friday!

I hope you have some fun plans for today.  I have a friend coming over for a play date.  We are going to play with our new things from the upcoming catalog.  We always have a good time when we get together.  I have a few things I need to work on for next week, my punch card for Zoie, as well as my special swap for this month.

Today is our Sketch Frenzy Friday challenge.  This week our sketch was created by Kim Innis

    











What a great sketch for using up some of your retiring ds paper.  This is a fun and cheery card.  It is also easy to do and mass produce - just change the sentiment.  Here is my interpretation of the sketch.

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I hope you enjoyed my card.  Head on over to the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog to see what the other ladies did with this sketch.  Thanks for looking and have a Fabulous Friday!

Robbie 

Monkey punch art for Zoie

Hello Ladies!

Well I had to come up with a punch art animal for Zoie's card this week.  Her dad has nicknamed her "Monkey" so I knew I had to do one of those.  I did a search for SU punch art - monkey and came across a cute card by Sandy Dixon.  I knew that was the one I wanted to make.  I pulled out my punches and went about creating my card.  Here is the final card I sent to Zoie this week.

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I hope you enjoyed my card today.  Pull out your punches and create something.  Make sure you share it with me as I would love to see it!  Thanks for looking and have a Great Day!

Robbie

Coloring Down the Lines - Very Vanilla

Happy Mid-week Everyone!

Well we are slowly coming to the end of this color collection as we know it.  In 2 1/2 weeks we will be able to order from the new catalog.  I have an idea what my first purchase will be but it may change.  How about you?

Wednesday is our Coloring Down the Lines blog hop.  The start is here on my blog.  I hope you will continue through the hop to see the other talent on our hop.

This week we could use

Very Vanilla, Perfect Plum, Rose Red

OR

Very Vanilla, Regal Rose, Not Quite Navy

Since the later choice has retiring colors and I am using up as much as I can I went with the second choice.  I had not done a sketch challenge in a while so I checked out my blogs and thought the sketch at Red Hot Stampers Sketch Challenge blog was a fun one.



I decided to use embossed strips for the darker blue images in the sketch.  Unfortunately you cannot tell from the photo.  Here is my interpretation.

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So are you ready to hop on down the lines to the next blog?  Amanda at Our Crafty Playdate has our next card.  Hop on over to her blog to see which colors she used.  Thanks for looking and have a Wonderful Wednesday!

Robbie  

Zoie's card from last week

Hello Stampers!

I talked to you about all my work over the weekend on my swaps for convention.  I took a picture of my desk to show you how messy I am when I craft.  Here is that picture.

 As you can see I have a ton of things going on.  The orange pieces on the table are not scraps of paper but feet and beaks.  If you look at the top you will see strips of eyes I had worked on also.  I was a busy lady over the weekend!

I have to apologize for my picture today.  I realized just before I put it in the envelope to mail I had not taken a picture.  I think I was in a hurry and my picture may be a little blurry.

My card is another in my series of punch art cards for Zoie.  She loves animals so I am making a different animal card to send her each week.  This week I went for a giraffe.  I have an uncolor game on my iPad that Zoie loves to play.  One of the pictures that is revealed when you uncolor it is of a giraffe on one side and another giraffe comes in from the other side and the song that plays is "Let me call you Sweetheart".  When the giraffe from the left gets close to the one on the right little hearts float up.  The first time she saw this she said "Kisses" and giggles.  She loves this picture so I knew I had to recreate it and send it to her.  Here is my version of the page.

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I hope you enjoyed my card today.  I had so much fun making it.  I sent a text to Jess to see what she thought of it but since they don't get their mail every day she may not have gotten it yet.  I am sure she loves it though.  Thanks for looking and have a Terrific Tuesday!

Robbie

Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge Card

Happy Monday Morning Everyone!

I had a very productive weekend.  I finished one of my Fancy Folds swap and almost have my WOW swap finished.  I am so glad I got some of them finished.  I cannot share them with you yet, but I will share them around convention time.

Our Late Night Stampers challenges have been modified for the summer.  We are running our challenges for 2 weeks.  That means I don't have a LNS card for you today.

Since I am also on the Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge team I will be sharing my card for that one today.  Mary Jo gave us a great sketch to us.




 I am still on my quest to use up some of my retiring supplies.  I used retiring cardstock and paper on this card.  I did however add some roses I made using our new clay and molds.  I have playing with some new items and hope we get more molds.  I will be looking for some more molds - especially butterflies - so if you know of some good ones, let me know.  Here is what I created using Mary Jo's sketch

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I hope you enjoyed my card today.  Why don't you grab your supplies and play along with us?  We would love to see what you do with this sketch.  Thanks for looking and have a Marvelous Monday!

Robbie

April Swap cards - second set

Happy Sunday Ladies!

Well I got all the pieces punched as well the back ground embossed and attached to my card base for another convention swap.  I am hoping today to put it together so I will have another organized swap completed.  My goal is to have them completed by July so I can ship them to my hotel early.

My share today are the last cards that were created for the special swap group I am in.  Remember the theme was Mother's/Father's Day.

This first card was created by Lee Conroy.  I just love the vintage feel of this card.  Check out that bow!  Isn't it so pretty?

The next card was created by the organizer of this swap.  Carole'Anne is a special friend and I love her work.  She has an amazing blog you should check out.

And finally my card.  I took a workshop card I had created and changed it to be frilly for Mother's Day.  Here is my creation.

Sorry my card looks so yellow.  Not sure why as it is white.  I am taking an online photography course so hopefully I will learn some new things to help.  I hope everyone has a Wonderful Mother's Day!  Thanks for looking and have a Sensational Sunday!

Robbie

April Swap Cards - first group

Hello Stampers!

Well I got one of my convention swaps finished other than the sentiment.  I have to borrow the set from a friend as I do not have it.  I will finish them up next week.  I also made my card for the challenge on Monday and played with the new clay and molds.  I have to let it dry and then I will have it on my card for Monday so come back to see it.

Today I am sharing the cards I received for the special swap I am in.  Our theme last month was Mother's or Father's Day.  The ladies really hit it out of the ball park with this one.  Here are the first 4 cards I received.

This one was created by Tammy Jackson

Penny Nesbitt created this lovely card.

The easel card below was sent by Jennifer Reynard.

The adorable moustache on this one was stamped by Christina Cummings.

So what do you think of the cards I got this month?  Which is your favorite in this batch?  I would have a hard time choosing as I think they are all fabulous.  Come back tomorrow to see the other cards from the swap.  Thanks for looking and have a Super Saturday!

Robbie

Sketch Frenzy Friday - Just for You

Happy Friday Ladies!

I have some fun plans today.  I am going to spend the day in my craft room.  I will be working on some cards for next week as well as some convention swaps.  What are you going to be doing today?

Friday is our Sketch Frenzy Friday challenge.  This week our sketch was created by Jennifer Weide.

This was a clean and simple sketch so I decided to make my card clean and simple.  Here is my interpretation of the sketch.

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I am continuing on my quest to use more of my retiring items up.  I so will miss Baja Breeze.  I loved the softness of this color.  How about you?  What will you miss?

Head on over to the Sketch Frenzy Friday Challenge blog to see what the other design team members created.  Then grab your supplies and play with us.  Thanks for looking and have a Fabulous Friday!

Robbie

Retirement Village Card 1

Good Morning Everyone!

I need to prepare for my retirement village ladies that I have in a few weeks.  This month we are focusing on masculine/Father's Day cards.  I saw a simple sketch at Utah Divas International



I knew this would be perfect for using some of paper that is retiring as well as a simple card for the ladies to make.  Here is my interpretation of the sketch.

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I hope you enjoyed my card today.  Thanks for looking and have a Great Day!

Robbie

Coloring Down the Lines - Sahara Sand

Hello Ladies!

Well I am ready to build an ark!  We have had so much rain in the past few days and it is supposed to continue to rain off and on through the weekend.  Anyone have plans for one?

Today is our Coloring Down the Lines blog hop.  I am the beginning of the hop.  This week we were to use

Sahara Sand, Bravo Burgundy, Pink Pirouette

OR

Sahara Sand, Pacific Point, Cajun Craze

I chose the first set of colors as I am trying to use up my retiring colors.  Bravo Burgundy is not a color I use much so I thought it would fun to see what I could do with it.

I found a clean and simple sketch at Fusion Card Challenge blog that would be perfect to show off this color combo.  I chose to use only the sketch challenge from the blog.



 Here is my interpretation of the sketch using the colors for the blog hop.
  

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Are you ready to see what the other ladies came up with using the color choices?  Head on over to Amanda's blog - Our Crafty Playdate to check out her project.  Then follow on down the lines and see the gorgeous work of the other ladies.  Thanks for looking and have a Wonderful Wednesday!

Robbie  

Hand Stamped Sentiments - Tea

Hello Ladies!

Well I spent some time in my craft room yesterday and made some cards to post this week.  One Of the cards I created was for the color challenge we have this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments.

   

I have to admit my card did not turn out like I had imagined.  I had an idea in my mind but when I started working it did not turn out at all like I had planned.  I knew the black would be my card base but I had envisioned flowers and a butterfly.  This is so not flowers or butterflies.  Here is my creation for our color challenge.

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Would you like to see what the other design team members did with our challenge?  Head on over to the Hand Stamped Sentiments blog to check out the other creations.  Are you going to play along with us?  I sure hope so.  We would love to see what you would do with this challenge.  Thanks for looking and have a Terrific Tuesday!

Robbie