Sketch Girl is Back!

After a nice long break during the busy holiday season Sketch Girl is back with sketch 10!. I'm so excited to once again be working with all the talented ladies on the Sketch Girl team and hope you check out all their blogs for more inspiration including our lovely and talented guest designer for January Laurel Seabrook. We are also super excited to be sponsored by Perfect Presentation a template company that will allow you to make some very cute projects with very affordable templates.

I guess the colors on the sketch inspired me. I've used some bold blue and purple paper from GCD Studios. I've embellished with primas, gems, and some faux stitching. This card was also made to fit the ABC Challenge of L is for Layering and the Pile It On Welcome the New Year challenge. I can't wait to see what you all come up with for this fabulous sketch! Check out the other lovely DT's work...

Alyssa

Harriet

Tiffany

Randee

Bonnie

Amber

Katie

Jennie

Sara

Annie

Julie

Card Patterns and Pink Elephant

Before classes get started again I'm determined to participate in a few challenges. For this card I combined the Card Patterns sketch with the Pink Elephant theme challenge of birthday. I used the SEI Bridgeport collection for everything but the sentiment which is Making Memories. I won the Bridgeport collection from the Paper Crafts blog and I love it so much I never want to use it but when I do I'm always so happy with the result.

Here's a sneak peek of my Sketch Girl card! The sketch will be released on Friday and I'm sure you'll love what the design team comes up with.

A Few Projects from Christmas

I went skiing in Vermont over winter break. It was an amazingly beautiful place and lots of fun. I tried snowboarding for the first time as well there. We stayed in a great condo with some friends. The best part of the condo was you could take a short walk to the slopes then ski from the trails right to the front steps. This is me and my boyfriend at the top of K1 at Killington with an elevation of over 4,000 feet. Now I need to print the photos and get scrapping!

I made a few extra cards right before Christmas for the family but didn't get pictures of them all. This one was made for my sister but the Gingerbread man embellishment I received in a swap. It is so cute and made the card come together real fast.

I made a few gift card holders. The top is attached by a brad and swings open to reveal the gift card. I got the idea from somewhere else but can't remember where. I love how it adds a personal touch to gift cards.

Giving food stocking items was a big tradition for me growing up. I gave food gifts in pretty packaging to many family members. This is an old Prima flower bottle covered in DCWV paper and some Christmas trim. Sketch Girl is returning in a few days and I can't wait to share the new sketch and my card with you so check back later this week!

Cupcake Craft Going Girly

This week Cupcake Craft Challenge is going girly! I loved all the design team's cards featuring cute digital stamps from Stretch N Bubbles. This challenge was perfect for the butterfly project I've been planning for my mom. I had the butterfly painted but the challenge got me kick started on finishing it. The butterfly is a wood model from Micheal's and I covered the wings and made the flowers from Prima paper. I added glitter and gems throughout to boost the pink and girliness which is perfect for my mom.

New Year!

So this past semester I began grad school while finishing up my senior year and so school basically ate my life. I'm hoping I've got more of a handle on things so that I can do more crafty things and also take pictures of the crafty things I make. Sketch Girl took a short holiday break but is returning on the 15th and I'm so excited for the new and improved Sketch Girl. I hope you will join us! The fabulous Leigh Ann and Julie will be updating the site throughout the two weeks of the challenge with all the fabulous DT work. I hope to be back soon with some of the work I've been up to lately and in the new year give some more updates or even join a few challenges now that I've got the school thing a bit more under control.

Sketch Girl #9

A new Sketch Girl sketch is up just in time for those Thanksgiving cards. I don't think everyone thinks of Thanksgiving as a card giving holiday but it definitely should be. Its the perfect day to let someone know how much you care. So why not whip up a card with the fab new sketch to give to your hostess that day or a dear loved one. Also check out all the other lovely Sketch Girls inspiration this week.

Digiment Last Release of the Year!

I'm so excited for this new set of Digiments because they are perfect for all your holiday needs. You can whip up quick cards and tags with them. What's better is that they are at a perfect holiday price of $8 for all 24! Even better you can get the holiday giving started by buying another set for a friend for just $4 more! So go check out the blog for all the fun ideas and to see all the new sayings. The card above is from the Christmas songs series.