Tuesday Morning Sketches #203

Good Morning!  Happy Tuesday.  I'm gonna make my post short and sweet.  The sketch is up at TMS and we have a great sponsor, Paper Pretties!

I created my card with aperatures and I'm featuring the image from Crocuses set and a birthday sentiment that I'm not sure which set it came from, but it's Paper Pretties, nonetheless.

I love this embossing folder I bought for myself for Mother's Day!  It has such a beautiful texture.  Have a great day and we'll see you at TMS.

The Pink Elephant Monday

Good Morning!  I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.  I sure did!  I think I found a house.  I'm not saying too much about it because we've not been approved yet.  But it's gorgeous and it couldn't be more perfect for me and my children.  Keep your fingers crossed for us!

This week's challenge is up at The Pink Elephant and this week are being challenged by a photo inspiration.  Be sure to check out the blog for this inspiring photo!  Stars, stripes and cold drinks.  It says summer, 4th of July cookout, just enjoying the lovely outdoors.  So I am using my son's 5th grade field day photos.  I am also using a great sketch from Sketches in Thyme.  (I'll have to fix my links later, I'm at work right now.)

I used the 4th of July paper pack that came with the MyMemories Suite software.  I'm still discovering what all came in that download.  There are tons of papers and embellishments, word art and cool stuff to play with.

Have a super Monday!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #202

Good Morning!

Quick post here because it's actually Monday night and I want to spend the next couple of hours with my Mom.  She leaves tomorrow while I am at work.  Happy thoughts to my mommy for a safe flight.

The challenge is up at TMS and it's a fun one.  Great sketch and a wonderful sponsor.  Raisin Boat is back and sent me the funnest stamp set to play with.  This is Birthday Brewing....

Isn't this fun?  And so guy-ish!  And the reason being is because it's the Judged Challenge week and the twist is Masculine.  This works right?

Supplies:
Stamps:  Brewing Birthday (Raisin Boat)
Card stock:  Bear Cub, Ivory Coast (Raisin Boat)
Paper:  My stash
Ink:  Rich Cocoa (Memento)
Copics:  E33, E34, E37
Embellishments:  seam binding (Beary Scrap), star brads (my stash)

The Pink Elephant Monday

Hello everyone!  I hope your Monday is off to a great start after having a fabulous weekend.  My weekend was uber busy with recital.  Hollyanne danced beautifully as did all the other girls.  She looked fabulous as did all the other girls.  And I worked my bahooty off during the first two shows.  I dressed little girls, I escorted little girls to the theater to do their performance and did a lot of running and up down up down.  So last night after we got home from the last performance my knee did something wacky and hasn't stopped popping with every step.  I'm exhausted, my knee is swollen but it's all worth it!

Now, enough about me.  Tell me what you did this weekend.  But before you click on the comment link, The Pink Elephant's challenge is up and this week it's...

Father's Day

Tough challenge for me since I personally do not have a Dad to honor.  My real Dad has been out of the picture since I was a baby only making a brief appearance sporadically throughout my life, my other Dad died 18 years ago and I already did a page on him and my kids' Dad.... well, ugh, is about the best I can say.  So I was going to opt out of this challenge but then it hit me, why not do a page on a Father who is a wonderful man, loves his kids and is just one of my favorite people in the whole wide world.  My cousin, Christopher.

I swiped these pictures of him and his kids when they were really little out of his Facebook album and created this page using the sketch from The Deconstructed Sketch.  The sketch challenge is meant for a card, but hey, in my opinion cards are just mini scrapbook pages anyway.

Please join us at The Pink Elephant and play along!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #201

Good Morning.  Happy Tuesday!  It's time for another sketch challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketches and this week we're sponsoring by a favorite of mine....  Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.

I am featuring the Morning Glories stamp set.  I love how my card turned out, this color combo has to be one of my favorites.  I was going to use my prismacolor pencils but I'm nearly out of odorless mineral spirits and for the life of me I cannot find my full bottle of more.  I'm not sure that I really like using Copics on Very Vanilla card stock.  The slick surface of the card stock makes blending look a little blotchy.  So my son said it needed to shine.  You can't see it in this photo, but I did cover the flowers with diamond glaze.  Then I cut an oval out of a sticky note and covered the flowers so I can sponge around it.

I hope that you head on over to TMS to play along with us.

The Pink Elephant Monday

Good Morning!  I hope you all had a great weekend.  Mine was pretty good.  The kids, Mom and I went to the beach.  It was really nice - overcast and windy, but it wasn't hot.  Got a bit sunburned, I honestly don't think there's such a thing as sunblock.

And then Sunday I spent the day in my pajamas - I felt like such a slug, but I think I really needed the downtime.  Good thing I had this page done last week when I was showing my Mom how to use the MyMemories Suite software.

This week's challenge at The Pink Elephant is....

Summertime Theme

These beach pictures were from a few years ago but they worked great for this page.  I didn't take any pictures of Saturday's outing.  I followed a sketch from somebody's challenge but darned if I can remember who.

Well, head on over to TPE to play along with us!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #200

Good Morning!  Happy Tuesday.  I have had a great week, long weekend.  I enjoyed my visit with my sisters and today's card was created by Theresa and me.

The sketch is up at the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog and we're sponsored by Imagine That digital stamps.  I, I mean, we used the Ladybug Friends set.

Theresa and I made this card together.  I colored and cut out the image and she did the rest.  I love how it looks like she's hanging out with the little ladybug at night with the stars all around her.

Please join us this week - we'd love to see you.