365 Cards Sunday Sketch

Another sketch at 365 Cards, and I gotta tell ya, it wasn't my favorite to work with! What?? Yep, my own sketch and I just wasn't feeling very inspired. So I pulled out some Making Memories Autumn papers, stickers, etc., that I picked up at Michael's last week for something like 70% off!!

Anyway, here's the sketch:

And my card:

In the end, I was pleased with how it turned out.

So I know it's early to be thinking about New Year's resolutions, but I'm disappointed in my lack of blog surfing lately. I do make LOTS of cards every month, but there are several I can't share here, which you can see over at SNR Magazine -- BTW, we've been having several events over there with some AMAZING manufacturers. This weekend I've shared several projects over there that I made with product from Core'dinations (I'm in love with that stuff!!) and GCD Studios (which IMHO is perfect for creating altered projects), so stop over there and check it out. Oops -I got off track...anyway, I know there are some fabulous blogs out there that I'm missing out on, so it's time to start blurphing again!!

Stocking Card

I'm up again this week with my take on a challenge, and the challenge is called "Let's Patch Things Up".

So I added a patch to my stocking, check it out:

All that patterned paper is from My Mind's Eye and the button is Basic Grey. Since a patch would suggest that the stocking is worn out from years of love and hanging by the fireplace, I thought I should distress the edges of the stocking, too. Click on the image for a close-up.

And speaking of love, my 5 year-old daughter loves this one so much, she has already claimed it as her own!

Paper Popsicles Comes to 365 Cards!

Yay - a fun week is ahead at 365 Cards! We're working with digital images from Paper Popsicles this week, and it's been great so far. I worked with Abbie 2, and she is so darn cute, it was easy to come up with a card to fit the sketch!

So here's the sketch and my card:

As you can see, I flipped the sketch on its side and made a 4x6 card. Thanks for taking a look and jump in and play with us any time this week!

Feathery Tuesday

I'm filling the Tuesday spot this week at 365 Cards (Tammy, I miss you!!!) with my take on the Imagine This challenge, which is all about Feathers.

It was easy thinking of these fibers from Basic Grey that I added to my card, but I struggled with the sentiment. In the end, I decided on this cardstock sticker from Fancy Pants because it represents what this card makes me feel.

It's no secret that I am very proud to have such an amazing DT at 365 Cards, but I am especially humbled when I have to do a challenge other than a sketch, and have it try to be some of my best work. Thanks for stopping by!

365 Cards Blog Hop

Thanks for hopping over to my blog!

Here are my 7 random facts:

1. My favorite color is pink
2. I grew up in Minnesota

3. I'm a chocolate lover

4. I'm left-handed

5. I play indoor soccer

6. I love Dancing With the Stars and never miss it

7. I have a cat

Over at 365 Cards we are featuring our cards for the Sunday sketch and blog hopping, too. Here is my card for the sketch:

And there's a little surprise under the flap:

So, all you have to do is leave a comment for me here, and then move on to the next blog. Leave one comment on all seven blogs on our sketch posts for this week, and you'll be entered into a random drawing to win a Mac Mae Card Kit! I'll be giving 2 of them away at the end of the week, and one of them might just go to you!!

So now you can hop on over to Gloria's blog and check out her 7 random facts.

SNR/OCL Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Scrapbook News and Review/Our Craft Lounge Spotlight Blog Hop. Today, we are featuring a hop around to the blogs of SNR staff members who produced art for the Our Craft Lounge manufacturer spotlight article that first appeared in the giant Aug/Sept double issue.

Have you ever wanted to see a peek inside this great digital magazine? Well, today is your chance. Today, each blog on our hop will give you a look at projects from right inside the magazine.

I got the pleasure of working with some wonderful stamps from Our Craft Lounge, and here is a card I made using the stamps from the Pat the Dawg House set:

If you click on the image, you can see a close-up of the coloring, which I did with Copics.

Looking for even more fun? Our Craft Lounge Stamps and Scrapbook News and Review have a couple of great prizes for a couple of very lucky winners. Two prizes are up for grabs, today. One lucky winner will receive 2 sets of OCL stamps, and a 3 month subscription to SNR magazine. The grand prize winner will receive 3 OCL stamp sets, and a 6 month subscription to the magazine. Wow! So, how do you win? Simple. Visit the blog of every staff member on the hop, and take note of the titles of their featured projects. Then, just drop a note to games@scrapbooknewsandreview.com and give us the list. All entries must be received by 10 pm EST Oct 25, 2009. Be sure to include your full name, the names of all featured projects, and your email address. Winner will be chosen at random.

So, time to hop on to the next blog...

When you are finished here, we invite you to hop over to Tina's blog, Wooded Views. If you are joining us in the middle of our Hop, you can find the first blog post at the Scrapbook News and Review Blog The blog hop will conclude on the Scrapbook News and Review main page, where you will have the chance to read the entire Our Craft Lounge article, and enjoy all of the art and ideas included. Have fun!

365 Sketch and a Sponsor

This week we have a new sponsor at 365 Cards. The ladies from Torendi generously shared some product from their October kit, so I played with a little of it for my sketch card.

From the October kit, I used Cosmo Cricket Earth Love paper, and some rubons from E.A.D. Designs. Come join us this week and play along!