Sassy Lil' Sketches 10/5 Reveal!

It's time for another Sassy Lil' Sketches reveal! First I'll share my card with you...




Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Upcycle 6x6 Paper Pad; Basic Grey Cardstock; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Studio G Stamp; Fiskars Circle Punches; Recollections Pearls; Making Memories Button

And now I have a little bit of bad news. Katie and Cherie, the ladies who started Sassy Lil' Sketches, have decided to close it down. :( Here's what they posted on the blog...

"With much sadness in our hearts, we have made the difficult decision to close down Sassy Lil' Sketches. Sassy Lil' Sketches has been such a big part of our lives for almost three years. We are very thankful for the wonderful designers who have graced us with their talent & we are very thankful for all of our followers who faithfully participate. Without you we could not have been successful in this fun endeavor!"

I've only been on the DT for a little while and I've really enjoyed it so I'll miss it for sure. I have to say I totally understand why they've made this decision though, because family and personal lives should always come first! I wish both of them happiness in whatever comes next for them...
You'll still be able to join in some challenges during this month though, so no worries! ;) Layout and card sketches will be posted on the Sassy Lil' Sketches blog every day through the 9th (they started the 2nd), and if you use any of them and link up your project by the 23rd, you'll be in a drawing for a Sassy Lil' Sketches Ebook! Fun prize right? :) Good luck if you decide to play along! I'll have one last reveal for you on Sunday so make sure you come check it out...

Cardabilities Reveal #21 & Our Blog Hop!!

Updated 1/18/11 - Even though the hop was canceled, I still wanted to give away my blog candy to a lucky commenter! I just went to random.org to pick the winner which is...

Ashley, who said...
Love the card, April! I thought I was a follower already, but I DEFINITELY am now! Thanks for the giveaway. I LOOOOOOVE working with chipboard books!!!

Congrats Ashley!! I'll be contacting you asap. :)

Thank you so much everyone for your sweet comments!!

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Edited to add: Due to some broken links, our blog hop has sadly been canceled. :( You can still win though...my prize up for grabs to a lucky person who leaves a comment on this post! Also, some of the other DT members are still offering their prizes as well, and there's a great prize at the Cardabilities blog too, so there is still fun to be had. :)

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Today is such an exciting day for Cardabilities! Not only do I get to share sketch #21 with you, but I also get to let you know about our very first blog hop! It's our one year celebration and we're all super excited. ;) First let me share the sketch and the card that I created with it.






Supplies: Cosmo Cricket 6x6 Paper Pad - Togetherness; Technique Tuesday/Ali Edwards Stamp Set - Loving Words; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Cuttlebug; Cuttlebug 2-Step Heart #2 Die; Misc. Buttons

I think this is a great sketch with a ton of possibilities! It's definitely one of those that you can easily make your own and go alot of different directions with, and it'll still work out great every time. :)

And now here is all of the information about our blog hop...

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Firstly...Begin hopping to Design Team Blogs as listed at the bottom of each Designer Blog. Your first Hop is over to Karan's Blog. Beware…there is an order for you to follow.

Secondly…For our followers to be considered for the final Sponsor Giveaway, you need to hop to all the Designers Participating in the Hop. On those blogs, you will find a highlighted word in BLUE. Find the highlighted word and leave some feedback. All these highlighted words form a catch phrase about Cardabilities.

Thirdly...You need to comment on each Designer Blog to be considered for each individual RAK the Design Team Members are offering.

Lastly...You will need to put that “catch” phrase together and bounce back to the Cardabilities site to leave your final comment and the “catch” phrase to be considered for the Sponsor Giveaway.

You'll have three days to complete the hop…

January 15th-Jan 18th

Winners of each DT Blog Rak and the Final Sponsor Giveaway prize will be posted Jan 20

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE

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Pretty exciting right?? I'm thrilled to be a part of it all! For my little giveaway, this is the prize you'll have a chance at winning by leaving a comment on this post...


(U.S. residents only please because of shipping costs)

Everybody loves winning goodies right?? I know I sure do! ;) So if you do too, make sure you start at Karan's blog and go all the way through, leaving comments at each stop along the way. You should have gotten here from Char's blog, so if you didn't, make sure you start over! Also, don't forget to collect the secret phrase and leave a post at Cardabilities with what it is for a chance at the big prize...

Your next stop on the hop is Sarah!!

Cardabilities Reveal #18

Goooooood morning!!! I hope everyone is having an amazing Thursday so far. I am still shocked that we only have 2 days left in the year! It's crazy how fast time can pass isn't it? Hopefully 2011 will go by a little bit slower. ;)

Today is reveal day for sketch #18 over at Cardabilities and it's another great one! Karan really amazes me with all the wonderful sketch ideas she comes up with...






Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Paper Pad - Mitten Weather; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Fired Brick; Close To My Heart Stamp; Cuttlebug; Quickutz Sunburst Die (For Banner); Martha Stewart Heart Border Punch; Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher; Twine

My card turned out to be very monochromatic this time around. Kind of different for me, but I really like the look of it. I'm thinking it might be something I try more of soon...

Make sure you stop by the Cardabilities blog today and see the other DT cards...everyone really made the sketch their own. Oh, and make sure you stop by in January too because we have an amazing month coming up!! ;)

The Paper Variety Challenge #13!

Good morning! It's time for another challenge at The Paper Variety. :) This one is right up my alley...

See there?? All I do is scrap about my girls, so this was a breeze for me to do! I picked some awesome pictures I took of Emily last year on her birthday for this layout, which are just adorable. She got an MP3 player and was SO excited. ;)

Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Paper - Circa 1934; Bazzill Cardstock - Red Rock; Ali Edwards Stamp Set - Sentimentally Ali; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan & Blackbird; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Papertrey Ink Banner Die; EK Sucess Binding Edge Border Punch; Martha Stewart Butterfly Punches; Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher; Ricrac Ribbon; Crop-A-Dile; Making Memories Sanding Block

*Inspired by a sketch from the Sassy Lil Sketches 11/12/10 blog post

I finally broke out my Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934 collection (that I won off their blog, yay!!) and LOVE these papers! They worked great with my pics too, don't you think?? :)

Now I know you want to play along right? You totally do, because the prize this week is this amazing bunch of Nikki Sivils goodies, sponsored by Nikki Sivils herself!!



How cool is that?? You have until next Tuesday to link up your project, so get going, and have FUN! Also, stop by The Paper Variety blog and check out the DT projects...they're very inspiring! Thanks for stopping by today. :)

The Paper Variety Challenge #1!

I am SO excited!! Today starts the first challenge over at The Paper Variety, which is to use this sketch to create a project. I really liked the sketch as soon as I saw it and decided to create a layout of my girls and I having a "girls only" day out together. ;) I used some of the yummy new papers from Cosmo Cricket's Togetherness line and I think they worked perfectly with the colors/feel of the picture...






Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Paper - Togetherness & Cogsmo (Journaling Strips); Craft Smark Ink - Chocolate Brown; Cuttlebug; Cuttlebug Tag Team Butterflies Die; Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch; Maya Road Chipboard Letters - Olivia; American Crafts Brads; Basic Grey Brads; Tim Holtz Craft Pick; Making Memories Sanding Block

Do you see how I moved some things around and used some cute butterflies on my page instead of the blocks? That just goes to show you how versatile sketches can be! Get creative...you never know what you can do until you try. ;)

If you decide to play along with us and create something using the sketch, you'll have a chance to win this awesome kit from Paper Poppy Kit Co., filled with amazing products!



I hope you'll join in the fun! I can't wait to see what everyone will be creating. :) Also, make sure you head over to the TPV blog and check out the other DT creations posted today...they're awesome!! Thanks so much for your visit. ;)

Cardabilities Reveal #10

Good morning! Today is reveal day for Cardabilities Sketch #10! This one was created by Karen Lancaster and she did a great job with it. I had alot of fun making my card, and even did a mini banner. I'll definitely be doing more of those. ;)

Supplies: Cosmo Cricket 6x6 Paper Pad - Togetherness; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Ali Edwards Stamp; Fiskars Triangle Punch; Martha Stewart Heart Confetti Punch; American Crafts Brads; Bazzill Flower; Autumn Leaves Clear Button, Ranger Ink Essentials Glossy Accents; Twine

I hope you'll visit the Cardabilities blog and take a look at all of the other DT member's cards...they're amazing! We'd really love to see what you create with the sketch also, so if you make a card, please share your link with us. ;) Thank you for your visit and have a great day!

EDLC Day #8

Today was another busy day for me but I had this morning free, so I had time to sit down and create a page. I've had this picture of Madison for a couple of months now and I'm so happy to finally have it scrapped! :) It's one of my favs...

Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Paper - Girl Friday; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Slice; Slice Fonts Design Card; Bazzill Flower; Prima Flower; American Crafts Button; Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - Pearl

I can never get enough of that Girl Friday paper! Love it. ;)

Cardabilities Reveal #4

It's time for another reveal of the Cardabilities DT!! We had another great sketch to work with this time...

Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Paper Pad - Early Bird; Hero Arts Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Slice; Slice Basic Shapes 1 Design Card; The Paper Studio Scallop Circle Punch; Fiskars Circle Punches; Tim Holtz Edge Distresser

I love all the layers! To see the amazing cards that the other DT members created, please visit the Cardabilities blog. You can even play along if you'd like to...we'd love to see what you make! Thanks so much for looking. :)

A few cards to share...

I've done some cards over the last week or so and I realized I haven't shared them yet, so here you go! :)


Supplies: Pink Paislee Paper Pad - Queen Bee; Stampin' Up! Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Blackbird; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain; The Paper Studio Scallop Circle Punch; Fiskars Circle Punches; EK Success Photo Corner Punch


Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Paper Pad - Early Bird; Stampin' Up! Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Slice; Slice Basic Shapes 1 Design Card; Fiskars Scallop Border Punch


Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Paper Pad - Early Bird; Hero Arts Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; The Paper Studio Scallop Circle Punch; Fiskars Circle Punch

I've done some others also but they're for Cardabilities so you'll have to wait for the reveals to see them. ;)

Have an awesome night!!

Mojo Monday!

I did a card today for the Mojo Monday sketch (#137) that's up this week. I decided to keep it really simple...




Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Paper Pad - Earth Love; Hero Arts Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Ribbon

I think it turned out great. ;) Have an awesome day!

Cardabilities Reveal #2

Today is the second reveal for Cardabilities!! I'm still so amazed to be a part of this awesome team. ;) Here's Karan's great sketch and the card that I created...

Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Paper - Girl Friday; Stampin' Up! "Happy Birthday" Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Slice; Slice Basic Shapes 1 Design Card; Martha Stewart Heart Confetti Punch; We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper; Crocheted Lace

I really like how it turned out! Thanks for looking, and if you have a chance to, please check out the rest of the design team's cards...they're fabulous! Have an awesome day. :)

I'm featured today!!

Creative Scrappers has been having a birthday celebration all month. They asked for people to apply who wanted to be guest designers for a day and I was one of the lucky ones chosen! Today was the reveal that I'm a part of and it's soooo exciting! You can see the sketch here, along with my layout. Just scroll down and you'll see this...

Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Paper - Girl Friday; Fiskars Scallop Border Punch; Fiskars Heart Punch; Martha Stewart Heart Confetti Punch; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Making Memories sanding Block; Basic Grey Chipboard Lettters - Hip; Making Memories Tiny Alphas - Brown Ledger; Pearl Glimmermist; Recollections Pearls
*Inspired by a Jana Eubank sketch created for Creative Scrappers

I love it! This is the first layout I've done from our vacation to the beach LAST July if you can believe it! I really need to get some more of these done, lol. ;) Thanks for looking! And thank you sooooo much to Kristine for letting me be a part of the Creative Scrappers celebration!!

Strike A Pose!

I made this layout today for my best friend and sister-in-law Cathy, and I think it turned out really cute! This is my niece Hannah, who is hilarious...always posing for the camera. ;)

Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Paper - Girl Friday; Fiskars Circle Punches; Basic Grey Chipboard Letters - Hip; Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - Pearl; Basic Grey Brad; We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper

*Inspired by 52 Sketches 52 Weeks Sketch #10

Thanks for looking! I'll be back in a little while with my latest EDCC cards...

Latest batch of EDCC cards...

Here are the EDCC cards I've done over the past few days. I'm still keeping up so far...only 14 days to go! ;)

Day #16

Supplies: Basic Grey Paper Pad - Mellow; Clear Dollar Stamps "Happy Mother's Day" Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Fiskars Scallop Border Punch; Recollections Pearls

Day #15

Supplies: K&Company Paper Pad - Blossomwood by Tim Coffey; Inkadinkado Stamp Set - Wedding/Marriage; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; The Paper Studio Scallop Circle Punch; Fiskars Circle Punch; Martha Stewart Confetti Heart Punch

Day #14

Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Paper - Girl Friday; Stampendous Stamp Set - Sunny Flowers; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Slice; Slice Basic Shapes 1 Card

Day #13

Supplies: My Mind's Eye Photo Mat Pad - Ooh La La For Her; Stampin' Up! "Thinking Of You" Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Slice; Slice Basic Shapes 1 Card; Martha Stewart Confetti Heart Punch

Thanks for looking! I'll be back in just a little while to share a layout I did today that I'm really loving. :)

Live Life (EDLC Day #10)

Today's EDLC page was very simple and quick. It's a super busy day for me but I wanted to be sure and fit it in! :) I did another 8x8 page...

Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Paper - Earth Love; Prima Flower; Making Memories Button; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan

Thanks for looking! See you tomorrow for day #11...

Rain (EDLC Day #9)

Another day done! I saw a post on the Cosmo Cricket blog this morning about a sketch challenge from 2/3, so I decided to try my hand at it. The sketch is based on a layout by Amy Parker, which is just gorgeous! I had alot of fun making my page and I really love how it turned out...

Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Paper - Girl Friday; Fiskars Apron Lace Border Punch; Fiskars Heart Punch; Doodlebug Cardstock Loopy Lou Alphabet Stickers - Bon Bon; Making Memories Sanding Block

There's only 5 more days of the EDLC! I'm SO glad that I've made it this far. I never would have thought I could make a layout each day for 9 days in a row, so I'm a litle proud of myself. :) Here's hoping I make it the whole 14 days!

My Sister (EDLC Day #6)

Here's another EDLC page that I finished yesterday, but it was at 11:50 pm, so I had no good light for a picture. I had some stuff to do yesterday and then once I got started scrapping, I was totally blocked. It was awful! I remembered about an 8x8 album I wanted to make for someone though, and that got the wheels turning. ;)

Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Paper Pad - Girl Friday; Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch; Recollections Pearls; Fiskars Scallop Border Punch; DMC Floss; Making Memories Sanding Block

One good thing I found out from this is that I just LOVE doing 8x8 pages! It's sooooooo much easier to fill the space and I really like how full the pages look. I'm thinking I may start doing some 8x8 albums for myself sometime soon... :)

Fun (EDLC Day #2)

Here's day #2 of the challenge. I decided to use these pics of Mark and the girls out in the yard having some fun and I think the page turned out great!

Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Paper - Earth Love; Jillibean Soup Alphabeans - Bean Brown; Fiskars Heart Squeeze Punch; Making Memories Sanding Block

*Inspired by sketch #34 at 52 Sketches 52 Weeks

See you tomorrow for day #3!

Just Two Cute! (EDLC Day #1)

The scrapbooking group I'm in has decided to do a challenge this month. We're calling it the EDLC or Every Day Layout Challenge. Today was day #1 and I was soooo excited to get going! I chose this picture of my beautiful girls from Thanksgiving that I wanted to scrap, and found the perfect papers to go along with it...

Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Paper Pad - Girl Friday; Doodlebug Loopy Lou Alphabet Stickers - Bon Bon; Recollections Pearls; Prima Flower; Making Memories Tiny Alphas - Chloe's Closet; Making Memories Sanding Block; Basic Grey File Set

Cute, right? I love my sweeties so much! :)

So, the plan is to do a layout each day for the next 14 days. I'm going to try REALLY hard to keep up with it so wish me luck! Thanks for looking...

Another one...

I did another layout with my Girl Friday papers today. I can't stop myself, lol! I guess it's because I've been eyeing them for so long and now that I actually have them, I'm drawn to them more. Plus, they're so beautiful, why not, right? ;)

This page is all about my beautiful girls. We went over to Mark's Nanny's house recently and I got a ton of good shots of them playing together (the layout I did a couple of days ago with them playing hide & seek is from the same day). I wanted to figure out a way to use alot of the pictures together on one page and I think this worked out great!

Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Paper - Girl Friday; Doodlebug Loopy Lou Alphabet Cardstock Stickers - Bon Bon; Fiskars Squeeze Punches - Funky Love (Extra Large) and That's Amore (Medium); Making Memories Sanding Block, Making Memories Button, Prima Flower

*Based on Helen Croft's #4 sketch, which can be seen here

Are they cute or what?? ;) I am definitely blessed with my sweet babies. Thanks for looking!!