{my scraps & more} blog hop challenge

Lisa, Ginni, and Kristin are scrappy friends from My Sketch World.  They also happen to be on the My Scraps and More DT.  They had a blog hop over the weekend and had a wonderful sketch challenge that I just had to do!  You know me, I cant walk away from a good sketch!  :)  Brady just celebrated his 16th birthday so he is the star of this layout.

 

My Scraps & More Sketch:



16

A close up:



Paper: MME, SRM Stickers: Birthday Sentiments and Birthday Borders, Thickers

 

I love these happy papers!  The SRM Border Stickers worked so well with them! Along the hop the designers each offered up a "present" and we had to choose 3 for our layout.  I chose a candle from Wendy, a bow from Missy and a banner from Aubree.

 

Thanks to My Scraps and More for a fun hop and an awesome sketch to work with!

{msw} blog hop

Are you ready to have some fun?

It is time to reveal the new card sketch for April (and a new DT!) and what better way to do it than to have a fun blog hop complete with prizes!  Just visit all 9 blogs, including the MSW Blog, leave a comment on each and one lucky person will win a $20 GC for Scrapbook.com!  You have until midnight PST, Monday, April 16th to leave a comment for a chance to win. 

Here is the line up for the Hop:

Start here: MSW Blog http://www.mysketchworld.com

Then head over to the MSW Card Designers:

Nicole Wise http://www.fourwiseguys.blogspot.com/
Suzann Jones http://suzannssmallworld.blogspot.com/
Jan Tatomir http://www.jantatomir.blogspot.com/
Majo Wybranietz http://majos-art.blogspot.com/
Lisa Moen http://lisasscrappyhideaway.blogspot.com/
Karen Zabuska http://www.calmcreations.blogspot.com/
Scarlett Salamone http://scarlettsscrapoirs.blogspot.com/
Stacey Wright http://spaceystaceyscrappygoodness.blogspot.com/
Lucy Chesna http://scrapperqueen.blogspot.com/

I have been a card designer with My Sketch World for 2 years now!  I love Lucy's sketches!  The message board is full of thoughtful and creative friends who love and support each other!  If you are looking for a scrappy home with terrific sketches and fun challenges, come check MSW out!

Here is Lucy's wonderful card sketch for April:

Here is my take on it: Birthday Girl

I stayed pretty true to the sketch, the only change being I replaced the rectangle element with a circle.  I will be having a random draw from the comments left here on my blog for a sheet of SRM Birthday Sentiment Stickers!  Check back here on the 17th to find out if you've won!  Next up is the lovely and talented Majo!

Thanks for stopping and happy hopping!

{operation write home} with SRM

Operation Write Home is having a "Make em Laugh" Blog Hop this weekend and SRM is happy to be a part of it!  You can start the blog here. There are a lot of manufacturers participating with some terrific giveaways and challenges! 

Operation Write Home is a 501(c)(3) organization; they send blank handmade cards to deployed service members so they can write home to their families. As of March 2012, they have sent 1.5 MILLION cards!  If you would like to send in some of your cards they should follow these basic guidelines.

 

Here is the "punny" card I made:  BRRRthday Wishes

 

SRM will be giving this awesome set of stickers away to one lucky person! Check out the details on the SRM Blog!  Enjoy the Hop!



 

 

Have a great weekend, friends!



{10 minute craft} easter basket

I make no secret of loving SRM Stickers!  While I love and admire my friends' stamping abilities, it just isn't for me. Rub-ons were my "go-to" thing for a long time before my buddy, Val introduced me to those little clear stickers that changed my crafy world!

The sentiment stickers and the newly released border stickers are my favorites!  I used both to decorate a $2 basket I found at, yep that's right, the Dollar Spot at Target!  In just 10 minutes I had this basket decorated and ready for display! Best of all, it would make a really cute kid craft!  It took me longer to decide which cute border stickers to use than it did to apply them to the basket!  :)

Hoppy Easter

Here is a close-up of the handle, I used the daisy chain from the Thank You border set:

A few close-ups of the basket:

I used stickers from the Say It With Stickers Easter set and the Express Yourself Easter set along with We've Got Your Borders Thanks and Birthday.  If you are looking for a craft to do with your kiddos, this is easy and fun!

Happy Wednesday, friends! I hope hoppy, I mean happy, finds you today!  :)

[cubed] srm

Remember the photo cubes that came out a couple years ago?  I loved them then and I kept a few in my stash knowing I would want to do one again sometime.  I love them because they are an easy project with big impact and can sit so nicely on a desk, dresser or table.

I made this one for my son, Brenden who played soccer for his high school team last fall.  4 sides are photos and the top is decorated with a square of pattern paper.  I used SRM's Soccer Say It With Stickers Mini and a few sentiments from the Express Yourself Athlete sheet to decorate the whole thing with. 

 

HAWKS

I wrapped the word "soccer" around 2 sides here:

and added a few well placed word sentiments on these 2 sides:

If you don't have a photo cube, I found this tutorial on how to make one.

Happy Tuesday, friends!

(the studio challenge} april

We have a fun challenge up today at The Studio Challenges Blog!  It involves a list, and really who doesn't love a good list?  There are 6 things on our list and we would like you to choose 3 (or all 6 for you over-achievers!) to use on your layout.  They include:

Kraft
Twine
Die cuts
Ink
A Star
Washi Tape

Here is my take on the challenge, and yes - I managed to get them all on my layout!

LUCKY (dreaming of fish!)

Paper: Three Bugs in a Rug, Ink: Colorbox, Die Cut: Slice, Letters: Basic Grey, Sticker Sentiments: SRM

Punches: AC, Office Max, Felt & Metal tag: Pebbles, Twine: The Twinery, Sketch: Lucy Chesna

Here is a close-up of the tiny punched stars and the itty bitty washi tape heart:

Lots of inspiration to be found by the rest of the Studio team on the blog, please stop by to check it out!  We have a new sponsor this week, Craft Island is kindly donating a GC!

Big happenings over at the My Sketch World blog today too!  The Layout Designers are having a blog hop!  Lucy has a fabulous new sketch that the designers used for their wonderful layouts! All you have to do is leave a comment at each of the designer's blogs, including the My Sketch World blog, and you will have a chance to win a $20 GC to the Scrapbook.com store!  Have fun and good luck!

Happy Sunday!  I hope happy, and maybe even a few fun fools, find you today!  :)

{10 minute card}

I'm back with another quick and easy birthday card!  I used the paper scraps from my previous quick and easy card, a scrap of cardstock and some trim I've had for a while.

Happy Birthday To You



Paper: MME, Cardstock: The Paper Co, Sticker Sentiment: SRM, Punch: MS, Other: Hand stitching

I have to admit, this card looks much better in person, I think it is the ribbon that throws it off in the photo.  The hand stitching takes up some time, so you could substitute machine stitching or even faux stitching to make it even quicker. 

I realized I haven't posted any photos of Lucky recently.  He is now almost 5 months old and weighs in at almost 5 pounds.  :)  He is a happy kitty who enjoys entertaining us.

Any sunny spot will do:

Hope happy finds you today!