January 5th card sketch @ Sketch N Scrap!

Happy  Hump Day!! Today we launched the first card sketch of the new month and the New Year at Sketch N Scrap!! 

Here is the sketch created by yours truly:

Here is the card I created with the sketch:

Supplies Used: Card stock: Stampin' Up: Whisper White & Basic Black; Patterned Paper: Echo Park Cupid & Co, Simple Stories Kissing Booth and Photo Play Paper Love Letters; stickers; Photo Play Paper Love Letters; black pen: Sharpie; punches: Stampin' Up: tag and circle punches. 

I used only scraps from three past kits at The ScrapRoom to make this card and I love how it turned out!  This birdie is so adorable and I love the way these papers mixed together from a variety of manufacturers to create a beautiful card!  I made my own tag with the tag corner punch from Stampin' Up and then circle punches to make my own hole reinforcer out of black cardstock.  Make sure and hop on over to the Sketch N Scrap blog and check out what the other DT members did with the sketch!!  Happy creating!

Lisa

December 20th card sketch at Sketch N Scrap

Happy Hump Day!!  It's time for a new week & what a busy week it is!! As we prepare for the holidays I hope you can find some creative time to play along with us at Sketch N Scrap!  Monday we launched our December 20th card sketch created by yours truly!  

Here is the sketch:

Here is my card I created with the sketch:

Supplies Used:  Card stock: Stampin' Up Whisper White and Basic Black; Patterned Paper: CTMH and Simple Stories Dream Big; sticker: Simple Stories Dream Big, ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; stamp: Stampin' Up; Black pen: Sharpie

I had fun making this card for one of my besties who loves tea!!  I hope she likes it!!  Make sure and check out all the inspiration from the Design Team at Sketch N Scrap using this card sketch!!  Happy creating!!

November 20th card sketch at Sketch N Scrap

Happy Weekend! Today I am sharing another fun card I created, this time using the November 20th card sketch at Sketch N Scrap!  This card sketch was created by sketch artist Stacy.  Here is the sketch:

Here is my card using this fun sketch:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: Stampin' Up Whisper White; Patterned Paper: Pebbles Cozy and Bright; Sticker: Carta Bella  Santa's Workshop; stamp: CTMH; die: Stampin' Up: Stitched Circle & Ink: Stampin' Up: Real Red

This card was created with a mix of scraps left over from some older kits from The ScrapRoom.  I am going through all my old kits trying to use up the scraps and stickers I have left over!  I love using my scraps to create cards!!  Make sure and hop on over to the Sketch N Scrap blog to check out what the other DT members have done with this sketch!!  Happy creating!! 

September 20th card sketch at Sketch N Scrap!

Happy Hump day!!  Today I am sharing not one but TWO cards I created using the fun September 20th card sketch at Sketch N Scrap!  I created this card sketch and liked it so much I decided I had to make more than one card using it! 

Here is the sketch:

Here are the cards I created with the sketch:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: Stampin' Up Kraft & Old Olive; Patterned Paper: Simple Stories Fall 6x6 pad; butterfly embellishment: Crate Paper Sweet Stories

Supplies Used: Cardstock: Stampin' Up Kraft; Patterned Paper: Echo Park My Favorite Fall, Carta Bella Hello Fall and Fall Market; stickers: Echo Park My Favorite Fall; enamel dot: CTMH; ink: Stampin' Up Early Espresso; stamp: CTMH Perk Up;

It was only fitting that one card be Fall themed since today is the first day of Fall don't you think?  This is my first time to use the Happy Sweater Weather stamp, I see myself using this a lot this season, it is so fun!!  Make sure and hop on over to the Sketch N Scrap blog to check out the what the other DT members have done with this fun sketch!  Happy creating!! 

Card Fun!!

TFIG!!  I am SOOO ready for the weekend, how about you?  I always find some time for creating on the weekends but the weekdays it's hit or miss and lately it has been more miss!!  Today I am sharing two fun cards I created for challenges at Sketch N Scrap!  The first card was created using the March 5th sketch at Sketch N Scrap!  Here is the fun sketch by Heather Hall:

Here is my card using this fun sketch:

Supplies Used: Card base: CTMH; Patterned Paper: Echo Park Happy Birthday Boy; stickers: (lion) Echo Park Happy Birthday Boy & (celebrate) Carta Bella Let's Celebrate; black pen: Le Pen; Cardstock: Stampin' Up Sky Blue & Daffodil Delight; circle die: Stampin' Up.

I love the way this card turned out, this is a great sketch and one I know I will use again!!  Next up is a card I created for Sketch N Scrap's Card Classic Rewind challenge on Facebook.  This month's challenge is to use card sketch #81 to create a card!  Here is the sketch:

Here is my card using this sketch from 2016:

Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: Pebbles Live Life Happy, American Crafts Never Grow Up, Photo Play Paper Fern & Willard & KI Memories (pink hearts); Card stock: Stampin' Up Whisper White; stickers: PhotoPlay Paper Fern & Willard; pens: Black Le Pen & White Pen Signo

This card was a made from scraps that were lying on my desk and the Photo Play Fern & Willard sticker sheet I got in my ScrapRoom Double Shot kit this month!  I thought this cute frog was so adorable I knew I wanted to use it on this card!! It felt great to use up some scraps, still trying to keep my scrap bin under control on a regular basis to avoid it overflowing!! I hope you will join us on Facebook and play along with both our Classic Card OR Classic Layout sketch Rewind Challenges as we use some oldie but goodie sketches from years past!!  You can find Sketch N Scrap on Facebook HERE.  Have a creative weekend!

Lisa and Lori's Great Stash Bash ~ February Recap!!

Happy Sunday!! Wow, this month flew by!!  Of course since it is a short one so that was a contributing factor!!  I wanted to pop in to post a recap of what I was able to accomplish with my February Great Stash Bash kit!   

Here is a reminder of the February Stash Bash kits (for this month I created two mini kits):

Here are the cards I created with this month's kit:

These cards were all created with the kit and a few scraps I had on my desk!  I created them all for a Valentine's Day Swap I was in!!  I hope the recipients liked them!  I included some fun stickers and washi tape from Paper House Productions in the cards.  I had a lot of fun making these!  As you can see I started the month out strong, but unfortunately we had an EPIC Winter storm here in Texas and I lost power and water for almost a week.  I am fine now and have recovered with minimal damage but there are so many who were not as lucky...but needless to say that put an end to my crafting time and I am just getting some crafty time today after 2 weeks without any!!   So I did not get the 2 layouts completed that I had planned on doing with this kit, but I have been busy today planning my kit for March and I am hopeful for a better month next month!!  Even though I had a lot of my kit left over I am hopeful that later this year I can circle back around to this one! Stay tuned as tomorrow I will be posting my March Stash Bash kit!!   I hope you have a blessed end to your month, happy creating!! 

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Happy Valentine's Day!!  I have had so much fun this month creating Valentine's Days cards!! I just love red and pink, hearts and lace!!  Today I am sharing some cards I created using some fun 3D stickers from Paper House Productions!!  Here are the cards I created:

Close ups of each card:

Supplies Used: 3D sticker: Bee Mine Valentine's Day stickers- Paper House Productions; cardstock: Calypso Coral, Basic Black,Sky Blue & Whisper White- Stampin' Up; patterned paper: Crate Paper La La Love; ink: Tuxedo Black-Memento; stamp: CTMH A piece of my heart; embossing folder: CTMH - stitched circles; pen- Pentel

Supplies Used: cardstock: Real Red, Whisper White- Stampin' Up; Patterned Paper: All My Heart-Elle's Studio; stickers: Bee My Valentine- Paper House Productions; black pen- Pentel

Supplies Used: Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black- Stampin' Up; Patterned Paper: CTMH Heart Happy, Simple Stories Whatever, Pebbles My Funny Valentine and red dots (unknown);  enamel heart: Recollections; 3D sticker: Bee My Valentine- Paper House Productions; black pen- Pentel.

I just loved these adorable stickers by Paper House Productions!  I used up scraps from various past Valentine's Day kits on these cards!! It felt good to use up some scraps and also to make a slight dent in my stash of Valentine's Day papers!  I have been avoiding buying more Valentine's Day paper until my stash is slightly less and I think next year I will treat myself to a new collection for Valentine's Day!  Yay!  I hope you have a blessed day with and get time with your special Valentine today!  Happy creating!

Card fun with the January Flavors of the Month kit!

Happy Friday Eve!! Today I am sharing two cards I made using the January Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom!  Here is a reminder of this amazing kit:

Here are the two cards I created with this amazing kit:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: Stampin' Up Basic Black & Whisper White- from my stash; Patterned Paper: PhotoPlay Paper Love Letters-from the kit; ephemera: PhotoPlay Paper Love Letters- from the kit; doily: unknown source-from my stash

Supplies Used: Cardstock: Stampin' Up Pink Pirouette, Whisper White & Basic Black-from my stash; Patterned Paper: Echo Park Coffee & Friends- from the kit; sticker: Echo Park Coffee & Friends- from the kit; pens: American Crafts (white) & LePen (black)-from my stash

I had a lot of fun using some of my scraps left over from my layouts to make these cards!  I have a good friend who loves coffee and this card is for her and the Valentine's Day card is for a Valentine's Day swap I am!  Make sure and head on over to The ScrapRoom blog to see what the DT has done with this amazing kit and pick up one for yourself before they sell out!  Happy creating! 

Card fun!!

Happy Hump Day friends!! Today I am sharing a few cards I created using some older kits from The ScrapRoom!!  I don't know how this happens but I am running short on cards in my stash!  Say what????!!  So I am taking some time today to create some fun cards for my stash!! Here are the cards I have created:

Supplies Used: Patterned Papers: Pebbles Happy Cake Day (pink), PhotoPlay Squeeze out Some Fun (yellow) and Bo Bunny (green); ink: Stampin' Up Pool Party, Basic Black,Strawberry Slush and Pink Pirouette; die: Stampin' Up stitched oval; stickers: Simple Stories Hey Crafty Girl; doily: Stampin' Up; cardstock: Stampin' Up Whisper White & Basic Black; and stamp: CTMH 

I created this fun card for my swap partner for a Gratitude swap I am participating in.  I love this sentiment and hope she will too!  

Supplies Used: Cardstock: Stampin' UP Whisper White; Patterned Paper: Pebbles Sun & Fun; Dinosaur: Pebbles: Happy Cake Day;  stamp: Stampin' Up; ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

This card was created for my nephew's birthday.  He used to like dinosaurs but he may have outgrown that but I am sure he will love this card no matter what since I made it for him!

Supplies Used: Cardstock: Stempin' Up Whisper White & Basic Black; Patterned Paper: Simple Stories Kissing Booth; stickers: Simple Stories Hey Crafty Girl; doily: Martha Stewart; and sentiment : Simple Stories Hey Crafty Girl (I fussy cut this from a sheet of the paper)

This card I created for a friend who loves to sew, no special occasion, I just wanted her to know I have been thinking of her lately!!  I love how the two Simple Stories lines coordinated so well together...this is the last of my Kissing Booth collection!
I hope you have a wonderful and creative week!  If you have created some cards recently please share them with me in the comments, I'd love to see what you have been up to!  Happy creating friends!

Kill a kit ~ August edition!!!

Happy Friday!!  Today I am sharing my newest challenge I am hosting over at The ScrapRoom Facebook Group!  I have been on the DT at The ScrapRoom since 2017 and have as a result accumulated a lot of kits!  I have enjoyed each and every one of them! They are filled with the latest and greatest scrappy supplies!  Each month I end up with a few left overs and usually I just put them in a drawer and move on to the next kit...BUT....now my drawer is FULL!!! Yikes!  So I decided to host a challenge each month at The ScrapRoom to encourage other ladies in the same position as myself to "kill" a kit each month!!  So here is my kit I am going to "kill" in August:

 Kits included in this kit: July 2020 PhotoPlay Just Stay Home; August 2019 Echo Park Teen Spirit Girl; February 2002 Echo Park It's Your Birthday; March 2020 Echo Park I Love Spring; October 2019 Amy Tangerine Slice of Life; and May 2019 American Crafts Sparkle City!!

Here are the projects I have created so far using this kit:

 Layout created using the August Kill a Kit- from details see my post HERE

 Cards using the August Kill A Kit

This card was created using the August 5th sketch at Sketch N Scrap:

 Supplies Used: Cardstock: Whisper White- Stampin' Up; Patterned Paper: Echo Park It's Your Birthday; journal card: American Crafts She's Magic; sticker: Echo Park Teen Spirit Girl; stamps: CTMH Birthday Time; Ink: Stampin' Up Strawberry Slush

 Supplies Used: Cardstock: Stampin' Up Whisper White; Patterned Paper: PhotoPlay Just Stay Home & Echo Park I love Spring (flowers); sticker (bike): Echo Park Teen Spirit Girl; stamp: CTMH Life is a A Journey; ink: Stampin' Up Tempting Turquoise

 Supplies Used: Carstock: Stampin' Up Whisper White; Patterned Paper: Echo Park Teen Spirit Girl & PhotoPlay Let's Stay Home; Ink: Stampin' Up Tempting Turquoise; stamp: CTMH BIrthday Greetings; sticker (cupcake): Echo Park Teen Spirit Girl

Supplies Used: cardstock: Stampin' Up Whisper White; Patterned Paper: PhotoPlay Let's Stay Home (yellow stripe), My Mind's Eye (blue circle) & Echo Park I love Spring (flowers); sticker (telephone): Echo Park Teen Spirit Girl, ink: Stampin' Up Tempting Turquoise; stamp: CTMH Random Acts of Cardness; die: Stampin' Up stitched circle

I have not even used up all the kit yet, it is really yielding a lot of projects! I think I can get another layout and a few more cards out of what I have left so stay tuned to see the end of the kit by the end of this month!!  This just goes to show how well all The ScrapRoom kits combine together even those that are a year or more apart!!  I love the bright color palette of these cards/layout and I was also able to ink up a few stamps I had never used!  I think this is going to be a great challenge to keep the scrap pile under control!  I am already thinking of what kits I can use for next month!  Make sure and join us in The ScrapRoom Facebook Group to play along and to see what the other gals did with their kits!  Happy creating!

Sketch N Scrap card sketch #174

Happy Monday! I hope you had an amazingly creative weekend!  I am doing some reorganizing in my craft room so I worked on that as well as my projects this weekend.  Today we have our last sketch of the month up at Sketch N Scrap! It's hard to believe this month is winding down, it went by so quickly!!  Here is the fun card sketch that sketch artist Heather created for us:

Here is my card using the sketch:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: Whisper White - Stampin' Up; Patterned Paper: Pebbles Girl Squad; flower: Pebbles Girl Squad; ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; stamp: CTMH  Life is a Journey

I have been hoarding this paper to long and when I was reorganizing I came across this big flower and knew it was perfect for this sketch so I dug out my Pebbles Girl Squad 6 x 6 paper pad and created this card in just a few minutes! I also had never used this stamp set called Life is a Journey by CTMH and I am not sure why because it is super cute!! So it was long overdue for me to ink it up!!! I love how fast this card came together using this sketch!  I plan to make another card or two with it before the month is up, it's super versatile!!  I hope you will find time to play along with us at Sketch N Scrap this month.  Make sure and head on over to the Sketch N Scrap blog to see how the DT is using this awesome sketch!  Happy creating!

Card fun with the June Flavors of the Month kit!

TGIF!!  What a better way to kick the weekend off then to share some fun cards?  I created these cards with the June Flavors of the month Kit at The ScrapRoom.  Here is the kit:

Here are the cards I created with this fun kit:

Supplies Used: cardstock: Whisper White & Watermelon Wonder- from my stash: Stampin' Up; patterned Paper: Fancy Pants Cake Smash- from the kit; ephemera: Fancy Pant's Cake Smash- from the kit

Supplies Used: Card stock: Whispe White & Night of Navy- Stampin' Up- from my stash; Patterned Paper: Simple Stories Summer Farmhouse- from the kit; sticker: Simple Stories Summer Farmhouse- from the embellishment kit; ink: Stampin' Up Night of Navy- from my stash; stamps: CTMH- from my stash

These cards were super easy to put together using this amazing kit! I love using the left overs from my kit to make cards!  Hop on over to The ScrapRoom blog to see what the other DT members did with this fun kit!  If you create a few cards with this kit make sure and share here in the comments,  I'd love to see what you create!