TIME FOR A TAG!

Tonite I tried out another of my new Prima doll stamps.  I had fun with this one as she looks like my eldest son's girlfriend so I used their prom photo as some extra inspiration.  

Here is a photo of Robert & Kathryn at their prom back in 2011.  The prom was actually the event that started their dating.  They are still together today (and I love her and would be very happy if she becomes his forever choice!)

I am entering my tag in the following challenges:

Divas by Design - Anything but a card

Pinque Peacock - Challenge #5 - Altered Tag

Dragons Dream - Challenge TIO#166 The Letter "Q" and Gold

Flying Unicorn - May Parade of the Paper Dolls

Word Art Wednesday - Challenge #132 Anything Goes

Craft Hoarders Anonymous - challenge #7 Ribbon, Lace and Twine Oh My!

Alphabet Challenge - G is for Gorgeous Gowns

And now without further ado...here is my tag -

And now I need to get to bed.  Church and Sunday School early tomorrow!

A NIGHT OF FIRSTS...

Tonite I created a layout with my very first Prima doll stamp. I chose one that I thought looked elegant and then went through my Winterthur photos and found the beautiful winding staircase.  I also used sketch #2 from Soul Scrappers - my first entry for that site. That challenge is all about negative space...this is about as much negative space as I ever do.   I used a beautiful color combo from Sketches4All.

Here is the sketch (which I rotated 1/4 turn clockwise):

Here is the beautiful color palette:

and here is my layout:

 

I am also entering this over at Flying Unicorn May Paper Doll Challenge, and at My Mum's Craft Shop challenge #17 - Lots of Layers, and Divas by Design current challenge - Anything But a Card.  

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Hope to see you again tomorrow (hint - it's Colorful Creations Team B sketch reveal!)

COME PLAY TIC TAC TOE WITH THE SCRAPS TO TREASURE TEAM

Welcome to the Scraps ToTreasure Team 

Tic Tac Toe Blog Hop

Our hop today started at Robin's blog (be sure you started there as she is offering some fun blog candy!), it moves next to Camille and finally you will have arrived here!

For today's hop I started by choosing my row from our Tic Tac Toe board.

I chose the left diagonal row - Paint/Blue/Embossing

Next I went to the scrap pile and pulled out a selection of blue and silver papers.

I decided to use sketch #232 from Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

I inked the edges of my card base, selected some of my scraps and cut them to size 

After that I chose an embossing folder with snowflakes and embossed one of my blue scraps.  After it was dry embossed I decided to add a bit of pizzazz to it by doing some heat embossing.

Then I took an old chipboard box and diecut a snowflake with a Sizzix die.  I painted it with a Ranger Snow Cap Paint Dauber and then I added some of that sparkley embossing powder and heat embossed this as well.  I added a bit of bling in the center.

I had a scrap piece of snowflake ribbon which I added over one of the scraps and I stamped my greeting on one of the silver scraps and cut it to size.

And finally - here is my card:

I am also entering this in Divas by Design Something Snowy challenge, 4 Crafty Chicks challenge #168 Snowflakes, Creative Knockouts challenge #11 - Make it Sparkle and Crafty Creations challenge #248 - Dies and Punches.

Thanks for joining us for our game of Tic Tac Toe! 

  

LOVING THE LEAVES

For the Colorful Creations Favorite Things challenge this month you needed to do a layout about something you love about Fall or a Favorite Fall Activity.  I love to watch the changing colors of the leaves and to take rides to see how they have changed.  Being a few hours south of where I used to live, the leaves don't change quite as fast, in fact they are only getting started now.  I wasn't able to get photos of any of the actual leaves but I took a few more of the October photos of me and Michael and put them on a wonderful patterned paper of fall leaves and also accented them by putting some silk leaves on pop dots which I added some sheen to with Perfect Pearls. I distressed the edges of everything with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Walnut Stain.  The instructions also were to use warm Fall colors of brown, red, yellow and orange. To create the layout I started with Creative Scrappers Sketch #252.

The Sketch:

I finished it off with some twine and lots of orange bling.  I am also entering this layout in Top Tip Tuesday challenge #113 about the Seasons, Pink Elephant challenge TPE223 for Distressing, Party Time Tuesday #144 Anything Goes, Divas by Design Use some Orange, and Word Art Wednesday #104 Anything Goes.

My Layout:

I am also going to link up at Link up #4 with The Memory Nest.

I have a real crazy day today - layouts to finish, challenges to prepare for November, errands, laundry and getting some odds and ends for my son for Halloween.  So I am off and running.  Have an awesome day and thanks for dropping by.

A QUICK LITTLE POST

I am going to be busy working on a wedding present for the rest of the evening so I thought I would post my recent layout and the card for the wedding now.

The layout is for the Guest Designer Sketch over at Colorful Creations and the Button It Up challenge #137 on Party Time Tuesdays.  The buttons are the star flowers on the lower left.  I rotated the sketch 1/4 turn clockwise.  I used photos from my recent visit to Rockwood Mansion.

The Sketch:

My Layout:

Next up is my card for the wedding we are going to tomorrow.  I am entering it in the Anything Goes challenge #164 on Tuesday Throwdown, PPA171 Color Challenge on Pals Paper Arts, the New Beginnings challenge at Delightful Challenges, Challenge #286 Hip to be Square at Cute Card Thursday, the Weddings/Anniversaries challenge on Divas by Design and using sketch #69 from Feeling Sketchy.

The Color Palette:

The Sketch:

and finally my card:

and now I'm off to get busy working on a purse/accordian book for the present!

Thanks for stopping by!  Don't forget to come back and see the gift tomorrow!

TRIPLE PLAY!

I have 3 cards to share with you tonite.  The first is a Thinking of You card created for Love to Create Challenges using a sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday and some handmade flowers for Crazy Challenge and texture in my embossed background and flowers centered with rhinestones for Divas by Design.

Here is the sketch:

and here is card #1:

My second card uses no patterned paper as called for in the There She Goes challenge #175 and Fab N Funky #141, and the color palette from My Time Made Easy.  I used some lace, ribbon and a flower as well as a Crafters Workshop Template and Distress Ink.

The Color Palette:

Card #2:

and my final card uses the color palette from Homespun Affair and a sketch from Diecuttin' Divas.

The color palette:

The sketch:

Card #3:

Thanks for stopping by.  I'm off for bed.  Sweet dreams!