cardsketch 62

Good morning everyone! Here's cardsketch 62:

And here is my sample. I am a huge fan of the Gorguss girls. Its been a while since the last release. I'd love another.

Paper is the new Garden Variety from Cosmo Cricket; girl stamps are Gorjuss from Sugarnellie, Lucky stamps are CTMH

TFL. Wendy

** cardsketches are uploaded every saturday.

** If you do happen to make a card with a sketch, I'd love for you to post a link to your sample in a comment, so I can see. (Please credit this blog for the sketch if you post somewhere).

All sketches can be accessed directly through the "card sketch" subcategory on the right hand bar under "Labels", and are copyrighted by me. Thanks for playing. (TFP)

Unity Thursday 2-25-10

Good morning everyone!! Its Thursday again and we're unity hopping!!

I hope that you enjoy the February KOTM Nothing But Blue Skies as much as I do - there are just so many cute images and BEAUTIFUL sentiments. I made a card with the sweet singing bird...



The paper is CTMH (green dotted) and Sassafrass (orange criss cross).

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your thursday!!


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stitch markers

I have a confession... I have become such a multitasker that I cannot stand just sitting there watching TV or in the passenger seat on any driving trip of length. In those times, I normally knit or crochet. Smaller projects as I do not have the attention span for bigger ones? I recently scored on some Rowan Big Wool yarn for a great price (in a not so hot pink color, but hey... it was a great deal). I have always been a big fan of Wen Lan Chia's Twinkle patterns, but never had the huge yarn. I was so excited I could finally do something. But - that yarn is the huge super bulky weight (but nice and light still, which is why I love it). So, it was off to ebay to order a set of size 36 circulars, when I realized that I had no stitch marker even close to being big enough... And that I didnt' want to spend anymore at this point. And so... I made some up - I had all these supplies left over from my early years in scrapbooking when metal was all the rage... While I do sometimes make jewelry now, I usually use better materials, and so this older stuff has just been sitting around. Heh. Not anymore. It was perfect....

For my size 17 circulars


For my size 36

And here they are in action...

(I love these twinkle patterns b/c they're HUGE and so, it takes about the same number of physical stitches as, say, a baby sweater. I also like it b/c it looks so different than anything else out there). Hopefully I can finish this one soon. The one time I tried to make a non-kid sized sweater with a size 8 needle - i was still knitting 6 mos into it and I was bored out of my mind...

Cardsketch 61

Good morning everyone!! Its saturday and I'm ready to just get my crafty on. I had a very stressful week at work, and am ready to just bury myself in paper, ink and glue. :)



When Sugar Nellie came out with their first line of these adorable Manga stamps, I just had to get my hands on them. And each new release just gets cuter and cuter. I picked up all of the most recent January release. What I love about them (beyond their adorableness) is how you can customize hair into unnatural shades and it still looks pretty good. I didn't go that far with this one, but I could easily do pink hair and since its manga, its ok? :)

ANYHOO. Enjoy the sketch!!


Paper is the new Garden Variety from Cosmo Cricket.

TFL. Wendy

** cardsketches are uploaded every saturday.

** If you do happen to make a card with a sketch, I'd love for you to post a link to your sample in a comment, so I can see. (Please credit this blog for the sketch if you post somewhere).

All sketches can be accessed directly through the "card sketch" subcategory on the right hand bar under "Labels", and are copyrighted by me. Thanks for playing. (TFP)

Unity Thursday 2-18-10

Good morning everyone!! Happy Thursday!!

Today, I'm playing with the Feb10 KOTM again, Nothing But Blue Skies. I've always thought double bicycles were so romantic - something about having to work in tandem or it doesn't work at all - so beautifully symbolic of a good rule of thumb for a successful relationship... I made a card to remind me of that message all the time.



I colored my image with pencils and gamsol, then highlighted the bike part ("metal") with a clear gel pen to give it a shine like enameled paint.

Have a wonderful Thursday and enjoy the rest of your hop through the DT blogs...

(this paper is leftover from a valentines release 2009 - I want to say it was MLYB but I'm not sure since it is a scrap... The die cut strip is Making Memories.)



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Ippity Sneak Peek Day 4

Good morning!! Happy Chinese New Year and Happy Valentine's Day!!

It is day 4 of Ippity sneak peeks and I'm playing with "Sweet Thoughts of Spring" - the CUTEST ever kit of fun spring images, plus lace borders that can be used for just about anything, perfectly scaled for cards.

Here's my little bunny - excited for the coming spring....



Be sure to check out the Ippity Blog for images of the full kit, plus links to the other Ippity girls and more samples of the new release kits. While you're there, check out all of the new kits. They are just AWESOME!!

Enjoy your day!


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Unity Store Hop - 2-13-10

Good morning everyone! welcome to Unity's Store KOTM hop... The Store KOTM is a kit available only at authorized Unity retailers. Please click HERE for a list of all stores....

February's kit is called Life is Fabulous and isn't it fabulous??


It is Chinese New Year and the Lanterns in the kit were perfect for a new years card.... May the Year of the (metal) Tiger bring you happiness, health and prosperity.



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