More to share...

So... like I said in my previous post, I have been busy... I just couldn't share because the recipients hadn't received their cards yet... so, I'm here to share a few more.

First up, I have a card that I cased for the layout. I don't know where I saw it, or what the fold-type is called... I'll call it another type of Gate-fold card. I used my Polkadots and Paisley stamp set along with my Garden Whimsey set (have I mentioned how much I love my Garden Whimsey set???) I used Pretty in Pink and Rose Red ink and cs... I also used Shimmery White CS for the focal point. I think the Corner adorner is from SU, but I might be wrong. I made three of these cards and sent one to one of my SBS10 sistah's, one to my neice, and the last one to a dear friend of mine. All three were used as birthday cards.

The next card is one I made for one of my best friends, Anette, for her birthday (which was Saturday)... Anette's favorite color is green, so I had to use it... The scalloped edges were made with a Martha Stewart border punch (I don't know the name of it). The stamp is Cuppacakeabella from http://www.stampingbella.com/, and the sentiment is from SU!'s Sincere Salutations stamp set. My colors were Certainly Celery, So Saffron, and Real Red... not one I would've originally put together, but I like the end result. Of course, I went Stickle-crazy... on the cupcake, the & the dress! I just LOVE LOVE LOVE stickles! After all, diamonds are a girl's best friend and stickles constitutes as papercrafting "diamonds" in my book!

This next one is nearly the exact same card with a ton of color changes... I made it for one of my SBS10 sistah's... I hope she loved it! It was so fun to make!

This last one is one I made for two different people... One for my friend's (Suzanne) birthday, and the other, I changed the sentiment to say "missing you" for my GodDaughter, Lindsay. I used my nesties on this one along with my Martha Stewart border punch (that I don't know the name of). This was a sketch challenge of some sort, but it's been so long, I don't know whose it was... if it was yours, let me know so I can give credit where credit is due! :) My colors were Perfect Plum, Elegant Eggplant, Certainly Celery, and Chocolate Chip for this card. The sentiment is from Sincere Salutations (love that set too!) and the grapes are from Gorgeous Grapevine (now retired) from SU!)

I suppose that's all for today...

SYKE!

I'll give you just one more...

and I saved the BEST (in my little 'ol opinion) for last... I used my Cricut Animal Kingdom cartridge for this one... I am sooooo beyond pleased with how this card turned out. I wanted to make a card to send to my parents while they're away on vacation just to "check in" on them & see how things were going.

I cut these chickens out 4 times just to get the result I ended up with. It's a lot of layering and pieceing together, but totally worth the work! The "egg" behind those chicks was a bit of "work" too... It started out as a piece of Very Vanilla CS... I color dusted it with Close to Cocoa and used my Itty Bitty Backgrounds to add a few spots. Then, I embossed it with Ultra Thick Clear Embossing Powder & stuck it in the freezer for a couple minutes. When I took it out of the freezer, I folded it back & forth a few times to create the "cracked egg" look. This technique is called Cracked Glass and you can find the real tutorial for it HERE. To make the background, I cut thin strips of Bravo Burgandy and Ruby Red cardstock and layered them onto a sticky piece of Chocolate Chip to get kind of a "barn door" effect. I color dusted it with Chocolate Chip and then layered it onto my card base. To finish it off, I used my word window punch to cut the space for my sentiment (which is hand-written in my chicken scratch) and added buttons to balance it out on the other side. I doodled around the edges to bring it all together & I must pat myself on the back for this one... I am BEYOND PLEASED with this card!

Okay, for real this time, I'm off to do some more creating! Have a blessed day!

Dino-Mite Double-Pocket Fold Cards

So, I know I haven't blogged in about a week or so, but for good reason... I have been creating things, but no one has received their cards yet, so I can't post them yet... I do have a few children's cards to share with you (as I am pretty sure these kids don't check my blog). I finally tried the double-pocket fold cards using the tutorial on Splitcoast. You can find the tutorial HERE.

My color palatte was Ruby Red, Not Quite Navy, More Mustard, Old Olive, and Pumpkin Pie. I used the Dino-Mite SU! stamp set. For the shapes behind the dinosaurs, I used my cricut (I forget which cartridge I used). To make the pockets more noticable, I added a layer of cardstock along the top of each one, folding it over into the pocket itself. I adhered the entire thing with Super-Sticky Redliner tape and would recommend you do the same if you try this one... it just holds better. All in all, I am pleased with the outcome of these cards. The two on the ends are going to my nephews, Noah & Daniel, and the one in the middle is a RAK for a little boy with cancer.

Hope you enjoyed my cards today... as soon as the recipients of the other cards I've been hard at work making receive their cards, I will post them! See you soon!

God Bless,

Sara
P.S. Here's another pic from our beach vacation...

(click on any of the pictures to make them larger)

Scrappin Again

I finally scrapped the photos I took of the boys with their mohawks... I wanted to scrap them seperately so that eventually, these pages can go into their own scrapbooks designated for each boy.
Here's Ethan's page... I stamped "rock" onto acetate and overlayed the picture with it, attaching with the star brad in the right corner of the pic. (just in case you were wondering if I had actually stamped on the picture - what a sin!). I had all the letters in the word "Mohawks" in glittery chipboard, except for the letter "O" so I had to improvize... I covered a piece of chipboard with Green Galore cs and then dipped it in black craft ink and covered it with Dazzling Diamonds. It doesn't match the others, but I think it fits with the rest of the page just like it was meant to be.

Here's Clayton's page... He's infamous for "winkin" at me when I'm trying to take a picture, so I had to put that one on his page... Clayton's page is a little less complicated... The words were cut using my Cricut - yes, I love it, and I cut around him on the 5X7 pic so it'd stand out a little more. I like how it came out... and it describes him to a TEE... he's definately my Wild Child!

Thanks for poppin' in on me... I'll try to post again tomorrow. :)

God Bless!

I am Just Me - SBS10 Challenge #4

So this week was my turn to post a challenge for my sistahs in my SBS10 group and it was

"We're all getting to know each other a little more each day and now it's time to dig a little deeper. Make a scrapbook page hilighting all things YOU. This page should include things like your favorite color, movie, time of day, things that make you relax, things that make you happy, and most importantly, things that make you who YOU are... there are no color, size, or paper stipulations... just make a page about you."

I've finished mine... this challenge has been swirling around in my head for about a week before I actually posted it for my sistahs, so I had somewhat of an advantage over them. I will admit, this was a tough challenge... perhaps the toughest yet; here's why... We find it so easy to scrapbook about the people we love... those who light up our lives with the smiles they beam at us... it's rare that we use ourselves as our main focus... I mean, think about it... we make these pages for others to look at and often we are the ones who actually took the pictures, so it's natural that our faces don't show up very often in our own scrapbooks... anyway, I overcame my lack of scrapping myself and dove in... here's what I came up with...

I wrote sort of an essay as my journaling block... to include all things that make me who I am... well... most things. I had to limit my words, because my space was limited. I am by nature a writer, and when given a challenge to write, I can get kinda wordy... funny thing is... I'm not a regular journaler. I don't keep a diary, or a journal, or anything like that... I just blog. :) If you are interested in what my journaling says, you can read it below... don't kill your eyes trying to squint to read it on my SB page. :)

DEETS: Paper: Certainly Celery, Butterfly Montage DP by PSX Paper Designs, Orange Sherbet DP (don't know who makes it, sorry), Ink: none, except the ink from my printer; Accessories: Black Sharpie Marker, Cricut Cartridge Opposites Attract

My journaling reads:

"I am a girl who loves to be loved; someone who needs to be needed. I am one of the most stubborn people in the world and I am bold. Many times, I appear to know exactly what I want, but too many of those times, I am questioning myself every step of the way. I try to be self-confident but low self-esteem sometimes gets in the way of that. I am just like my Mother in more ways than one; I love to make things with my hands – Being creative is what gives me serenity. I always strive to be the best at everything and I often come down too hard on myself when I feel I have fallen short. I am a dreamer… Some might say that I have far too many ambitions for one person to accomplish in a lifetime. When I was a little girl, I dreamt of becoming a famous singer, but for now, I think I’ll just stick to singing my children to sleep. I love to dance, as long as no one is watching. In high school, I wanted to become a famous actress… and now, I play the leading role in my life as a Wife and Mother. Family and friends mean the world to me. I love my husband more than words can express. He makes my heart beat steadily. My children are the axel on which my world spins… they keep me on my toes and they never cease to remind me of the important things in life – like unconditional love. I am a Child of God and He cracks my knuckles every time I make a poor decision. It’s ironic how right he is sometimes… Okay, all the time. I like to be the shoulder that my friends lean on when they need a good cry; after all, a good cry is good for the soul. Giving advice comes naturally to me, but I will be the first to admit that I don’t know everything… Okay, maybe the second. I enjoy taking care of others and though I may grow tired or weary, I press on, because I am needed. I love to laugh and I enjoy making others laugh too. I am optimistic – the glass may only have one or two more sips left in it, but that’s one or two more sips that I still have to enjoy. Though I am notorious for being late, I don’t like to miss a thing! I like to think of myself as a great friend – someone you can count on no matter what the situation or need may be. I’ve learned, over the years, that it doesn’t matter what others think of you – it’s how you feel about yourself that really matters. There are so many words I could use to describe who I am, but I’d rather sum it up in just one short sentence…
I am Just Me."

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