Farewell and Merci

Hi Friends,
I have some very sad news for you today. The Deconstructed Sketch has run it's course and this will be the last one. Be sure to pop over to Jen's blog and read about this final (2 week) challenge.

I've had an amazing time being part of this super talented group of Ladies and was so blessed to have been in on the fun since sketch #1.
I will cherish that invitation from Jen forever!

This is not the end of the sketches though. All 204 will continue to circulate and provide inspiration whenever one of us needs a layout!

For my card I've used a retired Torico stamp created for There She Goes and paired it with papers from Basic Grey. I wanted to find a sentiment stamp that said, "thanks for the wonderful time," but a simple thanks to Jen and to all those who stopped by to see my Thursday creations each week, is truly heartfelt.

Hope you'll join us for this final sketch!
(P.S. this is not the end of my blog, just a notice that the Deconstructed Sketch is ending)
Arielle
Cresta
Jen
Sheri
Tangii
Tracey

To Forgive Is Canine

Hi Friends!
It's Thursday and you know what that means--Deconstructed Sketch time! And here is sketch #203 for you!

For my card I've used a retired Torico stamp created for There She Goes and paired it with papers from Basic Grey.

Hope you'll join us!
Arielle
Cresta
Jen
Sheri
Tangii
Tracey

Memorial Day

Hello to you on this Memorial Day Monday!

Today's challenge over at The Pink Elephant is ANYTHING GOES. Use anything your heart desires as the inspiration for your card or project and link up to the TPE Blog.

For my card I wanted to pay homage to those that we honoring the memory of today. They are not forgotten.

Thanks for stopping by today and hope you'll join us this week!

Mad Ninja Skills

Hello! Happy Thursday!

I've got another Deconstructed Sketch to get your craft mojo going!

For my card I've used a stamp set from the retired company There She Goes, designed by Torico and colored it in Copics and added a few enamel dots.

Here is the awesome sketch and links to the AMAZING inspiration from the Sketch Girls!

Arielle
Cresta
Jen
Sheri
Tangii
Tracey

Veteran in the Family

Hi Friends!
I hope your Thursday is off to a great start!

I've got another fun card for you using this week's Deconstructed Sketch #126!

For my card I wanted to pay homage to Veteran's Day on Monday. This card is for my boss to give to her daughter, but I also can't help but think of my little brother and other close family members who have served in the Armed Forces--and with that I say, "Thanks to my Veteran(s)!"

I hope you'll play along with us at the Deconstructed Sketch!
Be sure to check out the fabulous creations of the other Deconstructed Sketch Girls!

Judy
Cresta
Joni
Dawn
Arielle
Jen
Kadie
Lori
Sheri
Tracey

Love is in the Air

Hi Friends!
Happy Monday!

It's time for challenge #186 over at The Pink Elephant and this week the challenge is LOVE IS IN THE AIR

For my card, I've used a couple of very sweet images from There She Goes stamps. The first is a little gnome from My Little Friend and the second is that beautiful tree from Heartfelt Thanks. When I thought of the Love is in the Air theme, I decided I wanted to try and do a mosaic somehow to draw attention to the "air." So I used 6 or 7 different color Copics and created sort of a VanGogh-esk sky with a dotting effect.

Thanks for popping by! Be sure to go visit The Pink Elephant Blog to see all the wonderful red, white and pink creations.
Have a wonderful day!

Thanks For The Lift

Hi Friends!

I hope your Tuesday is off to a great start!
I thought I'd pop in today with another card that I've been hoarding. :)

I made this card a few months back for the swap group I'm in. The theme for that particular month (hosted by my FABulous friend, Lorie) was 'things that fly' or 'things you can find in the sky'---such a fun theme. So, when I started to think about it, I was totally inspired by this lovely set from There She Goes stamps.

I decided to go real CAS and just paired the image with a touch of patterned paper (My Mind's Eye,  Kraft Funday-Bright Days), bit of baker's twine (MME Lime Twist), wooden button (Kaisercraft) and sentiment from PTI. And then for a bit more dimension, the hot air balloon is popped up off the scene.

I don't often say this about my cards, but I love how this one turned out!
Thanks for stopping by today and I hope it's a beautiful day in your neck of the woods!

Ba Donkey Donk

Hi Friends!
How are you on this fine Tuesday?

I wanted to pop in and share a card with you that I was commissioned to make recently. Even though it's pretty simple, I had a ton of fun making it and got a good case of the giggles too. :)


For this card I used a stamp set from There She Goes, called Ba Donkey Donk. I then took my score pal and squared off a border for donkey, colored him up with copics and then added an additional border of stitching for a little more texture. Oh and I used ran some crystal effects over donkey's eyes to gloss them over. The sentiments are 2 different ones from this set, as well as "happy birthday" from an SU set.

I hope this card gives you a little giggle too. :) Have a wonderful day!

Deconstructed Sketch 51

Hi Friends! I hope your Thursday is off to a great start!
We're back with Deconstructed Sketch #51 this week. It's hard to believe the we just surpassed 50 sketches!! WOW! Haven't you looked forward to every week just as much as the last?? I know I have!!

For this week's sketch I've used stamps from a fantastic set at There She Goes stamps, called My Little Friend (designed by Torico). I fell in love with this set the moment I first saw it and I have just been itching to get inky with it! This sketch proved to be the perfect layout for one of these little guys! I've colored these stamps with Copics and paired them with papers from October Afternoon and twine and button from PTI. It's hard to tell in the photo, but the card is on a white cardstock base. :)

I hope that you will join us this week for sketch 51! And also please join us in welcoming our super cool Guest Designer for the month of May, Judy Rozema!! Be sure and visit all the Sketch Girls to see how they've used this week's sketch. Have a great weekend!

Amber Hight
Amy Sheffer
Arielle Gordon
Donna Wardle
Jen Shults
Jessica Diedrich
Judy Rozema
Kadie Ensley
Lori Boyd
Pam Varnell
Sheri Gilson

We're Buddies

Hi Friends!
Welcome back for another fantastic Thursday and a new sketch over at The Deconstructed Sketch! This week we're rolling out sketch #43 and it's another spectacular one!

For my card I've used Friendbots designed by Torico for There She Goes Stamps. I've paired these best bud robots with papers and button from Basic Grey Oliver and colored them up in Copics. The sentiment is from TGF.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you'll join in the sketchy fun this week!

Amber Hight
Amy Sheffer
Arielle Gordon
Donna Wardle
Jen Shults
Jessica Diedrich
Kadie Ensley
Lori Boyd
Pam Varnell
Sheri Gilson

Loads of Fun!

Hello, Friends!
Happy Monday to you! Did you have a good weekend? Mine was surprisingly productive; taking care of chores and making cards for the upcoming week and August release sneaks (just you wait, you're going to be sooooo excited to see what TGF has in store)!
I have a card for you today too, but first, I have a winner to announce from the Maryland "guess those feet" contest!
Here is the answer

And the winner of prize #1 (the kraftin' kimmies) is TASHA!!!!! Congrats, Tasha! Just email Mary from clicking the "contact me" button on her blog and tell her you won from my blog! Yay! You didn't need to have the feet correct to get entered into the contest, but Tasha did get ALL 3 FEET RIGHT!!
So, yes, the white white foot is mine BECAUSE as you know...Seattle doesn't see too many sunny days...and plus...if I show my feet too much in the sunlight, then people will see them sparkle and then everyone would assume I'm from Forks. :) teehee

For my card today I pulled out a set from There She Goes Stamps that I have been dying to ink up, but waiting for just the right mojo :)
I love love love this Loads of Fun set, because it truly IS!! I'm always super impressed with these stamps because they have such a great selection of sentiments to go with each set! And I've been wanting to reconnect with a few local friends of mine lately, so I'm hoping this card will do just the trick! Fun fun fun!

I hope you have a wonderful day and I'll see you back here tomorrow!