just Because

Isn't this just the best reason to give a card, "just Because"? The pictures doesn't show the colors as well as they should but they are grey, green and lavendar. Stampabilities stamps. Created this card for the following challenges:
Envy the Envies @ Just Us Girls,

Sentimental Sunday's Wings Challenge,Challenge #19 @ Aud Sentimental Challenge Blog,Cute Card Thursday"out with the old" and Stamptacular Sunday Sketch #93. Thanks for all the inspiration from each of these blogs.

Get YOur Sketch On!

Are you looking for some new sketch inspiration? I am always on the lookout for great sketches and challenges. Get YOur Sketch On is a new sketch challenge site and they are also having a give away. YOu could win a $100 gift certificate to the store of your choice. Go on over and check it out. You never know when you might need to Get YOur Sketch on!

Here is a layout of my daughter using one of their sketches!

Just Monkey Business

Envy the Envies (envelope) challenge at Just Us Girls Challenge Blog and Card Patterns SKetch #97


Created this cute little monkey card while trying to learn how to blend my new Copic markers. I am by far a great stamper but I am trying to learn new techniques. I love and envie the way some people make it look like pure art...gorgeous. Maybe I will get there some day. I did buy a blending pen but it is dry? Is it supposed to be dry? I think I need to return it. Just monkey business while I try to get the littlest monkey to go to bed. She took a long nap today and doesn't want to go to sleep.

First layout and card of the New Year!!!

Created this layout for the Color Room Challenge. My colors are a muted version of the colors given, with some Basic Grey Recess (Principal and Biology). Sage was on a photo shoot and chose to wear this ragged old cowgirl hat. She is so photogenic, doesn't even have to work at being beautiful. I added the raffia type to mimic the ragged edges of the hat, the woven heart was inspired by the weaving of the paper on the sketch. I only used one photo instead of three and rotated the title. Thanks for looking! Happy New Year!!

We made it back..so good to be home

We enjoyed out get away, but we are so excited to be home again. The Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam were magnificant. Pictures do them no justice. If you have never seen them, don't put it off, they are both a wonderful sight. Getting home was a bit of a different story. We spent two whole days driving on ice and snow. I 40 was shut down twice, the second time we were forced to get a motel over night. We were one of the lucky ones, we got one of three left in the town. Unbelievable. In places there was snow up to the car windows, I am ready for summer after all that. The temp got down to 0* brrrrr. So glad not to live there even know it was pretty, it was also very dangerous, some not as lucky as we.

Headed to Vegas

Well, we have been driving since 9:15 this morning, headed to Las Vagas for a couple of days to ourselves. We still have about 8 1/2hours to go. It has been a good ride so far. We stopped in Amarillo to see the some Big Tex' steak house with a 72 oz steak and the Cadillac Ranch. We drove some more and stopped to take a few pictures of historic Route 66 places. Now it is dark and cold. Looking forward to creating layouts of this trip. Missing the girls right now, my friend Sarah is watching them and they said the baby had missing the mama blues last night. Makes me sad, but glad to have some time alone with dh.

Challenge #1 Reclaimed Wallets

Our first challenge is up at The Crafty Cafe. You will have until the last day of Jan. at midnight to complete this challenge. It is really cute and fun. Check it out at The Crafty Cafe.