Wow, how time flies when your having fun!

I have been busy the last two days, created 6 layouts and 3 cards for several challenges and dt opportunities. I am so stoked to be scrapping after a long dry spell. A day of hookie from work did wonders too. ;-) The first layout and card were created using Lucy Chesna's sketches at My Sketch World. Her sketches always rock my world! They are so versital. The card envelope is also decorated inside and out for the Envy the Envelope challenge at Just Us Girls! The second layout "Grow" is my darling baby girl...so sad that she is growing up, can't she just stay 2 forever!! This layout was created using this weeks sketch at CropStop! They are also starting up a challenge blog too, gotta go check them out if you haven't already. I will save the rest for tomorrow, don't forget to check back then to see what I have been up too!! Chow!

Here is one for Stuck Sketches! Love the sketch, worked really great for these photos of me and my husband at Ceasar's Palace. We took these photos as we walked thru the forum shops. I always love taking photos of the statues and waterfalls. I do wonder though why he has such a sneeky little grin? I tried out making these little handmade aster flowers out of ledger paper. Turned out ok for the first time. :-) I used some old Pink Paislee stickers instead of pattern paper. Thanks for looking, see you again soon.

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.