Simple Things

Happy Columbus Day weekend to all my friends in the USA! (And if I remember correctly, Happy Thanksgiving to Canada!) A long weekend means extra time to play with paper so why not try this week's Unscripted Sketch out?

I had fun with this sketch and turned it into a z-fold card thanks to some inspiration from Terri's card here. I stuck a white panel inside so I have somewhere to write a message. I'm off to work for the morning but then I'll be back to see what great cards are out there. Check out the rest of the Unscripted DT's amazing work and hope to see your creations too!

Smiles,

Fit for a Princess

Yesterday I scheduled time in my afternoon to play with some ink and make a card. As soon as I saw this week's Mojo Monday sketch I knew just what I wanted to do...that never happens!

I picked up a cute castle stamp just for Izzy but it wasn't perfect for a princess. I stamped it three times on Bashful Blue, snipped each piece out and layered it to make it a bit like Cinderella's castle. The pink circle is embossed with my Birds and Swirls cuttlebug embossing folder---it reminds me of Disney's Cinderella when the birds help her. And what's a princess without pearls?

So Happy Birthday Izzy, you deserve a magical one!!!

Smiles,

And the winner is....

JPScraps said...
Love your cards. I was looking for ideas to use up some card kit leftovers and your snowman card is just the inspiration I needed. I became a follower so I remember to come back.

Send me an e-mail with you address and I'll get some goodies out to you!!!


Smiles,

World Card Making Day blog hop

Welcome to the Unscripted Sketches blog hop for World Card Making Day! You should have arrived here from Beth. There's lots of cards and candy along the way, so start at the top of the hop by clicking on the banner above.

A few weeks ago I missed out on this Unscripted sketch so today is my chance to play catch up. Of course I've had Let it Snow stuck in my head ever since!

I went a little brad crazy on this one, but it was nice to use up a scrap of ribbon (from xmas cards made with my mom 5+ years ago) and the snowman face that I pulled off a peppermint patty a few years ago. I knew I'd use them someday!

With school, work at my second job, and being on the negotiation team with my teacher's union I've had little to no time for making cards. A few weeks ago I created an assembly line in a basket with a simple layout and a fun stamp set given to me by a coworker at my last school. So now at night when I'm relaxing on the couch I can put together 6-10 cards like the one below. It's also a great chance to use up scraps of ribbon for the bow.

I found the sentiment at Michael's recently. They had an endcap full of clear stamps, sold individually, each for $1.49. What a deal! All of the cards I made like this are headed overseas thanks to Operation Write Home (formerly Cards for Heroes). Leave a comment here with some love and I'll pick a winner (US only please--Edited to say: Okay, I'll send anywhere, it is WORLD card making day after all!) to get some fun card making candy...I'll pick the winner sometime after 6pm Sunday evening. If you're a follower I'll enter your name TWICE!

Now head on over to Dawn to continue on the hop. Hope you find time to make some cards today, and think about sending a few to our heroes too!

Smiles,

Don't forget......

See you tomorrow!

Smiles,