Hi friends! Welcome to another fabulous challenge with Get Sketchy! This week's sponsor makes some of my favorite products!

I am a huge fan of Sakura Gel pens! This week our winner will win these!!!

Wow! What a great prize huh? You could be the new owner of these if you play along with our sketch challenge this week and link it up to the post here Here's the sketch

And here's my take using Unity Stamps! These images are from the August KOTM. If you don't subscribe to Unity's KOTM you can sign up here! Kits are only 24.00 plus shipping!

Now that's not all my Unity Fair today...yes I have more!

Oh how I love butterflies and this one was created from a Spellbinders die. I used Tim Holtz distress inks to add color and embossed the shape. I finished it off with Glimmer Mist and some pearl bling.

and finally a little harvest card using my September KOTM and some Kraft my pal Jen Buck loves so much. I embossed the cardstock and again used the Tim Holtz distress inks. If you don't own these you've got to get them! QVC has a great deal on 6 inks and a package of the blending the blending foams for only 21.75 right now! I know, enabler alert. And if you weren't temped by that then what about this??

I hope you have a great weekend! We're off to the punkin patch for Lily and Scott to select their punkins for Halloween!

PS I know i sp pumpkins wrong, I just love sayin "punkins" LOL

A Sneak peek at November's Paper Posies kit and a couple of challenges.

I've been busy scrapping the day away with November's Paper Posies kit. It's loaded with lots of beautiful patterned papers and goodies! I promise not to tease you too long. The reveal is coming up! But here's a little teaser


Now for the first challenge, I recently discovered Mojo Monday. What a fun blog and a great way to start the week. Here's this week's sketch.

And my take using some Eskimo Kisses from Basic Grey

I really like the cranberry colored wood grain pattern and paired it with some Melissa Frances glittered snowflakes.
Now here's this week's 2 Sketches 4 You challenge from Kazan

And here's my take with Bo Bunny and some Basic Grey felties

The sentiment is by Inkadinkado and I also used a Martha Stewart border punch

I'm working on some Hero Arts stuff I'll post this weekend. Come back tmt for the new Get Sketchy sketch and some Unity Friends with Flair!

Thanks for stopping by!

Randomness while I listen to the rain...

I'm listening to the rain beating down on the sidewalk outside my window and feeling pretty good finally. I think I may be turning a corner with my 3 week cold. I posted this on Facebook before I went to bed

I've decided that tomorrow I am going to wake up and BE well...I'll let you know how that's goin in the morning

When I get to wake up to this little face everyday, how can I not feel better :) Yes that is her finger in her nose. Not even going there...

She was in full snuggle mode this morning and wanting mommy to join her. You know I did {wink}


I also woke up to my daughter's favorite friends placed in my walking shoes. Now if that isn't love I don't know what is. Hopefully I'll be up to removing them and slipping my feet back into my early morning walks soon.

I wish this was my walking route every morning. With tonight's rain I really feel like it's finally fall here in Los Angeles. We don't get to see the season's change so all you crafty bloggers that post pics of your Fall beauty make me smile. I think I live vicariously thru your Fall posts.

I wish I could layout a huge picnic under this tree with my kids and then collect leaves to take home and decorate the house with after.

*So I ran out for some ink for my photo printer tonight before the downpour and as I was driving home noticed the planes coming in from over the ocean. It was totally weird to see the headlights coming at me as I drove down the 110 fwy. I forget in this weather they come from the West and not the normal East route.
Little funny about living next to LAX, I always know which celebs are in town by their private planes parked to the right of my exit. You can't miss John Travolta's Quantas colored 707 that he flies in himself.

I even found time to make a few cards but you'll have to come back for those since I lost the light and haven't photographed them yet.
Well that's it for my randomness tonight. I hope tomorrow brings you something special. Thanks for stopping by!

Jacksonbelle Tuesday

Hi friends! It's Tuesday and time for another fabulous challenge at Jacksonbelle Embellishments! We love your cards so please link up your designs here or if you post in Splitcoast or Paper Craft Planet use code JBE0725.
This week's challenge is to use velum on your card. Here's my take for this weeks challenge

Supplies:
Patterned paper: Earth Love Cosmo Cricket
Flowers: Prima bittles
Ribbon: May Arts
Velum: Grafix
Stamped image :Inkadinkado

Now check out the other Jbelle Rockstars and see what they came up with for this week's challenge!

Tobi Crawford ~ Tobi’s Place

Stephanie Hargis ~ Steph’s Stampin’ Stuff

Jimmi Mayo ~ Stamping & Shopping

Bethany Paull ~ It’s Not All Black & White

Michelle Philippi ~ Inside My Own Private Idaho

Carly Robertson ~ Paper in Bloom

Lynda Benden: Stamp Act

Jill Dunn: Ink Genious

Lindsey Botkin: Embellished

Trudee Sauer: Follow Your Bliss

Heather Lee-Reppen: The Best in Life

Keri Lee Sereika: Pink Lemonade

Thanks for stopping by!

More crafting with the October Paper Posies kit!

It's a gloomy day this morning and Mat and I were awakened to a loud banging this morning coming from our back yard and looked out our bedroom window to see what was going on. Here's what we saw

Our fence was gone and there were workers in our yard busily tearing down the last remnants of the wood fence that once stood there. Funny, we hadn't gotten a call from our manager telling us that anyone would be needing to get in our back yard this morning. After further investigation it seems the new owner of the building pictured decided the fence needed to be replaced.
We've only been here two months but we had discussed the fence and how it was leaning and what we were going to do. What a blessing that it's being replaced this morning. Here's what it looks like right now

I'm excited to see the end result! We have some plans to plant some flowers and I am looking for a Lilac tree like the one we had in our front yard when I was a kid. I think once this is finished we'll be ready to get it fixed up for lots of backyard BBQ's next summer.

So now onto some crafty things. I made these cards last night with my October Paper Posies kit while watching the Yankees and the Twins battle it out. So far the playoff games have been exciting and I can hardly wait to see if my Dodgers can shut out the Cardinals this afternoon.

Hello...I used paper from Jillibean Soup and October Afternoon. Jenni Bowlin sticker letters, Doodlebug bling and Prima Flower.

For this Harvest card I used more yummy October Afternoon and a Basic Grey Bling it.
I'm working on a few layouts I'll show you later. I am feeling a little better today thanks to cold medicine and a good nights sleep. Hope you have a crafty weekend!

Gettin Sketchy!

Hi friends! TGIF! No weekend plans here other than to get well! I am sooo sick of being sick! It's time to Get Sketchy and this week's sponsor is

They are giving the Winner of this Challenge

2 Digi Stamp Sets!

That's right..

Not 1, but 2 Stamp Sets!

And they are fabulous, I can't brag about them enough.

I absolutely adore them,

Make sure you go and see their fabbie store!

Here's this week's sketch!


and here's my take. I love the stitching on these digi stamps. So cute!

Sorry the post is short today, I'm still feeling not so great but wish you all a great weekend!

Paper Posies Oct Add-On Project

Hi friends! Happy Thursday! I had a set back with my stinkin cold and am feeling terrible again today. {Yes Mom I am going to the Dr. Friday I promise.} This is the worst darn cold ever! So I got my Paper Posies kit yesterday after the mail and addy change hulabaloo. I had to keep my mind off feeling so icky and scrapped up a little project.
This month's Add-On from Paper Posies was full of yummy Pink Paislee Twilight patterned cardstock. It's by far my favorite line this year.

Here is a quick little project I created using my Add-On kit

I put this cute little cat at the top. It's a cupcake topper I got from the Art Faire I went to with my friend Heidi

I added this Basic Grey feltie for extra spookyness...

Other Supplies:
K & Co tag album
Jenny Bowlin rhinestone buttons
Black Tuelle
Maya Road tags
Cuttle bug embossing foler
Tim Holtz distress inks
Stickles
Black glitter pen

I'm off to the kitchen to make some chicken noodle soup. Hopefully I can kick this cold by the weekend!

Now for a few challenges...

Hi again friends, two posts today! Yipee! I've been a busy little crafter bee this morning. It feels good to get back to creating after being sick for over a week. I'm feeling better today. If you stopped by for my Jacksonbelle post click here!

Moxie Fab World is having a fun Gradiant is Radiant challenge. You have til Next Monday to participate, Click here for the deets. Here is my take on the challenge.


Stamped image: Hero Arts
Paper: My Mind's Eye
Flowers: Kaiser Craft
Glimmer Mist
Hero Arts bling
Misc glitter sticker

Next is my take on this week's 2Sketches4You challenge! Here is the fab sketch from Laura



And here's my card for this week.

Stamped image: Unity Stamp Co.
Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye
Misc: ribbon
Flowers: Prima
Brads: Basic Grey

Well that's it for now. I'm going to make some more cards. Thanks again for stopping by!

Jacksonbelle Sale extended!

Hi friends! Good news to share, Jacksonbelle's 25% off sale has been extended til Thursday! There are tons of new product in the store too! Check them out here and when you're ready to check out make sure you enter the Promo Code FALL in all caps!
This week's challenge is to create a card with black, white and ONE other color. Here's my take on the challenge

Stamps: Inkadinkado
Ribbon: May Arts
Misc: bling
If you'd like to play along with us this week simply leave a comment here and link up your card. If you upload your card to SCS or Papercraft Planet use the code JBE074.
Check out the other Jacksonbelle Rockstars to see what they came up for the challenge

Tobi Crawford ~ Tobi’s Place

Stephanie Hargis ~ Steph’s Stampin’ Stuff

Jimmi Mayo ~ Stamping & Shopping

Bethany Paull ~ It’s Not All Black & White

Michelle Philippi ~ Inside My Own Private Idaho

Carly Robertson ~ Paper in Bloom

Lynda Benden: Stamp Act

Jill Dunn: Ink Genious

Lindsey Botkin: Embellished

Trudee Sauer: Follow Your Bliss

Heather Lee-Reppen: The Best in Life

Keri Lee Sereika: Pink Lemonade

Thanks for stopping by!

I'd like to call in sick today...

Being a Stay at home Mom is the toughest job I've had yet. Most working Moms envy SAHM's because we get to be with our kids all day. What people don't realize is we never get a 15 min break, lunch hour, weekend off, vacation or even a sick day...
I've been sick for over a week now and I still get up every morning and do all the things I do everyday for my family. I also babysit a 22 mos old little boy along with my own 2 year old. These kids keep me pretty busy.
I'm not complaining because I love my family and after being a working mom my entire life I cherish the time I now have with my kids. My 12 year old isn't happy about it I'm sure because I know exactly what his homework is for the day even before he walks in the door.
I just wish for one day I could stay right here tucked in my bed and just sleep this cold off. I saw a great challenge on Jeni Boisvert's blog that her and Dena Coe did last week about saying NO. I want to do this challenge because that's how I was feeling last week. I wanted to say No to babysitting, ironing my husband's shirts and packing his lunch, monitoring my son's homework on School Notes, cooking dinner, doing laundry....NO NO NO I can't take care of all your needs, I need to take care of me today.

Hopefully I'll feel up to finshing my layout and then a few of my favorite card challenges today. Thanks for stopping by!

World Card Making Day Blog Tour!!!!

Hi friends!! Well I don't know about you but I have been looking forward to today for the past few weeks! I'm so thrilled you stopped by my blog and hope you are enjoying the World Card Making Day Blog Tour!
I've posted a special article on my Examiner page giving you a list of participating blogs and forums hosting special events and giveaways today!

I've created some fun things to show you so let's get to it!

I made this card using the new Cosmo Cricket Earth Love line and a sentiment from Unity Stamp Co. I love distressing on my projects and used Tim Holtz distress inks for this card.

Next it was ATC week at the Hero Arts blog and I decided to use Grafix clear craft plastic for my 3.5 X 2.5 ATC cards along with paper from Pink Paislee. Stamping with Stayz On ink was easy to create these fun cards.





And finally, I created a special card just for you! My way of saying Thanks So Much for stopping by and celebrating World Card Making Day with me.
Next on your tour list is ScrappyBetties!!!
Enjoy the rest of your journey today and when you're finished I hope the tour inspires you to create a card for someone close to your heart.

It's Friday, who's ready to Get Sketchy?

Happy Friday friends! I want to thank all of you that visit my crafty little blog! I always appreciate your comments and enjoy reading them. I wanted to share that I have a giveaway going on my Examiner page and you have til midnight tonight to leave a comment here

This week at Get Sketchy we were SO lucky to have

sponsor us for this week's challenge. They graciously gave the Design Team some fabulous scrappy goodies to work with for this weeks sketch.
I have been a long time fan of their products! What's more exciting is that they've joined the American Crafts family!!

Here's this week's Sketch from our very own Dora!



And my take using the adorable Skipping Along line from Pebbles


I loved using the Pebbles candy dots! They were so fun!


I also made this additional card using their Sticker letters and a Hero Arts stamp set.
Now if you'd like to play along with us at Get Sketchy this week, you could win a prize package from Pebbles! Simply create a card based on this week's sketch and link it here by Thursday at midnight.


Don't forget tomorrow is World Card Making Day!! I'll have some fun things to share on my blog and a link to all the places celebrating with fun games and giveaways!! See you then!

2 Sketches 4 You Challenge 9-28

I was finally feeling better last night and got a chance to play with my new Eskimo Kisses goodies I got from Jacksonbelle Embellishments in Monday's happy mail! I also got the new Eskimo Kisses Woolies and some Prima Galaxy Stars and got to work on this week's Fab sketch by Kazan at 2 Sketches 4 You! Did you know they are doing a card hop for World Card Making Day? Check it out Oct 3rd on their blog.

So here's this week's sketch by Kazan





For the tag in the center of the card I cuttlebugged a peice of white cardstock with a Provo Craft embossing folder and then inked it with Tim Holtz distress inks and layered it over the K&Co tag. I then colored in each embossed dot with a Sakura white gel pen. Next I used a Glue pen and went over the embossed snowflakes and sprinkled some Hero Arts glitter to make the snowflakes shine and placed the deer Basic Grey Woolie on the tag.


Here's a closer look
Don't forget that you have til Monday to get 25% off the entire Jacksonbelle store by using Promo Code FALL. This just in...new My Mind's Eye!!

Check out the October kit at Paper Posies and this month's Guest Designer!!

If you're looking for a fabulous kit club then look no more. Paper Posies kits are loaded with the latest products and embellies! Month after Month Michele continues to pick products that compliment eachother as well as a fantastic mini project in each kit!

Here's a look at October's kit. Isn't it gorgeous!!!What a great kit for those fall photos!! We've got Pink Paislee, Jenni Bowlin, October Afternoon, Jillibean Soup and so much more!!
And a 6 month membership is only 34.00 plus shipping. What are you waiting for! Sign up to be a Posie today here.

Also available this month is a Spooktacular Add-On kit from Pink Paislee's Twilight line. Those American Craft Hocus Pocus glitter letters are to die for! Only 20.00 and it ships free within the US with your October kit!

• 2 Pink Paislee Twilight Nightfall
• 2 Pink Paislee Twilight Sunset
• 2 Pink Paislee Twilight Dusk
• 2 Pink Paislee Twilight Eclipse
• 2 Bazzill Apricot
• 2 Bazzill Blackbird
• 2 Bazzill Parakeet
• American Crafts Hocus Pocus in Rust
• Basic Grey Eerie Woolies
• 1 yard Bazzill Black Gingham

This month's Guest Designer is Lisa Dickinson. Lisa designs for Jennie Bowlin, Ki Memories, Write Click Scrapbook as well as freelance Graphic Design. Her blog is amazing and her artwork is breath taking. Welcome Lisa!!!

I'll be posting my artwork soon from this fantastic kit so stay tuned!
Thanks for stopping by today!

Jacksonebelle Tuesday Challenge & A Super Sale!!!

Hey friends! Thanks for stopping by! Today I have a few things to share so sit back and enjoy your cup o' joe.
This week at Jacksonbelle Embellishments the entire store {yes I did say entire} is on sale!! Take 25 % off your order by simply using the promotion code: FALL. It is case sensitive so be sure use all caps.
We've got some adorable new things in the store and Prima Prima Prima...oh how I love me some Prima!!!
We're also showcasing Stampavie Stamps this week so stop by the blog and see the beautiful artwork using these adorable stamps our team has created for you!
Now for this week's challenge :

~Color Challenge ~ Use all or some of the following colors ~ green, blue, red, black. Link your projets to the blog post here or if you post your creation on Splitcoast or Paper Craft Planet use the Keyword JBE073.

Here's my take on the challenge using the gorgeous Amber Road line from Pink Paislee.




We hope you'll play along with us this week!!


Now don't forget! This is your last challenge to play along to win our September challenge and win free products from the store. Read all the deets here.

Be sure and stop by the Design Teams Blogs for more inspiration

Tobi Crawford ~ Tobi’s Place

Stephanie Hargis ~ Steph’s Stampin’ Stuff

Jimmi Mayo ~ Stamping & Shopping

Bethany Paull ~ It’s Not All Black & White

Michelle Philippi ~ Inside My Own Private Idaho

Carly Robertson ~ Paper in Bloom

Lynda Benden: Stamp Act

Jill Dunn: Ink Genious

AJ Otto: The Willow Garden

Lindsey Botkin: Embellished

Trudee Sauer: Follow Your Bliss

Heather Lee-Reppen: The Best in Life

Keri Lee Sereika: Pink Lemonade

Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy Monday!

Good Morning friends! Hope you all had a nice weekend! I was able to get into my craft room and make some cards this weekend. I got some new Stampavie stamps from Jacksonbelle Embellishments and got a jump on my holiday card making with this little guy from Gillian F Roberts.

I also used the new Making Memories Mistletoe line and a Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch.
We're having a sale this week at Jacksonbelle, the entire store is 25% off for 1 week only! Stock up on the latest products for World Card Making Day. Use promotion code: FALL when checking out to get the discounted price.

Are you ready?

If you'd like more information on what's in store forn the celebration visit Moxi Fab World here