oldie but goodie

This a card a did awhile go with one of my favorite retired sets- serene sunflower. I used versamark and pastels- for popping pastels techniqe. I also did direct to paper to get grid type pattern.

On my last post, I said I was on waitlist for being "chemo angel". I got actually just got my patient assignment yesterday. So, I will send this card off to her. I am glad I have a reason to create to send a handcrafted card and note to make someone's day.

Happy Halloween Everyone!

It's a big one!

This is for SCS sketch challenge today, #200 can you believe it? Anyways, I accomplished a couple of things with this challenge.

1) completed sketch, although I went for big card using full sheet of card stock folded in half.
2) I went big, because I wanted to use these scallop chipboard frames I got in bulk buy and haven't figured what I was going to do with them. I could not fit 3 on regular greeting card size.
3) I got to use Haiku designer paper, when first saw the cattie, this paper was my favorite and still have not broke it out to use. oh the shame.....
4) used rub-ons, getting ready for upcoming November special, (hint, hint)
5) I made this card for my friend Tracy a fellow demo, who just found out a few weeks ago she has cancer again. She had cancer as a child and has been trying to get pregnant and just found out she has cancer. She is in treatment in a Boston hospital for next few months. One of the demos in our group organized a schedule in which one day out of the week we send her a handmade card. I have Mondays, so got a jump on it.

Everyone loves a handmade card, it feels nice to be able to have someone to give it my work to each week. I signed up to be a chemo angel, but I am on the waitlist. Which is a good thing to be on a waitlist for, that there is plenty of help to go around.

Cool Cardinal

I had my holiday SAS last Friday and the cardinal card was my customers least favorite. Most of the comments were that is something my mother or grandmother would like. I love the bird! So to celebrate him I have been wanting to do a candle and coaster with him. Funny, how some people are drawn to different images.

the candle&

the tile

I was suppose to go on my son's field trip to Plimoth plantation (Mayflower, Plimoth rock, etc....) but was postponed due to weather. Since, I had the day off from work, I took my own field trip to the only IKEA store in Massachusetts. Lucky for me, it is only about 20 miles away. I got to dream about my craft room when ever we start our addition. But, I did pick up some of the spice jars to make something out of soon!

halloween challenge

Our SBS24 challenge this week was to do something for Halloween. I saw these Peppermint pattie spiders on splitcoasters and had to try them. I apologize I don't know who had the original idea for them. I went with googlie eyes, since I don't have a smaller punch to do eyes yet. They are tricky to glue on though.

I then used the sissix top note die, some halloween paper and booglie eyes to make some cello bag toppers to put goodies into. I also took some of the halloween dsp and wrapped them around some hershey nuggets. I think I will send these into my son's teachers for Halloween.

fall scrapping

This is a page I did for a recent workshop. I covered the photos as they are not my children.

I was trying for a progessive type page. The guests could make the top 6 x 6 page or make it a 3 x 6 card. The hostess was really interested in scrapbooking so I geared workshop to scrapbooking.

We also, did a birthday card to celebrate SU's 20th anniversary and birthday special.

Well, wouldn't you know it, they all chose the 3 x 6 card option. Luckily, I am hosting a 6 x 6 calendar swap and I am in November so, I have it mostly prepped already.

This is the 3 x 6 card they could do, using Autumn harvest set and watercoloring with watercolor crayons.

Coach thank you

This is my little man running off the field (#19), okay he is not so little anymore he just turned 9, all 59 pounds of him. He begged to play Pop Warner football this year, and we warned him that it was a huge time commitment but we would make the time if he would.

I was psyched that he learned to take off his own football helmet by himself, but he did it by end of first week. My only goal for him accomplished.

Anyways, we have one more week left of the season. The Franklin Chargers E2 team have a record of 7-1 with only one game to go.

I made card for the team mom and coaches, using a sissix helmet die, sporting stamp set and brushed silver, whisper white and night of navy cardstock for team colors.

This is the coaches card. I made 7 for these dad's who totally volunteer all their time!

This one is for the Team mom. (sorry for crooked scan ;} )

I used absolutely fabulous stamp set and cuttlebug embossing folder.

Sista Sketch

This is our SBS 24 sketch challenge this week. Thanks to Kerry and all her great challenges she gives up each week. It really keeps your mojo going and I love checking out everyone else's blog to see their interpretation of the challenge.

I did check out a few this morning and realized I better go to my craft room and play along before I was influenced by other Sisters.

So, this is my interpretation of the challenge.

I just got crazy for cupcakes with SU promo going on right now and have yet to ink it up.

To start the challenge, I decided to use my pretties 1/2 back pearls (that are still sitting the box being ignored) for the 5 embellishments along the side panel. Since, they are more elegant, I went through my designer paper stash, can pulled this out from Bella Rose DSP. Then I went to my color combo chart and pulled out these colors: Pirouette pink, going gray, riding hood red and kiwi kiss.