September 17-18 Card Sketch Challenge Blog Hop, Day Two

Hi! Welcome to the Sketch blog hop! The purpose of this hop is to show how all of these talented bloggers can take the same sketch and come up with totally different cards. If you've never used a card sketch before, give it a try! Be sure to check back on Sunday, as there will be some bloggers posting cards on day 2. So sit back & be inspired!Here is the lineup just in case you get lost along the way:



Jennifer www.craftycardgallery.blogspot.com
Beth http://elizabethspapercreations.blogspot.com/
Kerry http://kerryscraftycardsandcuts.blogspot.com/
Lynda http://memoriesintyme.blogspot.com/
Pam http://www.pammejo-scrapbookflair.com/
Susan http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/ <-- YOU ARE HERE
Linda http://www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com/ <-- NEXT STOP
Jamie http://craftygirl21.blogspot.com/
Angie http://www.luvs2scrapbook75.blogspot.com/
Zenita http://www.scrappinwithz.blogspot.com/
Dena http://missdjones.blogspot.com/
Denise http://deesdesignsfrommyheart.blogspot.com/
Carol http://cardstockscissorsandglue.blogspot.com/
Jennifer http://crafts-4-a-cause.blogspot.com/


Welcome back to Day two of our hop. Before I show my project here is the sketch that it is based off of:

Here is my take on this sketch...

I had this cute little fella cut out from a Sunday School Project along with his feety pajamas. I just love the purple Bazzill paper. It is my absolute favorite paper to work with lately. The sentiment and the border punch are both from Stampin' Up. The little flower was in my envelope of all flower embellishments and (I think) it is K & Company. His face is from the ULTIMATE face peeps, Peachy Keen stamps. I so wish I could get more of these but my budget does not allow for it at the moment. I am going to share a secret with you all, I hope to one day be on their design team. Well, enough daydreaming .


I am so glad that you stopped by and hope to see you again tomorrow. For now, please hop on over to Linda's blog. Until next time....

JME Creations 1st Design Team Project: Apples

Hello to all my amazing followers!


I returned from a family visit to work on my design team project for JME Creations and the theme is apples. Well (to me) nothing says apples like Fall. Fall means back to school (do I hear a cheer going up?) Would you believe that this frame started out as a less than pretty $1 frame that was pink and black checkers and had a vampire logo in the middle of it. Here is a picture of the finished product:

Here are the details for my altered frame:


Apple cut is from Create a Critter Provocraft Cartridge
The face is stamped with Everyday Characters Peachy Keen stamp (largest face)
I punched the caterpillar from 1" circles and embellished with my gel pens
Black paper is from a Target paper pack Mom gave me
Pearls are Recollection (I believe)
Letters were cut from my Gypsy at 1" from Plantin Schoolbook Provocraft cartridge


I just love altered art as it takes something considered trash and makes it a treasure. Please check out the other design team members projects as well :)


Until next time....

It's Been a Ducky Day.....

Hello all. I have been having way too much fun being creative lately. I have continued my journey in trying to learn new things. The catalyst for today's posting is my good friend Lynne of Her Craftiness. We all came together on my last blog hop and have come to know that we have loads in common. So with no further adieu, let me share with you the two projects I made for her blog.

Papers used:

12 x 12 Blues from Classics Cardstock (3)

Yellow Ducky Paper from AC Moore (1)

Blue Shimmer paper from Elizabeth Craft Designs (1 1/2)

"Deep Sea Diver" Bubble Paper from Reminisce's Under the Sea Collection

Embellishments:

Jolee's Boutique Dimensional Stickers

Cuttlebug and D'vine Swirls Embossing Folder

Rubber Duckies from Michaels clearance section (2 ducks for a buck)

Additional items:

Red Sticky Tape

Permanent Adhesive 

Pop Dots (my favorite!)

Corner rounding punch

White scrunch ribbon 

Directions:

To make the box, I took the  three sheets of blue cardstock and cut them to the following dimensions:

9 x 9 inches
8 5/8 x 8 5/8 inches
8 ¼ x 8 ¼ inches 

I then took my Martha Stewart Scoring Board and scored the pieces as follows:

Score the 9 x 9 sheet, 3 inches in from each side

Score the 8 5/8 x 8 5/8 sheet, 2 7/8 inches in from each side

Score the 8 ¼ x 8 ¼ sheet, 2 ¾ inches in from each side 

I then cut off the 4 corners at the scored lines and was left with a cross.

The box assembly is rather easy. I decided to take my layers and use my corner rounding punch on them. I decorated each layer with different paper (rounding the corners and then used my red Sticky Tape to adhere the middle layer to the bottom and the top layer to the middle. I added a little surprise in the middle that you will soon see.

For the lid, I took my bubble paper and cut a piece 6 ¼ x 6 ¼ inches. I scored it 1 ½ inch in from each edge. The corners can be scored on the diagonal and then folded to create your lid (I think I should make a box video soon) and then I used my permanent adhesive to tack the edges down. You can also cut one of the scored corner lines and fold in the edges as well. This is what I did not the last box.

Are you ready for the visuals? I sure am...

Here is the box closed.

And , Here it is open. Isn't the ducky sweet? (I felt like Emeril there for a minute) Of course you can leave out the ducky and put a gift card as a baby gift or a thank you for a pool party invite. The possibilities are endless. I think I want to make a birthday one next. 

Here is a little bonus project for you too that I designed on the Gypsy. The cartridge that I used is Provocraft's Doodlecharms cartridge. The popsicle I used was copied and then flipped the image and welded the two together with a rectangle to form the card. The card size ended up being 6.96 x 5.03. The orange is sized at 3.69 x 5.00. I hid the cuts on it so it was solid. I inked the edges with marker (I really need more ink pads) and stamped the faces on a 1 1/4" circle I cut using the Provocraft George and Basic Shapes cartridge. The sentiments I had to handwrite as we are out of printer ink. Here is the end result....

Here is the outside......

And the inside.........

I thank Lynne for having me as a Guest designer for her blog. She has come to be a dear friend and a source of inspiration to me. Until Next time...

It was a great day (except for the rain)

Well, the rain served two purposes today. One to cool us off from the those hellish temps and to give me time to create today. This is my 2nd post for today. While watching a movie with hubby and eldest son, I decided to make the last cards I planned with the Cricut Preserves cartridge. I had an interesting experience with it. First, I cut out 3 strawberries. Upon trying to draw seeds on one, it looked demented. Thank goodness I had one extra apple laying around. Here are the results:

I used Tags, Bags, Boxes and More for the card base and scraps to make the fruits.


I then decided to use the Card feature to make an apple card. Well, to my surprise the card opens on the left side (not the right). Hmmmmm......

I covered the apple cutout with red paper and used my Peachy Keen face stamp. I am in love with my new Gelly pens that I found at Michael's. The only changes I made to this card is I added the Stampin' Up stickable rhinestones to the flower centers and a row under the sentiment. There is also another flower gem in the 4th corner. I can now return this cartridge to my friend Erin with a clear conscience. Tomorrow I hope to make some cards with her Mickey Mouse cartridge and make a few more cuts with my other friends Cricut Decals cart. I have such great Cricuting friends :) Until next time....

Paper Patch Crafts Challenge

Look to the sea mateys :) This challenge was right up my alley because I love the ocean. I have been wanting to make this card for awhile and the Peachy Keen Everyday Face Stamps just gave her character. She needed a bow because she is a girl and I used Ranger Diamond Stickles on her Eyes. I also used Stampin' Up's Itty Bitty Background stamps for the tone on tone and the Think Happy Thoughts set for the sentiment. The punches, pink and blue ribbon and the pearl in the center is also from Stampin' Up (love my rep Julie). Here is what I came up with. 

Here is an up close pic of the sentiment...

I promise to get to my card fronts done. Until next time....

Scrappy Jak January Card Challenge

Oh what a fun one this challenge was. It was a day of firsts. It was the first time that I used my Paper Dolls and Mini Monsters Cricut cartridges. It was also the first time I designed mu challenge cards on the Gypsy. But the HUGE first was that I used my new Peachy Keen Face stamps. They were a Christmas present from my dear friend Erin. I had a wonderful time with them and I can see that there will be more in my future :)


Now onto my cards...

This sweetheart was made with love. It kind of looks like me but I don't wear stripes I am blessed with a great husband and fantastic kids. I wanted to reflect how special and supportive my husband is.

This cranky snowmonster reflects my feelings about the snow. It seems that we are shoveling every week. Bring on Spring!

And speaking of Spring, I wanted to share that I will be participating in my first blog hop. 




I hope you all will come and have fun with us. Well, it is very late here and snow is falling again. Time for me to get some rest so I can face a new day tomorrow. Until next time......

It's a Wonderful Life......

Today was a craftingly good day! I wanted to get some cards made today and it was a smashing success. I got a few done and wanted to share them with you. These cards were made with a retired Stampin Up stamp set. I decided to emboss them, and add a little bling.

Next up are the cards for my kids. This is the first year that they will get homemade cards. I sure hope they like them. They were made with the Peachy Keen Stamps that I won in a blog hop. I hope I did them justice.

 

Last up is a card that I made with my son. This was his first experience with the Cricut and he loved it. When I told him there was a Robots cartridge he got very excited. We also saw the new cartridges coming out, Best of Pixar and Disney Classics. And now that he knows that there is Cricut Vinyl for decals I think he is hooked . 

Maybe we can be a Mother Son design team! Well, it is off to spend family time. Until next time....


Happy Scrappin'


Sue

Can't sleep in.......

Today was the best day to sleep in. Nothing pressing to do this morning and needed the extra z's after a busy work week. The sad thing is I can't. Nope, not my internal clock waking me up but two things; first is that I wanted to post this yesterday and, second, my craft room is calling me. So resistance is futile; blog post first and creativity next.

I hope this post finds you and yours extremely well. This week has been a long one after DH having surgery last Friday (he is recuperating quite nicely) and the end of the month approaching at work. During this time I was blessed to receive two of my blog hop wins that I spoke about in my previous post. I wanted to share the pics with you. Here is the Peachy Keen Stamps that I won and I will be using these angels on my kids Christmas cards. It amazes me when something beautiful comes out of tragedy. 

If you notice on the packaging it states that the proceeds from the purchase of these stamps (purchased between Nov-Dec 25th) will be given to the Make a Wish Foundation. So please visit http://www.peachykeenstamps.com/ if you wish to order these stamps for a wonderful cause.


This box came the day after my husband's surgery. We are rarely apart and the two days he was in the hospital were very difficult. After 10 hours in the hospital that day, I came home to a very large and heavy box. I was amazed and unwrapped each package with my daughter. I can't wait to play with all my new toys :) Here is what the box contained:

 
 

 

Thanks so much to Lisa (http://our2angelsinheaven.blogspot.com) and Dorcas (http://4craftyangels.blogspot.com) for making my week a little brighter. Well, it is time to get motivated. I pray to have some cards to show you a bit later. My oldest wants my help in making a card later so we may have some extra special cards to show :) Until next time....

Sue