December Challenges

I've been on the Sketches 4 All Design Team since February 2011.  Theses ladies are awesome!!!  There are monthly challenges in the forum, group challenges and everyday chit chat.  I've been scrapping for 5 years and I have never been on a site where people are so helpful and the DT wants to be there for the fun of it.  Every once in a while Fia the owner will get a sponsor or send us some scrappy supplies.  I recently received a gift card from Fia and got to do some scrappy shopping.  With my new supplies Fia is having a sketch challenge and the DT will create a project using whatever items we bought.  We are also having a sponsor this month.  I hope you can come and join in on the fun.

Using a stamp from our December Sponsor Eureka/QKR

Sketch using projects purchased with my gift card from Fia. 

My monthly challenge.  I also used product from the gift card received.  Thanks Fia!!!

November Challenge: Photo Inspired

My November challenge is up at and running at S4A.

This month it's photo inspired.  What inspires you of course is up to you.  It could be the colors, shapes, items in the photo, etc...as long as I can see what inspired you.

I love scrapping primary colors which is one of the reasons I picked this photo. 

The Cutting Cafe Challenge

This month at Sketches4All we have a really great challenge and also for the second time...REGINA EASTER from the Cutting Cafe is our challenge sponsor!! 

We were given some amazing sets of stamps to work with and our lovely DT created some fun projects with these great stamps.

Our challenge to you is to create anything with a STAMP on it.   They can be ANY stamps ~ they don't have to be from The Cutting Cafe.  They can be physical stamps or digi.

It can be a tag, layout, card, altered, etc., please not more then 3 entries.  The challenge starts October 15th and ends on October 29th.  The winner will be announced November 1st.  The DT will choose a winner and that winner will receive 3 wonderful sets from the Cutting Cafe.

Visit Regina's site and look at here awesome products. Here is the link: http://thecuttingcafe.typepad.com

THANKS to Regina and her team for donating this awesome prize and also for the amazing sets that our design team worked with.  We loved creating with them!!

Here is what I have created with Regina's awesome stamps.

Let's Go Shopping

My October challenge is up at S4A.  This month we are going shopping.  I picked ribbon, yellow, flowers, 2 diff card stock and a punch.

Use a at least 5 items from my shopping list.
~Hearts
~Washi Tape or similar tapes
~Ribbon
~Yellow
~Banner
~2 Different Card Stock
~Punch
~Chipboard
~Flowers

~Bling

Here is my example.

Back To School

Since Trinity started Kindergarten a few weeks back I've been wanting to make a little something for her teacher, Mrs. Morales.  I sat down last night and created her this card.

Birds of a Feather Kit Co. - Back-to-School Crop, #8 - A Gift for Teacher.

Crystal Cove

Sketch Inspiration Sketch#336
My September Challenge...Something Fun - Sketches for All

Boy Card

A card I put together for Sketches for All - Stacy H.W. Card Challenge.

4 More Done

28. Take my kids to the tide pools.

 Finally went with my sister and my kiddos.  Still not sure if we found the right spot but it was fun none the less.

 31. Take a drive with an unplanned destination.

 Took a drive up the mountain.  We stopped so you can see our house.

 

My son having fun in the car.

 At the San Juan Capistrano Mission.  Then my batteries went died.  After we went to the pier, beach, got a burger, stopped by a candy shop then home for nap time.

59. Make a pie from scratch. (This includes the crust.)

Decided to make an apple pie for the 4th of July.

81.  Make gravy from scratch.

 Now that I've done it once I've made it a few times.  Not as hard as I thought it would be.

Oh That List Again

I've been busy working on checking items off my list again.

76. Make Ice Cream

My in-laws bought me an ice cream maker for my birthday/mother's day.  They obviously have no knowledge of #8 on my list and that ice cream is my biggest weakness .  My first attempt failed horribly.  But try and try again and the second attempt went deliciously well.  Homemade cookie and cream, yummy.

13. Plant a herb garden.

Before

 After

And yes sadly my black thumb is already killed off the cilantro.  And, it's working on the italian parsley and chives.

59. Make a pie from scratch. (This includes the crust.)

In the afternoon while the kiddos were napping I decided to make a apple pie for the 4th of July.  :) Yummy, I can't wait to do it again.

50's Sock Crop

I work for a company that have been around 50+ years. I was doing some rearranging/cleaning a few weeks back and came across this Paymaster check machine.

This hit my creative bone and at such the perfect time for the Scrapdango 50's Sock Crop. My challenge for you is tools/machines. Dust off your border punches, cricut, scoring board, heat gun, etc... 

You have all month long to complete your challenge starting today.



July 2012 Scrapdango Spice Kit Reveal

Today is Reveal Day at Scrapdango.  I love the colors in the months Spice Kit they are by far my favorite color combo yet.

6x6 Folded Mini Album - Cover and Inside

 Baby Shower Card and Matching 4-1/2x6 Folded Mini Album

Single Layout - Strawberry Picking

Double Layout - Water Park

Birthday Card

My Semi Green Thumb

77. Do something to decorate outside.

I created these this past weekend.  I love these old wood soda boxes. I kinda wish they were a little taller.  But all-in-all I like the way they turned out.

Scrapdango 50's Style in July

Week 4 Sketch

Here we are Week 4 for our Month of Sketches at Scrapdango.  Below is my example.

Father's Day Card

I created this Father's Day card for my Dad.  I'll see him on Saturday and I hope he likes it.

The June Sketch Challenge is up at Sketches 4 All. 
I used the June Spice Kit from Scrapdango.

Week 2 - Sketch Inspiration

Here we go are you all ready to kick off Week 2?  This week we are working with Sketch Inspiration and this amazing sketch was provided by the talented Trisha.

Here is the sketch.

Here are all of the layouts from each DT Member.

Ana

 Heather

 Jessica (Me)

 Shannon

 Kimberly

Don't forget to stop by and post your project and the Scrapdango and Sketch Inspiration sites.