Triple the Sketch # 63.....Faces 2 Love!

Ok....before you check to see if your actually at Kimberly's Krafts.....yes, you are!! I actually did a LO!! Can you believe it?? Even I almost can't!!! LOL! Well....it sure has been a while!! But when I was blog hopping around and saw this very great blog called Triple the Sketch.....and everyone having so much fun over there, I figured what a better way to get my LO's going again then with a great sketch!? :)

Check out the blog and prizes you can win here:

http://triplethesketch.blogspot.com/2009/06/sketch-63-layouts-pink-persimmons.html

My LO is featuring a few of my favorite men in my life.
My wonderful hubby Baldemar, and my 2 awesome nephews, Jon and Victor. When I was going through my mound of photos, these are the faces I see in there the most! I have a ton of pics of these 3 together.... and it will take me the rest of my life to scrap them all. :)
But I do not mind at all! They are handsome to look at!!

My LO starts with a Dark Green DP from Bassil. I layered it with a plain White DP, that I also punched with one of my Martha Stewart punches.I also added some fun DP from DCWV from the recycled collection. I went with primary colors and added Die Cut Circles from MM and of course I just had to use a vintage button and lace it with twine. I could not resist and it perfectly fit in that circle!! :) The photos are matted in Bassil dp.
I also used White Thickers Accents and Letters from American Crafts. This sketch did require some stamping, so I added a few stars/circle stamps from SU! along the border. It is stamped in Olive Green Stazon.

That is it! My very first Triple Sketch LO! It was fun.....and I am hoping to continue to play every week so I can get that mound of photos onto some paper and into some photo albums!! :)
Thanks for stopping by tonight. It is a little cooler here in OkCity...thank goodness! So today was not tooo hot!!

Thanks for looking!!
Toodles! :)

Card Patterns Sketch 21.....If I fall in Love....

Here is my first entry for Card Patterns. It's Sketch #21 and this is a fun sketch!! :) This sketch comes from Kristen Swain, and is sponsered by Odd Bird Planet. It's their 3rd birthday and they have offered The Fairy Tale Kit to the winner!! Wooot!!

Check out the cards that the design team used for this sketch here.....http://cardpatterns.blogspot.com/2009/06/lets-shake-it-up-sketch-21.html

Sooo fun!! :) Great cards girls!!

For my card I started with white card base. I have been using up these yummy vintage buttons that Lana gave me and I thought I would stick with this lovely dp from Cosmo Crickets Everafter line for this sketch. I layered this dp and used my scallop punch from SU! for the borders. I inked up all of the dp with Ranger Vintage ink. The sentiment is layered 3 times on the same dp. It reads....."When I falll in love, it will be forever." The Lash Fiber is from Club Scrap. And of course those yummy vintage buttons are layered twice and threaded with a twine bow! :)

Well that is my submission for the Sketch.l Be sure to check them out over there at Card Patterns and play along...you have till Friday at 11:59pm!! Have a great Sunday!! :)

~Buttons Just for you~~

As I promised yesterday, I am getting creative with these Yummy Buttons that Lana gave to me!! This big button inparticular that is layered with another smaller button, is soooooo huge!! I decided to keep it the focal point of this card.
I used Cosmo Crickets Everafter dp for this card. This dp is soooo beautiful and elegant.
I also got out my needle and thread and sewed on this card!! :) I have been wanting to do some sewing on paper and decided today was a great day for that!!
Soooo.....while watching a movie this afternoon, I stitched my little heart out...... :)
I also added some lace and Ranger vintage ink to the card.
I used my SU! scallop punch on all of the dp. The tag is also from the Everafter kit.
I got this yummy dp and stickers in a past 2Spotted Dogs kit. Love them!!
I am also in love with these great vintage buttons! And there will be lots more cards displaying them in the days and weeks to come!!

Thanks again Lana!! :)
Have a great Saturday night.......

"Friend"

I have a card to share that I made for my girl Lana. She has this amazing collection of antique buttons that she inherited from her husbands grandmother. They are soooo awesome and they are very unique! She gave me some a while back to use on some cards and brought me some more today!! Wahhhoooooo! Thanks Lana!
I went ahead and made this card for her a few weeks ago using one of the pretty black buttons she gave me. This button had bling in the middle!! :)
I made this flower out of paper.....her favorite color is purple and I thought this green looked great with it! Of course I used black paper also to tie it all together. The sentiment says Friend, it's SU! and is stamped in purple.
I just wanted to share this card....and let you all know that the buttons she gave me today are soooooo much more awesome and I will be making some cards with them this weekend and posting them as I make them! :)

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful Friday night and enjoy your weekend!
It's really hot here in Ok City....so we will be staying in the AC and I will be working at my craft table for sure!! If we get a chance.....we may have to sneak out to the movies and go see Transformers part 2~~ :)

Tooodles!!

Happy Birthday Shout out to my girl Lana!

Today is a very special day! My friend and co-worker Lana celebrated her 27th. birthday today! We had Chocolate and cream cheese cake that our office manager Christina made for her and she got to wear the Tiara all day at work!!
I made her a special cupcake birthday card and she had a lot of fun!! :) Her hubby even made time to stop by during his busy day to see her at the office!!

I am so glad that I have had the chance to get to know you Lana! Your a wonderful person with a big heart and a wild sense of humor and I am so blessed to know you. You have become a great friend to me and I am sooooo glad that we can talk scrapbooking and share our love of paper crafts together! Its a pleasure to see your smilin face everyday and I'm so happy to celebrate your 27th birthday with you today, my friend! :)
Happy Birthday Lana Lou!! :) You were soooo wearing that tiara girl!!! :) LOL! :) xxxoooo

Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #10 with Dawn McVey

WoW! I can't believe this is the #10th Raspberry Suite Color Challenge with Dawn! I have played along with every one except #5!! I am not sure why I did not play that week...but I am sure it was for a good reason!! LOL! :)
Her challenges are so inspiring to me. She makes us put together the best color combos! The colors are always fun and they always challenge me!! This week's challenge was no different.
I just love these fabrics that she found for this challenge. They are so pretty! And she is going to make some baby birpie cloths with them!! How cute will those be?? :) :)

For my card I started with a cream card stock from Club Scrap. I used Dark Brown Stazon Ink and stamped flowers all over the card. The stamp is SU! and it's from the Polka Dot Punches set. This is the first time I have used this stamp and it's such a cute flower!! I then punched out butterflies with my Martha Stewart Punch with dp from Club Scrap in Melon and Berry. I adhered them to each flower. I added the Dark Brown ribbon and stamped the sentiment, Merci in the same Dark Brown Stazon.
That is my card! I think it turned out pretty cute!! :) But you can't really go wrong with flowers and butterflies!! Thanks for looking!!
I hope you enjoyed your Tuesday!! :)

Kristina Werner Color Challenge #55 ~Notes~

Well.....I just could not help myself.....I had to make one more card for this weeks color challenge with Kristina Werner. :)
I have this beautiful DP from Basic Grey that I just adore and thought I would use it up!
I started out with Grey dp from Club Scrap as the base of my card. I made this yummy flower with a Club Scrap stencil and The same yummy Ambrosia dp. I layered the flower with 2 different size stencil flowers and added a pretty Rhinestone button to the middle as well as couple to the bottom of the card.
The Sentiment is a tag that comes from MM's Note Worthy collection. I Love this collection and the colors are great for this challenge. The yummy Rust Fibers are from Club Scrap. I added 3 rows of them to the side panal of the card. These are some of my favorite fibers!!!
Thanks soooo much for looking and dropping by on this beautiful Sunday and Father's Day. I hope that all of the men in your life get everything they dream of and more!! Have a wonderful day! :)

Kristina Werner Color Challenge #55~~ Love~~

This weeks color challenge with Kristina Werner is up and running!
These colors are awesome and I just LOVE those shoes!!!! :) Man! Where can I get those???If you find out....please let me know!!! :)

For my card I broke out my Basic Grey DP, Ambrosia. It's so perfect for this challenge!
I started with Vanilla card stock as my base. I used my Martha Stewart Punch and punched out the BG dp, and the Me and my Big Ideas, Grey dp. I used Prima flowers in a variety of styles to create this flower. I used Rust fibers to embellish the flower..... they are poking out through the sides. The middle of the flower is a die cut that I had floating around. I think its from K&Co.....but I'm not positive (sorry about that)but it's a perfect match to that awesome dp!! :)
The Grey Thickers are from American Crafts, and are from a past 2Spotted Dogs Kit.

Well....whatcha think? I like the results.....very pretty colors and that BG dp rocks!! :) I have some more and I may just make another card!! Hope your having a wonderful night and a great weekend so far! Be sure to leave a comment if you stop by......and thanks so much for looking.
Talk to you soon!! :) Hugs! xxoo

Father's Day Card Share

Here are a few cards that I made with a past Father's day Club Scrap kit. I have had this kit for a few years....the papers are rich and yummy and filled with all of the Father's Day sentiments that you can think of!!
I used CS papers, sentiments and ribbon. I also used my SU! Circle punches and my trusty distresser and also added a metal brad from We are memory keepers. These cards were quick and pretty simple to make.....but I just had to make a few more cards for the special men in my life!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope that you have a wonderful weekend spending time with the specdial fathers, brothers, uncles, and all the men in
Your life!!
I will miss seeing my father and step father this year, but I will be sure to call them up and tell them how much I love and miss them. :) God Bless the Fathers.

Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #9 with Dawn McVey

Hello Everyone! Good Evening!! I have had a great time with this weeks color challenge with Dawn!! I actually made 2 cards but the other one that I made was off on the green color on the computer.....so I will not submit that one..... But maybe I will post it later so you can see it.... :)

For my card I wanted it to say Romance and Love......and these colors were perfect for that!!
I used Prima DP in Green as the base of my card. The Black DP is Swiss Dots from Bassil.
I made Lace with my Martha Stewart Lace Punch! I love this punch...and it's perfect for this card don't you agree?? I also used a Black Metal Key that I bought from Joanns.
The sentiment is a tag that I got in a past kit from Card Maker and it reads....."How Do I Love Thee?" The flower is made with Bassil, Prima, and embellished with pearls from SU! and from my wedding stash!! Those are the 4 pearls coming out of the flower!!!
The 2 small flowers are MM, and also have pearl embellishments in the middle.
Well....there it is! I love how Romantic this card looks!! The colors this week are very beautiful
together....and when I saw them.....they reminded me of LOVE!

Thanks for taking the time to stop by this evening. Be sure to leave a comment....you know how much I love to hear from you all!! Until next time........ :)