Be Joyful!

One of my favorite sketch sites, My Favorite Things, has a new sketch and challenge each week!  I was lucky enough to win once, earlier this year.  I just made my purchase and am anxiously awaiting my package full of goodies!  In the meantime, I'm entering their current sketch challenge!

While I (im)patiently await my order of My Favorite Things goodies, I have used a Unity Stamp Co. stamp on my card today.  The paper is from a giant Christmas pad I've had for too long!  The button, bling and ribbon are from stash, twine is from Bella Creationz and Timeless Twine.

Here is the sketch:

Give it a try and you may be the next winner!

Color Challenge - White

Hey there in blog-universe!  The latest challenge at Clear It Out Challenge is a color challenge.......white!  The stash item is ATG (anything goes)!  Those are my favorite!

Out sponsor for this challenge is Sami Stamps and Di's Digi Stamps.  My image is from Sami Stamps...called Rose Bride.

I colored with my Tombow Art Markers.  Used glossy accents to adhere the Martha Stewart glitter to her dress.  Stash ribbon and doily finish it off.

I've come to discover that this image may no longer be available, but there are SOOOO many others to choose from!!  Be sure to visit Sami Stamps and Di's Digi Stamps!!

It's beginning to look like Christmas!

Hello there friends!!  I took a little hiatus from my blog, but have still been in creation mode!  Busy, busy, busy!!

The latest challenge at Clear It Out Challenge is white and one other color.  The stash item is anything goes.

Our fabulous sponsor this week is Bugaboo Stamps.  Quick and easy card!  Used my Tombow Art Markers to color in my candy cane, a Friskers Stamp, some homemade melted perler beads and a couple sequins from Bella Creationz.

Be sure to hop on over and check out the prize being offerred by Bugaboo!!  7 free digis!!

Anything Goes with Lacy Sunshine!

Happy First day of September!  Can you believe it!?!?  I know I can't!  Kids are back to school and my oldest child will be 12 on Thursday!  Where does the time go?!?!  Here at Clear It Out Challenge, September 1st means some changes!  All good, mind you!  Starting with this challenge, we're moving to a 2-week challenge, instead of 1-week.  Less challenges, but more time to complete the current one!

This week our Sponsor is Lacy Sunshine, our theme and stash items are both ATG (Anything Goes)!

This sweet baby was colored in with Tombow Art Markers.  I used some stickles, some paper from the scrap pile, a stash button and some Timeless Twine.

I've also paired this up with the My Favorite Things sketch of the week.  

Be sure to enter your creation today, but don't forget you have two weeks if today's not the day!

Fancy Folds!

Back from vacation and first day of school......I'm a hot mess!  My card for Clear It Out Challenge was finished, but I forgot to send the pictures!  Has that ever happened to you!?!?  I fee so scatter-brained!

Without further delay, here's this week's creation!  Our sponsor this week is Digital Paper Craft!  Our theme is fancy folds and the stash item is die cuts/punches.  I just realized that I missed that element! 

here is my fancy fold!

Found the tutorial on Pinterest and it was pretty easy!

Used Tombow Art Markers to color in the image, the paper is a new pad I just purchased, MME Happy Day.  The button and stickles are from stash.  Twine is from Bella Creationz and Timeless Twine.  Sentiment is from Paper Smooches, Flap Happy.

Anything Goes!

Anything goes challenges are soooo popular, because there are no requirements!!  Love those kind! :)  Over at Clear It Out, that's what we've got this week!

The DT was able to choose any sponsor so I've chosen one of my favorites, Bugaboo Stamps!

One can never have enough birthday cards!  I used my Tombow Art markers to color this in.  The paper is from my current favorite pad,  My Minds Eye, Here is Happy, the stamp is Inkadinkadoo and the dew drops I purchased online.  The sketch is an oldie but goodie from a few years ago from MFT.  

A nice bright cheerful card on this dreary day in Florida!

Single Layer Card

This week at Clear It Out Challenge it's a single layer challenge.  Using washi tape as a stash item.

Our sponsor this week is Melonheadz.

With School getting ready to start around my household......and our theme this year is Knowledge is Power........I thought this would be a perfect "Welcome back to School" card for my daughter's new teacher!

Single layer, means no additional layers on your project!  So I printed her directly on watercolor paper along with a sentiment.  Colored her in with my Tombow Art Markers.  Next added some doodling around the corners, some distress ink on the sides and then some washi tape at the bottom.  The buttons are from my stash.

It's truly harder than you think just doing one layer!  I wanted to add so many colored backgrounds to this, but had to stop myself!  Have fun with this one!