Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #265

Happy Tuesday! I hope your week is off to a good start! We are on day 2 of summer vacation and after a day of running errands yesterday it feels good to just stay home and relax today.

I thought I would share my take on this week's sketch challenge at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. Michelle has created another fun sketch for us to work with:

I am getting ready to go to a baby shower for my niece this weekend and I thought a baby card was in order.

For my card, I have used Pebbles' - Special Delivery (boy) - 6x6 paper pad. The sentiment is from an older My Favorite Things stamp set - Beautiful Baby (LJD 37). I went around all of the edges of the papers with my Tim Holtz - black soot - distress ink. I die cut the stars using a Lawn Fawn Die.

I love it when a card is quick and easy and turns out cute!

The full design team reveals will be tomorrow over at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge so be sure to stop by and see all of the design team creations. Last week's Top 3 will also be announced. We would love to see your take on the sketch this week!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a great day.

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #254

Hello, everyone! Happy Tuesday to you! I hope that you are doing well.

I'm here today to share with you my take on this week's sketch at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. Here is a look at the sketch:

We just recently found out that one of my nieces is going to have a baby boy the end of July, so I thought I would get a card all ready to go for the special occasion.

I have used Close To My Heart's - Chelsea Gardens - papers for this card. I had originally stamped those cute little elephants in glacier ink, but they blended in with the background too much, so I decided to stamp them in charcoal and I like it so much better!

The stamp set is an older set from My Favorite Things called - Beautiful Baby.

Our full design team reveals and Top 3 from last week will be up on the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog tomorrow, so be sure to stop by for lots of inspiration! We would love to see you playing along with us this week.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a great day!

HIMCR #317 - Super Scraps Saturday

Hi, guys! It's Saturday and that means we have a new challenge posted over at Hiding In My Craft Room.

It's the second Saturday of the month, so our challenge is one of my favorites - Super Scraps Saturday. This week Oddball Art is our sponsor, and I had the pleasure of working with their Kawaii Hearts Image No. 26 digi stamp.

I think these little hanging hearts made me think of a baby mobile - which put me in the mood to make another baby card! I've had these scraps from my granddaughter's first-year album that I have been working on and thought they would perfect for this card. I colored the hearts with my Prima watercolor pencils.

I think these hearts are so cute and could work for so many occasions.  I know I will be using them again!

Be sure to stop by the Hiding In My Craft Room blog to see the cards from the rest of the design team. Why don't you get out your scraps and put them to use this week? I would love to see what you create!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a great day!

Try Stampin' - Or Not - On Tuesday #336

Hello, everyone! Good Tuesday morning to you! Did you get a chance to see the solar eclipse yesterday? We weren't in the direct path for totality, but it was still fun to get to experience it!

Try Stampin' - Or Not - On Tuesday has a new sketch posted today! Dawn has created a great sketch for us to work with and this week's optional challenge is "fun florals".

Yesterday I shared a baby boy card that I had made with you, so I thought today I would share a baby girl using this sketch. While I was making the baby boy card I had stamped the sentiment several times because I wasn't sure how I wanted to do the sentiment on that card. I decided to put one of those extras to use on this card.

I have used Pebbles' - Special Delivery - Girl - 6x6 paper pad and the only other thing that I used were a few puffy hearts that I had picked up at the Target dollar spot earlier in the year. The sentiment is from My Favorite Things - Beautiful Baby - stamp set. 

Be sure to stop by Try Stampin' to see the beautiful cards from the rest of the design team. You have two weeks to play along with us and you can enter over on the blog or on our Facebook page here.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I will be back soon with another project to share with you!

Use Your Stuff #276 - New Beginnings

Hello, scrappy friends! Good Monday morning to you! Today is the much anticipated solar eclipse. We're supposed to have a pretty good view of it - if the clouds stay away!

There is a new challenge posted at Use Your Stuff today and this week our challenge is "New Beginnings". Create a project about something new - a new home, a new baby, a new job, a new possession, etc.

I have created a card for a new baby:

I don't have an immediate need for a baby card, but you just never know when someone will surprise you with some baby news, so it's good to have one in your stash!

I have used Pebbles' - Special Delivery - 6x6 paper pad for this card. The elephant stamp and the sentiment are from My Favorite Things - Beautiful Baby - stamp set. A cute little card all ready to go whenever I might need it!

Head on over to Use Your Stuff to see the beautiful projects from the rest of the design team. I hope to see you playing along with us this week!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a great day!

Try Stampin - Or Not - On Tuesday #320

Hello everyone! Happy Tuesday to you! I hope your week is off to a good start!

Try Stampin' - Or Not - On Tuesday  has a new sketch posted today! This week's sketch is courtesy of Vicki with the optional theme of "May Days".

I went with a baby boy card this week. The square on this sketch was perfect for 2x2 squares that come in the Simple Stories Snap packs. Everything on this card is from the snap pack - the background is a 4x6 card cut down, the polka dot square is one of the 3x3 cards, and the embellishments are all from the embellishment pack. This card came together really quickly, and it is one of my favorites!

I know this is a sketch that I will be using again. Why don't you give it a try and join us? You have two weeks to play along, and you can enter on the Try Stampin' blog or on our Facebook page.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a great day!

Paper Play Sketches #15

Hi guys! I hope your Wednesday is off to a great start! It's already the middle of the week, and my kiddo has Friday off from school, so the weekend for us will be here before we know it!

We have a new sketch posted over at Paper Play Sketches today

I used Pebbles Special Delivery for this card for a new little baby. I used the onesie die from Paper Smooches and I thought the plaid pattern was the way to go! The sentiment if from My Favorite Things - Beautiful Baby - stamp set. 

I hope you join us this week at Paper Play Sketches! We would love to see your take on this sketch!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a fantastic day!

Welcome Little One With Stick It Down

Hello again! This is my second post of the day. If you're looking for my Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style reveal, please scroll down, or go here.

I am back to share my card with you that I made for this month's card sketch at Stick It Down. Here's a reminder of the sketch that was posted on the first:

My first thought was to turn the sketch 90 degrees to make a horizontal card instead of a vertical card, but when I started working with it, I liked it this way just as well. I used some Simple Stories Hello Baby collection for this cute little baby girl card. 

Check out the Stick It Down blog today to see the rest of the card team's reveal. You have until the end of the month to play along with all of our challenges.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope that you have a great day!