Some Great Sketch News!

Happy Saturday everyone!!

Sorry I am so late in posting today. I was so tired that I slept in this morning and then, I have been on the phone with my friend Heather for the past two and a half hours, so I am blaming it all on her! LOL! Just kidding, I was probably doing more talking than her!

Yesterday Izzy and I were able to get out for a little while but unfortunately the temperature dropped steadily all day and last night so that when I finally woke up this morning it was only 13 degrees!! I couldn't believe it. I thought we were finally starting to warm up again!

Well my best friend Tracy came over last night and we went to Babes 'R Us for some shower gifts and general baby needs. Izzy of course was in hog heaven because Tracy was there. She carried around the gift bag all over the store and kept calling it a purse. Tracy, who is completely wrapped around Izzy's finger, kept trying to convince me that Izzy needed a gift bag of her own. Uh No!!! I just can't believe Tracy sometimes! I think Izzy could ask for the moon and Tracy would try to give it to her! LOL! I just hope that Izzy doesn't realize the power that she holds!!

So onto my great sketch news!! Before Christmas I received an e-mail from Tamara over at Sketches by Tamara asking me to be a guest designer for this Saturday. Of course I said yes! I love Tamara's sketches as they are always so fun and different. It has been so hard sitting on this news, believe me, but now I finally get to reveal it! I decided to use Sketch # 13 for my card as I just loved the ribbon placement!

See what I mean! Aren't the ribbons so awesome!! I just love it. Well, if you don't know already I love dogs! They are so cute, although Jason/DH I don't want another one right now! LOL! So when I saw this stamp at H and M stamps I just had to have it! I started this card by stamping Doggy Years by H and M Stamps on white card stock and colored him in with my copics. Following the sketch I layered on green and rust paper along with DP and popped my image off the background. I cut out a "buckle" and using some rust polka dot ribbon made a collar at the bottom or my image. For the sentiment section, I stamped the sentiment on three different strips of paper and mounted it on rust card stock and green DP. I then tied a ribbon around the sentiment and attached a small dog bone button to the bow. To finish the card, I added three rust brads to the corner! I just love the little doggie on this card and I can just imagine him thinking to himself that he has waited forever to dig into a nice juicy bone!

Well, thank you for sharing in my wonderful news and thanks as always for stopping by!

Babies and Kitties!

Happy Friday everyone!!

I can't believe the weekend is almost here! I am so excited. It is always nice to have Jason at home and this weekend we don't have anything special planned. That means lots of relaxing together and stamp time for me too!! Yeah!!! Stamp time is always well received!

Well, yesterday Izzy and I had a really fun day. It was so beautiful outside that we got to play for a couple of hours in the backyard. We brought out her little people and baby doll stroller and played in the sun on the upper deck. Then we went down into the yard and walked around the pool about a million times. She kept asking me to get the ball, which I guess she is remembering she last saw in the pool. Mind you, the pool has now been covered for 3 months and the water is probably freezing, but she still wants me to go get it for her. I am so loved by her! LOL! Then we kind of hung out last night. We read books, played with blocks, stamped a little and played on the computer (Jason had tennis). It was just so pleasant. We might have a repeat of yesterday because it looks like another beautiful day here again!

So onto the cards! Both my cards for today are for challenges issued on Monday, but hey I still got them done so that should count for something right? LOL!

My first card is actually an incorporation of two challenges. At A Spoon Full of Sugar this week, the challenge was to create a baby card for a new mom, soon to be mom or toddler. Well this couldn't come at a better time for me, because a friend of mine is expecting her second child next month. She is having a girl and is just so excited. So I have been thinking for awhile that I needed to make her something. I used this week's Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge at Technostamper for the layout because I just loved the idea of the giant heart.

Isn't it sooo sweet? I just love brown and pink together and especially for a baby. You wouldn't know it though because Izzy's room is yellow and green. I was so super paranoid that they would be wrong about the gender (Even though I had like 3 sonograms and each time it was blatantly obvious it was a girl), that I didn't buy pink because I thought I would jinx myself. Good thing nobody else thought that way or otherwise the poor child would have not had anything to wear home from the hospital! LOL! Anyways back to the card. I started this card off by stamping the momma and baby giraffe from Generations of Stitches by H and M stamps and colored them in using my copics. I cut them out and popped them off white and brown hearts I cut out using my cricut machine. Following the sketch, I layered on brown and pink card stock along with DP from American Craft. I then stamped the sentiment from the Generations stamp set and then stamped some buttons with pixie pink in the background. I popped the sentiment that I mounted on pink and brown card stock and cut out with my nesties off the background and faux stitched around everything. I plan on giving this to her after she has her baby. See I will finally be ahead on something!

My second card for today also combines two challenges. I have been intending to make a card for the fourth Pink Cat Studio Challenge on PCP and have just not had time. So last night I finally sat down and did it!! It was such a fun challenge to do, I might have to make a second submission! I used this week's Mojo Monday Sketch for the layout.

I just can't get enough of this Kiki Kitty! She is just so cute!! Anywhoo the challenge requires that your project have Pink on it, a Critter of some sort and Sparkle or scallops; the initials of Pink Cat Stamps. Isn't that creative?! So I started my card by stamping Kiki with her hat and scarf from Kiki Kitty by Pink Cat Studio on white card stock and colored her in using my copics. I then cut her out with my labels nesties along with a piece of purple card stock and turned her to the side. Following the sketch, I layered on pink and purple card stock along with some DP from Basic Grey. I used my nesties to cut out the circle and scalloped circle. I ran a piece of purple card stock through my spots and dots embossing folder and placed it in the background. I then punched out some green flowers and placed them in the corner with some purple brads. To finish the card off, I stamped the sentiment on some white card stock, mounted it on purple and added a pink ribbon flower and a sparkly purple flower. I just love all the fun colors and the sassy little kitty!

Well, that is it for me today! Off to play outside with Izzy. Thanks as always for stopping by and I hope you have a great rest of the day!