Monday, December 19, 2016

Busy over the weekend

Hey everyone:

I was real busy Sunday - I was sick Friday and Saturday so I was ready to hit my craft room for sure Sunday morning.

Here are a few things I created:
  
I didn't use any sketches, which is unlike me, but I came in my craft room and just went to town. It was so much fun.  I did, however, forget to keep my supplies out or written down so I can't provide the supplies I used - sorry.

I hope everyone is ready for the holidays - I know I am.  I hope to write another post one day later this week.  Have a great one

Janet

Saturday, December 17, 2016

Happy Birthday for a friend's 3 children

I have a wonderful friend who has been asking me the past few years to create birthday cards for her 3 children and I am always so honored to do them because they have some of the most unique birthday themes. This year I was very late in getting them created and to her, but I finally finished last weekend. I really had fun creating these.
Have a great day

Janet

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Freshly Made Sketches 267 and a Happy Retirement

Happy Wednesday everyone :)
We have an abstractor at work who has retired and we are having his luncheon this coming Friday, so I wanted to create him a special card.  I recently used a Freshly Made sketch, so knew I had to go back and try the one for this week.  This is the sketch and even though I can't enter this in the competition (it's not really a clean card pursuant to the requirements), I really liked this sketch, so continued on.
and here is my creation using this sketch:
I really enjoyed stepping out of my box creating this card and it's a masculine card, which is always a challenge for me.  I don't use texture paste much, but I have to keep reminding myself how much fun it is to use.

I hope everyone is having a great week and I hope to be back soon.

Thanks

Janet

Supplies:

Cardstock:  Neenah dessert storm 
Patterned paper:  Paper Loft Hooked on Fishing
Stamps:  Paper Smooches Simply Said "best wishes", Stampin Up Teeny Tiny Wishes, Stampin Up Touches of Texture; Stampin Up The Open Sea
Ink:  Stampin Up Early Espresso, Stampin Up River Road, Distress Ink gathered twigs, Distress Ink vintage photo
Accessories:  We R Memory Keepers hole punch; LawnFawn baker's twine; Tim Holtz stapler; Stampin Up oval punch; Tim Holtz texture paste;