Thank you card - PCC Magazine Monday Week 54

It has been a couple of weeks since I have had the chance to play along with Magazine Mondays for the last couple of weeks as I have been working on a baby album for one of my husband's co-workers.

Here is this week's inspiration:


And here is my take (based on a card sketch by the deconstructed sketch):

I was inspired by the orange and blue so those are the colours I focused on mostly. I was also inspired by the sparkle of the sea and the flowers which is why I used sparkly paper and some bling in the flowers.

A couple of weeks ago on PCC another crafter (Jean) who does absolutely beautiful work explained how she makes thank you cards and sends them to the individuals who sends her prizes for winning various challenges. I think this is such a wonderful idea so I am also going to do the same. So this is the first thank you card i made (which already is destined to a company for a challenge I won last month) :)

Supplies used:
papers: kaisercraft (lush collection 6x6)
washi & flowers: dollar store
bling: unknown (given as a gift from my cousin)
ink: tim holtz distress ink (weathered wood)

Thank you for stopping by and for your wonderful comments :)

I won Scrap Much? for May's sketch-y friday!!!!!

So excited this morning I woke up and checked facebook and found out I won Scrap Much? for sketch-y fridays in May!!!!!

Check it out and hope you can play along in June: http://nblo.gs/XtNx1

Me & You - May Scrap Around the World Challenge (layout 156)

I was so stumped on this month's Scrap Around the World mood board. This month marks the one year anniversary and to celebrate they are giving away 10 prizes worth $100!!!!! So I wanted my submission to be something very special. Here is this month's celebratory mood board:


I was drawn to the pastel colours and glitter on the bottom half of the ballons. This is what I came up with:

Supplies used:
papers: gcd studios (indian summer), echo park (dots & stripes - raspberry large dots), fancy pants (as you wish - this & that), american crafts (garden cafe - clover cantina)
inks & paints: Tim Holtz distress paint (spun sugar, victorian velvet), adriondack lights (salmon, juniper), Tim Holtz distress stain (picked raspberry, crushed olive)
stencil: Tim Holtz layering stencil (dot fade)
title: fancy pants wooden phrase (me & you)
tag: heidi swapp (travel tags)
index card: lily bee design (persnickety collection)
tab: k&company smash (clips)
frame: fancy pants (be. loved patterned photo frames)
die-cuts: basic gray (hello luscious die-cut shapes)
buttons: recollections
thread: DMC floss

Thank you for stopping by and hope you can play along this month at Scrap Around the World: http://scraparoundtheworld.blogspot.ca/2014/05/may-2014-challenge-13-celebratory-mood.html

I was featured at Stuck?! Sketches!!!!!!!!!

I was featured over at Stuck?! Sketches for my layout 1st ferry ride:

Hope you can play along, thanks to the team at stuck?! sketches: http://www.networkedblogs.com/XbyV0

so excited!!!!!!

Harley Baby - Scrap Much Sketch-y Friday (layout 155)

Another friday and another sketch by the fabulous Laura Whitaker:



Here is my take:

Supplies used:
papers: ek success (h-d vintage logos), unknown
banner: heidi swapp
punch: recollections (2.5 circle)
stickers: e-k success (harley alphas), sandylion

Thank you for stopping by and your kind words, hope you can play along this month: http://www.networkedblogs.com/X7c6C

Best Friends - LCOM #73 (layout 154)

This week's Lets Capture our Memories sketch is by Ana Castro which is a new sketch designer for me to work with and I really enjoyed this sketch:


Here is my take:

Supplies used:
papers: october afternoon (mix tape), stampin up, teresa collins (save the date bouquet), gcd studios (indian summer)
ink: tim holtz distress ink (pumice stone, seedless preserves)
embellies: basic grey (green at heart pieces), karen foster (bubble brads cat), lily bee design (buttercup collection journaling cards)
alphas: authentique (blissful)

Thank you for stopping by, hope you can play along this month at Let's Capture our Memories: http://letscaptureourmemories.blogspot.ca/2014/05/sketch-73-reveal.html

Season's Greetings - LCOM #72 (layout 153)

Another week and another fabulous sketch challenge from Let's Capture Our Memories, this is actually from last week but since I hand-stitched it took a little longer than usual to complete (well and I went camping last weekend so it took a little bit to get caught up, cleaned-up and ready to scrap again). This sketch is from Becky Fleck and Pagemaps:



Here is my take:

Supplies used:
paper: dcwv (winter holiday stack)
border: k&company
stitched circle: I used We R Memory keeper sew easy circle with the straight stitch head, I then hand-stitched the circle with DMC floss
embellies: k&company die-cuts, recollections stickers, karen foster brads (christmas), heidi swapp (travel tabs)
the title is actually from a gift-tag i got from from brother and sister-in-law Christmas of 2012

Thank you for looking and for your kind words, hope you can play along this month at Let's Capture our memories: http://letscaptureourmemories.blogspot.ca/2014/05/lcom-sketch-72-reveal.html