April SFYTT Reminder

Just a reminder that there are just a few days left to play along with the April Sketch For You To Try! And don't forget about our fabulous sponsor this month, There She Goes! They have some pretty awesome stuff in their store and I've been itching to play with my Just For You set again!

Here's a final look at this month's sketch:

All details and upload links can be found on the original April SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY post HERE.

Sweet Sunday Sketch #157

It's Sunday and that means it's time for another fabulous Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge! That sneaky Karen got a darn tilted panel in there this week!! ugh.


I *really* don't like tilted panels - AS KAREN KNOWS - I never know quite what angle to set the panel at and always end up feeling like I either tilt it too much (as was the case with this one) or not enough. Most of the time I end up just skipping the tilting altogether and make it straight, but I thought I'd comply this week since I've been late with post pretty much this entire year! ;-)


Not my favorite card ever, but it'll do. I made it for a friend who will be starting a fun new job soon. I pulled some old October Afternoon papers out of my stash and used some neglected PTI stamp sets - Modern Wood Mats and Simple Sentiments, added a die cut felt flower and some buttons and called it done.

Be sure to stop by the other Sweet Sunday Stampers' blogs to see what they've done with the sketch:

• Dana White
  
• Karen Motz
• Karen Giron
  
• Lynn Put
• Sarah-Jane Kale'
  
• Vicki Burdick

AND...we have another fabulous Guest Sweet Sunday Stamper, Tarynne Wise! Be sure to stop by and see what she's created with this week's sketch too!

Then play along with us and post your own creation using InLinkz over on today's post on Karen's Blog!

April 2012 SFYTT, Post #2

It's the 3rd Saturday of April and that means it's time for some more Sketch For You To Try Inspiration from a few of the SFYTT Sisters! Have you had a chance to play along with this month's sketch yet? You've got until March 31st at midnight, so there's still plenty of time to create something and it's a SUPER fun sketch this month! And don't forget we have another amazing sponsor this month - There She Goes!


Today, half of the SFYTT Sisters are posting another sample on their blogs using this month's sketch. I decided to play with some new paper pads and a mix of old and new Verve Stamps to create the first of this year's Mother's Day Cards!


I used the new Celebrate Collection paper pad from Authentique along with some of my favorite older Verve sets. On first glance it has a sort of masculine feel to it, but I know my Mom will love the surfer-vibe achieved with the papers and the circle frame thing from the Happy Days set along with the Hibiscus Plain Jane. And how about that sentiment!? That's from the brand new Joyful Blooms set. I love it!

Be sure to stop by these other SFYTT Sisters' blogs to see what they're sharing today with this month's sketch!

Jen del Muro
Carole Burrage
Jodi Collins
Kerry Johnson
Megan Lock
Susan Liles

OK, that's it from me. Enjoy your weekend everyone! Aloha!

Sweet Sunday Sketch #156

Well, it's Sunday again and that means it's time for another fun Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge! This week's fabulous sketch was designed by the talented Lynn Put! Check it out:


I created a hybrid birthday card to add to my stash this week:


Once again, I couldn't resist using one of Karen Lewis' amazing digital kits for my printed digi papers - this time I went with the Having a Laugh paper pack. I just love all those bright colors! As for the stamps, I used my new Tremendous Treats: Birthday set as well as my older Mat Stack 3 Collection, both from PTI.

Be sure to stop by the other Sweet Sunday Stampers' blogs to see what they've done with the sketch:

• Dana White
• Karen Motz
• Karen Giron
• Lynn Put
• Sarah-Jane Kale'
• Vicki Burdick

AND...we have another fabulous Guest Sweet Sunday Stamper, Denise Marzec! Be sure to stop by and see what she's created with this week's sketch too!

Then play along with us and post your own creation using InLinkz over on today's post on Karen's Blog!

April 2012 SFYTT

Well, it's that time again already - first Saturday of the month and time for another fabulous Sketch For You to Try!! I hope you all had a chance to play along with us last month - Lots of exciting things in store for participants of the monthly SFYTT this year, including a chance to win another fabulous huge prize package at the end of the year!! All of the details can be found on today's post over on Jen's blog, with some of the details outlined in the "In a Nutshell" graphic at the end of this post. We have another amazing sponsor this month - There She Goes!


First, how about a look at this month's fabulous sketch:


For my sample card this week I created a fun hybrid birthday card with the amazing Just For You stamp set.


All of the papers on this card are printed digi papers from the Just Another Day kit by Karen Lewis (Scrapbook Graphics). I had a genius moment when I thought to paper piece the inside of the stamped label from the Just For You set. I also used the cute little 2-part cupcake stamp and the Happy Birthday sentiment included in the set. So many different options with this fun stamp set - I'll definitely be using it again for many different occasions!

Be sure to stop by the rest of the SFYTT Sisters' blogs to see what they've done with this month's sketch! And a very warm welcome to our Designer of the Month, Dawn Barghorn! Don't forget to stop by her blog to see what she's created as well.

Jen del Muro
Amber Hight
Amy Sheffer
Becky Carafa
Carole Burrage
Jodi Collins
Kerry Johnson
Megan Lock
Susan Liles

Verve Diva Inspirations April 2012 Blog Hop

It's April 5th and that means it's time for another Verve Divas Inspirations Blog Hop! On the 5th of each month, the Verve Divas Inspirations Team will be sharing creations using some of our favorite Verve sets from both past and present, and as always, there are PRIZES!!

You can start the hop at the beginning on the Verve Blog and continue on through each fabulous blog - be sure to leave a little comment love along the way and you just might win some Verve goodies of your own! If you arrived here from the talented Jen d's blog, then you're on the right track!

Unfortunately, I was in need of a sympathy card this week. Our tight-knit island community was hit hard last weekend when 5 young lives were tragically lost in a head-on collision on Kula Highway. Needless to say, an accident of this magnitude has been devastating for so many families on our little island, and my husband knows one of these families quite well. It's my least favorite type of card to make, but sometimes it's just necessary.


I used the Viva La Verve April Week 1 sketch for my card and pulled out two older Verve sets for the card. All of the papers are printed digi papers from the Moment in Time kit by Karen Lewis (Scrapbook Graphics). The sentiment is from a beautiful go-to set for sympathy cards, Forever in Our Hearts. And those flowers? I'm actually pretty proud of my Copic coloring on those (not my best skill). They're from the One Person stamp set.

OK, that's it from me. Julee is next on the official Hop List, but I'm not sure if she's back to card-making or blogging form just yet? Of course it would fabulous to leave her some love on her blog anyway. If she doesn't have anything posted, just head on over to the next blogger on the list, which is the fabulous Lynda!

Thanks for stopping by today!