September SFYTT Reminder

Just a reminder that today is the final day to play along with the September Sketch For You To Try! And don't forget about our fabulous sponsor this month, Kraftin' Kimmie!! Here's a final look at this month's sketch:

And a look back at my September SFYTT creations with links to my original blog posts for product details. First up is this generic and neutral Be True to Yourself card where I rotated the sketch 90 degrees - I have to admit this is one of my favorite cards I've made in recent months!

And next is this fun Teacher Appreciation card I created for Dean's first grade teacher.

All details and upload information can be found on THIS POST on Jen's blog. I hope you find time to play along this month!

September SFYTT Post #2

It's the 3rd Saturday of September 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 September 30th 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  - Kraftin' Kimmie!

First let's take another look at this month's fun sketch:

I decided to create a card for my son's first grade teacher. School's been in session for a little over a month now and Dean is absolutely LOVING first grade and I thought it would be nice for him to write her a little note to thank her for being such an awesome teacher.

I used the new (to me) Dewey Decimal petite paper pack from Lawn Fawn along with the Teach & Inspire stamp set from PTI. I added some of my favorite embellishments, including a glittered chipboard star and some Wood Veneer Hexagons from Studio Calico. I added Dean's teacher's name to the bottom right corner for personalization and will let him write a personal note on the inside.

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
Susan Liles
Tracy Schultz

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

Verve Diva Inspirations September 2012 Blog Hop

It's September 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! Just in case, here's a look at the Master Hop List:

	1. Betty	8. Amber
	2. Jen d.	9. Amy
	3. Jen T.	10. Andrea
	4. Julee	11. Janelle
	5. Sankari	12. Maureen
	6. Sony	13. Teresa
	7. Susan	14. Tosha

I decided to just have a little fun and add a generic "just because" card to my stash. I started out playing with this week's MoJo Monday sketch, but got a little side-tracked along the way so I lost a few layers (but it's a great sketch, so do be sure to check it out!). I did have fun mixing up one of my favorite older Verve stamps with a fun sentiment from one of the new releases!

I will never get tired of using that fun wave-y circle frame-y thing from Happy Days! For me, it will always be my go-to circle framer! I added the "smile" sentiment from the brand-new Doodled Occasions set, which fit just perfectly tucked inside the wave-y circle frame-y thing! I used a mix of October Afternoon papers from my stash - I've been on a mission lately to do a little stash-using-up! I used mostly papers from Sasparilla with a few other random October Afternoon papers thrown in as well. As for embellishments, I stuck with my recent stand-by's of Mister Huey's Sprays and Wood Veneer Stars from Studio Calico. Overall, I think I managed to accomplish a fun gender-neutral generic card that would work for quite a few occasions.

That's it from me today. Julee is next up on the hop, so head on over to see what kind of fabulousness she's created and then keep on hopping along! Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to stop by the Verve Blog as well to check out the new specials going on this month!! Believe me, you won't want to miss it!!

Products Used:

Happy Days by Verve Doodled Occasions by Verve Wood Veneer Stars Sasparilla by October Afternoon Mister Huey's Spray in Estate Green

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September 2012 SFYTT

Well, here we are 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 - Kraftin' Kimmie!

First, here's a look at this month's fun sketch:

 I had fun with the sketch this month, but needed to rotate it 90 degrees for what I had in mind. I also pulled out some of my new Verve stamps and some fun neutral papers and got to work on another card for my son Dean:

I'm really happy with the way this card turned out - fun with a little sparkle, yet still masculine enough. Patterned papers are from the Classic Calico Paper Pack from Studio Calico, and the White Woodgrain Cardstock is also from Studio Calico - I've been hoarding that for quite some time and am glad I finally cut into it! Yes, I used my all-time favorite Classy Label stamp from the Love Notes set (Verve) along with the coordinating Classy Label Die and I was super excited to finally get one of the fun sentiments from Brighter Days inky! Sometimes it's hard to find the right embellishments for boy cards and a lot of people shy away from glitter, but not me! - Mostly because my son still loves all things sparkly and glittery, so I'm not afraid to add a little bling! I added some Martha Stewart silver glitter around the edge of the classy label mat. I also used some more Mister Huey's Color Mister in Inky Black to add some ink splatters. Then there's the wood veneer stars, washi tape and little tiny staples for finishing touches. I think it all came together pretty good and didn't lose it's masculine feel.

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, Leslie Good! 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
Tracy Schultz

Products Used:

Classy Label Die (Verve Stamps) Love Notes (Verve Stamps) Brighter Days Classic Calico Paper Pack Wood Veneer Stars White Dots on Black Washi Tape Tiny Attacher

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August SFYTT Reminder

Just a reminder that today is the final day to play along with the August Sketch For You To Try! And don't forget about our fabulous sponsor this month, Verve Stamps!! Here's a final look at this month's sketch:

And a look back at my August SFYTT creations with links to my original blog posts for product details. First up is this fun Let's Party birthday card:
 

And then this general, feel-good Hold On card:

All details and upload information can be found on THIS POST on Jen's blog. I hope you find time to play along this month!

Project Life Week 33

Well, even though I didn't get any feedback from my Project Life update earlier this week, I decided to go ahead and share another week anyway! So here I am with Week 33. I really liked how this week came together - I used lots of fun new products (both traditional and digi) and had some pretty fun photos to work with. Here's a look at the whole week:

 The right half of the layout features photos from a trip to the dentist - along with some journaling about that. I used one of my go-to embellishments on that journaling card - a piece of Wood Veneer People from Studio Calico, picked up at Two Peas. I also documented a movie Date Night with Joel (we went to see The Campaign, which was pretty funny, but not as good as we expected - sadly a little too close to reality I think). I've made it a goal this entire year to try to get myself into more photo, something I'm extremely uncomfortable with because I hate the way I look in photos. But I know (hope) that some day Dean will cherish these photos and won't care how photogenic I was. There are also photos of Dean with two of his lady friends.

 The right half of the page mostly documents a Saturday of adventure for Joel and me. Dean stayed with my Mom and Joel and I decided to play tourist for the day, driving all the way around the West Maui Mountains - something we haven't done in YEARS. I journaled about our adventure and added several of my favorite photos (including one of myself! YAY!).

 And how about some close-ups of a few of my favorites for this week...I asked Dean to fill out this journal card. I like documenting his handwriting in this album and this also captures his (strange in my opinion) obsession with Katy Perry (we have no idea where he got this. We pretty much only listen to NPR or Classic Rock).

 And this proud moment capturing Dean's first ever test - a spelling test that he aced!

 I love the way this 4x6 card a couple of instagrams from our Saturday adventure turned out. (and look! There I am again!! 3 photos of me in one week is a total record!).

 And this fun instagram journal card of Dean reading some Shel Silverstein - a common sight at our house!

I really do love this project so much. I'm filled with excitement each time I add another completed week to the album!

Products Used:

Project Life Signature Black Binder Project Life Design A Pocket Page (Big Pack) Corner Chomper - We R Memory Keepers Tiny Attacher Labelled Journalers No. 02 - Katie Pertiet Pop Quiz Journalers (Digi) by Gennifer Bursett Photo Journalers V1 (Digi) by Gennifer Bursett White Dots on Black Washi Tape Take Note Wood Veneer People by Studio Calico Summer Journaling Card (Digi) by Geralyn Sy Check It Journaling Cards (Digi) by Gennifer Bursett Travel Journaling Cards (Digi) by Geralyn Sy Typography Alpha Stickers by Prima Basicgrey Printed Chipboard Alpha

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