Go Fish Challenge #18-Sketch Challenge

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Hi Everyone! I hope you are all having a wonderful day. I can't believe it is JUNE!!! Wow, the time is just flying!  Today is another challenge over at Go Fish Challenge Blog. and is also my last post as a Design Team Member :)  I have a very busy summer ahead of me including my daughter's wedding this fall which is going to make crafting a bit difficult. I have had such a wonderful time being a part of this amazing team and I  "thank" everyone on the team and especially Cecilia and Kate for having me.  I have loved every minute of it and hope to have this opportunity again in the near future!

This weeks challenge is a sketch challenge AND to create a Father's Day card. Here is the sketch photo inspiration for you:

Here is my take on the sketch:

My card base is 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 and base layer at 5 3/8 x 5 3/8. I added another layer that is cut at 5 1/4 by 4. I layered a fun piece of burlap and then a scalloped circle that I cut from the Art Philosophy cartridge at 3 1/4 and 3 1/2. I added some fun banner cuts that are cut at a 1 3/4, an oval at 1 1/2 and stars a 1/2, 3/4 and 1" all from the same cartridge. I inked around the edges of the oval with Tim Holtz-walnut stain and embossed the stars for some dimension. I also added a fun stitched ribbon and cute tag/sentiment-Dad, your the best is from this adorable stamp set called~Tiny Tags from My Craft Spot. I added a label tag that is cut at 3/4, inked with Tim Holtz-walnut stain and sentiment-Just For You from Expressions.

Thanks for visiting and I hope you stop by Go Fish Challenge Blog and check out what the AMAZING Design Team has created for you and come join us in the challenge. I would love to see what you create:)

Sherrie K

Happy Birthday!

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Wow, this week is flying by fast! I have another busy week and hoping to get my things done so I can get in my craft room this weekend.  I am really missing my time in there. It seems I have only had a few minutes here, a few minutes there kind a thing lately :(

 I decided while baby Arya was napping-that is if she cooperates, lol I would try and sneak in my craft room. Yeah, she took a 2 hr nap! She is teething and she just got her 6mo shots so....wasn't sure how she'd do today.

I have a blogger friend who I am constantly inspired by and I found a challenge that I thought would be fun to play in. The challenge is at Krafty Girls and the challenge is to create a paper craft that is "scrap lifted" from someone who inspires you.....So, with that being said, I have scrap lifted an idea from my friend,  Lisa over at A Mermaids Crafts.  Her projects are always so fabulous and inspiring and if you haven't seen her work...you must check it out! She is amazing!

Here is my card:

I used the Spellbinders Label Four for the base of the card and the base layer. The paper is from Basic Gray-Eskimo Kisses.  The white layer was embossed with a sizzix folder that was in the sizzix Birthday set #4. The frame is from the Spellbinders Label Nine die and popped up with foam tape for dimension and inked with Old Paper distress ink. The branch was cut at 1" and the bird at 1 1/4 plus the layers from the Straight from the Nest cartridge . The birthday banner is from the Spellbinders ribbon & banners die and the sentiment is from My Creative Time ~Gift card sentiment set. I added a fun double satin bow and some pearls and rhinestone flourishes to finish the card up.

Here is my inspiration:

I think Lisa's card is just gorgeous and  her card is much more beautiful than mine but I am happy with my end results.....thanks Lisa for inspiring me :)

I am also entering this in a challenge at:
1.) Bitten by the Bug 2 ~Garden Challenge-anything you would find in a garden.

Thanks for visiting me,
Sherrie K

Inspired by Stamping Inspiration Challenge #10

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Hi Everyone! I have a quick card that I made for a sketch challenge that is going on over at Inspired by Stamping and another challenge going on over at My Craft Spot ~buttons and bows that I thought would be fun to take part in. Here is my card for the challenges :)

My card base is  5 1/2 by 5 1/2 and the base layer is 5 1/4 x 5 1/4. I also cut a printed mat at 5 x 3 1/2 and added a border to the top and bottom of mat using a Spellbinders die called Moroccan Accents. The center mat is also a Spellbinders die-Fleur De Lis rectangles which I stamped a sentiment from the Tim Holtz-Urban Chic set. I added rhinestone flourishes and a few little buttons for accents. I finished the card by adding a double bow with crinkle ribbon that I won from my blogger friend, Karen at Little Scrap Pieces and a small beautiful flower that was cut from the Flower Shoppe cartridge at 2".

Here is the sketch for IBSIC #10:

There is still some time to play in these challenges so be sure to pop over and join in the fun :)

Thanks for visiting,
Sherrie K

You are a True Friend!

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Hi Everyone!!

I hope you are all having a wonderful Memorial Day weekend! It has been raining here pretty much non stop for the past few days. I hope it clears up soon! Our plans for the weekend changed a little with the weather being so crappy and I actually ended up having some time to craft today, yeah!!!  I made a card a quick for a few challenges that are going on that I wanted to participate in :)

My card base is 5 3/4 x 5 3/4 and the base layer at 5 1/2 x 5 1/2. I then added a few more fun layers using a fun Quic-Kutz die called Nesting Eyelet Circles. I cut one layer in red and the other in white which I embossed with the love set folder by Sizzix.

I cut Mickey and Pluto from the Mickey and Friends cartridge at 4 3/4 plus all the layers. I added a cute sentiment from My Creative Time ~Many Greetings set along with a prima flower, some twine and a double satin bow to finish it up.

I am entering this in the following challenges:
1.) Getting Cricky ~Simple Sunday Challenge-All about Disney
2.) Paper Playtime ~Challenge # 75-Say it with sentiments-Friendship card
3.) Little Scrap Pieces ~Fun Friday-Use red
4.) DL.ART ~Thankful Thursday-Anything Goes!
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My good blogger buddy LISA is celebrating 900 followers!!!! Yeah, Lisa:) Be SURE you stop by and check out her blog and become a follower. She is so creative and talented and trust me, you don't want to miss her projects!! She totally rocks!!  Go HERE for Lisa's details on her giveaway..........

Thanks for visiting,
Sherrie K

So thankful for you!

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Hello all! Can you believe it's almost Memorial Day weekend? So, do you have any plans? We are going out of town for a few days to the cabin and then spending Monday having a BBQ with family and friends. I hope we have good weather:)

I have a quick card that I made to share with you. The card base and base layer are from the Spellbinders Fleurde De Lis rectangles die. The frame layer is from the Spellbinders Labels Nine which was inked around the edges with SU-Wild Mesabi. The stamped bird and florals are from Tim Holtz-Flights if Fancy set. I stamped the bird twice and raised it with a pop dot for some dimension.

The sentiment is  from My Creative Time and the tag/frame is from Spellbinders-Fancy tags which I also added pop dots to for additional dimension. The flowers are cut from the Art Philosophy cartridge at  1 3/4 and 2" which I embossed with the swiss dots folder and added a fun little pearl to the center.  I finished the card by adding a pretty double sheered bow, bakers twine and a pearl along with a fun rhinestone flourish.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1.) Cardz TV ~ Cricut Cardz Challenge #108-May Day-Use flowers
2.) DL.ART ~Thankful Thursday Challenge-Thank you card for family, friend or neighbor-Use green

Thanks for visiting,
Sherrie K

Congratulations!

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Happy Wednesday all! It's another rainy day here :( We really need the rain but I would love to get outside and finish cleaning up my perennial gardens. Oh well, I guess there is always a lot to do inside too! I have the day off so I am really trying to make the best of it.

Here is a baby card that I made to add to my collection of baby cards since I am really low on them right now. The card base is cut from the Lacy Labels cartridge at 4.50 x 5.87 using my gypsy to weld the shapes together. The base layer at 4.03 x 5.25. The papers are from We R Memories-Cotton Tails-paper pack.

The baby buggy is cut form the Baby Steps cartridge at 3 3/4 plus the layers. I used the PK Cherub Face set for the adorable baby face and added some fun rosy cheeks. The congratulations is from My Creative Time ~Gift card sentiments set. I added a fun double bow, hemp and a cute little tag from My Craft Spot ~Tiny Tags set. I just love this tag set-definitely a must have!

1.) Peachy Keen Stamps ~Challenge #18-Anything Goes!
2.) My Craft Spot ~Challenge #56-Congratulations
3.) Little Scrap Pieces ~Fun Friday Challenge-Use green

Thanks for stopping by,
Sherrie K

Fantabulous Cricut~Challenge #112-You did it!

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Hi Everyone!!! I hope you all had a great weekend! Wow, it went by way too fast :(  I did a lot of traveling over the weekend to go back home for a wedding shower for my nephew's bride to be who will be getting married in about 4 weeks. We had a blast and such a wonderful shower.

I also did some shopping with my daughter to try and find me a Mother of the Bride dress for her wedding. We had a lot of fun and found 3 dressed that we liked. We have a few more bridal shops to go to and one more trip to the big Mall of America before I will decide. Talk about a stressful decision, lol!  I am a bit behind on blogging and commenting......I will be trying to get caught up this week~thanks so much for understanding !

Today is another Challenge Me Monday over at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog The challenge this week is: You did it!! Make a graduation theme project. Be sure to include at least one cricut cut:)

My card base is 5 x 5 and the base layer at 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 . I cut the cute owl from the Create A Critter cartridge at 3 3/4 plus the layers. The graduation hat is cut at 1 1/2 from the Something to Celebrate cartridge.

I added orange googly eyes and some fun stitching along with a double sheer black bow. The sentiment is from My Creative Time ~This & That set.

I hope you stop by Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog for all the details and check out what the amazing DT has made for you:) Come join in the challenge~ We would love to see your graduation themed projects!

I am entering this in a challenge over at Creative Cutter Room ~Graduation Theme

Thanks for visiting,
Sherrie K

Congratulations on finding each other!

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Happy Friday!! I hope you are all having a wonderful day!! I have a busy weekend planned again. Heading out of town to visit my parents. I also have a bridal shower on Saturday to go to for my nephews bride to be:) I am sure it will be a blast and fun getting together with everyone!

I have a few bridal showers and wedding coming up and thought I better get going on some cards. Here is a quick card that I made using Spellbinders Grand Scalloped Rectangles for the base of my card. I cut out another one for the base layer, distressing it and embossed it using a folder (not sure what it's called) it came with my new cuttlebug.  I had to go buy another cuttlebug as mine broke the other day :( I mean, really? How do you break a cuttlebug?  Oh well......back in business, lol!

I then cut  2 labels and embossed them from the spellbinders label nine die, pop dotted another label that I cut at 1 1/2 from the Lacy Label cartridge and distressing it using Tim Holtz-old paper distressed ink. The sentiment is from SU~A word of you set.

I cut the flower at 2" from the Flower Shoppe cartridge, distressing it, embossing it and adding some fun beaded ribbon. I finished the card by adding some rhinestone flourishes.


Thanks for stopping by!
Sherrie K

Go Fish Challenge #17-Color Challenge

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Hello Everyone!! I hope you all had a great weekend and a wonderful Mother's Day!!!!  I had such a wonderful time catching up with my high school buddies over the weekend. We had a blast just catching up, going out to eat, manicures, pedicures and of course shopping........I especially enjoyed that, lol! We spent one day at the huge Mall of America which was so fun but boy, are my feet killing me! I will no next time to bring my tennis shoes, lol!

Today, is another challenge over at Go Fish Challenge Blog. This challenge is a "Color Challenge"~ You are to use Browns, Chocolates,  Bronze and/or Kraft colors on your project! I hope you come and join in the challenge!  Can't wait to see what you create:)

Here is my take on the color challenge:

My card base is 5 x 5. I cut the pretty frame using my Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Rectangles die. The papers are from My Mind's Eye-Lost & Found. I then cut a layer that I cut from the paper pack with the design already printed on the paper. I distressed around the edges with Tim Holtz- walnut stain and pop dotted it on the frame for dimension.

I added a fun sentiment that is from My Creative Time ~Floral sentiments. The flowers are cut at 1 3/4 and  2" from the Art Philosophy cartridge and the leaves are from Spellbinders Foliage die set. I added a double satin bow, a small piece of beaded garland and some pearls that I had in my stash to finish the card.

Be sure to pop over to Go Fish Challenge Blog and check out what the amazing Design Team has created for you for inspiration. Hope you join us in this fun challenge!!!

As always, thanks for visiting!
Sherrie K

You are a Great Friend!

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Happy Friday all!!  What a beautiful couple days we've had  here in Northern Minnesota! I was able to get outside for just a bit and I can't believe how nice all my perennials are coming up. I love this time of the year when things are really taking off and flowers are starting to bloom. How's you weather where you are?

I hope you all have a great weekend! I am actually catching up with some high school friends for a girls weekend. I am so excited :) We plan to do a spa, take in a movie, go out to eat and for sure
go ........shopping!! Sounds like fun, ha?

Today, I have a card that I made using a new spellbinders that I recently purchased ......thanks to my good blogger friend Lisa  at A Mermaids Crafts. She is such an enabler, lol!!  I am telling you this girl can really show off those spellbinders well. After seeing her projects, you want ALL the spellbinders!  She is one amazing and very talented crafter. Go check it out for yourself HERE. You won't be sorry!

For the base and base layer I used the Grand Label 4. I inked around the edges of the base layer using Tim Holtz distressed in-victorian velvet. I then layered a fun piece of burlap down and then layered a scalloped circle and frame that I cut at 2 3/4 from the Live Simply cartridge. I inked around the edges of that also and pop dotted for dimension.

The pretty butterfly is cut from the same cartridge at 2" plus the layers. I layered the flower on a scallop circle that was cut from the Spellbinders-lacy circles dies and the flower using My Creative Time ~Rolled flower die. I added a double bow using ribbon from both  3 Girl JAM~baby girl and My Craft Spot ~vanilla bean together which I really liked the look and then layered another beautiful flower onto that.

I am entering this in the following challenges:
1.) The Paper Variety ~Handmade flower on project
2.) Paper Playtime ~Use a die cut and make a bug card

Thanks for visiting,
Sherrie K

Toad-ally Fabulous!

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Wow, what a beautiful day!! The sun is shiny, birds just a signing and I have some time to craft:) yeah, life doesn't get much better, lol!

Today, I have a quick card that I made for a wonderful friend of mine for always being so thoughtful!  This is a standard 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 base card and the base layer is cut at 4 x 5. I cut a 2 3/4 x 3 1/2 and 3 x 3 3/4 mat to layer this cute little froggie on it.

I cut the frog at 2 3/4 from the Paisley cartridge. I added a cute sparkly crown and some googly eyes for a fun look.

I attached a wiggly wobble.....watch him go...too fun!  The sentiment is from My Pink Stamper ~
Punny-licious set. I finished it by adding a fun sheer ribbon:)

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Sherrie K

Fantabulous Cicut~Challenge # 110-Mother's Day

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Happy Monday!! Boy, did the weekend ever fly by! Hope you had a good one:) Today is another Challenge Me Monday over at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog. The challenge this week is: Mother's Day! Make a project for your Mother, Grandmother, Sister, Aunt or another special lady in your life using her favorite color.

I made this Mother's Day card for little Arya to give to her Mom-my daughter. This is my daughter's first Mother's Day to celebrate being a Mommy and is doing a fabulous job. We are so proud of her:)  Of course, Arya is a bit to little to help but I thought it would be fun to make a card and sign it from little Arya. Her favorite color is purple:)

I made this fun bird house shaped card using the Create A Critter cartridge and my gypsy to weld them together. I cut it at 4.00 x 5.46 plus all the layers. I embossed the roof with the divine swirls folder for some texture. The birdie is cut at 2 1/4 and added a fun googly eye and embossed the wing again using the divine swirls folder. The lacy circle and scalloped circle is  Spellbinders die-Lacy Circles and the sentiment
is from My Craft Spot -Tiny Tags set.

I added a fun leaf along the bottom which was a Martha Stewart leaf punch that I used. I added some fun crinkle ribbon from 3 Girl JAM and a little tag plus sentiment is from My Craft Spot-Tiny Tags set.  I also added in some twine and a cute little stick pin.

Be sure to visit FCCB and the AMAZING Design Team and their wonderful inspirational projects. Hope you come join us in this weeks challenge! Love to see what you create:)

I am entering this in the following challenges:
1.) Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #47-Mother's Day and use ribbon.
2.) Creative Cutter Room Challenge-Mother's Day


The winner for the FCCB Save the Earth Crawl is: 

Tracy from http://tracyscricutcorner.blogspot.com/ Please be sure to drop me your information so I can get your goodies out in the mail to you:) 

Thanks for visiting,
Sherrie K

I like your Style!

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I hope your all enjoying your weekend! I thought I would quickly sneak in a project today before my day got really hectic and busy. I wanted to join in a few challenges..... so, I woke up early to getter' done!. I also took in a hop ....there are a lot of fun ones going on right now celebrating National Scrapbook Day:) Hope you find some time to craft today too:)

I thought this would be a great Mother's Day, friendship or just because card.  I cut this shaped hat card from the Forever Young cartridge at 4.75 x 5.53 using my gypsy to weld the shapes together. I cut the layers in pattern paper from My Minds Eye and added a touch of lace to the layers. 

I embossed the one hat with the sizzix flower folder giving it a textured look and distressed it a bit with Tim Holtz-old papers distressing ink. I found some tulle in my stash and added it to the flower piece on the hat along with a sentiment which is from My Pink Stamper ~Pinka-licious set. So, what do you think?

I am entering this in the following challenges:
1.) Scrappy Moms Stamps ~Use Forever Young cartridge
2.) More Than Favors-Wacky Wednesday ~Challenge #70-Mother's Day
3.) Cardz Tv ~Challenge #107-Mother's Day
4.) Sprinkle with Glitter ~National Scrapbook Day Emboss Challenge (My Pink Stamper Hop)

.****Be sure to stop by FCCB-Save the Earth Cricut Crawl Hop and join in the hop. You still have a little time. Great inspirational projects and some awesome prizes up for grabs!!

Have a GREAT day!
Sherrie K

Enjoy!!

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Happy Friday all! I am sorry I have been missing a bit this week. I have been extremely busy and things just got in the way of my crafting :(

My youngest son graduates this weekend from college and his girlfriend graduates from her masters program next weekend so we will be busy attending the ceremonies and celebrating. Hopefully things will slow down next week a bit so I can get back in my craft room :)

I am missing all by blogger buddies and plan on getting caught up with visiting your blogs over the weekend and into next week. Thanks for being so patient!!!

I have a quick Birthday card to share with you. I cut this yummy ice cream cone shaped card from the Something to Celebrate cartridge at 7 1/2 plus the layers. 

I embossed some of the layers with the houndstooth and divine swirls folder. The sentiment-Happy Birthday is from My Creative Time~Floral Sentiment set and the sentiment-Enjoy is from Pink by Design ~Tags & Treats set. I added a yummy bow using crinkle ribbon from 3 Girl JAM.  I am entering this in a challenge at Bitten by the Bug2 ~ice cream cone challenge.

I am having some computer issues this week as well. I am having to restore everything as I ended up with a virus of some kind. So, I am temporarily using my husbands computer for now. Not sure if I will end up losing anything but if you see some posts gone...hmmm, that's probably what's going on. 

Thanks for visiting,
Sherrie K