Caardvarks Happy New Year Challenge

This is the first time I have ever done a caardvarks challenge.  The sponsor this month is Just Rite Stampers

Here is the sketch:

Here is my take on it:

The papers are SU.  The stamps I used were JustRite Stampers.  Accessories used- pearls and nestablities circle and scalloped circle.  Now to mail it off to a friend.

Yikes-

I need to add change blog header to my to do list today!  Back later with a new model for twenty ten!

A day with a friend

Yesterday was my pamper me day, something I do not do often enough.  I went shopping and to lunch at the Morgan House with my friend Anna.  Anna will be moving to Cincy area soon so I want to spend time with her as much as our busy lives allow before she does.  We shopped, ate a scrumptious lunch, talk about presentation, they certainly know how to do that, and then shopped some more.  One of the great finds of the day was the incredible growing sweater- it looked like a child’s top in the fashion room, but grew to tremendous proportions- it fit me.  I mulled it over as a possible purchase while eating lunch.  Afterwords I decided that it would be a great coverup to my sleeveless dress I am wearing out on New Years Eve.  Here are some pages I scrapped about the day:

For details on the digiscrap files used click the photos to be take to the Oscraps gallery where they are uploaded.  Enjoy your day and your friends!

Vacation thus far

Besides getting ready for Christmas and company, I have been enjoying the slow pace of not having to go to work.  I have especially enjoyed time to be creative.  I have been digi scrapping the past few days.  Here are two pages for this year 2009 in review:

and the right side includes color coding by month as well as photo details!

tomorrow I am looking forward to pampering and girlfriend time.

EtsyInspiredChallenge #68

I haven’t played with any challenges in a long time.  However with 12 days off- I am itching to craft.  I loved exploring Mountain Gypsy Handbags, LLC for some inspiration.  I really need to save my money for one of her bags- I love them, and I am sure my camera will be happy living there!  I was inspired by the following bags:

I needed to cover the ugly front of one of those pocket/purse calenders you use for writing stuff down when you are away from home.  I was inspired by brown and aqua colors as well as by the swirl pattern.  I think my son’s gf will enjoy this- for those times when her blackberry is not working right!

Cardstock is SU chocolate chip and an old in color- cool carribean.  I used the swirl folder of my cuttlebug, and the Oliva alpha.  I highlighted the swirls with chocolate chip ink, and used tiny crystals at the bottom.  It was fun to craft when I was not exhausted!

You can enter the challenge too!  All the details are here!

anenome

anenome, originally uploaded by lauriewe.

Still playing- love the color in this one!

birds

birds, originally uploaded by lauriewe.

Sure looks like Halloween doesn’t it? I have been playing with textures!

Happy Fall Y’all

It has been way to long since I blogged.  But I wanted to share a card that I have been itching to make.  I love fall and scarecrows.  Back in NY I used to drive by a farm with a scarecrow in the cornfield.  It was mechanical and many days it waved it’s hand at me.  I loved driving by.  When I saw this card I knew I wanted to try that simple yet effective layout.  First I had to get the spellbinders label 8 nestabilities.  They arrived on Saturday, and this card was born.

I used a retired StampinUp set called Happy Fall Y’all, colored the image with colored pencils and OMS, title is Just Rite Stampers and ribbon was some I had received in a swap years ago- goes great with the fall colors.   I can’t wait to make some more fall cards!

Etsy inspired challenge # 35 – Bealoo

This week we get to visit bealoo’s shop.  Her shop is full of art for kids.  I really like the boys on snowboards and skateboards, reminded me of my oldest when he was growing up, but I wasn’t sure i could find the photos to do a scrap page.  So I found Dreamy Dragonfly original art that also inspired me.  I have a dragonfly stamp or two that hadn’t been inked in a while.  I also wanted to try this technique from Julie Buhler.  I save all my acetate packaging to recycle into future window cards or crafts.  When cleaning out my studio I found some art institute fine glitter that I knew would make a wonderful addition to my card.

The base is GKD base white.  I also used a purple from club scrap, and always artichoke and orchid opulence from SU.  I used the markers to match for the flower stamp from GKD. Other stamps are from ClubScrap and another stamp company for the dragonflies, Sparkle is from SU.  I used fiskars border punch and my oval plain and scallop nesties.  The glitter is on the back of the stamped design, held on with crystal effects.

Cuttlebug Spa Challenge

I couldn’t figure out how to get this in my sidebar- so I am giving it top billing-click on it to go to the site.  Read below- I only just discovered this site, but the things I have learned from meandering through – wow- cuttlebug, not just for cards anymore!

I am not sure I can figure out how to keep this on top- but if I can- I will- hope to see you there!