Friday, June 10, 2011

May Sketch Challenge WINNER

Thank you all for being patient while I choose June's winner. I was having such a hard time choosing that I decided to pick randomly this month with the help of Random.org. The random number generator chose Kerryn Lawsen!!
Kerryn made this stunning layout using sketch 120.





Gorgeous, right?

Congrats Kerryn, you've won a beautiful kit from Dixie Pieces. Please join me in congratulating her! Contact me with your mailing info and we'll get this kit out to you quick.


lizchidester6@gmail.com

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Thank You Card with CLD

Happy Thursday bloggers!
I'd like share this simple yet lovely card using a few fabulous dies from Cheery Lynn Designs.

I have a ton of purchased flowers in my scrapbook stash but I don't need anymore. Not since I discovered all of the amazingly detailed flower dies here. I love being able to choose the exact color I need when creating a card or scrapbook layout.



This flower die is called Judy's Bloom. Check out the detail.


Dies used:
Judy's Bloom
Basic Optimistic alphabet dies
Daisy Garden embossing plate
Large Embossing pad

Papers used are from Best Creation's Loops And Scoops collection.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Guess what?


Happy hump day! I wanted to stop by and let you know that I am the new sketch artist for the FABULOUS online magazine,Scrap n' Art !!
The magazine has been completely revamped with a new staff including the amazing Melita Chow as the senior editor. Those of you who have been following my blog from the start may remember her being on my first DT.
Here is my first sketch for them:



I love this one!

So go check them out and get sketchy!

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

June Prize


I have an AWESOME prize for one lucky participant this month!
You all should know how much I love Best Creation, I just LOVE designing for them so this month I am giving away Best Creation goodness! Oh ya!!!
These are the newest 6x6 glitter paper packs released within the past 2 months.



So how do you win? Simply complete any or all of the sketches posted during the month of June starting with Sketch 122 and add them to the appropriate Mr. Linky by June 30th.

Fine print (I gotta have it): I will only choose a winner from the US due to high shipping costs. If you are from another country, we would love for you to still participate. We gather so much inspiration from all of you!

For those of you waiting to hear who won last month, please be patient, I'm working on it. :)

Monday, June 6, 2011

Sketch 123

Helloooo scrappers! Summer has officially begun for my kids and I am relishing in it. Love it! I know its only a matter of time when I hear, "I'm bored!" Haha, you mothers know what I mean.
Here is this week's sketch:

Sketch 123


Lets see what some of the fabulous DT members did with the sketch:

Kerryn Fry
Go Ninja Go


Kylie Symons
It Wasn't Me


Luzma
Stars


Brigitte Van Linden
My Garden


Lynette Jacobs
Escape


Upload your take to this sketch using Mr. Linky by June 30th and you could be this month's winner!
(The prize will be announced soon, I promise.)

Friday, June 3, 2011

Wedding cake

Hello scrappers. You may not know but I am also a cake decorator, this is one of my favorite crafty passions next to paper crafting.
I work in a local bakery where I decorate mainly birthday cakes and such. But tonight I had the opportunity to make the wedding cake for a gorgeous client of my sister in law's.




The reception was beautiful and I am glad my work is done. :)

Thursday, June 2, 2011

The Road Ahead

I made another card using the large window die from non-other than the fabulous Cheery Lynn Designs. This week is the last week of school for the kids in my area and its also graduation night tonight for high school seniors. I made this card in honor of them representing the future ahead.




To make my "designer" drapes I cut out 9 circles from the Little Stacker Nesting Circle Dies. I folded down the sides on each circle and arranged them together behind the window.

On the inside of my card I embossed my background scene with the burlap embossing plate to make it look a little more realistic.


The new May releases were absolutely perfect for the look I was going for. The grass border, darling daisies, and the garden gate dies made the road look so inviting. That's what we want to encourage the next generation, right?

Other dies used:
floral hearts (flowers)
mantel decorations
flourish


Thanks for checking us out today and we'll see you tomorrow!

~Liz