Sweet & Simple

Whew, where has this year gone?  I can't believe that we are already nearing the end of November!  I hope you had a wonderful day yesterday, celebrating Thanksgiving.  We had family over, and did the traditional cooking.  Smoked a brine prepped Turkey, candied yams, mashed potatoes, corn pudding, cranberry relish, stuffing, and of course, my yummy dinner rolls.  The dessert table was well stocked: pumpkin pie, pecan tart, and apple pie, all served with fresh whipped cream.

So, on to todays challenge from Sketch Frenzy Friday.  As usual, the sketch is wonderfully adaptive.  I sound like I'm tooting my own horn.  Only because I designed the sketch!  It has my signature colors: pink and brown.  Hope you get a chance to play along.  I know this time of year is spent shopping, visiting, baking, and decorating.  But if you get a chance to play along, please do.  We would love to see what you create!

a quick card I made

The card base is made from Midnight Muse card stock.  For the card front, I used a bright floral pattern from Gingham Garden DSP and matted it onto a piece of Melon Mambo card stock.  For the long banner pieces, I used scrap pieces from Gingham Garden & Sweater Weather DSPs.  I inked the sentiment in Midnight Muse classic ink, and then colored the blossoms with Melon Mambo  and Old Olive markers.  The sentiment piece is actually shimmer white card stock.  Just to give it a bit of shimmer.  I used the Labels Collection of dies to cut the shape.  I wrapped white taffeta ribbon around the top portion of the card, and tied a simple bow.  I wanted to add some more sparkle, so I added three random rhinestone jewels to the card front.
Please stop by the SFF site, and see what the rest of the design team has created! And play along with us!  We would love to see what you create!  A holiday card, a birthday card, or anything your heart desires.  {smile}

NAC #5

This week is off to a roaring start!  and it's only Tuesday!

Anyways, I hope you are doing well.  I believe my health is improving with each day.  I go back to the MD office next week, so hopefully I receive some good news.  (I have been 'gone' for a few weeks due to some health issues.)

Now, onto crafting!  This week over @ Nacho Average Challenge, we are working with a sketch.  Some sketches have a lot of potential.  You know what I mean.  And this week, we have another wonderfully creative sketch for you to try.  Here it is:

Pretty straight forward.  But, easily adaptable to allow a little creative freedom.  Here is what I made:

To create this card, I used one package of DSP, one stamp set, and one ink.  Birds of a Feather DSP, Grenier Victorien stamp set, and Midnight Muse classic ink.  The new ink pads are foam pads.  And I just love how it stamps.  The images come out crisp and clean!  I used a wider ribbon than I normally use, because I wanted a big fat bow.  I really love how pretty this card turned out.

Don't forget to stop by the rest of the design team, to see what they created:

Anne Hayward - Stampin' with Blue Moon Creations

Jenni Hogan - Stampin' in the Son

Leilani McGranahan - Lani Stamps

Rose Alexa - RMA Stamps 4 U

Sharon Wheet - Designs by Sharon (you are here)

Tammy Fite - Stamp with Tammy

Join us this week @ Nacho Average Challenge.  We would love to see what you create!  And you never know, you just might be our next Top Nacho! 

NAC #3

I can't believe this month is half over.  Time is just flying by!  But, we have a great creative sketch for you to try over @ the Nacho Average challenge blog site.

This week, it is a sketch:

I used some of the new products from Stampin' Up! to create a card using this sketch:

I used some of the new DSP that is featured in the new Big Idea & Catalog.  And, as usual, I used seam binding.  I'm a huge fan of this ribbon!

Please stop by the rest of the design teams blogs and see how they used the sketch.

Anne Hayward - Stamping with Blue Moon Creations

Jenni Hogan - Stampin in the Son

Leilani McGranahan - Lani Stamps

Rose Alexa - RMA Stamps 4 U

Sharon Wheet - Designs by Sharon (here)

Tammy Fite - Stamp with Tammy

I hope that you get a chance to play along with us @ the Nacho Average Challenge blog!