Friday, January 1, 2010

Just Us Girls Sketch Challenge

Happy New Year everyone! I hope this year brings everything your heart desires!

Today is Saturday and that means a challenge from
Just Us Girls. It's the very first JUGs challenge of 2010 and I'm the hostess! It just so happens to be a sketch challenge, which is my nemesis because I am sketch-challenged! But I managed to pull off a sketch for you that the girls really rocked! Here is the sketch.
So what do you think? Did I do a good job and do you think you can work with it? I have total confidence in you! LOL!! Here's what I did with the sketch (which I flipped on its side to accommodate my image).I purchased this stamp last year from
Alota Rubber Stamps because I didn't have any fun New Year's images. I actually purchased another, but it really didn't work with this sketch. I started with my dp, which is a new digital one from Lauren Meader's new store, My Time Made Easy, which was designed by my friend and fellow JUGs DT member Kristin Bueter. It's Magenta and Tan stipes, which matched really well with SU's Riding Hood Red and Sahara Sand. The glass, ribbon, and confetti are all part of one stamp, but I cut them apart so that they could be placed where I needed them to be. The ribbon is on dimensionals, but not the confetti (too small for that!). I covered them with Platinum and Star Dust Stickles. The glass was covered with Crystal Effects and was very wet when I took the picture! Here's a closeup of the glass so you can see the shine from the CE.I only have one stamp (I think!) that says "Happy New Year", but it was too big. So, I created this on my computer.

You can see the cards the girls created and the details of the challenge on the
JUGs blog. But you can also go to the girls' personal blogs to read more about their cards too! We have a guest designer for January, who totally by coincidence is my new fellow Paper Makeup Stamps DT member Gabby Arriaza. So please stop by and leave them some wonderful comments.

Gabby Arriaza, guest designer

I hope you have a chance to play! I'll be making sure I comment all week, so I will see your card if you do one! Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

16 comments:

Sue Lelli said...

This is just too cute and reminded me so much of my New Year's Eve! We were drinking champagne mixed with Bacardi strawberry rum (a must try) with sugar on the rim and a raspberry and a bluebery floating in it. Oh but I digress. Your card is just FAB! Love all of the detail and the stickles glitter and the new dp from Lauren! Very unique!

Crystal said...

This card is AWESOME Lisa wow look at all those deets girl!!!! LOVE LOVE THIS!!!

Mona Pendleton said...

Lisa, what a great card! I love all the shimmer & embossing! Wish my New Year's involved something more than lemonade!!! Thanks for the amazing sketch to play with this week :)

LeAnne said...

VERY cute! I love Kristin's new paper too! Great image for New Year's! Great sketch, too!

AKiteFlier said...

AWESOME Lisa - I love the CE on your glass - wow talk about shine. Your colors are great and this was THE perfect card to make for the timing of this release. Thanks for a SUPER fun sketch :-)

Melyssa said...

Great sketch Lisa! I think you did a fabulous job with your sketch. I too am sketch-challenged. I love the glass effects on the wine glass.

Danni said...

Awesome card!! Love it!

Katie Cotton said...

i love this!!!!!

Dana Gustafson said...

Lisa! THis is such a fun card! I love your spilled glass stamp. THis would be perfect to send a party hostess after having a wonderful time at her party! In fact, I need to do that! Thanks or the inspo and the GREAT sketch this week!

Wendy said...

I love your card AND your sketch!! If I can find a few minutes to myself in the next few days (pause here while I let out a little hysterical laughter), I'll give it a try!

Carol L said...

What a fantastic New Year's card! So typical of New Year's day eh? I loved the sketch and couldn't wait to play along, so thanks for the great challenge AND sketch! BTW, congrats on that sweet little baby girl you just added to your family tree. She's just perfect :)

Gabby said...

Beautiful card Lisa! I love how you gave the glass that shiny look! Awesome!

Davi said...

Such a fun card. I love the curly texture and then the raised curly ribbon. The coloring on your glass is sooo real!! Congrats on your beautiful niece! We too just had a new nephew. Such a blessing isnt it?? :)

Annie said...

what a FUN card!!! :)

Maria said...

This is FABULOUS!!!! It's stunning, I love what you did and love that image! Fabulous job!

Echo said...

I just came accross this card was stunned by it. It really caught my eye. Awsome use of colors and embellies to create this new years card. and I love the images!
Great job!

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