M4TW - Black Friday Challenge!

Happy Black Friday everyone! Are you stuffed like your turkey today? Well, get out and shop! But before you go, you should play along with our Paper Makeup Stamps Makeup for the Weekend challenge! I'm the hostess and the challenge I chose is to make something shopping related with an option to use black on your creation. Here's what I did.

I used the Retail Therapy set from PMS. PERFECT for this challenge! I just love the sentiment! I don't pay cash for anything anymore! It's always on my debit card and sometimes on my credit card! Who carries cash anymore? LOL!!! Back to the card...I've colored the packages with various copics. The dp is All Dressed Up from DCWV and I paired it with Pink Pirouette cardstock. The sentiment is cut from a Spellbinder tag and I strung it with two different types of ribbon. The black glitter dots finished it off. I used the current SCS sketch for my layout, but flipped it.

Stop by the PMS blog to see what the other girls on the PMS DT have done. And then, let's see what you come up with! You don't have to use PMS stamps, but why not use them if you have them? This Retail Therapy set also comes in digi format, so you can have this set today to play with!

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy your weekend!

Recipe

Stamps: Retail Therapy

Paper: X-press white, pink pirouette, All Dressed Up dp (DCWV)

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, sahara sand

Copic Markers: RV13, 14, 21, 23, 25; W-1, 3, 5

Accessories: Nesties, die tag, SU folder, glitter dots, star dust stickles, dimensionals

Just Us Girls - Technique Challenge

Happy Saturday! Boy was it hard to go to work yesterday after having Thursday off for Veteran's Day! We should have had a loooong weekend! I'm spoiled, I know!

Today I'm here with a new challenge from Just Us Girls! Kathryn has challenged us to make a gate fold card. I haven't made one of these in a really long time. Last time I made them was for invitations for my MIL's 70th surprise birthday party. I remember making them by candlelight because our power went out! Anyway, I digress! Here's my card.This image is a new one from Paper Makeup Stamps. It's from the Moody Girls line and this one is called Moody for Holly. The sketch is also from the PMS Makeup 4 the Weekend challenge. Stephanie came up with a fab sketch, and it was perfect for a gate fold card.

I got my colors for the Moody girl from this Basic Grey dp from last year called Eskimo Kisses. I loved the rich burgundy colors! The sentiment is a free one that you get with every Paper Makeup Stamps order this month.

Stop by the JUGs blog to see the inspiration from the girls. Also, my good stamping friend Cheryl is our Guest Designer for November, so stop by her blog along with the JUGs DT. And also stop by the PMS blog and try out their sketch. We'd love to see you playing along with both challenges this week!

I'd also like to wish our JUGs DT girl Dana a very happy birthday tomorrow! Enjoy your day! :-)

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous weekend!

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Makeup for the Weekend - Paper Makeup Stamps

Hi all! This week's Makeup for the Weekend challenge over at Paper Makeup Stamps is DON'T BE SQUARE! Well, I don't want Shaela (our hostess) to think I'm square, so I made two round cards! I've never done this (a shocker for me, I know!), so I thought I'd give it the old college try!
I have two nephews, Ethan and Kristoff (ages 6 and 3 respectively), and I thought these would be cute to send to them from Aunt Lisa. What kid doesn't like to get mail? I used the remnants from the PMS October Kit (I heard that as of this morning there was only one kit left) and some images from last year for these cards. The paper on both cards is from the kit as is the Happy Halloween sentiment. The other sentiment is from the Spooky Sentiments set (a set of four sentiments for only $2.60 for bare rubber and $3.90 mounted on EZ-Mount on sale). The spider and skull are from the Spooky Solids set. There is a pumpkin and bat in this set also.

Two very simple cards for two adorable boys! I'm sending them out tomorrow (each one sent separately, of course!), so I can't wait to hear from my niece what they say! I hope your Halloween plans are coming along. What will you be for Halloween? I'd love to know! Thanks for stopping in today...I look forward to hearing your comments!

A Rainbow in Somebody Else's Clouds

"Any one of us can be a rainbow in somebody else's clouds." Isn't that a great quote? It's a rubber stamp that's only available in a kit from Paper Makeup Stamps. We call them "makeup kits" at PMS! This one is called The Will to Day Dream. It's available at the PMS store here. Here's a picture of what's included in the kit (you should be able to click on it for a larger view).It's a great summer kit! Love the bright, fun colors! I used the Will fairy that's included in the kit on this card. I used just the wordart on this one. I just love this little card! I used two of the three ribbons in the kit. I ruffled the yellow one by placing a strip of Scor-tape on top of the brown ribbon and then made loops and tacked it down. I made the bow by just looping the ribbon four times and tying it with some floss, then I added the button. Easy peasy!

This card also qualifies for the current Makeup for the Weekend challenge at the PMS blog. Christi Snow challenged us to use four of any embellishment., but it has to be four of the same embellishment. So I used four of these sparkily buttons that are in the kit. Stop by the PMS blog and check out the challenge. Christi has a great sample for you! You don't have to use PMS images to play, but if you do you could win a PMS image! Hope to see you there!

It also qualifies for the Simply Stamp #153 challenge - Pleated Ribbon. Sharon posted a link to a tutorial for a simple pleated ribbon that I used. I even sort of cased her layout for my design. This is my first entry in Sharon's challenges, although I've always followed and admired her work, so I'm happy about this challenge!

On another note, I'm entered in the Ultimate Summer Challenge over at PaperWorks Co. with my friends Cheryl Rowley, Tracy Harp, and Debbie Morrissey. We each had to create a card in four different challenges. The voting began yesterday and runs through Saturday, August 28th. We'd love your vote! Stop by their voting page and cast your vote. We are called the Buffalo Stampers and you can vote for us in each category, if you are so inclined! If you want to vote for someone else, that's fine too! Thanks!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great week!

Recipe
Stamps, paper, embellishments: The Will to Day Dream kit (Paper Makeup Stamps)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, crushed curry (SU)
Other: DMC floss, glue dots, dimensionals, Scor-tape

Just Us Girls - Yummy Color Challenge

Just Us Girls has a fabulous color challenge today! Alicia chose chocolate, vanilla, and light pink. Reminded me of neopolitan ice cream! But I just couldn't get the ice cream cone idea I had to come to fruition, so I decided to combine this challenge with the Paper Makeup Stamps Makeup 4 the Weekend challenge which is a baby themed challenge. I used Jamie the baby fairy for my baby themed card in these colors. I just have to say that my mojo is missing. My coloring seems to have gone on vacation, and I just couldn't accessorize this to my satisfaction. But looking at it, I think it looks ok. Also there isn't much vanilla in here, but let's pretend there is! :-)

The dp is from The Sweet Stack from DCWV, and it's all one piece. The bottom was decorated already, so it made my job easy! The image and card base are pink pirouette. The pearls is one of those flourishes that I cut apart to fit in the corner. I just wish I could have gotten a bow in there or something. It just seems to need something more!

Stop by the JUGs blog to see the fab designs they came up with! You should stop by their personal blogs too...you can find them on my sidebar. And also stop by the PMS blog to check out their challenge! Thanks for stopping in today! Enjoy your weekend! I'll probably have a father's day card here tomorrow!

Makeup 4 the Weekend and Copic Creations Challenges

Paper Makeup Stamps Makeup 4 the Weekend challenge, hosted by DT member Danni Bindel, is to use three flowers on your creation. PMS is also sponsoring the current Copic Creations challenge, which is to use the monochromatic theme. I used both these challenges, in addition to the Taylored Expressions current sketch challenge, to create my card for today. I used a new image from PMS from a new line called Retro Cutie Critters. This little cutie is called Lucy. I think the sentiment is paired perfectly with it, don't you think? We have more critters coming out in the June release, so if you like this one, wait until you see the others!

I colored Lucy with the W-copic markers for the monochromatic look. Katie Cotton, PMS owner, has a great tutorial on her blog of how to color an image in this manner. I sponged around her with Sahara Sand ink, then went over it a little bit with Regal Rose. It sort of made it brownish in color, which is not the effect I wanted, however I kind of like it! The dp is SU from a hostess pack and I paired it with basic gray and pink pirouette cardstock. The dp was cut with the new large scallop Dienamics die from My Favorite Things. I cut and embossed the image with an oval nestie, mounted it on a scalloped oval in gray, and then placed it on white piece that had the image stamped on it as well. This was so the tail could remain part of the whole image. I added those three flowers (from the bridal section of Michael's) and placed a gray crystal in the center.

So that's it for today! I'm off to get ready to spend the day at our cabin. All the boys are there, and my friend and I are going to join them. I'm not sure they like girls there, but they don't have a choice!

Why not try out these challenges? You can find the M4TW27 challenge here and the Copic Creations #28 challenge here. Katie is giving away a $35 gift certificiate to one lucky winner, so why not try out a new technique and possibly win! Thanks for stopping in today, and enjoy your Sunday!

Recipe
Stamps: Lucy and sentiment (PMS)
Paper: PTI white, basic gray, pink pirouette, SU dp
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, sahara sand, regal rose
Copic Markers: W000, 1, 3, 5, 7, R20
Accessories: Nesties, big scallop die (MFT), flowers, crystals, star dust stickles, dimensionals

Makeup 4 the Weekend Challenge

Happy Friday everyone! Wow! Where did the week go? My spring break is almost over!

I have a great Paper Makeup Stamps challenge for you today given to us by DT member Amber Kroening. She wants us to use the colors of the rainbow in our cards....red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple. Pretty tall order, but if you have the right dp, anything is possible! Here's mine. I used this great sketch from Taylored Expressions (from last week). These great images are from the Raindrops and Rainbows set. To get all my colors in (except maybe the purple!), I used Basic Grey's Lime Rickey. The top is from the same pack and was great for the "sky". The clouds are on dimensionals and the "raindrops" are Rain Dots from Cloud 9 Designs.


Loved this challenge! Why don't you give it a try? Go to the PMS blog for the details and to link your project to the challenge. Thanks for stopping by! See you tomorrow for the JUGs template challenge!


Recipe
Stamps: Raindrops and Rainbows (PMS)
Paper: Neenah white, riding hood red, Lime Rickey (Basic Grey)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, copic markers
Accessories: Nesties, SU border punch, Swiss Dots embossing folder, rain dots, dimensionals

Just Us Girls - A Color Challenge

Hi all! It seems like ages ago that I posted, but it was only Tuesday. I've started Spring break today, and I'm a happy girl! One week to do as I please! You may see more of me this week! ;-)

Today I have color challenge from Just Us Girls that Maria came up with. It's a great one too!

Such a pretty combination, don't you think? So Spring! I used all the colors in my card.

I started with this paper from Doodlebug Designs and toned it down a little with some distress ink. The lavendar pieces are from Basic Grey Kioshi paper pack. The sentiment, from Paper Makeup Stamps, was stamped in chocolate chip and cut and embossed with a nestie. I sponged some green ink on it while it was still in the die. This was all mounted on a piece of barely banana. I tied some pink satin ribbon around it and added a prima rose at the knot. I added two more on the other side for balance and more dimension. I also punched a MS punch for the piece on top. I've seen this done a lot and decided to give it a try on my card. Like it! This was all mounted on a piece of pink pirourette base.

The sketch is from the Very Vintage sketch challenge at SCS. I thought I'd play since my JUGs friend, Mona, is now a Dirty Girl on SCS!

I also used this week's PMS challenge issued by my PMS DT friend, Tina. She challenged us to use 5 embellishments on our card. I checked with her and this qualifies! I used the punch, the ribbon, and 3 flowers....5 embellishments!

We'd love for you to join both challenges. You can find the JUGs challenge here and the PMS challenge here. Thanks for stopping in today and enjoy your weekend! I'm off to a little weekend getaway with the girls! Time for some fun and dancing! See you soon!
Recipe
Stamps: Wordart by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Vintage Cream (PTI), barely banana, pink pirouette, Kioshi (Basic Grey), Doodlebug Designs dp
Ink: Chocolate chip, distress ink
Accessories: Nesties, satin ribbon, Prina roses, dimensionals, MS punch

Makeup 4 the Weekend - Template Challenge

Hi everyone! I LOVE my templates! When I first saw them being sold, I thought "why would anyone want these?" Well, I'm eating my words, because I really love them! So I thought that it would be a great challenge for our Paper Makeup Stamps weekly Makeup 4 the Weekend challenge.

I also LOVE the new corset set called Oo La La just released on Wednesday which also is sold in a digital format. So I decided to use that for my template challenge.

I thought this template from My Time Made Easy called In a Pinch sort of mimiced the cinched waist of the corset. The dp is an old Basic Grey piece (I don't remember the name), and I matched up copic colors to color the image. I also wanted lacy ribbon around the cinched part of the template, so off I went to JoAnn's to find some (I cannot believe I did not have any in my drawers of ribbon!). I found this great ribbon that has elastic in the middle, so it hugged the template really nicely. I tied it in a nice bow in the back (I forgot to take a picture of that). I added a pink silk flower and my favorite sentiment from the set. I used a nestie to cut out the sentiment, swirled some ink on it, and inserted an eyelet. When was the last time you used an eyelet? It's been a long time for me!

Do you feel like trying one? We are giving away one My Time Made Easy template to a random winner, so why not enter in our challenge? There are so many out there that you can purchase for as little at $5 and there are some that are free! Can't get any better than that! Now head on over to the PMS blog to see Christi's project and links to all the other DT projects. You can link your project there as well.

Can't wait to see what you create! Thanks for stopping by and have a GREAT weekend! My 18th anniversary is Sunday, so hubby and I have a nice day planned! See you later!

Recipe
Stamps: Oo La La (PMS)
Paper: PTI white, regal rose, Basic Grey dp
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, copic markers
Accessories: Nesties, In a Pinch template (MTME), lace ribbon, silk flower, eyelet, star dust stickles, dimensionals

Makeup for the Weekend - Paper Makeup Stamps

It's Friday! Sooo glad for this day to arrive! Now I just can't wait until 3:30 when I can start my weekend! :-)

Today Paper Makeup Stamps has another challenge for you. Maria Gurnsey came up with a fabulous color challenge: Red, Blue, and Kraft. For some reason, a nautical theme came into my mind. And as luck would have it, Paper Makeup Stamps has a set that fit the bill: Sailing By.I love these colors with this set! I started my process with a sketch (of course) from the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #59 by Karen Giron. I took the largest of the two anchors from the set and stamped it onto a piece of Boxer dp from Basic Grey. I cut it out, ran it through my Xyron machine (great for paper piecing...dust that little machine off!), and placed it on a piece of kraft paper which I cut with a circle nestie. That was placed onto a real red piece which was cut with another nestie. I swirled some Night of Navy ink on both kraft pieces. The sentiment (also from Sailing By) was stamped in Night of Navy. The navy polka dot piece is from Basic Grey's June Bug dp. I layered all that on a real red piece, added some navy and red ribbon, and placed that on a kraft base. The brass accents are from the jewerly department at Michael's. I just attached them with glue dots.

So do you love this color combo? Why not stop by the PMS blog and participate in the challenge. You can also see more examples by the DT to get some inspiration.

Thanks for stopping in today and I'll see you back here tomorrow for the Just Us Girls weekly challenge...we have a great technique challenge for you so stop by! Enjoy yor weekend!
Recipe
Stamps: Sailing By
Paper: Kraft, real red, Boxer and June Bug dp (Basic Grey)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, night of navy
Accessories: Nesties, ribbon, jewelry accents, corner rounder, Xyron machine, dimensionals

Makeup 4 the Weekend Challenge

Happy Friday everyone! I'm here with a Makeup for the Weekend challenge from Paper Makeup Stamps. This week Lisa McKinney is hosting and she chose an inspiration challenge. Look at the fantastic picture she chose for inspiration.I am a very literal person...even with sketches, so I naturally went literal with this picture and created this card.I'm not sure I like my brayering. I should have used glossy cardstock...I know that works much better, but I forgot and just used regular cardstock. I brayered Cool Caribbean ink (retired SU) using a piece of ripped paper to keep the white on the bottom. (I tried to soften the white/blue edge with more caribbean ink by using a dauber. Not sure I like that either!) I punched a 1" circle for the sun and placed that on the cardstock while I brayered the caribbean ink. Then to get the yellow, I used the negative piece from the circle punch, placed it around the opening and inked that with barely banana. I like the effect of the white around the edges. I used Friendly Flowers for the flowers/vines and the sentiment is from Birthday Cheer. The butterflies were created with a Martha Stewart punch using Basic Grey's June Bug dp. There are crystals on each butterfly and star dust stickles on the flowers. I used my new grass border punch that I just purchased on my shopping trip last weekend with my friend Cheryl. Oh, and I sewed around the edges! I'm real happy with that! LOL!!

So what do you think? I'd love to hear from you. I like the outcome. I actually made this on Monday and thought of changing it all week, but left it alone...I had more DT work to do and other things going on this week after work! No time to play around! Check out the details for this challenge on the PMS blog. You can link up your creation on Mr. Linky there for us to see!

Thanks for stopping in and I hope you have a great weekend! I know I so look forward to mine! See you tomorrow for a My Time Made Easy template challenge from Just Us Girls! You won't want to miss that!

Recipe
Stamps: Dream Big, Birthday Cheer (PMS)Paper: Neenah white, summer sun, garden green, June Bug (Basic Grey)
Ink: Barely banana, garden green, cool caribbean
SU Markers: Real red, baroque burgundy, garden green, summer sun, really rust
Accessories: MS butterfly and grass punches, 1" circle punch, crystals, star dust stickles, brayer, sewing machine

Makeup 4 the Weekend Challenge - Paper Makeup Stamps

Paper Makeup Stamps has a new challenge for you today and it's one of my favorites...a sketch challenge. Gabby Arriaza came up with this fabulous sketch that I have to admit gave me a few fits! I sort of had to case Gabby's card because all the layers were throwing me off! It's nice to see a sketch in action...I think it relieves some of the stress!

I chose this beautiful fairy named Rose (for the obvious reasons). (She's also available in digi format here if you like digis.) She's colored in the Color Throwdown colors of light green (river rock) and rust, and the third CTD color is burgundy...can you see it in there? The rose is a burgundy color! That is the only way I could work it into my card! I also added a burgundy flower when I took my picture! I hope that counts CTD girls!

The dp is SU's retired Apple Cider. I'm on my way to keeping my New Year's resolution of using up that old dp! It was perfect for this challenge...well, except for the burgundy! The ribbon is river rock and I swirled some river rock ink around the image, the sentiment and the white lacy piece. I'm very happy with this card. I made it a Thank You card because I need to send out a thank you to a very nice friend. The sentiment is from Everyday Thanks.

If you'd like to participate in this challenge, you can get all the information from the PMS blog. You can also post the direct link to your creation there. You don't have to use PMS stamps, but if you have them, why not? There are some great ones out there, too! Thanks for stopping in today. Have a great weekend!
Recipe
Stamps: Rose Fairy, Everyday Thanks (PMS)
Paper: PTI white, river rock, really rust, Apple Cider dp (SU)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, river rock,
Copic Markers: E00, 02, 08, 11, 15, 97; YG0000, 91, 95: RV09, 17, 19; R32; W-3
Accessories: Nesties, oval punches, MS lace punch, river rock ribbon, star dust stickles, dimensionals

Make Up 4 the Weekend Challenge #14

This week's Makeup 4 the Weekend challenge over at Paper Makeup Stamps is an inspiration challenge. PMS DT member Christi Snow chose a fabulous bedroom for the inspiration! I just love it! Wouldn't you die to have a bedroom like this? I'm in L-O-V-E!!! Here's my interpretation. The first thing I noticed in this bedroom was the beautiful arched window, so I knew I wanted to incorporate that into my card. I used my Marvy scalloped punch to achieve this look. I then scored the top part of the card to mimic the mullions in the window. The other parts of this bedroom that caught my eye were the aqua spread, the black & white rug, and the flowers. It's obvious how I used them in my card. The aqua is a very old card stock from SU called Cool Caribbean. Remember that one? I still have lots of it and it was a perfect match! And the pearls....a whole sheet of 60 pearls in three different sizes for $1 from AC Moore! What a steal! I just love the crispness of this card!

So why not try your hand at this challenge and see what you come up with? You can link up your post to Mr. Linky on the PMS blog. We'd love to see your interpretation.

Don't forget that tomorrow is our big Paper Makeup Stamps Birthday Bash blog hop! PMS will be celebrating its 1st birthday! It starts at 7:00 am CST and then there will be a party in the PMS forum starting at 8:00 pm CST. Also, there will be great things going on for the entire month of February! Check out the details on the PMS blog here.

Thanks for stopping by! See you tomorrow for the birthday hop!
Recipe
Stamps: Dream Big (PMS)
Paper: Neenah white, cool caribbean, black
Ink: Memento tuxedo black
Accessories: Marvy scallop punch, pearls, ribbon, swiss dots folder, sateen flowers, dimensionals

Paper Makeup Stamps - Makeup 4 the Weekend Challenge

The Friday Paper Makeup Stamps Makeup 4 the Weekend Challenge this week is a sketch challenge. This sketch was created by none other than me! Two sketch challenges in a row for me (last week's JUGs sketch challenge was mine too!)! I LOVE them, but always follow them, not create them!

Here is the sketch for this week's challenge.So what do you think? Can you work with this one? Here's what I came up with.Since Valentine's Day is right around the corner, I decided to do a Valentine's themed card. I love the PMS Beautiful Day Fairies (it's what drew me to the company), so I used the Heart Fairy. The color combination came from the Color Throwdown Challenge blog and were chosen by their new DT member and my fellow JUGs DT member and friend, Kristin Bueter. The colors are Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip, and Dusty Durango.

Kristin has recently joined forces with Lauren Meader's new company, My Time Made Easy, and is creating digi paper. I used two prints from the Fluttering-by pack since they included these colors. I colored the Heart Fairy accordingly with copic makers. The hearts were cut with nesties and embossed with the Swiss Dots folder. The sentiment is also from PMS and went perfectly with my image. I placed some star dust stickles on the fairy, corner rounded the two outside corners and was good to go! Oh, and the candy? GONE after taking this picture! They were chocolate covered cherries.....the cheapo ones that are one of my favs!

So why not head on over to the PMS blog and see the details of the challenge and another sample of the sketch from DT member Christi Thorsen? You won't be disappointed! Thanks for stopping by today and have a great weekend!

Tuesday Morning Sketches

Paper Makeup Stamps is sponsoring another challenge blog...this time it is the Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge blog. I was pretty happy to find another sketch challenge blog because I love sketches! Here is the great sketch.I did my card last night after I found out PMS was hosting this challenge, so I did something quick and easy using the PMS stamps set Starstruck.I also used the current PMS Makeup 4 the Weekend color challenge of silver with either black or blue. I chose to use SU's Night of Navy with their brushed silver paper, which I ran through the cuttlebug with the swirls folder. I stamped the star and flourish in Night of Navy ink and placed some star dust stickles on it. The navy squares were run through the cuttlebug with the swiss dots folder. The navy stars were punched with the small stars SU punch, and the silver stars where something I picked up at a discount store. I think this could be used for a variety of occasions...graduation, birthday, way to go, etc.

I hope you can check out both challenges and play. You can find them at the Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge blog and the Paper Makeup Stamps blog. Thanks for stopping in today!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone! I've been absent for a while because I have been busily getting ready for this holiday! It's gets busier and busier every year for some reason! I hope you had a great day with family and friends! As John Lennon said:

And so this is Christmas, and what have you done? Another year over, and a new one just begun...

I have a quick scrap page of my nephews with Santa Claus today to share with you. I don't scrap much, but Paper Makeup Stamps' Makeup 4 the Weekend challenge is to make a holiday scrap page. I'll give this to my niece in an album that she can add to.

That's Ethan (5) on the left, Santa in the middle of course, and the little guy on the right is Kristoff (2). He's a little tough guy who's afraid of Santa! Look at that face! How cute is that? I used Snow Happy set from PMS for this page with PTI's fresh snow ink.

It's late and I'm so full and tired, so I need to lay down and relax! Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Makeup for the Weekend Challenge - PMS Style!

Happy Sunday! I'm out cutting down my tree this morning and I'm going to put it up when I get home! It's officially Christmas when I have to haul everything out of my walk-in closet to get to the crawl space where my Christmas decorations are. Not my favorite day of the year, let me tell you!

This week's Makeup for the Weekend Challenge over at the Paper Makeup Stamps blog is a sketch challenge...one of my favorites! Here's the sketch.Very interesting sketch, don't you think? And now here's my interpretation of it.I made this for my aide at school who got a promotion to Teacher Assistant in our reading department. She is a great girl and deserves to be a teacher, but I guess even in the teaching profession jobs are scarce. You have to work your way up the ladder. The inspiration for this card was actually the ribbon. I picked it up at AC Moore with the intention of using it for this card. So I went with the red, vanilla, and brown. I don't know if you can tell, but the vanilla piece was run through a Quick Kutz folder that the owner of my LSS, Sharon, gave me. She's so sweet! The pattern is circles and diamond shapes. I've used it many times and really like this pattern.

I know many of you love sketches, so why don't you pop on over to the PMS blog and play? You don't have to use PMS stamps, but if you have them (or maybe have some Christmas cash to purchase some), why not use them? They are really great red rubber stamps and come bare or mounted on EZ Mount and are very reasonably priced! There are a lot of great images in the inventory as well! And we are currently in week 10 of our Countdown to Christmas sale! Every week for 12 weeks, PMS has something on sale. This week it's 12% off your TOTAL order, so anything goes. The code to use at checkout is 1212gets12. (Yesterday was 12/12!)

If you play, link your direct post to the PMS blog and use the code M4TW07 if you post to an online gallery! Have a great day and thanks for stopping in!
Recipe
Stamps: Apple Additions set, Dream Big (PMS)
Paper: Very vanilla, PTI vintage cream, chocolate chip, Cerese and Au Chocolate (SU)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, riding hood red
Copic Markers: R27, 29, 39; E27; W-1, 5
Accessories: Nesties, ribbon, dew drops, large oval punch, crystal effects, quick kutz folder, dimensionals