Thanksgiving is Almost Here

I have decided to try to send out a few Thanksgiving cards this year! Simon Says Stamp has a Thanks/Thanksgiving challenge this week, so it worked out great that I was thinking like them this week!!!

Peter Rabbit in Yellow and Green

Since I am guest designer over at Crafter's Companion this month, I thought I'd make another "yellow" card for the challenge. I added some texture to this card by distressing the edges with my CTMH distressing tool to add it to the Simon Says Texture challenge. I also splattered some Luminarte powders on this which has some texture (and sparkle--which allows me to add it to Stacy's challenge) all by itself. Finally, I added some gorgeous Crate Paper buttons! One of the boys just might have to give me this card for some occasion. I don't' know if I can let it go. I love Peter Rabbit!!! I colored the image with CTMH water color pencils and some copics.

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Love

 

I made this layout of all of the Massman boys and their wives! We had these fun photos taken when we had some group family photos taken in November.  I made it using Sketchy Thursday's LAST sketch. Boo hoo! I love their sketches! Anyway, I finished it this evening just in time to enter into The Paper Variety's challenge to use black/white and a kiss of color.  The sketch and prompt seemed to go perfectly with the photos!!!! Don't you agree?

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1999 in Panama City, Florida

I made this using a sketch from Just Us Girls. It seems to be designed for cards, but I love scrapbooking so much more!  It fit some challenges at Sketches 4 All also! Steve and I got married this year. We actually took this trip before we got married because we were unable to take a honeymoon! It's a long story...

You'll Be in My Heart

I made this for Sketchy Thursday's 9/9 weekly layout and for the Scrap it With a Song challenge 21. It's of my son and his girlfriend in Florida this summer!  I placed a Hambly screen print overlay over a really cool  DCWV sheet.  The pink strip on the side is mulberry paper and the hearts were cut from Anna Griffin.  The top letters are fabric Thickers and the bottom are from My Little Shoebox. Simple, but sweet, I thought!

Mitchell is M...

I made this for Brenda's challenge at Sketches for All/You.  I used a lot of stuff from the Peace kit from Scrapbooking from the Inside Out!  The bracketed journal spots are from Anna Griffin but couldn't be more perfect for the My Mind's Eye paper from the kit! I also clear embossed some CTMH flourishes on the left corners of the layout to kind of ground it!  I added some very sparkly Stickles to the snowflake by the picture and some Distress Crackle paint and Rock Candy Stickles to the snowflake by the title!

South Haven, Michigan

I used Sketchy Thursday's sketch this week to create this layout! I'm entering it in The Studio to DIY (the pinwheel) and Stacy's weekly challenge over at Sketches for You.  By the way, I'm thrilled to be the guest designer over at Sketches for You for September. I'll be issuing a challenge with a small RAK over there.  I hope you will join me.  I'll post about it here on the blog, too!  I was lucky enough to win some SRM Stickers which is what you see right under the photo!

St. Joseph, Michigan-Lighthouse in the Distance

I made this using a sketch from Stuck. I've decided to stop hoarding my eyelets and brads! Ha ha.

2010 Prom (elegant)

I created this elegant layout of Mitch and Haley at this year's prom for the Embellish Butterflies Color Challenge :: Sponsored by Skipping Stones Design

Supplies:

Kraft cardstock

Patterned paper (white with black flocking): Anna Griffin

Patterned paper (green and white):  Glitz Design

Black brads: Heidi Swap

Green Buttons:  Basic Grey

Rubons:  We R Memory Keepers

Chipboard butterfly: Maya Road with Distress Crackle Paint by Tim Holtz

Sequins: stash

Fiskars Threading Water border punch

Butterfly punches: Martha Stewart and Fiskars

Don't forget about my blog candy!

California Academy of Sciences and DeYoung Museum

Wedding Time -- You Made It!

I made this card for my cousin Ted's first marriage. When you consider that he is going to turn 44 the day after his wedding, you can see how it fits the http://www.couturecardstock.com/blog/ to celebrate a milestone!  This card uses their wedding colors! Solid blue is vellum. Print is flocked Anna Griffin. Flower is 8 layers of vellum flowers that I cut with my Sizzix.  There is a Kaiserkraft diamond jewel in the center! Thanks for looking I hope you enjoy it!