Seize the Birthday and Unity FWF

Seize the Birthday card challenge has a really cute sketch this week. It is supposed to be for a girl birthday.
Here's the sketch

This is my card

I used Carta Bella Beautiful Moments 6x6 pad, Want to Scrap pearls, a Unity Stamp, some Walnut Distress Ink, my Creative Memories heart punch, white cs and some Copics and MEPXY markers (see photo below)

Basic Grey Sketch Challenge

I really liked the Basic Grey Sketch challenge over on their Blog , so I pulled out some BG Hopscotch and got busy!
Here is the sketch

here is my card

I haven't added a sentiment yet because I am not sure who/what occaision I'll use this for.

Products used: BG Hopscotch 6x6 pad, Hopscotch stitched brad, white cs, Martha Stewart border punch, Recollections doily, Trendy Twine, Distress Ink in Walnut Stain and Dried Marigold

Play Date Cafe, Cropchocolate.com, and Unity FWF

Here is my card for a couple of challenges. I used a sketch from Repeat Impressions' What if Wednesday Sketch (I missed their deadline, but used the sketch anyway),

I used this color challenge from The Play Date Cafe

Plum, mustard and rose

and I took the weekly challenge at Cropchocolate.com, which was to use the color pink, 1 or more flowers and bling.

Remember, I am a beginner with the Copics/Mepxy markers. Plus, I didn't use the really good card stock for the image-I seem to keep forgetting that small detail! My colors did bleed a bit. I just have to keep practicing :)

I will enter this in Unity Stamp Co.'s Friends with Flair weekly challenge, since the image/sentiment is from their Stamp of the Week Club.

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Products used: Carta Bella Beautiful Moments 6x6 pad, MME So Sophie Graceful 6x6 pad, Scrappin Supplies Rhinestones, Pebbles Jewel Dots (all purchased from Cropchocolate.com), AC Ribbon, Unity Stamp of the Week Bundle of Care, Memento Tuxedo Black, MEPXY markers (various), cs

Our Daily Bread and Seize the Birthday Challenges

This week, the challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs blogspot was to have a border on your project, which was kind of challenging to do on this masculine card. Guys don't usually like lace and frill!
I am also entering this card for this week's challenge over at Seize the Birthday card challenge blog. This week's challenge was to make a masculine card using this sketch

I decided to flip my card to fit my stamped image better.

This was my first time using this stamp, so maybe with more practice, my coloring will improve. I did try coloring another of these images with Copics/MEXPYs, but it was too much color for the image. I like the water color pencils better for this kind of image.

Prodcuts used: Our Daily Bread Designs stamp set Keep Climbing, Unity stamp set Favorite Sentiments/Jillibean Soup, Basic Grey 6x6 Pyrus collection, Staedtler water color pencils, Brown jute Ribbon Carousel, Recollections Chestnut ink, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Walnut Stain and fancy scissors for the border.

Mojo Monday and Cropchocolate.com challenges

I decided to try to do the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge this week.

Here is the sketch

The challenge over at Cropchocolate.com was to make something with mittens and something sparkly.

Products used: 6x6 Winterland by FP, Tim Holtz D.I. Walnut Stain, Copic Marker R81, About a Girl Ribbon by FP (all purchased from Cropchocolate)  Unity Stamps Cozy Mitten Differences & Penguin Coolness, Wilton doily, MEPXY markers B01,W39,R37, Tim Holtz Distress markers Shabby shutters/Weathered Wood, D.I Fired Brick, Stickles Frosted Lace

Seize the Birthday Sketch Challenge

Here is the Sketch from Seize the Birthday Card Challenge blog

Here is my card

I added a pretty sheer yellow bow at the upper left corner of the sentiment before mailing this to my friend :) No time for photo re-takes!

I will also enter this in Unity Stamp Co.'s Friends with Flair Challenge since both stamps are Unity.

Products used: My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Madison Avenue 6x6 paper, Unity stamps-every breath and Favorite Sentiments-Jillibean Soup, Staedtler Water color pencil (for girl's skin), Copic markers R21 & R85, MEPXY (pronounced Mepsi) alcohol marker Y11, Recollections Pigment Ink Chestnut (to stamp the image), Ranger Distress Ink Walnut Stain (for inking edges and sentiment)

Crop Chocolate and Mojo Monday Challenges and FWF

I saw a great sketch over at Mojo Monday Sketch blog, kind of a CAS card.

I combined this sketch with Challenge #44 over at Cropchocolate.com, which was to use a distressing technique. I just used some Tim Holtz distress inks. I used a couple of stamps from The Unity Stamp Co. and I can enter this in their Friends with Flair for a total of 3 different challenges.

Products used: 6x6 Everyday Eclectic, Spun sugar & Shabby Shutters D.I., Itty Bitty Blossoms, AC Glitter brad (all purchased from Cropchocolate.com), Broken China D.I., Unity Stamps from Jillibean Soup-Favorite Sentiments and Dutch Mustard Soup sets, Really Reasonable Ribbon

True's Gift's From the Heart: Huge Blogaversary Celebration With Prizes!

Help Trudy celebrate her 4 year/1800 followers Blogaversary. She has a lot of sponsors! Check out her blog.

True's Gift's From the Heart: Huge Blogaversary Celebration With Prizes!

Cropchocolate #43/ Unity FWF

It's Challenge #43 over at Cropchocolate.com. We were to make a project inspired by one of the previous Design team members. It was hard to choose from all of the great projects, but I chose a project by Brenna, Chevrons and Ombre'. Here is a picture of her cards

Here is what I came up with for a Retirement card for my brother-in-law. I will also enter this in Unity's   weekly Friends with Flair

Products purchased from Cropchocolate: Bazzil cs, Life Stories Green by MME, TH Distress Ink Walnut Stain and Forrest Moss, BG Brads and Buttons

Other products: Unity Stamp set Authentic Man, Creative Memories square punches, twine from Ribbon Carousel and Glossy Accents

Really Reasonable Ribbon's 3 year Blogoversary

Check out Really Reasonable Ribbon's Giveaway to celebrate the 3 year anniversary for their blog reasonableribbon.blogspot.com. They are drawing 3 random names for 3 gift certificates to their store-how awesome!!! Think of all the ribbon you could pick out for $50 or even $25!
Here is the January 2013 Ribbon club assortment

I am a follower on the blog.
I liked RRR on fb.
I had already displayed the RRR badge on my blog.
I am telling all of my friends right here, right now about it!

Pick me, pick me!!! :-)