Funky Monkey!

Today I have yet another sketch challenge for you - this one is from MyGrafico Challenges! We got to work with the cutest sock monkey digi stamp set this week and he just screamed "paper piece me"! Ok, well he didn't really scream it - that would have been creepy.

Here's my card:

Isn't he cute?? The paper is all from My Mind's Eye (LOVE their paper!!) and the cardstock is from Close To My Heart. His hat is the flip side of the paper his body was cut from and his tummy and face are from cardstock. So easy to paper piece with digi images - you just print as many as you want, cut the parts out of the various papers and reassemble. And I thought the squiggly printed paper gave a little texture look to his body. I also added a crocheted medallion (thanks Mom!) and a button as an embellishment.

If you would like to play along, here is this week's sketch:

Create your card and upload to your blog or other gallery (please use keyword MG24), then go to the MyGrafico Challenges blog and post a link to your creation. You don't have to use MyGrafico images but we would love to see them if you have them! You might win the featured digi set of the week!

And be sure to check out the rest of the team's artwork - Team A from Monday's challenge and Team B's from today. It's almost 1:00 am and I am off to bed. Have a great Wednesday and I will be back soon with more to share!

Warm hugs and gingerbread

It's Tuesday Throwdown with Sherrod Studio and I've got a sketch to share with you this week!

I love sketches that combine a couple of different shapes and elements. I've been in a Christmasy mood so here's the card I created based on the sketch (and this time, I stuck to the sketch a lot closer!)

I used the Fresh Baked set from Sherrod Studio and Basic Grey papers. My gingerbread boy was stamped in Brown Bag ink (Close To My Heart) and trimmed with White Daisy ink. I added some gold colored sparkles to him for buttons and a similar gem on the piece with the sentiment. The sparkly swirl behind him is an acrylic shape that I ran through my Xyron to add adhesive and then it was sprinkled with Prisma Glitter for a snowy, sparkly look.

I hope you'll join us and play along with the sketch this week! Just create your card and upload to your blog or other online gallery (please use the keyword SSTT05). Then hop over to the Sherrod Studio blog and leave us a link to see your creation. I will be back tomorrow with another sketch - this time from MyGrafico - and a sock monkey. Until then - have a creative day!

Mojo with no stamping

I am getting in under the wire for the Mojo Monday sketch....but better late than never!

I decided to go the no stamping route - take a look:

The paper is various sheets from the Christmas Magic line from Fancy Pants Designs. Some pieces are the flip side of other pieces. The ornaments on the left are actually rub-ons that I added glue to and then sprinkled with gold glitter. A couple of gold brads and the card was all done and ready to go. Be sure to click the picture for a larger look.

Ok I am off to post this to the Mojo Monday blog and then time for dinner. See you all again soon!

Gettin' sketchy at Corrosive!

I love a good challenge but I have to say, sketch challenges are my favorite! (You've probably heard me say that before but it bears repeating!)

This week at Corrisive Challenges, we have a great sketch for you and I took some liberties with it! Take a look - here's the sketch:

And here's my card:

Can you still see the sketch? Tilt your head to the side...lol. There it is! Instead of a large oval shaped image, I went with w rectangle - the house itself. And the three star shapes (meant to be embellishments) I replaced with a cloud image. I also moved the sentiment to fit the card. So sketches are a great starting spot but they don't have to be adhered to strictly!

The paper on this card is from My Mind's Eye and the stamps are from Close To My Heart.

Big ideas for the week - try altering a sketch for your images and ideas. I hope you'll stop by the Corrosive Challenges blog and see what the rest of the team did with this week's sketch.
Also, don't forget to use some paper piecing on a larger image, like this house. The windows and door are all stamped on a separate piece of cardstock, colored and cut out to add some dimension and variety to the house.

That's it for me today - I am off to fix breakfast and then rake leaves. Have a creative one!

When you just GOT to go!!

I saw this image and saying at Eat Cake Graphics and just had to get it because, let's face it, no truer words have been spoken! And it seems to be a recurring theme in my house (with only one bathroom). Check it out:

In case you can't read it well, the sentiment says "How long a minute is depends entirely on which side of the bathroom door you're on". Just cracks me up! I kept the layout pretty simple - some "boyish" DP, a band at the bottom that was embossed with the Scor-Pal and a band along the right side that was edge punched with a Fiskars border punch. Image stamped with Memento brown ink and colored with Copics and the sentiment was punched with a circle punch. Click the picture to see a larger version.

Just a little funny for your Saturday - hope it's a good one!

Better Late than Never! MyGrafico sketch day!

Boy, oh boy! I have just been late with everything recently! I'm either waaayyy busy or I'm old and forgetful...I like to think it's the way busy reason.

Anyhow, I am finally getting my post up for the MyGrafico weekly sketch challenge! This should have been a simple card to make but I think I was just over-thinking during the creative process. Hopefully you like the results!

And here's the sketch I worked from:

Yes I thought it looked easy too! What I decided to do was use a large swirl from a piece of patterned paper and cut it out to make the swirly mid-section of the sketch. After I cut it out, I distressed the edges a bit, added some gold sparkly touches and a few pale green rhinestones. The castle (one of the images from the digi set you can win if you play along this week!) was printed and then highlighted with a gold sparkly pen and a couple more green rhinestones. I also colored just a couple of sections on the castle to match the patterned paper. And the cream background was embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder.

We would love to have you join us this week for our challenges! We have one posted on Monday and a sketch posted every Wednesday. Enter twice and double your chances of winning! Here is this week's prize digi set:

So give it a try! Head over the the MyGrafico Challenge blog for all the details and to enter your artwork. While you're there, be sure to see what the rest of the Design Team has to show for this sketch!

Back to housework for me - have a creative day!