Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Be...You

I chose to do the card sketch with as many of the color combo colors as possible
while playing with my new Gelatos
{which I'm doing terrible at getting the hang of}!



Unity's September Kit of the Month
Memento Ink (sentiment only)

Monday, September 29, 2014

First one up...

Makes the COFFEE!
Which is why I LOVE camping with other people
{I'm the only one in my family that drinks coffee - *gasp*}
I Created this for
to celebrate National Coffee Day!


some really old Stampin' Up Stamps here
Close To My Heart Inks
Twine is from The Twinery
Dots from CraftWorkCards Candi
everything else is miscellaneous 

Saturday, September 27, 2014

Fire Starter

Please excuse the shortness... I'm blogging for the first time from my phone (eek)
Using http://umwowstudio.blogspot.com/2014/09/september-sketch.html?m=1 current sketch


Owl  Specimen Chippie - UmWow Studio (Distressed with TH Black Soot)
Paper & Floral Embelly - 7 Dots Studio Nature Walk (designed by the Amazing DeeDee Catron)
Stamps - Unity Stamp Co (except numbers)
Splatters - Tattered Angels Glaze

The Sketch:

Friday, September 19, 2014

Aargh Matey... Are you after my Treasure

Time to talk like a pirate!
In celebration of this great day of fun, aargh Design Team at
Mountain Plains Crafters needed very little push
to take it to the next level & get crafty with it!
You can see the DT members {who could play along}

Well Shiver Me Timbers... last Halloween I just happened
to dress up as a pirate!

Background Paper - Creative Imaginations Dead Men Tell No Tales
Strip Banners - FabScraps Rustic Fishing
Sunburst Chippie - UmWow Studio
added a bit of Tim Holtz Distress Stain in Picket Fence then topped that with
Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam in Hay Ride
Clock embelly - Spare Parts
Compass Brad - Oriental Trading Post
U.S. Stamp - Unity Stamp Co.
 Felt "X" - Thickers in Playroom
misc trinkets in bottom left corner

I would like to send a special thanks to Tombow for the Adhesive!
Xtreme & Mono Aqua

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Friday, September 12, 2014

Sassy

I have this friend...
I met her at church, in fact she use to be our Youth Leader.
She is so much fun to laugh with
and she gets our sense of humor (we're a little weird)
{oh "we/our" is my & my two sons - not my multiple personalities, not yet anyway}
This sentiment is perfect for her & she does tend to wear her
boots pretty much 24/7 during the fall/winter/spring
this card is for her!

I really LOVE this image, the very first time I saw it on Unity Stamp Co.'s website
I knew eventually I'd be getting it
and I finally did!



Image & Sentiment - Unity Stamp Co. Boots,Class and Sass
Memento Ink in Rich Cocoa colored with Copic Markers
Printed Papers - Gina K. Designs Ang & Me
Pewter Brad - Making Memories
Edge Punch - Martha Stewart

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Squirrel!

yes, we have ADHD in our house
so we often use "look... squirrel" when someone is distracted easily
and it relieves pressure plus usually gets a laugh

Over on Mountain Plains Crafters, the Design Team
got together & decided to challenge one another to use Animal stamps

I used a few challenges from other awesome challenge blogs for this one:
WOW! Embossing Powder - Favorite {mine is FALL, I love it}


Printed Papers, Color Cardstock & Trim - The Paper Studio Affinity
Stamp Set - CloseToMyHeart Hello Friend
Inks - Tim Holtz Vintage Photo & Tea Dye
Heat embossed - Chestnut embossing powder
Leaf Chippies - UmWow Studio Leaf Confetti (also embossed)

Thursday, September 4, 2014

a new challenge to me

so on facebook I stalk this page called
All Our Challenges Are Here
and seriously, there are A LOT of challenges posted there all thru the month!
Today I saw one from Drycha
to DRAW a watermelon
oh.my.gosh.
I really don't draw
I have never even taken an art class
but I was game because,
well no real reason
I think watermelons are pretty
and tasty

so here is what I came up with

this was my inspiration I found via Google

well, what do you think?
nope, I'm definitely not an artist
but this was FUN

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Crop in Ozark, Ar

yes, there is more to living in Arkansas
then Hillbillies & Moonshine!
Some of us also Scrapbook
This past weekend, my girlfriends & I
traveled to Ozark
which is only a little over an hour
down the Pig Trail
and even though I got car sick & embarrassed myself royally
I thought I'd share my favorite creations of the day

this was for UmWow Studio's August Sketch
but I missed the deadline for entering my post :-(
oh well, I had a wonderful time playing with it!
UmWow Studio Products - Frame & Flair
Stamps - Unity Stamp Co. {Layers of Life} Trees of Gratitude
Inks - Tim Holtz
Printed Paper - Making Memories
and some Rock Candy Crackle just for fun

next up is the second page to go with
the UmWow Studio's July Sketch
I used 7 Dots Studios Printed papers 
{designed by my amazing friend, DeeDee)
 and just a tiny bit of Waxy Flax fro CloseToMyHeart

last is the group photo from my annual
Murder Mystery birthday bash
{2014 edition}
where we played Salem Witch Trials
and while we've had better mysteries
we had a great time
Felt Crow - CloseToMyHeart
envelope with was seal - my own creation
flowers & torches - some very old (dare I say vintage) UmWow Studio
ribbon, paper & alpha stickers - Making Memories