Ahoy There, Matey!

Just thought I would share this fun little card I made for my nephew's 8th birthday.

I used an old stamp set from The Cat's Pajamas and the Authentique Seaside papers that were still on my desk from last week. I used some dies from Simon Says Stamp and My Favorite Things and did a lot of fussy cutting.

I am going to give this card to my nephew today... Hope he likes it!

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!

Share Joy Challenge No. 2

Hi there!

Just wanted to share my entry for the Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #2.

This week my card is going to my uncle who will be celebrating his 93rd birthday this Saturday!

I used the Authentique Seaside Collection, along with MFT Fishtail Flags Stax, Pierced Fishtail Flags, Pierced Square Stax, Technique Tuesday All Aboard and MFT LJD Celebrate You stamp sets.

I really love this sentiment - I have been using it a lot in the last week. There are quite a few September birthdays in my family.

I am really loving this challenge! It gives me the push I need to send out cards.

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!

The Deconstructed Sketch No. 188

Hello there!

Welcome to this week's edition of The Deconstructed Sketch!

Since it is almost Valentine's Day, I decided to make one more love themed card before I put my Valentine's supplies away.

This one uses Authentique's Crush papers and journaling card. I cut the heart with a Spellbinders Nestabilities die and then heat embossed the "xo" stamp from the Simon Says Stamp Paper Hugs set and layered the Love Script die from Memory Box over top. The fancy angles are made with My Favorite Things Blueprints 18 Die-namics. The wood veneer hearts were colored with the Rose Red Copic marker and coated with Glossy Accents.

Here is the list of the other DT members so you can see how they were inspired by this week's sketch:

• Arielle Gordon
• Cresta Woodruff
• Jen Shults 
• Kadie Ensley
• Sheri Gilson
• Tangii Crain  
• Tracey Pickersgill  

I hope you are inspired to give this fabulous sketch a try. If you want to play along with us at The Deconstructed Sketch this week, the linky tool and details are over on Jen's blog!

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!

The Deconstructed Sketch No. 185

Hello there!

Welcome to this week's edition of The Deconstructed Sketch!

For my card this week, I used some of the new Crush collection by Authentique. I love the fun mix of colors and patterns in this collection. The sentiment is from the Sending My Love stamp set by Papertrey Ink. And of course, the beautiful sequins are from Pretty Pink Posh.
A bow made from May Arts black silk ribbon finishes things off.

Here is the list of the other DT members so you can see how they were inspired by this week's sketch:

• Arielle Gordon
• Cresta Woodruff
• Jen Shults 
• Sheri Gilson
• Tangii Crain  (posting later today)
• Tracey Pickersgill  

I hope you are inspired to give this fabulous sketch a try. If you want to play along with us at The Deconstructed Sketch this week, the linky tool and details are over on Jen's blog!

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!

The Deconstructed Sketch No. 174

Hello there!

Welcome to this week's edition of The Deconstructed Sketch!

For my card this week, I used some brand new Mama Elephant stamps (I super love this set!) and some fun new paper from Authentique that I picked up from my LSS yesterday. I stamped the snowflakes from Mama Elephant's Season's Greetings set on the polka dot background paper, and then heat embossed the sentiment from the same set with Zing! Black embossing powder. Some trims from May Arts and the Embellished Tag die from Mama Elephant finish things off. Pretty simple today...

Here is the list of the other DT members so you can see how they were inspired by this week's sketch:

• Arielle Gordon
• Cresta Woodruff
• Jen Shults 
• Kim O'Connell  (sitting out this week)
• Sheri Gilson
• Tangii Crain 
• Tracey Pickersgill 

I hope you are inspired to give this fabulous sketch a try. If you want to play along with us at The Deconstructed Sketch this week, the linky tool and details are over on Jen's blog!

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day! 

The Deconstructed Sketch No. 130

Hello there!

Are you ready for another edition of The Deconstructed Sketch?

I got a fun batch of stamps in the mail from Mama Elephant recently, and just had to play with them! I love their stamps (and now their dies) so much!

The paper is from Authentique's Peaceful 6x6 paper pad. the stamps and dies are Mama Elephant's Fair Feathers.

The other DT members have some really awesome creations for you this week, as usual!
Here are the links:

Arielle Gordon

Cresta Woodruff
Dawn Easton 
Jen Shults
Joni Wilson
Judy Rozema 
Kadie Ensley
Kim O'Connell
Lori Boyd
Sheri Gilson
Tracey Pickersgill

Thanks so much for stopping by! Enjoy your day!

The Deconstructed Sketch No. 125

Hello There!

Are you ready for this week's edition of The Deconstructed Sketch?

My friend commissioned me to make a thank you card for one of her co-workers and she wanted it to be made in fall colors so here is what I came up with. 

The papers are from Authentique, the stamps (sentiments) are Papertrey Ink's Big and Bold Wishes and (flowers) Verve's Kind Words.

Here is the list of the other DT members so you can see what amazing things they have created this week!

Arielle Gordon
Cresta Woodruff
Dawn Easton 
Jen Shults
Joni Wilson
Judy Rozema 
Kadie Ensley
Kim O'Connell
Lori Boyd
Sheri Gilson
Tracey Pickersgill

If you want to play along with us at The Deconstructed Sketch this week, the linky tool and details are over on Jen's blog! 

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!

The Deconstructed Sketch No. 108

Hi There! 

Happy Independence Day to all of you joining us today from the United States!

Can you believe it is already time for another fabulous Deconstructed Sketch!? This past week has just flown by! 

This week our awesome sketch was created by our fantastic teammate Joni! It is perfect for the Fourth of July!

All of the papers and stickers are from two Authentique collections: Pride and Glory...

The other girls always create amazing things to share with us, don't they? Here is the list so you can see what they have come up with today:

• Amber Hight (posting later today)
• Arielle Gordon
• Cresta Woodruff
• Dawn Easton 
• Donna Wardle 
• Jen Shults 
• Joni Wilson
• Judy Rozema 
• Kadie Ensley
• Lori Boyd
• Sheri Gilson
• Tobi Crawford
• Tracey Pickersgill

If you want to play along with us this week, the linky tool and details are over on Jen's blog! 

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!!