Sunday Best

Here is my layout I did for the Artful Delight sketch challenge for April (excuse the not so great photo - a storm blew in making any outdoor photos impossible).  I used some homemade modeling paste for the first time on this.  I learned I need more practice!  I tried misting on top of it, but that became a mess because the ink took forever to dry.  So, I added another layer of modeling paste and "dressed it up" with some Doodle Bug hearts.  I used a variety of washis for the stripes, which was fun!  I turns out I have a lot of green and pink.  I then cut the butterflies out of scrap paper using my KLD template.

Here is the sketch:

I am entering this into:
Artful Delight's April Sketch challenge
S.W.A.T. Basic Training - Modeling Paste
Kristi B's April Challenge - Something that Flies (Butterfly)

A Sticky Situation UIT Reveal!

The new challenge over at Use It Tuesday is to use something sticky - stickers, rubons, (wet) embossing, fancy adhesives, etc.  Well, I created two things.  The first is a card for a friend.  She has been going through a lot, so I wanted to make a fun card for her.  I used an almost 2 year old glubber to make the silver glitter circle.  Then I put an at least 1 year old sticker in the middle from Imaginese.  The design of the card is based off of this month's sketch over at Artful Delight.

 The second project is a fun little picture frame.  I bought a box of picture frames about a year and a half ago from Oriental Trading, mostly for y kids to decorate as gifts.  I pulled one out and covered it in Freckled Fawn washi.  Then I made a rosette using another hoarded glubber and some almost 3 yo ribbon and button from Doodle Bug.  The banner is made out of more Freckled Fawn washi and some Twinery Twine, and the alphas I think are over 3 years old - probably closer to 5!    I love how easy this was to make and yet so cute!  I am also entering this frame into ScrapbookSteals MCM #19 - Altered Item.

Now it is your turn!  Create something using some hoarded sticky items, and link up with us at UIT!  We can't wait to see what you make.

Quick Manly Birthday Card

I whipped up this birthday card earlier this week for my brother-in-law.  I had forgotten his birthday is also this week (same as my husband's), so I had to do a quick card for him.  I had these A Loyal papers out for another project, so I put them to work.  I then added an MME die cut, stamped happy birthday, and added some twine and brads to finish it off.  The design is based off of the March sketch over at Artful Delight.

Make it Sparkle! (UIT Reveal)

 Time for the first challenge for Term 4 over at Use It Tuesday.  Our challenge to you is to make it sparkle!  You can use glitter, bling, or anything else that sparkles and shines.  And I know you have to have some sparkly things in your stash!

I decided to do this layout of my son in his "winter" gear.  I had a one piece bunting for him in sizes NB and 6-9 months, but between those he wore this jacket and hat combo that was his big cousin's as well as some red footy pants when we went on walks that ended at the park.  I thought it was wintery enough to use this DCWV glitter stack paper I have had for at least 4 years.

The snow flakes are Hobby Lobby fun foam things i picked up to help decorate for my kids' snow birthday this past year.  I loved that the blue pulled the blue from his jacket and hat.

While digging to my stash for thread, I found this silver mesh from WP that I got in my warehouse box last summer.  It worked perfectly with the papers once matted loosely to the white paper.

 And the layout is finished off with a little stitching using WRMK Sew Easy floss that I have had for at least a year.

The sketch is from Artful Delights (ASC #27).  The title is inspired by a challenge over on Rochelle's blog - to use lyrics from Bill Crosby's "Baby, It's Cold Outside" on your layout.  And the winter part is inspired by Kerys's challenge on her blog this month.

Remember that to be eligible for Top 2 and Winner over at Use It Tuesday, you have to follow the theme (Make It Sparkle!), use hoarded supplies from your stash, and mention both the supplies and UIT in your post!  Oh, and don't forget to link up of course :)

Design Team News and a Tractor Birthday Card

Time for some exciting news - I have been selected to continue on the Use It Tuesday design team as a member of Term 4!  We have a lot of fun exciting challenges coming up, and I hope you will join us in them!

And now for my most recent creation - a birthday card for a five year old that loves tractors!

I used MLS Simple Life for this one.  The farm papers are just perfect for a card for this little boy.  And the tractor stamp worked perfectly as well!  I stamped it using Stampin Up Wild Wasabi ink that my MIL got me for Christmas.  It is close enough to John Deer Green to keep this little guy happy.  And the sentiment is a Stampin Up stamp she also got me.
As for the design, it is based off of this month's sketch over at Artful Delights (ASC #28).  I love the simplicity of it - it made for a quick card for this little boy.

And just before I posted this I noticed one mistake - I didn't finish fussy cutting the popped up tractor!  There is extra white around the front wheel.  Oh well.  I don't know if they will notice.  I will just blame my kids wanting my "extra" tractor pieces while I was working on this card for it!