Halloween and Thanksgiving Cards {MCM #105 & #106}

Oh my goodness it has been a while! I haven't been doing very much crafting lately, hence my huge lack of blogging. I am expecting and while I haven't necessarily been sick, I just don't have the energy I wish I did! We were very busy this summer and I think I only made two cards the whole summer! I have made a few more cards since then and I will post most of them soon, but I haven't done anymore layouts yet.

On to the cards! My friend had a crop group at her house last night and invited me. I was only able to stop by for a few hours but I got 3 cards made! It was a lot of fun!

Here is Kristy Lee's sketch for MCM #105 for Scrapbooksteals

 And here is my card

 Here is Kristy's sketch for MCM #106

And here is my card.

And here is one more card I made without a sketch. I have really been wanting to try to wet emboss on a transparency, so this was my chance! It worked really well!

It's good to be back! I will be posting more projects soon, so stay tuned! :)

Grad Cards {MCM #81 & #87}

Here is Kristy Lee's sketch for MCM #81 for Scrapbook Steals

 And here is my card

Here is Kristy's sketch for MCM #87

 And here are my cards

Happy Mother's Day {MCM #86}

One of my Mother's Day cards from a previous post did not make it safely to it's destination, so I needed to make another one.
I used Kristy Lee's sketch for MCM #86 for Scrapbook Steals

Here's my card.

I didn't realize how much I strayed from the sketch until I look at these photos side by side! I will be going back and using this sketch again, I like it a lot!

At the Movies {Turqoise 4 and PGCB challenge #8}

Here is Kristy Lee's sketch for Turquoise 4 from Scrapbook Steals

And here is my page

The Paper Girls Challenge Blog (PGCB) Challenge #8 is to use up some chipboard out of your stash. The tag in the upper left corner is chipboard that I inked and added a cardstock cutout to.
The ribbon on the flags in the bottom right is from my good friend Cathryn, I won a prize on her blog last month and that was included, isn't it great?!
The movie tickets are copies of the real things because I don't think that type of heat-paper preserves very well. Does anyone have experience with that? Let me know!

Happy Half Birthday! {Turquoise 3}

 Here's the sketch for Turquoise 3 by Kristy Lee for Scrapbook Steals.

And here is my page

Thanks for stopping by!

Bundle of Cards {MCM #86}

I volunteered to make a bundle of cards for a church auction. Since they are pre-made, I just decided to do a good mix of occasions that everyone needs cards for.
I also made a matching envelope for each card.

Here is the sketch for MCM #86 by Krity Lee for Scrapbook Steals.

 And here is my card.

I hope someone is able to use them all! :)

MCM #84

This is the sketch for MCM #84 by Kristy Lee for Scrapbook Steals

Here is my card.

I've been trying to find new ways to add twine to my projects. I love using it, but was getting tired of doing the same thing every time :)

More Mother's Day Cards

 I hope you all had a great Mother's Day! Here are a bunch of cards I made for the Mothers in my life.

Sketch from Silhouette Blog

 Sketch from Sketch Support

The white background paper of this one has a very subtle pattern that didn't show up in the picture very well. You can see it a little at the bottom.

Mother's Day Cards {MCM #83}

My friend asked me to make two Mother's Day cards for her to give her mom & mother-in-law. She gave me some suggestions for the colours that each of them would like, and other than that, it was up to me. Her mom is my "second mother", so I was excited to be able to make her a card :)

I saw these cards on Little Birdie Secrets this morning and loved them, so they were my inspiration for this first card. I love all the little pieces of paper and stitching on the cards.

This is the sketch for MCM #83 by Kristy Lee for Scrapbook Steals

And here is the card I made for my friend's Mother-in-Law using the sketch

Dr. K {Amethyst 6}

Here is the sketch for Amethyst 6 by Kristy Lee for Scrapbook Steals

And here is my page.

Cry {Amethyst 10}

Here is the sketch for Amethyst 10 by Kristy Lee for Scrapbook Steals

And here is my page.

Poor Little Lady {Amethyst 9}

Here is the sketch for Amethyst 9 by Kristy Lee for Scrapbook Steals.

And here is my page.

 I flipped the sketch horizontally and used bigger photos and paper squares in place of lots of little photos. The black background is not part of the page, just what it is sitting on to show the border punches :)

Raisin Toes! {Amethyst 8 & Authentique April Sketch}

This one is a bit confusing, but here goes! Here is the sketch for Amethyst 8 for Scrapbook Steals, but it is also the Authentique Paper April Sketch Challenge.

I guess that wasn't so bad after all ;)

Here is my page.

 

I decided to go with circles instead of hexagons to make it flow better with the circles in the background of the picture.

Easter Egg Hunt {Amethyst 7b}

Here is the sketch for Amethyst 7b by Kyla Norris for Scrapbook Steals.
I used the sketch for the second page of this set.

 Here is page one (no sketch used)

And here is page two, using Kyla's sketch.

MCM #80

Here is one of my favourite card sketches of all time, by Kristy Lee for Scrapbook Steals.
MCM #80

I used washi tape for the flags and the flower (see Misty Buck's awesome tutorial for the flower {here})

MCM #79

Here is the sketch for MCM #79 by Heidi Van Laar for Scrapbook Steals

 And here is my card

Thanks for stopping by!