I'm patiently waiting...

Today there is some big, exciting, super duper fabulous news, but I can't share yet :) I'm waiting for a certain blog to make a certain post...and I'll get to share that super secret layout with you all :) I'll be checking my blogger dashboard every 5 seconds LOL Stay tuned!

Had a great trip to Michael's to kill my gift card with a girlfriend last night, and I finally got me an I-Rock! YAY! Can't wait to play with it, except I have to steal batteries from one of my kids' toys, oh well LOL Not only did I get to go to Michael's, but I also was able to score a giant box full of American Traditional Designs (now Momenta) stuff!!!! I'm talking 4 ready to fill albums, 2 packs of refill pages, papers, embellies (some duplicates that I sent my friend home with) all kinds of stuff! I sense a blog candy giveaway coming up...I have to make some room, and I don't think I can use all of it. Keep watching, I will probably reorganize the craft room this weekend as there's a snowstorm moving in. OH darn...I just hate being cooped up inside *yeah right*

Also: the Bling on 2011 event at sketches4you is fast approaching, and there's already a pre-challenge. Join us for some bling-y fun and you just might win a prize or two!

Watch for my post, and have a crafty day :)

Procrastinating!

Yes, I am supposed to be cleaning and getting ready for a visit from a couple of friends of mine, one to go through the old baby/toddler stuff in the basement and GET IT OUT OF HERE, and another to take a trip to Michael's with me to spend the remainder of my gift card. What am I doing instead? Challenges. Go figure.

This card was made for a total of 4 challenges:

Meredith Scraps, color a digi image.

Cricut Cardz Challenge blog, use a clock image from a Cricut cartridge

Do You Stack Up, a new challenge blog, use buttons on your card

Digi Doodle Shop's Best challenge blog, use buttons on your card

This card features my own homemade glimmer mist, which I've finally perfected. I used gold Pearl Ex powder to create it, I love how it shimmers in person! This first picture doesn't really do a good job of showing off the glimmer....

BUT THIS ONE DOES! Isn't it pretty?

I used my Happily Ever After cartridge for the clock, it's amazing how many images that AREN'T Disney princess related on this cartridge! I've been sitting on the glitter forEVER (like 9 years or something like that) and I forgot how it looked. I love how the year came out, but if I could do it again, I would re-do the image and NOT use the purple glitter. I do like the effect of the glitter on the champagne bubbles, part of the stamp from Wendy over at her blog (where you can collect this digi for free. I found this freebie image over at the Free Digital Stamps blog, go check out the many free digis available for download!) MM buttons, and the clock face is from one of my many Brewster wallpaper sample books, part of the Via Allure collection. Lovin' those wallpaper books!

This next one was created for Stacy H-W's card challenge over at sketches4all, use a Pagemaps sketch and use something old AND new, and it is also in the running at Simon Says Stamp and Show's blog, use your newest stamp. The "old" here is the ancient Provo Craft quilted paper, probably around 11 years old or so! The "new" is the cute little owl stamp I got at Michael's this weekend in the dollar bin. I just couldn't resist it, isn't it adorable? Random ribbon, MM brads, Colorbok textured cardstock. The textured cs behind the stamped image is golden glimmer misted :)

A closer look at the glimmery cs:

This last one was a "just because" card. I'll probably end up tweaking it a bit and using it for sale in my etsy shop (soon to be opened, probably in late January! How exciting!) It, too, features the golden glimmer mist, along with DCWV paper from the School 6X6 stack, punched with a Fiskars edge punch. Studio G stamped sentiment. Oh so simple, and I love that it's shiny! Oh, and before I go selling this card, I think I'll have to straighten out those strips there! Sheesh!

Well, I guess I should get my butt into the shower and clean up for my friends LOL Don't really want to, it's cold today. Little man is laying on the couch, watching Chuggington, ready to pass out at any moment. I am so hoping that happens! Hope you are all having a fantastic day!

A couple of layouts

Good morning! I hope everyone's new year is off to a great start. As for me, I returned our house to pre-Christmas condition, complete with some furniture rearranging and organizing. Good stuff.

Here is one I did a couple of days ago for a Colorful Creations sketch challenge, using a Colorful Creations original sketch. This is an old pic of my now 11 year old, her first professional portrait session at 2 months old.

My Mind's Eye Breaking Free Fruit Flavored "You & Me" Hawaiin Style, "Lovin Life" Fruity Stripes and Flip & Flirt, and "Oh So Very Hot" Sun Kissed Stars papers. Pink and red acrylic paint mixed to make the deeper shade of pink to mat the photo. Cotton Candy Stickles that smooshed in my scanner, obviously not as dry as I thought they were LOL. Colorbok glitter alpha, and glitter Thickers for the title. The "s" is really an "8" cut to make an "s" as I was out of them. The flowers, small and large, are cut from the Hawaiin Style paper.

This is the latest Sassy Lil' Sketch, and the circles on this one just jumped out at me.

I loved the simplicity of the sketch and the circle of circles, so I pretty much stuck to the sketch, adding doodles here and there. All I had to do was use my Cricut to cut out 2 circles of each patterned paper. I think I made 2" circles, not really sure though. I started it 2 days ago and completed it yesterday, my brain is a little fuzzy!

My Mind's Eye Totally Girl collection for all paper. KI Good Tidings ribbon. Fiskars border punch used for strip of MME paper. Ric rac. MME Flip n Flirt "Sisters" small accessories (flower), "Summertime" Girl small accessories (flourish), and Sun Kissed "Only Smiles" Girl small accessories (flower) for the 3 chipboard elements. American Crafts Remarks Beckett sticker alpha in Dandelion. Journal spot is from The Chip Chop Shop. Square brad is Bazzill Simply Squares in Flamingo.

More craftiness today, except today I am focusing on my business. I haven't made anything to sell in so very long, and I feel now is the time. My new year's resolution is to get in the room at least 3 days out of the week for strictly business items. We'll see if I can stick to it, I am in the middle of another layout for a challenge, a 2 pager. I'm sure it will call to me at some point!