another sketch to play with

My thanks to all you fellow bloggers who come up with sketches for people like me to play with!!  It really keeps the inspiration flowing.

That being said, here is a Monday sketch from Heather Scott.  I kept pretty close to the original sketch, cause thats what worked for me.  I am happy with the way it worked out and i hope you enjoy my results too.

circles!

Circles are hot, they are showing up everywhere these days.  I love it!!

Lauren M posted a sketch challenge last saturday that I decided to play along with and here are my results.  I am actually quite pleased with this card, it came together quite easily - love when that happens!

so, its Monday and its gonna be a busy week, capped off by some Oktoberfest fun in my home town.  

Love that fall tradition!

MACM 9.22.08

I am a huge fan of Kristina W her style is so fun and clean and she is so encouraging its difficult (for me anyway) to not get caught up in her enthusiasm!

This is my take on her Make a Card Monday project for this week.  This is so simple but creates a great result!  I used a brown base and the frame is a pumpkin color.  The paper is from my inventory.  I used my swiss dots folder to emboss my vellum and the sentiment is from Studio G.  Again, really simple and quick, but I think the result is very fun.  When I make this again though, I will glue the vellum to the front and put the frame over it.  With the vellum glued on the inside it shows too much of "the mechanics" for my taste, the second photo shows what I mean.

sketch challenge

I don't often play along with sketch challenges (I really should do more of that), but when I saw this one on Jen's blog the idea just popped into my head and wouldn't let go until I'd made the card.

I love this sentiment and am happy to say that I haven't had anyone in my life who has been in crisis lately that I would send this to - it just seems to me to be an in crisis sentiment, I suppose I could send it just because......

I embossed the flowers with my Cuttlebug, its one of their newer small folders.  I love my CB and the folders.  I wish I hadn't kept talking myself out of that purchase for so long.  Oh well it is what it is.

for a good cause

I am back to my blog because I have found a cause worth talking about.

one of the bloggers that I keep up with, Cammie has been talking about losing her grandmother to Alzheimer's and her personal efforts to raise money for the Alzheimer's Association, as well as recognize all the amazing caregivers on this World Alzheimer's day.  She is offering some really wonderful blog candy on her blog, all donated by incredible companies and fellow paper crafters, I encourage you to not only visit her blog to get all the details but to visit the companies and other blogs and drop a comment thanking them for their participation as well as making a card to thank a caregiver.

I personally have not had Alzheimer's touch my family closely but have seen it take its toll on the lives of others.

so, here is my card and my very great thanks to all of those who care for the families of and people with these diseases.