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CY Card Sketch!

This week's sketch was for a card. I had these papers on my desk for a layout I'm working on right now, and I love the pink & brown & green combo. Make sure you head over to Creatively Yours to check out the sketch and then link us up to your interpretation!

Hello!

Supplies: Cardstock- Bazzill; Patterned Paper- My Mind's Eye; Flowers- Prima; Ribbon- American Crafts; Alphas- Making Memories; Punch- Fiskars.

CY Special Assignment Card & Guest DT Search!

Here's my card for this week's sketch over at Creatively Yours! We would love to see your version, and if you post it in the comments there you might get featured as a guest designer!

Here's the info for the new Creative Round Up & Guest Designer search!

WHERE?   http://creativelyyourssketches.blogspot.com/

WHAT?  “Sketches: Creatively Yours” Creative Round-Up Feature; plus Creative Guest and Guest Designer search!
WHEN?: We provide weekly Sketches, so we have no deadlines for sharing links to your work with us, but the next "CY Creative Round-Up" will be October 16th if you want your work featured on the CY Blog.

 

WANT MORE DETAILS?

 

Sure thing! Read on.

 

What possibilities do you see in "Creatively Yours" sketches?

We'd love to check out what you create using CY Sketches, and feature those creations in upcoming special posts.

We are ALSO choosing future "Creative Guests" AND "Guest Designers" based on scrappers' interest and participation by interpreting our Sketches!

 

Be SURE to leave a comment and a link to your CY Sketch creation! We will then visit and leave you a comment, and request your CY Sketch-based work for the October 16th 2009 Creative Round-Up Feature Post at CY.

Additionally, we may invite you to be a "Creative Guest" or a "Creative Designer" at CY, in which case, we will be in further contact with you!  [At present we are seeking Guest Designers and Creative Guests for the months of October & beyond.]

All readers including those from other countries,are more than welcome to share links to their work! Former CY-Guest Designers are also welcome!

No prizes can be offered to readers/designers, as we are not affiliated with any store or business. However, your work will receive excellent exposure on our beautiful Sketch Blog when we do our Creative Round-Up, or invite you to fulfill a week-long "Creative Guest" position or a month-long "Guest Designer" position. Be extra sure to share!  It will be worth it! 

Questions? Please feel free to contact Ali MacDonald,@ Creatively Yours  via:  peteali@eastlink.ca 

Thanks for considering visiting and participating in our friendly Sketch Blog!   http://creativelyyourssketches.blogspot.com/

Happy Birthday Carrie!

In honor of my best scrappy-friend's birthday today, here is a new card to share!

Happy Birthday
Supplies: Cardstock- Prism; Patterned Paper- Collage Press; Chipboard- Bazzill; Alphas- Making Memories; Ribbon- American Crafts; Giltter- Stickles; Jewel- Me & My Big Ideas;

Etsy Voter- Vote for my card!

My birthday card made it into Etsy's new round of voting! If you are registered on Etsy, I'd appreciate your vote. Go here and vote for the happy birthday card by RandomScraps. Thanks!

CY Card Assignment

This was my first special assignment over at Creatively Yours. (By the way, they have moved over to Blogger! Update your bookmarks!) This assignment was a card sketch. The rainbow on the side of this Fancy Pants paper was my inspiration! Head over there to see the sketch and the other girls takes on this sketch, then make sure you join us and post your version!

Wishing You A Beautiful Day
Supplies: Cardstock- Prism; Patterned Paper- Fancy Pants; Stamp- Daisy Bucket; Ink- Stazon, Colorbox; Jewels- Heidi Swapp; Ribbon- ?;

Page Maps!

I was honored to be able to contribute a card sample to Becky Fleck's Card Maps for June. Today, it was launched on their site and in the newsletter. Here's my card, based on her fabulous sketch. Head over to Page Maps for a ton more inspiration and lots of great sketches for cards & layouts!

Hello Set & A Birthday Shout Out

I finally got enough time to make a few extra cards for my etsy shop. I love this set, which I made with  inspiration from the She's A Natural layout a little while back. I almost want to use them myself!

Hello Set
Supplies: Cardstock-Bazzill; Patterned paper- My Mind's Eye; Ribbon- My Mind's Eye; Flower- Queen & Co; Jewel-?; Alphas- Making Memories.

I also want to take a moment to say happy birthday to my baby. He's 8 today, and that just baffles me! We'll be doing a water party this afternoon, complete with water balloons, squirt guns and sprinklers. Love you bud!

 

Everyday deserves a celebration!

Today we are getting ready for Scott's birthday party tomorrow. I can't believe my baby will be 8! Here's a super simple card that could be used for much more than just birthdays.

Everyday Deserves A Celebration
Supplies: Cardstock- Bazzill; Patterned Paper- My Mind's Eye; Die cut- My Mind's Eye; Flower- Creative Imaginiations; Ribbon-?;

Birthday Wishes

Today I have a card to share with you! I used these papers back on this layout a while ago, and before I cleaned up I put together this card with my scraps.

Birthday Wishes:
Supplies: Cardstock- Prism (blue), Bazzill (maroon); Patterned Paper- My Mind's Eye (dots), Basic Grey (stripes); Jewels- Junkitz; Acrylic Flower- KI Memories; Rub-on- Bo Bunny; Ink- Colorbox.

Creatively Yours & A Card

It was announced today that I made the design team for Creatively Yours! It's a really cool sketch challenge site, and I'm looking forward to working with them! Look for new challenges posted soon.

For now, here's one of my favorite cards that I've made lately.

 Happy Birthday
Supplies: Cardstock- Bazzill; Patterned Paper- My Mind's Eye; Rub-on- Bo Bunny; Chipboard Frame- Lil Davis Designs; Paint- Making Memories; Ribbon-?; Ink- Ranger;

Note- If you are local, you can find many of my birthday cards, including this one, for sale at the Postnet on Road 68. Or if you aren't local, you can check my etsy shop for others.