How's Your Weather?

Rainy Day Bear from Guylou's Inimitability. Outfit paper pieced w/my fav Cosmo Cricket's DeLovely then coated with Glossy Accents. Sentiment by Inkadinkado. Cloud brads from Recollections.

 Hey, I'm hosting the new challenge at Guylou's Inimitability and want to see your weather-related projects! The challenge runs until 10 pm EST on October 4. One random winner will win a $10 gift certificate from Guylou's Online Store and will have the option of being a guest designer on an upcoming challenge!

I feel like I should say more since this is MY challenge, but I'm pooped! I have to get up early to go work with a gang of 4 year olds, so...

I can't wait to see what you make for the challenge!

Before the Day is Gone...

Before the day is gone I will hit publish on this post! I kept having things to do today and have a piece of a break before going back into troubleshooting mode with my router and printer. Here's my Wednesday post for the Sketch Challenge at The Outlawz.

I didn't realize how crookedly I'd stamped Miss Anya until I had already trimmed up close! :D I think I should've bought another pad or two of this Happy Go Lucky paper; I really like it!

Whoo! Got distracted and ended up figuring out what was wrong with my printer. I was disturbed because I didn't want to add another trek downstairs whenever I want to print digis. It's not been working since I updated the router software.

So yeah... If you'd like to play along this week, here's the sketch:

I hope you saw that flashy piece of goodness going on in my sidebar right now. That's right, another Outlawz party!! You know we do it big and have a lot of fun when we party!

**Totally unrelated - I have most of DCWV's Dog Scrapbook in a Stack that I really have no use for. My dog died before I started crafting, and I don't make enough dog anything to really need this paper. If you'd like it, let me know. If only one person wants it, s/he will get it. If more than one of you say you want it, I'll either split it or randomly give it away. My only request is that you be in the States so I don't have to pay some ridiculous fee to send it. Here's a pic of it...

Notecards for the Sketch Challenge!

I swear the weeks seem to go by so quickly! Some days are really long, but the weeks just run by... And now, since it Wednesday yet again, I have a project for Wednesday's Sketch Challenge on The Outlawz!

This week, I decided to make a couple of notecards. As usual, there were mishaps including a bad stamp and smearing ink on a card, but that's just how I do! :D I honestly don't know what I would do if I had a mistake-free card making session!  This week I used some ladies from CTMH's Be Yourself set along with some papers from Cosmo Cricket's DeLovely pad. Colleen sent me the ribbon, and the gems are a mix of Recollections stickers and Crystazzi rhinestones.

If you join us this month, we have a prize for the Sketch Challenge as well as awesome site-wide prizes from Oozak, Paper Temptress, and more! Here is this week's sketch if you'd like to play along:

Challenges: My Craft Spot - Girly Girl, Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Heart Challenge at Guylou's Inimitability - Are You Wearing Red?

Hey, are you wearing your red today? It's National Wear Red Day; the red is supposed to remind you that heart disease is the number one killer of women...  (FYI - Until the 6th, Macy's is giving an extra 20% off if you shop in your red!)

February is also Heart Month, and the new challenge at Guylou's Inimitability is I {{Heart}} YOU! If you want to enter the challenge your project needs to have at least one heart on it. Simple, right? Especially with Valentine's Day right around the corner! You have until 10 pm EST on February 17 to link up your project. Remember, a randomly chosen participant will get free digis and a guest design team spot!

For this challenge, the DT was given the new Love Seat digi to work with. My teammates came up with some fabulous cards with this stamp! Here is my card...

As simple as this card looks, it took me, like, a day and a half to get done! I used some FREE digital paper from Canon for the background and the paper piecing.

Okay, all you need is a heart; I expect to see you in the challenge!