Hello!!

Hump Day is here!! Finished my card for the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge. You have until Friday at noon (I believe but, check the blog for sure) to participate. Love these sketches... so many ways to interpret them... and..... by participating you are in the random draw for a free set... can't get any better than that!!

My card...

Papers are from Echo Park's For the Record... getting low on these, which is good since a bought some of the new MME papers and told myself I had to use up some of the papers I had first... you know before the new ones arrived- didn't work but, I'm trying to hold off and not sure how long that's going to last!! I am my own policewoman... not doing a very good job though, haha!! I've been playing with WMS Vintage Circles Small a little (another goal was to ink up stamps that have been neglected) and the image on the circle nestie is from this set. Isn't it wonderful with the polka dots and ornate square in the middle. Added a sentiment from WMS Fancy Phrases. A half doily, crinkled ribbon bow topped with a Websters Pages sparkler finished it off.

Here's Jen Cuthbertson's sketch....

Have a great Thursday... mines' going to be a little busy!!

Thanks for stopping by!! Appreciate all the kind words!!

Ingredients
Stamps: Vintage Circles Small and Fancy Phrases (Waltzingmouse Stamps)
Paper: For The Record (Echo Park), White, Old Olive (Stampin Up)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Accessories: doily, Crinkled ribbon (buy mine on Etsy from MemrieMare and PraireBirdboutique), Sparkler (Webster's Pages), Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), and the infamous sticky and foam dots (Jody Morrow... confessionsofaribbonaddict)

I Love You

Week 3 card for the Verve sketch challenges on SCS. I even used a set that I hadn't used yet and dp I bought when my sis (Lisa) was here before the wedding. We had BIG visions of stamping until wednesday evening but, family started coming (earlier than expected, felt very blessed that they wanted to be here-Lisa and I just had our time planned out.... it's a good thing we're flexible, LOL!!) And... they all helped tremendously... couldn't have done it without them!!

The card...

Papers are Authentique Gathering. Stamps/dies are Verve "I Heart You" and "You and I". Heart is die cut with felt. The circle was die cut with a nestabilitie and use a Waltzingmouse Stamps Vintage Circles Small

The sketch... a wonderful one by Laurie Schmidlin.

My blogging friend Marisa made so many fabulous cards with these sets and I am finally using them.. I know... SLOW!!

Hope you are having a wonderful Saturday evening. I've spent the day at a bridal shower for one of my youngest' friends. Had to drive an hour each way... had lots of fun... played a game and one of the questions was asking the name of the studio she danced at (both her and my daughter danced but, at different studios)... dang, made me so mad- I could drive you there!! Could not think of the name for the life of me!! The bride to be..."You've known me for 7 years...."

Appreciate when you stop by and love all the sweet words of encouragement and patience when I drift....

I Spy Week 4

Good Friday morning to you and welcome to the 4th installment of I Spy Sketches!! This week the sketch is based on a card by Heather Klump..you can check it out here.

My card..

Realized as I was taking/editing photo that I've been "hung up" on brown with turqoise, yellow, and green. Lovin these colors... will work on a different color combo for next week, LOL!! Used Verve's Great Friends, stamped the solid outline medium flower once onto dp and then stamped two of the smaller flowers onto dp. Colored a little with copics-new experiment for me to color on dp, HA I'm fairly new at copic coloring. Popped the two smaller on top with some Verve leaves (Bloom & Grow set) stamped with the leaf image and heat embossed with clear, cut out with Verve's Elegant Leaves die and tucked behind the flowers. Added a border with a MS pucnh, some PTI and SU ribbon, a little pearl in the center of the top flower. Sentiment is from Verve's Great Friend- masked and stamped and cut.

Here's the sketch...

Hope you play with us this week... this sketch is a little more straightforward than last week (LOL Kim!!) You can find more details at the I Spy Blog. The basis of the challenge is to "spy" a card in any online gallery or blog-- the sketch is created from the card chosen. The sketch will be posted Friday at 12:01 am (for time zones and early birds) and you have until noon the following Wednesday to create a card or project based on the sketch. THE Kim Teasdale will be picking the top 2 creations to be displayed on the "Top 2 Thursday" post.

Thanks for stopping by!! Appreciate all the kind words!!

Love you....

To the Moon and Back.... yes, have spread my arms wide and said "Love you to Infinity" and when your kids are young. Little hard hard to explain "infinity"... except forever and always will.. no matter what!! Fell in love with these little people from WMS Half Pint Heroes. Yep, got a card done for the WMS sketch challenge this week... another by Jen Cuthbertson.

Flipped the sketch as you can see below. BG is a CB embossing folder...Swirling Stars which goes perfectly with the spaceship, IMHO. Some space kids with rosy cheeks on the top, a space ship with a little one peeking out finished it up.  

Love when you stop by and... appreciate all the kind words and encouragement!! I visit...I peek at work (don't tell) on my iPad but, sometimes don't have a chance to comment... that DANG phone and, honestly I HATE Instant Messaging on microsoft word.. it's like "Vickie drop whatever you are doing and listen to me 'cause the person in front of me is not as important as me"!! Do any of you deal with that?? I think, I just went on a tangent.... sorry!! Just curious.

Tomorrow's Friday and come back for an I Spy Sketch!!

Fly. Hope. Love.

I ADORE this Verve stamp set.... have been dying for hearts with wings... THANKS Julee!! Love the sentiments and started out thinking of several people in my life when I stamped them... (Haley my youngest, FLY... you can do it!!, Kay...HOPE, you are a Survivor--one of the strongest and most stable people I know... LOVE...that's what binds us all!!)

Anywho... love this set AND needed to catch up on the Verve weekly sketch challenges...

Playing with some dp that has not seen as much lovin' as it should... Authentique Uncommon-- these paper make me smile!! Ohhh.. what makes me smile more is that heart with wings....in LOVE!! Stamped a Heart with Wings from Verve's Wings of Love and fussy cut after coloring with copics and adding a little glitter... bling...stamped another heart image in SU's basic gray and die cut with Verve's A Cut Above Die... Wavy Hearts and popped on top. Added a few rhinestones in the corner.

Here's Sankiri's sketch....

OMG!!! Did you see her card... hearts in two rows vertical with buttons and twine... To Die For... just sayin!! Ohh... and the "pot of gold" is to play in each of the sketch challenges for the month, link up, and you are in the running for a big ole' GC from Verve!!

Thanks for stopping by...love when you make a comment and appreciate all the kind words!!