Artful Delight January Kit Owlies

 

I am still immensely enjoying working with the January kit.  I love putting tegether packages of goodies for my grandchildren in the Midwest and our niece and nephews in North Carolina for their birthdays and holidays. Valentine's Day is just so much FUN to craft for. Who doesn't love hearts and pink owls???  LOL! These owls were tons of fun to make and I even broke out my nearly vintage decorative edge scissors! The scraps of paper I used along the bottom edge show the variety of different papers there are in an Arful Delight card kit. Leanne really packs these kits full of pretty papers and fun embellishments. (like those sparkly hearts that I used for the owls' eyes) Link up a project with either a card sketch or layout sketch (or both for two chances to win!) and you could be the lucky winner of a kit of your own. Or better yet sign up for a subscription HERE so you don't miss any of the upcoming goodies.

I am also entering these cards in Curtain Call's Love Letters challenge. These cards were inspired by the overal theme of mailing Valentines.  Here is the inspirational photo:

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  I love reading your comments.

 

~~Sandi~~

You Are So Very Loved

 

I have no shortage of pictures of my youngest son Adam.  I just wish Matt would post half as many pictures with him in them as Adam does.  This is one of my favorite recent pictures of my baby boy.  It seems like just yesterday that he and I were dropping his older brother off at kindergarten and we were going to pre-school.  I taught a class and Adam made new friends and charmed his teachers.  Now Adam is 32......life is so very fleeting.  All the more reason to document the everyday.  I wish I had done so back then.  But it is never too late to start.

 

For this layout I used this sketch from Stuck on You Sketches:

 

 

I am also entering this page in Simon Says Stamp's Monday Anything Goes Challenge

 

Thanks for stopping by....I hope your week is pleasant and productive.

 

~~Sandi~~

Warm Thoughts

I really like Clean and Simple cards.  However I have discovered that they are not as easy to create as you might think.  So I have been continually striving to improve my CAS design and I am happy with this card.  I used this sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch:

 

 

The sentiment is from Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler and I am entering it into the Anything Goes Challenge

 

 

I am also entering this card in Simon Says Stamp's Monday Blues Challenge

and

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Ice Challenge

 

Thank for stopping by my blog...I would love if you left a comment and told me where you live.

 

~~Sandi~~

 

Hey Buddy

When I got this month's Studio Calico Copper Mountain Project Life Kit, I thought immediately of using this 3x4 journaling card for our nephew Noah's upcoming 6th birthday.  I also used this sketch from Studio Calico:

 



I am entering this in the following challenges:
 Seize the Birthday challenge -- the topping was numbers.  You can see the details HERE.

Paper Smooches Anything Goes challenge -- those details are HERE

 

 

Thanks for visiting my blog....have a wonderful weekend.

 

~~Sandi~~

You Make Me Smile

 

 I love Valentine's Day. I love to tell my family how much they mean to me and Valentine's Day is a day to do just that. When I found out that the January kit was love/Valentine's Day themed I {may} have let out a little squeal! And the colors are my very favorite....who can go wrong with pink, red and aqua??? This first card that I made was inspired by Suzanne's awesome sketch:

 

 

Try your hand at this sketch and/or the layout sketch and you could win a kit of your choice from Artful Delight.....details on the sketch challenge are right HERE.

 

Here is a picture of the entire January card kit---it is chock full of fun and pretty stuff all coordinated for you to make pretty cards and projects. AND it cludes an awesome stamp set from one of my favorite stamp companies -- Paper Smooches.

  

There are a few kits left you can check out the details HERE.

 

I am entering this card in the current Paper Smooches Anything Goes Challenge.

 

 

 

 

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In the CAS-ual Fridays One Word challenge.  My word for this year of 2014 is SMILE.  I have a lot in my life that makes me happy....I just need to remind myself more to keep the smile on my face because everyone looks prettier when they smile.

 

By the way the couple in the picture with my card are my mom and dad on their honeymoon in 1955.  I cherish that picture of them especially since my mom is no longer with us.

 

Thanks for stopping by today.

 

~~Sandi~~

Mojo Monday sketch 327

 

I have 3 birthdays this month so I sat down tonight after work and knocked out all three cards which I will be sharing with you over the next few days. This is the first card for my friend Sue in the Chicago area.  Sue plays the piano/organ at her church so I thought this card would be appropriate for her.  I used this sketch from Mojo Monday:

 

 

I am entering this in the challenge at Seize the Birthday.

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog....stay warm.

 

~~Sandi~~

 

The {Perfect} Tree

My son Adam took his boys Jacob and Cole out to cut their own Christmas tree this year.  It looks like it was cold but that did not stop them from finding the perfect tree and cutting it down themselves.  When they got it home they decorated it and Cole got the honor as usual to put the star on top.  To document this memory I used products from 5 different manufacturers:

Bo Bunny -- tree die cut

Echo Park -- the plaid patterned paper

American Crafts -- all the other patterned paper and the Thickers in the title

Studio Calico -- wood veneers

Jillibean Soup -- the numbers on the tree.

 

I also used this sketch from Paper Issues:

 

 

I am entering it in the Paper Issues Shiny and New challenge which you can see all the details HERE.

 

Have a wonderful new year and if you live up north -- KEEP WARM.