Stuck on U Sketches PL Stickles Challenge

 

 

There is a new Project Life challenge up at Stuck on You Sketches and the challenge is to use Stickles on your project.  I never thought of adding a little bling to my pages by way of Stickles. (which is a glitter glue) But it really looks nice and adds just the right amount of bling.  I used it on my week #17 which began with Easter and ended with an awesome day trip to Tybee Island, Georgia.  I stickled the Thickers on my title card, the Easter bunny and flowers on the card next to my title card and the blue heart on my little travel trailer on the right hand page.

 

Here are close-ups of each page:

 

Link up a project and you could be eligible to win the monthly prize

 

I hop you will play along with us and remember, I am offering an extra prize to those of you who link up a project and come back here and leave me a comment that you did so.  I will chose a winner in 2 weeks July 13th.

 

Have fun this week and stay safe!!

 

~~Sandi~~

Happy 49th Anniversary

 

My in-laws will be celebrating their 49th anniversary this coming week.  Isn't that amazing? So I wanted to make a special card for them to celebrate the occasion.  I was inspired by one of the DT cards and this sketch over at CAS(E) this Sketch:

 

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog....this is a shortened week for me with the holiday Friday.  Hope it is a good week for you also.

 

~~Sandi~~

My Scrap Room

Teri Anderson over at Moxie Fab World asked to see our scrap spaces so I resisted the urge to clean it all up so it would look perfect for the photos.  The truth is, my room is a work room where I always have at least one project in the works.  I have been purging but I still have WAY too much stuff. I have a weakness for pretty things and paper, and stamps and dies and embellishments...lots of embellishments! LOL

 

So here it is -- the way it looked today as I was working on some pocket pages for week #21 (Yes, I am chronically behind) I was watching the Brazil vs. Chile World Cup match.

 

 

My husband and I used to collect shot glasses and dislpay them in these shelves.  The shot glasses are long gone but now they perfectly store my wooden rubber stamp collection keeping them in front of me so I can see them and remember to use them.

 

Here I have my working vintage typewriter that I often use for journaling.  I have other antique typewriters but this is the one that works.  My dream typewriter is a pink or turquoise one from the 60's.

 

 

I like to display some of my favorite pages and projects.  I just wish I could find more of the white scrapbook frames from Michael's.  They are VERY hard to come by.

Here you can see part of my vintage camera collection and the albums that are currently in progress on top of the hutch on my desk.  And you can see how messy I am when I work.

 

Here are SOME of my Thickers and a small part of my paper storage.  All my paper is stored in separate drawers by manufacturer....that is just the way it works best for me.  But I also have a few drawers by theme....boy, girl, birthday, beach.

 

Well there you have a small glimpse into my scrap room.  I did not show you my 3 birdies in 2 cages that share the room with me or my Ikea Raskog cart filled with my pocket page supplies or my photography station where I photograph my finished projects.  And there is also my numerous storage cubes and armoire....maybe next time.

 

Now I need to go back to work and complete week #21.....

 

~~Sandi~~



Oh Ship!

 

When I saw this card sketch posted this week on Seize the Sketch, I knew it would be perfect to use with an idea that was rolling around in my head for a card.

 

I had gotten this awesome stamp set from Simon Says Stamp nearly a year ago and had never used it.   I am really glad to have a belated birthday card on hand because I have been known to forget a birthday once in awhile. Who hasn't??

 

I am also linking this card up to the following:

 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge Anything Goes

 

Seize the Birthday Anything Goes


Edited 5/25/15 to add: I am linking this card up to the current Paper Issues Linky Party--
Hooray for the Red, White and Blue

 

That is it for now.  Thanks for stopping by my blog and Happy Friday!!

 

 

 

 



Get Whale Soon

 

I have been in the mood this week to make some cards and decided to make a get well card just to have on hand when I need it.  I am a sucker for a punny sentiment so I just loved this set when I saw it.  I used this sketch from Let's Capture Our Memories....I just rotated it on its side:

 

 

The stamp set I used is a Studio Calico exclusive and comes with matching dies.  Whoever thought that up is a genius...stamp and die cut??  Yes please!  And yet I rarely use my dies....that is just going to have to change.  I love how the die (when I place it properly on my stamped image...lol) leaves the PERFECT amount of white space around my image or sentiment.

 

I am also entering this card in Simon Says Stamp's Monday "I Ought to Use This More" challenge.

 

I will be be back tomorrow to share one of my favorite cards that I have made in awhile.  I hope you will check back with me.

 

~~Sandi~~



Thank you

 

I am glad that I was able to get time make a couple of cards tonight after work.. After a 9.5 hour work day and another 1.5 hours commuting I am often not in a very creative mood in the evening.  Or if I am, I lack energy.  An online friend of moine recently helped me out with a couplke things for a project that I am working on and I really want to let her know how much I appreciate it.

 

I used this awesome sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch:

 

 

If you hurry, you still have time to enter.  Check out the details HERE.

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog.

 

~~Sandi~~

You Shine

 

I love Lawn Fawn....for this card I used one of their stamps and the yellow and blue paper is from

their Hello Sunshine 6x6 paper pad.  I am going to send this to a good friend of mine to celebrate a big accomplishment in her life.

 

I am entering this card in the follow 2 challenges:

 

The Lawnscaping Stars and/or Stripes Challenge. You can see info on that challenge HERE.

and

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday You Gotta Have Friends Challenge.

 

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my blog.  Enjoy a wonderful early summer week,

 

~~Sandi~~