{ Bitty Dot - sketch challenge }

OK, one more, really quick. I don't know how much time I have left, but the card is due tonight! Oh, I see, I have until 2 am my time. Nichole from Papertrey Ink has a sketch challenge. You have to connect the dots for the sketch, so fun! This is my take on the sketch. The papers came from my stash box, Collage Press, KI Memories lace cardstock, Paper Salon sticker, Studio G stamp. I did add new Basic Grey Bittersweet paper and button.

{ Over the rainbow - color challenge }

Wow, talk about a fast card! I had no plans on blogging. Actually I was getting ready to go to bed, but checked few of my favorite blogs last minute. Nichole at Papertrey Ink is having a 2 year anniversary celebration with fun challenges and giveaways. I love these colors so I made a quick card. I am still trying to use up my stash, and I have plenty. I love these papers by October Afternoon and Fancy Pants Designs. No stamping. We are all sick here, starting with Alex, his first cold.

CupCards {to go} February kit is on sale NOW!

{ Love is in the air at Embellish-Online }

Bittersweet collection by Basic Gray is so beautiful. Look at all those beautiful colors, my favorite. 6x6 pad is perfect for cards and projects and there are two sheets of each pattern. Chipboard shapes, buttons and brads add a perfect touch to your projects. The gallery goes live today, February 5, and you can see all the beautiful creations from the Design Team. I used Fiskars shape template for my heart, but you can use a die cut, hand draw a heart or trace from a magazine or clothing. I wanted large scallops so I used the heart shape, I just traced it on the back of paper and cut out. The heart shape is embossed with Cuttlebug embossing folder and I inked the edges.

I adhered the chipboard heart to patterned paper and cut it out. I wanted it to stand out against the pink paper. I love adding two buttons together for dimension. Here, I used Hemp cord to tie them to the ribbon bow. I bought these little note pads at a discount store (5 for $1). The cardstock covers front, spine and back. I adhered the pad to the back and embellished the front. These are so simple and fun, perfect for a gift. Michelle Wooderson did Mini Christmas notebooks and I loved the idea. I write things down all the time and have little note pads everywhere. I made chocolate heart lollipops using Wilton lollipop molds. I wrapped them in cellophane and tied ribbon around the base. I wanted them to look like flowers so I added a scalloped circle, flower and heart beads. I painted the clay flower pot to match the paper. I embellished the top of the pot with scalloped patterned paper, chipboard and buttons. I used Martha Stewart border punch. I used flower foam to hold the lollipops in the pot. I added crinkle paper to cover the foam. Once the chocolate is gone you can use this again next year. A perfect gift for an office or a centerpiece for a party. I used white chocolate mint and my room smells like it! I added sprinkles to the bottom of the mold before chocolate.

{ Impression Obsession DT challenge #13 - Spring flowers; 2 Sketches 4 You; Project 365 - Week 5 }

My post has a long title, but I wanted to make sure I covered everything. There are so many fun flowers in this set by Sarah Phelps, new CHA release by Impression Obsession. They will be available for sale soon. I stamped the flowers, cut them out and used foam adhesive for dimension. I did the same with the butterfly and dragonfly. I used watercolor pencils to color my images. Paper is by Making Memories, new Chloe's closet collection. I used Kazan's sketch 19 for this card. I hope you can take a little time to blog-hop to see the beautiful creations by the other Impression Obsession designers: Deborah, Dina, Julie, Kelli, Laura , Tina and Michelle.

Project 365 - week 5

1.26 - Alex playing in my messy room.

1.27 - drinking juice by himself for the first time. 1.28 - ice storm...everything is frozen. The sun was out, but the temperature was 22 degrees F. 1.29 - Alex playing. 1.30 - Alex being silly...he finally put his foot in his mouth. 1.31 - Alex and daddy went for a walk to the park.

2.1 - Alex helps daddy build a castle.

{ Project 365 album }

Here is what my album looks like. My title page is not complete and it is not included here. These are the first four weeks and I am still working on week four. Week three is missing a photo and some journaling.

Like I said before, I have a little notebook where I record the photo of the day and my journaling.

Every few days I edit my photos and save them in my Project 365 folder. When I am ready to print they are all in one place. I have a little Epson PictureMate and it prints slow. I get other work done, like journaling or editing, while the photos are printing. I place the photos in their appropriate slots in the album that way they don't get lost.

In the last three photos I wanted to show you what I do to make things easier for me. I cut up the week stickers in half and tuck them in the bottom pocket. I randomly filled several pages with journaling cards and I have extras in the pocket in the front of the album. Pen and additional daily stickers are in my Berry Sweet pencil holder. When I want to work on my project I just grab the album and my journal. Let me know if you have any ideas or suggestions and/or links to your projects. Photo tag:

My friend Rae photo tagged me!

Here is what you need to do: Go to your Picture Folder on your computer or wherever you store your pictures. 1. Pick the 6th Folder, then select the the 6th picture in that folder. 2. Post that picture on your blog and the story that goes along with the picture. 3. Tag 6 other people that you know or don’t know to do the same thing and leave a comment on their blog or an e-mail letting them know you chose them.

My 6th folder, 6th picture is.....

Alex was playing with his front loader truck. He got it for Christmas, but started to push it around on this day. It is filled with those large Lego blocks. I take pictures of his toys all the time.

I am tagging: Carla, Elaine, Mel, Nicole, Leigh, Carrie.