tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33477948329646326622024-02-22T03:20:23.597-07:00Meg's PlaceMeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740709094361938766noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347794832964632662.post-5345582072909788992009-06-20T10:49:00.002-07:002009-06-20T10:51:48.781-07:00Meg's Place is Moving!<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">It's official, I've finally made a random blog decision! (Took me a few weeks, committment is hard!) Meg's Place is moving from blogger over to wordpress. The new address is:<br /><br /><a href="http://megbecka.wordpress.com/">megbecka.wordpress.com</a><br /><br />Hope to see you over there!<br /><br /></span>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740709094361938766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347794832964632662.post-91169443961901157722009-06-10T15:02:00.002-07:002009-06-10T15:05:44.880-07:00Happy Birthday<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">To me! T</span>his year I decided to make myself a birthday card! I used Taylor’s Sketch #71 and there was no doubt I’d be incorporating a cupcake. A big, happy almost birthday to Taylor too, her's is Friday. A great month to be born! Though perhaps I'm biased.<br /><br />Taylor's Sketch<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCM27uzDtqfLdZoHd3W__4p3Z1fm22z_xk6WT0OULE9__GEfkQtnxZm7f6VufUimJ0UNx7PekiIKQSB0h20zc74Cg0fNUcf7rdC4hK_dw0tDh-x6lWif0iheLjIEqbFIY48gKoIOH7GRbN/s1600-h/TECC71.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCM27uzDtqfLdZoHd3W__4p3Z1fm22z_xk6WT0OULE9__GEfkQtnxZm7f6VufUimJ0UNx7PekiIKQSB0h20zc74Cg0fNUcf7rdC4hK_dw0tDh-x6lWif0iheLjIEqbFIY48gKoIOH7GRbN/s320/TECC71.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345823358103587138" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Happy Birthday, Meg!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkRRUpbbOX1bARuAgrGwvaxG-h9gyM52sxrnq4Nc0cxoRGUPm8L4kFH2I00A54GGBWcsSgpJj1kPPxYWaNR0kUSnbDxPyaRp0bcDTe4PSZ_F59X_F2ahYXMo79eAuRfkeIYjGY9_f4f9l0/s1600-h/HB+to+Me%21.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkRRUpbbOX1bARuAgrGwvaxG-h9gyM52sxrnq4Nc0cxoRGUPm8L4kFH2I00A54GGBWcsSgpJj1kPPxYWaNR0kUSnbDxPyaRp0bcDTe4PSZ_F59X_F2ahYXMo79eAuRfkeIYjGY9_f4f9l0/s320/HB+to+Me%21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345823353394950098" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>{Supplies:</strong> SU! Crazy for Cupcakes, DCVW patterned paper, CB swiss dots and happy birthday folders, Offray and Joann ribbon, Stickles – yellow and waterfall}<br /><br />I even wrote myself a little note and set it out for me to find this morning. A lovely “surprise!”Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740709094361938766noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347794832964632662.post-76104721575928988902009-06-07T14:47:00.009-07:002009-06-07T15:27:14.019-07:00Fun with White Balance<a href="http://sideoatsandscribbles.wumple.com/?p=1900">Lisa Spangler</a> is starting a contest of her own! This time around she has combined card making with photography – playing with White Balance.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-kDfZPTqLDimeudZuo54SOOHbR4Zbyl5mvi8OFtFmXbIPXCg_oJPEy5KHQGmbWZQmhwEwg-x-WokUnRI_yXyHsykR99no5snc7oRR2kZvRXVnu9dU3050P1DbIAv6CBDNqB3hloZ7zo7/s1600-h/scribblethis-week1-white-balance.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-kDfZPTqLDimeudZuo54SOOHbR4Zbyl5mvi8OFtFmXbIPXCg_oJPEy5KHQGmbWZQmhwEwg-x-WokUnRI_yXyHsykR99no5snc7oRR2kZvRXVnu9dU3050P1DbIAv6CBDNqB3hloZ7zo7/s320/scribblethis-week1-white-balance.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344706488316472338" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My camera is a basic point-and-shoot model with no bells nor whistles. I don’t have a custom white balance, but I do have a few pre-set options. I took a picture with all 6 of my options and did not touch them in Photoshop (well except to add my watermark). Here are my examples:<br /><br />Auto, Daylight, and Cloudy all looked basically the same so for the sake of space I’ll only make you look at one.<br /><br />Daylight:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxd59SLLYswVj8GaMX1QHvxuz8Cv_aNl1D4J6MyMBp6AKn-61R_RL29Z3QtMLqiGmI_5QjVAYU60wWYU3uYfTjEEcqXNNmlUwk46dr4tecMaXOlnw892P2rod3SPpodS-Qo444stAubsMR/s1600-h/Daylight.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxd59SLLYswVj8GaMX1QHvxuz8Cv_aNl1D4J6MyMBp6AKn-61R_RL29Z3QtMLqiGmI_5QjVAYU60wWYU3uYfTjEEcqXNNmlUwk46dr4tecMaXOlnw892P2rod3SPpodS-Qo444stAubsMR/s320/Daylight.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344706484878939474" border="0" /></a><br />Flash:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimwMcPr5JW9mpCH2lSuPE13V8gvAnOmSiz3L-saggL4N5YQawLgl0FCOlsvEi9sfrxoQLv1GR2cnDOxBVrO4wrgtYEFmYv6qV4jeU9i4lDcQqDtvx7YzHtr7knVvSYovvITZ4Wd60TGEne/s1600-h/Flash.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimwMcPr5JW9mpCH2lSuPE13V8gvAnOmSiz3L-saggL4N5YQawLgl0FCOlsvEi9sfrxoQLv1GR2cnDOxBVrO4wrgtYEFmYv6qV4jeU9i4lDcQqDtvx7YzHtr7knVvSYovvITZ4Wd60TGEne/s320/Flash.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344706492977957090" border="0" /></a><br />Fluorescent:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwibPG6IIoqKovpRSlKDgsjjWIBQ9FrejADEhf-6ZHUbeacBR8lkuV3Y1vq8hJF_s91jVLmYcLsWJuJPF-HLdEjs8HI8gB7Y1ovuRijwU06Kfvd2pYtKn5B-_hLZwZKpuMi62wdKtJKN3/s1600-h/Fluorescent.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwibPG6IIoqKovpRSlKDgsjjWIBQ9FrejADEhf-6ZHUbeacBR8lkuV3Y1vq8hJF_s91jVLmYcLsWJuJPF-HLdEjs8HI8gB7Y1ovuRijwU06Kfvd2pYtKn5B-_hLZwZKpuMi62wdKtJKN3/s320/Fluorescent.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344706494446623490" border="0" /></a><br />Incandescent (yikes!):<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtGIGbO-ClSIBg67pxgXo7gUwEJ-vih_eUCQp-mRFbV_9zkJXC7HdVk2Utm6sw0u1t1_VxKpcpvYzVPUU3k6VDOnIghdQg7k5rUmd-vhL15JTNATukdbXS167NJXEir99x2YMfCQFF5Pyf/s1600-h/Incandescent.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtGIGbO-ClSIBg67pxgXo7gUwEJ-vih_eUCQp-mRFbV_9zkJXC7HdVk2Utm6sw0u1t1_VxKpcpvYzVPUU3k6VDOnIghdQg7k5rUmd-vhL15JTNATukdbXS167NJXEir99x2YMfCQFF5Pyf/s320/Incandescent.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344706493656178210" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And now my personal favorite! I took the Auto WB picture and fixed it up in Photoshop.<br /><br />Tah Dah!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyoHf73J_35E79K3p9cdwIcxuDYihpTTXaXK55Sbt1zLb3YgHG3bYB120tsoaTx5WLi9sdOpsjEDyMjIWKGHfexLDm9ji9kpL9VpXYnYWYxUMGmLq0-J0DRtCEIL_OJkGhzPiMq3jxfFlH/s1600-h/Photoshop.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyoHf73J_35E79K3p9cdwIcxuDYihpTTXaXK55Sbt1zLb3YgHG3bYB120tsoaTx5WLi9sdOpsjEDyMjIWKGHfexLDm9ji9kpL9VpXYnYWYxUMGmLq0-J0DRtCEIL_OJkGhzPiMq3jxfFlH/s320/Photoshop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344706999053669378" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>{Supplies:</strong> HA Clear Design Cupcakes, Bazzill Dotted Swiss cardstock, JoAnn and Offray ribbon, Pebbles Inc. Candy Dots, Yellow Stickles}<br /><br />I think I’m finally at a place where I’m mostly happy with my photographic system (that was nice and non-committal, eh? I like to keep learning!). As you can probably guess from this post I rely more on Photoshop than on my little camera…Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740709094361938766noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347794832964632662.post-45962011947823742832009-06-07T12:37:00.002-07:002009-06-07T12:43:03.506-07:00Smooches<p>Mawidge is what brought us togevah seven years ago when my brother tied the knot with the best sissy-in-law a girl could ask for! I always struggle with anniversary cards and this one proved to be no different. I even went to the store and <em>purchased</em> a <em>Hallmark</em> as a back up in case I totally failed.</p> <p>Working with the Mojo Monday sketch and some fun loving monkeys I came up with the below card. Shockingly I had zero appropriate sentiments. Not even a “happy together” or “two of a kind.” I wasn’t feeling ambitious enough to spell them out with my one tiny letters set, so I went with the classic “XOXO” instead.</p><p style="font-weight: bold;">Mojo Sketch:</p><p style="font-weight: bold;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCuQSyGsAeaNQDq7znE0L5-Wur5lfZv_885qGT9UltxqAJwtdAYlDkLDWGZhV0JHgqAqKbNRSUCPqDXrVOnEnPjtw40sKVGjfDEL98uFm4unQ8XetfVg3SRNMfAkGiECz-QwGo35RI4Bso/s1600-h/Mojo89Sketch.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCuQSyGsAeaNQDq7znE0L5-Wur5lfZv_885qGT9UltxqAJwtdAYlDkLDWGZhV0JHgqAqKbNRSUCPqDXrVOnEnPjtw40sKVGjfDEL98uFm4unQ8XetfVg3SRNMfAkGiECz-QwGo35RI4Bso/s320/Mojo89Sketch.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344673247548578354" border="0" /></a></p><p style="font-weight: bold;">XOXO</p><p style="font-weight: bold;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtOKAf1MT7xkAlXV6yEVlD98W11o_PWVcevaBncHEgnPz8M-OjjTBifGNUWMdWB6PwqnsXebLpl1IwVBVqWBDNU6dXrBt9vzzqH6JWLfRY2Xsd_CBneZ5cnAdaWhEdlUV1lGkk1RbWgy5_/s1600-h/Monkey+Love.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtOKAf1MT7xkAlXV6yEVlD98W11o_PWVcevaBncHEgnPz8M-OjjTBifGNUWMdWB6PwqnsXebLpl1IwVBVqWBDNU6dXrBt9vzzqH6JWLfRY2Xsd_CBneZ5cnAdaWhEdlUV1lGkk1RbWgy5_/s320/Monkey+Love.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344673252318953026" border="0" /></a></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">{Supplies:</span> Autumn Leaves Mindy’s Zoo, HA Number Zero, HA Letter L, HA Sunny Lower Case letters, Bazzill Dotted Swiss cardstock, DCWV patterned paper and cardstock, Martha Stewart winding leaves ribbon}</p><p><br /></p>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740709094361938766noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347794832964632662.post-52494241426085713832009-06-05T17:30:00.000-07:002009-06-05T16:30:54.277-07:00Ultimate Card Showdown!<span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 25px" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 20px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The ladies over at <a href="http://2sketches4you.blogspot.com/2009/06/1st-annual-ultimate-card-showdown.html">2 Sketches 4 You</a> are celebrating their one year anniversary with the 1st Annual 2 Sketches 4 You Ultimate Card Showdown! I made this card to join in on the fun. It's going to be Dad's father's day card. (Confidential to Dad: If you're reading this, don't spoil the surprise, look away now!)<br /><br />The sketch:</span></span></span></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREBFby_EbWSvkre_o_SFVBxQ_bIHk1FixXTOgP5EXDir5SrENwyOHUr8Lc84G0HCvi40MeP_wyalMQPkHmKvIbqA0b4JvOh01ILcST3d7031mwCOx7UEr8mmbi5i1Pl5CmmycJBCIKGao/s1600-h/sketch27.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 298px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343282792284869298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREBFby_EbWSvkre_o_SFVBxQ_bIHk1FixXTOgP5EXDir5SrENwyOHUr8Lc84G0HCvi40MeP_wyalMQPkHmKvIbqA0b4JvOh01ILcST3d7031mwCOx7UEr8mmbi5i1Pl5CmmycJBCIKGao/s320/sketch27.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></span><br /><strong>I Heart Dad</strong><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_C-5QHFhnR594iHHLvMyMZ9IsWQSjsUFvhyphenhyphenZFO3zJfMTcflwjQSbxr0_8STaDp0z9RI4iP8ylMSoHsft15qfaQWleVAEuk7JOsM0Y8-3rW__SS4mXcbuRcDifgegBuLrhd4Ef2jeTOyLv/s1600-h/Dad+09.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 267px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343282797095567890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_C-5QHFhnR594iHHLvMyMZ9IsWQSjsUFvhyphenhyphenZFO3zJfMTcflwjQSbxr0_8STaDp0z9RI4iP8ylMSoHsft15qfaQWleVAEuk7JOsM0Y8-3rW__SS4mXcbuRcDifgegBuLrhd4Ef2jeTOyLv/s320/Dad+09.jpg" /></span></a><strong>Supplies:</strong><br /></span>HA Curly Alpha<br />HA solid heart<br />DCWV papers and cardstock<br />Bazzil dotted swiss cardstock<br />Martha Stewart winding leaves ribbon<br />Favorite Findings buttons<span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 25px" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 20px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 25px" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 20px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 25px" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 20px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 25px" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 20px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 25px" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 20px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 25px" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 20px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 25px" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 20px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></span></span></span></span></span>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740709094361938766noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347794832964632662.post-2382180273300728042009-05-27T06:00:00.002-07:002009-06-05T16:30:35.076-07:00Mid Week PostI'm not lion!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVK89UhUb8eWu5TmJEfW5P0mvZN_Q4WTN4fo4v_Pa5tpk58tnQ5vszkm_cKlDa8mV2gRoclkU4gSaZF3TVqxhnnovMxHZMcl1xkGYFifvunU01S82OXSPO3O-fETwKX4Q2uPkTG10xQVBX/s1600-h/Boss's+Bday.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 261px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334407853168638674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVK89UhUb8eWu5TmJEfW5P0mvZN_Q4WTN4fo4v_Pa5tpk58tnQ5vszkm_cKlDa8mV2gRoclkU4gSaZF3TVqxhnnovMxHZMcl1xkGYFifvunU01S82OXSPO3O-fETwKX4Q2uPkTG10xQVBX/s320/Boss's+Bday.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Supplies:</span><br />Hero Arts Lion<br />Stampendous Bee Day (party hat)<br />Sandylion birthday<br />DCWV papers<br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Lasting Impressions Lemon Tart paper</span><br />Stickles - diamondMeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740709094361938766noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347794832964632662.post-3476670748232509762009-05-25T18:20:00.014-07:002009-06-05T16:36:07.386-07:00Color Madness<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I must admit that I originally wasn't going to try Dawn's most recent color challenge. Only three colors, but they were so hard! One pink and two greens? I didn't think I had paper that would work. It wasn't until I was playing with some inks that I saw I could probably throw something together. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Dawn's Colors:</span><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 320px; float: left; height: 276px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339938374482908290" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizEHI3xWj7K30q0comj6OKh1gn4FDVMclT8dpDvTyPngANGdxVKSnPZkghsPtP39irvix3vxYTQgZxPNt6sfm1kpEeO6NmqsLvCN_48o3GPND6q2WVXn4SOHz97FKxBZ41RrvhIcr3lCUp/s320/RS+Colors+%237.jpg" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span> </p><p> </p><p><strong><br /></strong></p><p><strong><br /></strong></p><p><strong>Thank You</strong><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6bZysF3C2gydKtQ4EwLOdD3FqTszlusRlZJWKFFLpVqqCkokPFvAGTdcdnQTVGrdHdlUOpOZxufLnN5uNrvHLaTsI1u8zcqVpNRQjEkM7YQBAIf4GOmS6JRuJ32Z0uMV9AN9B8ONHvDX/s1600-h/RSCC%237.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 290px; float: left; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340593969675379522" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6bZysF3C2gydKtQ4EwLOdD3FqTszlusRlZJWKFFLpVqqCkokPFvAGTdcdnQTVGrdHdlUOpOZxufLnN5uNrvHLaTsI1u8zcqVpNRQjEkM7YQBAIf4GOmS6JRuJ32Z0uMV9AN9B8ONHvDX/s320/RSCC%237.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Supplies:</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Basic Gray all natural clear stamps<br />All Night Media wood grain stamp<br />Making Memories ribbon<br />K & Co. gems<br /><br /><br /></span></p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740709094361938766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347794832964632662.post-55172772786960439982009-05-25T15:45:00.009-07:002009-05-25T16:21:39.265-07:00Shiny, New Organization!<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I was getting pretty frustrated with workspace, my actual work area was less than 12" x 12" and shrinking daily. Once again I was running out of space in my little corner. Enter <a href="http://www.blogger.com/lysaq.blogspot.com">Lysa</a> with some helpful IKEA ideas! Hooray IKEA! And hooray for more space, I can't believe how much room I have now! I've spent more time sitting here staring at how pretty it is than actually working on anything! </span><br /><br />I didn't think to take a before shot until it was too late. The previous pictures I have <a href="http://megbecka.blogspot.com/2008/11/ms-lifestyles-of-rich-and-famous.html">here</a> are even astonishingly out of date, was that really 6 months ago? Man, I accumulate a lot of crepe in a short amount of time. Though you get the gist with the wall, nothing on it previously but a calendar and some misc pictures n' things.<br /><br />Now for the big debut! Just one picture but you can click on it to enlarge for detail:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvRYKgO68IhzC4CZaXRCZ84UXeXuA2s2qgwfGNmO4PwLGrn6NnuswUBRLU1-MjUAhZq96nydKBBAULRJFozvYq4aMtFsVAJrBsvNcVZv6J45txk3XrghcqpoUcKRxMkcnGNpwFkvuIrsY/s1600-h/New+Org.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvRYKgO68IhzC4CZaXRCZ84UXeXuA2s2qgwfGNmO4PwLGrn6NnuswUBRLU1-MjUAhZq96nydKBBAULRJFozvYq4aMtFsVAJrBsvNcVZv6J45txk3XrghcqpoUcKRxMkcnGNpwFkvuIrsY/s320/New+Org.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339898388943445618" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It's so shiny and new! Distracting in its beauty! (Just like me!)<br /><br />Fun Fact: I have approximately one million brown buttons but exactly 5 yellow ones.Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740709094361938766noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347794832964632662.post-20532775810123190322009-05-25T12:57:00.006-07:002009-05-25T13:14:18.921-07:00Happiness is...<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Shiny, new organization! Though no pictures yet... sorry, still cleaning! But happiness is also another card. Slowly working back into a craft routine. Since Taylor lengthened the time you have to enter her Cupcake Challenges I've managed to miss them all! The standard "I have plenty of time" and then suddenly the deadline is gone. So this weekend I made sure to get to it!</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Taylor's Sketch:</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3252h_EsgJ0z-GTF-bXSHogB2wgQFSUZfVt07KCSMMqNM3vmW4J3elZQhuYbLREs9ckNorasxIWR1Kz1Ohybr4H-Xmr04RW6Heq4SOLVCno9hohyphenhyphenfGqvlHLDbKMEkj75kQCw5DlW3-fJc/s1600-h/TECC69(sketch).jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3252h_EsgJ0z-GTF-bXSHogB2wgQFSUZfVt07KCSMMqNM3vmW4J3elZQhuYbLREs9ckNorasxIWR1Kz1Ohybr4H-Xmr04RW6Heq4SOLVCno9hohyphenhyphenfGqvlHLDbKMEkj75kQCw5DlW3-fJc/s320/TECC69(sketch).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339857019767321618" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Happiness is... (Inside: Being with you!)</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUaG9IAHtMwfLfMvTx9EvzLNAxMCgaQ9BAVUj0wBb-yt5K1vuRGIsTRyoXyDmIAwFIn5ulnOFp_VgHf45DWuIaxtxM-utp54jt7UPaC97MsgZj1sRpNfFODf51VpBD4RIBB2-B-4UhQ-z_/s1600-h/Happiness.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUaG9IAHtMwfLfMvTx9EvzLNAxMCgaQ9BAVUj0wBb-yt5K1vuRGIsTRyoXyDmIAwFIn5ulnOFp_VgHf45DWuIaxtxM-utp54jt7UPaC97MsgZj1sRpNfFODf51VpBD4RIBB2-B-4UhQ-z_/s320/Happiness.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339857023822948114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Supplies:</span><br />Penny Black Basket of Chicks<br />Prima screen print stamp<br />SU! Warm Words (I masked the "is" from "Cherish" so the fonts would match)<br />HA green note card<br />The Paper Studio yellow paper<br />J.Crew catalog<br />J.Crew buttons (spares - I did not disassemble any shirts)<br />JoAnn Craft Essentials ribbon<br />Stickles - crystal and yellow<br /></span>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740709094361938766noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347794832964632662.post-59903912719995002592009-05-24T19:08:00.008-07:002009-05-24T21:20:07.002-07:00Greenery<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Oopsies, missed a weekend back there... Actually I wasn't sure I'd have anything to post this weekend either. I've been having a bit of craft block which has led to some very sad craft rage. But! Tonight, thanks to some shiny, new organization in my corner, I had a victory! A card for this week's <a href="http://heroarts.com/blogs/club/tag/gogreen/">Hero Arts challenge</a>! The theme: going green.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Birthday, Recycled Style</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3XKUvyEZTr739Pax_pwzMfulucjVfJofc9pdNoNbBDG63tSUCSwREY82nNmS0lYESgVhUVjqAuGr0Kv35ihUWqK4d9PTssRjhPc36ZySgsG5Du-wg2dOgitu_QDLN7oJ-gLQ9AOBG64s/s1600-h/Recycled.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3XKUvyEZTr739Pax_pwzMfulucjVfJofc9pdNoNbBDG63tSUCSwREY82nNmS0lYESgVhUVjqAuGr0Kv35ihUWqK4d9PTssRjhPc36ZySgsG5Du-wg2dOgitu_QDLN7oJ-gLQ9AOBG64s/s320/Recycled.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339581005504183650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Supplies:</span><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">HA Clear Design Birthday Messages</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Prima screen print stamp</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">J.Crew catalog - "striped" paper is a stack of cardigans<br />DCWV paper from The Green Stack<br />Trimmings from a photo that had excess grass on the edges<br />Cardboard that was in my 2009 calendar (yes it's May and I still had it lying around...)<br />Hemp string<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I'll take a picture of my shiny, new organization once I have it more complete. Thinking that should be tomorrow.<br /><br /></span>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740709094361938766noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347794832964632662.post-57056229364805993442009-05-20T06:00:00.003-07:002009-05-20T06:00:00.926-07:00Mid Week Post<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A few weeks back I applied to the 2 Sketches 4 You summer design team. I wasn't selected but you can see the wonderful work of the ladies who were selected over at the 2S4Y site, <a href="http://2sketches4you.blogspot.com/">here</a>. I like the challenge level of their sketches, I definitely plan to participate in more!<br /><br />These are the application sketches:</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXOdkYdLs0srRJ4RpyyPXiKjIYdsmPbewNQPpldc9Ug1z623Jd0kIiUVIPdA8eXEkB36WqSpdt_czIfz_omRavIMhkv0cucR8sV5F-btVJUzAMYfkpglRfqGnJlODhSybY5PJcl20ipfeW/s1600-h/Kazan's+DT+Sketch.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334406760425422034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 310px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXOdkYdLs0srRJ4RpyyPXiKjIYdsmPbewNQPpldc9Ug1z623Jd0kIiUVIPdA8eXEkB36WqSpdt_czIfz_omRavIMhkv0cucR8sV5F-btVJUzAMYfkpglRfqGnJlODhSybY5PJcl20ipfeW/s320/Kazan's+DT+Sketch.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEVcwfQv1Wjty1JpESwvBAGOhCP7PDnIGCsttLPQZP37rUI2M_QG3tDzQPPdjQ0HekTE2obqjR_SydJpXgjuhYZ9m8IcQ_YmWLn3iF2BKsWKBMxXd7eJBT_wwgixvuXiRMhrNEU8JvlM5/s1600-h/Laura's+DT+Sketch.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334406762496237298" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 318px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEVcwfQv1Wjty1JpESwvBAGOhCP7PDnIGCsttLPQZP37rUI2M_QG3tDzQPPdjQ0HekTE2obqjR_SydJpXgjuhYZ9m8IcQ_YmWLn3iF2BKsWKBMxXd7eJBT_wwgixvuXiRMhrNEU8JvlM5/s320/Laura's+DT+Sketch.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">And these are the cards I made:</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOL59fD1WUL3dfBxRdsKah7_-vZRTJp272LdJLLG-QnXUI5fCLz3nYQRC56t6KyConQX08aB93jdllTmE5WkReVSB17OdyhqlJsSM_CAaYRIxN7SHW8p7o9Yca93H6clWNtDx6W2K4YAy/s1600-h/For+Blog+-+K%27s+Sketch.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334406769798267298" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 294px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOL59fD1WUL3dfBxRdsKah7_-vZRTJp272LdJLLG-QnXUI5fCLz3nYQRC56t6KyConQX08aB93jdllTmE5WkReVSB17OdyhqlJsSM_CAaYRIxN7SHW8p7o9Yca93H6clWNtDx6W2K4YAy/s320/For+Blog+-+K%27s+Sketch.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Supplies:</span><br />All Night Media wood grain<br />Inkadinkado Doodle Flowers<br />Bazzil Dotted Swiss cardstock<br />SU! Friendship Blooms<br />Prima Flowers<br />Pearl stickers<br />K & Co. gems<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdiunG4AmtLvrguEMivGQOqdl-i9SzcZpo2IlAsGiNiAERTXOvFfPgTgr50R1x-I2MUq6ZX3L8fwggqLlaUNel1FfroT1YFFlhVwt60tRfWwEanAqf-Z3WzYMgrbPxsyZETTPzgRl30WJ8/s1600-h/For+Blog+-+L%27s+Sketch.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334406767637139554" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 254px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdiunG4AmtLvrguEMivGQOqdl-i9SzcZpo2IlAsGiNiAERTXOvFfPgTgr50R1x-I2MUq6ZX3L8fwggqLlaUNel1FfroT1YFFlhVwt60tRfWwEanAqf-Z3WzYMgrbPxsyZETTPzgRl30WJ8/s320/For+Blog+-+L%27s+Sketch.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Supplies:</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Hero Arts playful animals<br />Stampendous Bee Day (party hats)<br />Sandylion birthday<br />DCWV papers<br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Lasting Impressions Lemon Tart paper</span><br />Stickles - diamond<br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Even though I wanted to hoard it, I loved the "Let's Party" card too much to not share it, I gave it to sissy-in-law for her birthday at the beginning of the month. I also made a similar card for my boss's birthday, stay tuned for that one next mid-week.<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740709094361938766noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347794832964632662.post-72645577987723526492009-05-13T06:00:00.001-07:002009-05-13T06:00:00.600-07:00Mid Week Post<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A little woodland creature for this week's middle.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lil Fox</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVQPkDverprIVzBEynpN1dXfuL4M8W6J5ZdkRuGwbobz9KfhL47V9TfGziGqE3oP9rpD_vV0m5CKZkUPLRVD_BrGHW05n0ECk8KtulYnfiIWR2JTBerS4Jf0PwubjSv1JZlek8eNeMyXX/s1600-h/Lil+Fox.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVQPkDverprIVzBEynpN1dXfuL4M8W6J5ZdkRuGwbobz9KfhL47V9TfGziGqE3oP9rpD_vV0m5CKZkUPLRVD_BrGHW05n0ECk8KtulYnfiIWR2JTBerS4Jf0PwubjSv1JZlek8eNeMyXX/s320/Lil+Fox.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329119897569795650" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Supplies:</span><br />Imaginisce Foxy<br />All Night Media woodgrain stamp<br />DCWV papers<br />Ranger Glossy Accents (on eyes)<br />Prima flowers<br />pearl stickers<br />Offray ribbon<br />hemp string<br /><br /></span>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740709094361938766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347794832964632662.post-10059304916487260812009-05-10T20:20:00.004-07:002009-05-10T20:57:13.696-07:00Loving Love<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I didn't get up to too much crafting this weekend, but I did pull this card together for <a href="http://dawnmcvey.typepad.com/these_are_a_few_of_my_fav/2009/05/raspberry-suite-color-challenge-5.html">Dawn's</a> Raspberry Suite Color Challenge! I've been wanting to play with my wood grain stamp using colors other than brown. I'll be playing with more of that for sure! More color with my mesh stamp too, most def. <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />This week's colors:</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKJ0aAxr7U9M89k_mP-PkpMd8njiccWoAvIKzxMQWIOPAaE-m1FEniW2Fq4knbsiCDe_uPm2Qwf8hJd16ePS5MnREypIiQaOkrKGTsSYGv-_bJUkaTt97PUKiQ15IOVCfNCPXzjvmXcZ02/s1600-h/RS+050909.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334402597993976818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 199px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKJ0aAxr7U9M89k_mP-PkpMd8njiccWoAvIKzxMQWIOPAaE-m1FEniW2Fq4knbsiCDe_uPm2Qwf8hJd16ePS5MnREypIiQaOkrKGTsSYGv-_bJUkaTt97PUKiQ15IOVCfNCPXzjvmXcZ02/s320/RS+050909.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Loving Love.</span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzz4UGY2VAzFCdRQrKQQjjTMqtMQnZeYrB6jsyozU9uZGQjAGRY_RtX373mmhG3ViVgn8rIOAwvYDkJWHKIc0OXtQYtTFwmDI5akbsgVtotlavKF88AQdcdAZkhFRX63E8jsMEAocA861/s1600-h/Loving+Love.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334402600132745698" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 307px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzz4UGY2VAzFCdRQrKQQjjTMqtMQnZeYrB6jsyozU9uZGQjAGRY_RtX373mmhG3ViVgn8rIOAwvYDkJWHKIc0OXtQYtTFwmDI5akbsgVtotlavKF88AQdcdAZkhFRX63E8jsMEAocA861/s320/Loving+Love.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Supplies:</span><br />Crafts Etc. cardstock<br />All Night Media wood grain stamp<br />SU! Short & Sweet<br />Offray ribbon<br />Candy dots - Raspberry<br /><br /></span></span>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740709094361938766noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347794832964632662.post-73520885830086725702009-05-09T17:25:00.009-07:002009-05-10T20:30:03.210-07:00Lovely<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I didn't think I was going to have time to make something for this week's Color Inspiration over at <a href="http://www.kwernerdesign.com/blog/?p=1409">Kristina's</a>. Gladly, I was able to whip this card up and still catch the last bits of daylight to get a picture! I'm also giving this one to mom for Mother's Day.<br /><br />This week's colors:</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKr1OUsyCradWfXqAEqKtzy78sNSbEzZ79Ms3Uvik_3xhdJDMODEpYFCS8kU_VNTAfw1rpuYl91kt4ZFfGdvMcWqE655XMRtFFdOpbHEFWfJKRt2n7eZaQW7W6gCGlOSsxJDqMy62LEq2/s1600-h/050609-colors.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333986124817324994" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 180px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKr1OUsyCradWfXqAEqKtzy78sNSbEzZ79Ms3Uvik_3xhdJDMODEpYFCS8kU_VNTAfw1rpuYl91kt4ZFfGdvMcWqE655XMRtFFdOpbHEFWfJKRt2n7eZaQW7W6gCGlOSsxJDqMy62LEq2/s320/050609-colors.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Love You</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcA1DOufzgDHi_cVgupRS0TOdu2Um7wEPowz_OH9ApA4Ne-aAwjcC5nMf8rScUJm3C8VTiOoqOLbW7X58Q8FdDl6BPGkADtj3MITEfIxxFRKERiPuDkYEiXiPb9OIdUHdB0vlhKSubETi7/s1600-h/Love+You.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333998749784559858" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 295px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcA1DOufzgDHi_cVgupRS0TOdu2Um7wEPowz_OH9ApA4Ne-aAwjcC5nMf8rScUJm3C8VTiOoqOLbW7X58Q8FdDl6BPGkADtj3MITEfIxxFRKERiPuDkYEiXiPb9OIdUHdB0vlhKSubETi7/s320/Love+You.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Supplies:</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Crafts Etc. brown cardstock<br />DCWV "mustard" cardstock and patterned paper<br />Basic Gray all natural stamps<br />SU! Short & Sweet<br />Candy Dots - Sun Yellow<br />Nestabilites label one </span>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740709094361938766noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347794832964632662.post-211274805222684612009-05-06T06:00:00.001-07:002009-05-06T06:00:02.360-07:00Mid Week Post<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span>Welcome to the middle of the week!</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span>This week we have greetings from a little bird.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Hello</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCR0uzA3g3xyeIiONbf4tZDiiC8LTWqCy5oCff1h8-PaTaH8zzPY5K49tXSvwaYjK9clmcA1blkkkj1kXfyxd3050k-AQV2Y7t5OhzXo6EW60rJOYIbE2iLqQP6sBe67BEfc_74L4PzLWL/s1600-h/Hello.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCR0uzA3g3xyeIiONbf4tZDiiC8LTWqCy5oCff1h8-PaTaH8zzPY5K49tXSvwaYjK9clmcA1blkkkj1kXfyxd3050k-AQV2Y7t5OhzXo6EW60rJOYIbE2iLqQP6sBe67BEfc_74L4PzLWL/s320/Hello.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329119760754909858" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Supplies:</span><br />HA Ink N' Stamp Birds and Branches<br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">HA Ink N' Stamp Lily Pad</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> (sentiment)</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">DCWV papers</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">JoAnn's sew essential buttons</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Embroidery floss</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />DCWV papers<br />EK Success dotted scallop border punch</span>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740709094361938766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347794832964632662.post-19905840366161514642009-05-01T21:54:00.007-07:002009-05-01T22:16:16.893-07:00Free Hugs!<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">For a limited time only you too can have a free hug! Well, maybe not, I'm not really a big hugger unless you're family. Though if you asked really nicely I might make an exception. But I made this card as a "sorry about your recent lay-off." I wasn't 100% certain what would be appropriate in the situation but knew I wanted to let my pal know I was thinking of her. I also knew that a fluffy kitten offering hugs could never be <span style="font-style: italic;">in</span>appropriate!<br /><br />It has been a few weeks since I first <a href="http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/2009/04/mojo-monday-week-84.html"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>Mojo</a>'d so I decided to use their most recent sketch.<br /><br />The sketch:</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNAxcnoZT5yA7g77_7UX74fIhhzrJLBSjusDF6zR-xC0pqYzRQISqA-S5WrlzrApuscM67ZUBAOhb7YHXfVUCf7yo9hhTE6671yopPxweMhmhRQR4v1_F9TyGKBZzSC_a4yIoW2rs-ARP/s1600-h/Mojo84Sketch.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNAxcnoZT5yA7g77_7UX74fIhhzrJLBSjusDF6zR-xC0pqYzRQISqA-S5WrlzrApuscM67ZUBAOhb7YHXfVUCf7yo9hhTE6671yopPxweMhmhRQR4v1_F9TyGKBZzSC_a4yIoW2rs-ARP/s320/Mojo84Sketch.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331087314981530450" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Free Hugs</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH73xwL66jJPzn5_RWW6cRPTWjb19MHVdW2sDjM42vmMfMoyOYKAF9BxlQp2c6yKzGoRtZe-JhvP3CFzDt1loPcDzcJSvDjIEDIKyzkH-8wxNh9R0DIeqJEBmgxsJNK6hyXxpY2Rz4gmrF/s1600-h/Free+Hugs.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH73xwL66jJPzn5_RWW6cRPTWjb19MHVdW2sDjM42vmMfMoyOYKAF9BxlQp2c6yKzGoRtZe-JhvP3CFzDt1loPcDzcJSvDjIEDIKyzkH-8wxNh9R0DIeqJEBmgxsJNK6hyXxpY2Rz4gmrF/s320/Free+Hugs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331087031578580754" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Supplies:</span><br />Lasting Impressions Lemon Tart paper<br />DCWV patterned papers<br />Stampendous Fluffle Hugs<br />HA Clear Design small variety alpha<br />Prima screen print stamp<br />Offray ribbon<br />Candy Dots raspberry<br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Prima flowers<br />pearl stickers<br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740709094361938766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347794832964632662.post-91816123705045165992009-05-01T11:11:00.006-07:002009-05-01T14:20:16.248-07:00Flowery<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">First and foremost a giant Happy Birthday to my favorite sissy-in-law! Wahoo!<br /><br />Secondmost, on to the post! This week is flower week at the Hero Arts blog. April showers (which we didn't have here) bring May flowers and all that! I don't have too many HA flower stamps. Well, I do have the tub of fanciful flowers so I should amend that to: I don't have too many that aren't tiny. Or borders come to think of it. Anyway here come the pictures.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This may or may not be given to mom for mother's day (look away now, mom, if you want to be surprised!). I may also take the elements I like and adjust the colors and other parts I'm unsure of for a new card. The colors also happen to be those of a local sports team, which wasn't intentional (meaning mom isn't an avid Suns fan) and may or may not be a deal breaker. I'm picky!</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mom</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qAAJyZHq_T8lx2O2l9luI_rqyS5mc2_kb1XeY4T8bm6BeNnTLoJ5OHGxP79cFGeK1VVMHB8rEZ8l4t8lYwZkE69C3tgUNn4_L-UT9oXbyTXJ6DevfPyi7CX34ptdLT00dRIBA51w8SiK/s1600-h/Mom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qAAJyZHq_T8lx2O2l9luI_rqyS5mc2_kb1XeY4T8bm6BeNnTLoJ5OHGxP79cFGeK1VVMHB8rEZ8l4t8lYwZkE69C3tgUNn4_L-UT9oXbyTXJ6DevfPyi7CX34ptdLT00dRIBA51w8SiK/s320/Mom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330968266464122562" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Supplies:</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />HA solid abstract heart<br />HA curly alphabet<br />HA floral borders<br />Offray ribbon</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Prima flowers<br />Joann brads<br />Diamond Stickles<br />HA flower gems</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Another card, this time using the tub o' flowers. I wish there were tulips in this set.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">You're Special</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtn5GGcrKfIj6cDc93teVC4Cqi_G0WbJry1fhUo-ASCKUx7ecOWBiReBldNfsU1vceaLprMM5iH_UM44D1ki4hTr4ego_x4i1wrEMXWXjCL9Ce0zo_MIRRbwGF7hFSPXRKdxQZrFcSkX-/s1600-h/Flowers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtn5GGcrKfIj6cDc93teVC4Cqi_G0WbJry1fhUo-ASCKUx7ecOWBiReBldNfsU1vceaLprMM5iH_UM44D1ki4hTr4ego_x4i1wrEMXWXjCL9Ce0zo_MIRRbwGF7hFSPXRKdxQZrFcSkX-/s320/Flowers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330968269323683506" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Supplies:</span><br />HA fanciful flowers<br />HA Ink n' Stamp birds and branches (sentiment & butterflies)<br />Making Memories ribbon<br />Diamond Stickles (on all of the daisies)<br />Ranger Glossy Accents (on all butterfly spots)<br /><br /></span>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740709094361938766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347794832964632662.post-21028330270035471402009-04-29T06:00:00.004-07:002009-04-29T10:05:37.927-07:00A Mid Week Post<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I have a few cards sitting around that were made just for fun that I have yet to share. Since the majority of my posts occur around the weekends I though it would be fun to have some mid week posts with these cards.<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Wonderful Cupcakes</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfSpPJq1WBxG3HNSr-K-UXpab2KQNUc3Wt8IF94oQku0lTzIPoQqO9QI0oOSXC3xQWNeTn7VmzMMll-30c1C8db6wZe4PQR0nfmkLgU60yTXnJUu02OH1O1RnQcQmHH5EQH6Q9NFvudvE/s1600-h/Cupcakes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329119617833630834" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 178px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfSpPJq1WBxG3HNSr-K-UXpab2KQNUc3Wt8IF94oQku0lTzIPoQqO9QI0oOSXC3xQWNeTn7VmzMMll-30c1C8db6wZe4PQR0nfmkLgU60yTXnJUu02OH1O1RnQcQmHH5EQH6Q9NFvudvE/s320/Cupcakes.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Supplies:</span><br />SU! Crazy for Cupcakes<br />SU! Warm Words<br />DCWV papers<br />Favorite Findings buttons<br />Ranger Glossy Accents (on cherries)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Some hand stitching along the right... used a Cutter Bee bug to make the holes then hand stitched with regular white thread. Took forever! Not sure I'll be rushing back to that technique right away.<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740709094361938766noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347794832964632662.post-35673135406746331332009-04-26T13:12:00.011-07:002009-04-26T17:36:15.810-07:00Best Wishes for 50 More<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://www.kwernerdesign.com/blog/?p=1333">Kristina Werner</a> is celebrating her 50th Color Inspiration Challenge this week! What fun! I only wish I knew about them back in the beginning. This will be my 6th color challenge, not quite 50 but still quite fun</span>.<br /><br />Kristina's Colors<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWofaz_Id3kh0nzWMBFs3FPW5NFlrMbxMfj1CrxncwxHP1lkDdw7Kfs34l2oKa6uufTXLngONlNsY5JGW4c-RGm-NqxKKN23dkbrN917Ko4D7imBmPbo8jaS2gNmzmUUeg9ud88fGFfCX/s1600-h/042509-colors.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWofaz_Id3kh0nzWMBFs3FPW5NFlrMbxMfj1CrxncwxHP1lkDdw7Kfs34l2oKa6uufTXLngONlNsY5JGW4c-RGm-NqxKKN23dkbrN917Ko4D7imBmPbo8jaS2gNmzmUUeg9ud88fGFfCX/s320/042509-colors.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329098447108985858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Best</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Wishes</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSBWfvcKI6amc8hmriR2VYwEqjPV3EiQqW5v1c62gl4s3yvIud-LnOPya4AoW2VfazcBOUQ6-94WHZBK3cruFFjg6sUfUowAraf3pS8XO3HFjYxX0E9mIuj73cbLwHdIXTc9yXbDmrwytx/s1600-h/Best+Wishes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSBWfvcKI6amc8hmriR2VYwEqjPV3EiQqW5v1c62gl4s3yvIud-LnOPya4AoW2VfazcBOUQ6-94WHZBK3cruFFjg6sUfUowAraf3pS8XO3HFjYxX0E9mIuj73cbLwHdIXTc9yXbDmrwytx/s320/Best+Wishes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329163279297054258" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Supplies:</span><br />Prima screen pattern stamp<br />SU! Short & Sweet<br />Penny Black Love in Bloom<br />DCWV papers<br />Prima flowers<br />Pearl stickers<br />Favorite Findings buttons<br />red ribbon - source unknown<br />Nestabilities Label One<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In keeping with this week's stricter rules of color conformity, there <span style="font-style: italic;">used</span> to be barely visible tiny bits of green in the patterned paper - I colored them brown!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740709094361938766noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347794832964632662.post-10184232974589763262009-04-26T12:45:00.006-07:002009-04-26T17:41:05.426-07:00Sweet Cuppin' Cakes<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I decided to get back to cupcakes for this week's <a href="http://tayloredexpressions.blogspot.com/2009/04/taylored-expressions-cupcake-challenge_24.html">TECC</a>. The result has me thinking of cutesy bakeries and wishing for a cupcake. Mmm <a href="http://www.sprinkles.com/">cupcakes</a>.<br /><br />Taylor's Sketch</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6UYlg55PY047i5PgHkoHbAXDdd-P9IgPTQ10k-Q-3OHdB2Q88G82Vkjpmtwos6kadncZDSsKuFrzIMq8FWziCoTeN4x4B5ImilH_tk4YXf4LN-Axv5Li7HML8HHEO2Esegv-wgSAL6B2/s1600-h/TECC65(sketch).jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6UYlg55PY047i5PgHkoHbAXDdd-P9IgPTQ10k-Q-3OHdB2Q88G82Vkjpmtwos6kadncZDSsKuFrzIMq8FWziCoTeN4x4B5ImilH_tk4YXf4LN-Axv5Li7HML8HHEO2Esegv-wgSAL6B2/s320/TECC65(sketch).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329094706667446066" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />You're Sweet</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLJpFEoG4QZSd5FexMzpl5oQIgfZ-KsjMOaiaezcJfNQ84U-7yShxhS9_T4XwTuEpyu8Jb5EdGF0Sy8yzDhv0lvud2J-rUkd1xIngP0qNSdbn3bO5IdIPePIj73s9e5lEAWv5sR9KszHt/s1600-h/Sweet+Cuppin+Cakes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLJpFEoG4QZSd5FexMzpl5oQIgfZ-KsjMOaiaezcJfNQ84U-7yShxhS9_T4XwTuEpyu8Jb5EdGF0Sy8yzDhv0lvud2J-rUkd1xIngP0qNSdbn3bO5IdIPePIj73s9e5lEAWv5sR9KszHt/s320/Sweet+Cuppin+Cakes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329164706347060418" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Supplies:<br /></span>SU! Crazy for Cupcakes<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>Studio G<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>from series<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>27<br />DCWV Papers<br />Stickles - Yellow and Cotton Candy<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740709094361938766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347794832964632662.post-73622860496732265822009-04-25T15:29:00.009-07:002009-04-27T17:56:39.713-07:00So Distressing!<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">In a good way! This week's Hero Arts challenge is all about <a href="http://heroarts.com/blogs/club/tag/distress/">distressing techniques</a>. My previous forays into the world of distress have been pretty limited. I do have one Distress Ink (tea dye) which I like quite a bit, but I wanted to try something different this week. Pink!<br /><br />This also fits in with the current <a href="http://caardvarks.blogspot.com/2009/04/trees-crowd.html">Caardvarks</a> challenge - trees. A new (to me at least!) contest - how exciting!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hello Tree</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLu_5aELuY7L0LAYUZJWJ8uMyxLRkIMjSG7_EM6xgb_4dBLIIX87Rk-4z9Lhknry1fsnzYXJraeeRwmVGeNySnjXkKlm2ItRgCEHQC03esbB0r2VUZ9o078U7ZZ7VIZ4akaihPtyXMUWm/s1600-h/Pink+Distress.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329115207669125058" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 245px; cursor: pointer; height: 320px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLu_5aELuY7L0LAYUZJWJ8uMyxLRkIMjSG7_EM6xgb_4dBLIIX87Rk-4z9Lhknry1fsnzYXJraeeRwmVGeNySnjXkKlm2ItRgCEHQC03esbB0r2VUZ9o078U7ZZ7VIZ4akaihPtyXMUWm/s320/Pink+Distress.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Supplies:<br /></span>HA Sparkle Clear Hello Tree<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>Prima screen pattern stamp<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>DCWV papers<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>Lah Di Dah Courtyard mini ribbon<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>Prima Flowers<br />Pearl stickers<br />Making Memories tiny alpha stickers<br />Nestabilities Label One<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br />A quick photography note</span>: <span style="font-style: italic;">Someone in the </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/heroarts/">HA Flickr Group</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> recently posted a link to the Strobist blog on DIY light tents (post </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/07/how-to-diy-10-macro-photo-studio.html">here</a><span style="font-style: italic;">). I already have a light tent but haven't been thrilled with my lighting. I LOVED the poster board backround idea and wanted to try it. After my trusty sissy-in-law tested it out to great results (see them </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://tracibub.blogspot.com/2009/04/ooo-picture-taking-changes.html">here</a><span style="font-style: italic;">) I made a quick run up to Walgreens for some of my own! LOVING the results!</span><br /></span>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740709094361938766noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347794832964632662.post-23407641856486829692009-04-19T14:57:00.005-07:002009-04-25T15:47:41.122-07:00Frog Prince<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I took a bit of a break from crafting this week. I did make one card for the Hero Arts weekly challenge (focus on messages) but I don't like it so I'm not going to post it here. I just made this little card for Taylor's challenge. The message was done with HA stamps so I probably will enter this one into the HA challenge as well.<br /><br />Taylor's Sketch:</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2RQlEBGqySCaxFRRTkMsyfaOh9ZxPx40BUET5zAjXm-fkZ5RJteLGHFhFfCDvijOYf7gE7vqOqWV18GGnyxuJcSO5qeLqQt2dm1zNOcq2L3QBjEKF-gt7qc44PuVihHzcHiFVWmVO2xeL/s1600-h/TECC64(sketch).jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2RQlEBGqySCaxFRRTkMsyfaOh9ZxPx40BUET5zAjXm-fkZ5RJteLGHFhFfCDvijOYf7gE7vqOqWV18GGnyxuJcSO5qeLqQt2dm1zNOcq2L3QBjEKF-gt7qc44PuVihHzcHiFVWmVO2xeL/s320/TECC64(sketch).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326527047408996850" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Frog Prince</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWclDpq-sWphoUgNj37shsdtPehU3xxtUoWTQEgXxu1eCT9QdamcdnSYdEyyEXCldCgXZjV7aKxluBWVgPsmBKEAp0NbbAg_I60YfuchQMal70UULcAlnMvdMicUGvYNadKZJo1FZGPE1-/s1600-h/Frog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWclDpq-sWphoUgNj37shsdtPehU3xxtUoWTQEgXxu1eCT9QdamcdnSYdEyyEXCldCgXZjV7aKxluBWVgPsmBKEAp0NbbAg_I60YfuchQMal70UULcAlnMvdMicUGvYNadKZJo1FZGPE1-/s320/Frog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326527043525502466" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Supplies:<br /></span>Imaginisce Snag'em Stamps Frog<br />HA small variety alpha<br />Prima screen pattern stamp<br />Bazzil Dotted Swiss cardstock<br />DCWV patterned paper<br />La di dah courtyard felted shapes<br />Yellow stickles (on crown)<br />Prima flower<br />Pearl sticker<br />hemp string<br />Favorite findings buttons<br /></span>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740709094361938766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347794832964632662.post-13783663909230713132009-04-12T10:20:00.007-07:002009-04-12T10:38:29.259-07:00Mojo-in'<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A new contest for me!</span> The <a href="http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/">Mojo Monday blog</a> has some great sketch challenges. I decided to play around with the one this week.<br /><br />The Sketch:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZnokUxKDao-hO0kG4zuH1EgvbisuWUAPL1wCKHav9Ugim1GBOTdbkBIQbTcbI9xMa0UGGwo_81XAENIPxcmLkmsJid044B6P_FbErNZFlMt6MddbF1NDEzYf_XfNE2KGFcAyk8v3nrrW/s1600-h/Mojo81Sketch.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323856719161754018" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 233px; cursor: pointer; height: 320px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZnokUxKDao-hO0kG4zuH1EgvbisuWUAPL1wCKHav9Ugim1GBOTdbkBIQbTcbI9xMa0UGGwo_81XAENIPxcmLkmsJid044B6P_FbErNZFlMt6MddbF1NDEzYf_XfNE2KGFcAyk8v3nrrW/s320/Mojo81Sketch.png" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I actually planned the colors around the fabric covered brad. Came out light and springy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZRVRwYPiO-M87VFbAbsaKZdMiUmQbab7cAsHvEoUZLBkHc1BIS9wbwEqGKQqmpxyrScuRFvMgZpxDkJaTDgmHzzGLbImsmVXzji-vt9jlj2etvX6AeTl-yvLEQVbiu9BV9Hc7YwUlSqNs/s1600-h/Sweetest.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323856726385033122" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 262px; cursor: pointer; height: 320px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZRVRwYPiO-M87VFbAbsaKZdMiUmQbab7cAsHvEoUZLBkHc1BIS9wbwEqGKQqmpxyrScuRFvMgZpxDkJaTDgmHzzGLbImsmVXzji-vt9jlj2etvX6AeTl-yvLEQVbiu9BV9Hc7YwUlSqNs/s320/Sweetest.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Supplies:</span><br />Inkadinkado Doodle Flowers<br />SU! Crazy for Cupcakes (sentiment - rearranged to fit)<br />Versamark Dazzle - Frost<br />DCWV papers<br />Bazzil Dotted Swiss cardstock<br />Offray ribbon<br />Unknown flowers<br />K & Co. Classic K Margo Fabric stitched brad<br />Favorite Findings buttons<br />Stickles - Cotton Candy<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Hard to see in the photo but I stamped little flowers on the sentiment square using the frost Versamark Dazzle.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXzHFJhuSDbr56AYKNi5f9iyuI4VJCUGbSJbzSEiar3pvKE78iPjR0T2JfY7BgD6Nwyhg-Q4QGTj-KypWw1PdD3VKLysTigYHcMCAr2UlfhPsDSX8dBiqAa5VLP8w2w_tA-Zzp1UT7Iao5/s1600-h/Sweetest+Angle.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323856726112870930" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 294px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXzHFJhuSDbr56AYKNi5f9iyuI4VJCUGbSJbzSEiar3pvKE78iPjR0T2JfY7BgD6Nwyhg-Q4QGTj-KypWw1PdD3VKLysTigYHcMCAr2UlfhPsDSX8dBiqAa5VLP8w2w_tA-Zzp1UT7Iao5/s320/Sweetest+Angle.jpg" border="0" /></a>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740709094361938766noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347794832964632662.post-60022616065490799252009-04-12T09:58:00.006-07:002009-04-12T10:18:34.481-07:00DayGlo Inspiration<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I looooove Kristina's colors this week!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdZghH8Mdhwu0vMtIDTvU_uNxzR6-CuGalFNLG_qvxqb9mc_1W72OGwrW6GqLtb6zm6QDBMBjPj5JCEki6wftU3Czthmdh8RPA7KiDs8Yh67qPBWMDMIpNhURkhz63DlrEV4WEjZ79R8h/s1600-h/040909-colors.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323851348777559058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 180px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdZghH8Mdhwu0vMtIDTvU_uNxzR6-CuGalFNLG_qvxqb9mc_1W72OGwrW6GqLtb6zm6QDBMBjPj5JCEki6wftU3Czthmdh8RPA7KiDs8Yh67qPBWMDMIpNhURkhz63DlrEV4WEjZ79R8h/s320/040909-colors.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I had the perfect image already stamped and colored! Although my card came out looking a bit 80s.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Hm. Hadn't planned that. I am uncertain how it makes me feel.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3rOM0wJ7w_ls-uA6XQWxbpv6f8EUVknd4ZaMAQcEMlU97UvajaFce5GHxFBTbA4VoTka7V3pnXBrfmwQJxddTfnBi1y7e2UxDvxpTuhyXm_uZZ6HUCc8YydPW9VrDDin6Si8VwssI1KCq/s1600-h/Humming+Bird+circa+1980s.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323851355273932274" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 264px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3rOM0wJ7w_ls-uA6XQWxbpv6f8EUVknd4ZaMAQcEMlU97UvajaFce5GHxFBTbA4VoTka7V3pnXBrfmwQJxddTfnBi1y7e2UxDvxpTuhyXm_uZZ6HUCc8YydPW9VrDDin6Si8VwssI1KCq/s320/Humming+Bird+circa+1980s.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Supplies:</span><br />Magenta hummingbird stamp<br />Stampin' Up! Crazy for Cupcakes (sentiment)<br />DCWV papers<br />Bazzil Dotted Swiss cardstock<br />La Di Dah Courtyard Felted shapes<br />Favorite Findings buttons<br />Ranger Glossy Accents (on the flower)<br />K & Co. gem<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpgg0Pjb8qGtrbaRC8Ag-78GQQ93LvjZ6RO4WNErKlKmUY6JCDR9uGUmDmKqipOCbfq7tnuQHYrwrFjoc29Kt1jWAUzB28LbhEhXzI9rwwOgQKNhNcqZIja5KjPdZnhJDChm6Cw1rkujc/s1600-h/Humming+Bird+close+up.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323851359094029474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 317px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpgg0Pjb8qGtrbaRC8Ag-78GQQ93LvjZ6RO4WNErKlKmUY6JCDR9uGUmDmKqipOCbfq7tnuQHYrwrFjoc29Kt1jWAUzB28LbhEhXzI9rwwOgQKNhNcqZIja5KjPdZnhJDChm6Cw1rkujc/s320/Humming+Bird+close+up.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I think it's missing a side pony tail and a snap bracelet.Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740709094361938766noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347794832964632662.post-59270546644391899812009-04-11T09:51:00.012-07:002009-04-11T21:45:56.641-07:00Happy Easter<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I decided to use this week's <a href="http://tayloredexpressions.blogspot.com/2009/04/taylored-expressions-cupcake-challenge.html">TECC</a> for my second and final Easter card. The first happened to also be a TECC. Interesting, eh!<br /><br />Taylor's Sketch:</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4T7_5zDHTTd6O_5VHc5ZU_S2ktYcENxEZrTabSOxaIysx-rk80246pmj7F4zQsju2B0460D1UyqZasOUckVqcNubQ0YwX-MZjyAJvbRTL4FwXqXSKRAcTknPJfsaJW8-Ny4SBnx50aONB/s1600-h/TECC63(sketch).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323478536804612322" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 247px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4T7_5zDHTTd6O_5VHc5ZU_S2ktYcENxEZrTabSOxaIysx-rk80246pmj7F4zQsju2B0460D1UyqZasOUckVqcNubQ0YwX-MZjyAJvbRTL4FwXqXSKRAcTknPJfsaJW8-Ny4SBnx50aONB/s320/TECC63(sketch).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><br /><br />Celebrate!</span> </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0UfVuIOFWvAjOvfXpTMVkRmRJT42bZ3mvBaqf9bQ-oRyYH6spqgBccV7FAM3NvpB_EDAy7hNnAam6x1mwfwV9xPBAwmCQDpbd0MFfRG-UyxuNCSAhQst0IiYiX0Hawoz6-1VjXEjVExT/s1600-h/'Bunny'+Conga.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323660194617217954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0UfVuIOFWvAjOvfXpTMVkRmRJT42bZ3mvBaqf9bQ-oRyYH6spqgBccV7FAM3NvpB_EDAy7hNnAam6x1mwfwV9xPBAwmCQDpbd0MFfRG-UyxuNCSAhQst0IiYiX0Hawoz6-1VjXEjVExT/s320/'Bunny'+Conga.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Supplies</span><br />DCWV papers<br />Bazzil Dotted Swiss cardstock<br />Stampendous Chickie Hop<br />La Di Dah Courtyard felted shapes<br />Favorite Findings buttons<br />Offray ribbon<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhXXE0z_F4AsILTV0BB41-QvMm9xapjes-xvQh_HUAomhzBDSrV7uBPJaiFbst2cKODj6yoOqSrGsrrRWQG6pdGx09GMj-2HLv0tq3mpfy-4c_8SzM_z6NBpYvnyfNZCCniEKWy4rmOOX/s1600-h/'Bunny'+Conga+Closeup.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323660198799737058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhXXE0z_F4AsILTV0BB41-QvMm9xapjes-xvQh_HUAomhzBDSrV7uBPJaiFbst2cKODj6yoOqSrGsrrRWQG6pdGx09GMj-2HLv0tq3mpfy-4c_8SzM_z6NBpYvnyfNZCCniEKWy4rmOOX/s320/'Bunny'+Conga+Closeup.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"I know you can't control yourself any longer. Feel the rhythm of the music getting stronger. Don't you fight it till you tried it - do the conga beat!"Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740709094361938766noreply@blogger.com5