February Sketch Blog Hop

Welcome to another Sketch Blog Hop. Everyone has had so much fun doing these it's turned into a regular event! The purpose of this hop is to show how all of these talented bloggers can take the same sketch and come up with totally different cards. If you've never used a card sketch before, give it a try! Be sure to check back on Sunday, as there will be some bloggers posting cards on day 2. So sit back & be inspired! If you just happened on the hop, be sure to go to the first stop http://craftycardgallery.blogspot.com/ so you can see the whole hop! Grab your favorite beverage and sit back & hop along with us!

I did two cards for this hop, here they are:

Thanks for stopping over..you can also keep in touch more with my creations at www.facebook.com/kerryscraftycardsandcuts as I dont tend to post on this blog much any more!

Your next stop is http://cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com/

The Year of Cards Album

I have been working on a project/product for my facebook website to sell and I have finally finished it. I thought thoese of you who follow this blog for a creative outlet may be interested to see it! There are a few of these around but not heaps, so I decided to do my own version on The year of cards.
This cute Album holds cards in it for each month of the year, and there is a calander to write the names of the card recievers on it...what is so great about this is that you can use it year after year!
The front of the Album is box board covered in paper. I used an old Fiskars set of papers I had lying around as I figured i didn't want my good paper wasted if i stuffed up! I used a few Quickutz dies on the front and used ribbon to tie together...pretty proud of my effort, and am looking forward to seeing how the product sells(sold a few already). Here are some pictures

Thanks for stopping by and i'll be trying to make a post again real soon xx

New Year 2012

Wow has it really been that long since I have blogged! I am going to try really hard this year to blog more often, but time is not really on my side. I am thinking that this will soon become my Business blog. For thoese of you who read my blog and don't know,I am now selling my cards on facebook at www.facebook.com/kerryscraftycardsandcuts. So if you ae looking for inspiration and ideas please head over and like my page to stay in touch! In the last month or so I have also gone retail with Scrapbooking Supplies! So for thoese of you who live in Australia please also take a visit over to my facebook page where you will find lots of Kaisercraft products (looking at expanding on this soon) Custom orders are welcome, so if you cant see something you would like then please ask! Website for my business is in building progress so I will let you know when this is up and running :). In the meantime I am in a blog hop with Crafty Card Gallery coming up on the 17/2 so keep your eyes open for this!

2nd Sketch Blog Hop with Crafty Card Gallery

Welcome to the 2nd Sketch Blog Hop. The first hop last month was so popular we decided to do it again!!! The purpose of this hop is to show how all of these talented bloggers can take the same sketch and come up with totally different cards. If you've never used a card sketch before, give it a try! Be sure to check back on Sunday, as there will be some bloggers posting cards on day 2. So sit back & be inspired! If you just happened on the hop, be sure to go to the first stop http://www.craftycardgallery.blogspot.com/ so you can see the whole hop! If You have come from  http://craftygirl21.blogspot.com/  then your in the right place! Grab your favorite beverage and sit back & hop along with us!
This is the sketch that Jennifer gave us all to work with:

I have done 2 cards again for this hop, both I will show you today as I wont be around tomorrow to post! The first I tried to keep to the sketch itself-

The second card I rotated to the side and mixed it up a little:)

Yet again I had so much fun with this hop..I just LOVE LOVE LOVE sketches and use them constantly for inspiration when making my cards to sell. If you haven't tried them give them a go, there are plenty of places to find them on the internet and to start with give this one a go:).

Hope you all have a great weekend...your next stop is http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/

In case you get lost along the way here is the full line up:

1 Jennifer http://www.craftycardgallery.blogspot.com/

2 Angie http://www.luvs2scrapbook75.blogspot.com/
3 Carol http://cardstockscissorsandglue.blogspot.com/
4 Ashley http://www.theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/
5 Janet http://www.createatdreamscrapbooks.blogspot.com/
6 Linda http://lindascreativity.blogspot.com/
7 Zenita http://www.scrappinwithz.blogspot.com/
8 Jearise http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/
9 Beth http://elizabethspapercreations.blogspot.com/
10 Susan http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/
11 Jackie http://papermoments.blogspot.com/
12 Jamie http://craftygirl21.blogspot.com/
13 Kerry http://kerryscraftycardsandcuts.blogspot.com/
14 Lisa http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
15 Lynda http://memoriesintyme.blogspot.com/
16 Dena http://missdjones.blogspot.com/
17 Kerri http://crafttimeandcupcakes.blogspot.com/
18 Brynn http://www.flairandfrillscreativity.blogspot.com/

Busy,busy,busy!

Well I am still around....we have moved house in the past couple of weeks and my business has started to take off which is leaving me not much time to keep this blog unfortunately! I wanted to show you all what I worked on tonight...I love working with this monster die from Scrapbuggy and what better way to use it as a door prize for the little monster market. Here are the cards I made, I used Basic Grey life is a party paper for all the cards :)

Sketch Hop challange with Crafty Card Gallery

Hi! Welcome to the Sketch blog hop! The purpose of this hop is to show how all of these talented bloggers can take the same sketch and come up with totally different cards. If you've never used a card sketch before, give it a try! Be sure to check back on Sunday, as there will be some bloggers posting cards on day 2. So sit back & be inspired! If you came from Beth http://elizabethspapercreations.blogspot.com/ then you are in the right place :)

Here is the sketch we had to work with and be inspired by

I have done two cards for this challange and because of family commitments with moving house I decided to post them both today. The first one I tried to stick to the sketch itself..here it is

 

The second on I flipped the sketch on the side and changed a few of the elements positions to come up with a completly different card. Here it is

I love sketches. I am not to sure how many of you know but I sell my cards and sketches always helps kick start my creativity when making them as there is so many possibilities. I usually use one sketch a night and come up with about 5 different cards...and more in mind. If you have not used sketches yet, I encourage you to as it will help you to explore new ideas and get more creative with your cards.
I hope you enjoyed my cards. Your next stop will be the lovely Lynda http://memoriesintyme.blogspot.com/

Here is a list in case you get lost :)

Jennifer http://www.craftycardgallery.blogspot.com/
Beth http://elizabethspapercreations.blogspot.com/

Kerry http://kerryscraftycardsandcuts.blogspot.com/

Lynda http://memoriesintyme.blogspot.com/

Pam http://www.pammejo-scrapbookflair.com/

Susan http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/

Linda http://www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com/

Jamie http://craftygirl21.blogspot.com/

Angie http://www.luvs2scrapbook75.blogspot.com/

Zenita http://www.scrappinwithz.blogspot.com/

Dena http://missdjones.blogspot.com/

Denise http://deesdesignsfrommyheart.blogspot.com/

Christina http://christinascolors.wordpress.com/

Carol http://cardstockscissorsandglue.blogspot.com/

Jennifer http://crafts-4-a-cause.blogspot.com/

Cleaning up and moving out!

It's been a while I know, but I have been extremely busy packing up and cleaning out the house as we move into our new home in 2 weeks Yipeeeee! It's been a long 2 1/2 years wait for this and its finally coming to be real! So my craft room has been one major headache for packing not only because the amount of stuff I have but it seems to have spread itself over the whole room. Quite a few weeks ago with the Crafty Card Gallery blog I showed you all how i kept my scraps in order....well as I was cleaning up I found box after box, and jar of ribbons and thought I should do something about it :)....after a little research on the net and asking around I came up with this (I got the idea from a blog where the lady had them in plastic draws..sorry but I can't remember where i saw it !). I just happened to have a toolbox organiser sorter that I was going to give o hubby for his nails etc or throw away and i figured I could use that...I took out all the dividers and presto my very own ribbon holder, that I reakon will fit about 200 different ribbons in it ,about 1-5 yards of each ribbon. I rolled each ribbon onto heavy chipboard that I had cut 2 x 2 1/2 inches each..a bit time consuming but I must say this system is working and all my ribbons are in one place(only problem is I need another one as this one is full LOL!) So here it is....

Now I also have some other news today and that is when the next update of the Crafty Card Gallery hits your phone, Jennifer asked me to be the designer of the month. I was so excited when she asked me and I hope it gives you a bit more of an insight into my crazy crafting world :)....so thankyou Jennifer for choosing me :)

Hopefully it won't be too long till I find the time to log on again and show you what i have been up to with my cards and scrapping...in fact next weekend is another blog hop with the Crafty Card Gallery girls, a sketch hop so you will see a post from me then :)