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 :)

I'm still around!

Wow did not realise time goes so quickly around here. I have been so busy with my cards and my new little venture that I think I must have forgotten my blog :). Here are a few cards I have made recently

This one was for a friend who had friends travelling overseas...used Lifestyle Crafts nesting eyelet circle(love these dies as there are so many things you can do with them), also used a Digital Sihouette American image for the suitcase.

 This one is for a pirate mad boy, using Quickutz 4x4 Pirate ship, scolloped nesting circle, and 2x2 pirate talk

 The last one is a cute baby card..I made them in different colours as well. Used Scrapbuggy die Button bear..this bear is just the cutest :)

Thanks for stopping by today, lets hope I can post sooner next time :)

Guest Designer this week!

Well I am not going to post cards or projects this week, but you can go look at my latest creations at the Crafty Card Gallery where I am a Guest Designer this week..Thanks so much Jennifer for the challange and opportunity. For thoese of you who don't know this Blog it is actually an I phone application and I believe Andriod too! (I could be wrong LOL) Jennifer has some wonderful designers on this application and some amazing cards....It is a creative outlet for card makers to have a look at some cards in one place to get their creative juices flowing. So please go over to see what I have created this week at http://craftycardgallery.blogspot.com/

I should have a couple of posts here this week so keep your eyes peeled!

Cards,Cards, Cards and more Cards

Well I have been at it again, making cards. I have decided to get a little more serious with my cards and crafts and start selling them and promoting myself. If you live in Australia and would like to keep in touch with my cards and crafts I am selling please head over and like my facebook page!. As for thoese of you who are overseas and are just interested in ideas etc I will of course post some of my makings here!

With father's Day coming up in September I decided to get going with my Father's Day cards...Here are the three I made tonight...

Used Quickutz/Lifestyle crafts dies to complete all three cards....2x2 shirt and tie, Nesting circle and scolloped circle, Nesting stars and blossom Alpha and 2x2 mini tools, tool box and handmade Alpha.

Hope you all have a good week and I will be back next week with some more card creations!

It's Sunday again!

Wow my weeks go so quickly...I plan on doing all this stuff and then end up not doing much because of kids and also hubby :)....I have one project in the making which hopefully I can show you next week...needs a little work but I a happy with the look :)...This week was really a card week,making quite a few! Here are a few....

Hope you all had a great week.. and who knows I may even get to post again this week :)

Big Card!

What a week! Tonight I have managed to finish a Big card for a staff member leaving work (i know I am safe to post as she is not on facebook or Blogger LOL!) A4 size so everyone can sign. Used the new Lifestyle crafts Splash from the latest release (got it two days ago Yipeee!) and Quickutz/Lifestyle 4x4 paper dolls and Swimming suits outfits! Alpha is Quickutz/Lifestyle crafts Chocolate 4x8.