Card sketch-reveal SOUS

Happy Wednesday fellow crafters..

Its Card sketch reveal time again for us girls over at Stuck On U Sketches.. This weeks sketch was designed by me :).. I created this card for my niece who turned 18 last December..  She loved the card..

so, without further a do, here is the card I created for this sketch challenge:

I used some of my flowers on this card.. Which I haven't done in a while.. been busy concentrating on using my Imagine instead. This was such a nice change of pace...

How's about a few close ups:

for supplies used:

papers by: DCWV "all about girls!" stack

cardstock : white

flowers

string of pearls

MS edge punch

MS twig punch

MS butterfly punch

pearl halves

ribbon

Stamps by: Fiskars

StaZOn Ink

ok fellow crafters..  I've showed you mine, now you show me yours..LOL

and by that, I mean stop by SOUS, check out our sketch and submit to us your amazing projects..
Till next time ..

Have an amazing week crafting..
hugs

Home is where the Heart is-die cut challenge SOUS

Aaaaaaand here we go ladies.. Our very first Die cut challenge 2013..  The month of January was my month to create the sketch's and come up with some great die cut challenges over at S.O.U.S. I decided on something a little different.. I love being creative and thinking out of the box (at times) and so, I decided to give this weeks die cut challenge a bit of  twist..  

So, our challenge was 

"SWITCH A ROO!".. 

Meaning, replace one letter in your title with a die cut.. How clever, yes...LOL

and so here is my take on our die cut challenge:

I had so much fun designing this layout.. and I once again created my own colors using CCR and the RBG codes..  Hard to tell its all white card stock ain't it...LOL

its really difficult to get a descent photo during this time of season here since we haven't seen the sun in months.. sorry about that :)

I stamped some pink swirls around the edge and then added some white marker dots to them.. 

layering a green piece of card stock which I edge punched.. 

How's about a few close ups:

Here you can see I actually did some dry embossing on the die cut. I love the heart shaped.. it looks so elegant.. 

for my title, I added layered hearts to replace the "O".. plus, I haven't used the font of the Storybook cartridge in a really long time..

My doves.. did some dry embossing on those as well as the little hearts..

The cute little house, I thought it looked great as a letter "A"..

and finally my cute little couple..  I did a lot of inking on this layout, but I strongly feel that it really brings out the best in your die cuts.. and it does't take that long to do..

I will try to rummage through our photos and find of hubby and I for this layout.. 

for supplies used:

Cricut Craftroom

Cricut Imagine

Cricut Cartridges:

Sweethearts:

house, couple and doves

Songbird:

background marquee

Plantin Schoolbook:

hearts and title font

Storybook:

Title font

White card stock

MS deep edge punch

white marker

foam tape

chalks

stamp

ink

alright fellow crafters.. That's my Friday post for this week..Do stop by S.O.U.S and check out what amazing layouts our DT members have created..

I hope everyone has a scrap-tastic weekend..
hugs

Whimsical Designs is back!!

I have some awesome news for  you...
I've rejoined the Design Team at

WHIMSICAL WEDNESDAYS  
and were picking up from where we left off  starting on January 16th!  

You are going to LOVE the new Design Team and fun challenges that Stephanie has lined up, so stop by my blog or whimsical Designs to see the new Design Team line-up. 

  But for now, come check  out Whimsical designs and Stephanie has a great give away..

 So, make sure you come stop by on January 16th at Whimsical Wednesdays for some fun!  
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Snow Angel-Sketch reveal S.O.U.S

I'm so psyched its Friday and I get to share my first layout of 2013!!

us girls at S.O.U.S have our first layout sketch of the year to share with you and it was created by me.. I had a lot of with this one, the sketch and layout..

Not sure how many know, but my daughter got herself a horse about a month or so ago.. He is our old man at the young age of 25 and he will get to spend his retirement days in my daughters good hands.. She has a lot of experience with horses and has fallen head over heals in love with him.. He is certainly a big boy..

So, I'm going to try to keep this post short and sweet :) and let you all get to the good stuff...

I once again created my own papers with my Imagine and RGB codes I got from this photo:

I used the 2 purples, blue and green. 

if you want the RBG codes, here they are:

                    R:       B:       G:

Green:          214    235    116

  Blue:           204    230    222

Light purple:    225    222    231 

Purple:        186    177    198 

 if you use CCR and/or a Cricut Imagine and you want to use the colors, just fill in the color codes where you would add the color to your cut.. Its super simple!!

Here is a pic of where you can switch the colors:

and then how about a few close ups:

The title phrase is from "Winter Frolic" cartridge

The birds are also on the "winter Frolic" cartridge.

I added two tiny pearl halves to the tops of the hats..

The gorgeous horse is on the "Winter Woodland" cartridge, the white flourish is from "Home Decor" and the large background image is off the "Sentimentals!" cartridge..

Here you can see the colors better, plus the tiny snowflakes which I added some tiny pearl halves to, they are on the "Winter Frolic " cartridge.. I actually created the striped paper myself and then printed it.. 

Ok fellow crafters.. I hope you found this post helpful and if you're not exactly sure how I added the color codes, please don't hesitate to ask me.  You can email me at nannescreations@hotmail.com and I'll be more than happy to explain it to you better.. 

I won't list the supplies used this week since I mentioned the cartridges below the close ups and then its pretty much just white card stock and pearl halves..distress ink and foam tape..LOL

That's my first layout post for 2013 and I'm so excited you stopped by today to check it out..

Do stop by S.O.U.S and check out what our amazing design team has created with this weeks sketch and do play along..

I hope everyone has a scrap-tastic weekend..

Love You-Card Sketch reveal S.O.U.S

Happy New Year everyone...

I know I was lucky enough to spend a few hours crafting a few days ago and it felt so good after a busy holiday season.. If you feel the need to craft, just stop by our challenge blog S.O.U.S and get inspired.. Since we have lots of spring holiday just around the corner, I decided to get busy making cards.. My first one of the new year will be my Valentines Day card for my hubby.. Valentines day is our wedding anniversary as well and this year it will be 17 yrs of wedded bliss..LOL

So, before I blab your ear off, here is my take on this weeks card sketch:

Once again, I designed the card with CCR and then cut everything with my Imagine.. love that I can match colors and prints perfectly with the Imagine cartridges..

I created lots of layers on this card and so with said, how's about a few close ups:

I love being able to change the colors of the backgrounds of the imagine images.. I created three layers, first one being white, then pink and final the actual image..  everything is attached with foam tape..

The flowers are from the Graphically Speaking cartridge.. They are the halves and worked out great for this card.. I cut them out of two different shades of blue, then inked the edges and manipulated them a bit so I could bend the petals..

The butterflies are from the Lori's Garden Imagine cartridge as are the marquees..

The honeycomb shape is from Accent Essentials..

for supplies used:

Cricut Craftroom software (free)

Cricut Imagine

Imagine cartridge:

Lori's Garden:

colors, prints and images

butterflies, banner and sentiment marquees

Accent Essentials:

Honey comb shape

Graphically Speaking:

Flower halves

Distress ink: 

Tumbled Glass and Tattered Rose

Foam tape squares

white liquid pearls

white card stock

well fellow scrappers, that's my first Card post for the new year.. If you feel the need to get crafty, stop by S.O.U.S and get inspired.. Our design team has done an amazing job with our first sketch of the year, so go and check it out..

I want to thank you all for taking the time and stopping by today, I am grateful for everyone of you and want to say how blessed I am for everyone of you <3 p="p">

Hope you have a scrap-tastic week

Hugs