...sooOo cOoL...

Here's the SwEeT SunDaY SkeTcH ChaLLenGe for this week

..and here's my card...

I think those little LaWn FaWn penguins are the CutEsT!!  My husband thinks the baby looks sad...I thought it was funny that he was worried about the emotional stability of a stamped image...

Here they are up close so you can decide for yourself if the baby looks unhappy...and you can see their sparkly snow a little better...LoVe that MarThA SteWaRt chunky glitter!!

I embossed the igloo with white powder and then chalked it in...it's not exactly what I had in mind, but I think it's fine...

...and the envelope...

I'm also linking up over at the Wee MemOriEs ChaLLenGe too...they had a  HoLiDaY theme challenge sponsored by LaWn FaWn...so this card seems perfect :)

Thanks for looking!

HaVe a TeRriFiC TueSdaY!

jen

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...HauNtEd HoUsE....

I woke up early Sunday morning...but didn't really want to get up yet...so...I peeked at the SwEEt SunDaY SkeTcH ChaLLenGe...and laid in bed thinking about what I wanted to do :)

The big circle made me think moon...so then I jumped to HaLLowEen...then to the new FaNgTasTic Taylored ExpResSionS set I just got...after that...it was all gravy!!

I know the point of this sketch is to make you create a card that is legal envelope sized...but mine turned out a bit more petite...I based the sized of everything on the AweSoMe HauNTeD hOUsE stamp...

Here's my card...I used the star border die from TE and cut it out 4 times so I would have 3 different colored stars to fill in :) 

The paper piecing was just a squidge time consuming...there are almost 20 pieces :) but I LOVE how it turned out...I LOVE to paper piece..I do it on almost everything...did you notice the shadows of the creatures in the windows...aaaaand...

WeE MeMoRieS ChaLLenGe which was to use your fav technique

since paper piecing is definitely my fav...I linked up there too :)

...and of course there's a matching envelope!

Thanks for looking!

Have a MarVelOuS MonDaY!

jen

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card ExcHanGe ...ChrIsTmas in JuLy

This is another card I made for the card exchange this month...using this sketch from the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.


Sometimes I struggle with sketches...but this one was really easy...it seems like the more I do them, the easier it gets...maybe I'm training my brain to work in a different way :)

So here's the card...

I started with some Stella and Dot paper and then added some snowflakes from the PTI Peace-be Still set...some I embossed in white and some I just stamped in enchanted evening...

I had originally planned on stamping the center panel, but the stamp didn't fit...so I just used an old snowflake punch I have...with a little chunky glitter, some layering, and a copic colored rhinestone...I generally fail miserably at pretty...so I was very pleased with how this turned out !

...and the envelope...

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