A sketch from me

Since Liz unfortunately isn't posting her fabulous sketches for us anymore, I thought I'd try making one, using a 12x12 format and two 4x6 photos.



I was inspired by a sketch on Valerie Salmon's blog Got Sketch? (#91) but changed up the sizes a little. I hope you'll be inspired by it, too.

I haven't gotten around to making a layout with the sketch yet, but hope to this weekend, which I will upload ASAP.

Happy scrapping!

ETA: I made the layout tonight, but I ended up using the MSS December kit-- so I won't be able to post it until Tuesday. Sorry! ;)

Card Inspiration

Wow - can you believe it's almost December?? Where has the time gone!? I feel incredibly unprepared for Christmas....I haven't made any cards, bought any presents, or sent out invitations for a party that we're hosting next weekend (!!). I think this warm weather has messed with my head! I just can't seem to get into Christmas mode yet.

One of the things I'm giving as Christmas gifts are homemade cards. I've vowed to make one card a night for the next week and a half so I can get it all done. So far, so good (did I mention that I only started yesterday?? Ha!) I thought I'd share my cards with you throughout the next few weeks, and the inspiration behind each of them.

Oddly enough, I find making cards harder than doing layouts. I have no idea why. Maybe it's because there's such little space to work with. Or because there's no picture to work around. Either way it always takes me 4358923497 times longer to make a card than a layout. And if you knew how long it took me to do a layout...well, let's just say you'd probably laugh! What I like to do are look at layouts as inspiration and see how I can scale them down. For the card below, I actually found my inspiration from this:

Supplies used: Martha Stewart Classic Butterfly Punch (large, medium and small), Crate patterned paper, pop dots

The best part is that it uses up all my little scraps of pp. And once you get going, it doesn't take that long. Better get going on my card for tonight....wouldn't want to fall off the bandwagon on day 2. I mean, how pathetic would that be? Ha!

Winner, winner, chicken dinner

And last, but certainly not least, is the winner from my blog post from last week......

Tanya Dery!!

Congratulations, Tanya!
And thanks to everyone who played along with our give-away week-- we have such great members here at MSS!

and the winner is....

JULIA!!!

Congrats Julia!
You have won any 10 sheets of patterned paper you desire (from My Scrap Shoppe of course)!
Send me a message with your choices!

I was going to draw my RAK winner yesterday but I was on the couch and in bed all day sick. Feeling better today, but now my little sweetheart who was taking care of me... covering me with blankets and rubbing my back... is sick. :(

So, I'm a day behind in my to do list and have a ton to catch up on while he sleeps. The giveaway from last week is one of them.
It was interesting to see how you guys were/weren't going to record your holidays.

And the winner of a "yet-to-be-packed" RAK is...

Carol!

We have a winner!

Thanks to everyone who submitted comments on my last post about their worst birthday. Admittedly, I felt a little ridiculous about complaining about my little sickness when everyone else's stories were so much worse! My cold seems to have disappeared, but the runny/stuffy nose combo seems to be sticking around. Oh well.

Anyway.....I'm sure you're all dying to know who won! Well congrats, Laurie! You're the lucky winner of 2 Cropper Hoppers. Please PM or email me at setter213 (at) hotmail (dot) com.

I'll be back later today with the rest of my post.

happy monday!!

it is so beautiful outside!!!
the longer the snow waits, the better!

this weeks challenge for your Book of ME,
is a "now and then" challenge.
find a photo from earlier on in your life,
and a photo from recently.
What do you notice? whats familiar?
how are you going to journal the differences?

In my case the title and subtitle pretty much
say it all..and in case you can't clearly read
it, in the top corner of the top photo it says
1976, and the bottom photo has 2008 on it.

i also used the paper from the november kit,
which is SO AWESOME!!! if you haven't picked
one up, do so!!! (that is, if they're not
already sold out!)



So, we ran a week of giveaways last week,
did ya notice??? lol

so i asked what your favourite colour was,
and Susi replied turquoise blue and brown,
a lovely combo i might add...
Susi you are my winner!!!
please PM me on the MSS website so i can
mail you your goodies!!!
thanks for all who played,
and keep those BOM layouts coming!!! i love
seeing them in the gallery!!!

later,
Jen