diva sketch challenge

saturday is here again which means it is time for another diva sketch challenge.

i knew almost immediately what i wanted to do when i saw this sketch. it was one of my easier ones. it is a little hard to see, but the ribbon is frayed on either end. again, i used the new teeny tiny messages that will be available in the new 2009 - 2010 catty coming out in just a few more days. (give me a call if you'd like one of the new catalogs.

have a great weekend!

diva inspiration challenge

my postings for the diva inspiration challenge these last several weeks have been spotty at best. we've been dealing with my mother in law's health issues, storms knocking out our power and life in general. i'm hoping to get back in the groove again now.

i love the quilt inspiration for this week. click on the link above to see it. i thought about doing a "quilt" theme, but it is practically too hot to stamp here and i do not tolerate the heat well, so i went with the color scheme for an easy way out. i used, the soon to be retired, riding hood red, night of navy and whisper white. it's lookin' pretty patriotic don't you think?

i liked the border on the quilt so i duplicated it with the eyelet border punch and just went backward from there. i love how the white just pops! the navy and red. the sentiment is from a new set that will be available july 1st with our new 2009 - 2010, idea book. it is called "teeny tiny wishes."

just card stuff

i needed to make some cards so i thought i would post them before they go in the mail.

this was just a quick thank you i made with rub ons and a bit of ribbon. i'm into the quicker the better these days.



















this is one of my favorites. i finally played with the window sheets. the ribbon is between the window and the dsp and then i put rub ons on top of the window sheet for a bit more color.














i'm going to miss this tea garden dsp when it retires in 15 days. :( anyway i cut each "layer" of the flower and built it up with dimensionals. what do ya think?














this is just a quick simple sympathy card. i honestly think that the less said the better on these cards. while we have all experienced death in some way, i don't think we can ever "really know" how someone else feels. we just need to let them know we're thinking about them and are there when they need us.


here is just a slight variation on the above card. i think i started to loss my creative inspiration at this point.

diva sketch challenge

alicia makes up these sketch challenges over at udi and she knows i don't like these angle things. haha.

i was able to make this one work though by cheating with one of our big shot dies for the teeny tiny little envelope. take a look. . .



this is the little insert in the envelope.















. . . and with the envelope closed.

diva inspiration challenge

i missed last week's challenge because i was getting ready for my daughter's high school graduation and running back and forth to the hospital because my mother in law ended up there for the second time in less than a month.

i wasn't sure if i would be able to participate this week either just trying to wind down. i had several thank you cards to make and a few sympathy cards as well. when i went to see what the challenge was this week one of my cards matched. woo hoo me!

so, without further ado, here is my inspiration for this week for the udi challenge.


elegant eggplant textured cardstock with the manhattan texture plate flower in vellum. i used a marker to color the raised embossing and added three purple bling brads.