diva sketch challenge

happy weekend. here it is time for another sketch challenge on udi. The sketch is kind of a strange one this week, but i managed. haha.



now skip on over and see what adriana did for the sketch.

diva inspiration challenge

i almost had to name today's post the 'uninspired' challenge. i had no clue what to do with the picture for today's inspiration on udi. i went into my stamp room to work on my niece's wedding card so i could get her gift in the mail. i was looking for a piece of black card stock when i came upon some scraps i had used for one of my other niece's bday card. eureka, i found a monkey.

i love how this card turned out. the red replaces the softer flesh tones on the picture. i ran the brown through the big shot texturz impression plate, added some retired ribbon, a stick pin with a pearl and another half pearl on the flower. i popped everything up with dimensionals. for being uninspired i'm pleased with the outcome.

diva sketch challenge

today's card for the sketch challenge on udi is in honor of the relay for life event here in richland michigan this weekend.

rose red and pirouette pink make this card along with some ribbon and bitty buttons.

skip on over and see what adriana has created for you as well.

diva inspiration challenge

hi. this week is flying by for me. where did the first few days go? i had a lovely weekend in chicago watching my son graduate from DePaul University. i was beaming for several days. not to get off course, but i have to share a picture of him. even he can't help but smile. :) see below for my card.









this week's card is some pretty white flowers with yellow centers and lovely greenery surrounding them. i took it literally today. (click here to go to udi and see the picture) i inked up the flower with white craft ink, colored the yellow and green on with markers and ink pads and then stamped. i then added clear embossing powder to the white. it had partially dried and so it left spots of ep when i heated it. i almost like it more than if the entire flower petals were embossed. just gives it a wee bit of texture. i slid the ribbon between the punch holes for something a little different. i also sponged the yellow on lightly around and on the petals. click on the picture to get an enlarged view.

happy saturday. as you know from thursday's post, i'm in chicago for my son's graduation from college. what a fun weekend.

today's sketch on udi is an easy one. a strip, a square and a bow. i eliminated the bow and made it into a greeting instead. enjoy your weekend. xox


skip on over and see what alisa has done for you today.

diva inspiration challenge

it's thursday!!! that means i'm going to chicago tomorrow. the cubs/sox on friday, an art fair on saturday and my son, gordy's graduation on sunday from depaul university. can you say excited!!!!

i fell in love with this week's picture for the inspiration challenge on udi. i love bashful blue!!!! i added a little bit of color to go on my card. my son thinks every holiday or event is a 'hallmark holiday' made for the sole purpose of spending money. sometimes he drives me crazy. anyway i decided to make his grad card with a mug of beer on it. the foam has crystal effects with a smidge of glitter on it. he'll roll his eyes when he opens it. oh well.

enjoy your weekend . . . i know i will.

blog award

i was awarded with the "Beautiful Blogger" award by charmaine black in australia. check out her blog, l-ink-ed to paper for some lovely creations. charmaine and i have never met except 'online' because she lives in australia. how cool is that. i have made so many lovely stmapin' friends through various blogs and the utah divas international. such talented stampers.

now i have to divulge ten things about myself and then give you ten wonderful blogs to visit, so here goes.....

1. I have five brothers and sisters: I am the middle girl and fifth of six kids
2. I have two college degrees: a BA in psychology and a BFA in interior design
3. I have rode in hot air balloons several times while I was in college
4. My son, Gordy, is graduating from college this weekend with a degree in political science and a minor in psychology
5. My daughter is 19 and recently finished her first year of college with the intent of studying social work
6. I met my husband, Chip, through my first husband twenty seven years ago. We have been married for almost sixteen years
7. I love reading probably more than anything else and almost never go anywhere without a book
8. A picture of my stocking feet appeared in our newspaper when I was a little girl
9. One of my favorite states (other than confusion) is Montana. I saw it snow in August there
10. I have six indoor cats and six outdoor wild cats that we have ‘adopted’


there are so many lovely blogs that i like, so please don't be slighted it i do not mention them all.

brenda at sweet paper treats
elizabeth at love 2 stamp
becky at wooden shoe stamper
robin at trinity designs
selene at stamp a little fun
jeannette at scraps of my life
tiffany at my crafty world
adriana at escape to stamp
alisa at alisa tilsner
ruthie at stampin' with ruthie


thank you ladies for your wonderful talent. xoxo

diva sketch challenge

i am very happy with the way my card came out this week. it actually did what i wanted it to do. haha.












as you can see there is alot of dimension to it. i used the adorable island floral big shot die to make the flowers and leaves. isn't it the cutest? the colors of the dsp are just so much fun as well and who doesn't love polka dots. i love my little strip of dots going from corner to corner.

take a skip over to see what Adriana made for you this week.

diva inspiration challenge

today's little inspiration is a cute picture of some foxes and trees/bushes on udi. i don't have any animal sets to my name, but did happen to find my lovely as a tree ~ which is still going to be an active set in the new upcoming catalog.

i used old olive, always artichoke, soft suede and chocolate chip to make my card. i roughed it up a bit as well . . . kind of the way i felt yesterday. man was i tired. a retiring 'build a brad' finished it off.

anyway, i hope you like it, i was pleased with the outcome.

diva sketch challenge

happy memorial weekend. thank a vet for serving your country.

i love the sketch for today and my card is simplicity plus. the purple inspired me, but i'll post about that in a day or two. i'm finding it extremely hard to believe that there is no dsp, ribbon, sparkle or glitter of any kind on my card. the only thing i did was emboss the images. sad, but true. well, we all have our moments.

enjoy your holiday weekend. skip on over to see what adriana has made for you today.

diva inspiration challenge

today's picture on udi is all about summer. what could be more perfect than these beautiful pieces of fruit on a sunny morning.

i pulled some of the colors from the picture, brightened them up a bit and made a candy flower. the pattern of the cantalope and the petals of the flower seemed to be somewhat consistent. that's my story anyway. the white was also run through the big shot texturz plate.

enjoy your day. it's been horrendously hot here in sw michigan for may. i think i want winter back. the older i get the more of a cold weather person i am.

diva sketch challenge

hey hey hey, it's saturday. it's rainy here, but that's ok. doesn't this sketch look sort of like mickey mouse? how fun is that?
i was in a yellow mood so i used crushed curry accented with certainly celery. i gently sponged the flower from the pretties kit with the curry ink for a tint of color and added a little bling.


for those of you that already stopped by, sorry i forgot to link to adriana. here it is now.

diva inspiration challenge

it's thursday, which means another inspiration challenge on udi. the last time we had one of these red, black and white pictures it threw me for a loop. this time i knew just what i wanted to do.

i was originally going to make a top note quilt card and then decided to do a bit of a twist on it. i used the scallop circle die instead and made little pie wedges. i like how it turned out and hope you do too.

enjoy your day. :)

diva sketch challenge

happy birthday to me. . . but the card is for someone else who also has a birthday.

i modified the sketch again this week ~ wow, two weeks in a row. what's with that?
anyway, i embossed and used my own special homemade dsp.

have a great weekend. now go see what adriana has done today. i missed her card last week and am glad she's back this week.

diva inspiration challenge

ok, so i think it was the multiple colors that inspired me this week on udi. sure couldn't be anything else. haha. anyway, there are alot! of colors and alot of dimension to this week's card. hope ya like it. xox

diva sketch challenge

happy mother's day everyone. i hope you are having a good time with your loved ones this weekend. my mom is in illinois and i miss her a bunch.

you can see this week's sketch here. i had some issues this week. i knew what i wanted to do but was unable to complete it. i do not own the large cupcake, but i had some stamped images that i had done with a friend's set. unfortunately, at the time i needed them they had run away into the great unknown. so, i left the main focal image off of my card this week. hey, everyone else uses their creative license to mess with the sketches, so i can too. besides, it really doesn't look that bad. ;)

skip on over to see what alisa has made this week with the sketch.

enjoy your weekend. it looks to be a rainy one here again in sw michigan.

diva inspiration challenge

it's been a long time since i've used alot of glitter. sad when you think that i use to be known as the 'glitter queen.' i guess we all go through our phases. currently i am into ribbon and dsp. maybe some day . . .

today's picture on udi is so cute and simple. just a few colored daisies. i went with the flower theme and a bit of the color. hard to believe, but i left out the purple. i'm still trying to come to terms with the purples left in the new color renovation. i love the whole new program, but there are a few that i will definitely miss. anyway, enough about that, it's neither here nor there.

enjoy your day and thanx for taking a peek at my card. :)

diva sketch challenge

it is may day and sketch saturday, all in one. have fun this weekend as you go about your activities.


i love this week's sketch and had alot of fun making my card. i hope you like it. i turned it sideways for my card.

do you ever have one of those light bulb moments and need to knock yourself upside the head? well that happened to me yesterday while i was jumping around the royal blog tour. ruthie, yes one of my team members, had the cutest little cherry card done in the 'black magic' or 'chalkboard' technique. now, i've seen this technique before but i just never quite got it. but, that light bulb went off yesterday and so i had to make my card using that technique today. let me know what ya think. the striped paper is the wedding dsp inked in elegant eggplant.


adriana is at a soccer tournament this weekend so jump on over to alisa's blog here to see her card this week.
see ya.

diva inspiration challenge

i love today's picture on udi for the inspiration challenge. but like the title says, there is supposed to be an inspiration and i just couldn't quite figure out what my inspiration was today.

stop back again, perhaps my inspiration will be back.

diva sketch challenge

it's time for another saturday sketch challenge on udi. i love sitting down and doing these each week to see where my imagination takes me with my colors and images. there is such freedom in doing this sketch.



i love the way my card turned out this week. there is just something about the wet wipe technique that says 'wow.' i used razzleberry and pm of navy and just love the comibination together. the dsp is from the hostess mat pack. you may not be able to tell from the picture but the white card stock and the separate butterfly are once again spritzed with the shimmer paint. i love how it gives just that little bit extra.

now go have a peek at adriana's creation. have a great weekend. xoxo

sorry for the sideways card. i was at my neighbors loading it and couldn't get it turned right. still waiting on my new hard drive and having issues. maybe next week.