Another Birthday Card

For my 52 Weeks Card this week, I created another Birthday card.  Not sure who this will be for, but it's ready when I need it.

The challenge this week for the card challenge at Scrappin'-n-Chattin was heat embossing.  I heat embossed the sentiment, which from the Paper Smooches, Sentiment Sampler set.

I followed this week's sketch from My Favorite Things.  I really love this sketch....

I used 2 of the dies in the MFT Die-namics Designer Label Stax Set 3 to create this card.  I love this shape.

I used papers from the Simple Stories Summer Fresh 6 x 6 pad.  I love this set of papers.  I have used 3 sets of the 12 x 12 papers.

I am also entering this card into this week's challenge at Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge.  It's Anything Goes.

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope everyone is having a crafty weekend.

The Home April Page

I got a couple of pages done today.  It's not looking like this last calendar is going to get finished this weekend.  But I hope to work on it during the week too, so hopefully by next weekend it will be done.

I worked on the April page for the house calendar.  I followed Sketch #2 at Let's Get Sketchy.  It was really fun sketch to use...

I am really loving the springtime photo of the dogs in from of the Weeping Cherry Tree.  Right the tree is almost totally buried in snow.  I used another old collection from my stash - DCWV The Playtime Stack.

I also followed the Inspirational Photo from the Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge this week...

I used my Woofers and Tweeters stamp set - the bone stamped across the hearts, and my Design Motifs set - the arrow strip pointing to the journaling.

This will also be used for this week's entry into the 52 Week Challenge at the Scrappin'-n-Chattin' Yahoo Group.

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Home Calendar November Page

Being snowed in today, I had hoped to get a lot done.  I was only able to get 1 page done.  I did the November page for our home calendar.

To create the page, I used the current sketch from Sketches in Thyme.  I was so happy to hear that they are back, and this was a very nice sketch to use...

I used DCWV's The Natural collection for this page.  I used a photo to documents what happens every evening around here....

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Stew's June Page

I was searching for sketches last weekend to finish up Stew's calendar.  I don't usually check out Sketchabilities, but I thought I should just look and see what they had.  Well, their current sketch is just so fun, I had to give it a try.  It's Sketchabilities #108.

I used a few fun photos of my dog Willie from a Bark for Life event we went to last year at the Headless Horseman Haunted Hayrides.  There were so many awesome areas from the hayrides to see, but we weren't able to get pictures near all of them.  There were quite a few vendors, so free space was hard to find.  But it was a fun event and we got to participate in a couple of agility and rally demonstrations.  This is Stew's June page.

I am also entering this into the Scrap It Girl challenge this month, which is to include hearts.

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Stew's April Page

I got so much done this past weekend.  I was able to get 8 pages done on Saturday and 2 more done on Sunday.  I think that's the most I've ever gotten done in a weekend.  For Stew's April page, I used the Becky Fleck Sketch Challenge #60 at  A Cherry on Top.  I loved this sketch...

I have been having so much fun going through all of my older collections and using tools that I rarely use.  For this page I used Echo Park's Springtime collection.

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A Valentine Card

In addition to be being in the 52 Week Layout Challenge at Scrappin'-n-Chattin' again this year, I am also doing the 52 Week Card Challenge.  For the card last week, the challenge was to create a Valentine card.  Valentine cards are certainly not my strong suit, but I followed this week's sketch at My Favorite Things.

And here's my card.... 

I used Basic Grey Eva for everything except the card base and the butterfly.  I used the same cardstock as the card base for the butterfly and stamped it with the Old Script stamp by Inkadinkadoo.  The sentiment on the little tag is from the Sweet Hearts set from Paper Smooches.  I am entering this card into their current challenge as well which is Anything goes.

I also entered this card into one of the monthly challenges at Scrappin'-n-Chattin'.  It's being entered into the Tie a bow challenge.

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My July Page

Yay!!!  The last page for my calendar for 2014.  I still have 2 more to finish though.  Hopefully I will get a bunch done this weekend.....

For this page I used Sketch #64 from My Scraps & More Sketches.  I love these sketches and can't wait to see the new sketch tomorrow...

I used K & Company's Americana collection for this patriotic page.... 

I will be entering this page into 2 challenges at Scrappin'-n-Chattin'.  It will be my entry for this week in the 52 Week Challenge.  And it will also be entered into the Square challenge, where you have to use square photos on your page...

My June Page

Here's the 2nd page I got done this weekend.  It's the June page for my calendar.  For this one I used Sketch #65 from My Scraps & More Sketches.

I used a fun photo of the dogs playing frisbee for this page.  They have a unique way of playing.  Harley, the black dog, catches it and waits for the other 2 to help him carry it back.  They are too cute.

I used American Crafts Play collection for this page.  It's another older collection I have rediscovered.  I am also entering this one into Scrappin'-n-Chattin's monthly challenge called I love.  Your journaling has to start with the words I love....

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My March Page

Over the weekend, I got the opportunity to work on my calendar.  And I got it done!!!  It's now hanging up in my office where it belongs.

One of the last pages I created was my March page.  I used Sketch #66 from My Scraps & More Sketches.  I always love to use these sketches and never seem to get many done.  All 3 of my pages this weekend were with My Scraps sketches...  Yay...  Here's Sketch #66....

Here is my take.....

I am still in the process of cleaning and organizing my craft room.  I've been having fun looking at a lot of the old collections that I have and have used a number of them.  This collection is Recollections The Neopolitan Collection.  I am also entering this page in Scrappin'-n-Chattin's Fade Challenge this month.  The flowers on the background paper fade from darker to lighter.

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