More PageMaps!

Hi everyone!

Here is yesterday's Caardvarks/PageMaps sketch #3.



And here's my interpretation of the sketch (I know, I go all out on my sketches and really push the envelope, don't I?). Jokes aside, it's really easy to follow PageMaps sketches to a T because they are SO easy! I never feel like I have to change it up because something doesn't sit right with me....KWIM?

Here's today's sketch #4. Isn't it fun???



Here's the card I made using the sketch!



I hope all of you are playing with the PageMap sketches too!!!

Hugs,
Amy

Sew On and Sew Forth

Another busy day on the docket, so I've got to get today's post cranked out quickly! No Makeover Monday, but instead I'm showing you my card for the newest Caardvarks challenge!

This time we're challenging you to get out your needle and thread and do some hand sewing on your cards! Everyone knows how fabulous machine sewing looks on cards, so how much better is hand sewing going to look? Not only is it going to look as good or better than the machine, the card you make will be a serious, collectible work of art! Haven't you ever coveted something hand sewn by your beloved grandma? A cross-stitch pictured? A hand-sewn apron? The thought that your special someone sewed the item with their very own hands makes it uber valuable to you, doesn't it? Now you have YOUR chance to create something with your very own hands that can be handed down through the generations! What fun!

Here are the juicy details.....all cards must be posted to the Hand-Stitch gallery by November 17th. The winner of the Sew On and Sew Forth challenge will win a prize from our brand new sponsor, The Scrapping Spot! They are a brand new on-line kit club and and scrapping community that offers two sizes of monthly kits! Be sure to stop by and see for yourself everything they offer scrapbookers and cardmakers!

These are the two cards I made for the challenge. Once again, I pulled out my Wanted set. I sewed around the edges of my card with twine, perfect for conveying that "country western" feeling! I stamped the horse three times, each in a different color (to match the paper), and then mounted them to the front of the card, on top of a strip of coordinating brown paper. I stamped the star in the set in three different colors as well, and then adhered each star to a horse of a different color. A brad holds star and horse together!

The second card I made was sort of a process for me. The designer paper is Le Jardin from SU. I thought I'd recreate the look of the paper with stamps, but I'm not sure I was successful. I used glossy paper and clear embossing powder to do it, but in the end, some of the ink rubbed off since the glossy paper because I didn't put any protective spray over it. Live and learn. I sewed a simple whip stitch around the glossy stamped main image, using some dark green thread. Don't love it, but just so you know, it does look better IRL than it does in this pic.

I had a blast with this new Caardvarks challenge. I hope you decided to give it a try too. I think you'll have lots of fun! The gallery is plum FULL of gorgeous cards created by the amazing Caardvarks Design Team! Stop at the gallery first to get a good feel for how sewing can be added to your cards so easily!

Hugs,
Amy

Stickers!

That's what the new {Caardvarks} challenge is about! Use up those stickers you've got laying around your craft room on the front of a card and get your submitted into the new {Caardvarks} STICKER SHOCK challenge before Sept 15th. If you win, you'll win TONS of stuff from our awesome sponsor, Frances Meyer! The prize is SIX scrapbooking kits plus a bunch of other fun stuff! WOW!

To get you started, here are my DT cards for the STICKER SHOCK gallery...I have not used stickers on anything in years, so you know this was a huge challenge for me to come up with these creations! I hope you decide to challenge yourself too!

It's going to be a busy day today, so I've got to sign off. No rambling today! I've got my first ever bible study leadership meeting from 915a-230p, then I pick Eldest Son up from marching band practice at 315pm, then pick up Youngest Son from football practice at 430p, then bring them both to choir practice at church at 5p, and an hour later I can go home and collapse. Whew. I'm tired just thinking about it!

Hugs,

Amy

Another {Caardvarks} Challenge?

Yeppers. You read it right! There's another HUGE {Caardvarks} challenge starting tomorrow that you are NOT going to want to miss! Our fabulous sponsor is Frances Meyer, one of the most generous companies I've ever had the pleasure to work with! They sent each design team member tons of product to work our magic on! The prize package for this upcoming challenge will be the biggest in the history of {Caardvarks}!!!!! Woo-hoo! This is not a joke! You don't want to miss out participating in the challenge!

But, beware, you WILL be challenged!! I absolutely know you will have the necessary items to participate....you probably haven't used these things in a long time, but you've definitely got them in a drawer in your craft room somewhere! I can't be the one to spill the beans on just EXACTLY what the challenge will be, but it's gonna be a fun one. And in all honesty, the DT gallery for this challenge is STUNNING! Oh. My. Word. I just got done uploading the rest of my cards so I took a minute and looked at the rest of the cards by the other designers. I am truely out of my league you guys. These girls are over-the-top talented and I don't feel worthy of being "one of them"! The cards and altered items are uber cool. I can't wait for you to see them all!

So, I'll leave you with a sneak peak of some of the cards I made for the challenge. I had a lot of fun and I want to give a great big shout out to the folks at Frances Meyer...you guys rock--thanks for the opportunity to play with your stuff!

Hugs,
Amy