CHRISTMAS 2009- FROSTED DESIGN SKETCH CHALLENGE

good morning everyone! hope you all had a wonderful Christmas :D i just wanted to share you a LO i made for FROSTED DESIGN sketch challenge. i used my ARTFUL DELIGHT DEC KIT which is full of yummy goodies.this photo was taken last year for Christmas cards. here is my take with close-ups:









SUPPLIES: ARTFUL DELIGHT KIT- Echo Park Wintertime papers, alphabet, and element stickers. LYB mini banners. American Crafts holly and poinettia embellishment. American Crafts Chocolate Ribbon. chipboard Christmas Tree. OTHERS: pearl string, glossy accent, Martha Stewart edge punch, Tim Holtz distress ink.

hope you enjoy looking and have a wonderful day! God Bless!

isay :D

CUTEST SANTA

Hello! the OPEN CHALLENGE #2 at SKETCHES IN THYME is up so head on over to SKETCHES IN THYME to check out what the other Mavens have done, get inspired, and join in the fun. in my LO i used STUCK? DECEMBER 1ST SKETCH where i am submitting my LO, too. i also used my SCRPABOOK NOOK DEC KIT, oh i am loving this kit! here is my LO-



and the sketch i used-



and ofcourse some close-up




and these sweet Christmas stocking buttons are from our December sponsor CHARLENE'S BUTTONS BOX so please don't forget to stop buy to our generous sponsor this month and check out her wonderful handmade buttons.







thank you for stopping by. have a wonderful day! i wish all of you and your familys the happiest of the holidays! God bless!

isay :D

ALL BUNDLED UP WITH SANTA

i just love, love ARTFUL DELIGHT'S DECEMBER KIT!!! i was so lucky to have won the November sketch challenge at ARTFUL DELIGHT blog and miss Leeanne sent me the kit full of ECHO PARK goodies and i have been so inspired by this kit. i decided to use the kit to make a LO based on miss Debbie's sketch for the DECEMBER sketch challenge at ARTFUL DELIGHT and i also submitted this for Mel's TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS COLOR challenge at SKETCHES 4 ALL. so here is my take-



and some close ups for details-









SUPPLIES: ARTFUL DELIGHT DECEMBER KIT- Echo Park Wintertime collection- papers, alpha & element stickers. Fancy Pants journal cards, AC poinsetta embellishment, chipboard snowflakes, LYB jewel stickers. OTHERS: DMC metalic floss, Tim Hotz distress ink, MME brads, Thickers glitter alphas, stickles, ribbon, Sharpie fine markers, acrylic paint.

i had so much fun creating this LO. i hope you had fun looking, too. thanks again for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

isay:D

SANTA'S SWEET ELF-ER THURSDAY TAKE #28 @ SKETCHES IN THYME

good day everyone! THURSDAY TAKE #28 is up at SKETCHES IN THYME so if you want some inspiration you definitely need to go and check out what the beautiful MAVENS take on the sketch by miss Jana Eubank. i used my December SCRAPBOOK NOOK KIT creating this LO. here is my take-



and the sketch-



and ofcourse some close ups for your enjoyment-









here is CHARLENE's snowman button isn't so cute? i didn't alter it this time but i like the look it added on the LO-



SUPPLIES: SCRAPBOOK NOOK KIT- MME's Holly Jolly papers, chipboard elements, and brad, Maya Road snowflakes chipboard, Pink Paislee Alpha stickers, Jillibean soup journaling sprout. OTHERS: Tim Holtz distress ink, DMC metallic floss, Jenni Bowlin alpha stickers, twine, Charlene's snowman button, white acrylic paint, Stickles, chipboard frame.

hope you enjoy my LO. our sponsor this month is CHARLENES BUTTON BOX and you have until December 22 at 8:00 pm (est)to submit your LO. please stop by and be inspired over at SKETCHES IN THYME and hopefully you'll have the time to play along with us. thanks for stopping by. God Bless!

isay :D

IT'S A FATHER & SON THING- MME'S DECEMBER SKETCH CHALLENGE

i love the December SCRAPBOOK NOOK KIT!!! all the MY MIND"S EYE HOLLY JOLLY papers are beautiful. i've been creating LO's after LO's using this kit and i want more of this papers. i know i haven't been blogging or posting a lot in my blog, i have been busy with work and ofcourse, shopping for Christmas gifts, LOL! i have a few LO's i want to share with you but i'll try to do it every other day so atleast my blog won't be too boring :D. anyhow, here is the LO i made for MME's December sketch challenge using the quote "it's a ____ thing" yup you have to fill in the blank and create your LO using MME's paper.-



and ofcourse some close ups for your enjoyment-









SUPPLIES: SCRAPBOOK NOOK KIT- MME's Holly Jolly papers & chipboards. PINK PAISLEE sticker alphas. others: DMC metallic floss, BasicGrey & OctoberAfternoon alpha stickers, Tim Holtz's distress ink, bakers twine, MME's brad, glossy accent,mStickles, staple, gel pens and metallic markers.

I'm still not done with my Christmas shopping but i'm getting there LOL! hope you all have a wonderful day!

-isay :D

PAGEMAP'S MYLB CARD CHALLENGE

i was supposed to schedule all this posting so i'll have at least one post a day but i've been really busy so here i am with my third post for the day. this one is for PAGEMAP'S MYLB card challenge. i've used my December SCRAPBOOK NOOK kit making this card. so here it is-





SUPPLIES: MME Holly Jolly papers. chipboard flowers and tag. acrylic paint. Ranger stickles. Glossy accent. bling. Pink Paislee and BasicGrey alpha stickers. 7 Gypsies rub ons. ribbons. EK Success punch.

that is it for today. again, thank you for stopping by and have a great, great weekend. God bless!

isay :D

PAGEMAP'S MYLB LAYOUT CHALLENGE

here i am again. i made this LO for PAGEMAP's MYLB layout challenge. i used my November SCRAPBOOK NOOK kit. i know i still have a lot of my November kit, i just love the retro look of it and i am so happy how my LO turned out. so here it is-



some close-ups for your enjoyment-











SUPPLIES: Cosmo Cricket Circa collection papers, stickers, and chipboard embellies. Tim Holtz distress ink. AC chipboard alphas. JenniBowlin alpha stickers. K&Company chipboard embellies. DMC floss. beads. twine. Tattered angels glimmer mist. Sharpie markers. gel pens.

hope you all have a wonderful day! thanks for stopping by.

isay :D

THURSDAY TAKE #27 AT SKETCHES IN THYME

hello everyone! i know i haven't been blogging as much as i'd love to, with the holidays i've been busy with my family. i just wanted to share with you my DT work for the current THURSDAY TAKE #27 @ SKETCHES IN THYME where i used mostly of my December SCRAPBOOK NOOK kit. here is my take-



and some close up for details-





here is the snowman button from CHARLENE'S BUTTON BOX, i added some beads and rikrak ribbon to it- isn't so cute?




SUPPLIES: MME's Holly Jolly collectipn patterned papers and chipboards. Tim Holtz's distress Ink. DMC floss. EK Success punches. Doilly. Ranger ink Stickles. Charlene's specialty buttons. Jenni Bowlin. Jillibean, and BasicGrey alpha stickers. Sharpie markers.

Our December sponsor is CHARLENE'S BUTTON BOX, please check out her handmade buttons, you are sure to just love them. hope you enjoy it and have a wonderful weekend. God Bless!

isay :D

I MADE IT IN FROM SCREEN TO SCRAP DESIGN TEAM!

this the great news i've been wanting to share with you. i made it to the Design team of FROM SCREEN TO SCRAP. i've been playing along FS2S challenges every month for quite some time now and when they had a design team call i just knew i needed to try and submit the requirements needed and i was so lucky i made it. thank you to miss Shazza, the director of FS2S for giving me the chance to share my creations and hopefully able to inspire FS2S followers.Click HERE to view the announcement. for this months challenge the inspiration will come from Tim Burton's "The Night Before Christmas"-

Added criteria for an extra 7 Bonus Points
Must have a minimum of three items used from the list,
use all items and receive a bonus 3 pts = 10 pts max
Note: Each item is worth 1pt

1. Pumpkin/s
2. Large moon
3. Jack - Skeleton
4. Spooky tree
5. Fence
6. Yellow/purple colors
7. Large Swirl

This challenge is perfect for all your latest Halloween photos!!

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Please email your layouts compressed/resized for web viewing to shazzaalleyes@hotmail.com

and here is my take-


SUPPLIES: DCWV, LYB, Crate Paper pp's, Recollection cardstock, Recollection 3D embellies, Colorbok chipboards, white gel pen, sharpie fine marker, acrylic paints, Tim Holtz distress ink, spider web from our halloween decorations.

I hope you all will come and say "hi" at us over at FS2S blog and play along with us on our monthly challenge. thank you again to my new family at FS2S especially to Miss Shazza. have a wonderful day!

isay :D

FAMILY- CRATE PAPER COLOR CHALLENGE & PAPER NICHE WORD CHALLENGE

here is my second post for today. this one is for CRATE PAPER 1ST COLOR CHALLENGE & PAPER NICHE weekly WORD CHALLENGE "Family". i used my OCT SCRAPBOOK NOOK KIT, yes i know i still have tons of papers from the Oct kit and same as the Nov kit i still have to finish them up. oh, how i wish i have more time and energy to scrap...sigh...enough of the chit-chats here is my take on these challenges-



SUPPLIES: Crate Paper patterned paper, Tim Holtz distress inks, Ranger Crackle paint, EK Success punch, studio G stamp, acrylic paints, DMC floss, yarn, beads, PRIMA & Recollection flower, Making Memories alpha stickers, frame chipboard, sharpie fine marker, brads.

my close up shots were not pretty good and the weather here is not helping either, so i'll try to take some pics tomorrow for some details. thanks again for stopping by. i know we all are busy with Christmas coming. i can't believe i haven't started my christmas shopping! gotta start this thursday on my day off. well, hope you are doing much better than i am with the Christmas shopping. Good day to you all!

isay :D

OUR STORY- SKETCHES 4 ALL

good day with you all! i finally found some down time and was able to scrap a bit. this is my take on Fia's sketch for the SKETCHES 4 ALL first year anniversay challenge. i used my November SCRAPBOOK NOOK KIT that i love but just not able to scrap as much as i want, too. well here is my take-


SUPPLIES: Cosmo cricket papers, stickers, & chipboards. K&Company chipboard. doilly, DMC floss, yarn. Recollection cardstock. Tim Holtz distress ink. lace, acrylic paint.

i hope you all have a wonderful day. i'll be back later to share with you some great news. God bless!

isayn:D