Jesse's Girl Makes

 Wednesday is the sketch challenge over at Splitcoaststampers .  This week was a fun one for me and I Plan on creating a few more in this sketch.  Here is my creation... And here is the sketch with a link back to the forum. Splitcoast Stampers SC964 I so love this paper pack from Echo Park it is called "Hello Summer". Have a beautiful day! Sara

  A clean and simple challenge by Splitcoast Stampers CAS748 The challenge is to make a simple Thank You card.  I broke out a new kit for this one it is I Love Spring by Echo Park. The orange color used was Pumpkin Pie from Stampin' UP so was the thank you stamp. (I am not sure anymore as to what stamp set this  sentiment is from.) Have a blessed day! Sara

 Happy Monday!  It is a beautiful start to the day here I hope it is for you as well. I have created a card for Tuesday Morning Sketches using, "I Love Spring" by Echo Park. Here is the sketch for you with a link back to the sketch post. Tuesday Morning Sketches June 20th #712 I also broke out some of my punches that I have not touched in a very long time.  Scallop circle by SU and 1 1/2" by paper shapers. The orange color is Pumpkin Pie. Sara

I went and checked on my Pinterest board for a sketch I would like to do and I  ended up on the one below from "Got Sketch?". I love the fact I could use up some random little pieces I had been collecting while using  Carta Bella, "Flower Garden." If you would like to check out my Pinterest Board for  Card Sketches just follow the link.  

My creation for today was the sketch challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers . Here is the link if you want to take a peek at other beautiful  cards created with this sketch. Sketch Challenge SC963  I am still working with Carta Bella, "Flower Garden" .  I had this large piece to use and it worked out to be perfect with this sketch.  Love, Love, Love it! Sara

 I have been taking part in some challenges again over at Splitcoast Stampers .  This weeks Technique Lover's Challenge (TLC956) is  Starburst Background and here is a look at my creation... I used Carta Bella kit, Flower Garden on this card. Limiting my supplies to just this one kit has helped me with making more cards.  Thinking a little less on Designer Papers is a quick process and all the hard work has been done for you. Below you will find the YouTube link for the Technique Starburst Background Want to look back at my full Gallery here is a link to my Splitcoast Stampers Gallery  justtieszen Have a wonderful Day! Sara

Two awesome reasons to enjoy the little things: First, little things can actually be the most important things in life.  Such as a smile from a friend, a hug from your grandchild, the smell of morning coffee brewing. Second, the little things lead us to practice gratitude for what we have now.  Not tomorrow or next year.  Now!   This makes us happier. By definition,  Happiness is  a mental or emotional state of well-being characterized by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy .   Future or past thoughts can prevent us from seeing and enjoying the now and sometimes we need a little  reminder... "Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things."    Robert Brault Hello Friends!  It has been a very long time since I have shared my creations with you.    Today is the day I am starting to share some posts again.  I have found a little creative grove that I am enjoying. Here is my card it may not be grand

 November means a new Blog Train over at Pixel Scrapper plus Thrifty Scraps has a new bundle releasing today called, "Fallish".   So let's take a closer look... Fallish You will find 22 items in this mini kit with red, blue and beige being the color theme.  I have to say the little bird is my favorite element, (he is so darn cute)! Here are previews from the Fallish Bundle... Look at these beautiful designer papers and you get 16 of them. Fallish Designer Papers You also get 16 Fallish solid papers . 17 Fallish Rubber Elements 12 Fallish Eyelets 7 Fallish paperclips 12 Fallish Snipits 9 Fallish Tags Here is a page I created with the bundle... Be sure to checkout the Fallish Bundle by Thrifty Scraps I also used a Layout Template by Thrifty Scraps Now for the Pixel Scrapper Blog Train Here are the colors and themes you can check it out all of November. The Forum opens up today.  Yay! Have a great start to your November!

 Good Sunday Morning from snowy South Dakota;) Today I want to talk Pixel Scrapper with you. Pixel Scrapper is an awesome site where can can download a few items per day for free and meet up with a friendly community of artists.    With a subscription you are able to download all day long free kits and bundles for your scrapbooking stash. Pixel Scrapper has monthly layout challenges and A  Blog Train I am a Scrapbook Page Designer for " Thrifty Scraps " by Gina Jones You can find my  Pixel Scrapper  Gallery with this  link . So let us get moving and look at one of Gina's kits called, "Blue Jeans and Sneakers" this kit is packed, stacked and so fun to look at... Alpha Cluster Frames Plaid Papers Solid Papers Inches Stacked Tags Printable Calendars Now for a few of my creations using "BlueJeans and Sneakers" I have to say I worked really hard on the page above even if it was a "scraplift challenge" and I thought is was going to be easy peasy

Happy Wednesday all! So far the week has been good to us with cool mornings and warm afternoons.  School starts for our  Daughter next week so I guess fall is not far behind. I have created a page for Pixel Scrapper Challenge Stacked Paper Background . It is of my beautiful Granddaughter playing at daycare. I just can not get enough of her smile.   I used the "Pretty Bird" bundle by Thrifty Scraps over on Pixel Scrapper. Have a wonderful day;)

Today was definitely fun playing around with the kits in this month's Pixel Scrapper Blog Train .  You can go over to the forum and pick up the blog train kits for free until the end of August. If you do not have an account you can sign up for free and receive 10 download credits per day OR you can become a patron and for a small fee every month you can download as much as you wish and you can keep the downloads forever. Membership really is a great deal! Here is my page I made use of 7 pieces of the train: Jan Clark Marissa Lerin Rachel M Robin Sampson Pauline Thompson AM Designs DI Hiller (this has to be a record for me as it is not my regular style to mix kits) The page is of my beautiful Granddaughter having fun at daycare. I just love the smile on her face and the winking eye.  Too darn cute! I did use a page template on this layout it is from GingerScraps "Life is Sweet" template 2 Pixel Scrapper is a whole lot of fun and