CCMC 136 and Stampin Royalty Challenge #57

I've found in the few sketch challenges I've participated in recently, that it's easier to have a color scheme to work off of, and then the rest just sort of falls into place.  So, I started with the sketch challenge from Create with Connie and Mary and also found the Stampin Royalty Color Challenge to help with the color scheme.  Above is what I came up with. I have recently started to purchase more embelleshments through Stampin Up to finish off my projects because I feel they are bare compared to others I see on various blogs and websites. When Sale-A-Bration started, I bought some more ribbon and some adorable buttons.  Wouldn't you know that the colors I bought don't match the colors for the Color Challenge?!?! So, I used my Boho Blossoms punch to add a bit more to the card.  I hope you like it!

Sympathy CASE

My mom requested a few more sympathy cards and I thought my Just Believe stamp set would work perfectly.  So, I went onto Stampin Connection for some ideas and found this card by Abbie Johnson.  She used different colors and more embelleshments, but it's the general idea I was going for.  I used Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue, and Whisper White.  My other stamp set to finish off the sentiment is Close as a Memory (retired).  I love the torn edge look, which Abbie used as well, so I hope you like it! Thanks, Abbie, for the beautiful card to CASE!

Valentine's Card

Here is my first attempt at a Valentine's Day card.  I opted not getting any Valentine's stamp sets because all of my customer's didn't seem very interested in purchasing V-Day cards, just Easter and Mothers Day for the coming holiday's.  I saw this card here, by Andrea Ewen, and I CASE'd it for my card.  I used the Sweet & Sour DSP, Rose Red and Very Vanilla CS, and very vanilla ribbon.  All Holidays and Happy Moments completed the sentiments.  I hope you like it!

Neutral Sympathy Card

I wanted to create a neutral sympathy card without the girlie colors, so I used Basic Black, Sahara Sand, and Very Vanilla.  The original sketch and colors came from Lisa Freeman here.  I don't think she used the same exact colors as I did, but it's close.  I used the Just Believe and Close as a Memory stamp sets.  I hope you like it!

CCMC 132

I've been dying to make a new card for the last couple of weeks, but with school vacation and the holidays, I just haven't had the time.  So, I was given a new stamp set, Just Believe, and decided to do some creating.  Here is the link to Create with Connie and Mary where I saw this sketch challenge.  I hope you like the card!

Recipe: Just Believe. Cottage Wall DSP, Whisper White, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip.  Whisper White Ribbon.  Diamond Accents

Craft Show Pictures

Here are a few of the pics I took of my set-up at my first craft show.  There was little to no traffic at this show, which made for terrible sales for all of us crafters, but it was a good experience for my first show.

My mother had a booth and my oldest daughter went from one booth to the next helping us out.  Next year I know to sign up for the more frequented craft shows.  I saved alot of the things I made so that I wouldn't have to go crazy getting everything ready next year. : )) Thanks for looking!

I know Xmas is over, but......

I needed to post some of my xmas creations that I made for a craft show in early December.  I have been so busy with the kids, my pregnancy, and xmas preparations, that I've had no time to post.  So, this will be a double post today to make up for some lost time. 

These are a few samples of the money holders I was asked to make.  I thought they would be huge sellers at the craft show, but the gift card holders sold much better.  They were super easy to make, and again, like the gift card holders, I was able to use alot of my scraps!