Create Daily Day 1

OK I am in an 2012 Online Challenge Class to create something everyday in January. It's to help encourage us to make time to create everyday. Making it more of a priority. I don't promise to post everyday but I'll post a couple of updates each week for sure. It will help keep me accountable. So today's card is made from bits & pieces left over from other projects. I dug through some of them and made this card. Very quick and simple. Stamp is from Sincere Salutations.

An update on the organization project. I started on the main art room. Got all the 11 x 8 1/2 paper back in it's proper places. Got one shelving unit tidied up, finished up and sent off the last 2 boxes for Cards for the Troops for 2011, starting gathering up stamps to re-sort and put in their proper places. My calendars are up to date, took care of some art administrative stuff and worked on a surprise for my boss Leslie. If you happen to wander into a Whole Lotta Scrap, check out the new decor in the ladies room. My co-worker Jamie came up with the idea and I executed it. Leslie loved it. The bathroom is sporting a new paint job and pretty new decor. Not bad for a weeks work.

I challenge you to get in as much creative time as possible this new year too.

Happy New Year!

Creative Sketches Week 30 Holiday/Celebration

 

Whew! Made it to post this week. Life has been nothing if not crazy lately.

This week we have a sketch and holiday/celebration theme. Since I am still so tired I went with easy. I used the Paisley Petals DSP only available this month as a special preview order for the new catalog coming in July. I used the Sizzix Circles #2 die to cut my circles. Which means I have more circles to play with to make another card or two since that die cuts 4 circles in various sizes. The Sincere Salutations sentiment "Best Wishes" gave me some options for this card. I can use it for several different occasions. Cardstock is Old Olive and Very Vanilla and the ink is Old Olive. The Butterfly Punch provided my accent, ran through the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder and embellished with Basic Pearls.

Don't forget to pop by Creative Sketches and see what other wonderful creations have been designed this week.

 

Creative Sketches 1st Sketch Caught Up

 There is nothing like being several weeks behind, LOL! I actually have taken some time to get back on track this week and have found it refreshing to just create and work on my challenges. Kind of the calm before the storm as I have 7 events during Nov. for From Our Hearts.  I am estimating these events will produce around 2100 cards!
That's a lot of work but oh, so worth it.

I took some time to create this weeks card (check back Thursday) and finally create the first sketch that I missed.

I actually had something in pink in mind for this sketch originally but the idea didn't quite gel. Worked perfectly for last weeks sketch so sometimes you have to go with the flow. This card kind of meandered it's way into the creation you see. I just pulled out a bit of this and that and started to tweek it. I used the Just Believe and Sincere Salutations stamp sets, Pear Pizzaz cardstock, Concord Crush DSP from the Level 1 hostess paper pack, the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch (love how this punches out), Basic Pearls, a retired flower from the Pretties kit (which I believe is available in the Paper Daisies pack), Pear Pizzaz, Concord Crush and Blushing Bride markers.

I used the Blushing Bride brush tip on the marker to color the edges of my flower and the tiniest pearls down the center of the punched ribbon strip.

Be sure to check out the designs on Creative Sketches.