May SheetLoad card #1

TGIF! Today I have the first of my SheetLoad of Cards samples that I made for the May issue. You can go to SheetLoad to download the whole issue. I just fell in love with these stamps by There She Goes. I turned the scrapling into a bookmark to give a long with a birthday card. I used Dream Street paper, Prima flowers, buttons, stickles and Copic markers.



I hope you all have a lovely Mother's day weekend. I'm running the 5K Mother's day run. It's the first run I've ever entered. I've been working hard to make sure I can do it. Wish me luck.

A tag!

Good morning! Creatively Yours has some exciting things going on for the month of May. Look at this:

*A new Challenge will be issued on Mondays throughout May.

* Must use the CY sketch posted to complete each challenge

* email all of your CY Challenge LOs and cards to Ali by May 29th midnight YOUR time at pete ali @ eastlink .ca with no spaces.

*****PLEASE INCLUDE THE SKETCH NUMBER, your name and your blog addy! (Missing information makes it hard to complete my work. Thanks for your consideration.)*****

* LOs will be shared here at CY on on May 30th

*Prize draw and announcement of winner will be made May 31st

AND there is still time for the DT call. Trust me, apply, these ladies are awesome to work for. You can find the details in this post. You have until May 15.

Now I have a tag to show you based on a sketch from Creatively Yours. I must admit when I saw it was a tag sketch I was kind of "freaked". I don't usually do tags. But I'm pretty happy with how this turned out. I used the new Chatterbox paper, Savvy'n'Sassy ribbon, Martha Stewart Border punch and Prima flowers.



Well that's it for today. I'll be back tomorrow with the first of "SheetLoad Friday". Have a great day.

SheetLoad May news

Good morning! Today it's some SheetLoad news. Check it out!

First of all if you like the sketch and you've created a card then you need to read this below:

Do you just love the new sketch for a SET OF CARDS in SheetLoad of Cards?! Why not make a set of your own and be entered to win one (1) of the following stamp sets from There She Goes Clear Stamps...

And to be entered to win a gift certificate to get some really cool products:

It's time for our monthly "Shout Out" Challenge. Since you enjoy SheetLoad so much, help us get the word out about our little site.

In return you will be entered to win the following...

A $15 Gift Certificate to ShortCuts Online Store!
You can use your credit to purchase any of our handy products, including Gift Card Holder Folders, Clear & Frosted Card Blanks or Full Sheets, and Limited Time Buys* (*when applicable).

Here is what you have to do to be entered to win...
- Create a Blog or Message Board* Post titled "Shout Out To SheetLoad". *Please make sure this is a Public Message Board and posting about SheetLoad does not violate any TOUs.
- Your post must include a little verbiage about SheetLoad, a picture of the May Cover, and a link to the current issue (May '09). (cover image URL: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KIjXjfM_IunTD3IYbEpS6LzDR3-KwK61VJxYNwicqIpamTyvVNz4vvAh8Xq9av9bYKnmrCSY4Rhwi6uOIFeBlhk-7AvOTUbkkCb4-SWpcP_F8OuqnxkWNotre73Hv78E5btl9XAD-uQ/s400/May09_Cover_web.jpg)
- Once you have posted your message, come back to this post and leave your DIRECT link in the Mr Linky box below.
*Link must go directly to your "Shout Out to SheetLoad Post", not a main page. Indirect links will be disqualified.
**Please note - any indirect links, or links that go to a non-shout out post, will be deleted before the final drawing takes place.

Example of a DIRECT (correct) link: http://sheetload.blogspot.com/2009/3/ShoutOut.html

Example of an INDIRECT (incorrect) link:
http://sheetload.blogspot.com/

Rules and "the fine print"...
- Post must be up, and your link must be left here, no later than Saturday, May 30th at Midnight CST.
- Failure to link directly to the May SheetLoad issue post will result in disqualification for the prize.
- Failure to put a DIRECT link in Mr Linky will result in disqualification.
- One (1) winner will be chosen at random using http://www.random.org/.
- Open to all Domestic and International readers

Good luck and get to shoutin'! :)

So head over to SheetLoad of Cards. Give a "shout out" and post your creation there.

2 Sketches 4 You Card ~ May 5th

Good evening, it's a rare evening post for me! Tonight I have my 2 Sketches 4 You card. I haven't done them for a couple of weeks, it's just been so busy around here. I finally got to this weeks this afternoon. I used some My Mind's Eye paper, Kaiser Pearls, Savvy'n'Sassy ribbon, Prima Flowers, Fiskars Border punch and my sewing machine. I love the weight of this paper.



I'll be back tomorrow with some SheetLoad news. I've also got a bunch of my Savvy'n'Sassy projects to show you over the next few days. Have a great evening.

A little tutorial

Good morning. Today I have the tutorial I posted over at Sisterhood of Scrap last week. I was so thrilled to be a Guest sister for the month of April. They are definately a great group of ladies. So if you didn't get over there to see my tutorial here it is. It's a quick and easy envelope book. I used the new Chatterbox paper. I hope you like it.

Materials needed:
3 envelopes (mine are regular invitation envelopes 4.25x5.5, but you can use any size)
paper
embellishments
ribbon



Take your first envelope and open the flap and glue it to the back of your second envelope. Now glue the second envelope's flap to the back of the 3rd envelope. Here are front and back views of how it should look:




Now, cut patterned paper for the back of your book (the side that doesn't have the pockets is the back) and adhere them to your book



Next you are going to cut patterned paper for the inside. I cut them a little smaller to leave room for my pockets. Make sure when you glue them down you don't glue over the pockets. You'll want to make inserts for them later



Next, you need to cut two triangle pieces for you the flap of your book. I just eyeballed this. Adhere them to your book



Now you need to make your inserts. You can see mine poking out of the pocket with a little ribbon tab. I also slipped my ribbon under the patterned paper of my book so I have a tie to hold it closed. You could also use magnets or just leave it opened.



Just embellish and you are done. I left mine pretty simple because I'm not sure what I'm going to use it for yet!



If you do this little project I'd love to see it.

If you are looking for another tutorial you can head over Cuttlebug Challenge Blog's "Spa Retreat Weekend" Celebration. One of the ShortCuts design team members has a fun little project up there.

Well enjoy your Sunday. I'm hoping the weather cooperates as we are having outdoor pictures today. See you soon!

National Scrapbooking Day!!

Happy National Scrapbooking Day everyone. I hope you are all scrapping away and having fun. If you have time head over to Savvy'n'Sassy we are holding a little crop. We have a bunch of challenges. Here are the 2 I came up with. The first is a card sketch (I've attached the sketch I created). The second is a recipe challenge which you can find on the forum. The good news about this crop is you don't have to get it all done today. You have a week to get the challenges in and almost all of the challenge have a RAK. So stop by, say hello, and share you work.





That's all for today, have fun scrapbooking.

May SheetLoad & SOS winner!!

Good morning. Today you can head over to SheetLoad and download the latest issue. I'm the sketch artist on this issue. I was very lucky to get to work with There she Goes stamps, these are super cute.



I'll be back the next few Fridays with my samples from the issue.

Now onto the winner of the Sisterhood of Scrap sock hop 10 Commandments challenge....and the winner is....ALISON MACDONALD!!!!!. i will get you an email in the next couple of days with your gift certificate details. Congratulations Alison and thank you, everyone who did the challenge.

A quick post before the weekend. I'm hoping for good weather on Sunday, we are doing family photos out in Fish Creek park. I can't wait. Have a great day and I'll be back on Sunday with a tutorial!