Sites of the week

Hey there! This is the last SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY of the month and the last chance at the GIGANTIC prize package that is going to be won by a very lucky SFYTT participant. A new Designer of the Month will also be chosen from the participants. Just want to put up the deets one last time…

1. A new sketch will be posted here each Saturday in February
2. There will be a Slide Guest Book that you can post your creation(s) at the end of each of those posts.
3. You will have until March 2nd to post your creations to the corresponding sketch. Be sure that each of your creations is posted to the correct Slide Guest Book.
4. You can enter as many times as you like, but must upload each creation separately. All entries should be posted to your blog or online gallery, as well. Please use the keyword “SFYTT” for all online galleries.
5. All participants will also be considered for next month’s Designer of the Month, as well.
6. A RANDOM participant will win the prize package and will be announced on March 3rd. Winner will have five days to contact me via email to claim prize.
7. The March Designer of the Month will be chosen and contacted March 3rd, but will not be announced until the first Saturday of March here.

Ok, so here’s the sketch…

Here’s my take on it using some American Crafts paper that I just got from Emma’s Paperie and a My Favorite Things sentiment…

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Detail of the flower, which was cut out using my Slice Wedding Design Cartridge…

A very special Thank You to Mona Pendleton for joining us this month. As always, she has created a beautiful sample…

You can check out more fabby creations from my SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY sisters…
Amy Rohl
Amy Sheffer
Leigh O’Brien
Susan Liles
and Kelly Lunceford

PSST…There’s gonna be some new faces to the SFYTT Sisters next week! Stay tuned!

Finally, here is where you upload your card. PLEASE use the Slide guest book ONLY for uploads; comments may be left in the comments section of this post below. THANK YOU!!!

That’s what I love about this industry…you are able to learn something new {almost} everyday. Sometimes it’s can be something simple, sometimes it’s something really cool and other times you smack yourself on the forehead and say, “Why didn’t I think of that before!?” Well, the other day I was at Scrapper’s Boutique, my local scrapbook store where I work and teach, and the owner showed me this cool technique that she had done on chipboard with glitter and Diamond Glaze/Crystal Effects. It was one of those “Wow this is cool AND why didn’t I think of that?” moments, so I thought that I would share.

I’m actually going to start with the finish product/project and work my way to the details. This is the card that I made with the letter S having the Glazed Glitter technique {that’s just the name I came up with, call it what you will} applied…

By the way, the paper that I used might just be my new favorite. It’s the Quite Contrary line from My Mind’s Eye. I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! I got picked mine up from Emma’s Paperie.

Here’s a detail shot of the S tag on the card…

This technique is really quite simple, but I thought that I would show the step outs on how it is done. It’s so much easier to show things in pictures instead of trying to “show” them just in words. I wish I had the time to make more tutorials. Maybe this is a start!

Supplies needed: chipboard or thick cardstock die cut, Diamond Glaze/Crystal Effects, fine glitter, adhesive to apply glitter {the MS glitter glue that came with the glitter is shown}.

Apply adhesive to your chipboard. NOTE/TIP: I used a foam brush to ensure that I got a thin, even layer over the entire piece. Generously sprinkle glitter and shake off excess…

Apply Diamond Glaze/Crystal Effects over the top of the glitter…

Allow to dry thoroughly and then attach to project.

Here are a couple more detail shots of the S. Pictures really don’t do it justice! It’s so smooth, shiny and glittery all at once. I really wish that I would have learned this before Valentine’s day so I could have done it on hearts on Valentine projects. I’m pretty sure that I will be doing this on just about everything that needs a little bling!

So what do you think? Pretty cool, no? Let me know if you use this on any of your projects, as I would love to see what you come up with, too.

I am very fortunate to have received all these goodies as part of the GIGANTIC prize package that is up for grabs, and you read correctly…that isn’t even all of it! A few of the companies are giving gift certificates and some are sending their goodies directly to the winner. Gotta say that one of the SFYTT participants is gonna be supah dupah LUCK-Y! Are you just hearing about this? You can also enter for a chance to be next month’s Designer of the Month. Well, how about some details…

1. A new sketch will be posted here each Saturday in February
2. There will be a Slide Guest Book that you can post your creation(s) at the end of each of those posts.
3. You will have until March 2nd to post your creations to the corresponding sketch. Be sure that each of your creations is posted to the correct Slide Guest Book.
4. You can enter as many times as you like, but must upload each creation separately. All entries should be posted to your blog or online gallery, as well. Please use the keyword “SFYTT” for all online galleries.
5. All participants will also be considered for next month’s Designer of the Month, as well.
6. A RANDOM participant will win the prize package and will be announced on March 3rd. Winner will have five days to contact me via email to claim prize.
7. The March Designer of the Month will be chosen and contacted March 3rd, but will not be announced until the first Saturday of March here.

So, here’s the SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY this week…

Here’s my card using a Verve Stamps sentiment with October Afternoon and Papertrey polka dot papers…

The color combo and polka dots are totally inspired by a skirt that I saw at Kohl’s a couple weeks back. I thought that yellow and gray was on it’s way out, but I love how throwing a little black in the mix is keeping the combo fresh.

Designer of the Month, Mona Pendleton, came up with this beauty…

You can check out more fabby creations from my SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY sisters…
Amy Rohl
Amy Sheffer
Leigh O’Brien
Susan Liles
and Kelly Lunceford

Upload your creations to the Slide Guestbook below. Please do not leave comments on the Slide, but rather in the comments section below ***THANK YOU***

It’s TCP Tuesday time…on Wednesday! This week there is a great color challenge brought to you by Joanne…

Here’s my card using the Coolvetica Alphabet, along with a couple of my favorite baby stamps from The Cat’s Pajamas…

Bet you can’t guess what inspired this one! Here’s Nic at 6 weeks old…

Don’t be fooled by those baby blues; he can be a real toot! I think that others might define him as a “fussy baby.” He sure knows how to scream! The other day Ellie brought out her pillow and blanket to the couch and said, “I need to get some rest. All this fussing is wearing me out!” Oh, if she only knew! LOL!

Anyways, we hope that you will play along with this color challenge! All of the deets can be found on Joanne’s blog and you can upload your creation to Alma’s blog {The Cat’s Pajamas} for a chance to win some serious Cat Cash! I’m off to try to get SOMETHING done while my lil’ um, angel, is nitey nite for a few hours.

–>If you are looking for info about SFYTT and the HUGE giveaway, scroll down and click on Saturday’s post<-- Thank you to Skipping Stones Design for being one of our sponsors.

Hello all! I’m back at it again… on board with yet another blog hop. Still looking for the blog hop support group…LOL! The best part about this one is that it’s for a great cause…to raise money for those devastated by the earthquake in Haiti.

Since it’s a hop, you might want to know…
If you just happened to pop over here and want to start at the beginning, head on over to the Skipping Stones Design blog HERE. You should come from Mary’s blog HERE and when you are all done, be sure to head on over to Kandi’s blog HERE {I’ll have a link at the end of the post, too}.

A note from Skipping Stones Design…
As a company, we wanted to do something to give back to the people who have been so devastated by the Haitian Earthquake. So we thought what better way than to invite some of our favorite stampers to join us in this cause. Each card you see on the blog hop today will be auctioned on E-bay with all proceeds going to the Red Cross in support of the Haitian Relief Effort (please check the Skipping Stones Design Website for the link to the auction). 100% of the proceeds of the Ebay auction and $2.00 from every stamp set purchased from February 16 - 22 will be donated to the Red Cross. We know that we can make a difference.

Here’s my {masculine} card that I created with the Tough Guy set for the hop and auction…

Detail shot…

How about a prize? In addition to the fabulous eye candy, we have decided to hide a prize somewhere along the hop! There will be a few pre-release sets up for grabs hidden along the blog hop. The fun part is…we’re not telling you who it is! So as you hop, make sure you leave comments on every post so you have a chance to win!!

Now, off ya go to Kandi’s blog HERE.