Sites of the week

Saturday, already? Halloween, still? WOW, this week went by fast and I love Halloween, but I can’t believe it’s not over yet! LOL! Ellie had a Halloween party at school on Thursday, one today and, of course, Halloween Trick-or-Treating tomorrow. She is a mermaid this year and Nic is going to be her crab{by} friend. I hope the both of them will cooperate for a few pics!

I want to give a BIG THANK YOU to Laura Pryor of Lil’ Inker Designs for sponsoring us last week! I hope you enjoyed seeing all the fun stuff you can do with that die/set combo. It is a lot of fun! The random participant from last week that wins this die/set combo is {insert drumroll here ;)}…

#13 HEATHER
Heather, email me {link over there under my pic} and I will get you taken care of.

This is the last sketch for this month, but I am keeping the entries open until the end of November in case you want to link here and be considered for a future Designer of the Month position. Have I ever mentioned how much I love introducing each new Designer of the Month??!!

Here’s my take on the sketch using new The Cat’s Pajamas set, SHEEPISH along with this week’s TCP Tuesday Challenge colors. You can read all about the challenge and how to enter to win some CAT CASH {Moolah for stamp on The Cat’s Pajamas site} HERE on the TCP blog.

Designer of the Month, Lesa Smaligo has created some FANTABULOUS cards with this month’s sketches and this one is no exception…

The SFYTT Sisters have lots to show you, too! Check ‘em out…

Susan Liles
Amy Rohl
Amy Sheffer
Megan Lock
Amber Hight
Sony Christoph
Jodi Collins
Jenn Diercks {taking this week off, but will be back next week!}
Carole Burrage {taking a little time off}
Kelly Lunceford {taking a little time off}

Want to play along? Just link your creation to the link system below. When uploading to online galleries, please use the keyword SFYTT.

Today’s the day. Or should I say that tonight’s the night {cue Black Eyed Peas}? Verve will be releasing new stamps AND DIES tonight at 9pm EST. I may have noticed that I haven’t posted the last few days. It’s not because I don’t have anything to show. Tony’s grandma has been visiting and we have been busy with kiddo stuff and hanging out having fun. Then, yesterday the internet went out compliments of my neighbor having some work done at his house. No internet does not equal a happy Jen! LOL! All that being said, I have more than a post’s worth to show today. So, grab your coffee or Diet Coke and sit back, relax and enjoy!

On Monday, I showed you one of the fancy schmancy tags I made for one of Tony’s co-workers. I made 2 others to make it a set of 3 for her. This one uses the new Verve set, Glad Tidings, the Plain Jane, Christmas Blessings and the stamp for the Vintage Oval Frame die {die is coming soon due to some manufacturing errors}…

This next one features the new set, Richly Blessed…

Detail of the snowflake {cut from Cricut} and covered with Diamond Dust…

This next tag is from the other trio that I made. I showed 2 of these smaller tags featuring the Sweet Scallop Tag stamp AND DIE on Monday. Here is the third…

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All of the tags together…

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Finally, this card features Merry Wishes. I LOVE the tree/foliage stamps along with the sentiments that round out this MUST HAVE set…

Detail shot…

Tonight we’ll be hosting a RELEASE PARTY on the VERVE FORUM ON SCS from 9-11EST. Don’t forget to leave a comment here and on all the Divas blogs that are showing you a peek today for a chance to win some Verve stamps! Good Luck!!

Here’s a list of all the peekers for today…
Laurie
Charmaine
Lynda
Mercy
Amy
Shannan
Michelle
Jackie
Teresa
Sankari
Tosh
Jen T.
Amber
Andrea
Julee

Today kicks off a week of sneak peeks to the next Verve release happening THIS FRIDAY! There’s something for everyone in this release, including intricate winter stamps and simple sentiments. Today I am showing you a little of this and a little of that! Be sure to catch all the peeks that the Divas have for you {they are linked below}.

One of Tony’s co-workers requested some fancy Christmas tags. I knew when I got my Holiday Phrases set that they would be the perfect compliment to these elaborate tags…

I made a few other tags that are a little more sweet and simple. Do you love the tag design and shape? More to come about that coming soon **wink wink**

This one uses a very sweet set called Munchkin Phrases. I paired it with a die cut from an older CuttleKids die set and some Primas and tulle…
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This one uses a sentiment from the Friendly Phrases set…
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Last, but not least this one is from the new set {to be released Friday, Oct 29}, Winter Mittens. These are perfect for paper piecing and/or coloring!

Want more? Check out what these Divas came up with…
Lynda
Michelle
Mercy
Amy
Shannan
Laurie
Teresa
Sankari
Tosh
Susan
Amber
Andrea
Julee

Happy Saturday Friends! This week we have yet another GREAT sponsor for SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY..Laura Pryor of Lil’ Inker Designs. She has created a darling stamp set with a matching flag die {check it out HERE!}…so cute!

Here’s this week’s sketch! It’s based off of THIS card that I did a little while back. I have to say that this is one of my faves of all time and this will certainly be a “go to” one for me!

Here’s my second take on this sketch, using the flag die in banner form…

Detail shot {Stickles are still wet here}…

I used some “old” alpha stamps from Making Memories to create the sentiment on the banner. This came together so quickly and easily. I will definitely be keeping this die close at hand to make more of these!

Lesa Smaligo, this month’s Designer of the Month, created this cutie patootie sample…

Be sure to check out more great samples from the Sisters…

Susan Liles
Amy Rohl
Amy Sheffer
Megan Lock
Amber Hight
Sony Christoph
Jodi Collins
Kelly Lunceford
Jenn Diercks
Carole Burrage

Want to play along? Laura of Lil’ Inker Designs has a sweet prize {a stamp/die combo!} for one random participant ! Happy Stamping!

Just link your card below and if you upload to an online gallery, use the keyword SFYTT, please.

I mentioned in a previous post that I have been on a Halloween home decor kick to replace much of what was lost in a mold filled tub that we pulled down from the attic. If you missed that post, just be sure that everything you put in tubs is DRY! We put one of those fake headstones and it still had moisture in/on it and it ended up ruining all of our Halloween stuff.

This actually isn’t decor in my house. I ended up giving it to Ellie’s teacher for a Halloween gifty. It’s super easy to re-create, so I might just have to make another for me!

Detail shots of bottom and top…

I started out with three wooden blocks, painted them black and then Mod Podge’d various Halloween paper squares on each side. I added the letters {cut from Make the Cut on my Cricut} and adhered black rhinestone embellishments for detail. On the bottom, I added wooden balls that I painted and glittered with black Martha Stewart glitter. As for the top, I created a layered bow and then added buttons and a K & Co, spider that I picked up a couple of years ago.

Alright, I hear the wee one stirring. See ya here tomorrow for another great SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY!

ETA: Black and white ribbon is from Hobby Lobby, orange ribbon is Martha Stewart and paper is K&Co. found at Mike’s