Sites of the week

Just wanted to let you all know that I posted a HUGE list of Papertrey and SU! stuff that I am selling on the BST Forum on SCS. HERE is the direct link to my post.

Check out ABC Friday post below…

Thought that you gals might want to see THIS POST over on my friend Lesa’s blog. How cool is that!?!

Thank you all who participated in last week’s {and every week’s} Sketch For You To Try. As you know, the supah generous Emily donated a $15 gift certificate to be given to one random participant that used a Bella in their sketch. So who is the winner? Drumroll please…

#54 Kristie

Great sketch and samples! The bird house is adorable

Here is my version of the sketch.

Kristie, email me {link under my pic} for the code

When I created this weeks sketch many moons ago, I thought that it would be super easy peasy. Well for some it is, but for me it proved to be a little less so. I tried a little of this and a little of that. It just didn’t come together the way that I wanted it to, but oh well. Sometimes it goes that way. Do I think that it’s bad? Nah, but that doesn’t mean that I have to like it either. LOL!

So, here’s the sketch…

My sample using Papertrey Ink stamps…

This month’s Designer of the Month, Suzanne {OMG isn’t she incredible!?!} Dean…

Check out the samples from a few of my friends, Amy R., Amy S., Carole, Shannan and Susan!

Wanna play? Here’s what you should know…

1. ANYONE can play.
2. Have fun with this!
3. When uploading to SCS, use the keyword SFYTT.
4. Post a link to your blog or gallery on this post.

Yesterday evening we went to one of Ellie’s friend’s birthday party at a bounce house place. She has a blast!…and we were worn out, too. At first she was very unsure of the bounce houses and the slides, but in the end, she did not want to go home…imagine that! They even had a dress up and make-up session for all the girls. Great time to not bring my camera, huh? Ellie got into 2 dresses. One was very pageant like and the other was a pink flapper dress. TOO STINKIN’ CUTE!! Fortunately, my friend took tons of pics, so hopefully I will have a few soon.
On to the project for today…I made a cute little tag to top the birthday present. As you can see, her name is Hallie. I cut her name out with the Red Tag Alpha for the Cuttlebug in both Regal Rose and Whisper White to create shadowed effect. As for the finishing details, I punched the butterfly with my Martha Stewart butterfly punch and put Swarovski crystals down the center. The flowers are from Making Memories and are also topped off with Swarovski crystals.

The top {left side} of the tag is layered with the SU! scallop circle punch and 1/2″ punch. I used SU! Regal Rose grosgrain, May Arts pink with white polka dots and some Hobby Lobby pink satin ribbon.

Are you all having fun playing along with the Dare To Get Dirty ‘08 challenges over on SCS? I’ll have a fun one for you on Saturday, as well as another SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY here.