Getting Patriotic With A Sous Sketch and BoBunny Card Challenge!

For today I have some red, white and blue!  I know... it is a bit early to break out with the 4th of July cards, but it is never really out of date to celebrate patriotically, and besides, this Bo Bunny Liberty collection is a wonderful classic line that I just had to cut into for this week's SOUS sketch and the latest BoBunny card challenge!  

First up, it is Friday so that means it's time yet again for another terrific sketch at Stuck On U Sketches!

Our sketch for the week is brought to you all from Nanné, and we also have a wonderful guest designer in our midst this week, Debbie Burns. For this sketch, I totally envisioned a card using Nanné's fun block design!  I did flip the direction of the sketch around and upside down for my interpretation.  I used Core'dinations cardstock and a tag and I cut up 1" squares from the BoBunny Liberty collection.  The middle piece I stamp embossed the flourished star, also from the Liberty line, onto a piece of Cambridge patterned paper, also from BoBunny. 

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I also included some BoBunny stickers, a denim strip and pearl accents on here.  The flocked flowers are all Maya Road, the Baker's Twine from The Twinery and the tiny type alpha stickers are Cosmo Cricket and Carolee's Creations.

 

Be sure to take a look at all the other designer's creations over on the SOUS blog... it's always a feast for the eyes.  You can also play along with us and share what you create using the sketch... we'd love to see you there! 

Next up is my card that I did for the Tuesday Card Challenge at BoBunny.  For the challenge which is due on Jan. 24th, you need to use the following items on a card:  Ribbon, at least 2 buttons, patterned paper with dots, and chipboard.  Easy and fun enough! 

Again, I used the Liberty collection pattened paper, rub-on and pearl accents.  I also used a strip of denim and some ivory buttons from other BoBunny lines.  The chipboard stars from Fancy Pants I misted with Sapphire Glimmer Mist. That fabulous twill ribbon is from May Arts and my diecuts were cut using the Cricut Stand and Salute and Jasmine cartridges.  I also love the Vintage blue Core cardstock with this Liberty line... a perfect match-up! 

Okay, that's all I have for today.  I think I will no doubt be snowed in for a good part of my weekend, so I think that might be beneficial to me... crafty-wise, lol!  We shall see!  Have a great weekend, my friends!  Enjoy :) 

Paper Crafts Magazine Newbie!

That's me!! Finally! 

I've been submitting my card projects to Paper Crafts magazine for quite a few years now... not consistently, but still... it has been a good number of years.  I've never had any luck with getting anything published with them, but now that unlucky streak has come to a halt.  Yesterday I came home from work and checked my inbox to be pleasantly surprised with a request for one of the 4 cards I submitted for their upcoming special issue, Go-To Sketches for Card Makers!  What a cool thrill... esp. since I read on their facebook page that there were 2,750+ submissions for this and only 288 acceptances! Plus, I am among 38 newbies to be published with this issue! So that was a great ending to my otherwise wasted and just plain awful week.  Yep, I caught the flu... and it was a doozy too.  Guess that's what I get for going back to work at a Daycare/Preschool.  I haven't been this sick since previously working in Preschool back in the 90's.  But, I'm on the mend aside from the sniffles and sneezing of a cold that just won't go away! 

So today, I am supposed to be working on some assignments for CX, but instead I've been piddlin' around here at home doing much of nothing.  I did create a card though for the Jenni Bowlin Studio crop that's happening this weekend.  JBS has added forums... did ya know?!  If not you need to register and check them out.  Lotsa fun challenges there for the crop, and I've been wanting to do more, but like I said, I've been piddlin', lol!  Anyway, here is the cute card that I did get made...

This was for a challenge to use a JBS Bingo card and at least one punch on a card design. 

I have had this bingo card and house diecut for quite some time now so I was happy to put them to good use at last.  No better feeling sometimes than to use that stash! I also added some personality to the house diecut with a paper doily which I cut, folded and inked to add texture to the roof.  I used my favorite large embossed Curve EK punch to add grass layers, and the heart I added is a Maya Road chipie, which I inked with a Latte color and added a scrap of the JBS red floral "Hotel Lobby" pp behind.  I attached it to the card with a JBS pearl rhinestone stick-pin.  Also used some denim and fabric scraps to make a shabby lil' sun accent and the stamp sentiment is a Kolette Hall stamp from Michaels.

Thanks for looking!

Hope you are finding sometime this weekend to do something fun and crafty along the way!