Sketch 100 and an Anniversary at Unscripted sketches

Everyone loves a party and Unscripted sketches is having a big one.  It is our 100th sketch and our 2nd Anniversary. 

Be sure to go over to the Unscripted sketch blog to get all of the great details.  There is fun scheduled and PRIZES! You can also start the hop there is you like.

Here is the sketch, I sure hope you can find a minute or two to play along. 

Plus I have a secret letter for the scavenger hunt and it is the letter "Y"!

Sparkle Creations supplied this adorable stamp for the team to use on our cards. In fact, they supplied a couple images, I used the little girl.  Once I had the image on white paper, I cut a label shape so that only portions of the image are highlighted. I colored it after cutting it.  Notice the balloons have some extra glitter with a little bit of Glitter 3-D Fashion Paint by Tulip.

That great background cardstock is a piece of Core Impressions by Core'dinations, the design is in the cardstock already.  That neat little white punched border is from a 4-in-1 Kreaxions punch.

After my blog, hop on over the Gardenia's blog to get the next letter and to get a peek at more goodness.

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

SKETCH 100 – WISH card

Materials list:
Cardstock – Core Impressions/Core’dinations
Patterned paper – Echo Park and 3 Bugs in a Rug
Digital images – Sparkle Creations
Copic markers
Fountain 922 4-in-1 punch – Kreaxions
Label shape – Sizzix
Sticker letters – Making Memories
Glitter 3-D Fashion Paint - Tulip
Clear Paper Glaze – Aleene’s®
Sand It Gadget – Core’dinations

It's the little things

It doesn't take a whole lot to make me happy. There are lots of little things that just brighten my day.

One example is that I was able to get away this last weekend to a rubber stamp convention in Carson, CA.  This stamp convention has been around for many years and, while I can't go everytime, I sure do try to make it as often as possible because it just plain makes me happy!!! Just walking in the door and taking a deep breath is wonderful. 

The card I wanted to share today is an example of "simple things".  I like to create cards with photos that I have taken.  I thought this field of red poppies was so stunning that it could just stand on it's own.  I wanted to add one, very simple accent and so I played with one of my Kreaxions 4-in-1 border punches to see what I could come up with. 

 Here is a close-up of my little row of punched designs. 

I used the Fountain punch - #922.  After I punched a long border strip, I took my paper cutter and cut right down the middle of the design.  This left an interesting little piece that I thought was just what I needed. 

Gotta share a couple photos too...

I have been planting a whole lot more flowers and plants in our yard lately and so I wanted to capture some of the blooms with drops from a recent rain on them. 

More little things that just plain make me happy!!!
Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)