We Are Back - DECONSTRUCTED SKETCH by Jen

Hello friends and happy Thursday. I hope everyone is having a wonderful 2012 so far. I'm looking forward to an amazing year, how about you?


It's time for our weekly sketch from the sweet Jen. Here is today's DECONSTRUCTED SKETCH #33 and my card using a Verve Stamp set called Love's Flower.

Please be sure to hop around and visit the Deconstructed Sketch Girls samples. They have made some AMAZING creations and I know they will get your creativity going!

• Amber Hight (on a moving break!)
• Andrea Ewen – Guest Designer
• Arielle Gordon
• Donna Wardle
• Jen Shults
• Jessica Diedrich
• Kadie Ensley
• Lori Boyd
• Pam Varnell (me)
• Sheri Gilson
• Tracey Pickersgill – Guest Designer

Thanks for stopping by today and have a splendid one.


Hugs,

Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge - MTSC90 With a Little Verve Stamps

Hello friends and happy Tuesday. It’s time for Mercy’s Tuesday Sketch Challenge MTSC90. I have been wanting to use some of my new Verve Stamps for a couple of months now and decided to sit down yesterday and play with one of my new favs of theirs. My card today uses the set Blue Skies. I combined it with some My Minds Eye Bloom & Grow paper. Here is my card and Mercy's fabby sketch.

Make sure and upload your card to Mercy’s blog and when you upload to a public gallery please use the keyword MTSC90. It's time to introduce a new guest designer for the month of September. Joining us this month is the FABULOUS Lori Tecler. Welcome Lori!!! Now check out what the rest of the Muses have for you to look at today using Mercy's wonderful sketch.

• Pam Speidel
• Cindy Haffner
• Pam Varnell
• Crystal Birr
• Julie Lacey
• Jackie Pedro
• Jessica Diedrich
• Lori Tecler (September 2010 Guest Muse)

Thanks for joining me today and I'll see you back here tomorrow. Goodbye my friends.

Hugs,

Mercy’s Tuesday Sketch Challenge MTSC83

Hello my friends and welcome to my blog. I hope this Tuesday finds you happy and well. Today for my sweet friend Mercy’s Sketch Challenge MTSC83, I have used some Verve stamps. The set I used is called One Person. Here is my card and Mercy’s sketch.

Now here are the names of all my Muse sisters that have cards to show you with Mercy’s sketch.

• Mercy Kerin (The Head Muse)
• Pam Speidel
• Cindy Haffner
• Jackie Pedro
• Julie Lacey
• Crystal Birr
• Jessica Diedrich
• Peggy McCurry  (July Guest Designer)

When you play along with Mercy’s sketch please add your card to the InLinkz program on Mercy’s blog. If you upload to a public gallery please use the keyword MTSC83.

Thanks for stopping by today and I’ll see you back here tomorrow for another challenge.

Hugs,

Pam

Mojo Monday – MOJO142

Hello and happy Thursday. I am playing along with this week’s challenge on the Mojo Monday blog, Challenge MOJO142. I used the Verve set Forever In Our Hearts and paired it with some October Afternoon Thrift Shop Paper. Here is my card and the MOJO sketch.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you have a wonderful day and thanks for visiting.

Hugs,

Pam

Jacksonbelle Embellishments - JBE107

Hello and happy Tuesday. It’s time for our Tuesday challenge from the Jacksonbelle Embellishments blog. Today our challenge is to add black accents, 1 neutral color, 1 other color and black to your card. I have used the Verve Stamps stamp set Feel the Sun and paired it with some October Afternoon Fly a Kite paper. Here is my card.

 

When you play along with the Jbelle challenge please add a link to your card in the comment section on the Jbelle blog. When you upload to a public gallery please use the keyword JBE107. Check out what the rest of the DT have for you today.

Amy Tsuruta

Dawn Lusk

Heather Lee-Reppen

Heather Pulvirenti

Jill Dunn

Julie Lacey

Lynda Benden

Pam Varnell (me)

Shemaine Smith

Stephanie Severin

Tobi Crawford

Windy Robinson

Thanks so much for joining me today. I will see you back here tomorrow. Have a great day my friends.

Hugs,

Pam

Jacksonbelle Embellishments Challenge JBE103

Hello and happy Tuesday. It’s time for our Tuesday challenge from Jacksonbelle Embellishments and today our challenge is to use Kraft for your cardbase. I used 2 Verve stamp sets, Budding Blossoms and Because of You. AND I made a clean and simple card. Let me know what you think.

BIG NEWS from the Jbelle store. NEW October Afternoon paper pads are now in stock. Head on over and check them out.

When you play along with the Jbelle challenge please add a link to your card in the comment section on the Jbelle blog. When you upload to a public gallery please use the keyword JBE103. Check out what the rest of the DT have for you today.

Amy Tsuruta

Dawn Lusk

Heather Lee-Reppen

Heather Pulvirenti

Jill Dunn

Julie Lacey

Lynda Benden

Pam Varnell (me)

Shemaine Smith

Stephanie Severin

Tobi Crawford

Windy Robinson

Thanks so much for joining me today. I will see you back here tomorrow for another challenge. Have a great day my friends.

Hugs,

Pam

Jacksonbelle alongside Mercy

Hello and happy Tuesday. I have combined two challenges in this post for you today. I am using Mercy’s awesome sketch MTSC70 along with Jacksonbelle Embellishments Challenge this week, JBE102. The Jacksonbelle Challenge this week is to use your favorite Jbelle store product. Picking out one fav was hard for me so I used two on my card. I used some of the crystals from the Zva Creative Crystal Wheel and some Zva Creative Fabric Flowers. I LOVE bling so these are my favs. The stamp set is Because of You from Verve Stamps. Here is my card and a pic of Mercy’s sketch.

When you play along with Mercy’s Sketch Challenge please load your card to Mr. Linky on Mercy’s blog and when you upload to a public gallery please use the keyword MTSC70. Check out what the rest of the Muses have for you today.

• Mercy Kerin (The Head Muse)
• Pam Speidel
• Cindy Haffner
• Julie Lacey
• Crystal Birr
• Jessica Diedrich
• Debbie Olson (April Guest Designer)

When you play along with the Jbelle challenge please add a link to your card in the comment section on the Jbelle blog. When you upload to a public gallery please use the keyword JBE102. Check out what the rest of the DT have for you today.

Amy Tsuruta

Dawn Lusk

Heather Lee-Reppen

Heather Pulvirenti

Jill Dunn

Julie Lacey

Lynda Benden

Pam Varnell (me)

Shemaine Smith

Stephanie Severin

Tobi Crawford

Windy Robinson

Thanks so much for joining me today. I will see you back here tomorrow for another challenge. Have a great day my friends.

Hugs,

Pam

Let's Get Our Verve On

Hello and happy Thursday. I have a card to show you today that I made for this past Monday's MOJO Sketch MOJO126. I used the Verve set Beautiful You to create my card. You have to read the sentiment I used on my card because this is exactly how I feel about my hubby. He is the absolute love of my life and I don't know what I would do without him. OK, here is my card using the Basic Grey Ambrosia Paper Pack.

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you right back here tomorrow for another creation.

Hugs,

Verve is the Word

Hello again and welcome back to my blog. It's Flutter By Wednesday FBW95 time, are you ready? I love Wednesday's because of this challenge. I can use any stamp set I want, any color I want, any layout I want, etc. All I have to remember is to put a Butterfly, an Angel, or a Fairy on my card. Sometimes we throw a little challenge in there for you but today our challenge is open. So what are you waiting for, wanna play along with us this week?

This is my third card this week using some gorgeous new Verve stamp sets I got a couple of weeks ago. Today I combined two sets for this card, Because of You and Beautiful You. I used some of the new Basic Grey Origins paper that I got from Jacksonbelle Embellishments.  Here is my card.............

So what do you think? This card came together for me very fast but I'm really liking the end result. Make sure you head over to the Flutter By blog and upload your card to Mr. Linky. Then check out all my DT sisters by clicking on their links on the sidebar. You will be glad you did.

Thanks for stopping by and I will see you again tomorrow.

Hugs,

Buttons, Brads and Bows .... Oh My!!!

Welcome back to my blog this morning and how are you today? It's time for Jacksonbelle's Tuesday Challenge and our challenge today, JBE091, is called "Buttons, Brads and Bows......Oh My!!" You can use one, two or all three on your card. I chose to use a button (with a bow). I used some of the new Basic Grey Nook & Pantry paper on my card and a new stamp set from Verve called Love's Flower. Basic Grey paper can be found at the Jacksonbelle store. I used Monday MOJO Sketch Challenge MOJO124 for the layout of my card. Here it is...........

And I wanted to show you a close-up of the beautiful flower that came with this stamp set........

And here is the sketch I used, MOJO124, from the Monday MOJO blog (I flipped my card for the sketch)............

When you play along with this awesome challenge today make sure and leave a comment on the Jacksonebelle blog and a link to your card. Now check out what the rest of the Jbelle Rockstars have to show you today..........

Lindsey

Dawn

Carly

Windy

Heather LR

Julie

Shemaine

Amy

Jill

Stephanie

Tobi

Heather P

Lynda

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you right back here tomorrow with a Flutter By Wednesday creation. Have a great day peeps!!

Hugs,

The Love Monkey is in the House!!!

Hello and happy Tuesday. It's time for another FANTASTIC sketch by my sweet friend Mercy of Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge fame. Yeah, she's famous and I am one of her bestest friends. Yay me!!! LOL. Sorry, being a little stupid this morning.  For Mercy's sketch, MTSC59, today I used one of my new Verve stamp sets Love Monkey. I just fell in love with this set when Mercy was using it while at my house one day. So very cute!!! Here is my card using Love Monkey.............

Here is a close-up showing all the dimension on the card............

Here is Mercy's sketch.............

Mercy has such fun and easy sketches, doesn't she? What do you think about the Love Monkey? I can't wait to give this card to the hubs for Valentine's Day.

We hope you can play along with us this week. Just upload your creation to Mr. Linky on Mercy's blog and use the keyword MTSC59 when you upload to SCS and PCP. It's time to welcome a new guest design for February. Anya Schrier will be joining us this month so make sure you head over to her blog and give her a big welcome. HELLO ANYA!! Now go check out my DT sisters and leave them some love on their blogs please..........

Mercy Kerin

Pam Speidel

Cindy Haffner

Julie Lacey

Crystal Birr

Jessica Diedrich

Shannan Teubner

Anya Schrier (Feb. Guest Designer)

Thanks for stopping by today and I'll see you back here in a few with my post for Jacksonbelle's Tuesday Challenge.

Hugs,

Verve-ified Flutter By Wednesday

Hello and happy Wednesday. It's time for another Flutter By Wednesday FBW93 and our challenge today is to use embossing on your card or project. It can be dry embossing, glitter embossing, faux embossing, etc. You will also need to have a butterfly, fairy or angel on your card to qualify for the challenge. Well, after using my Verve set Budding Blossoms for the first time yesterday I just couldn't wait to use it again. I also used a sentiment from the Verve set Forever in Our Hearts because I needed a Sympathy card. I used this week's Monday Mojo Sketch MOJO122. The image and sentiment are both stamped with Black Brilliance ink and EMBOSSED with clear embossing powder. Here is a pic of my card.........

This is a pic of the Monday Mojo Sketch MOJO122..........

This card was a lot of fun for me. Verve stamps are really great for making fast but very classy cards. Gotta love that. Head on over to the Flutter By Wednesday's blog and see what all my DT sisters have for you today. Their names are on the sidebar of the blog.

When you play along with our challenge make sure you add you card to Mr. Linky on the FBW blog and when you upload to a public gallery please use the keyword FBW93.

Thanks for stopping by to visit me today. I will talk to you soon.

Hugs,

Mercy's Sketch Gets a Little Verve

Hello and welcome to my blog my friends. It's time for Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge MTSC57. Today I have used a Verve set called Budding Blossoms and for the sentiment I used a Thank You image (not sure which Verve set this is from). Here is a pic of my card.........

Here is Mercy's sketch................

Come on out and play along with us this week and make sure you load your card on Mr. Linky on Mercy's blog. Use the keyword MTSC57 when you upload to a public gallery. Now check out what the other Muses have for you.........

Mercy Kerin

Pam Speidel

Cindy Haffner

Julie Lacey

Crystal Birr

Jessica Diedrich

Shannan Teubner

Vicki Burdick (Jan. Guest Designer)

Thanks for stopping by and I'll talk to you soon.

Hugs,

I BELIEVE in Mojo Monday

Hello and happy Wednesday. I have a card for you today using Monday's Mojo Sketch MOJO111. I am really loving this new set of their's called Believe, talking about versatile. It can be used not only for people that you are trying to comfort that have cancer but just about anyone that needs encouragement. Just as the sentiment I used says "Believe in Miracles". Here is my card......

Thanks so much for coming by today. I will see you tomorrow with a challenge from The Treehouse.

Hugs,

Yes, I Believe

Hello and happy Saturday. I have a quick post for you today using Verve's new stamp set Believe. This card is close to my heart. I made it in honor of my SIL Stacey, who is a 3-Year Survivor of breast cancer. Breast cancer is an awful disease that affects so many women in our world today.   For every one of these Believe stamp sets that Verve sells, they are donating $10 to Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Go check out this great site and help in the drive to cure breast cancer. Here is my card ......

Thanks for stopping by on this Halloween Saturday. Please have a safe and fun spooky day. I'll talk to you again tomorrow.

Hugs,

Verve and Mercy's Sketch

Hello and welcome to Tuesday and Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge MTSC43. Mercy has another fab sketch for us this week. Here is my card .....

Here is the wonderful sketch ......

We hope you can play along with us this week. When you upload to a public gallery please use the keyword MTSC43. Now go see what beauties the other DT members have for you.

Pam Speidel

Cindy Haffner

Julie Lacey

Crystal Birr

Jackie Pedro

Jessica Diedrich

Shannan Teubner

Pam Varnell - Me

Silke Ledlow (Oct. Guest Designer)

Thanks for stopping by today. I'll see you back here tomorrow with another sneak peek from The Greeting Farm. Woohoo!!!

Hugs,

Simple Pleasures MOJO107

Hello and happy Monday again. This is my submission for this week's Monday Mojo Sketch MOJO107. I used Verve's set called Floral Whimsy. This was such a fun sketch. I used lots of bling in the form of Pearl Accents. Can I just tell you how much I like this card and it's not my normal style. I mostly do cutsie cards but sometimes it's fun to do something else. I hope you enjoy looking at it.

Thanks for coming by again. I'll talk to you again shortly with another card.

Hugs,

Classy Swans

Hello again on this beautiful Thursday morning. This is my card for Jen's Sketch For You To Try from this past Saturday. My friend Mercy has all the Verve sets so during our stamping retreat this past weekend I used a few of her sets. This is one that was released this past week called Swan Song. I love these elegant swans. It may be hard to tell but they were stamped on some DP and cut out. They have not been colored. This was a super fast card but I love the way it turned out.

Thanks for stopping by again today. I'll talk to you soon.

Hugs,

Love You Forever

Hello and happy Wednesday. This card is for Monday's Little Paper Shop Sketch LPSC32. I used my Verve set Forever in Our Hearts. This is the first time that I have taken my Nestabilities and made a shaped card but after seeing so many of the ones that my friend Cindy Haffner has made I just knew I had to try one. I really like how it turned out, and it was actually pretty easy to make.

Thanks for stopping by today and I'll talk to you soon.

Hugs,

Someone Special

Hello and happy Tuesday again!! Don't you just love the sentiment on the front of this card? I got this set called Forever in Our Hearts from Verve Stamps and it has some awesome sympathy sentiments in it. Love it!! This card is for yesterday's Monday Mojo Sketch MOJO103. Very simple, plain card. I hope you like it. Let me know what you think.

Thanks for stopping by and I'll talk to you soon with more challenge cards.

Hugs,