Mint Motif and 2Sketches4You

I thought today I would show you the cards made by the design team member for this week’s sketch at 2Sketches4You. Mint Motif and i{heart}papers.com are sponsoring this week’s sketch. Fun!!

You have until Saturday to load a card you created using their sketch, to their Mr. Linky. And when you do that, you are entered in a chance to win a set of Mint Motif stamps!! :)

Kazan Clark:

Julie Overby:

Latisha Yoast:

Charlene Austin:

Kate Baldwin: i{heart{papers owner:

And for those of you who have been asking, Mint Motif stamps are designed by me, for i{heart}papers.com, which is the only place that you can buy the stamps. The store there is fabulous. Don’t blame me when you fill up your cart! And there is a fantastic sale going on right now, I’m just saying. :)

Have a wonderful and safe holiday weekend! thanks for stopping by!

Mint Monday

Happy Monday! And yes, you are seeing that correctly, Mint Motif is sponsoring the sketch over at 2Sketches4You!! Kazan and Laura create amazing sketches each week. Stop on over and see what their design team has created using Very Square and Very Square Sentiments with this sketch. I know I can’t wait! :)

AND we will be giving away a set of Mint Motif stamps on the site!! Here is what you have to do: create a card based on this sketch, using any product your heart desires. Then post it, using Mr. Linky at the 2Sketches4You site. You will be entered for a chance to win.

And here is my take on the sketch challenge. Love the sketch. It works perfectly with Very Square! Ok, maybe more that love this sketch. :)

To make the squares “smaller,” once they were stamped onto cardstock, I cut them out using Classic Squares Large from Spellbinders™. Die #4 lines up with the outside edge of the stamped square image, making it simple to cut out evenly.

The leaves were fun to make. I stamped the diamond background from Very Square onto cardstock. Then I die cut a circle. Placing the circle of cardstock over half of the circle die template, I ran it through the machine again. Perfect little leaf! :)

Here are some Mint Motif sightings from the web:

• Jennifer McGuire
• Ida Krause
• Design team member-Latisha Yoast
• Design team member-Geny Cassady
• Design team member-Kazan Clark
• i{heart}papers.com store owner-Kate Baldwin

Remember to email me if you have made a project using Mint Motif stamps. I would love to share it here and on the Mint Motif Facebook page! thanks for stopping by!

Supplies: Stamps-Mint Motif (Very Square, Very Square Sentiments), Patterned paper-October Afternoon (Fly a Kite), Canvas-Hancock Fabric, Ink-Clearsnap (Colorbox Chalk-Deep Lagoon), Pearls-Hero Arts, Spellbinders-Classic Squares Large, Classic Circles Large, Big Scalloped Circles Large

have yourself a merry little Christmas

Happy Friday everyone! Today is the last day of JustRite Christmas week at Stamper’s Dream. Have you been singing Christmas songs? :) Our little man wants to watch Frosty the Snowman. I just couldn’t let him, yet. :) Check out Carolyn, Amy, and Michelle’s blog’s today.

I love the bells image from the Merry Little Christmas set and wanted to use them on a card. I tried coloring them several different ways, but decided that the watercolor pencil image matched the shabby look I was hoping to achieve. The sketch is from 2Sketches4You this week. LOVE those sketches!

Hope that you have wonderful weekend plans! DH came home yesterday from a business trip, so I am glad to get things back to normal! Make sure and check out my second post today. thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: Stamps-JustRite Stampers (Merry Little Christmas), Patterned paper-Cosmo Cricket (Boyfriend), Jenni Bowlin, Cardstock-Papertrey Ink (Rustic White), Ink-Palette (Jardin, Dark Chocolate), twine-Papertrey Ink, Holly Leaves and Berries (Making Memories), Gems-Hero Arts, Copic-YG99, Spellbinders die templates-Classic Rectangles Long Small

you’re so sweet

My friend and fellow Spellbinders design team member, Kazan Clark, runs a fabulous sketch site with her friend Laura Davis, called 2Sketches4You. LOVE their sketches. I never seem to find the time, so this week, I decided to take the time, I mean, who cares about clean dishes, right? :)

Have any good weekend plans? We finished our new retaining wall in front of the house this week, so I am imaging that we will be moving dirt, rocks, and planting this weekend. Let’s hope for some decent weather. It seems to be something we are short on this summer. I will have to share photos of it when we finish, along with the deck. The before (when we bought it almost 2 years ago) and after photos of the house will astound you. It amazes me! :) Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Supplies: Stamps-Papertrey Ink (Everyday Button Bits, Polka Dot Basics), Patterned paper-Papertrey Ink (Bitty Box Basics), Basic Grey (Lemonade), Cardstock-Papertrey Ink (Rustic White), Ribbon-Offray, Twine-Papertrey Ink (Rustic Cream), Button-Making Memories, Spellbinders Die Template-Labels 8 (available early September)

YAY!!!!!! My FAVORITE new technique I learned at CHA is now on video and with samples on the Stampendous blog!!! The new Sticker Background paper is fabulous and I have been dreaming of all the possibilities!!! Check it out HERE and I will have my own projects soon!!!!!!!!!! :)