Mommiedom

So to start off with this week I was one of the top three for Challenge 216 on Unscripted Sketches. I was late on reading my email and just noticed it today when I was going through my stuff. So when I was on the challenge for this week, I took this sketch and made a fun stamped card.

Like I said before I am not a huge color challenge type of girl because I have no idea what to do but today with Create with Connie and Mary it was all about using some fun toned down colors that go perfectly with some of the new DSP that SU has out.

I loved the idea of doing wither a round or square card as the challenge this week over at Mojo Monday. I wanted to play around with some ideas for a wedding card before I actually pulled paper out to make it so this design gave way to that.

I created a 6x6 card in MDS using the inspiration sketch:

I did something a tad different this week for my sketch challenge on the Sweet Spot because I created a digital card using SU's MDS program.

I built my card using the various layers inspired by this sketch:



Here is my fun and modern take on this fun sketch. This would be a great card to either print up or create with actual paper.

This week on Try Stampin on Tuesday (yes I know it it is Wednesday) had an interesting sketch. I was so sure if I liked it and sat on it till today. Than I thought why not use the new Washi tape I just got in the mail and well the card came together.

I used a retired SU stamp set - Cheers to You!! There is a new one very similar in the new catalog.

Here is the sketch:

If you know me loose buttons are not something I like to have around because I always want to gag because I think of them as a choking hazard. On shirts and clumps that is okay. I once saw a lamp created out of a mason jar and filled with buttons- I almost lost it.

So when Miss O came home from GS camp on Monday night after making Daisies from large and small buttons for SWAPS, I was dreading what she was about to ask- can I make more. The kid is so much like me in her crafting.

So I of course said yes and trekked to Wally World to purchase a bag of buttons. I actually was okay- I tried not thinking about it. So today after I fixed my headlight bulb, we went to work making COUNTLESS button daisies with both pin backs and hair clip backs.

Plus I made a simple lanyard from some ribbon I had. I just stitched it over a key ring and added on a clip for anything Miss O might have. The whole of the project took about 15 minutes,. It would have gone longer if I hadn't finally said no more button daisies.

So Miss O designed the colors of each and I hot glued them together. She has two for her lanyard, one for her hair, two for her shirt, and some extra ones just to have plus she made one for her brother who than instantly popped two buttons off to make it a car.

My friend Lisa who I have known for years did this month's Pinterest party and what a great job she has done.

We had awesome projects and for the first time failures for food.  One friend didn't even bring the dish because she was afraid people would get sick and after picking the cantaloupe out of the fruit salad coated with vanilla pudding, it was much better. This is what it is all about with trying things with Pinterest. Seeing what works and failures. We have all had them!

There were zero failures with the projects.

First we did some awesome terra cotta coasters




We also created and decorated tea lights with punched scallops and washi tape.

Took a bog binder clip and monogramed it with a scallop punch and our initials.

This week's retrosketches was fun. I used scraps I had so that is why the interesting color choices.

I am not a huge fan of color challenges but colourQ has converted me because of the great way the present it.

This challenge this week screamed 4th of July to me. I flipped the design and did a flag using SU card stock and layered on some washi tape I just got.

I stamped the star and layered that as well with the  coordinating colors.

Sketch sample:

Here is my column for this week:

http://leaguecity.macaronikid.com/article/515380/mommy-confessions

Yes I know it is still  aways away but I have to say it is one of my favorites of the year. I love all the red, white and blue around. I also admit it to coming late into it being one of my favorite holidays. As a kid and childless adult, I was indifferent to it but once I had kids and see the joy as they watch parades and fireworks amazes me. We had one of the best times a few years ago at the fireworks. We took a picnic and just hung out as a family.

I had fun last year decorating for the holiday and reused some of the same decorations in different ways plus I added to it. Of course my white tree got the holiday treatment as well. It has been sitting there all sad looking since Easter waiting for decorations. I think I will do it up for Back to School in August so it doesn't have to wait till October for Halloween.

Lastly I can't forget my new wreath which turned out great. I had been looking for floral picks to stick in the wreath and only found the bow. Than when digging through my 4th stuff, I found exactly what I was looking for and was happy to already have it.

Everything is up including my fun placemats in the kitchen which I have to retrain them all not to use as well as the napkins because I am that nutty woman who has them for decoration only. Yeah I know-crazy!!!

This week's Sketch Frenzy stumped me a bit. I liked it but wanted it to have a punch of some kind. Here is the sketch:


So here is my take after I thought about it for awhile.

This week's clean and simple sketch is so sweet looking. For me it screamed summer so why not a big lime popsicle for the art work.

Here is the sketch
 Here is my creation. I used all SU products for my card.

Another week of Creating with Connie and Mary Challenge. This was the sketch for this week:

What a fun design to play with. I looked through my stamps for inspiration and picked the 25 year Birthday set. You always need a birthday card.

After I finished my MDS page for the challenge, I went back and created another page with more of the pictures i took when we went down to this past Saturday.

This week's colourQ inspired me to think beach and summer. The bright colors:

I used this week's Unscripted Challenge for double duty- my card swap that happens next week. So I made 8 of these for it. All products are Stampin Up!

So Paper Pumpkin arrived at my house yesterday and I couldn't wait to dig into it. So here is the creation. I am looking forward to playing more with the stamps and the few extra stickers that came with it.

This week's The Sweet Stop Challenge is a fun one. Here is the sketch: