just because....

The weekend is here...yahoo! It is time for another Sweet Stop Sketches challenge.

I have really not been making alot of cards lately as things here have been so busy, so when I sat down to create this card I had a really hard time colouring up this little cutie. I actually struggled to colour...wow....I could not believe how I had forgotten to colour. I thought it was like riding a bike, you never forget! For this image I used copics AND prismas.

Well we are off to look at trailers to pull my sons dirtbike to the tracks this summer. Seems he wants to really get into racing. Not to sure I am sold on that idea. Hockey was one thing, but racing dirtbikes....whole new can of worms. Oh Summer....I can hardly wait.

100th Sketch on the Sweet Stop....

What a great way to start the weekend, with a special treat over at the Sweet Stop Blog. Not only is it our "Sketch with a Spin Week", but it is also the 100th sketch. Korin is offering up a chance for you to win a $25 gift certificate to the store and a tutorial CD from Technique Junkies. Hop on over to the Sweet Stop Sketches Blog to check out all the details!

I must apologize for the lack of posts lately...things have just been a little crazy around here. We have enjoyed a wonderful March Break with the kids...but it does not allow for much crafting time. We are also still in the middle of renovations still, but hopefully by the middle of spring we will be close to being finished....I will be so grateful to have it all completed. It is a project we have taken on since last April. My hubby is the contracter and also has his own contracting business, so you can just imagine how low on the list our house is!!!! But the end result will be so wonderful! Thank-you hubby for making my vision come true!

Have a wonderful weekend.....spring arrives here on Sunday! Yahoooooo!

Picking Sea Shells....

Hello to all...it is time for another Sweet Stop Sketch!

This stamp is probaly one of my all time favourites that I bought at Michaels a couple of years ago. Here in Ontario it is a wet and cold weekend and I am longing for summer so much. I coloured her up with some new Stampin Up distress inks that I just got last weekend.

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!

a note for you....

We woke up this morning with lots of snow that had fallen overnight..yuck! I am really ready for spring. Today Korin over at Sweet Stop Sketches Challenge blog has a great sketch for us.

I certainly had spring on my mind when I did this card...I pulled out the C.C.Designs stamps and did some masking so that the fence could go in behind. I coloured her with distress inks...which I just love to play with!

I sure hope you can play along this week. I have a hockey tournament all weekend with my son so not much crafting. Have a wonderful weekend!

Ice Fishin' Anyone..

Oh my goodness...it has been a week since I last posted a card. It has been a very busy couple of weeks and I just have not had time to get to the craft table. I did however get a card made for the wonderful
Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge.

This time of year our lake is just buzzing with ice fisherman. Not my cup of tea to be out in sub zero temperatures, but they come up from the states and all over to take part in this sport. So for my card today I thought it to be very fitting for this time of year!

I turned the sketch around to accomodate my idea and used the Gone Fishin Digi Stamp. I cut out the whole image so I could place the images on the snow banks.Coloured them with copics.

I hope you have a chance to join in this week. Have a wonderful weekend.

Recipe card.....

Today I have a recipe card to show for the Sweet Stop Sketches Challenge! This is one of my favourite summer recipes but heck, if you love chocolate this is perfect for anytime. What better time then for a Valentine dessert. Very very easy to make...and the end result...DELICIOUS!

I used Pie for Cocoa Digital which is I thought was just perfect for my recipe card.
Hopefully you will find time to play along and post your own creation on the Sweet Stop Sketches Blog!

Lilacs for Cocoa...

This morning I am supposed to be heading out for an all day crop at a scrapbooking store. Old man winter is bringing us lots of snow this morning so my drive will be less then fun! What we will do to craft! Before I head out, here is a card I made for this week's Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge. The stamp I used is Lilacs for Cocoa (reminds me of spring) that is available at Sweetn'Sassy Stamps.

One thing I really liked about the sketch this week was the fact the background should be embossed. Sometimes I forget to try different things for my cards.
I really hope you have a chance to play along this week. If you don't have any SweetnSassy Stamps that is ok.You can enter using any stamp you may love! So come along and join us!

Have a wonderful weekend and stay warm!

Snowmen Fall from heaven UNASSEMBLED!

It's time for another Sweet Stop Sketch challenge. I choose the Smiley Snowman digital stamp. I stamped the snow with a sentiment and then embossed it with white embossing powder. I placed liquid pearls in the center of the snowflakes. Before Christmas I made some jingle bells for tags and cards and had some left over to use for my card today!

Here is what the rest of the Design Team has created for Inspiration:

Korin

Denise

Shelby

Dawn

Wendy

Lori

I hope you have a chance to play along this week. Have a wonderful weekend!

Snowflake Bear....

First...I would like to wish you all a Happy New Year! It has been a busy couple of days around the DOL household....I love the holidays but I also think it will be nice to get back to a bit of a routine around here, on the bloggaroonie! I want to take the time and thank you all for such sweet comments on my posts...I so appreciate your visits and look forward to a New Year of creations.

I have been asked to join the DT at Sweet Stop Sketches, which I am so excited about. A little nervous...but Korin provides us with such awesome sketches that I think it will be sooo much fun to create cards using her images! Here is my first official creation for the challenge. The image is from SweetnSassy Stamps and is called "Snowflake Bear".

Here are the rest of the team members that have made just beautiful cards using the sketch provided for us:

Korin

Denise

Shelby

Dawn

Wendy

Lorie

Hopefully you will be able to play along and post your creation on the Sweet Stop Sketches Blog .

I hope you have a wonderful weekend...stay warm !