Di Hickman's card sketch Nov #2

It's all about Christmas cards for me

with this month's card sketches by Di .

Supplies: MM Glittered cardstock, Melissa Frances trim, Making Memories' Foam stars , 

Fiskars Apron Lace Border punch

Twisted Sketches #23 / Kid Lit Challenge #8

This week with Twisted Sketches #23 -  the twist is "to use a Punch" - any how, any way!  

That's easy enough - I used 2 MS punches here - the loopy punch & a scallop . 

& a new challenge site discovered - Kiddie Lit -

a challenge blog with challenges inspired by children's literature. 

This month's challenge is to : 

Use GREEN
Include PLANTS- leaves OR flowers (either in your photos or in products)
Include a SECRET -hidden journaling or pics, or the word SECRET in your title.

For the journaling I used part of a poem : 

by Joseph Kallinger

I discovered a secret of life
in a single line of poetry.
That was a week ago.
Today, I celebrate a new week
yet have forgotten
what the secret was.

& a new happy  discovery I just made here - I can make my own Shimmerz type paint right at home !

We can't buy the Shimmerz brand at the moment in our stores here & I have been wondering about them.

I stumbled on a youtube link to get me started .

The ingredients are so simple - mod podge + Perfect Pearl Powder for me .

Supplies : 

Photography by Metal_Minish of

http://nerdscrap.blogspot.com/,

Such Sweet Tierney Buttons

Prima Blooming Retro pps & pearls

Pink Paislee alphas

The Pink Ninjas' Prompt #24 - What 2009 Song are you ?

because we all know that we have that one song that we couldn't get out of our minds this year!!

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This week's prompt over at The Pink Ninjas 

is set by none other than

moi, yours truly ! lol

This challenge was inspired by a Facebook quiz - same question -

What 2009 song are you ?

No mattter how many times I took it - the answer is still the same - ack !

The Climb !

Love the lyrics of this song , nevertheless .

I realise that I have never tried a cardstock based layout in a while nor

layered misting on cardstock for that matter.

So i had to try it for good measure.

Mists used here : Glimmer Mists - Khaki , Chocolate, Denim

Maya Mist - Charcoal

papers are MM Vintage findings , butterflies from the Artsy Urban line

The Scrappiest layout sketch 38

Here is Sketch 38 up over at The Scrappiest .

This month's prize , sponsored by Jen's House of Scrap,

is their Nov kit filled with fall themed goodness ,

including some Lily Bee Designs Audrey pps .

I really had a load of fun putting this layout together , using a few of my favorite things -

The MS Loopy punch set, I even unearthed a long forgotten large spiral punch

to hang some spiral punch outs on the hemp string .

As always , my monthly mailing of Such Sweet Tierney buttons

 arrived just in time for me to use some on this layout .

I rarely use Fancy Pants papers and was only too thrilled to put these Rough & Tough pps  to use here.

other fave supplies : Robin's Nest dewdrops , KI Memories lace cardstock,

Heidi Swapp alphas

52sketches52weeks #45

The latest Sketch 45 is up

over at 52sketches52weeks 

This week there's a yummy Magpie Club Nov kit to be given to one lucky winner .

I went a little to the shabby side this week -

using up some Webster's Pages Hello Beautiful papers ,

some Hambly Old Lace overlay strips ,

MAMBI's puffy flourish,

MM Vintage findings ,

Glimmer mists

New inspiration !

I came across a young talented Swedish comic artist/illustrator -

Metal_Minish

who also happens to scrapbook & create his own BJDs ( ball jointed dolls )

-Konami & Nintendo .

The B JD style has huge aesthetic appeal to me being influenced by anime -

 lovee  East-West  inspiration !!!

I just had to borrow Konami & Nintendo for a little while as muses

 and am so fortunate Metal_Minish agreed ! ;)

Supplies : Photography by Metal_Minish ,
OA Farmfresh pps ,

Such Sweet Tierney buttons

Di Hickman's card sketch Nov #1

Supplies: Making Memories Mistletoe line for papers , epoxy stickers , 

Prima Poinsetta & leaves , Autumn Leaves brad, Bazzill embossed cardstock

Catching up with Christmas cardmaking with this month's sketches !