Marie's Card Sketch #7

Ho Ho Ho! 58 Days till Christmas and Marie is getting us ready! First one follows all rules and the second one I dropped the holiday business but kept the very cool layout.

Since I haven't invested in chipboard yet I used some cardboard packaging - so the mitts are chipboard - with some micro beads for bling. I looked in my drawers for some fibers that would mimic fur but didn't have anything.

Captain Crafter is BACK!

I don't know what number this is - I think #26!

Details for the challenge are here.

Info about card -

CS: Certainly Celery, non -SU! paper in Red and White - although the red matches Real Red. The non SU! CS also is a linen paper aka texture!
Ink - Real Red, Black Stazon
Markers : Certainly Celery, Real Red
Stamps ; Circus Train, LOL accessories set, All Holidays
Other stuff - Build a Brad - finally off the back order list! Glitter and Crystal Effects - to make it sparkle.

Ready to Go

Still here , still pregnant ;-) Tomorrow night I have a card class so I have been spending all my spare time working on the cards for that - once it is over I'll post the last 2 cards.

I have also been trying to make baby announcements but so far have cut up a lot of paper and come up with nothing good! My office is in complete shambles as we haven't moved the office yet so there is a crib behind my desk now and piles of paper and supplies all over! I need a bit of mess to be creative but right now it is a little too much mess and kind of overwhelming! Hopefully I'll get another nesty afternoon this weekend and blitz through some of my supplies! Then get back here and post!

Works in progress

I have a card class coming up and am trying to come up with some cards that are easy to prep and make.

This is what I did today - I went through the catalogue and sketched some of the cards I liked. One is in the same colours, and the rest are similar in layout but different colours. None of them use the stamp sets in the catty.

Love this one

Like this one(scanned really dark - it is Kraft, Chocolate Chip, and Blue Bayou)

This one is not working for me...yet .

Marie's Challenge #6

This challenge has given me nightmares. I still hate what I made but figured I'd post anyway - maybe I'll win the blog candy and it will make this torture worth it ;-) I dragged out a bunch of non-SU! stuff as I am trying to decide what old products I want to keep and what I want to sell or turf.

I'm back...almost

I have not forgotten about this blog. I just have no creative juices it seems. I think this baby is sucking me dry of them! I have a few items to post - one being Marie's latest challenge - which has sent me into fits!

I have officially started my leave now so hopefully I'll get some cards made in the next few days. Please be patient with me and come back ;-)

In lieu of my own creativity I am posting my goodbye cake. One of the ladies I work(ed) with makes specialty cakes on the side. This is the purse cake she made as a surprise for me. Not only is it modeled after a favourite Louis Vuitton bag - it is chocolate cake and icing inside - yum!