SketchMania #22

I can't believe December's SketchMania is here already - here's to snow, warm coffee, warming up the truck and snuggly nights! I know this is a busy time of the year - but I'll have some blog candy up in the following week or 2 to pull in new players, the more players we have the better our sponsors are! so be sure to share us with all of your friends =).. besides, who doesn't like a nice hand drawn sketch as a good starting off point??

I'll have the winner of last month announced by this time next week - a prize pack from me specifically; a couple sets of flowers and a scalloped cloud bundle! (I'll work with whoever wins on the flower specifics so that you'll actually use them ^_^)

This month's Sponsor is going to be AJ, one of our designers from her own blog Chocolate Daily. She took a small hiatus from SBing and we're excited to welcome her back!! She has huge plans for her blog so be sure to check it out! Here's a photo of her prize pack :



Here is December's first sketch and the examples provided by the design team - we have all layouts so far this week!!

AJ:


DeeDee:


Sarah Michelle:

Submit, as always, below in the Mr. Linky - you have until the 31st of Dec for this one! Please link directly to your blog entry (CropChocolate, facebook, flikr, photobucket are ok too!) and make sure your name is the title of the piece, we'll need to be able to notify our winner!

Tag-Licious

As I was perusing through a couple of my favorite challenge sites, I noticed a common theme this week/month - TAGS.

and who doesn't love a gorgeous vintage tag? I thought it might be nice to make a tag about me and Mr. DeeDee - so the center of my flower is our last name initial. For the OCC and SSS challenges here's the tag I made this evening:

Materials Used: Making Memories paper, Tim Holtz Ink/mask/photo real ribbon, Basic gray paper for the flowers, a type writer letter brad, 22 gauge wire, raffia, random lace and the ticket is from http://misscutiepiegoes80s.blogspot.com/

Giving Thanks

I'm not sure if you saw my post about Julie from Favorite Things wanting everyone's help for a couple gals going through some things this holiday season. She was asking for those who had the time and resources to donate 2 thank you cards that the girls could give out to all those helping them!

Her stipulations were fall colors, and of course to share on Favorite Things.

Here are the two I did, I'll put them in envelopes tomorrow and make sure they go out on Monday!


Made with: a kraft base, raffia, the DWCV Amber Autumn stack, distress ink, floral pearls and some chipboard letters!


Made with: The same DCWV Stack, random cut butterflies from the Martha Stewart punch, a white card base, a chatterbox stamp, and distress inks.

XMas Spirit

Here are a few projects in the spirit of Christmas =)

I wanted to retake photos of my Card example of SM this week - they seemed a bit blurry, and I'd like to show more of the detail.

Products Used: Punchinella, white acrylic paint, heavy wire, pearls, random bits n pieces, a rusted star, tiny paper clip, a graphic from The Graphics Fairy, KaiserCraft paper.


Then I got a special order for some Christmas flowers, and I definitely had fun with these, she wanted six lighter flowers and then six more original colored ones:

SketchMania #21!

Last one for November already - can you believe it? Thanksgiving is this week, and then on into Christmas decorations!!

I'm not sure if I got around to mentioning the prize for this month, but I'll send out a couple sets of flowers to a winner for November!

Here's this weeks sketch (One week to finish all FIVE sketches!) and then some examples =)

DeeDee:


Purnima:


Sarah Michelle:


Submit, as always, below in the Mr. Linky - you have until the 3oth of Nov for this one! Please link directly to your blog entry (CropChocolate, facebook, flikr, photobucket are ok too!) and make sure your name is the title of the piece, we'll need to be able to notify our winner!

Homemade Cupcake Stand!!

Ok first of all.. you have to check out this super easy peasy lemon squeezy tutorial that Heidi did on a Peppermint Cupcake Tier - Hers is red and white and painted like peppermint candy with four tiers. I only needed 3 tiers.. and decided on bright yellow with white swirls.. for the DR. SUESS BABY SHOWER!.

Here's my first installation of baby shower goodness (my fantastic Mother-in-law is throwing the baby shower, I'm just doing the crafty parts she can't!):

I went to a second hand store.. and found two plastic plates, one regular round one (the middle) and one chips n dip server (bottom) and then found this really random black walnut plate with that SUPER cool triangle handle already attached to it.. (the top) I don't know what it would be used for but it fit so perfect! The tiers in the middle are some ceramic vases super tiny and petite but those swirled sides seemed to fit SO well!

Just like Heidi, I painted everything white, then used contact paper to mask what I didn't want yellow and sprayed yellow.

Hoorah for success!!!!

SketchMania #20

Hello Blogger Land! It seems like our participants have sure died down - so be sure to spread the word!

Here's this week's sketch and examples:

DeeDee:


RachelMay:


Sarah Michelle:

Submit, as always, below in the Mr. Linky - you have until the 3oth of Nov for this one! Please link directly to your blog entry (CropChocolate, facebook, flikr, photobucket are ok too!) and make sure your name is the title of the piece, we'll need to be able to notify our winner!