Bella Blvd. & PageMaps

Hello Bella Blvd. fans! I have a card share for you today that I made with the new Scattered Sprinkles and Summer Squeeze collections along with a PageMaps sketch.

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Lovin' all these bright summery colors and stars! 

To see the sketch and a lot more card projects, click here. 

Hello

Hello! I have a card share for you today that I created with both Chickaniddy's Date Night and Twirly Girl collections and this month's card sketch. This is the third sketch of Pam's that I've worked with and I must say she makes it so easy to create gorgeous cards just by following them as is.

Supplies: Paper (DN140S06; DN140S11; TG140S08) Clear Stamps (DN14ST01) Stickers (DN14EB02; TG14EB02) Brads (TG14EB06)

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Can you tell which papers and accents are from which collection? If I hadn't made the card myself, I wouldn't be able to tell...everything works together seamlessly.

To see Pam's sketch and two more takes on it, click here.

You + Me

Oh how I love the Chickaniddy Date Night collection, let me count the ways! I could make dozens and dozens of cards with this line and not run out of ideas! However, when my creative mojo takes a leave of absence, using a sketch helps to get me back on track. 

Each month Chickaniddy will feature a card sketch that one designer will 'use', another will 'tweak' and a third will 'change it.' Today I'm the 'change it' gal. 

Supplies: Paper (DN140S04; DN140S05; DN140S06; DN140S08; DN140S11) Silver Foil Paper (CN14SP002) Stickers (DN14EB03; DN14EB05)  Enamel Hearts (DN14EB07) Brads (DN14EB06)

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For my 'You + Me' card I adopted the hearts and pennants theme but arranged it the way I wanted using lots of pretty Date Night patterns and colors. And the gorgeous foil paper...a favorite of mine! 

Thinking of You

Hi!

I have a bright and cheerful card to show you today, created with the Splash collection from Echo Park and a card sketch from Design by Diana.

Below is Diana's awesome sketch.

 I really liked the layering and knew it would be perfect for these colorful papers.

With bright and happy colors and whimsical patterns a playful pinwheel makes a good focal point.

These pretty gems and rub-on letters are from Doodlebug Designs.

Other supplies include a thin metal circle die from Spellbinders, a brad from Dear Lizzy and a Fiskars scalloped border punch. The red polka dot paper is from My Mind's Eye 'Love Me' line.

Before I go it is with a heavy heart that I would like to share some news. It was on Facebook almost 2 1/2 years ago that I heard from another paper crafter about a retired couple in Southern California who put up an owl box in their backyard. They were avid bird watchers interested in attracting barn owls. It took almost 2 years before a pair of owls came to nest in that box and the retired couple, Carlos and Donna, named them Molly and McGee. They also wanted to share the experience of watching these owls with their family and soon discovered that they could run live feed via USTEAM. The news about these owls on USTREAM spread to people all around the world and there were news stories about them in the paper as well as TV. I watched Molly and her owlets for months until they fledged. I work at my desk in front of a computer which allowed me to peek in on the owl box throughout the day. It was a great experience that I shared with Christopher. Later Molly and McGee went on to have two more clutches and we got watched most of the third clutch too. This month Molly and McGee began to work on a fourth clutch when McGee disappeared just a few days ago. Owls in the wild live an average of two years so it was inevitable that he would not return one day. It's very sad news none the less.

A lot of people in the scrapbook industry watched Molly so I thought I would share the news and a link to Molly's blog so you can leave a comment for Carlos and Donna Royal here.

I'll miss you McGee!

If any of you knew of Molly and McGee, I'd love to hear about it...leave a comment.

Kathy

December Daily - Twenty Eight

This year is quickly coming to a close and it's time to look ahead to 2010. Over over at 2 Sketches 4 You, our project for this final week of 2009 is perfect for ringing in the the New Year.

Our talented Laura Davis posted another fabulous sketch design and an incredible project! Come along and play with us this week and you just might win a card kit from our sponsor, Creative Cuts & More!

Here's my take on Laura's sketch. I used the crayon box from Creative Cuts & More right on my card to create an explosion of fun for New Year's eve, complete with champagne glasses, streamers and stars.

I'm happy you could visit my blog today. Hope to see you again tomorrow for another December Daily. Have a fabulous day! :) Kathy