the Deconstructed Sketch #137

Happy beautiful Friday eve everyone!
It's time for a new challenge over at the Deconstructed Sketch.
Have you been playing along? Jen's designs are so inspiring to create with!

Here is my card using a new image from Saturated Canary called Song:

Isn't she such a sweetie? Loving the Beats-like headphones too. :)
I paired this cutie with scraps from my stash,
the black, red, and white theme was fun to work with.
And isn't that little easel adorable? My sister from Hawaii sent it to me!

Here is this week's Deconstructed Sketch:

So many fun layers to create with, and if you need more eye candy inspiration,
click on my fellow designers' blogs below for more samples!

• Arielle Gordon
• Cresta Woodruff
• Jen Shults
• Joni Wilson
• Judy Rozema
• Kadie Ensley
• Kim O'Connell
• Lori Boyd
• Sheri Gilson
• Tangii Crain
• Tracey Pickersgill

Thank you for popping in to see me! Have a beautiful day everyone. :)
xoxoxox

the Deconstructed Sketch #133

Happy beautiful Thursday everyone!
I hope your week is going well and that you are staying warm.
It's Friday eve (teehee) and also time for a new challenge over at the Deconstructed Sketch.

Here is my sample using Kisses from Saturated Canary:

Isn't she a cutie? Krista's image are so sweet, the details of her drawings are so much fun.
I paired Kisses with patterned papers from American Crafts (Hey Day collection)
and Jillibean Soup (Sweet & Sour) and ribbon from Michaels.

Here is this week's adorable sketch for you to follow:

My card is just one of many samples from the fabulous Design Team!
Click on to their blogs below to see what they have created (gorgeous stuff!):

• Arielle Gordon
• Cresta Woodruff
• Jen Shults
• Joni Wilson (that's me!)
• Judy Rozema
• Kadie Ensley
• Kim O'Connell
• Lori Boyd
• Sheri Gilson
• Tangii Crain
• Tracey Pickersgill

And now hop here to the Deconstructed Sketch tab on Jen's blog to link up.
We love seeing all of your designs using her weekly sketches!
Thank you for coming by, enjoy your beautiful day everyone.
xoxoxox

the Deconstructed Sketch #132

Happy New Year everyone!
I hope everyone's holiday season went well?
It's the first Thursday of 2014 and time for a new challenge
over at the Deconstructed Sketch using Amelia from TGF's Valentine:

 

Here is this week's adorable sketch for you to work with:

Eeek! I love all the layers. :) Jen is definitely at it again with her great designs.
Here is what the Design Team has created for this week's challenge:

 Arielle Gordon

Cresta Woodruff

Dawn Easton

Jen Shults

Joni Wilson

Judy Rozema

Kadie Ensley

Kim O'Connell

Lori Boyd

Sheri Gilson

Tracey Pickersgill 

Thank you so much for stopping by, have a beautiful day everyone!

xoxoxox

the Deconstructed Sketch #130

Happy Thursday everyone!
I hope your week is going well? It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, isn't it? Yay!
It's almost time for the weekend, which means it's time for a fun new DS sketch.

Here is my card using a gingerbread-ed version of Saturated Canary's Sweet Cottage:

I added little puffs of paint for candy and snow,
then added pink pom pom ribbon and a rub-on sentiment from Stampin' Up.
Here is a closer peek at the done up house:

Now are you ready for this week's adorable Deconstructed Sketch?
Here you go!

Oooh, I can't wait to see what you make with it!
Be sure to link up your card/project using this sketch here on the blog.
And if you want to see some gorgeous samples by the Designers,
please click on to their links below for up close and personal glimpses:

• Arielle Gordon
• Cresta Woodruff
• Dawn Easton
• Jen Shults
• Joni Wilson
• Judy Rozema
• Kadie Ensley
• Kim O'Connell
• Lori Boyd
• Sheri Gilson
• Tracey Pickersgill

Thank you so much for coming by to see me today!
Have a beautiful Thursday everyone, the weekend is right around the corner. ;)
xoxoxox

Saturated Canary's challenge and Deconstructed Sketch #128

Happy Thursday everyone!
I cannot believe how fast November is flying by. Yikes!
I don't even want to know how many more days until you-know-what. ;)
But in the meantime, it's time for a new challenge over at the Deconstructed Sketch:

Isn't this an adorable image?
Krista of Saturated Canary created a series of dwellings, including this Sweet Shack:

My son took an art class last year and did an amazing project with stippling,
I thought this would be a fun roof to try it on!
This week's challenge over at Saturated Canary is DISTRESSED.
We want to see all those rough, torn, edges on your creations!
You can see more amazing samples by the Design Team here on the SC blog.

And of course being Thursday, here is Jen's amazing sketch:

Of course the DS girls do amazing projects week after week!

• Arielle Gordon
• Cresta Woodruff
• Dawn Easton
• Jen Shults
• Joni Wilson
• Judy Rozema
• Kadie Ensley
• Kim O'Connell
• Lori Boyd
• Sheri Gilson
• Tracey Pickersgill

Now be sure to click here to hop over to the DS blog to link up.
And don't forget about the Distressed challenge at the SC blog too!
Thank you for coming by to see me,
have a beautiful day everyone!

xoxoxox

Deconstructed Sketch #126

Happy wonderful Thursday everyone!
{Please scroll down for this week's Saturated Canary challenge - thank you!}
It's time for a fun new challenge over at the Deconstructed Sketch:

For this week's sketch, I used Cornelia (Saturated Canary) to celebrate the month
She is such a sweetie, I love her outfit and that expression on her cute face!
Here is the sketch for the week from the awesome Jen:

Ooooh. Love. Look at all the embellishment opportunities!
Want to see even more amazing samples?
Come and visit my fellow designers' blogs for their incredible work:

 Arielle Gordon

Cresta Woodruff

Dawn Easton

Jen Shults

Joni Wilson

Judy Rozema

Kadie Ensley

Kim O'Connell

Lori Boyd

Sheri Gilson

Tracey Pickersgill 

Now click here to hop over to the blog to link up your work,
we can't wait to see all that you've done with the sketch!

Happy crafting everyone, thank you for coming by today. :)
xoxoxox

Deconstructed Sketch #125

 Happy Halloween everyone!
Although I decorate for the Fall season and not for spooks and scares,

I do love seeing all the adorable kids dressed up at my door. 

I hope you all have some chocolate consumption planned for tonight? heehee!

Until then, here's a treat for you to try out, 

because it's time for a new sketch over at the Deconstructed Sketch:

I did say I don't decorate for spooks and scares, right?
But I LOVE doing creepy Halloween cards!

I got these fabulous papers from Stampin' Up this summer, 

I cannot believe it took me the whole month to remember where I put them.

I attached a fun little plastic spider on a torn cotton ball,
then glued him on to the front layer.

I must say, it really did feel spooky not having an actual stamped image. ;)

Here is the sketch for the week, so have fun with it:

The designers created some adorable samples, so be sure to follow their links below:

• Arielle Gordon
• Cresta Woodruff
• Dawn Easton
• Jen Shults
• Joni Wilson
• Judy Rozema
• Kadie Ensley
• Kim O'Connell
• Lori Boyd
• Sheri Gilson
• Tracey Pickersgill

Have a wonderful and happy day everyone, thank you for stopping by!
xoxoxox

the Deconstructed Sketch 123

Happy happy Thursday everyone!
It's a beautiful Fall morning and time for a new challenge for you. :)
Jen is amazing, her Deconstructed Sketches are just perfect, week after week.

Here is my card using Saturated Canary's Treats:

I cropped her down a bit, but the image in its entirety is adorable!
I found some great (old) MM papers in my stash {Halloween 6x6},
pulled out my trusty bat Martha Stewart punch, and some bling.

Ready for the sketch? Here is yet another awesome layout for you:

See? I told you so! Jen is so awesome, I love her weekly challenges.
Come see what the rest of the Deconstructed Sketch Girls have created,
just click on their links to their individual blogs:

  Arielle Gordon 

Cresta Woodruff

Dawn Easton
Jen Shults

Joni Wilson (that's me!)

Judy Rozema

Kadie Ensley
Kim O'Connell
Lori Boyd
Sheri Gilson
Tracey Pickersgill  

Now hop over here to the blog to link up your card!
Have a super day everyone, thank you for coming by to see me. :)
xoxoxox

Happy happy Friday!

Are you ready for the weekend? I am too!

But first - a couple of fun new challenges for you to work on this week.

First up, TGF's FFF challenge of...

THANKFUL

We want to see your gratitude cards/projects,

of course using any digi, rubber, or clear TGF image.

Here is my card using the brand new CC Dante:

 

Woot woo...isn't he a cuuuutie?
I love his style, I noticed some of my fellow designers went way hip,

and designed it as a long sleeve and vest - brilliant!

He is so much fun to color up, as all TGF images are.

You can find more samples of Dante here on his big debut!

I just had to pair him with this week's newest Deconstructed Sketch:

You can find this awesome challenge here on the Deconstructed Sketch blog by Jen,

and of course you can use any image that you would like for it!

Come along and play in on the fun!

Click here to hop to the Thankful TGF theme and see the other samples,

and then hop here to the DS site to enter in on the sketch challenge.

HAPPY FRIDAY everyone!
Thank you for coming by!
xoxoxox

~*Joni

the Deconstructed Sketch #101

Happy beautiful Thursday everyone!
It's time for a brand new sketch for Jen's awesome challenge site.
I can't believe she's done 101 sketches so far - wowza! 

For my card I used the beautiful Saturated Canary image "The Seasons, Springtime II"

an American Crafts rub on sentiment, and some scrap papers.
I also pulled out some Martha Stewart cardstock, and a WalMart doily to soften the scene.

Here is the sketch (which I rotated, by the way):

As you can see, I had some issues with size - lol!
In my defense, she was way too pretty of an image to shrink down. ;)
I am also entering her into Saturated Canary's color challenge:

Now it's your turn to create something with that lovely layout!
Click here to hop over to the Deconstructed Sketch blog to enter in this week.
Need more inspiration? Come and see what the talented Design Team have done with this challenge:

• Amber Hight
• Arielle Gordon
• Cresta Woodruff
• Dawn Easton
• Donna Wardle
• Jen Shults
• Joni Wilson
• Judy Rozema
• Kadie Ensley
• Lori Boyd (on break this week)
• Sandra MacLean
• Sheri Gilson
• Tobi Crawford
• Tracey Pickersgill

Thank you so much for coming by to see me, have a beautiful day everyone!
xoxoxox

the Deconstructed Sketch 99

*Please scroll down for the new TGF releases - thank you so much!* 

Hello again and thank you for stopping by!
There's a new sketch in town from Deconstructing Jen,

and this is one you'll definitely want to play around with.

For my sample I used an American Crafts rub-on chandelier on a doily.

I must say it was fun to do and cut down on some coloring time!
I wanted a very girly Thank You card, so I paired it with some damask papers

(Recollections), a Stampin' Up sentiment, and bling.

Here is the amazing sketch for the week:

Remember you can flip it, rotate it, as long as we can see the sketch!
Need more inspiration?
Because the designers that I am privileged to work with are just amazing:

Amber Hight 

  Arielle Gordon 

Cresta Woodruff

Dawn Easton

Donna Wardle
Jen Shults

Joni Wilson (Me!)

Judy Rozema

Kadie Ensley
Lori Boyd

Sandra MacLean
Sheri Gilson

Tobi Crawford
Tracey Pickersgill  

Now come on over here to join in on the fun!

Have a wonderful day everyone, it's almost the weekend!

the Deconstructed Sketch #98 Updated!

Earlier today I posted this wonderful sketch from Jen,

but with no card to show:
 

 

Earlier today I also posted this picture of why I didn't have a card yet (heehee!):
 



This is our son signing his letter of intent to University of Minnesota at Crookston yesterday!
YAY Kalil! We are so proud of him, and celebrated with dinner afterwards with the family.

After the morning rush of 5 kiddos out the door for school and one with me running errands,

I'm finally able to post my finished card:

 

{My hoarding of stamps is unbelievable, I forgot I even had Riding Hood Anya.}

Paired with some country inspired gingham papers and a rub on sentiment,

I was able to pull this card together for my mother in law who is recovering from minor surgery.

 

Now don't forget to visit the other gals on the Deconstructed Sketch Design Team...

I promise you will be amazed at how wonderfully talented these ladies are!

Amber Hight 

  Arielle Gordon 

Cresta Woodruff

Dawn Easton

Donna Wardle
Jen Shults

Joni Wilson (me!)

Judy Rozema

Kadie Ensley
Lori Boyd

Sandra MacLean
Sheri Gilson

Tobi Crawford
Tracey Pickersgill  

And now you pop over here to link up your work with that awesome sketch!
Thank you for stopping in to see me (again)!
xoxoxox