Finalist for Sketchy Thursdays GDT spot

I was super excited to find out this morning that i made the cut for June's GDT on the Sketchy Thursdays blog. In total, 5 finalists were selected, and let me just say that my 4 competitors are extremely talented! Go check it out HERE... and vote which layout you like best!  You have until 11:59 p.m. (EST) on Tuesday to cast your vote. Thank you! :)

I'll have a couple new layouts to share with you all shortly so visit back soon!

May's Prima Product Pick and Palette

It is so beautiful, i cannot even begin to describe it with words... So see for yourself!

Be sure to check out the Prima blog for a closer look at all these gorgeous products and how you could be eligible to win them, and also at the beautiful projects their amazing DT created based on this May palette.

Once Upon a Time - CS Sketch #155

One of my favorite sketch blog is Creative Scrappers! Every week, they give their readers a new sketch as well as inspiration from their very talented Creative Team.  I recently got to play with Sketch #155 (beautiful!) in order to be in the running to win a prize from their monthly sponsor, Scrapbook Sussies.

Here is Sketch #155

I love the tile pattern on the left and the different borders (which allowed me to go punch-crazy!), especially the one in the upper right-hand corner, where the title is. All those details, plus the cluster of flowers made this sketch PERFECT inspiration for this layout!

Once Upon a Time

As you will perhaps notice, i have used the leftovers from the last layout i posted (Me & My Cousins) because i planned for the two pages to go together in an album (yes, i am biased when it comes to double-pages!).  The paper collection is Webster's Pages' Magical Wishes. All chipboard pieces are from The Dusty Attic. I put brown Stickles on the butterflies to make them sparkly :)

The colours on this layout might differ a bit from the colours on the previous layout even though in reality they are a perfect match. Blame it on Mother Nature! Where i'm from, it seems like we haven't seen the sun in YEARS! ;-P

Creating from the Heart Blog Giveaway

I am happy to say that i am a new follower to Melissa's blog Creating from the Heart.  Check it out... she makes some of the best cards out there!  Also, check out the awesome GIVEAWAY she has going on until May 30th.  You could be the winner of a brand new All Around the Page Punch by Martha Stewart and a $100 Michael's giftcard! We all should be SO lucky!

Me & My Cousins (Sketchy Thursdays GDT Challenge)

Look at this beautiful combination of sketch and picture i found on the Sketchy Thursdays blog for their Guest Design Team Challenge. Isn't it fabulous?
 
It sure got my creative juices flowing! I love all the layering in the sketch and the colors and flower print of the cups. Here is the layout i created with all of those elements in mind: 

Me & My Cousins

The Magical Wishes paper collection by Webster's Pages seemed just perfect to go along with the theme and colors of both the inspirational picture and this old photo of me & my cousins when we were little. It was taken at a uncle's wedding. I'm the little girl in the pink :)  The picture was of very poor quality, but i played around with it a little on Picnik and, using the 'cross process' function, gave it more of a vintage feel. I love the way it turned out.

The flowers are mostly Prima, the bling is from ZVA Creative and the chipboard accents are from The Dusty Attic.

I used pink chalk on the bird bath followed by Moonlight Smooch Ink.

All the sketches i have seen so far on Sketchy Thursdays are excellent, their DT extremely talented, their sponsors amazing... so, needless to say, i would be extremely happy to be part of their team, if only for just one month :)