With Sympathy....

 Hello.  Today's card is for 2 challenges.... Make it monday @ PTI  and also the color challenge @ Lily Pad Cards.  I made this while on the phone with my friend Jen, who's hubby lost 4 friends from his unit in Afganistan on friday. Sad . Going to hug my guys extra tight tonight. Sam

clean & simple #172

Hi! just a quick post before bed, busy day tomorrow and need some zz's.  Here's my take on the 172 sketch. Hope you enjoy it. Sam

A new case to study.

Hi there. thanks for visiting. I recently discovered the Case Study challnge blog... what a great idea! Always a great source of inspiration. That is my favorite thing about this craft, that I can find my own inspiration in someone else's card, but make it my own. Hope you like what I came up with, Sam

Tuesday trigger.

Hello again. Getting a jump start on those birthday cards.... in my family we have several people hitting milestone birthdays this year.... i'll be needing lots of cards with 0's at the end.  I made this one for the tuesday trigger over at moxie fab world... loved the inspiration photo. have a nice night, Sam

cas-ual friday chipboard #34

Hello, happy sunday evening .... well not really. DH is bummed his beloved blackhawks lost to Detriot , so he's been sulking around a bit. Here's my card for the cfc34 .  The key is grungeboard(that is chipboard?? or a form of ?) , inked with distressink. Hope you like it. Sam

Play date cafe #113

Here I am again. Well it's saturday morning(early), and since no one else is up yet I'm getting a few things for done before the great clean up begins.  Those messy boys I live with have no idea what's coming today. hehe ! I want to clean or organise just about everything today, should be fun. So here's my card for the play date cafe's #113 challenge... the colors were juniper, mint and vanilla.  Hope you like it, Sam

Make it Monday #47

Hello, Happy New Year.  I can't believe I've not posted in over a week. Yikes!  This is my take on the make it monday A la Carte challenge.  I chose the dry brushing , but may try a few others i missed also.  This is for my nephew's birthday coming up this week. Happy Birthday John! enjoy , Sam