Hooooot ARE you?

Or is it... WHOOOOOO are you?




How 'bout HOW are you? I sure hope the weekend was refreshing! I got caught up on a few projects AND got ready for another fantastic collaboration on behalf of Dawn Woleslagle's awesome WPLUS9design studio stamp line... I'm so pleased to announce that this week, Dawn is sponsoring 2 Sketches 4 You with Laura and Kazan and their awesome challenge site! Yipeeee! Check out their cool sketch!



It was love at first sight for me and this awesome composition! I played with a symphony of Dawn's images, including my {*swoon!*} most favorite owl of all time, from Funky Flowers, and the ever useful and versatile Woodgrain Silhouettes and Woodgrain Silhouettes Additions... {As always, please visit Dawn's Blog and check out links to her store and more specific info about her products!}




If you've hung out in my neck of the woods a time or two, you KNOW that I am powerless over this darling and versatile character... It's artwork like this that makes me so thankful for STAMPS! {If he was only a rub-on... *gasp* I shudder to think what a difficult time I would have parting with his adorableness... } Anyway, I thought "Mr. Owly" was just the right character to sell the Dad's day greeting! I'm hoping that you'll agree that this creation, with colors inspired by October Afternoon, is versatile enough to be a masculine father's day card, made by a GIRL! hee hee {I'd be lost without ribbon to tie!}

So THERE we have it! So much inspiration in the collaboration between the creative powerhouses of 2 Sketches 4 You and WPLUS9 .... {Am I dizzy or did the earth just move a little!!!} I can hardly wait to see what the 2 Sketches gals, Dawn and the other W9 ladies did! {Since I am preparing my post early, I'd like to reserve the right to come back with proper links as I get them! Thanks for understanding!}

All righty then, folks! May your Monday be blessed with terrific inspiration and fun! I'm positively honored that you stopped by for a visit!

Supplies -

C/S - Stampin' Up!
D/P - October Afternoon
Stamps - WPLUS9design studio
Ribbon and Charm - Michael's Recollections
Circle Punch - Creative Memories

"Believe" in "Precious" friends...!

Hello, precious friends! I'm really getting sassy this weekend and mixin' it up! First of all, yesterday I posted my MOST concise entry, to date. Which is saying something... TODAY, I'm ALSO going to attempt to be less superfluous than usual, as I post TWO cards for TWO different challenges IN-ONE-POST! Oh, my! Fasten your seat belts and "BELIEVE!" in the impossible:

Challenge #1 - 2 Sketches 4 you:




This card is for a {new to me} challenge for 2 sketches 4 you! It features lots of Teresa Collins' fabulous paper, a Tim Holtz Fragment and chunck-0-ideology, some transparency material from Stampin' Up, then run though the Sizzix Big Shot/ Stampin' Up! addition, sandwiched inside the argyle CuttleBug embossing folder and a whole lot of scrappy, card-making joy: yummy AND good for my tummy! (That whole "sandwich" recipe system for the Big Shot ALWAYS makes me hungry!)

Supplies:
C/S - Stampin' Up!
D/P - Teresa Collins
Fragment and Ideology Clock Spinner - Tim Holtz
Medium Weight Transparency Material - Stampin' Up!
Stamps - Stampin' Up!
Ink - Stampin' Up! and Staz On
Top Note Die and Sizzix Machine - S/U! and Sizzix
Argyle Embossing folder - CuttleBug

Wahoo! What a cute and fun sketch and challenge that was! What will those girls come up with next!?!

Challenge #2 - Dawn McVey Color Challenge



Fun colors to play with, got me thinking about things that are precious.... I was playing with JUST ONE OF MANY of my precious Stampin' Up! sets that DID NOT get discontinued {WAHOOOO!} recently, and THIS CARD happened!

Oh my goodness and smallness! Look at this dainty, precious little pup!

And here's another one: it's OATMEAL! My real life precious pup! (No pinky bling on this boy, however... He's a RANCH DOG!)


Supplies:

C/S - Stampin' Up!
Grungeboard letters - Tim Holtz
Stickles - Tim Holtz
Acrylic Paint - Liquitex
Stamps - (Dogs and accessories) Stampin' Up!; (woodgrain) All Night Media
Chipboard Star - Stampin' Up!
Corner Rounder - Stampin' Up!
Scallop Circle - Stampin' Up! & Sizzix

So, friends! Thanks for stopping in! I hope you're all having a fabulous weekend! I have to share one more shot of me with two of the craftiest craftin' buddies a gal could ever have: Claire ( me) and Dana! Have a great rest of your weekend all of you dear crafty ones! Bye now!