EBTKS Challenge 23

Hey, everyone! It's time for another sketch over at Everything But the Kitchen Sink!

Our awesome sponsor this time around is our very own Courtney's Practicing Creativity Designs! She is generously offering our winner a Tattered Angels prize pack that includes: tweezers, calling cards, bingo cards, custom cut-outs, and Heidi Swapp glimmer screens shapes. Cool, right?

I am the hostess this month, so I searched around my house for some inspiration. The item I chose has often sparked my hubby's imagination, but never mine...until now!

I chose his Playstation console as my inspiration piece! This machine has often saved me when I needed to craft...it can keep hubby busy for HOURS. Oh, PS3, I knew I'd find another use for you someday!










Here's the sketch I came up with...










and my interpretation. I finally broke open a PTI set I picked up at CHA in July. "All Booked Up" will be perfect for all my teacher friends (and family).

So, ready to play along with my sketch? Link up your finished creation to the EBTKS blog by midnight CDT on Fri., Sept. 24 to be eligible for the awesome prize!

I can't wait to see your creations!

Stamps: All Booked Up (PTI)
Paper: PTI white, K&Co. pp
Ink: Adirondack Pitch Black
Accessories: Copic marker

Back to School?!

Yikes! It's almost back to school time for me! Friday is my official first day, although I'm busy getting everything ready all week long. My students return on Wednesday of next week. I'm again teaching freshmen in English & speech, and I'm looking forward to teaching creative writing to juniors & seniors...haven't taught it in a couple of years, but it's always a fun class.

As soon as August arrives, my thoughts turn to school. Since today's 365 Cards challenge was to be inspired by August, I decided to make some back-to-school treats for my co-workers.

I flipped Laura's Sketch 58 and used the layout for my topper. I filled the bags with some yummy Crystal Light packets. It's nothing special, but any little gift counts as we get ready for another crazy year!

Hope you like it!

Stamps: Teacher's Apple, Signature Greetings (PTI)
Paper: Pretty in Pink, PTI white, Pink Paislee pp
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Adirondack Espresso
Accessories: PTI ribbon, Kaisercraft rhinestones, treat bag, Crystal Light packets

It's Here!

I'm SO excited! Today kicks off the first challenge at Get Sketchy! Here's the sketch that our wonderful Dora created for us. There's also a bonus challenge this week to use patterned paper.

Our sponsor this week is CropSuey, where you can find the most fabulous card kits. Be sure to hop over to the Get Sketchy blog to see the prizes up for grabs...that's right, not only will the winner of this week's challenge receive Crop Suey's first kit, BUT a random winner will also be chosen to receive a kit. That's two chances to win--how cool is that?

Now for my card. As many of you know, I've got school on the brain since I start back to work on Monday, so I decided to make a teacher card. I wanted to mix up the traditional red apple look, so I went with a green apple and threw in some yummy pink embossed paper I picked up at my LSS. It's very close in color to Melon Mambo and Raspberry Fizz.

This card will go in my stash and be a "pick me up" for someone later in the year.

SO, I know you want to play along; what are you waiting for? Get creating and link your finished card to Get Sketchy. I can't wait to see what you create!

Stamps: Teacher's Apple (PTI)
Paper: PTI white, PTI dp, Bazzill dp
Ink: Basic Black, Old Olive
Accessories: buttons (PTI), pearls (Kaisercraft)

Back to School?!

Hey, all! Today's card uses this week's Card Patterns sketch. I decided to make a teacher-y card...and, yes, teacher-y is a word. I'm an English teacher, and I say it's a word. So there.

During the school year, I like to give co-workers cards, especially as the year drags on and people need a pick-me-up. So this little card will go into my stash for just such an occasion. I finally got to use my Papertrey Teacher's Apple set. Speaking of PTI, did anyone buy any of the new releases? I was a BAD girl and bought OODLES of goodies. Have you all seen the Button Bits set? Too stinkin' cute!

It's SO sad to think that in just a few more weeks I will be back at work--I don't wanna go to school! *stomps foot* I've really been enjoying being able to craft, blog, and blurf every day. When school starts up, I'll be lucky if I can do that a few days a week.

Stamps: Teacher's Apple (PTI)

Paper: Kraft, Very Vanilla, Real Red, October Afternoon dp

Ink: Basic Black, Real Red

Accessories: flower (Prima), glittered brads (Doodlebug), ribbon (Dollar Tree), Nestabilities Labels 1, MS scalloped dot punch, horizontal slot punch

Bossy Changito

National Boss Day is celebrated on October 16th of each year. I was commissioned by the faculty of my school to create a card for our principal, which we'll all sign over the next couple of weeks.

I started with the traditional teacher symbol by choosing this apple-patterned paper. Then I used the three monkey images from the School for Changito set and colored them with my Copics. I finished it off with this black & white ribbon (since the colors reminded me of a chalkboard).

Stamps: School for Changito (Stampendous)
Paper: PTI white, Old Olive, Real Red, Summer Picnic dp
Ink: Adirondack Pitch Black
Accessories: Copic markers (B02, E29, E31, G99, R27, R35, Y17), ribbon (Hobby Lobby)