Just under the wire

I *love* all the challenge blogs out there. Sometimes my mojo needs a little push & those blogs are just the right thing to get my creativity going. Kind of like a good cup of coffee in the morning. But I never seem to do the challenges the week they are posted. Which is okay, they are always there to refer back to. But sometimes it's fun to get in on the action at the time they are posted. Friday Sketchers is one I always check out, but never seem to participate in. They post a new sketch each Friday & this week I did it!! I finished a card based on the sketch they posted last week Friday.


I can't get enough of the adorable High Hopes dragons from the recent batch of new releases. This is Gavin the Givin' Dragon ~ how cute is he?? I had him all colored & was stuck on a layout, when I remembered the sketch this week on Friday Sketchers. Perfect! So I colored Gavin with my Prisma pencils & gamsol, stamping & coloring the 2 gifts twice & popping them on dimensionals (I only did this because I goofed when coloring one of the presents....shhhhhhh....). He has Dazzling Diamonds glitter on his wings & I just had to doodle around him a bit. The plaid paper is from my new DCWV Sweet Stack. This comes in 6"x6" pads ~ just the right size for those of us who like to make 5"-6" square cards (this particular one is 5.5" x 5.5"). This paper pack is so adorable ~~ full of glittery pieces of yummy cupcake & candy paper. I got mine at Michael's but I'm sure it's also available at Joann & many online stores. The brown layers are Bazzill Bling & the aqua colored paper is Basic Grey Two Scoops. I cut a circle out with my Nesties then cut it in half. Added some ribbon, & the sentiment which is from the PaperTrey Ink Limitless Labels set. The little ovals were also cut out with Nesties. My picture isn't the greatest & I'm starting to think it's the Bazzill Bling. I think for some reason my camera is not liking that beautiful shimmery paper.

So I'm off to post this on the Friday Sketchers blog. If you are stuck creatively, check out this blog or one of the other fun challenge blogs on my sidebar. Sometimes they are just the right boost you need!!

Today is my lunch date with Matthew. He's so excited & so am I. I love that he still wants to hang out with me. He just turned 10 so he's getting to that age where it's no longer cool to want to be with your parents!! But I think I scored some points with that birthday party last week :)