Computers and Challenges!!

For me to say "computers are challenging" is an understatement! I live on my computer. I facebook, blog, check my email, edit, design....you name it, I do it on my computer. However, when my computer gives me fits, I am totally at a loss! Over the past two months, I have managed to fry two computers and today, I have spent countless hours trying to salvage what was lost. An overwhelming task, to say the least! Finally, I have gotten to a point where I can at least post to my blog....sigh! You can be sure that I will be spending some time investigating computers and finding a computer that will fill my needs and hopefully not break down under the heavy load I put onto it! Until then, I am finally going to post a couple of challenges that I made cards for!

2 Sketches 4 You

This challenge has become my favorite over the past several weeks!!! I just love the sketches that Laura and Kazan post and this week's was no exception!

Laura's Sketch 66

This week I made a card using Tinsel and Twig from The Girl's Paperie by Margie, however, it is not a Christmas Card. I have a friend who I have been thinking about a ton and thought it would be fun to send a card to her. I got out my Copics and went to town!!! Way fun!!

Here's a close-up of the detail:

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: Bazzill Red; PTI Rustic White and Stamper's Select White

Patterned Paper: Girl's Paperie Tinsel and Twig

Stamps: PTI Year of Flowers-Mums; Red Lead Paperworks Chickadee

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink by Ranger Brushed Corduroy and Barn Red;

Memento Tuxedo Black

Dies: PTI Medium Scallop

Fiskar's Pinking Shears

Ribbon, Button and Floss from my stash

Copic Markers

Moxie Fab World Trigger Tuesday

It's Snowing Gingerbread

When I took a peak at the challenge, I thought...."snowing gingerbread", what can I do with that. However, after thinking for a brief moment, I thought....I can make my husband's birthday card using that trigger!!!! So I picked up my Sizzix Snow embossing folder and took a peek at Tim Holtz Tags of Christmas from a year ago and went to town!!!!

I dry embossed both the PTI Stamper's select and Blueberry Sky papers. Stamped and embossed the trees and the car then hand I cut them all out. I added some Sparkly Fluff to the trees and then punched out and glittered some snowflakes. I die cut a banner and stamped on the Happy Birthday message and wouldn't you know it?? I had the perfect masculine card for my husband!!! It was so fun to make and best of all, He loved it!!!

Supplies Used:

PTI Cardstock: Stamper's Select, Rustic Cream and Blueberry Sky

Grungeboard byTim Holtz

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

PTI Ink: Fresh Snow

Tim Holtz Ink by Ranger: Forest Moss and Crushed Olive

Ranger Super Fine Detail Embossing Powder: Black and Clear

Craft Lounge Sparkly Fluff: Sugar

Tim Holtz Stamps: Car and Trees

PTI Stamps: Border Builders

PTI Dies: Border Builders

EK Success Punch

Martha Stewart Glitter

I truly hope you have a wonderful weekend!!!

We will be putting up our main Christmas Tree!!! Whoo hoo!! I love Christmas!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristii