Plenty of sunshine heading my way...zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay...

Hey, y'all! Whatttssssuuup? I don't know about you, but I'm sitting here wondering where the heck August zipped off to. I cannot believe it's September 1st already! Yikes!

Anyway, I have some fun news...I will be joining the fabulous ladies known as Mercy's Muses to bring you samples for Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge on a permanent basis! I'm so excited...y'all know how I love my sketches (and *altering* them...heehee). Thanks, Mercy, for having me! So here's the sketch Mercy whipped up for today:

And I decided to be good again this week. Here's my card:

Isn't it fun? Now that I see the picture, I wish I had moved the stars up a scoonch higher, but oh well! I pulled out my Polka Stars set from Verve and decided to use this week's Raspberry Suite Color Challenge to make a fun little card. I think this will be perfect to send with Caleb during testing...4th grade is a biggie here in TX. The sentiment is a combination of two stamps. I inked up the "You're My" from Father Figure and "Superstar" from Great Expectations to create a fun sentiment that's all me. Added a bit of sponging in Marigold Morning and Close to Cocoa on the Cream panel, and some texture with the Swiss Dots and D'Vine Swirls embossing folders, and voila! A super fun card that should make a 9 year old smile. I hope y'all like it, too.

Wanna see some more fabulous stuff with this sketch? Then make sure you start at Mercy's Blog, say hi to our fabulous September Guest, Suzy Tyler (hi, girlfriend!!!) then shimmy on over to visit the rest of my Muse Sistahs:

Pam Speidel
Cindy Haffner
Pam Varnell
Julie Lacey
Crystal Birr
Jackie Pedro
Jessica Diedrich

And if you play along, don't forget to use the keyword MTSC37 so we can all see your fabulous creations! Hope you have a wonderful day...I'll be back later!

Well, she always knows her place...she's got style, she's got grace, she's a winner...

Hey, y'all, Happy Tuesday! How's your week going so far? Mine is fun, but busy with all Verve release stuff going on. I've added more details at the bottom of this post in case you're interested!

So, it's Tuesday, which means it's time for Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge! Mercy cooked up another fabulous sketch for us this week, so check it out:

Fun, huh? I decided to combine it with Dawn's Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #14, and throw in a little Verve Sneak Preview just for fun. See whatcha think:

This card uses a new set from Verve called Express Yourself, which is so totally fun. The colors were just a smidge out of my comfort zone...I was cool until she threw in the Scarlet, which I don't have from Papertrey, so I substituted Bravo Burgundy, which I don't love. I cut and embossed a Cream panel with my Labels One Nestabilities, then added a mat of Elegant Eggplant. The sentiment was stamped in Versafine Onyx Black, and the two flourishes were stamped in Raspberry Fizz. Then I stamped the polka dots (from Bountiful Backgrounds...shhh!!) in Bravo Burgundy on Cream cardstock, matted it with Raspberry Fizz, and added a Burgundy scalloped edge along the bottom.

A strip of Raspberry Fizz stitched grosgrain was wrapped around my polka dot panel, with the full intention of doing a bow/button combo. But then I found this fabulous Burgundy felt flower in my stash from Creative Cafe and decided to use it instead. I adhered that with Zip Dry, then added a cream button tied with crochet thread. The final touch was rounding the corners of my Kraft card base.

Don't forget to check out Mercy's Blog, as well as the rest of the Muses for more inspiration using this sketch:

Pam Speidel

Cindy Haffner

Pam Varnell

Julie Lacey

Crystal Birr

Jackie Pedro

Jessica Diedrich

If you decide to play along, don't forget to use the keyword MTSC33 when uploading to a public gallery so we can all see your fabulous creations!

I know I mentioned some of this the other day, but I just wanted to remind you of all the fun things going on for Verve's 2nd Birthday.

Anni-VERVE-sary Sketch Challenges: Check them out on this thread!
Diva Giveaways: Each day from now until Thursday each of the Diva's are hosting a Giveaway Challenge/Game/Activity in the Verve Forum! You can check out all of the details on this thread.
Sneak Peeks: Start TODAY on the Verve Blog! You won't want to miss it!
It all wraps up on Friday Night, August 14th,at the Verve 2nd Anni-VERVE-sary Release Party beginning at 8PM EST in the Verve Forum! I hope to see you there!!

Have a fabulous day, and thanks for stopping by to see me!