Hexagons + Big Cards + Photo's = oh my...

[edited: octagons...I am really having a Monday today. I really do know my shapes.]

Hi everyone sorry I have been a little MIA I have been making some more great projects and just winding down from summer. I think I have gotten into a pretty good routine so you should see me around several times a week. Yesterday was grandparents day.  Over at Heart 2 Heart this week they are talking about BIG cards...last week it was all about the mini but this week we are going big. I thought it would be fun to make a big card for Grandparents Day yesterday because we all know how BIG an impact grandma's and grandpa's have on our lives.  At Practical Scrappers they are talking Hexagons...they are all the rage. I love them you might love them it seems like everyone loves them! I was trying to figure out where I could get a pattern and cut them by hand and then I discovered that I have a hexagon shape on my potpourri cricut cartridge...have I mentioned how much I {heart} my cricut lately?

Here is my card. I decided to get out my Stella paper pack and enjoy the cooler fall like weather we have been having.

I feel like no card for a grandparent would be complete without some smiling faces...so surprise this is a photo card!

Here are my three beauties a few months ago. I feel like I can never get all of them to look and smile at the camera at the same time. 

I am really in love with the colors in this card and thought I would just give you a close up of those Mocha Gems. I also did some faux hand-stitching around the edges both inside and outside.

I hope you feel inspired this week to play with hexagons, make a BIG card, or add some photo's to your next creation. 

Sketch-n-Scrap #15

Hi everyone are you ready for a little 3D break for some scrapbooking with sketches? Funny story with this one...I was working on this sketch and went to go and load it for August 1st but guess what? Yep wrong sketch. Ahhhh so back to the drawing table I went for the real sketch 14. Lucky for me Lisa makes cute sketches that are easy to work with. Good for me since I needed to do two pages in my scheduled time instead of one. Good thing I work well under pressure. Have you ever mixed up a deadline? Do you schedule creative time? If you feel like sharing I would love to know that I am not the only one.

So are you ready for sketch 15 over at Sketch-n-Scrap?  Here is my take on it

I adore this sketch! I mean you can do tons with it. I might revisit this one soon and stitch the circle or make it into a huge sun.

I used the stella paper pack on this and that title is actually canvas. It feels awesome!

Please head on over to Sketch-n-Scrap and join us on the 1st and the 15th each month. We would love for you to follow the blog and participate in the sketches. Who knows you might even win a fabulous PRIZE from one of our sponsors.

We also have a GUEST DESINER for September!!! Watch for your chance to be our guest DT member on August 20th.

A Bow Wow

A quick thank you letting you know that I appreciate you sticking around! I hope to be back posting regularly soon. :)