the Sophisticats Simon Says Oriental something

i think this is, perhaps, the first time i've tried to incorporate two challenges into one card - never too late to jump on the bandwagon, right? :)

okay, so this week's challenge over at Simon Says Challenge requires an oriental something-or-other. i happen to have this gorgeous set from Non-Sequitur that fit perfectly... i had also decided i was going to do the challenge at SophistiCat, and thought the launch challenge (go see! go play!) would work well with the oriental theme.

et voici:



before you go on to hop around the blogosphere, do drop by Amy's blog to check out her amazing candy! (ends 9/30)

and congratulations to Samantha for her recent engagement, and also for her first blogaversary! she has blogaversary candy up for grabs, too, so drop by and say hello! (candy closes 9/30)

bells will be ringing...

first of all, you MUST go to Sketchy Thursdays! they have a new home, and lots of exciting things going on RIGHT NOW! i've been playing with them for a few weeks, and let me just tell you, these girls have got it GOIN' ON! go on... stop by. follow them. leave them a comment saying the Orange Girl sent you! :D

now then... i had busted out that lego paper for the Sketchy Thursdays challenge, and decided i'd try to use more of it up for another card last night. i am off to a wedding in a couple of short hours, but i wanted to upload the card i made for the Mojo Monday challenge for this week.

here's the challenge for this week:



i wanted to use some random elements that have been collecting in my stash, including one of these metal charmy things a friend had sent me, so i had to turn the sketch on its side. here's the end result:



not sure what i think of it. maybe it will grow on me...

annnnnd, off i go. JOY!

another Sketchy Thursday!

i'm rather impressed to have completed a sketch challenge only the DAY after it's been posted. that kinda stuff just DOESN'T happen around here these days.

but, lucky for me, hubbin is in a wedding party, and a good chunk of this week has been spent in preparation for his friend's big day tomorrow. sadly, i don't think i can avoid attending, although i'd MUCH rather spend tomorrow by myself, playing with some new challenges and new challenge sites, as well as making sure all my bloggy stuff is done well in advance. i don't think hubbin wants to attend this wedding by himself though. :) wait, i think *cough cough* that i might *cough* be coming down with something... is that a bead of sweat on my brow? am i catching a fever?

alas, we've got most of tomorrow already accounted for, but i at least got to play a little last night, and tonight.

for Diana's sketch this week, i finally chopped up a piece of this funky lego-type paper i've had for MONTHS. when i saw the sketch,



i had no clue what i wanted to do. but then i was organizing some papers into my new portable 12x12 storage bin thingy, and rediscovered this:



it's old K & Company paper from the Urban Rhapsody line, and i loved it so much, i scooped up 7 sheets of the stuff. then i proceeded to HOARDE it, as i am wont to do.

but tonight i made a card using this (questionably) amazing paper, replacing the floral border with my lego stuff instead. :) i even busted out my white chipboard Thickers, because as long as i have at least ONE piece of out the pack, i don't need to covet the Thickers anymore. oh, and the image is Felix Ketto, from Stamping Bella. i am all about the Kettos. oh yeah, so the card. here ya go:



so have a great weekend, folks. it's been horribly rainy the last two days in south jersey, and i'm crazy-achy. but i get to make coffee-themed cards on thursday to sell in the little cafe downtown. i apologize in advance for the bazillion coffee cards you'll likely be seeing over the next handful of days. later, taters!

holy wowza.

that's all i can say.

see for yourself.

Tim Holtz Rock Candy

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

ooooohhhhh, yeah!

well, we will be posting another Cafe Mojo challenge soon, and we don't have many entries yet for the current one! come on over and join us - the sketch is lots of fun! :)



then, some "news" to share...

one:

CANDY FORTHCOMING! start following now, so you'll see when i post it!

two:

it's a secret! hee hee. the candy will relate directly to the secret. but i can't let the cat out of the bag just yet. instead, i'll just leave you with this...



woot - the week is half over already! and tomorrow is payday - YEE-HAW! tomorrow is also craftin' night for me, so watch this space!