Sketchy Tuesday...wait, what?

Yes, it's only Tuesday, but Diana and Heidi have a surprise today! Sketchy Thursdays will now be offering "Second Chance Challenges" - randomly scheduled surprise challenges with prizes up for grabs! Today's challenge is both a sketch and a prompt, with an amazing prize package from Scrapbook Kit Club, a new monthly sponsor for Sketchy Thursdays.


Here's the prize (note the Precocious Paper Halloween flower!):



Here's the sketch:



Here's the prompt:

Make a layout inspired by Halloween or fall candy. You can wax poetic about your fave candy, rant about why candy corn is evil (I personally love it but I know some people don't), use the actual wrapper on your layout, use the wrapper or candy color, shape, or font as inspiration, WHATEVA!!! Just make it F-U-N!!!

Here's my take:



I can't wait to see what you come up with! Have fun, Tessa

Phew!

I feel like I've been running a marathon lately, and the finish line seems to be getting farther and farther away. I'm not complaining; in fact, I am very grateful to be so busy. I've been blessed with several wonderful projects, many lovely customers, and the precious everyday moments of family life. I just don't think I can keep up this pace and need a few days to recharge my creative batteries. So, I've decided to close the shop until Thursday, giving me a chance to breathe, catch up, and hopefully get to work on some new things I'd like to add to my virtual shelves. I think with a few days to reorganize and plan ahead, I will be able to keep up with my so-very-blessed life with a renewed energy. Although the shop will be closed, I will still be posting here and my other usual online places. "See" you soon!

Smelling the roses, Tessa

Colors All Around

That's the theme of a new display in my son's Kindergarten classroom. He was asked to bring something to add to the display, and he wanted to bring a rainbow. We didn't have a rainbow on hand, so we decided to paint one. He wanted to add buttons and butterflies, so our painting soon turned into a collage. He picked the colors, chose the buttons, attached the buttons (thank goodness for glue dots), and added the butterflies. I did the painting and the stamping. While we were working on it, we were talking about all of the things in the world that came in different colors. He said, "People come in different colors." Kids are so smart. So that is where our caption came from - "People are like colors. Together we make a rainbow." I hope his teacher likes it.

Hope you're having a great Saturday! Tessa

Treasury Nod

I've been blessed to be included in another Etsy treasury - "Crazy for Fall". I love the emphasis on the red wine color, and my little dyed cardboard flowers are in gorgeous company! Please take a look! And thanks to MyMoms for the opportunity to be featured.

Happy Fall! Tessa

Trying out a new challenge...

I love to scrapbook by color. 75% of my scrap stash is organized by color (the rest by manufacturer or product type). So, I was looking around for a color challenge blog to follow and through some of my new scrappy friends' blogs, I found SPCC. Here is my first attempt at one of their color challenges.

For better/closer looks, see my flickr photostream. Thanks for looking! Tessa

It's Thursday!

Goodness, already?! Where has this week gone? Thursday is a busy day over at Sketchy Thursdays. Congratulations to Euphoria, winner of the prize pack from Evalicious! And to all the Faves, wonderful work! The new sketch is up, and as Diana tells, it is a DT favorite. I loved the simplicity of the sketch, and I just knew it was the perfect one for a photo I treasure. Here's the sketch and my take:



And who is sponsoring the sketch this week? A Scrappy Design! Having worked first hand with her stuff as a A Scrappy Design DT member, I can tell you that you really want to win! Head on over to Sketchy Thursdays to see what the other DT's came up with, as well as the Faves from last week's sketch.

Happy Thursday! Tessa

Delicious Evalicious!

If you haven't seen Evalicious' Etsy shop yet, you need to take a look. But first, head over to Sketchy Thursdays to read a little bit about her and to upload your entry for this week. Eve has sponsored this week's sketch, and I can guarantee you that if you win, you will not be disappointed! I can't wait to sit down tonight and go through everyone's Sketchy Thursdays entries.

I've got to pack a bunch of orders and head off to the post office, so enjoy your day! Tessa