Tim Gunn on the Brain

There is a new sketch challenge in town called Case This Sketch, and I thought it might be fun to push myself and give it a try. Lisa Arana, who is on the design team, and my Paper Made Bakery Design Team too :) made a helpful video to help ease my fear on how to approach sketches. The challenge starts tomorrow by the way, I am just getting an early start thanks to Lisa's video.

And I also wanted to enter Casual Fridays. 

The challenge is to make a card with a heart in it. They have an announcement coming up and IT. IS. DRIVING. ME. BONKERS with guessing and wondering and decoding. I can't wait to find out!

So here is my card. It was an accident really. I had planned on putting glitter on the center heart, but when I die cut it, it wouldn't come out! so I left it as is and mounted it on some yellow card stock.

After 10 months of blogging, I have found my love spot for photos. I will show you in an upcoming post ;) This photo was taken in this special spot! I love the mood and the lighting has been consistent. AND NO WINDOW SILL!


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Tim Gunn Presents:

Step ONE in finding out WHO I AM AS A DESIGNER... I KNOW I am CAS. for sure no doubt. I love the beautiful layers and patterns and embellishments of other card makers, but in my core and when I see designs I especially love, they are clean and simple.

It's a first step indeed.

Consistency of photos is another. And I think I figured that one too. So far the self examination is paying off. Tim Gunn would be proud.