Sheetload of Cards: December '09 Issue...Ready for Download!

Head on over to the SheetLoad of Cards blog today to download your FREE copy of the December '09 issue!

This issue features a sketch by Alicia Ekermans and digital stamps from Doodle Palace. There are tons of lovely samples from the SheetLoad Artists, as well as the sponsor's design team. It is the biggest issue ever!!

Today also brings a big announcement about the eZine - so make sure to check it out.

Sheetload of Cards: December '09 Sneak Peeks

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. My son came down with a nasty cough and pink eye this past week that he ended staying home with my hubby on Thanksgiving day while my daughter and I went to spend the day with one of our good friends and their family. They have invited us over to their house for Thanksgiving every year since moving out here so it's been nice to spend the holidays with loved ones even if our immediate family is so far away.

Anywho, December is round the corner and Sheetload of Cards has a new issue in store for you - probably the biggest issue ever! Here is a link to the sneak peeks for December...I'll be posting the December download link in a few days. See you then! In the meantime, enjoy the rest of the Thanksgiving weekend and the hustle and bustle of Christmas shopping!!!

Sheetload of Cards: November Simple, Special, Stunning...

It is time for the November edition of Simple Special Stunning at the SheetLoad of Cards blog, featuring samples by Ann Seleshanko.

Each month one of our artists will share three different cards that use the current layout. Each card is a "step up" from the previous one, but they are all fabulous. It is a good way to show how SheetLoad is geared toward papercrafters of all levels.

Here are some sneak peeks to whet your appetite...

Sheetload of Cards: November '09 Issue - Ready for Download!!!

Once again it is time for another fabulous issue of SheetLoad of Cards - November '09!!!

This issue features an elongated sketch, sized to fit in a business envelope, by Barbara DeBose.


FREE for SheetLoad readers...

Included for our readers this month is a FREE Printable Quotes file!! The team shared some of their favorite quotes, sayings, sentiments, scriptures, etc. and they have been put together into a printable PDF file. Sized just right to fit the November sketch!


Make sure to check back later this month for links to the monthly challenges, an episode of Meet the Artists, Simple Special Stunning and much more!!!

Sheetload of Cards October '09: God's Promise and Autumn Harvest Brag Book

BOOO...Happy Halloween everyone! It snowed on Thursday and Friday so you can just imagine how cold it is in my parts of the country! It's supposed to be Fall and old man winter is upon us! Eeeeepppp!!! We might not have as many kids trick or treating because of the weather. But the school has an indoor Halloween carnival tonight which we will take the kids to since we won't be going door to door for candy.

Anywho, it is the last day of October and Sheetload is getting ready to show you the new ezine that will be ready for download tomorrow.

And these are my last two projects I made for the October ezine. Without further ado...

This sympathy card (size 5.5" square) uses the image called God's Promise from DRS Designs. Since the main image was already a sentiment, I added a red crochet fleurette in the corner with a button and crochet thread for some added color and added a bit of vintage flair. I just love the richness of fall colors that I decided to use coordinated fall themed papers from the Autumn collection of the Me and My Big Ideas paper pack.

The last project I have to show you is a clear envie brag book I created to send to the grandparents for Thanksgiving (you can find the tutorial here). This project uses the image Scarecrow with Fence. It is actually a pretty big stamp which was another one I had trouble working with at first. So ended up cutting off part of the design to make it work with the layout. I used some dark brown felt for the scalloped oval that frames the main image. For PP2, I created a background paper with the "Autumn Harvest" sentiment and used my SU spriral binding punch and sponged it with Antique Linen distress ink for an added vintage look. I also used my prismacolor pencils blended with baby oil to color the image. I used coodinated paper from Me and My Big Ideas Autumn collection. I topped it off with a wide brown grossgrain ribbon on the side and a Petaloo jeweled florette (you can find here).

And that is it for the month of October...I hope you enjoyed seeing my projects as well as the rest of the DT gals projects for inspiration. Make sure to come back tomorrow to get the download link for the November issue. Everyone stay warm now, ya hear?

God's Promise Sympathy Card
Stamps: DRS Designs (God's Promise - K445)
Patterned Paper: Me and My Big Ideas (Autumn Collection)
Cardstock: Unkown (Kraft, Textured Vanilla)
Ink: Pallette (Burnt Umber), Tim Hotz Distress Ink (Antique Linen), Stampin' Up (Creamy Caramel)
Die Cut: Spellbinders (Classic Rectangles)
Punch: Stampin' Up (Slit)
Flower: Crochet Fleurette
Other: String, Vintage Button


BEYOND THE CARD: Autummn Harvest Clear Envie Brag Book
Stamps: DRS Designs (Scarecrow with Fence - P337)
Patterned Paper: Me and My Big Ideas
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific (White)
Sentiment: Computer Generated
Ink: Palette (Noir), Tim Holtz (Antique Linen)
Die Cut: Spellbinders Nestabilities (Classic Ovals, Labels Four)
Punch: Stampin' Up (Spiral)
Ribbon: Offray (7/8" Dark Brown Grossgrain)
Brads: Kaisercraft (Vintage); Flowers: Petaloo (Jeweled Florettes)
Other: A2 size clear envelopes, Felt
Coloring: Prismacolor Pencils blende with baby oil

Sheetload of Cards: November '09 Sneak Peaks

Make sure to head on over to SheetLoad of Cards to see sneak peeks from the upcoming issue.

But before we jump into November '09, don't forget about the fabulous October '09 issue, sponsored by DRS Designs!! You still have time to enter the Show Us Your SheetLoad challenge for chances to win gift certificates from the sponsor!!

Sheetload of Cards: Fight Like a Girl Contest - Ends TODAY at Midnight!!!

Head on over to the SheetLoad blog today and find out how to win the adorable image above.

This digital stamp set is called 'Hope Fights' and was created by Melyssa of Whimsie Doodles, in honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

SheetLoad will be giving out four (4) free sets and you have until Monday at Midnight to get your name in the drawing.

Good luck!

PS: You can see more of Melyssa's creations at her Whimsie Doodles site.

Sheetload of Cards: Beyond the Card - Birthday Book

Sheetload of Cards October ezine

I am going to switch gears this week and show you a Beyond the Card sample for the Sheetload of Cards October ezine. I created a birthday calendar book inspired by Jennifer Meyer from Stamps and Smiles (you can find her tutorial here). Just beware that you will be using lots of adhesive to adhere all of the pages back to back. It also takes precision to adhere the patterned paper. But it is all worth it at the end!

This is a such a beautiful stamp and has so much detail that I had a hard time matching it with patterned paper I had. I finally found the perfect patterned paper - one that coordinates that wasn't so busy!I used Garden Scene Butterfly (L064) for the main image. It took me a couple of tries to get just the right colors. I watercolored the image using SU inks. Then, of course, had to add some distressing detail by sponging Creamy Caramel all the way around the image and distressing the edges with my scissors. The "Birthday Calendar" sentiment is computer generated. I added a flower on the upper right hand corner for some added 3D effect. I used the Blossom Nesties to cut out the flower. All three layers were dry embossed with the Swiss Dots embossing folder. I added a mini clear decorative skittle in the middle of the flower.

Head on over to DRS Designs before the month is over to take advantage of the free shipping! Code can be found by dowloading the October ezine.

Well, that is it for now. Thank you, as always, for coming by! More to come soon...

Stamps: DRS Designs (Garden Scene Butterfly - L064)
Patterned Paper: Me and My Big Ideas
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific (White), Jo-Ann's Value Pack (Red), Unkown (Kraft)
Sentiment: Computer Generated
Ink: Palette (Burnt Umber), Tim Holtz (Antique Linen), Stampin' Up (Bordering Blue, Positively Pink, Old Olive, Creamy Caramel)
Die Cut: Spellbinders Nestabilities (Classic Rectangles, Blossom)
Embossing: Provocraft Cuttlebug (Swiss Dots)
Punch: Martha Stewart (Lace)
Other: Clear Dewdrop
Coloring: Stampin Up Inks using Watercolor Technique

MAKE IT YOUR OWN: Replaced PP1 with a die cut blossom.

Sheetload of Cards: October '09 Simple...Special...Stunning

It is time for the October edition of Simple Special Stunning at the SheetLoad of Cards blog, featuring samples by Katie Skiff.

Each month one of our artists will share three different cards that use the current layout. Each card is a "step up" from the previous one, but they are all fabulous. It is a good way to show how SheetLoad is geared toward papercrafters of all levels.

Here are some sneak peeks to whet your appetite...

Sheetload of Cards: Sponsor Spotlight

It is time for the monthly Sponsor Spotlight at SheetLoad of Cards!! This month's featured company is DRS Designs; the sponsor for the October '09 issue.

Head on over there today to find out more about the company, learn how you can enter to win DRS Designs Gift Certificates and find out about their special offer for SheetLoad readers.

Sheetload of Cards: Happy Birthday Wordsearch

Sheetload of Cards October ezine

I hope you've had a chance to download the October ezine already. Lots of great inspiration, don'tcha think? Well, all of the Sheetload ezines always have great ideas.

For this sample, I used the Kids Birthday Wordsearch stamp (P1109). It took me awhile to figure out how to use this stamp because it was so large. Can you guess who's style I adapted to this card? Any guesses??? I took inspiration from Silke Ledlow. She always has a way to make simplicity look fabulous and I've been wanting to case her style of stamping for awhile now. Not sure if you can tell, but a second white layer of cardstock is popped up with dimensionals. I used some paper from the Sassafrass Lass Sunshine Lollipop collection for some added color to the background. The main image was stamped using Palette Burnt Umber ink. At first, I was going to just circle the word Happy Birthday then I got carried away and found all of the words - LOL! I finished it off with some silver metallic brads on the upper left hand corner and adorned with a wide hot pink grossgrain ribbon with some prima flowers and string.

Well, I hope you've had a chance to take at all of the wonderful creations in this month's ezine and have taken advantage of the special "free shipping" offer (code available in October ezine) from DRS Designs.

Hope all is well! Till next time...more Sheetload cards and projects to show yah! Thanks for stopping by!!!

Stamps: DRS Designs (Kids Birthday Wordsearch - P1109)
Patterned Paper: Sassafrass Lass Wee Bundle (Sunsine Lollipops)
Cardstock: Unkown (White Textured, Kraft)
Ink: Pallette (Burnt Umber), Stampin' Up (Bordering Blue)
Ribbon: Offray (7/8" Grossgrain Hot Pink)
Flowers: Prima
Brads: The Paper Studio (Silver)
Other: String

Shout Out to Sheetload

Would you like to win a gift certificate to DRS Designs' online store?! Make sure to check out October's 'Shout Out to SheetLoad' challenge over on the SheetLoad blog.

Sheetload of Cards September '09 Show Us Your Sheetload

Since many of you will be celebrating World Card Making Day tomorrow, SheetLoad of Cards is putting out their monthly "Show Us Your SheetLoad" challenge a bit early this month...

Head on over to the SheetLoad blog today and find out how you can win one of the following prizes from their October '09 sponsor, DRS Designs!

Grand Prize:

Runner Up:

Miracle of Love - October '09 Sheetload of Cards Sample

October '09 Sheetload of Cards ezine Download

It's finally here...a new month gives birth to another awesome sketch from Sheetload of Cards! The sponsor this month is DRS Designs (access their online catalog to check out their latest and greatest products). Lots of fabulous creations from the Sheetload DT crew as well as from the DRS Designs guest artists. With every page, you will feast your eyes on lots of Halloween and Fall inspiration in addition to a few all occassion cards and projects.

For my first sample, I created a simple wedding or anniversary card. The main image is Blending of Lives Verse (G-569). This is what the verse says:

The blending of your lives

is a gift from God above

A blessing from the heavens,

it's the miracle of Love

Congratulations

Isn't that such a lovely verse? I used Spellbinders Nestabilities, Labels Four and Classic Circles, to showcase the main image. Instead of using a sentiment (since the main image is already a verse), I used a ribbon bow to replace where the original placement of the sentiment would be. In place of PP2, I used a sticker embellie from Sassafrass Lass Sunshine Lollipop collection (buy it here). I also popped up another sticker (heart) to embellish the focal point a little bit.

Just a quick announcement...DRS Designs is offering a super deal for all of our Sheetload fans! Make sure to take advantage of their fabulous offer and download the October ezine for more details! Don't wait...

Stayed tuned for more cards and projects throughout the month...thanks so much for stopping by!

Stamps: DRS Designs (Blending of Lives Verse - G569)
Patterned Paper: Sassafrass Lass Wee Bundle (Sunsine Lollipops)
Cardstock: Unkown (White Textured)
Ink: Pallette (Burnt Umber), Tim Hotz Distress Ink (Antique Linen)
Die Cut: Spellbinders Nestabilities (Classic Circles, Labels Four)
Ribbon: Offray (Brown Satin)
Stickers: Sassafrass Lass (Sunshine Lollipops)
Other: Sewing Pin, Aleene's Paper Glaze


MAKE IT YOUR OWN: Replaced PP2 with a sticker embellishment.

Sheetload of Cards October '09 Sneak Peeks

Have you downloaded your FREE copy of the September '09 SheetLoad of Cards yet?! If not, head on over today and see what our artists did with their stamps from JessicaLynnOriginal.

The new issue will be out tomorrow, October 1st, and you can get a sneak peek at the new issue over on the SheetLoad Blog today.

Here are sneak peeks at the creations I have in the upcoming issue.

September '09 Sheetload of Cards: Show Us Your Sheetload "FALL THEMED" Challenge

It is time for the monthly Show Us Your SheetLoad challenge over at SheetLoad of Cards!! To be entered to win, all you have to do is create a single, Fall-themed, card that utilizes the sketch from the latest issue.

Head on over there today and find out how you can win one of two gift certificates from the September sponsor - JessicaLynnOriginal!