My sketches featured on Teresa Collins design team blog

I was so excited when my friend Sesil asked if I could design some card sketches for her to use on the Teresa Collins Design team blog.  I was more than happy to whip her up a few, and her cards turned out BEAUTIFUL!!!  I thought I would share them with you all and hope that they could inspire more beautiful cards too.  Let me know what you think.

Go check out the fabulous finished cards on the Teresa Collins Design Team blog.  http://teresacollinsdesignteam.blogspot.com/2012/08/for-love-of-sketches-by-sesil-cratin.html

Laminate sample Key chains

Some of my favorite craft stores aren't really craft stores.  Like The Home Depo or Lowe's.  I have a great idea for you today using counter laminate samples to make a scrappy key chain.  I love mine!  It is not huge, but big enough that I am no longer losing my keys and it really shows of my style and personality.  The guys at the gym now refer to me as crafty keys.......  (I love when a man takes notice of my creative side and dives into a crafty discussion.)

  So to begin, help yourself to a few laminate samples.  (Or if you're like me, fill your purse).  They come in lots of colors, but I loved the solid colors and stuck with mainly black and cream colors.

Now there is no rule about how or what to do, just create.  I used some modge podge to glue patterned paper to the back side.  (I left the colored side you see in the photo alone and it became the back side of the keychain, and gave it a more finished look).
Add stickers, ribbon, buttons, baubles, bling and anything else you want.  The laminate samples come with holes already drilled in them, like they are begging to be craft-ified.  Add your chain, hook it to your keys and flaunt your creativity and style everywhere you go.  For more instructions check out my tutorial in The Hens Den newsletter here.  http://stores.thehensden.com/newsletter.html

Let me know what you think of this project and how much you can't wait to start making lots of these.

Lori

Something sketchy going on.....

I have loved using sketches for years.  I like having something to refer to when I am stumped, and I get stumped often.

I am so excited to be starting to design sketches for The Hens' Den.  Here is my first one.

It has been so fun, and we are doing something so fun with them.  When each new sketch  is introduced on the blog will have a friendly sketch-off contest with 2 designers, to see who used the sketch best.  Head on over and vote for your favorite, it's all or fun.  http://www.thehensdenteam.blogspot.com/2012/08/design-team-sketch-off-come-cast-your.html
While you're there check out what's new there.  I'll post my sketches here to, and I would love to see how you use them too.  Let me know what you think, and what kind of sketch you would like to see.  Also feel free to pin on Pinterest. 

Thanks for stopping by!
Lori