Playing Catch Up

I am going to take a couple of days and highlight the big things in the months I have missed. Yes can you believe its been months..smh

May 2011
The Wedding was wonderful. Bookmarks were well received.  Danielle did an awesome job as a flower and she was sooo cute!!! see:

She was a flowergirl along with my niece Bethany. They are such beautiful little girls inside and out.

My husband and I were in the wedding as well. Here we are on the dance Floor. I love this picture!!

Here are the favors I made...Bookmarks with Romans 12:10-18 printed on them, ribbong and a heart bling. Very simple. They were inspired by the wedding invitations.

And now a picture of the lovely couple:

I also sung on the spot at the wedding.  My father in law who performed the ceremony asked me to sing a little bit of the Lord's Prayer.  So with no mic and very little preparation I belted out the ending to the Lord's Prayer "For Thine is the Kingdom and the Power and Glory, Forever Amen" from what I understand it was well received. One of my young cousins came up to me after the ceremony and said you made me cry.  

It was great wedding. Wishing Lysette and Keith all the best in their new life together. 

Now I must get to work on the thank you notes!!!

Sketch 59 & A Wedding!!!!

Here is my take on the sketch over at Twisted Sketches.  I made two cards again.  Not liking my cards these days. Almost done with my design team assignments....Guess I am ready for crafting break or maybe it's just the obligatory crafting that I am weary of..... 

Here is the other one.. took it with my phone, so sorry for the blurriness

I am also in the process of making bookmarks for the bil's wedding in 12 days! Go Keith & Lysette!!!  Here is a layout I did of them after their engagement party this year...(well at least I think it was this year) I will post a picture of the favors after the wedding.. Aren't they the cutest, plus they are two of Danielle's favorite people!

Ttyl
Cynta

Twisted Sketches - Sketch 57

Here is my take on this weeks Sketch. I actually made two cards, but the other one got a lil messed up when I was inking it.  Have you ever put too much ink in you ink pad.. well that's what happened to the second one. I will share it below.

Supplies: Cardstock: Stampin up!; Pattern Paper: Basic Grey; Felt Flower: Making Memories; Buttons: Anna Griffin; Pearls: Recollections; Sticker: Colorblok; Martha Stewart Edge Punch.

This one didn't make the cut.Why? Well like I said above the ink pad had too much ink.  I thought the stamp also was not good for this card, I should have tested it out first but I didn't I used Sassafrass Lass. So what do you think about this card? Is it bad?

Take a look at what my other Twisted Sisters have done with this sketch.

thanks for looking!

Sketches 2 Scrapbook for Cards & A Giveaway

This is my card that was feature in the First Release of the Sketches 2 Scrapbook for Cards IPhone/IPad/IPod Touch App. I was excited to be apart!!!

I will also be featured in the next release for this app. I will share those cards when I am able.  If you have an IPhone, IPad or IPod Touch and you are a scrapbooker you really should get this App!! You will love it. It's created by Anam Stubbington from Twisted Sketches, along with all the other ladies who are featured in this app.  My Sis Kisha also has a card in this app and will have some in the next release as well. 

So to one lucky reader of my blog I will give away $5.00 via paypal for you to purchase the app when it is released. So how will you win? Just leave a comment on this post by May 13 and tell me if you find sketches helpful or not? I will reveal the winner on May 14, 2011.

That's it! I will choose the winner using Randon Generator.  Hope you win!!!

See ya later!!

New Do!

So i cut my hair. I was a bit tired of going out to sing after getting my hair done and then coming home and looking like nothing ever happened!! lol.. so here are a few pics :)

be back sooner, than later...

Sketch 55 & Sketch 53

Oh my it's the 16th of April and this is the first time I am positng this month....smh....busy, busy ...amyway here are my latest creations for my Design team work over at Twisted Sketches.


Sketch 55

Supplies: Cardstock: Coredinations, Bazzill Bling; Flower: Heidi Swapp; Pattern Paper: Basic Gery, SEI; Alpha Letters: American Crafts; Bling: Recolletions;  Glitter: Hampton Art.

Sketch 53

Supplies: Cardstock: Stampin Up!; Pattern Paper: KI Memories; Buttlerflies: Stampn Up! Embsossing Folder; Alpha Sticker: American Crafts; Letterbeads: Craft

Be back sooner than later :)

Late Night Scrapping Edition

When I scrapped Friday, March 11 I got this layout done  This layout is of my mom on the day I beliecve her and my stepfather got married.  This is one of the few pictures that we have of her from the early days. I believe this was taken in 1977-78. I can't remember the  exact year they got married I was only 3or 4.

I also entered a challenge with the Craftin Sistah group on facebook. The elements of your card had to begin with the letter B. I used Blue, Black and Bow. :) it's featured on this blog.  Thanks again Normea!

Talk to ya later
Cynta

Twisted Sketch #51

Late as ever but done nonetheless....Life has been hectic. Praying that it slows down a bit so I can catch up.

Thanks for looking. Take a look at the sketch and the other ladies creations over at Twisted Sketches. 

My apologies to the ladies and Stampin Dymonz for my non participation in the blog hop.  

Next time ladies I promise.

Cynta

Layout Share

I really like how this layout turned out. It's just of me playing around with my camera getting some make up shots. What ya think?

Pattern Paper: Crate Paper, My Minds Eye; Cardstock: Bazzil; Thickers: American Crafts; Buttons: Craft; Butterfiles: colorblok at Target; Journaling Spot: Making Memories 

You like my layout stand...hahaha

talk to ya later,
C.

Sketch 49 and some Pictures

Supplies: Pattern paper: Basic Grey; Cardstock: Bazzil;  Bling Word and Stars: Recollections; Heart Banner: Sassfrass

This card was done while I was sick. So needless to day I really don't like this one. I had strep throat a few weeks ago and just as I thought I was healed and now I get a cold. I just can't win. 

My husband has been home and we have been spending alot of time together.  Here we are at Olive Garden on Sunday

On Saturday it was so nice out I took the kids to the park they had a ball...can't you tell...coming to scrapbook layout soon

that's all for now..thanks for looking :)
c.

Twisted Sketch 47

I had love on the mind while creating this card for my Sketch for this week over at Twisted Sketches. I bought this paper at Ross for $2.99. Just a tip to my scrapbooking friends Ross, Marshalls and TJ Maxx have some great scrapbooking steals if you like search and resuce missions.  lol! I don't mind myself.

Pattern paper: KI Memories; Cardstock: Stampin Up!,  Bazzill Basics; Bling: Recollections;

Word Sticker: KI Memories; Embossing folders: Cuttlebug, Stampin Up!

I love the way this card turned out. The sketch is lovely...so hope on over to Twisted Sketches and see what the others ladies have created.  I am sure you will be inspired to create one yourself :). Back to my weekend with no kids!! YES! and all adult conversations. YES!!

New Glasses

So I got my new glasses back in December and decided to doa layout about for design team call. I didn't get picked for this one but I'll keep trying for others. Here is the layout:

Supplies: Pattern Paper: Cosmo Cricket - Happily Ever After; Cardstock: Stampin Up!; Alpha Sticker: October Afternoon; Flower: Prima; butterfly: craftdiy; Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch; Flowers: Making Memories; Letter Beads: Craft 

I not even going to tell you that at this point I have no idea where my glasses are...um oh well I did. lol

I have been home the last two days with Danielle. She has pink eye in both eyes and a sore throat.. Fun Times in the Outterbridge household..NOT!  I am looking forward to my weekend though. Going away with the hub for our annual couples retreat. I can't wait and neiter can he. Love is in the air! lol!

Thanks for looking!

Layouts to share

I haven't created a layout since October well that was until last week.  Since I am on the Twisted Sketches Design Team that's all I have been making is cards.  So I finally broke that pattern last week. This first layout is my niece Laila with her outfit she wore to a photo shoot. I hope to get my hands on the photos from that shoot to make her a mini album. This girl has so much character and charisma. Praying for a bright future for her. I completed this one last night or shall i say this morning..lol 

Supplies: pattern paper: crate caper - paper doll collection, Glitter glue; cardstock:bazzill

Tribute to Danielle's favorite boots. we saw them awhile back and weren't able to get them and I kinda forgot about them. One day we were shopping for a reward for her not sucking her thumb in school and we found these.  We get in the the car she immediately puts them on.

Supplies: pattern paper: crate paper - paperdoll collection; bling: recollections; cardstock: bazzill

Here is a layout in tribute to my Mama who would I have been 58 today. I miss her so!

To balance my card making with my layouts I have submitted some design team applications. Hoping to hear some good news soon. If not I'll keep trying. 

Thanks for looking!

Sketch 45

This my Twisted Sketches card for this week. Visit the Twisted Sketches website to view the sketch and see what the other Twisted Sisters have done.  Givethe sketch a try. :)  You know you want too!

Anam the creator of Twisted Sketches has released Iphone App for Scrapbook Sketches called Sketches 2 Scrapbook. This is really a great app for the Scrapbook industry.  Visit the app store or get a preview of the app on facebook and on Anam Sketches to Scrapbook blog.

Sketch 43 - Happy Birthday

I gave this card to my dear friend Khalilah. I made the card 5.5 inches by 5.5 inches and used some Basic Grey Pyrus. I sprayed the chipboard with brown and irridescent maya mist. I added a Jenni Bowlin butterfly and two Queen & Co. Brads.  I had to cut it down to get it fit into envelope. I really like how it turned out.  Do you want to try your hand at the sketch?  Oh you do! Ok so head on over to Twisted Sketches to look at the Sketch and see what other Twisted Sisters have come up!

I got a chance to see Khalilah over the weekend for her birthday.  We had a blast! She has a natural hair product shop.  If you are natural or if just want to use natural products on your hair check out her website Curly Locs Shop. She also has  Natural skin care products, hair accessories, jewelry and more. So Check her out! head on over to Curly Locs Shop!

A Blog Award! Who Me?

My girl Tamika, one of the first blogs I started reading we I started scrapbooking gave me this award.  We gotta get together a scrap or something lady..let me know.  Thanks so much for the award. By the way I jammed to your playlist while I posted this..my kind of music!!! 

This is a pay-it-forward style award. Here are the rules:


1. Thank and link back to the person who awarded you this.

2. Share 8 things about yourself

3. Pay it forward to 8 bloggers that you have recently discovered (or not so recently)

4. Contact those bloggers and tell them about their awards.

Here it goes -

1. i love to sing
2. I love basketball played in middle school and quit when I went to high school because of my music
3. I play the viola, since the 6th grade
4. I wanted have more than one child but have since changed my mind
5. recently fell in love with makeup  trying not to go crazy
6. i love scrapbooking and cardmaking.  who knew?
7.i love my blackberry.  Now the hubs is addicted to his as well..lol
8.i have been rocking my natural hair for almost  most 6 years...wow
Here are the 8 bloggers I would like to share this award with:

Kim
Elizabeth
Kisha
Stephanie
Sasha
Essence
Kasey
Karla

Thanks for looking
~Cynta

Twisted Sketch 41 - Lovely

As a Christmas gift one of my corworkers gave a me a paperpack and 3 ring 12X12 binder.  Can you say excited. So as I sat down to scrap my latest sketch I opened the paper pack and this what I created:

Ain't it pretty?  So go on over to Twisited Sketches and try your hand at the Sketch.  Let me know what you come up with ok?

talk to ya soon
~Cynta

Merry Christmas...Happy New Year!

Pray you all had a wonderful Christmas and remembered the reason why we celebrate.

"Jesus is the reason we have this special day
Sometimes in this season true meaning goes astray
Of How in a manger the son of God was born
O Come let us adore the Lord
Let's bring Our gifts before the Lord
Son of God called Immanuel
Called Immanuel" Written By Jacki Cordery

I completed my last assignments for the Tiare's Sketch a Day Design Team.  Here are my last submissons:

Christmas 2005

My Brother Law Keith with his Betroth Lysette - Wedding May 2011

Thanksgiving Celebreation with my siblings November 2008

AJ smiling lol

My last skecthes for 2010 for Twisted Sketches

Sketch 37

Sketch 39

Thanks for looking be back sooner than later...

cynta

Give Thanks!

Thanksgiving has passed us but I hope we all remember to Give Thanks daily!

Give Thanks with a grateful heart
Give Thanks to the Holy one
Give Thanks for He has givien Jesus Christ is son

And now let weak say I am strong
Let poor say I am rich
Because of what the Lord has done for us

Give Thanks!

This card respresents Twisted Sketch 35.  Go on over to Twisted Sketches and try your hand at the Sketch. I know you can do it!

Arts and Music

The last time I scrapped layouts before last nights marathon session was back in September.  It was for my Design Team Assignment for the Sketch A Day Ebook.  If you would like to purchase one visit the Classy Coordinates website. Here are the layouts I created for the Sept/Oct Issue. As always Tiare creates great sketches and I enjoy interpreting them! If you like these layout check out the Sept/Oct Sketch A Day Ebook.

If you love good gospel music take a trip over to CD Baby and support the Music Ministry of Divine Praise. I am apart of this Music Ministry and the CD is a blessing!!! Can you find me on the cover of the CD?
Divine Praise Music Ministry For He Is Strong And Mighty CD Baby

If you purchase the CD or the Ebook let me know what you think. 

Also leave a review of the CD on the site! Thanks for looking!!

~Cynta