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Sketchy Thursdays 9.9 and DT Call

The weekend is here…ALREADY! Don’t you just love a short work week? I know I do! I like them so much in fact, that I have worked only one full week since the end of July. Just ONE. I’m spoiled sometimes. But, the fun is now over and next week will mark the beginning of a streak of five day work weeks. I guess I’d better really enjoy this weekend!

 

Before I go, I thought I'd share the latest and greated from Sketchy Thursdays (yes, a day late again). Here is the sketch:
 

Here is my page, titled A Walk in the Park, which highlights photos from our trip to Omaha in July:
  

 

This is an all digi page, using papers and elements from Creativity by Crystal. I started the page by using a Jen Martikis digital template found at 2Ps and modified it to follow the sketch and to fit the third photo. I created this one while sitting in first class, sipping a martini on the way to Duluth. No kidding...it rocked! Airplanes, first class, cocktails and creativity…some of my favorite things in life! Haha :)

The prize for this week's challenge is even more stellar than usual. This week, the sketch is sponsored by four Etsy Shops (you heard that right, four sponsors)!! One lucky winner takes all, so be sure to play along.

 

Sadly, I have only three remaining Sketchy Thursdays pages to share with you *insert whimpering and foot stomping*. The current DT term ends at the end of the month, boohoo. But, I guess the good part is that I can now participate as a player and have the chance to win one of the awesome prizes!! For anyone interested in applying for the new Sketchy Thursdays DT, you still have until Saturday, September 11 to get your submissions in! Check out the post here. I’d highly recommend it!! 

 

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!! :)

 

PS. Don’t forget to check out the new items in the Green Horned Unicorn Shop!

Finspo 6.18

For this weeks Finspo, I thought I'd continue with the magazine theme I've carried throughout the week. However, instead of showing images of magazines and what not, I decided pull some tutorials from my bookmarks list and share them with you instead. Hopefully these projects will inspire you to get crafty and make green-friendly crafts with your old magazine stash!

First up, is a cool magazine bowl from A Little Hut. 

This lovely repurposed placemat project can be found on The Pink Couch (Tara is amazingly talented!). 

Head over to Abstract Octopus Attack's Flicker page to find out how to make this completely awesome box.

Lastly, are the recycled magazine coasters and magazine gift bow tutorials, both from How About Orange (one of my favorite daily reads).

There are many, many different recycled magazine tutorials out there. So if you don't see what you're looking for here, I'm sure it's out there somewhere!

I don't know about you, but there's going to be paper flying because I'm getting CRAFTY this weekend! Have a good one. See you Monday :)

The Weekend

The weekend is upon us! I’m looking forward to some relaxing, a little pool time, a World Cup party, scrapbooking with friends (meeting some new friends), and spending time with my man! Not too shabby of a weekend lineup, eh?

If you haven’t already, head on over to These are a Few of my Favorite Things and check out the current challenge. TAAFOMFT is celebrating their one year anniversary as well as their recent publication. In honor of this, they have not only one, but 28 prizes in total. That means 28 winners…woohoo! AND, Green Horned Unicorn is one of the 28 sponsors! I’m offering up a Vegetable Garden Bloom Bundle to one lucky winner. Head on over and play along :)

 

Also, check out my good friend Joanna's Cookie Contest! All you have to do to enter is dream up a yummy cookie combo for a chance to win!

 

 

In place of Finspo this week, here a few of my favorite photos from this past week/weekend (please don't mind the unedited shots!):

 

Next week, look for a full line up of posts here at GHU! Yup, five days of blog posts! My poor little blog is feeling neglected, so I’ve decided to give it some much deserved attention. Happy weekend :)

Finspo 6.4

Looking back through my blog posts, it seems like it's been quite a while since i've put up a Finspo post. Since April to be exact. It's amazing how time flies by. Here is some long overdue eye-candy to inspire you for the weekend!

 

Photo credit here.

My sister, niece and nephew all arrived yesterday as planned so our weekend will be filled with a Diamondbacks baseball game, a pool party and barbeque, and probably even more swimming and fun times. I can't wait!! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend :)

Finspo 4.9

Keeping in line with the "Oh Snap" theme of this weeks What a Girl Loves post, here is this week's Friday Inspiration aka Finspo:

 
 

 All images found here. 
 
  Aren't they lovely?! It makes me want to run out and do a little photo shoot. Now go off and capture some lovely images of your own this weekend! :)
      

Finspo 4.2

It is FINALLY Friday and time for some adorable photo inspiration. And what is cuter and sweeter than a little bunny rabbit?! This weeks Finspo is FULL of cute bunny fuzziness!

    
All images found here.

I've been wanting to adopt a rescue bunny for almost a year now and I'm secretly hoping this cute post will help me FINALLY win Nate over...heehee! I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter weekend! See you on Monday with some new projects :)

Finspo 3.26

Nobody does it quite like Anthropologie when it comes to styling for their catalog. Here are some images from their current March catalog and their website to inspire you for the weekend.

I don't know about you, but suddenly I'm in the mood for shopping! :)           

 

Finspo 2.26

I'm still in a mellow yellow mood after the WaGL post on Wednesday, so here are some lovely images, full of yellow!

 

    
All images found here.

On a random note, it was kind of fun to log in to 2P's last night and see this project in the Top 3 By Views, By Bookmarks, and By Votes. That doesn't happen every day. Made me smile :)

Finspo 12.19

Keeping in line with the rainbow theme of the last few days, here is some RAINBOW-LICIOUS Friday Inspiration!

 

Above images found here.

 

  

Other images found via Flickr here, here, here, and here. Have a bright and cheery weekend!! :)
    

Finspo 2.12

Love notes and some signs of love (be sure to scroll clear to the end of the post to see a special love note of my very own).

 
 


 




All images above found here. 
  

And lastly, I thought I'd share a personal love note I recently received.  

A few weeks back I was quite sick and missed a few days of work. On the first day, Nate kissed me goodbye before he left for the office and then sent me a sweet text message to wake up to later in the morning. Much later in the day, I managed to climb out of bed and walk into our studio. Lying on my computer was this note. The sheep is an inside joke of ours, but, for me, it made the note all the more special. Nate is a little embarrassed at the sheep drawing (that looks more like a bear) and wanted to recreate the note before I posted it. Considering it was drawn on a scrap of paper, with a random smashed-up Sharpie he found on my desk at 6:45 in the morning, I think it's nothing more than perfect and I'll keep it forever. Simple and sweet :)  

         Have a (ahem) LOVEly Valentine's Day Weekend :)