Category: Sparkle Creations

CCC #15: Sketch Challenge

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Happy Sunday, everybody! Hope you’re having a great weekend! We’ve had some gorgeous weather this weekend…it’s a nice change from the chilly kind we’ve had lately!

Scott & I are meeting some friends of mine for brunch today…I’m so excited! I haven’t seen them in about 10 years, so it is way past time for us to catch up! 


For this week’s Christmas Card Challenge, I chose “Autumn Rin” by Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps!

With just a little washi tape, I was able to mask out the leaves in the background and the ones at the bottom of her kimono. The present is from the stack that “Birthday Josh” is holding. I just had to connect the line at the bottom of her kimono, color and cut out the present, and adhere it to the image.

I think the hardest part of masking an image is remembering to take the masking tape off before you stamp the image…I can’t tell you how many times I’ve almost forgotten!

Other supplies: Copic markers, card stock (Stampin’ UP), snowflake accent (Imaginisce), sentiment stamp (Poppy Stamps), patterned paper (Echo Park), VersaMark watermark ink, white embossing powder, foam tape, sewing machine, opaque white marker, gold gel ink pen.

Here’s our challenge sketch!


Remember, all of our challenges are optional…the only “real” rule is that you must create a new Christmas, Holiday or Hannukah card, then link it up on our blog so we can stop by and say hi!

It’s not necessary that you use a Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamp on your card, but we sure love it when you do!

Don’t forget to visit the rest of the CCC team to take a peek at the fun and festive cards they’ve created this week: Alanna, Corinne, Jennifer, Jovita, Karen, Katie, Leesa, Lorie, Margo, Michele, Pat, Stephanie…and our guest designer for March, Hazel!


Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you have a wonderful week, and don’t forget to link your entry on the Christmas Card Challenges blog! See you there!


Seize the Birthday #8 and some updates!

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Happy Friday, everybody! 

What’s new in your crafting world? It has been a more relaxed week for me deadline-wise, so I thought I’d pop in with my card for the masculine side of the newest Seize the Birthday Challenge!
supplies: image stamp (“Birthday Josh” – Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps), sentiment stamp (“Word Salad” set – Paper Smooches), patterned papers (“Note to Self” – Echo Park), Spellbinders Labels One, sewing machine, Copic markers, Ranger Glossy Accents, gold metallic gel pen.
Here’s the sketch for this challenge (It’s the same as last week, except this week’s challenge is to make a masculine card!):
For all the details on this challenge (and to link up your entry), visit Seize the Birthday!

So, what else is going on? Here are a few things you might like to know:

There’s a new crop of stamps being previewed this week at The Greeting Farm! Be sure to stop by the TGF blog to find out how YOU can win some of the newest and freshest stamps on the Farm!
There’s a new Fun Friday challenge starting tomorrow at Your Next Stamp! Stop by the YNS blog for all of the details!
The Drunken Stampers will be back on Saturday with a new challenge…my team isn’t posting this week, but I hope you’ll stop by to check out what the “Bahama Mamas” team members are sharing with you!
I’ll have a new card for Christmas Card Challenges on Sunday, and I hope you’ll stop by!
Next week will be chock full of stamping fun…lots of crafty goodness from The Greeting Farm, Your Next Stamp, and a new release blog hop with Whimsy and Stars Studio! 
Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Hugs,

Seize the Birthday #6 – Masculine

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Howdy, everybody! I’m blogging from the road today as we’re starting our road trip for (what I hope is our final) cross-country move. Before I get to my card post, I just wanted to update you on things happening in my personal life.

After close to 9 years of being an Army Wife and moving from Louisiana (where I’m from) to northern New York to Georgia to Washington and now to northern Virginia, I’m SO ready to settle in and finally have a crafty space all to myself! Scott recently departed the Army after 16 years of service, and we’re relocating so he can start his civilian job.

The hardest part of every move has been that I’ve had to say goodbye to friends I’ve made. It’s especially hard this time, because I got to know so many super-cool and creative ladies while I’ve been here. It’s not so much a goodbye this time as it is a “see you later”…but that doesn’t make it any easier!

Anyway, *sniff* on to my post for today…the masculine half of the sketch over at “Seize the Birthday“!

Here’s my card! I used one of my favorite guy images, “Turntable Josh” by Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps:

Other supplies: patterned paper (orange houndstooth – My Mind’s Eye “Fly a Kite” mini pad; polka dot and solid papers – Authentique “Endless/Fair Weather” mini pad.) sentiment stamps (Paper Smooches – “Sentiment Sampler” and “Word Salad“), Copic markers, twine (“Twisted Teal” – Trendy Twine), watermark ink, white embossing powder, Brilliance Graphite Black ink, Spellbinders circle die.

And here’s the sketch:

My card for last week’s “Seize the Birthday” was one of the cards picked to receive “Birthday Honours”!
It’s the same sketch as the one featured this week, but with a feminine touch:
This challenge runs until Tuesday, February 19th at noon Pacific Time. You can find all of the details at the “Seize the Birthday” blog!
Thanks so much for stopping by today! If you haven’t hopped along with The Greeting Farm yet, make sure to stop by each blog and leave comments….you could win all four new stamp and die sets!

I’ll be back tomorrow with a new Christmas Card Challenge! See you then!

Christmas Card Challenges – Week #8

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Happy Sunday! It’s time for a new Christmas Card Challenge, and this week, we’re inspiring you with a sketch!

Here’s my card, featuring Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps’ “Rin and Snowman“:


And here’s the sketch that inspired my card! Instead of one single accent on the right side, I chose a more noticeable sentiment on the left, and added rhinestones to the right.

I designed this week’s sketch…I hope you enjoy creating with it!



Remember, all of our challenges are optional…the only “real” rule is that you must create a new Christmas, Holiday or Hannukah card, then link it up on our blog so we can stop by and say hi!

It’s not necessary that you use a Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamp on your card, but we sure love it when you do!

Don’t forget to visit the rest of the CCC team to take a peek at the fun and festive cards they’ve created this week: Alanna, Corinne, Jennifer, Jovita, Karen, Katie, Leesa, Lorie,Margo, Michele, Pat, Stephanie…and our guest designer Rachel!


Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you have a wonderful week, and don’t forget to link your entry on the Christmas Card Challenges blog! See you there!

A Drunken Stampers Toast to the New Year!

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Happy New Year, crafty friends! I hope you had a safe and joyous celebration! We stayed home last night, and I’ve been enjoying the Twilight Zone marathon on TV.
I’m stopping by with my card for the bonus challenge at Drunken Stampers today, celebrating the new year with a toast! So grab your favorite drink (whatever that may be) and join us! 
My card features “New Year Emily” by Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps:
Want to play in our bonus challenge? When your project is complete, just visit the Drunken Stampers blog, and click on the Linky Tools at the bottom of the post to add the direct link to your project. (Any generic blog links will be deleted from the list) then please leave us a comment. (if Linky Tools isn’t working or is just misbehavin’ please leave a comment with the link to your card) You have until Friday, January 4th at 11:59 PST to post your link.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hugs,

Christmas Card Challenges Week 4- Jingle Bells

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Happy Sunday! It’s the day before Christmas Eve, and it’s time for a new Christmas Card Challenge!
This week, we’re doing the “Jingle Bell Rock” for our inspiration:
I have to tell you, it was such a relief when I mailed our last batch of Christmas cards this week. As soon as I put them in the mailbox, it felt like a huge weight was lifted off of my shoulders! I am very good at making cards, but I am horrible at sending them…I’m hoping you can relate!
My card for this week features some festive paper by October Afternoon, paired with the ever-lovely “Holiday Emily” from Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps!

I die-cut the snowflake accent and added a button. I’m sure you’ll notice more felty accents on my cards this year…I’ve grown to love the stuff!
All of our challenges are optional…the only “real” rule is that you must create a new Christmas, Holiday or Hannukah card, then link it up on our blog so we can stop by and say hi!

It’s not necessary that you use a Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamp on your card, but we sure love it when you do!

Don’t forget to visit the rest of the CCC team to take a peek at the fun and festive cards they’ve created this week: Alanna, Corinne, Jennifer, Jovita, Karen, Katie, Leesa, Lorie,Margo, Michele, Pat, Stephanie…and our guest designer Mel. B.!


Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you have a wonderful week & don’t forget to link your entry on the Christmas Card Challenges blog! See you there!

CCC – Double Embossing!

Happy Sunday! It’s time for a new Christmas Card Challenge!

I can’t believe Thanksgiving is here on Thursday…did this year fly by or what? 

We’re almost to the end of this term of CCC as well. I’m staying on for another term, and I’m also happy to report that I designed all of the sketches for next year’s Christmas Card Challenges…you’ll be seeing the first of those sketches in just a few weeks!

Our challenge for this week is “Double Embossing”…because I wasn’t sure what it was, I did a web search and used this tutorial for inspiration…you’ll also see that other members of the CCC team have different takes on this technique! I love when that happens…more inspiring ideas for us to share with you all!

Here’s my card, featuring Sledding Chloe from Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps!:


Although all of our challenges are optional…the only “real” rule is that you must create a new Christmas, Holiday or Hannukah card, then link it up on the CCC blog so we can stop by and leave you some lovely comments!

We also don’t require that you use Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps on your cards, but if you have them, we’d love to see you ink them up when you play along!

Don’t forget to visit the rest of the CCC team to take a peek at the beautiful cards they’ve created this week: Alanna, Brigitte, Candace, Corinne, Dee, Katie, Leesa, Margo, Michele, Pat, and Stephanie!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I’ll be back on Thursday for our next Your Next Stamp challenge (unless I put together some cards to share before then)! Don’t forget to link your entry on the Christmas Card Challenges blog! See you there!


Christmas Card Challenges #46

Happy Sunday, crafty friends! It’s time for a new Christmas Card Challenge, and this week, we’re inspiring you with a sketch:





Here’s my card, featuring Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps‘ “Holiday Emily“:


Although all of our challenges are optional…the only “real” rule is that you must create a new Christmas, Holiday or Hannukah card, then link it up on the CCC blog so we can stop by and leave you some lovely comments!

We also don’t require that you use Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps on your cards, but if you have them, we’d love to see you ink them up when you play along!

Don’t forget to visit the rest of the CCC team to take a peek at the beautiful cards they’ve created this week: Alanna, Brigitte, Candace, Corinne, Dee, Katie, Leesa, Margo, Michele, Pat, and Stephanie…and our October guest designer, Deonna!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you have a fabulous week and don’t forget to link your entry on the Christmas Card Challenges blog! See you there!

Drunken Stampers #99

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Happy Saturday, crafty friends! It’s my team’s week to post at Drunken Stampers, and this week, we’re inspired by:


On an unrelated note, my husband & I are celebrating our 6th anniversary today! We went out last night and had a wonderful, relaxing gourmet steak dinner! It’s amazing how time flies by!

On to my card…I used super-cute “Shopping Emily” from Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps:


Don’t forget, to celebrate the re-launch and re-design of the Drunken Stampers blog, we’re giving away some crafty goodies from “Spike’s Trunk”!

To be eligible for the prize, you must:
  • play in all the challenges for September (#95, 96, 97, 98, 99)
  • your card must be new, no back-links
  • your card can only be combined with a sketch challenge (which is not necessary) but no others
  • enter your card in the Linky Tools link on the Drunken Stampers blog for the appropriate week (all challenges are open for one week)
  • send us an email when you’ve completed all the challenges


To play along with us, all you need to do is link your project on the Drunken Stampers blog using the Linky Tool, and add your blog link, gallery link, etc. (for more info on how to participate please click How do I participate? tab) 

Please add the link directly to your project (any generic blog links will be deleted from the list) and leave us a comment! (if Linky Tools isn’t working or just misbehavin’, just leave a comment with the link to your card) You have until  Friday, October 5 at 11:59 PST to post your link for this challenge!

You can check out what the other members of Team Mojito (and maybe some members of Team Flirtini) have created for this challenge by visiting the Drunken Stampers blog!
Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Hugs,

YEE-HAW! It’s a western challenge at SCRS!

Well howdy, my crafty friends! I’m moseying in today with two cards for the western-themed challenge at Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps!

I completed Intermediate Copic certification this weekend in Vancouver, BC with my friends Thanh and Naomi, and have been practicing some of the lighting techniques that I learned.

Both cards feature SCRS’s “Cowgirl Chloe“! The first card was colored before I went to the certification class:

and the second was colored after the class:

The main difference in the way that I colored the second image was that I used a lighting placement guide to figure out the highlights and shadows. I also used a different color combination for the skin on the second image (E11 + E21) versus the color combo I used on the first (E00 + E02).
Thanks so much for stopping by!