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Unscripted Sketches #86

Happy Saturday and welcome back for another Unscripted Sketch!
If you’re just finding Unscripted Sketches, every Saturday morning we post a sketch for the week. Flip the sketch, rotate it…create a card, a scrapbook page, or anything your imagination comes up with! There’s no right or wrong way, as long as you’re using the Unscripted Sketch as the inspiration and basis of your creation!
Are you ready for the holidays? I am, for the most part…my Christmas cards were mailed last week, and our Christmas shopping has been finished for a while.
Thursday night, I finished a set of generic “kid” birthday cards for my sister-in-law (part of her Christmas gift). All we have left is to wrap presents, which I enjoy doing…I hope to get those done this weekend!
Now, on to this week’s sketch:
There’s an optional piggyback challenge this week, which is to make your entry (card, scrapbook page or other project) using NO patterned paper!
This piggyback was especially tough for me, because I LOVE using patterned paper on my cards! If going without patterned paper is not an option for you, NO WORRIES…it’s not a mandatory part of playing along with us this week!
Here’s the card I made for this week’s sketch:

Supplies: stamp (Imaginisce), cardstock (Stampin’ Up!), white gel pen, markers (Copic), embossing folder (Sizzix); sentiment printed using CK Journaling font with an inkjet printer.
I can’t wait to see what you’ll create with this week’s Unscripted Sketch! Don’t forget to visit the other fabulous Unscripted Sketches team members: Alanna, Angy, April, Arielle, Becky, CherylAnn, Debbie, Gardenia, Jenny, Lelia, Linda, Marcy, Sarah Kaye and Stephanie!

colourQ #63

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I’m so excited to be a new member of the colourQ Royal Court Design Team! Even though my “official” start isn’t until next week, I still wanted to play along with this week’s set of challenge colors, which are inspired by napkins from World Market (I love that store)!

Here are the colors for colourQ Challenge #63:

and here’s my card:
One of my goals is to finish all my upcoming design team cards before we head to California for Christmas. As long as I make and photograph the cards, I can blog from the road!  
Supplies: cardstock (Stampin’ Up!), image stamps (Lawn Fawn – dog & Santa hat), (The Rubber Cafe’ – bone), sentiment stamp (Stampin’ Up!), ink (aMuse), markers (Copic), patterned paper (American Crafts, Bo Bunny Double Dot), border punch (Fiskars), ribbon (Stampin’ Up!).
Thanks so much for stopping by to look at my card!
Visit the colourQ for more festive inspiration…I can’t wait to see what you’ll create with this week’s set of challenge colors! You can also visit the other members of the Royal Court by clicking on the links to the right! Happy crafting!

Lawn Fawn Card #3

This is my third entry for Lawn Fawn’s first challenge (the winner will be featured in Lawn Fawn’s first catalog and will be showcased in the Lawn Fawn booth at CHA in January):

I used Lawn Fawn’s “Critters in the Burbs” set for this one…the background is hand-stamped and colored using the acorn stamp from the set. I used the same acorn to mask a stamped pile at the bottom of the tree. I used “Jessie’s ABC’s” to create the custom sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by to look at my card! (My other two entries can be found HERE and HERE.)
For all the details on this challenge (it runs until December 17th at 11:59 PM EST) and to see the other entries, visit the Lawn Fawn blog!

Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Challenge #23

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Even though I’d love to try real machine stitching on my cards, for this week’s Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamp Challenge, I went with faux stitching and Sparkle Creations’ Scooter Chloe! This week’s random challenge winner over at SCRS will get Turntable Josh!
I am so glad Bo Bunny started releasing mini paper pads with their new collections! I’m using mini papers from their new Crazy Love collection on my card! The border strip that I used is from Basic Grey’s Kraft Basics mini pad.

Other supplies: cardstock (Stampin’ Up!), ink (aMuse), sentiment stamp (Lawn Fawn), brads, embossing folder (Sizzix), adhesive foam squares.
I colored Chloe with my Copics and added faux stitching with a white gel pen. I also embossed a piece of kraft cardstock to mat Chloe on.
Thanks for stopping by to look at my card!
For all the details on this challenge, and to see the other entries, visit the Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps blog!

Lawn Fawn Card Contest (with Sew Lovely set)

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Lawn Fawn Stamps is hosting a contest to feature fan-made cards in their booth at CHA in January (and in their first ever catalog!)…since I love their stamps, I had to make some cards to enter!

If you’re interested in entering, too, you can find all the details on the contest and which stamp sets to use on the Lawn Fawn blog!

Here’s my first card using their Sew Lovely stamp set (one of the first Lawn Fawn sets I bought, and still one of my favorites):

My second entry for the contest is below (please scroll down to see it)!
Thanks for stopping by to look at my cards!

Unscripted Sketches #85

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Happy Saturday and welcome back for another Unscripted Sketch!
Today I get to “play” with my monthly stamp group, The Stamping Together Divas! I’m so excited! It’s definitely one of the highlights of each month for me!
If you’re just finding Unscripted Sketches, every Saturday morning we post a sketch for the week. Flip the sketch, rotate it…create a card, a scrapbook page, or anything your imagination comes up with! There’s no right or wrong way, as long as you’re using the Unscripted Sketch as the inspiration and basis of your creation!
Here’s this week’s sketch (#85):
For my card, I combined papers from My Little Shoebox with this darling stamp by Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps (Lantern Rin)! Sparkle is also part of my monthly stamping group, and she’s the one who persuaded me to make the jump to Copics (although I didn’t need much persuading)!

The card’s sentiment comes from Lawn Fawn’s “How Delightful” set. I thought it would work well with the lantern theme. I’m still working on improving my Copic coloring skills, and I hope to take classes and possibly get certified in 2011.
Thanks for stopping by to look at my card… I hope I’ve inspired you to do something crafty this weekend! I can’t wait to see what you’ll create with this week’s Unscripted Sketch!
Don’t forget to visit the rest of the Unscripted Sketches Design Team: Alanna, Angy, April, Arielle, Becky, CherylAnn, Debbie, Gardenia, Jenny, Lelia, Linda, Marcy, Sarah Kaye and Stephanie!

Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Challenge #22

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This week’s challenge over at Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps is a color challenge (black, white and red)!

For my card I chose Sparkle Creations’ own Cruisin’ Chloe!

Supplies: cardstock (Stampin’ Up!), paper (Pink Paislee, October Afternoon), markers (Copic), sentiment sticker (SRM Stickers), border punch (Fiskars), black and silver gel pens, foam squares.
Thanks for stopping by to look at my card!
For the contest details, (this week a random lucky participant will receive the sweet Lantern Rin), visit the Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps blog!

colourQ #62

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The colors in this week’s colourQ challenge definitely inspired me to get crafting!

What bright, beautiful festive colors! It’s good to be done with my Christmas cards, so it’s fun for me to use holiday colors like these in different ways! I thought these colors would work great with one of the stamps I bought from The Greeting Farm:

Supplies: Cardstock (Stampin’ Up!), patterned paper (Basic Grey, October Afternoon, Imaginisce, Sassafras), ink (AMuse), markers (Copic), sentiment sticker (SRM Stickers), white and silver gel pens, foam squares, scalloped circle punch, adhesive gems.
Thanks for stopping by to look at my card!
Visit the colourQ blog for more festive and colorful inspiration!

Stacey’s Stamping Stage: Curtain Call Act 59

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This week’s Curtain Call color challenge at Stacey’s Stamping Stage features some festive holiday colors!
For my card, I used a wreath stamp from The Rubber Cafe, colored it with some Copics and added some adhesive rhinestones:

Other supplies: Adhesive rhinestones (Queen & Co.), Ink (aMuse), rub-on (Making Memories), embossing folder (Sizzix)
I used the Basic Gray cardstock as a mat/frame for my card, then layered an embossed rectangle of Whisper White. The wreath was cut out and I used foam squares for dimension. After applying the sentiment to white cardstock, I matted it on Always Artichoke and then on top of a strip of Jillibean Soup patterned paper.
Thanks for stopping by to look at my card!
There’s still time to get linked up with this week’s Curtain Call challenge! The deadline is Friday, December 10th before midnight (CST)! Visit Stacey’s Stamping Stage for all the details!