I have three projects to share with you today! My first project is a card featuring “Birthday Princess.” The sentiment is from the “Magical Birthday” set, and I’ll have a card to show you with that set during our After Party posts on Saturday!

 

My second card features “Cleo,” one of three new Macy Wong animal stamps being released this month! 

(The sentiment is from my collection; it doesn’t come with the stamp.)

 

My third project is a gift card holder that I made with the new “Pocket Die.” I created the sentiments with the Skinny Font Alpha set.

 

Make sure you comment on ALL of the blogs in today’s hop (including this one), because FOUR random winners will receive a $10 YNS gift certificate! (You must leave a comment on each blog in the hop to qualify for the prize.)

Of course, Karen is also offering some fabulous Hop Specials at the YNS Store!  All orders over $25.00 will receive a FREE YNS Birthday Stamp set!

 

Now it’s time to hop on over to Laura’s amazing blog, but don’t forget to leave a comment here before you go! 

 

Our hop ends on August 24th at midnight Eastern time, so make sure you leave your comments before the hop ends! Karen will post the prize winners on the YNS blog on August 25th!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Happy hopping (and shopping)!

 

Hugs,

 

• You must use a TGF stamp (rubber, digi, or clear) as your main image.

• Entries must be uploaded via InLinkz (at the bottom of this challenge’s post at the TGF blog) no later than Thursday, July 11th at NOON CST. You can add a direct link to your entry from your personal blog, SCS gallery, Flickr or TGF galleria.  (If the InLinkz tool is missing, please link your submission URL in the comment section at the bottom of the post.)

• The fabulous prize: A random participant will be selected to win their choice of an in-stock SINGLE RUBBER STAMP or a 4×6 set!

Unfortunately, I can’t give hints or tell you which card is mine, but I can guarantee that all of the entries will be fabulous!

Supplies: image stamp (“Alice Bean” – The Greeting Farm), sentiment (“Delicate Words” die – The Greeting Farm), patterned papers (“Halloween in Wonderland” – Graphic 45, letter print – Prima), sewing machine, black ink, coffee filters, assorted Copic markers, blending solution, twine (“Midnight” Trendy Twine – Annie’s Paper Boutique), foam tape.

• You must use a TGF stamp (rubber, digi, or clear) as your main image.
• Entries must be uploaded via InLinkz at the bottom of the challenge post on the TGF blog no later than Thursday, April 25th at NOON CST.
• You can add a direct link to your entry from your personal blog, SCS gallery, Flickr or TGF galleria. (If the InLinkz tool is missing, feel free to link your submission URL in the comment section!)
• The fabulous prize: A random participant will be selected to win their choice of an in-stock SINGLE RUBBER STAMP or a 4×6 set!

WOW! Yesterday it actually felt like Spring…and I went outside in a short sleeve shirt and left my jacket in the car! So happy that temperatures are warming up a bit, but today I’ve got Christmas on my mind…well, just for this post!

This week’s Christmas Card Challenge is to incorporate reindeer on your card, so here’s what I came up with:

Supplies: patterned paper (“North Pole” mini pad – Doodlebug Designs), image stamps (“Fleas Navidad” – Paper Smooches), metal frame die (“Insta Love Polaroid Die Set” – Your Next Stamp), sentiment stamp, snowdrift dies (PaperTrey Ink), twine (Trendy Twine), button, assorted Copic markers, watermark ink, white embossing powder, brown ink (Espresso Truffle – Tsukineko Memento), silver pigment ink, white marker, sewing machine.

Hi, crafty friends! Today, I’m sharing the card I made for this week’s “anything goes” challenge at the Paper Smooches SPARKS blog.

I often come up with some of my silliest and most creative ideas late at night. Tonight I was coloring some images and remembered there was still time to link up for this challenge, and suddenly, it hit me…I needed to make a “hipster walrus” card!

So, I combined images from the “Chilly Chums” and “Warm Hearts” sets, with the mustache from the “Hot Concoctions” set thrown in for good measure.

And the result is the hippest walrus around, complete with knit beanie cap, shades (I just colored his eyes in with a black marker and drew a line between them to create the glasses), bow tie, gourmet coffee and of course, a mustache:

Welcome back, crafty friends! Today brings a new Christmas Card Challenge! This week, we’re challenging you to distress something on your card (rip, sand or tear).

I distressed the edges of my main embossed image. I originally wanted to tear the red patterned paper, but it was a bit too much, so I stuck with a simple touch of the technique instead.

Supplies: watermark ink (VersaMark), gold and white opaque embossing powder (JudiKins), seam binding ribbon (Stampin’ UP!), houndstooth paper (SEI), gold glitter brads (American Crafts), image and sentiment stamps (Gourmet Rubber Stamps), patterned paper (Echo Park – Very Merry Christmas).

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!