Unscripted Sketches #130

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Happy Saturday and welcome back for another Unscripted Sketches challenge! I flipped this week’s sketch and used it to make a Halloween card. I found that this sketch is very versatile, especially if you change it by flipping it or changing the dimensions of the four rectangles!
Every Saturday morning we post a sketch for the week. Flip the sketch, rotate it…make 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!
Supplies: image and sentiment stamp (“Franken Josh” by Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps), paper (Cosmo Cricket Haunted & Basic Grey scraps from Green at Heart and Oxford mini pads), brads, cardstock (Stampin’ Up!), card base, ink (Tsukineko Brilliance in Graphite Black), Copic markers.

Here’s our sketch for this week! I hope you’ll find time to play along with us!

Don’t forget to visit the rest of the Unscripted Sketches Design Team: Arielle, Billie, CherylAnn, Debbie, KathyJo, Linda, Loes, Rudlis, Sarah Kaye, and Susan!
Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you have a wonderful weekend! Don’t forget to link your entry for this week’s challenge at the Unscripted Sketches blog! See you there!

Crafty Contagion Challenge: Pumpkin inspiration!

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Hi! Thanks for stopping by for a closer look at my card for the latest challenge at Crafty Contagion!

It’s a new challenge blog that my group of stamping buddies (the Stamping Together Divas) set up for us to share cards and projects we’ve made, to challenge each other and inspire YOU!

We issue a challenge every two weeks, and I hope you’ll find some time to play along with us!
This week, PUMPKINS are our theme! Whether you’re inspired by the color, a jack-o-lantern, pie, a pumpkin spice latte, or something else, we’d love for you to play along!
Here’s my card! I was inspired by the color of pumpkins and the richness of fall colors! I sent the card to my Mom a few days ago:
Supplies: Copic markers, image and sentiment stamps (Autumn Rin – Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps), paper (Bo Bunny), ink, cardstock (Stampin’ Up!), gold gel pen, adhesive rhinestones, twine, embossing folder (Cuttlebug), button.
Thanks so much for stopping by! I can’t wait to see what pumpkins will inspire you to create for our challenge! Make sure to link your entry at the Crafty Contagion blog! See you there!

Unscripted Sketches #129

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Happy Saturday and welcome back for another Unscripted Sketches challenge!

If you’re just finding Unscripted Sketches, every Saturday morning we post a sketch for the week. Flip the sketch, rotate it…make 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 my card! I rotated the sketch to the side. Instead of a large title, I used a strip of navy patterned paper.  I arranged the image of the magical items and the sentiment in the place of the two rectangles on the sketch, and put my main image in the larger open area.

Supplies: image and sentiment stamps (Magical Mathilda, Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps), Copic markers, ink (Tsukineko Brilliance – Graphite Black), patterned papers (Bo Bunny), foam squares, gold gel pen, Star Dust Stickles, card base.

And here’s our sketch so you can play along with us!
Hope you’re able to get crafty with us this weekend! Don’t forget to visit the rest of the Unscripted Sketches Design Team: Arielle, Billie, CherylAnn, Debbie, KathyJo, Linda, Loes, Rudlis, Sarah Kaye, and Susan!
Thanks for stopping by! 

colourQ #107

Happy Tuesday and welcome back for another colourQ challenge! This week, our colors could be used for a fall or Halloween card, but I chose to make a holiday card in non-traditional colors!

Supplies: image stamp (Imaginisce Cottage Christmas), sentiment stamp (Studio G),  Rich Razzleberry and  Lucky Limeade cardstock (Stampin’ Up!), card base, Copic markers, glitter gel pen, orange striped paper (Echo Park Dots & Stripes), ink (Stampin’ Up!), adhesive rhinestones, embossing folder (Sizzix)

Here are our colors for this week! I hope you’ll play along with us!

The rest of the colourQ Royal Court (as always) have created some amazing cards and layouts with this week’s colors! You can see them on the colourQ blog or by visiting their personal blogs. (The links are to the left under the thumbnail of this week’s challenge colors.)
Don’t forget to link your entry at the colourQ blog! To be in the running for this week’s colourQueen, make sure you’ve linked up before noon Central Time on Sunday, October 23! I can’t wait to see what you’ll create!

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

colourQ #106

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Happy Tuesday and welcome back for another colourQ challenge! Our colors for this week might be a little spooky, but don’t be scared!

Here’s my card:

Supplies: pumpkin, witch hat, letter stamps (Lawn Fawn), dog stamp (Paper Smooches), patterned paper (Echo Park Dots & Stripes), cardstock (Core’dinations – black, Stampin’ Up! – orange), Copic markers, Stampin’ Up marker in Crushed Curry, ink (Tsukineko Brilliance – Graphite Black), adhesive gems, card base.
and here are our colors for this week, inspired by a fun bee backpack:

I hope you’ll play along with us this week! I enjoy seeing what everyone makes with our colourQ! The rest of the colourQ Royal Court have created some fantastic cards and layouts with this week’s colors! You can see them on the colourQ blog or by visiting their personal blogs. (The links are to the left under the thumbnail of this week’s challenge colors.)
Don’t forget to link your entry at the colourQ blog! To be in the running for this week’s colourQueen, make sure you’ve linked up before noon Central Time on Sunday, October 16!
Thanks so much for stopping by! 

DeNami Fall Blog Hop!

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    Hi! Thanks so much for stopping by to see the card I made for DeNami’s Fall Blog Hop! Hope you’re having fun checking out all the fun & festive creations along the way! This is my second time participating in a DeNami hop, and I can’t wait to show you what I’ve made!





    You’ve probably arrived from Wendy Elliot’s blog, and now you’re visiting me (Suzanne Bier)! If you get lost along the way or want to start from the beginning, you can always go back to the DeNami blog!

      Here’s my card:

      Other supplies: cardstock, grosgrain ribbon, card base, glitter glue.

      I used the dogs from two DeNami Petit Fours sets, (Playful Puppies and Cuddly Pals). The background was made with the Candy Corn stamp on kraft cardstock, stamped in brown ink and colored with an opaque white marker and alcohol markers.

      I drew the costumes on each dog with a matching marker, and then colored them in!

      Thanks again for stopping by! Don’t forget to comment on each designer’s blog for your chance to win one of TWO $20 DeNami gift certificates! One of the designers will also be randomly chosen to win a certificate! You have until Monday, October 10, 2011 at 11:59 pm Pacific Time to leave comments on all the blogs and be eligible for a prize!

      Thanks again for stopping by! Your next stop on the hop is Michele Gross! 

      Unscripted Sketches #127

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      Happy Saturday and welcome back for another Unscriped Sketches challenge! My card for this week is a birthday card that I made for my crafty friend, Sheila! She’s part of my circle of crafty friends that I’m meeting up with today!

      Supplies: patterned paper (My Mind’s Eye, aMuse – gingham), cardstock (Stampin’ Up!), image stamp (The Greeting Farm, retired “Me Time Anya” set), sentiment stamp (Paper Smooches), punch (imaginisce), ink (Tsukineko Graphite Black), glitter brad, Stickles, Copic markers.
      Here’s our sketch for this week! I hope you’ll play along with us!

      Thanks so much for stopping by! 
      Hope you have a wonderful, crafty 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: Arielle, Billie, CherylAnn, Debbie, KathyJo, Linda, Loes, Mary, Rudlis, Sarah Kaye, and Susan! And most of all, don’t forget to link up your challenge entry at the Unscripted Sketches blog!

      Karber Stamps Preview: "You Are So Sweet" set!

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      Hi! Thanks for stopping by to check out the card I’ve made with this month’s Karber stamp set! It’s called “You Are So Sweet” and will be available in the Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Store this Saturday, October 8!

      You might notice a change in the Karber stamps…they will now be released as acrylic cling stamps instead of unmounted red rubber, and instead of two individual stamp releases, there will be one 4″ x 6″ set released each month!


      Here’s my card! I only used two images from the set and one of the sentiments.

      Supplies: Image and sentiment stamps (Karber Stamps “You Are So Sweet” set), patterned paper (Bo Bunny Sweet Tooth), card base, Copic markers, foam tape.

      Be sure to visit all rest of the SCRS designers for more peeks of You are So Sweet. Sparkle will be giving away You are So Sweet to one lucky person! For a chance to win, you need to comment on all of the designer’s blogs (list below). Then stop by the SCRS blog and comment on the Leslie post. You have until midnight EST each day to comment. The lucky winner will be announced the following day! 


      Corinne Mercado
      Kadie Ensley
      Margie Cortina
      Mary Johnson
      Peggy Toole,Sponsorship Coordinator
      Piali Biswas
      Suzanne Bier, Newsletter Coordinator

      Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Store
      Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Blog

      Thanks so much for stopping by!

      colourQ #105

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      Happy Tuesday and welcome back for another colourQ challenge! It was awesome to see all the beautiful cards and layouts inspired by our 2-year celebration! If you didn’t have the chance to play with us last week, I hope you’ll join us this week!

      Here’s my card! I made it for my sister-in-law and her husband, who celebrated their wedding anniversary yesterday! (It was also my birthday yesterday, so my husband & I went out to dinner!)

      Supplies: ink (Chocolate Chip – Stampin’ Up!), stamps (Lawn Fawn), cardstock (Pear Pizzazz, Wisteria Wonder – Stampin’ Up!), twine (Whisker Graphics), patterned paper (Bo Bunny)
      Here are our colours for this week:
      I can’t wait to see what you’ll create with this week’s colourQ! The rest of the Royal Court have created some simply marvelous cards and layouts to show you! You can visit them individually by clicking on their blog links to the left under this week’s colors, or all at once at the colourQ blog!
      To be considered for this week’s colourQueen, make sure your entry is linked on the colourQ blog by noon Central Time on Sunday, October 9!
      Thanks so much for stopping by!

      Unscripted Sketches #126

      Happy Saturday and welcome back for another Unscripted Sketches challenge! Thanks to everybody who played along with us this week…if you didn’t get the chance to play, I hope you’ll join us this week!

      I’ve been sick with a cold, so I haven’t been able to make more cards than the ones for my DT challenges. I’m hoping to be better before my birthday on Monday!

      Here’s my card for this week’s Unscripted Sketches challenge! I picked up this cute stamp set yesterday, and I couldn’t wait to use it on a card!

      Supplies: stamps (Your Next Stamp), cardstock (Stampin’ Up!), paper (My Mind’s Eye  “Stella & Rose” collection), adhesive pearls, Copic markers, embossing folder (Sizzix), letter stickers (Webster’s Pages)

      and here’s our sketch for this week! Instead of putting the sentiment sideways, I rotated the two left rectangles and made a little banner for the sentiment. I added the pearls to help balance the design.
      Before you get crafty, take some time to check out what the rest of the Unscripted Sketches team created  with this week’s sketch: Arielle, Billie, CherylAnn, Debbie, KathyJo, Linda, Loes, Mary, Rudlis, Sarah Kaye, and Susan!
      Thanks so much for stopping by! I can’t wait to see what you’ll create with this week’s Unscripted Sketch!