Unscripted Sketches #122

Happy Saturday and welcome back for another Unscripted Sketches challenge! Thanks to all who played along with us last week, and if you weren’t able to play along, I hope you’ll give this week’s sketch a try!
Here’s my card for this week:
Other supplies: image stamps (Birthday Josh and Celebrating Chloe – Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps), typed sentiment, card base, cardstock (Stampin’ Up! Soft Suede, Bo Bunny Peacock Double Dot), patterned paper (My Mind’s Eye Fly A Kite mini pad), Copic markers.
and here’s the sketch it’s based on (I changed the proportion of the first column to work with the size of the sentiment):

Need more inspiration? The rest of the Unscripted SketchesDesign Team has you covered: Arielle, Billie, CherylAnn, Debbie, KathyJo, Linda, Loes, Mary, Rudlis, Sarah Kaye, and Susan! Don’t forget to link your entry at the Unscripted Sketches blog! I can’t wait to see what you’ll create with this week’s sketch!
Thanks for stopping by!

Paper Smooches August Sparks Challenge

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Hi! Thanks for stopping by to get a closer look at my card for the August Sparks Challenge at Paper Smooches!

This month’s challenge is based on an inspiration photo:
For my card, I chose the color scheme of fuchsia, white, light blue and brown and the rhinestones. I used image stamps from Paper Smooches‘ “Santa Paws” set and the sentiment is from PS’s “Sugar Rush” set.
Other supplies: polka dot and striped paper (Echo Park Dots & Stripes), kraft cardstock (PaperTrey Ink), ink (Tsukineko Brilliance – Graphite Black and Stampin Up! – Soft Suede), Spellbinders die, adhesive rhinestones, twine, Copic markers, foam squares, card base.

Thanks so much for stopping by! This challenge runs until Wednesday, September 7. For all the details and to check out the other entries, visit the Paper Smooches blog!

colourQ 100!

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Happy Tuesday and welcome back for another colourQ challenge! This week, we’re celebrating our 100th challenge, and we’ve teamed up with Clean & Simple Stamping!

This week’s challenge is a little different…You choose ANY of our past colourQ combos and pair it with the featured sketch from Clean & Simple Stamping (called a Fall-to-Layout, or FTL).

So, here’s my card for this week:

Supplies: image and sentiment stamps (Lawn Fawn Stamps), ink (Chocolate Chip – Stampin’ Up! and silver ink for needle), embroidery floss, twine, Copic markers,  green striped paper/red polka dot paper (Echo Park Dots & Stripes), polka dot paper (Bo Bunny Double Dot – Peacock), card base.
which uses the colors from colourQ #63 with the sketch:
 
With so many fabulous colourQ combos to choose from, there’s no reason NOT to play along with us this week! I had a hard time picking a “favorite” combo, so I chose one that I really liked! While the inspiration photo was Christmas-related, I used one of my favorite non-Christmas sets for my card!
The rest of the colourQ Royal Court have made some gorgeous examples for you to check out! You can see them all at the colourQ blog (where you can also link up your entry for this week) or by visiting their personal blogs…just click the links to the left under the thumbnail of this week’s challenge!
And our ever-thoughtful Arielle created a handy way to see all of the past colourQ combos on one page (which might make your choice a little easier)! Just click HERE for the “Compendium of ColourQ”!
I can’t wait to see which past colourQ you’ll create with for this week’s challenge! To be considered for colourQueen, make sure your entry is linked up on the colourQ blog by noon Central Time on Sunday, September 4!
Thanks so much for stopping by!

Unscripted Sketches #121

Happy Saturday and welcome back for another Unscripted Sketches challenge (#121)! Here’s my card for this week:
Supplies: patterned paper (October Afternoon), image and sentiment stamps (Hero Arts), cardstock (Stampin’ Up!),  card base, Copic markers, ink (Tsukineko Brilliance – Graphite Black).
I’ll admit, this one was challenging at first, but after I decided to use one larger image and divide it up into smaller rectangles, then put it together like a mosaic or puzzle, everything else seemed to come together!
I’ll let you in on another little secret…I didn’t realize until after I had put all of my elements in place that I had assembled the grid part of the sketch upside down! Good thing the card still opened and closed correctly…LOL!
Here’s the sketch for this week…don’t let it scare you! You really can have a lot of fun with this one once you start putting the pieces together! You’ll also notice that I placed my sentiment in one of the rectangles, even though there’s no specific place for it in the sketch.
And remember, as long as your entry is inspired by this week’s Unscripted Sketch, there’s no right or wrong way to play along!
Still stumped? The rest of the Unscripted Sketches Design Team has plenty of inspiring ideas to help you play with this one! Don’t forget to visit them:  Arielle, Becky, Billie, CherylAnn, Debbie, KathyJo, Linda, Loes, Mary, Rudlis, Sarah Kaye, and Susan!
Hope you have a wonderful weekend, and I hope to see you playing along with us this week at Unscripted Sketches! Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Moxie Fab World Square Sketch Challenge

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Hi there! Glad you stopped by to look at my card for the “Square Sketch Challenge” at the Moxie Fab World blog! It’s part of the celebration for the latest special issue of Paper Crafts Magazine, “Card Ideas for Paper Crafters.”

I had fun with this one…I don’t normally do big elements on my cards, so it was great to stretch my creative horizons and come up with something new and innovative for this challenge!

Here’s my card:

Supplies: card base, cardstock (PaperTrey Ink), twine (My Mind’s Eye), scrap of paper (Crate Paper), Crop-a-Dile, glue, embossing folder (Sizzix), Spellbinders die.
My first thought was to create a large flower, like on the sketch, but I changed my mind and decided to create a twine heart in its place! I’m so happy with how this came out!
And here’s the sketch it’s based on, created by Go-to-Gal Kim Kesti:

Thanks so much for stopping by! This challenge runs until Monday, September 19 at midnight EST. For all the details on this and the other sketch challenges, visit the Moxie Fab World blog!
If you missed my entry for the Moxie Fab World’s “Vertical Sketch Challenge,” scroll down or click here! Thanks again!

Moxie Fab World Sketch Challenges: Vertical Sketch Challenge

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Happy Thursday and thanks for stopping by to look at the first of two of the cards I’m submitting to the latest round of challenges at the Moxie Fab World blog!

To celebrate the release of the special issue “Card Ideas for Paper Crafters,” four sketches have been presented for paper crafters to play with, and present their ideas for using this sketch in an innovative way!

I made two cards today…the first is for the “Vertical Sketch Challenge.” Here’s my card:

Supplies: patterned paper (Bo Bunny, My Mind’s Eye), typed sentiment, image stamp (A Muse Studio),  letter stamps (Lawn Fawn), star punch, cardstock (Stampin’ Up!), corner rounder, card base, Copic markers.
And here’s the sketch it was based on, created by Go-to-Gal Julie Campbell! (I flipped the sketch for my card):

For all of the details on this challenge, visit the Moxie Fab World blog! You have until midnight Eastern time on Monday, September 19 to upload your entry!
My next post is for the “Square Sketch Challenge.” Hope you’ll stop by! 

CPS #232

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Happy Wednesday! Just wanted to make a quick post to show you my entry for this week’s Card Positioning Systems challenge (#232)!

Here’s my card:

Supplies: image and sentiment stamps (Cheerleading Emily, Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps), ink (Tsukineko Brilliance), striped paper (Echo Park Dots & Stripes mini pads), card base, Copic markers.
And here’s the sketch it was based on (because my main image was larger, I changed the proportions on the sketch):

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

colourQ #99

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Happy Tuesday and welcome back for another colourQ challenge! We’ve got a great set of colors for you to play with today…at least two of them will get you thinking about fall!
Here’s my card! The bikes and sentiment are by aMuse Studio. This was also the first time I tried partially embossing cardstock for my card front. I’m very happy with how it came out!

Supplies: stamps (aMuse Studio), card base, white cardstock, colored cardstock (Stampin’ Up!), Copic markers, Stampin’ Write marker in Crushed Curry, ribbon, glitter gel pen, scalloped circle punch, Sizzix embossing folder, ink (Tsukineko Brilliance in Graphite Black).
Still not sure how you’ll use these colors in your entry? You’re in luck! The colourQ Royal Court can help! They’ve created some tasty examples to show you with this week’s set of colors. You can see them at the colourQ blog (where you can also link up your entry for this week), or by visiting their personal blogs … just click the links to the left under the thumbnail of this week’s challenge colors!
I can’t wait to see what you’ll create with this week’s colourQ! One last thing…to be considered for colourQueen, get your entry linked by noon Central Time on Sunday, August 28!
Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #131

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Welcome! Thanks for stopping by to get a closer look at the card I made for this week’s Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge! I don’t often make Halloween cards, but I couldn’t resist making one with this sketch!

Here’s my card:

Supplies: card base, patterned paper (Cosmo Cricket’s Matilda), image stamp (Broomstick Lucy – Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps), sentiment stamp (Stampin’ Up!), border punch (American Girl Crafts), adhesive gems, Copic markers.
and here’s the challenge sketch:

Thanks so much for stopping by! 
For all the challenge details, and to link up your entry, please visit “the sweetest thing” blog!

PageMaps Card Contest

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Thanks for stopping by to look at my card for the sketch contest at the PageMaps blog! This contest runs until midnight Mountain Time on Sunday, August 28.

Here’s my card:
Supplies: image and sentiment stamps (Shopping Emily, Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps), card base, paper (Basic Grey Out of Print), Copic markers, adhesive rhinestones, ribbon (The Girls’ Paperie), border punch (EK Success/Martha Stewart)
and here’s the sketch for the challenge:

For all the details on this challenge, please visit the PageMaps blog!
Thanks again for stopping by!