colourQ #82

April 26, 2011March 18, 20151 Comment

Happy Tuesday and welcome back for another colourQ challenge (#82)!

Hope you all had a great Easter weekend! On Saturday, we went up to Seattle and had some delicious Latin & Cuban food out in the sunshine!

On to our challenge! Here are this week’s colors:

This week’s colors were a challenge for me! I normally don’t use several shades of green in the same project, so it took me a while to figure out how to work them all in…but I’m happy with how my card came together!

Supplies: stamps (Crafty Secrets), sentiment sticker (SRM Stickers), embossing folder (Sizzix), cardstock (Stampin’ Up!), markers (Copic), pearls (Prima E Line; recolored with Copic marker), paper (My Mind’s Eye)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

The rest of the colourQ Royal Court have some gorgeous creations to show you! You can find their blog links to the left under the photo of this week’s challenge colors, or by visiting the colourQ blog!

Don’t forget to link up your entry at the colourQ blog! I can’t wait to see what you’ll create with this week’s challenge colors!

Sparkle Creations Challenge #40

April 26, 2011March 18, 20151 Comment

Welcome back for another Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps challenge (#40)!

This is my last SCRS challenge as the Guest Designer for April…I definitely enjoyed being part of the team this month…everyone is so talented and creates such fantastic cards! Thanks to the SCRS team for inviting me to create along with you this month!

For this week’s challenge, we were all inspired by this photo of some sweet butterfly themed bedding:

So, for my card, I used the adorable Rollerblading Chloe:

Supplies: paper (Basic Grey), chipboard element (Maya Road), stamp (Rollerblading Chloe from Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps), markers (Copic), ribbon, Stickles, adhesive gems (Queen & Co.), sentiment stamp (Lawn Fawn).

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Make sure to visit the blogs of the Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Design Team; they’ve created some amazing cards for you to see!

and

Suzanne Bier, April Guest Designer (you’re here!)

After you’ve been thoroughly inspired, visit the Sparkle Creations blog for the contest details and to link your entry! Deadline for this week’s challenge is Sunday, May 1st @ 9 PM PST…you could win Swimming Lucy!

Unscripted Sketches #103

April 23, 2011March 18, 20151 Comment

Happy Saturday and welcome back for another Unscripted Sketches challenge!
Here’s the sketch for this week:

and here’s my card (I rotated the sketch):

Supplies: stamps (The Greeting Farm – Surfing Anya, sentiment – Stampin’ Up!), paper (KaiserCraft), markers (Copic), metallic gel pens (Sakura), paper flowers, adhesive pearls, Stickles, ink (Tsukineko Brilliance)

Don’t forget to visit the Unscripted Sketches Design Team’s blogs! They’ve got some fantastic creations to show you: Arielle, Becky, CherylAnn, Debbie, Gardenia, Jenny, KathyJo, Linda, Loes, Mary, Monique, Regan, Rudlis, Sarah Kaye, Steph, Susan, and Val!

And once you’re fully inspired, link up your creation at Unscripted Sketches!

We’re finally having some gorgeous sunshine here in Washington state…it definitely feels like spring! Hope you all have a wonderful Easter weekend!

Sketch Saturday Sponsored by Sparkle Creations

April 23, 2011March 18, 20151 Comment

Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps is sponsoring this week’s challenge at Sketch Saturday! You can check out the challenge details here to play along and for your chance to win Cruisin’ Chloe and Scooter Chloe!
Here’s the sketch:

And here’s my card, featuring Farming Oliver!

Supplies: paper (Basic Grey – Oliver, Max & Whiskers), markers (Copic), typed sentiment, buttons, twine, sewing machine.

Thanks for stopping by!

I’m so happy that I’ve been guest designing at Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps this month! The Design Team has some fun and fantastic creations to show you for this challege, too:

and

Suzanne Bier, April Guest Designer (you’re here!)

Don’t forget to link your entry at Sketch Saturday!

Also, Sparkle Creations is having a sale this weekend…all items in the store are 15% off with the code BUNNY15! The sale runs through Sunday, April 24!

colourQ #81

April 19, 2011March 18, 20151 Comment

Happy Tuesday and welcome back for another colourQ challenge!

Spring is slowly coming back to Washington…we had sunshine over the weekend, although it’s still kind of chilly out there! I’m just happy to see some sun after all those months of rain!

Since Easter is a week away, and I’m sure you have some of your own Spring Fever, these colors will no doubt inspire you (not to mention those cute little bunnies in the photo):

Here’s my card:

Supplies: onesie stamp (Studio G), snail stamp (Lawn Fawn, Critters in the ‘Burbs), cardstock, typed sentiment, Copic markers, twine.

To make the clothespins, I drew a line on a scrap of kraft cardstock with a black pen, ran the scrap through my Xyron sticker maker, then cut fringe pieces into the cardstock to make the clothespins!

I also have the wooden mini ones, but I like to make these for cards where I’m using a bunch of clothespins in the design.

The grass was cut freehand on a strip of Old Olive cardstock.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I can’t wait to see what you’ll create with this week’s set of challenge colors!

For more colour-ful inspiration, visit the rest of the colourQ Royal Court Design Team! Their blog links can be found to the left under the thumbnail photo of this week’s colors!

Don’t forget to link your creation on the colourQ blog! See you there!

Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps challenge #39

April 19, 2011March 18, 20152 Comments

Hi and welcome back for another Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Challenge (#39)!

This week’s challenge is to include a handmade embellishment on your entry!

This week’s winner will receive the adorable Traveling Josh stamp!

For my card, I used Turntable Josh:

Supplies: ink (Tsukineko Brilliance – Graphite Black), paper (Basic Grey Oliver and scraps from Fancy Pants and My Mind’s Eye), markers (Copic), metallic glitter brads, typed sentiment.

My handmade embellishment is the LP record. I made it by layering a green circle on top of a black circle and adding the detail with a white gel pen. To complete the record, I added a silver brad in the center to keep the circles together.

Thanks for stopping by!

To play along with this challenge, upload a photo of your project and provide a direct link in the linky widget at the bottom of the Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps challenge post.

If you use an online gallery like Splitcoast, please also use the keywords SCRSC39 and SparkleCreations (no spaces). If you have a Facebook account and are a fan of Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps, you can also upload there.

Deadline for this week’s challenge is Sunday, April 24th @ 9 PM PST.

For more inspiration, be sure to visit the Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Design Team’s blogs:

and

Suzanne Bier, April Guest Designer (you’re here!)

Unscripted Sketches #102

April 16, 2011March 18, 20151 Comment

Happy Saturday and welcome back for another Unscripted Sketches Challenge (#102)!

First, I’d like to thank everybody who stopped by to leave comments during our 100th sketch blogiversary celebration! Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and leave some love! Hope you all had fun!

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!

This week’s challenge also features an optional piggyback challenge, which is to recycle or reuse something on your card or project! Here’s our sketch for this week:

My card unfortunately doesn’t feature anything recycled on it because I made it before the piggyback challenge was announced. I could make up a story about re-using cotton balls for the bunny tails, but that wouldn’t be true…they’re little pom poms from the kids’ craft section!

Other supplies: paper (We R Memory Keepers), ink (Tsukineko Brilliance), stamp (Four Bunnies by Rubbermoon), markers (Copic), rhinestones, typed sentiment, cardstock.

Thanks for hopping by to look at my card!

The rest of the design team have some innovative ways of re-using items on their projects…don’t forget to check them out: Arielle, Becky, CherylAnn, Debbie, Gardenia, Jenny, KathyJo, Linda, Loes, Mary, Monique, Regan, Rudlis, Sarah Kaye, Steph, Susan, and Val!

And after you’ve been inspired, link your creation on the Unscripted Sketches blog!

CPS 213

April 15, 2011March 18, 2015

Just a quick post to show you my entry for Card Positioning Systems (CPS) Sketch 213. Here’s the sketch:

And here’s my card!

Supplies: image stamp (Astronaut Ian, The Greeting Farm – retired), paper (Bo Bunny Blast Off), markers (Copic), embossing folders (Sizzix & QuickKutz), glitter (Stickles in Star Dust), cardstock (Stampin’ Up!), typed sentiment, glitter pen (Sakura Stardust Clear), ink (Tsukineko Brilliance)

Thanks for stopping by! I’ll have more posts & cards for you this weekend!

Cardabilities challenge — sponsored by Sparkle Creations!

April 15, 2011March 18, 20151 Comment

Since I’m the guest designer this month over at Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps, I had the pleasure of also being able to play along with the challenges they’re sponsoring in April!
This week, Sparkle Creations is sponsoring the latest Cardabilities challenge, which is based on this sketch:

Here’s my card, featuring the ever-popular and darling Cupcake Ruby:

Supplies: Paper (My Mind’s Eye, Stella and Rose Collection), Stamp (Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps), markers (Copic), paper flowers, brads, typed sentiment, border punch (Martha Stewart Crafts), cardstock.

Cupcake Ruby is one of two stamps being awarded to one lucky challenge participant, along with the goodies in the picture below!

Link up your entry in this week’s Cardabilities challenge at the Cardabilities blog!

Don’t forget to visit the Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps design team for more inspiration:

and

Suzanne Bier, April Guest Designer (you’re here!)

One more thing…the SCRS BIRTHDAY SALE!
In honor of Sparkle’s 29th birthday, all orders over $29 (before shipping) will receive FREE SHIPPING! As a bonus, everyone who qualified for free shipping will be entered to win a $29 store credit! The sale is on now through the end of Sunday, April 17, 2011. The winner of the store credit will be announced on the SCRS blog on April 18. There is no coupon code, but please note that shipping will still appear on your invoice. If your order is over $29, Sparkle will manually refund your cost for shipping.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Challenge #38

April 12, 2011March 18, 20155 Comments

Hi and welcome back for another Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Challenge (#38)! This week’s challenge is inspired by this fun sketch from Design Team Member Kim Yu!

For my card, I used darling “Suitcase Ruby”!

Don’t forget to visit the Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Design Team blogs to see what fantastic projects they’ve made to inspire you! I’m honored to be posting with them this month as the SCRS April Guest Designer!

and

Suzanne Bier, April Guest Designer (you’re here!)

Thanks for stopping by! Don’t forget to link your creation for this week’s challenge on the Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps blog! The deadline for this week’s challenge is Sunday, April 17th @ 9 PM PST.

Also, Sparkle’s birthday sale is still going on! One lucky qualifying customer will win a $29 store credit!