Sparkle Creations Challenge #69: A sketch

Hello! Hey Friends! It's time for another Sparkle Creations Challenge! This is our final challenge of the year! We at Sparkle Creations know how busy the Holiday can get so we are taking the rest of the year off so that you can do you Christmas shopping, spend time with friends and family and so forth. We will go back to our regular challenges starting January 2012!

For our final challenge, we have a sketch for you to follow, created by me! :)

I used Snow Bunny Lucy on my card. As you all know, I haven't been creating much lately so I am really behind with Christmas cards. So of course, I am trying to make a Christmas card whenever I get a chance!

I sent my Christmas cards out pretty late last year. I am hoping I can get them out by next Monday. Wish me luck!

I thought it would be fun to make some paper clip charms. Like them?





Here is a closer look at the paper clip charms.

Hope you all can play along with us! For more inspiration, please visit our BLOG!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I really appreciate it!

Am I losing it??

I think I am!

Hey everyone! Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Did you all take advantage of the Black Friday sale? I sure did! I woke up early Friday morning and went to the mall by myself! It was CROWDED! My husband thought I was crazy and didn't want to go with me so I asked him to take care of the kids while I go out for a few hours.

Anyway, why am I losing it? Well, I have been EXTREMELY forgetful these days! I actually FORGOT one of my DT assignments! Oh my gosh! That NEVER happened to me! I felt so bad! I have been thinking about it the last few days, for real!

I made this card a couple of weeks ago, thought I shared it on my blog but guess what? Nope! I listed it on my Etsy store but FORGOT to post it here! Oh my gosh! Am I getting old?? Or am I really losing it??

I used Matilda from The Greeting Farm. I used my new butterfly embossing folder! Like it?? :)


Anyway, I have some sweet, fun but sugarfree stuff to share soon! Be on the look out for that!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!


Challenges:

Craft Your Way: Buttons or bows
Raise The Bar: Thank You
Crop Stop: Thank You
Moving Along With The Times: Ribbons and Bows
Paper Crafting Journey: Anything Goes
Paper Play: Be Thankful
Pixie Dust: Thank you
Crafty Creations: Give Thanks
Little Darling Challenge: Thank you

Backpack Combo

Wow! Has it been a week since I last posted? Time just flies by me!

It has been a while since I make anything but a card, a 3D project! I have sold a few sets of backpack/card combos in my Etsy store. They were all boyish sets. At a customer's suggestion/request, here is a set for a girl!

Backpack is great for practically anyone! It's big enough to hold a couple packs of snacks and the front pocket is large enough for a gift card!

I have been loving Some Odd Girls lately but haven't have the chance to play with any until now. I thought School Mae is perfect! What do you think??









Oh, just want to let you guys know that I still haven't forgotten about a couple of templates I promised I would post like FOREVER AGO! LOL You all know I am the world's biggest procrastinator by now! hehe

Also, it has been ages since I created anything for Lollipop Crafts challenges! This week's challenge is ANYTHING GOES! Hope you guys can play along with us!

Have a great week, everyone!


Challenges:
Some Odd Girls: recipe
Make IT Monday: Anything Goes
Outlines Monday Challenge: Gift Card Holder
One Stitch At A Time: Anything Goes
Pile It On: Anything With A "P" (I have pearls)
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle: Embossing
Squiggle Challenge: Anything But A Card
Anabelle Stamps Challenges: Buttons and Bows
Fussy and Fancy: Make a Gift/Anything But A Card

Sparkle Creations Challenge 68: Team Oliver vs. Team Josh

Hello!

For the next two weeks, we have a very fun challenge for you guys to follow at Sparkle Creations! The challenge: Team Oliver vs. Team Josh! If you are a Twilight fan, you probably know what this means. I for one was CLUELESS at first because I have never seen Twilight! I heard of it but never read the book or what the movies.

Anyway, we at Sparkle Creations are doing a little spin of our own because of the new Twilight release in November, Breaking Dawn. However you interpret this challenge, it is entirely up to you! Cool, yeah?

For my card today, I used Birthday Josh. I figure, you can never go wrong with a birthday card! LOL Papers are by My Mind's Eyes, Life of the Party.



I added Glossy Accents to the balloon.

I would LOVE to see your take on this challenge! Need more inspiration? Check out the rest of the designers' wonderful creations at our BLOG!

On another note, I want to thank everyone who continue to visit my blog even when I haven't been blogging much, blog hop much. I have been pretty much an early bird nowadays (going to bed early). I used to go to bed around midnight but these days, I have been going around 9-ish. I know, a huge difference! I just have been so tired! I guess the lack of sleep from the last couple of years really caught up with me! LOL

Thank you all for stopping by!

Who's Counting?

Hey There!

Hope everyone had fantastic long weekend!

I got this card done last week and didn't get a chance to share.

I used Creeper Sunday on this card. Like the sentiment? It's by Papertrey Ink and I thought it's perfect to go along this cool cute dude!


Hope everyone is having a great start of the week!

Sparkle Creations November 2011 Prevew: Snow Angel Ruby

Hello!

Today we are previewing Snow Angel Ruby at Sparkle Creations! For my card today, I followed the sketch at Sweet Sketch Wednesday!

I was rushing to get this card done so I could get dinner ready. I am happy with how the card came out but when I was taking pictures of it, I noticed I forgot to add stickle to the snow! I guess I should never rush things! LOL I added it on after I took these pictures. LOL



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

SCRS blog
Alice Wertz
Jen Shults, November Guest Designer
Kim Yu
Shaela Odd
Simonne Clay
Sparkle Smith
Stephanie Kraft

Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!

Thursday Throwback at The Greeting Farm!

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR MY SPARKLE CREATION PREVIEW CARD!

I LOVE Thursday Throwback at The Greeting Farm! It is a chance for me to play with my good older TGF stamps! I say that because crafting time is pretty limited for me these days so any chance I get to play ANY of my TGF stamps is GREAT!

Today I used the Miss Anya Lounge set. I have special memories with this set because this set was released when I was a Guest at Club Anya and Friends last year October! I still remember the excitement when Jess asked me! So yes, this set definitely has a special place in my heart! hehe

For the Miss Anya Lounge preview last October, I altered three mini notepads. I never gotten around to make a bag to go with each notepads so guess what I have to share today?? :) Three matching canva bags!

I am the world's biggest procrastinator so after a year, I finally got the complete set done! LOL These are for my son's preschool teachers, for Thanksgiving. I couldn't decide which bag is for who (there are a total of 7 teachers) so no personalization yet.

Oh yes, you probably want to know how I made these? :) I bought these canvas bags from Michael's. These bags measures approximately 5.5 inches x 5.5 inches.

I placed a piece of cardboard in the bag, to make sure I get a flat surface before stamping my image with Mememto ink. I then colored the image with Copic markers. It's actually very easy to color on fabric. The only thing to remember is DON'T color too close to the edge; otherwise, it will bleed. However, it if does bleed, just correct it with the colorless blender.







Well, that's all I have for you guys today! I hope you all enjoy looking at my little project as much as I enjoyed making them!

Have a great rest of the week, everyone!

Sparkle Creations November 2011 Preview: Snow Bunny Lucy

Hello!

It's time for previews at Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps! I love this time each month because I get to play with and share totally new images with everyone!

Today we are previewing Snow Bunny Lucy! Lucy is a must have! See how adorable she is??!!

Our current challenge is still in full swing so I thought I would play along! Sparkle Creations is sponsoring Party Time Tuesday this week so combined the two challenges: white on white (SCRS) and Bling (PTT).

I am currently loving White on White! It saves me a lot of time from choosing those right papers to go along the image! LOL The only things I have to worry about are what sketch to use (I used Stamp With Fun for this card, by the way) and what embossing folders to use. :)

The charm is handmade. I made some new style charms, just needed to list them on my Etsy store. These days, I have practically NO TIME to craft, browse the web or visit blogs. :(


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

Alice Wertz
Jen Shults, November Guest Designer
Kim Yu
Shaela Odd
Simonne Clay
Sparkle Smith
Stephanie Kraft

Stay tuned for more fun previews! Thanks so so much for stopping by, everyone!

Clearly a Special Showcase..and SALE!

Hello, friends!

As promised, we are here today with a special CLEAR STAMP SHOWCASE and a ONE-DAY only SALE! For today only, all clear stamp sets are only $12 each! We want to make your holidays as stress-free as possible and who doesn't love a little online shopping to save from bearing the crowds and crazy limited quantities out there?

We are so excited to bring you our "CLEAR STAMP SHOWCASE" today at The Greeting Farm!

In addition to our one-day sale, we have a few prizes along the way! Not one, but TWO LUCKY WINNERS will win a clear stamp set of choice just for hopping with TGF today!

Our clear stamp sets are made from high-quality photopolymer and we are very happy so far with the feedback we've received from both our design teams and customers alike! We asked everyone to be very candid with us to make sure that we were bringing you the same, quality TGF product you'd expect from us. I for one LOVE clear stamps because I can see where I am stamping! We love being able to bring you such fun and versatile lines of images and our clears are no exception! While we won't be going all clear, we do enjoy the versatility of this new line and really hope you do, too!

With our newsletter coming right around the corner on the 15th, we'd love to offer a Clear Stamp Showcase: Newsletter edition to get our customers even more acquainted with our Clear line and would love to see YOUR submissions! Please email Jessica at yeahshestamps@gmail.com by November 12th to submit your entry for consideration with a short write up of your project. Showcased projects will WIN a free stamp!

For now, we have a great lineup planned for you today with LOTS of creativity and fun ideas from clean and simple to stunningly colored and embellished- and don't forget to leave comments along the way and then come back here to comment and enter to WIN one of the TWO prizes! We hope you gain tons of inspiration today and can't wait to get started, so without further adieu, here is today's line up:

TGF Blog

Kris Palakiko-November Guest
Jessica Diedrich
Becca Fabozzi
Carisa Zglobicki
Denice Bartucci
Kim Yu <--- you are here!
Tracey Pickersgill
TGF Blog

For my card/project today, I went with the Furever set. I mentioned before how versatile this set is...good for any occasion, for cat or dog lovers alike!

I made this set of mini card with Butterfly Box set for someone special in mind! This set is for my November Secret Sister! You can find details on Kris' blog about Secret Sister Swap. I haven't sent this out yet so I am so sorry I can not reveal who it is yet! But I can tell you a few things about her! hehe She has a blog full of inspirational creations! Her creativity is top notch and oh my gosh, her coloring is totally out of this world!

Anyway, here is what I made for her:

A simple mini Autumn inspired card. The theme for November (Secret Sister) is Give Thanks. But since this card is so small and I couldn't find a place to insert a sentiment, I kept this card blank but with a Fall feel to it. You know, Fall-->November--->Thanksgiving--->Give Thanks! hehe


Here is a matching Butterfly Box. I was browsing through Splitcoast and found this and love it! It's not any usual box so I just have to try it myself! You know how much I love anything but a card stuff! LOL

Here is how it is once the box is opened. Of course, I am going to fill it up with some of my handmade goodies for my Secret Sister! :)


Here is the complete set!


Thanks so much for joining us today as we CLEARLY can't wait for you to enjoy this special event! Don't forget that the DECEMBER Guest Designer contest ends 11/10, so make sure to get your entries in to Jess before the big reveal of Phase 1 on our Facebook page on Friday, 11/11!

What's more? Please join us at 7pm CST on Friday, November 11th in our SCS Forum for our First-EVER TGF "Customer Challenge and Chit-Chat" night! Our first night will be a MOVIE THEME event so pop some popcorn, grab your favorite candy, and join us for LIVE chatter, trivia, and a challenge with our first Customer Hostess to be revealed shortly! :)

If you're not able to join us for the live chat no worries- we will be doing these at different times of day to include our overseas friends when we can. Challenge will be open ALL weekend, too, so there will be time for EVERYONE to play! We'll wrap up about 10pm CST or whenever we conk out- but for now, get ready to join us for a night at the movies!

See you soon!