Sparkle Creations Throwback

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It's an Anniversary Celebration over at Sparkle Creations and you're ALL INVITED!!

Hi Friends! Happy Friday!
And it's VERY HAPPY, indeed! Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps is having an Anniversary Party and we're celebrating 1 outstanding year, by honoring the original line up of rubber!

All of the DT (plus a special guest too!) have created some SUPER FUN cards for your inspiration, using all of the debut stamps from the Grand Opening of Sparkle Creations.
And we're letting you play in this Throwback Challenge too!! Just use any one of the 8 original SCRS stamps for your card and you could win the ENTIRE August release!!

We hope you'll play along with us; the challenge will be ongoing for the entire month of July! Be sure and HOP over to the SCRS Blog and check out all the details, as well as all of the AMAZING inspiration!!

Thriller

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Hi Friends! Happy Thursday!
I'm back with another FABULOUS Deconstructed Sketch today!! I hope you had a blast last week Hoppin' with us! Thanks to everyone who stopped by and commented and Congrats to the Hop Winners!

We're back to just playing for fun this week, but you've got another Sponsored Challenge right around the corner!
Every week I find myself soooo eager to see what Jen's next sketch will be and I hope you feel the same!! Now we're at Sketch 8--how time flies--and I'm DEFinitely having fun!! :)

This week I pulled out a brand new digi from Whiff of Joy Stamps. I'm really trying to make good use of stamps I've been hoarding and haven't yet inked, but I have to admit...I just LOVE Michael Jackson's music and so I couldn't resist this FAB MJ Henry stamp!! Can't you just hear Billie Jean or Don't Stop Til You Get Enough or PYT, right now? I'm totally listening to it on my iPod as I type this :)

The papers I chose for this card are from My Mind's Eye Lime Twist. I thought they had a nice Super Star 80's flair to them, which was what I was hoping for in putting this fun card together.
I used Copics to color up Henry and of course I had to add some Stickles too so that his glove would Sparkle!! The button is Basic Grey and the String and Punch are Martha Stewart.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you'll play along with us! Be sure to check out what the Sketch Girls have for you over at the DSC Blog!!

Happy Wishes

Hi Friends!
It's almost the weekend and I'm so very excited! We get to hang with some dear friends of ours this weekend and I've been really looking forward to that!

I have a card for you today from Claudia and Company, but first I just have to say that I don't know what's up with Blogger and it's driving me nuts! I couldn't upload anything for the longest time...I think I might have to switch to Typepad. We'll see. I'll give Blogger one more chance. :)

None-the-less, I'm here with an Inspiration card for you, using one of the June digi stamps from Claudia and Company. This one is by artist John Grutta and can be found HERE in the C&Co Store.

I really wanted to keep my card CAS today, so that the image would be the focus, but in the end I couldn't help adding a little embellishment. I also did quite a bit of stitching on this card, but it's a little hard to see around the Nestie border.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and have a WONDERFUL weekend. For more Claudia and Company Inspiration, be sure to pop over to the C&Co Blog!

Surfs Up, Dude!

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Hi There!
Happy Tuesday!
I'm back with another fun Puddle Jumper card for you today! It's that time of the week when we get to showcase one of the fab June stamps from By LORi Designs! Yay!

For my card today I've used Beach Cole. And again I have to say, (as I did last time I stamped with Cole) that if I was a little BLD cutie, I would totally have a crush on this little stud muffin! He's so cool and now he surfs too!! Nice! :)

Thanks for stopping by to take a look at my card. Please pop over to the BLD blog and check out all the FAB DT creations!! And have a Blast of a Tuesday!

Deets:
Stamps: By LORi Designs Beach Cole
Paper: Fancy Pants Rusted Sun
Ink: Copics

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle!

Hi Friends!!
It's time for another fun challenge over at Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps! And this week it's a fun one! Get out your scraps and your wrappers and your little what-nots you've been saving, because it's a recycled item challenge!

The stamp I've used this week to go along with my recycled PAPER BAG, is Breakfast Leslie--one of the new Karber stamps in RUBBER! Woot Woot!

You can check out all the amazing inspiration for this challenge (and the challenge details) over at the SCRS Blog. We hope you'll play along--don't forget, there's always a stamp up for grabs for those who play in the challenges.
AND there's something SUPER DUPER FUN happening on Friday, so be sure to stop back then!!

Card Deets:
Stamps: Karber Stamps Breakfast Leslie, available at Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps
Paper: My Mind's Eye Lime Twist
Ink: Copics
Embies: May Arts Wrinkle Ribbon, Hand stitching

Deconstructed Blog Hop

It's a Deconstructed Sketch Vacation Blog Hop! Jen is on vacation this week so she thought it would be fun to mix things up a bit this week and have a blog hop! And you know what a blog hop means... that's right PRIZES!! For this blog hop there will be TWO prizes, one for one very lucky commenter and one for one very lucky randomly drawn participant in the sketch challenge.

So what do you need to do? Well, hop around to all the design team blogs and leave a comment. The list is below so you can hop in your own order. Very easy! Second, take a look at the sketch and make a project using the sketch as creative inspiration, post it online (blog or gallery) and link it back to the InLinkz on Jen's blog. Again, very easy!! On June 27th, 2011 Jen will announce the winner of the comment prize on her blog. The winner of the sketch participation prize will be announced on June 30th along with the next sketch.

So what are the prizes? Well Jen has kept that a secret so you will need to take a trip to her blog to find out what the prizes will be! But they are sure to be BIG! (and a big thanks to Jen, not only for another awesome sketch this week, but also for the prizes)!!

For my card today, I've used a stamp from Lily of the Valley called Big Present and paired it with papers from My Mind's Eye--American-Made line. I tried to be as true to the sketch as I could, but I have to admit I did take liberty with the scale of things. :) The sentiment is from PTI and the stitching is done by hand.

And now on to the HOPPING!
Deconstructed Sketch Vacation Blog Hop List:
Arielle Gordon
Lori Boyd
Kadie Ensley--you are here :)
Sheri Gilson
Donna Wardle
Emma Eads
Jessica Diedrich
Anna Maria Nilsson
Amber Hight
Angela Sowell
Jen Shults
Thanks so much for hopping with us today!

Early Release!

Hi Puddle Jumper and Lollipop Fans!
I just wanted to pop on and tell you that LORi released July's stamps early!! Get your bundle Summer bundle today over in the Lollipop Shop!
The CUTENESS is just exploding this month!

Summertime Gidget

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Hi There!
Happy Tuesday!
I'm back with another fun Puddle Jumper card for you today! It's that time of the week when we get to showcase one of the fab June stamps from By LORi Designs! Yay!

For my card today I've used Summertime Gidget. Very fitting for the official First Day of Summer! Although, I'm still wondering when Summer will make an appearance here in Seattle! I think little Miss Gidget is just adorable and so much fun to color up! She also comes with the super cute fish that I've included on my card!

Thanks for stopping by to take a look at my card. Please pop over to the BLD blog and check out all the FAB DT creations!! And have a great "Summery" Tuesday!

Happy Times

Hi Friends!!
It's time for another fun challenge over at Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps! And this week it's a sketch challenge!

The stamp I've used this week to go along with the fun little sketch, is Bubble Millie--one of the new Karber stamps in RUBBER! Woot Woot!

You can check out all the amazing inspiration for this sketch (and the sketch itself) over at the SCRS Blog. We hope you'll play along--don't forget, there's always a stamp up for grabs for those who play in the challenges.
AND if you love Ruby, all of the Ruby stamps are on sale until this Friday, so get her while you can!!

Card Deets:
Stamps: Karber Stamps Bubble Millie, available at Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps
Paper: Jillibean Soup Watermelon Gazpacho and Echo Park Papers Playground
Ink: Copics
Embies: Hand stitching

You Inspire Me

Hiya!
Can you believe it's Monday already? I don't know about you, but the weekend went by too fast for me!! It was a good one though!

I'm back today with a little Inspiration post for Claudia and Company. I have loved this Little Miss Mia stamp (by Jane's Doodles), since the moment I first laid eyes on her! She is so CUTE and so much fun to COLOR!! Love her!

Over the weekend I made a very similar card with the scored border and the plaid center, for my SIL, so when I sat down to make my Mia card, I was drawn to that same CAS layout.

The paper is American Crafts (I think...I have to double check on that) and the butterflies are Martha Stewart Crafts. The sentiment is one of two that's included with Mia from Claudia and Company.

I'm including my other Mia card below--that I'd showcased on release day--so you can see the other sentiment that comes with her.

Thanks so much for popping by today! I'll see you tomorrow for some more fun! Be sure and pop over to the Claudia and Company Blog for more Mia Inspiration!

Beach Baby

Hiya! Happy Thursday!
I'm back with another FABULOUS Deconstructed Sketch today!! I just can't get enough of Jen's sketches. Every week I find myself soooo eager to see what her creative mind will come up with next!! Now we're at Sketch 6 for this week--how time flies!
And again, I'm LOVING the opportunity to get to ink up stamps I've been hoarding!

This week has got to be one of my fave sketches so far. I ADORE the twine wrapped panels with the circle in the middle. It leaves so much room to play, as well as a bit of negative space too...which I'm drawn to. I grabbed one of the cutie pie Sugar Plums from C.C. Designs over at All That Scraps (Bathing Beauty). I seem to be trying to beckon Summer lately with all of the fun beachy stamps I've gotten to play with, so I couldn't resist inking up this darling beach baby too and fitting her into that fab circular space in the middle of this sketch. I also really wanted to use some sweet and soft colors for this girlie card, because I don't do that often enough!

The papers I chose for this card are from an old K&Company paper line--which I think was intended for baby girl stuff. The twine is actually embroidery thread, something I always use for my hand stitching. And the Amy R sentiment is also from All That Scraps.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you'll play along with us! Be sure to check out what the Sketch Girls have for you over at the DSC Blog!!

Crown Thy Good With Brotherhood

Hi Friends!
I hope you're having a great Wednesday!

I'm popping in with a little card today that I made for my friend, Barb's swap! The theme was Red, White, and Blue and I just couldn't resist signing up! I love this color combo (just as Barb does) and it gave me a GREAT excuse to play with this little House Mouse stamp that I've had for ages. I hope it's okay that this wee little brotherhood of mice has wrapped itself up in the flag! They're just trying to be patriotic, right? :)

Okay, on to the card...I had picked out this Tim Holtz patterned paper, that's super vintage, so I wanted to color the flag to match that old, rustic look. I used my Copics and then squared the edges with a white gel pen (added a bit of Stickles to the background stars too). And then I decided to just go super simple with the card layout to draw attention to the image and because I knew I had to color up 5 more. I don't know if this happens to you, but when I put together my first card for a swap (aka the prototype), I always end up having a bit of trouble making the rest just as good as the first. I definitely try--that's the perfectionist in me--but there's just nothing like that first card! Do you have that issue too? :)

Alas, I digress. These cards are now off and running to their destination and I can't wait to see the cards I get in return! Thanks again to my friend, Barb and thanks to You for stopping by my blog today!

Flip Flops and Popsicles

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Hi There!
Happy Tuesday!
I'm back with another fun Puddle Jumper card for you today! It's that time of the week when we get to showcase one of the fab June stamps from By LORi Designs! Yay!

For my card today I've used Beach Hannah. And I think Hannah helped me bring some summery, sunshiney weather to Seattle, because as soon as she was all colored up, the sun came out to play! And yep, I even wore my flip flops all day (I may have even had a popsicle too)!!

Thanks for stopping by to take a look at my card. Please pop over to the BLD blog and check out all the FAB DT creations!! And have a great "sunshiney" Tuesday!

Merci Beaucoup

Hi Friends!
Happy Tuesday!
I'm here with my very first Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamp Challenge card! Woohoo! I'm so excited!


The challenge this week is to create an EASEL CARD and I've used Scooter Chloe to do it! I hope you like the little French scene I created for Miss Chloe to zoom on by in. :)

And I also hope that you'll play along with us this week! Be sure and pop over to the Sparkle Creations Blog and check out all the details AND see all the cool cards the DT created!

Have a great one!

Card Deets:
Stamps: Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Scooter Chloe, Verve sentiment
Paper: Cosmo Cricket Upcycle
Ink: Copics
Embies: Prima flowers, Basic Grey button, hand stitching

Blowing Bubbles

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Hiya!
It's preview day #3 over at Sparkle Creations Rubbers stamps and today I get to share another FUNtastic Karber Stamp with you!! This is Bubble Millie! Isn't she sweet??
This is actually my second version of this card. The first one I wasn't completely sold on and I had wanted to use this beautiful Cosmo Cricket paper in a different kind of way...so I gave myself a "redo." And voila, here she is, blowing colorful bubbles for all of you to see! :)

Be sure to visit all the rest of the SCRS designers for more peeks of Bubble Millie. Sparkle will be giving away a Millie stamp 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 Millie post. You have until midnight EST each day to comment. The lucky winner will be announced the following day! Also, look for these adorable stamps to be released on SATURDAY!!

Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Blog
Amber Hight
Elena Joldersma
Kadie Ensley-Me :)
Mary Johnson
Peggy Toole, Sponsorship Coordinator
Piali Biswas
Suzanne Bier, Newsletter Coordinator

SCRS June Sale NewsFlash

Card Deets:
Stamps: Karber Rubber stamp with sentiment, sold at Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps
Paper: Cosmo Cricket, PTI Cardstock
Ink: Copics
Embies: Basic Grey Button

Summertime Release

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Hi Everyone!!
Today is the day for postings!! And boy have I got some eye candy for you, because it's Release Day at Claudia and Company! Woohoooooo!

The June release includes 2 digi stamps by artist John Grutta, 1 cling rubber stamp from Jane's Doodles and a brand new cling rubber sentiment set by Claudia herself!! That's a lot to celebrate! And I hope you'll join in on the fun!! Those of you who hit each stop along the hop and leave a comment, will get entered to win a $15 gift certificate to the Claudia and Company Store!! And let me tell you, there's a lot of SA-WEET stuff in the store right now!!

So, let's get started!! You should have arrived here from Tanya's Blog, but if you've just found yourself amidst it all, you'll want to start HERE at the Claudia and Company. And a warm welcome to our Guest Designers this month!!

This is Little Miss Mia up close. She's from Jane's Doodles and comes with 2 sentiments! For her card I've used Jillibean Soup papers and a whole lotta heart!

This is John Grutta's Dolphin and it makes me want to head for the sunshine and ocean waters!! For this card I've used Cosmo Cricket Salt Air papers.

This is the second digi image from John Grutta. He has a nice summer nautical theme going and if you love Seahorses, this is the stamp for you! I used the Salt Air papers again for this card.

And lastly is the FABULOUS mega sentiment set from Claudia, perfect for any occasion. In fact, we all went ahead and made a little notecard set to show just how versatile these stamps are...you don't even need an image to go with!




Thanks so much for stopping by to check out the new release stamps! I hope you'll hop along with us!! Your next stop is one of our Guest Designer's Jamie!!!


Here's the complete Hop List!! Have fun!!
Claudia and Company
Taylor
Joy
Arlene-Guest Designer!
Tanya
Kadie- :)
Jamie-Guest Designer!
Piali
Jodi

A Happy Day

Hiya! Happy Thursday!
I'm back with another FABULOUS Deconstructed Sketch today!! I just can't get enough of Jen's sketches. Every week I find myself soooo eager to see what her creative mind will come up with next!! I can't believe we're at Sketch 5 already!
And again, I'm LOVING the opportunity to get to ink up stamps I've been hoarding!

This week I grabbed one of the fabulous A la mode stamps to work with from My Favorite Things. I thought the slendor scale of this stamp would go really well with this sketch and I really wanted to create something super cute for a friend of mine who just had a birthday!
Also, I have to admit, this is my first ROUND card!! Wow, I have to give props to all of you talented card makers who use a round layout...it's a challenge!! I found myself in desperate need of one of the large circular cutters! As you can see I flipped the sketch on it's side too.

The papers I chose for this card are from one of the new Lime Twist paper pads from My Mind's Eye. The ribbon is from Amuse and the buttons are Basic Grey (Green at Heart). Oh and I applied just a touch of Stickles to frost this sweet cake!

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you'll play along with us! Be sure to check out what the Sketch Girls have for you over at the DSC Blog!!