colourQ #104

Happy Tuesday and welcome back for another colourQ challenge (#104)! We're celebrating 2 years of colourQ challenges this week ... congratulations to Arielle and my fellow members of the Royal Court!

In addition to our regular challenge, each of the members of the colourQ Royal court CASE'd a previous colourQueen with this week's set of challenge colors! CASE-ing, as it has been explained to me, stands for Copy And Share Everything, which includes the layout and it can also include other elements of the original project.

Here's my card:

which was CASE'd based on Julie Gearinger's winning card for colourQ #59. I copied her layout and was even able to use the same embossing folder for the background:

My card also uses this week's colourQ combo (#104):

So, there's a bonus challenge for you this week...to CASE the card of a previous colourQueen while using the combo of colours above. Arielle has compiled ALL of the winners in one photo album (The ColourQueen Hall of Fame), which you can check out HERE!

I can't wait to see what you'll create with this week's colourQ and which former colourQueen will be your CASE inspiration! The rest of the Royal Court have created some simply stunning 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 2!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Unscripted Sketches #125

Happy Saturday and welcome back for another Unscripted Sketches challenge! Thanks to everybody who played along with us last week...if you didn't get the chance, hopefully you'll join us this week!

Here is my card:

Supplies: paper (Hopscotch - Basic Grey), cardstock (Stampin' Up!) ink (Chocolate Chip - Stampin' Up!, VersaMark watermark), ribbon, flower accent (Basic Grey), image and sentiment stamp (The Angel Company), Copic markers.

And here's our sketch for this week:

Hope you have a wonderful weekend! Last night, Scott & I saw Duran Duran live in Everett...definitely one of the best concerts I have been to! Today is my monthly stamp group meetup...I can't wait to spend the day crafting with my friends!

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 don't forget to link up your entry for this week's challenge at the Unscripted Sketches blog! See you there!

colourQ #103

Happy Tuesday and welcome back for another colourQ challenge! I'm sure you'll adore this week's combo of fun, happy colors! Here's my card:

The berries were free digital stamps from Paper Smooches. I arranged my design and printed it out on white cardstock. Then, I printed out berries on Poppy Parade and Wisteria Wonder, cut them out and paper-pieced them on top of the white (I colored the leaves with a Copic similar to Pear Pizzazz). 

The sentiment is also a free Paper Smooches digi, and I printed it on Calypso Coral. Before matting the card on the base, I tied it all together with some twine!

Here are our colors for you to play with this week!

The rest of the colourQ Royal Court have some simply stunning projects to show you! Visit them either at their personal blogs (the links are on the left under the thumbnail of this week's colors) or by going to the colourQ blog!

To be considered for colourQueen, make sure your entry is linked up on the colourQ blog by noon Central Time on Sunday, September 25! 

Thanks so much for stopping by! I can't wait to see what you'll create with this week's colourQ!

Unscripted Sketches #124

Happy Saturday and welcome back for another Unscripted Sketches challenge! I hope you all had a wonderful week...it has turned nice and cool here in Washington...I can't wait for fall!

The card I made with this week's sketch is for my Mom's birthday on the 28th. I made sure to include lots of purple since that's her favorite color (and mine, too)!

Supplies: paper (My Mind's Eye "Happy Go Lucky" mini pad), sentiment and flower accent (The Greeting Farm), main image ("Relaxing Charlotte", Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps), Copic markers, foam tape.

Here's our sketch for this week. I adapted it for a standard-sized card instead of a square one. I hope you'll play along with us...you can do so much with this one!

If you’re just finding out about 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!

Don't forget to visit the rest of the Unscripted Sketches Team: : Arielle, Billie, CherylAnn, Debbie, KathyJo, Linda, Loes, Mary, Rudlis, Sarah Kaye, and Susan!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you have a wonderful weekend...I can't wait to see what you'll create with this week's Unscripted Sketch!

 

colourQ #102

Happy Tuesday and welcome back for another colourQ challenge! If you're still catching up on the DeNami Designs blog hop and are looking for my post, click HERE or scroll down to the next post. Thanks!

My card for this week features some of my own hand-drawn digis and a typed sentiment. I made a mistake when I put my card together, and used Lucky Limeade instead of Certainly Celery...I have no idea why I did that! OOPS!:

Supplies: images (self-drawn plain and fancy glasses), typed sentiment, adhesive pearls, Stickles, embossing folder, cardstock (Lucky Limeade - Stampin' Up!), Copic markers.

Here's the correct color combo for this week's challenge...

Hope you have a great week! I can't wait to see what you'll create with this week's colourQ! 

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!

To be considered for colourQueen, make sure your entry is linked up on the colourQ blog by noon Central Time on Sunday, September 18!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

DeNami Tasty Treats Blog Hop!

Thanks so much for stopping by to see my cards for DeNami Design's Tasty Treats Blog Hop! Your previous hop was to Ayana Posadas and now you're visiting me! (Suzanne Bier) 

I'm so excited to be a part of the fun...it's my first time participating in a DeNami hop!


I made two cards, and couldn't decide which one I liked better, so I'm posting them both! (To get a larger view, you can click on each photo.)


My first card features stamps from Denami's "Sugar Cookies" Trifles set and the sentiment is from the "Love Sentiments" Petit Fours set:

And my second card features the "Chocolates" Petit Fours set:

As you're hopping, don't forget to leave sweet comments along the way! DeNami Design will be giving away TWO $20 gift certificates to TWO lucky people who comment along the hop!
 
If you lose your way, you can always go back to the DeNami Design blog and start at the beginning! Your next stop on the hop is Dana Seymour! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Unscripted Sketches #123

Happy Saturday and welcome back for another Unscripted Sketches challenge! Since today is 9/10/11, and we're posting challenge #123 this week, we've got a special (and of course, optional) piggyback challenge for you: use NUMBERS on your entry! Here's my card for this week's challenge:

Supplies: Patterned paper (My Mind's Eye - number paper, Sassafrass - striped paper, Basic Grey Nook & Pantry - yellow paper),  circle punch, Thickers, typed sentiment, embossing folder, scrap of orange cardstock.

and here's the sketch that we're playing with:

I included most of the elements in the sketch; instead of dividing the top part into four sections, I used one big section, and then used four circles and chipboard letters/numbers in the place of the smaller squares near the middle. 

That's one of the many fun things about Unscripted Sketches...there's no right or wrong way to play along, as long as you're using the Unscripted Sketch as the inspiration and basis of your creation!

Flip the sketch, rotate it…make a card, a scrapbook page, or anything your imagination comes up with!

And, you can always "count" on the Unscripted Sketches Team to inspire you! Don't forget to visit them: Arielle, Billie, CherylAnn, Debbie, KathyJo, Linda, Loes, Mary, Rudlis, Sarah Kaye, and Susan! 

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you'll play along with us this week at Unscripted Sketches!

Sparkle Creations Sneak Peek: Karber Fairy

Hi! Thanks for stopping by to look at the second of two sneak peeks at the Karber Rubber Stamps that are being released this Saturday at Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps! Yesterday, some of the other Design Team members previewed "Mummy Oliver." Visit the SCRS blog to check him out!


Today's peek features Karber's "Fairy" stamp! Here's my card:

Supplies: image (Karber Fairy - Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps), Spellbinders die, paper and sentiment die-cut (KaiserCraft), Copic markers, border punch, card base.

Be sure to visit the rest of the SCRS designers for more peeks of Fairy. Sparkle will be giving away a Fairy 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 Fairy post. You have until midnight EST each day to comment. The lucky winner will be announced the following day!

Amber Hight
Elena Joldersma
Kadie Ensley
Mary Johnson
Peggy Toole, Sponsorship Coordinator
Piali Biswas
Suzanne Bier, Newsletter Coordinator


Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Store
Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Blog


I hope you've enjoyed these two previews of the Karber stamps that will be released along with the Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps this Saturday, September 10 in the SCRS Store! The rest of the SCRS Design Team has one more stamp to preview for you this week...visit Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps tomorrow for all the details!


Thanks so much for stopping by!

Sparkle Creations Sneak Peek: Karber Witch Millie

If you're looking for my colourQ #101 post, click HERE or scroll down to the next entry. Thanks!


Hi! Thanks for stopping by to look at the first of FOUR sneak peeks of stamps being released this Saturday at Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps!


Today's peek is the first of two Karber stamps releasing this month, Witch Millie! 


Here's my card:

Supplies: image stamp and sentiment: (Witch Millie - Karber Rubber Stamps), patterned paper (Cosmo Cricket  Haunted), border punch (Fiskars), black grosgrain ribbon, adhesive gems, Copic markers, Spellbinders circle die, Stickles, card base.

Be sure to visit the rest of the SCRS designers for more peeks of Witch Millie. Sparkle will be giving away a Witch Millie to one lucky person! For a chance to win, you need to comment on all of the designer's blogs (list below). Then head 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!
Amber Hight
Elena Joldersma
Kadie Ensley
Mary Johnson
Peggy Toole, Sponsorship Coordinator
Piali Biswas
Suzanne Bier, Newsletter Coordinator (you're here!)

Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Store
Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Blog


I'll be back on Friday with a preview of the second Karber stamp to be released this month! Thanks for stopping by!

If you subscribe to the Sparkle Creations Newsletter, you've already found out that our featured character this month is Emily! To celebrate, Sparkle is having a sale on all Emily images this month! Here are the details:

If you don't subscribe to the Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Monthly Scoop, it's easy to sign up! Just visit the Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps blog, enter your e-mail address under the "subscribe" graphic to the right and click "go!" 

colourQ #101

Happy Tuesday and welcome back for another colourQ challenge! We had so many gorgeous entries for last week's 100th challenge, and I hope you were able to play along with us!

Here is my card for this week's challenge. It features a digital stamp from The Wax Fruit Company, which is the digital stamp store owned by my fellow DT member and the original colourQueen herself, Arielle! I typed the sentiment.

Other supplies: white cardstock, colored cardstock (Rich Razzleberry and Orchid Opulence - Stampin' Up!), polka dot paper (Cosmo Cricket Pixie-Licious), Copic markers, QuicKutz embossing folder.

Here is our delicious color combo for this week:

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!

I can't wait to see what you'll create 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 11!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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 Sketches Design 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

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!