colourQ #122

 Happy Tuesday and welcome back for another colourQ challenge! I think you'll fall in love with this week's colourQ...I certainly did!

Here's my card! (I'll admit, it took a few tries to get the rows of hearts the way I wanted them to be!) The pink ink came out a little lighter than I expected...it was the closest pink that I had to Regal Rose, so I added the strips of Regal Rose at the top and bottom of the stamped part to make sure I worked that color in. I'm a fan of sweater-y patterns, and I love how this card came together!

Supplies: image stamp (Hero Arts), sentiment (Lawn Fawn), ink (Memento - Angel Pink; Stampin' Up! - Crumb Cake,  Real Red; Brilliance - Graphite Black), tab die (My Favorite Things), twine (Whisker Graphics), heart brad (Queen & Co.) cardstock (Crumb Cake & Regal Rose - Stampin' Up!), embossing folder (Sizzix)

Here are our colors for this week:

To be considered for this week's colourQueen, make sure to link your creation at the colourQ blog by Sunday, February 5 at noon Central Time! Don't forget to display the challenge colors and link back to the colourQ blog in your entry post.

As always, The rest of the colourQ Royal Court have created some sweet and lovely projects with this week's colors! You can see them on the colourQ blog or by visiting their personal blogs. (The links are to the left under the thumbnail of this week's challenge colors.) 

I'm still in Anaheim at CHA...there are some gorgeous and fun products coming out soon! I still have a booth or two that I'd like to visit, but when I've had time, I've stopped by SRM Stickers, Paper Smooches, Lawn Fawn, The Greeting Farm, Basic Grey, Sizzix, Grant Studios, Bo Bunny, October Afternoon, Cosmo Cricket, American Crafts, COPIC, and a few others! I wish I could share lots of pictures of all the new stuff, but to be honest, a lot of it is already being previewed at each company's web site or on their Facebook page!

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

Stamping Together Divas: Winter/Snow Cards!

Hi! Thanks for stopping by to get a closer look at the card I made for our latest Stamping Together Divas challenge!

Our theme for this one is winter/snow...good thing I made this one a few weeks ago, because after the snow storm we had in Washington last week, I don't think I would have been in the mood to make one!

Normally, when we get snow here it's a few inches or a light dusting. This last storm dumped 13 inches where we lived and knocked our electricity out for 3 days...what made it even worse is that our apartment is all electric! Being without electricity for several days sure makes me appreciate having it!

I've lived in snowy conditions before...when I first married Scott, I moved up to Watertown, New York, where he was stationed. This is a picture I took in 2007...it makes me cold whenever I look at it...LOL!

On to something much sweeter! Here's my card for this challenge, using one of my favorite Imaginisce stamps:

Supplies: card base, Copic markers, kraft cardstock, image stamp (Imaginisce), sentiment stamp (Paper Smooches), snowflake accent (Imaginisce), patterned paper (My Mind's Eye), embossing folder, scalloped circle die (Spellbinders), ink (Tsukineko Brilliance)

Hope you have a wonderful weekend! I'll be helping my fellow Diva Sparkle in her booth at the Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) Show in Anaheim, CA!

To see what the other Stamping Together Divas created for this challenge, visit the blog! And, if you've been inspired to create your own winter or snow themed creation, we'd love to see it! Just link it up at the Stamping Together Divas blog! Thanks for stopping by, and see you there!

Flutter By Wednesday #187

Happy Wednesday and welcome back for another Flutter By Wednesday challenge! Thanks to everybody who played along with us last week...your creations were fantastic!

If you weren't able to join us last week, I hope you'll play along with us this week! Our challenge for this week is embossing (any type). Don't forget your fairy, butterfly or angel on your entry!

My card for this week features an adorable digi (Party Pinkette August) from Tickled Pink Stamps!

I made this card for my niece, Olivia, who recently celebrated her 8th birthday! I used both dry embossing (the pink cardstock mat around the stamp) and heat embossing (for the sentiment). Olivia loved that I made the girl on the card look like her!

Supplies: image (Tickled Pink Stamps), felt butterfly accent (SEI), patterned paper (Basic Grey - Sweet Threads), sentiment stamp (Paper Smooches), ribbon, glitter brads, cardstock (Stampin' UP!), embossing powder, watermark ink, Copic markers, card base, opaque white and silver glitter pens.

Don't forget to visit the rest of the Flutter By Wednesday Design Team: Danni, Anna, Amanda, Harriet, Karen, Kristie, Leanne, Lynette, Mary, Michelle VP, Michelle, and Nancy!

There's no sponsor for this week's challenge, so you can enter more than once if you'd like! Just remember to use any type of embossing, and include your fairy, butterfly or angel on your entry!

I'm traveling to CHA this weekend, but I'll be checking back to see what you've created for this week's challenge! Link up at the Flutter By Wednesday blog! Thanks for stopping by and see you there!

colourQ #121

Happy Tuesday and welcome back for another colourQ challenge! 

It's so good to be back in the routine of crafting and blogging...we were without power for almost 4 days after a massive snow and ice storm hit our area of Washington state. It's so good to have things back to normal again!

Here's my card for this week! The stamp set I used is a Lawn Fawn mini set that I got from my "Secret Elf" Sandy at our craft group's Christmas gift exchange. The ribbon was given to me by my fellow Royal Court member Rochelle!

Supplies: card base, image and sentiment stamps ("My Cup of Tea" - Lawn Fawn), ink (VersaMark watermark ink,  Tsukineko Brilliance, Stampin' Up Classic ink in Riding Hood Red and Crumb Cake), cardstock (Stampin' Up!), ribbon (Stampin' Up!)

and here are our colors for this week:

 

To be considered for this week's colourQueen, make sure to link your creation at the colourQ blog by Sunday, January 29 at noon Central Time! Don't forget to display the challenge colors and link back to the colourQ blog in your entry post.

As always, The rest of the colourQ Royal Court have created some fantastic and fun projects with this week's colors! You can see them on the colourQ blog or by visiting their personal blogs. (The links are to the left under the thumbnail of this week's challenge colors.) 

I'll be traveling to CHA in Anaheim this weekend! I can't wait...it's my first time there and I'm helping my friend Sparkle with her booth for Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps! Hope you all have a wonderful week and weekend! I'll be back tomorrow with my Flutter By Wednesday card!

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

Flutter By Wednesday #186

Thanks for stopping by to see what I've created for this week's Flutter By Wednesday challenge! This week's challenge is open, so anything goes (just don't forget your fairy, butterfly or angel on your creation)!

Thanks to everybody who played along with us last week...so many fabulous flutterings out there! I hope you'll find time to play along with us!

Here's my card, which features one of my all-time favorite patterned paper collections (Crate Paper's Pink Plum)!

Supplies: patterned paper and rub-on graphics (Crate Paper - Pink Plum collection), sentiment stamp (Stampin' Up!), digital stamp (Some Odd Girl Stamps - Kimono Kaylee), Stickles, brads, Copic markers, card base. 

Are you ready to flutter along with us? The FBW team have created some lovely creations to inspire you! To see what they've created for this week's challenge, visit: Danni, Anna, Amanda, Harriet, Karen, Kristie, Leanne, Lynette, Mary, Michelle VP, Michelle, and Nancy!

Thanks for stopping by! I can't wait to see what you'll create for this week's Flutter By Wednesday challenge! Since we don't have a sponsor this week, you can enter more than once! (don't forget your fairy, butterfly or angel!) Link up your creation(s) at the Flutter By Wednesday blog! See you there!

colourQ #120

Happy Tuesday and welcome back for another colourQ challenge! Thanks to everybody who played along with us last week...so many stunning takes on the challenge! If you weren't able to join us last week, I hope you will this week!

We've had snow here in Washington state this weekend...so it's been nice to stay in and get some crafty projects done! The snow is definitely pretty, but I'm not a big fan of driving around in it!

Here's my card for this week! I haven't paper pieced an image in some time, but I thought this stamp is perfect for it! I used some Studio Calico paper for the kimono, and some SU Wisteria Wonder card stock for the sash and trim.

Supplies: patterned paper (polka dot - Echo Park Dots & Stripes Christmas, Studio Calico),  card stock (Island Indigo,  Wisteria Wonder, Rich Razzleberry - Stampin' Up!) glitter brads (Making Memories), Copic markers, image and sentiment stamp ("Good Fortune"- Pure Innocence), ink (Tsukineko Brilliance), white satin ribbon, card base.

and here are our richly inspiring colors for you to play with:

 

To be considered for this week's colourQueen, make sure to link your creation at the colourQ blog by Sunday, January 22 at noon Central Time! Don't forget to display the challenge colors and link back to the colourQ blog in your entry post.

As always, The rest of the colourQ Royal Court have created some fantastic and fun projects with this week's colors! You can see them on the colourQ blog or by visiting their personal blogs. (The links are to the left under the thumbnail of this week's challenge colors.) 

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

Flutter By Wednesday #185

Happy Wednesday and welcome back for another Flutter By Wednesday challenge! Thanks to all who fluttered along with us last week! And even if you weren't able to play along, I hope you'll find time to join us this week!

This week's challenge is to "get rid of the winter blahs"...so we want to see bright colors on your entry! (In addition to a butterfly, fairy, or angel, of course!)

Here's my card for this week's challenge! The main image is a digital stamp from The Greeting Farm:

Supplies: card base, sentiment stamp (Hero Arts), digital stamp (The Greeting Farm - Summer Fairy), patterned paper  (Basic Grey - Indie Bloom), embossing folder (Sizzix), Copic markers, Stickles, Spellbinders Labels 8 die, foam tape, brads.

So, are you ready to flutter along with us? The FBW team have created some gorgeous bright and cheery creations to inspire you! To see what they've created for this week's challenge, visit: Danni, Anna, Amanda, Harriet, Karen, Kristie, Leanne, Lynette, Mary, Michelle VP, Michelle, and Nancy!

Thanks for stopping by! I can't wait to see what you'll create for this week's Flutter By Wednesday challenge! Since we don't have a sponsor this week, you can enter more than once! Link up your creation(s) at the Flutter By Wednesday blog! See you there!

colourQ #119

Happy Tuesday and welcome back for another colourQ challenge! I had fun with this week's set of challenge colors, and finally used a digi that I've had for a while, but was never sure what to do with it!

Thanks to everybody who stopped by to visit for this weekend's DeNami blog hop! I also had a lot of fun seeing what everybody made for the hop! Can't wait to do it again! If you missed it, scroll down to the previous post or click here!

Here's my colourQ card for this week...it's a mini card, about 4 x 4 inches.

Supplies: white cardstock, Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink and Pumpkin Pie cardstock (Stampin' Up!), grey and orange striped patterned paper (Echo Park Dots & Stripes), Spellbinders Lacey Circles die, digital stamp (Some Odd Girl), sentiment stamp (Paper Smooches), twine (Whisker Graphics), button (Stampin' Up!), Copic markers, ink (Tsukineko Brilliance)

and here's our fun colourQ for you to play with! 

To be considered for this week's colourQueen, make sure to link your creation at the colourQ blog by Sunday, January 15 at noon Central Time! Don't forget to display the challenge colors and link back to the colourQ blog in your entry post.

As always, The rest of the colourQ Royal Court have created some fantastic and fun projects with this week's colors! You can see them on the colourQ blog or by visiting their personal blogs. (The links are to the left under the thumbnail of this week's challenge colors.) 

We're also welcoming a new member to the colourQ Royal Court: Silke Ledlow! We're all so excited to have her join the team!

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

DeNami Valentine Blog Hop!

Hi! You've probably arrived from Ruza's blog, and now you're visiting me (Suzanne)! Thanks for stopping by to see what I've created for this month's DeNami Blog Hop!

My first project is a quick treat packaging idea:

I made a tag for each treat using the heart stamp from DeNami's Sugar Cookies Trifles stamp set, stamping it once on kraft cardstock, then again on white cardstock in brown ink. I layered the white stamped image on the kraft image, and colored the "sprinkles" with a marker. 

The sentiment on each tag was stamped with watermark ink (from DeNami's Love Sentiments Petit Fours set), then heat embossed with white embossing powder. I used an opaque white marker to create the border, adhered the heart to the tag, then adhered the red strip onto the kraft tag.

Then, I filled a paper cupcake wrapper with candy and placed it in a clear treat bag. The tag is then tied to the clear bag with a combination of red raffia and red/white twine.

Here's a close-up of one of the bags:

My second project is a pencil topper. I stamped and colored DeNami Design's Puppy Love Circle stamp, then used a metal die to cut out the image. If you have a coordinating circle or scalloped circle punch, that will work, too!

I rolled a 1/2" strip of white cardstock around the top of the pencil, securing the end with adhesive. I rolled a glue dot onto the seam of the rolled strip, then adhered the stamped image. Finally, to strengthen the topper, I cut a 2 1/2" long strip of white cardstock, rolled adhesive on the strip, then lined it up with the back of the topper and adhered it. The extra strip helps to keep the design from curling.

Don't forget to leave comments on all of the participants' blogs for a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to DeNami Design's web store! You have until January 9, 2012 at 11:59 pm Pacific Time to leave your comments!

Your next stop on the hop is Tammy's blog! I'm sure she's created something sweet to show you! If you need to get back on track, visit the DeNami blog for a list of all of the hop participants! And be sure to leave them some love to let them know how much you've enjoyed the hop!

I hope you've been inspired by my projects! Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Flutter By Wednesday #184

Happy Wednesday! You may have arrived at my blog (The Sparkling Scrapper - Suzanne) from Karen's blog! Welcome to my first post as one of the new members of the Flutter By Wednesday Design Team!


I'm so excited to join fellow new members Karen, Lynette and Leanne and the rest of the team to bring you fabulous and inspiring creations each week!


For our first challenge of 2012, we're sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps! One lucky person who plays along with us this week will win seven free Bugaboo digis!

We'd also like to send out a huge THANK YOU to everybody who played along with our December challenge! We loved seeing all of your fabulous creations!

Here's my card, which features a super cute Bugaboo fairy! (I drew the mouth on her face...it's a quirk of mine.):

Supplies: patterned paper (My Mind's Eye - Honey Pie mini pad), sentiment (SRM Stickers), twine (Whisker Graphics), digital stamp (Bugaboo Stamps), Copic markers, border punch (Fiskars), brads, card base.

So, are you ready to flutter along with us? Be sure to visit the entire FBW team to see what they've created for this week's challenge! Your next stop on the hop is Lynette!  If you lose your way, you can always go back to the FBW blog or scroll down for the master list!

Thanks for stopping by! 

I can't wait to see what you'll create for this week's Flutter By Wednesday challenge! (Don't forget that your entry must contain a butterfly, fairy or an angel!)

FBW Hop List:

FBW Blog
Michelle VP
Karen
Suzanne - you're here!
Lynette
Amanda

Leanne

Kristie 

Mary

Nancy

Michelle 

Danni

Harriet

Anna

colourQ #118

Hope you had a wonderful holiday season! Sorry I'm running a little behind today! I meant to take my picture last night and schedule my post, but my camera was still in my suitcase from the holidays, and my early-rising husband had already gone to bed!

Thanks to everyone who submitted projects for last week's challenge...there were so many gorgeous entries! I hope you'll find time to play along with us again this week!

Here's my card for this week's colourQ challenge (#118)!

Supplies: card base, felt snowflakes and cardstock (Stampin' Up!), border punch (Martha Stewart Crafts), image and sentiment stamps (Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps), button, twine, patterned paper (Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses, Echo Park Dots & Stripes, aMuse Studio red woodgrain), ink (Tsukineko Brilliance), Copic markers, decorative scissors.

And here are our colors for this week...don't they make you look forward to spring?

To be considered for this week's colourQueen, make sure to link your creation at the colourQ blog by Sunday, January 8 at noon Central Time! Don't forget to display the challenge colors and link back to the colourQ blog in your entry post.

As always, The rest of the colourQ Royal Court have created some fantastic and fun projects with this week's colors! You can see them on the colourQ blog or by visiting their personal blogs. (The links are to the left under the thumbnail of this week's challenge colors.) 

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