BONUS FUN AND CHALLENGE FOR JULY

Welcome to Stamptacular's first Build-A-Card event! Hope you ENJOY the fun we have in store for you today! Please remember that you will have until midnight (EST) Sunday July 19th to complete this activity in order to qualify and be included in the drawing for the prize being offered to all participants.

So...are you ready? Let's start building your card...

First you will start off with something from the BLUE color family. Once you've chosen your "BLUE" beginning you will need to go and visit Janneke for your next step.


This is just the beginning so make sure you have FUN! Can't wait to see what you all come up with.

Thanks for stopping by! Now get a move on *wink*

Shape Up!

Do you ever get tired of just making the normal rectangle or square cards? Need a little something different to jazz up your day? Well, then head on over to Stamptacular Sunday Challenge for peek at all the different shapes of cards the design team made. Then join us and make your own card of any shape OTHER THAN a square or rectangle. Link it up to the Stamptacular Sunday blog by midnight next Saturday and you could win a prize.



I have to admit that I really like this card. It is just so FUN! It was very time consuming though. Let me tell you a little about it. I got the idea HERE. There is a link to a tutorial if you would like to learn how to make this SIDE STEP CARD. I also used a template for my clouds HERE. I know that seems silly, but that way I could figure out how long or short I needed them to be. I did end up altering them a bit. I traced the template using a copic marker and then cut them out. That gave a bit of shadowing. I then put stickles around the edges too. My sun was created using a Daisy 2 sizzlet for the "rays" and the largest SU circle punch for the "sun." More stickles:) That cute image was a digital stamp from All That Scraps called Swiss Pixies Gretel. I colored her with Copics and stickled her as well. I made that rainbow using a circle punch and.....you guessed it....STICKLES!

Here are a few close ups...

SIDE VIEW

Now don't forget to get those creative juices flowing. I'm on vacation, but hope to peek in to see what you have made. Make sure you visit the design team. We also have another special challenge today. Super fun!

Have a great Sunday

Quickest Post EVER!

I really have NO time to explain this cute little box I made. I got the original idea from Clean and Simple Stamps. I had to alter it a bit though. Stay tuned for details on this.

Don't forget to stop by here on Sunday for a cute project and some bonus fun at Stamptacular Sunday Challenge.

I will be leaving on Vacation today! I will have a Sunday post and then won't have another for a week. Going to just enjoy my family for a week. See you when I get back!

P.S. I blurred the names on this project...that's not REALLY bad stamping:)

Fairy Wish

Sorry for the late post. I really thought I was ahead of the game for my camping trip. WRONG! Let's just say it's going to be a long night. I still have several things to get done. But, I really wanted to post this card since it's for 2 challenges and one ends tomorrow:) I got a few digital stamps from DigiStamp Boutique. This was a sponsor for our last Stamptacular Sunday Challenge and I REALLY fell in love with the images. Go check them out. So Sweet!


My card combines Jen's SFYTT and Color Throwdown 51. I've been practicing with my Copics. I would really like to get more colors. I think I'll have to wait awhile though. Just got the bill for them and my husband asked if they colored by themselves. Yeah! They are pretty expensive. But, I got one heck of a deal on them at www.oozak.com. Really, it's the cheapest place for them. Anyways, I had fun coloring the little fairy girl in. Her wings have Shimmerz on them. It's hard to see in the photo though. Ok, enough chit chat. I have to finish my packing and baking and shopping and....I'm tired already.

DON'T FORGET TO STOP BY ON SUNDAY! SO EXCITED FOR THAT CHALLENGE!

What's In It?
Stamps: digital digistamp boutique, Small Sayings, Short and Sweet, Wishing You the Best (SU), Bevy of Butterflies (Unity)
Ink: Almost Amethyst, Versamark, Gem Metallic Purple
Paper: Garden Green, DCWV purples, So Saffron, White
Other: Star punch, UK Wavy punch, Circle Punch, corner rounder, stickles, dimensionals, So Saffron grosgrain ribbon, Walmart Green ribbon, Rhinestone Brads, label punch, tiny twinkles, Copics E00, E37, BV04, BV02, G07, YG03

My Mistake

This is my original card that I made for the Paper Craft Planet sketch. That was the one layer card. Well, I tried it twice and messed up on both. SOOOOO, I combined the two to cover my mistake on the first card. Therefore, it doesn't qualify as a "one" layer card. I used the same technique as yesterday's card for the sponging. I love black, green and white together. I think they have a soothing elegance to them.

This is the color of my bathroom and I love to take a long, hot bubble bath and RELAX in there. Relaxing is also what I will be doing in a few days as we head out for one of our final trips of the year. Can you tell I'm excited about relaxing?

I'm also excited to share my card for Stamptacular Sunday Challenge with you. Make sure you check in on that day. We are going to have a special BONUS challenge. Priscilla has outdone herself. I'm telling you, it's a pretty cool challenge. So, stay tuned for that. I'll be back tomorrow with another card. Have a great day!

What's In It?
Stamps: Unity June KOTM, Celebrate Today (MCS)
Ink: Cert. Celery, Versamark
Paper: White
Other: Fiskar's personal trimmer, sponge, Labels 4 Nesties, dimensionals, Hobby Lobby ribbon, Black EP

I'm So Blessed

This card could not be closer to the truth. I am very blessed by so many great friends and family. As I prepare for our annual SMOKERFEST camping trip, I am reminded of all the wonderful times I have shared with family. I'm also so grateful for the friends who help out by watching our home and caring for our animals while we are away. I'm counting the days til I see so many of my family members. We always have THE BEST time!

I created this card for the Paper Craft Planet Saturday Sketch. (BTW, I was very honored to have my card featured in the newsletter this week for last week's sketch challenge.) The funny thing is, it's not a sketch at all, really. It's to make a one layer card which proves to be more challenging than ANY sketch I've ever done. This was my third attempt. The problem is that if you make a mistake, there is no covering it up. I make a lot of mistakes. But, I did persevere and except for the blob of chocolate ink on the "O" I'm very happy with this. Again, better IRL.


I added stickles that aren't dry in the pic. I didn't have time to wait. I made this card by scoring 1/2" in on all four sides. I then created a mat. I sponged Bashful Blue and Certainly Celery inside the mat and stamped my images. TIP: I created my mat out of card stock and plan to keep it for future use.

What's In It?
Stamps: Because of You (Verve), Bundle of Bouquets ( MFT)
Paper: White
Ink: Cert. Celery, Bashful Blue, Regal Rose, Basic Brown
Other: Fiskar's personal cutter, sponge, stickles

See you tomorrow for a WIGW card!

A SSC Sketch

Good Sunday Morning! Our challenge over at Stamptacular Sunday Challenge blog is a sketch. Woohoo! Love to work with sketches. I have a bit of a nasty habit of altering the sketch a bit. The Design Team had an added challenge of using some beautiful things sent to us by our sponsor this week: Papirloftet. My items were so beautifully package and so fun to receive. I have to admit that this is not my typical style. That's what makes a challenge so fun. It's great to get out of your comfort zone a little sometimes. I really loved how this vintage feeling card came together. I did use a few things not included in my package.

Please join us in this challenge and check out the design team members beautiful creations. Leave them some love too, ok? They are on my left side bar.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great Sunday!

Here is the list of supplies. All Papirloftet unless otherwise noted
Stamps: postcard, Ever After (SU)
Cardstock: Textured , Sahara Sand (SU), Pink DP (KC&CO), postcard images
Ink: Choc Chip, Versamark, Sahara sand (ALL SU)
Other: Flowers, vine trim (ALL PAPIRLOFTET), dimensionals, MM lace, Clear EP, MM brad, Cream taffetta and organdy ribbon (SU)