InStyle Stamps' First Color Challenge

Good morning stampers!  I wanted to put up a quick post telling you that InStyle Stamps has the first color challenge of the year posted this morning!  Here is the inspiration piece:

You can find some beautiful art created by the DT, as well as the challenge entry rule and other info, on the ISS blog here.  That's also where you link up for your chance to win!

A Little Gracie from InStyle Stamps

Welcome to Tuesday!  I hope your week started off right!  Today I'd like to share with you the first card I've made for InStyle Stamps as a member of their DT!  Meet Gracie, part of the new red rubber SET, Gracie and Twirla.  This set will be debuting at CHA at the end of the month (woo hoo!!) and will retail for $21.95 (available for purchase just after CHA).  You can view the entire set here on the ISS Blog.  Get ready to NEED it!!

Here is Gracie twirling:

And a closeup of Gracie taken with flash - you can see I added Frosted Lace Stickles over her entire outfit for some extra bling!

Some of the other January releases for ISS can be preordered right now!  You can find Patty Love in the store here, and Tia and Cuddles right here.  Both sets are 20% off of their regular retail price of $19.95 if you pre-order by January 15th!!


Thanks for stopping by today!  I will see you tomorrow with another Prettie Wednesday Challenge from Paper Pretties.


Supply List for Gracie Twirling: Cardstock - PTI White, SU Almost Amethyst.  DP - Basic Grey Wisteria.  Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black.  Other - Copic Markers (BV01, BV02, V09, G20, G40, E93, R00, C1, E21, E25, E27), Frosted Lace Stickles, dimensionals, Making Memories silver heart brads, ribbon flowers (no idea where they are from - I found a whole big bag of them at a Thrift Shop!).

SFC80 - Lots of Hearts!

Happy Monday everyone!  Today is my first "official" post as a Squigglefly DT member!  I'm so excited to share it with you!  We have a fun challenge for you this week, issued by our team leader, Vicki.  Vicki wants to see lots of hearts.  Too fun!  And very timely...  :)  Thanks for the great challenge Vicki.  Your uploading keyword is SFC80.  You can view all the gorgeous creations and heart-felt inspiration on the Squigglefly blog today!  That's where you link up your project for a chance to WIN!


Did you also know that Squigglefly had their first new release of the year on Saturday!?!  Be sure to check out ALL the fabulous new images available NOW at the Squigglefly website.  

Here is my HEART project for today, created using the digi SET "Space Adventures".  This is a set of 15 absolutely adorable outer space themed images and sentiments.  The second I saw this set I HAD to have it.  I added heart shaped brads over the lights on the bottom of the ship, and coated the brads with Xmas Red Stickles to add some pop and go along with my color scheme.  

And just for fun, I have some challenges to enter this card into today! Yay!!  I haven't played challenges in awhile and I have missed it!  Here we go:

One Crazy Stamper - Love

Paper Cutz Challenge - #73, Use Metal (brads)

Stamp Something - Something Digi (image and sentiment are digi)

One Stop Craft Challenge - #113, A Card for a Child (I made this with a certain little boy in mind!)

Stampin' B's - #92, Something Old and Something New (old paper & brads, new images!)

Cute Card Thursday - #146, Out with the Old (I've had this paper, the brads, and the Stickles in my stash for a long time!)

Rainbow Lady's Challenge Blog - #134, It's New to Me (new images!)

Southern Girls Challenge - #9, Anything Goes

Crafty Purple Frog - New (new images!)

Delicious Doodles - #7, New (new images)

Creative Cottage Challenge - #30, New

Quirky Crafts - New

Fab & Funky - #54, Anything Goes

Papertake - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you have a great start to your week!  I will see you here tomorrow with a GIRLY card featuring InStyle Stamps!  

New Year, New DT {New Sketch Challenge!}

**This is my second post today.  Please scroll down to see my Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge card**

Hi everyone!  Hope your Wednesday is treating you right!  I think this new announcement may have gotten lost in the shuffle of the New Year, but I am super excited to share that I have been asked to be a CHICK for InStyle Stamps to kick off 2011.  What fuuuuuuuuuun!!!  I am going to have some great stuff to share with you during my term so stay tuned!!


There is a new sketch challenge to kick off the year InStyle, over on the ISS Blog.  Click -->here<-- to check out today's samples and read the details on how you can play along to WIN!  Here is the sketch so you can get a sneak peek of the challenge - you know sketches are my FAVORITE!

Thanks for stopping by!  

PWC135 - It's Sketch Time!

Happy Wednesday! Are you ready for the Prettie Wednesday Challenge?! I bet you are!  If you play along with us you could WIN!   Check out the Paper Pretties Blog for all the details!

For this week's challenge (keyword: PWC135) it's another amazing sketch from our own Prettie Girl, Frances!  You know I love a good sketch.  To play along, just make a card using our awesome sketch, then link up on the Paper Pretties Blog to enter.  Here is my contribution using one of the first sets illustrated by Victoria Case when she came to Paper Pretties - Give a Hoot.  Who doesn't love a good owl??!  Victoria is the queen of the jungle in my book, I always look forward to her new Critter sets!

And here is the sketch:

Thanks for stopping by today!  Don't forget to head over to the Paper Pretties Blog for a full list of the day's eye candy and all the challenge (and PRIZE) details!  You link up THERE for your chance to win this week's prize!  Happy stamping everyone!