LPSC70 - It's A Sketch!

It's MONDAY!! Yay!! I love starting my week with a great challenge from the {Little Paper Shop}! Did you happen to see the LPS store blog on Saturday? We are featuring the FABULOUS {Apple Lily} set with some great samples from the DT and LPS friends. Stop over and see all the lovely creations!

But now, on to today's challenge {your uploading keyword is LPSC70}. We have a fantastic sketch challenge for you today, you know how much I love those sketches! First off, here is my card, using the newly released {Bumble Bee Jena}. She's all the buzz!!

And here's the sketch! A great one drawn by owner extraordinaire Julia!

Be sure to visit the LPS store blog and the other DT members to see all the inspiration with this week's fabulous challenge! AND, if you play along with us you'll be entered to win this week's prize -- stamps from the {Little Paper Shop}!! Check out the details this morning - you have until Sunday night to enter by linking up on this week's post on the LPS store blog and the winner will be announced there next Monday morning. Can't beat free stamps AND an excuse to use them!

Alice Gets Sketchy

Hello out there in blogland! I hope everyone is having a great start to their Memorial Day weekend. I got some stampin' time so you KNOW I am!

Today the {Little Paper Shop} is sponsering not one but TWO challenge blogs! How fun!! Sponsership means PRIZES for you, so I hope you can find some time to play along this week. What can you win?? Well, you can win a gift certificate to the LPS store from EACH of the challenges (winner is drawn at random). Nice!! So, what are you waiting for?

The first challenge blog is the Oh, Alice! challenge blog that LPS design team alumni Jessica Diedrich started up a few months ago. Their challenge {OAC15} is to use SWIRLS on your card. Love swirls!!

The second challenge is a new sketch from Card Patterns {#66}! I think everyone has heard before how sketches are my most faaaaaaaavorite type of challenge!! Here it is {as you can see, I flipped it for my project today}:

Well, fittingly, I used our {Little Paper Shop} Alice digi for my card. Colored her with Copic markers, paired up with some SU patterned paper, American Crafts buttons, ribbon from the stash (I think it's May Arts) and a swirl from Zva Creative.

Be sure to check out the challenge blogs directly for more information, and more inspiration from their design teams. Some of the other girls from the LPS team are playing along too, so swing by and see what they've come up with! Don't forget to link up your creations per the blog owners' instructions for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to the LPS store (at EACH challenge!).

I'm taking tomorrow off from the blog, so I'll see you back here Monday for more fun with the {Little Paper Shop}!

Victoria Case for SCACD Release Day!!

Helloooo out there in stamping land!! Woo hoo, it's finally here, the day you have been not-so-patiently waiting for all week!! The latest and most gorgeous addition to Susana's amazing collection of EXCLUSIVE images, Victoria Case for SCACD Summer Collection!! To showcase all the GORGEOUS images, we are kickin' off the release with a fabulous inspiration-filled BLOG HOP! So WELCOME from Aud's blog!

Today I have the honor of presenting you with A Puppy is Love. Isn't!! Look at that darling little face. What a cutie pie!

Quick card details for today before I send you on your way along our fabulous hop! I stamped this little sweetheart in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on PTI white cardstock and colored with Copic markers. I pulled the colors from this fun Basic Grey paper (Max & Whiskers). Accents and highlighting on my little one with the Ranger Inkssentials White Gel Pen. I cut out my main image using Classic Oval Nestabilities and layered over a Big Scalloped Oval (on dimensionals of course). Some Kaisercraft rhinestones on the top layer for added zing.

Your next stop is Elaine!! Enjoy the hop everyone! When you're all through, head over to the SCACD store to get your new Victoria Case for SCACD Summer Collection stamps!

TIOT69 - Book-Marked

Happy Thursday to all of my stampin' friends!! As you may have noticed there has been some shake up on our Try It Out Tuesday weekly Design Team Feature and Challenge from Susana's Custom Art and Card Design. We've split to two groups, Tuesday and Thursday, so it's not so overwhelming on one day. So today we have another fun Try It Out challenge from Susana's Custom Art and Card Design to jump start your creativity with the Thursday group! This week's challenge {TIOT69} is to create a TAG. You can read more about the challenges and how things are being run on the SCACD store blog.

Well of course I chose to use one of the latest and most gorgeous addition to Susana's amazing collection of EXCLUSIVE images, Elisabeth Bell for SCACD Sampler #4 Collection!! This is You Have Mail.

My "tag" is a bookmark, I always need these anyway so I don't dogear my pages and this was a perfect opportunity to make one that EVERYONE will envy! Aside from the computer that is just totally me when I'm reading; jammys, slippers, comfy as can be and totally absorbed. Love her! She's stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copics. The oval behind her is a Classic Oval Nestabilities shape. Pretty straightforward layout, not as much room to play with tags, and this is meant to be a working bookmark, so I kept it simple.

One last announcement, the SCACD May release SUMMERTIME FUN by Victoria Case is coming soon! Be sure to check out the store blog for a chance at some awesome blog candy, TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO SIGN UP!!!

Have a great day, I will see you back here in the morning for the big release BLOG HOP!

Prettie Wednesday!

It's Wednesday! That means it is time for another fun Wednesday Prettie Challenge and blog hop! This week our challenge comes from Prettie Girl Wendy! Wendy challenged everyone to make a something for a teacher {PWC105}.

Honestly, I'm not really a "gift" kinda person. I just struggle so much with making 3D items and worry so much about how they will be received. So I made a card, and in a couple weeks when school is out my DS and I will bake cookies and give cards, cookies and Starbucks gift cards to the teachers. I think that's a pretty good gift! And this card is a perfect compliment to that gift set. :)

This week the design team will be using either the set Right on Par or Coffee Cool. These are both such fun sets and both stamp sets featured this week will be on sale for 35% off all week!!Also be sure to check out the new digi stamp section of the boutique, Christie is adding new digis all the time (there are several adorable Sophia and Cooper digi stamps)!

I used a color challenge today, love it! ColourQ {CQC34}:

I also incorporated a sketch, this is the latest from Taylored Expressions {TESC114}. Fun times! You may recognize it from Monday's card -- that's how much I liked it!!

Hope you have a great day! Be sure to visit the Prettie Boutique and the other DT members to see all the inspiration with this week's fabulous challenge!

One other quick announcement, the SCACD May release SUMMERTIME FUN by Victoria Case is coming soon! Be sure to check out the store blog for a chance at some awesome blog candy, now through Thursday!