SP & Co. Sunday Inspiration

Welcome back to another Sunday Inspiration with SP & Co. Stamps! I went in search of an "Easter-Spring-Pastel" type color combo and came across this pretty one from Colour Q Challenge Blog:

Then, I needed some sort of sketch - and when I saw this one from Clean & Simple Stamping and all the wonderful examples, I *knew* I had to try it out!

...and here is my card using both challenges:

Stamps: Easter Bunny Sentiments (Sp & Co.)
Paper: Whisper White, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz, So Saffron, Blushing Bride
Ink: Pear Pizzazz
Accessories: border punch, BB ribbon, dimensionals

Thanks for stopping in today - be sure to check out what the rest of the SP Design Team has created for your Sunday viewing pleasure! Ciao!

SP & Co. Sunday Inspiration - Happy Mother's Day!

 

 Welcome back to another installment of SP & Co. Sunday Inspiration. I came across a blog (my Aunty Sharon sent me the link) last week and I am seriously "addicted." KittieKraft has some wickedly amazing cards on her blog that involve many different techniques and elements, and I decided to give some of her tutorials a try....I did the ink-on-the-embossing-folder technique and also made some flowers using her techniques as well - what do you think:

 

I don't normally make cards like these, but I found myself staring in "awe" on her blog at all the gorgeous creations and I really love them so I wanted to try my hand at it. I really enjoy the Spellbinders technique too where you layer different "frames" and you can make them 3D or not...I decided to keep my frame flat this time. Maybe next time, I'll pop it up and make something different! So many possibilties! I really will enjoy this type of card for sentiment cards :) This sentiment is the single Mother's Day stamp from SP & Co:

 

Stamps: Mother's Day Single Stamp (SP & Co.)
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Baja Breeze
Paper: Whisper White, Baja Breeze
Accessories: Big Shot, Textiles Embossing Folder, Spellbinders, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, bird punch (leaves), Martha twig punch, pearls, glue dots, glue, stylus, dimensionals

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes
Creative Card Crew - Spring (flowers)
Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes
Fresh Brewed - Spring
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Prairie Fairy Fridays - Spring Fling
Stampin' for the Weekend - Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin - Spring or Easter (I am doing spring)

Thank you so much for stopping in today - be sure to hop on over to the SP & Co. BLOG for more wonderful Sunday inspiration! Ciao!

Sunday Inspiration with SP & Co. Stamps!

Happy Sunday everyone! Central Alberta got hit once again by Old Man Winter on Thursday and so we're dealing with the after math of that snowfall - I am really looking forward to spring/summer months! We have been pretty fortunate this year as far as snowfall and cold temps, but I am still looking forward to flip flops and sun tans! :) 

Today I am showing y'all some more wonderful Sunday Inspiration at SP & Co. Stamps! I decided to give another CAS card a whirl and I really think it turned out great - pretty colors from Colour Q and a wonderful sketch from Clean & Simple Stamping made it super easy and fun! Check it out:

Here's my CAS card using both challenges and a sentiment from All Zipped Up:

Stamps: All Zipped Up (SP & Co.); Paper: Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder, Pool Party (I didn't have Cool Carribean), Rich Razzleberry, Tempting Turquoise; Ink: Rich Razzleberry; Accessories: Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, 3-Trio flower punch, pearls, dimensionals

I am also entering my card into the following challenges:

MilkCoffee Challenge - Anything Goes

Fresh Brewed - Dots

Little Red Wagon - Clean and Simple

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

The Stamping Boutique - Clean and Simple

Stampin' for the Weekend - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin' - Anything Goes

Thank you so much for stopping in today - be sure to check out the rest of the wonderful inspiration over at the SP & Co. Stamps blog HERE. Enjoy your day!!

SP & Co. Sunday Inpsiration!

Welcome back to my blog! Today I am showcasing another wonderful SP & Co. stamp set using watercolors....

For my card, I used my watercolor paper from Stampin' Up! and inked up the flower and vase from the "For Every Woman" stamp set with Staz On ink. I used my watercolor pen and some reinkers to "color" my image in... 

Stamps: For Every Woman & Happy Mother's Day (single) (Sp & Co.); Paper: Watercolor paper, Early Espresso, Melon Mambo, Sweet Threads DP (Basic Grey); Ink: Staz On Black, Early Espresso; Accessories: Finial Press EF, watercolor pen, (re-inkers - Regal Rose, Melon Mambo, Early Espresso, Pool Party, Old Olive), Early Espresso ribbon, scallop border punch, pearls, sponge dauber


I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Top Tip Tuesday - Mother's Day (my tip is: when watercoloring, let each layer dry a bit before you start coloring more - the paper needs to "absorb" the colors slowly)
Papertake Weekly - Mother's Day

Thanks for stopping by today - please take some time to hop on over to SP & Co. Stamps Blog and check out what other awesome stamping inspiration other Design Team members have in store for you today!

SP & Co. Sunday Inspiration

Welcome back to my blog! If you are looking for my Totally Stampalicious Monday post, please scroll down :)

We have decided over at SP & Co. to discontinue the weekly  "Stamping With Sami" Challenges and we are now offering you MORE stamping inspiration every Sunday.....

This week, we are showcasing SP & Co. stamps using a messy and fun technique:

Shaving Cream Technique

For my card this week, I wanted to make a "camo" effect using the Shaving Cream Technique and i *think* it turned out very well!! I followed the tutorial from Splitcoaststampers - click HERE to view. For my colors, I chose Crumb Cake, Melon Mambo and Pretty in Pink reinkers. The stamp set is Sewing Chic - and it worked PERFECTLY for this card :) 

Stamps: Sewing Chic (Sp & Co.); Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Melon Mambo; Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Crumb Cake, Melon Mambo and Pretty in Pink reinkers; oval punches, black organza ribbon, pearls, dimensionals


Thanks for stopping by today - please take some time to hop on over to SP & Co. Stamps Blog and see what the other creative Design Team put together using this fun technique!

Stampin' With Sami #10 - St. Patrick's Day/Lucky

Welcome back to another Stamping With Sami challenge from SP & Co. Stamps! 

This week's challenge is St. Patrick's Day or Lucky 

OFFICIAL STAMPING WITH SAMI CHALLENGE RULES: 

Our Stamping With Sami (SWS) challenges are designed to inspire beginner and advanced stampers. We focus on SP and Company Stamps and supplies found in the SP Store because we know our products are fantastic and I am sure you would agree! 

We want our challenges to be super fun for everyone, keeping the following rules in mind: 

 1. Entries must clearly identify SWS Challenge in their blog post or gallery entry so that we KNOW you are playing along with the SWS Challenge. Link back to us, list us as part of your description, etc. Make it clear that you are participating in our challenge or else your entry will be deleted from the linky widget. We don't want our challenge to be the last thing you list in tiny print, we want to be the inspiration for your creation. 

2. Entries to our challenges must use at least ONE SP and Co. Stamp. 

3. Your creation must be newly created, specifically for our challenge. 

4. We love other challenges, just like the rest of you, but there comes a time when the challenge madness gets out of hand. So to curb excessive challenge pile-ups: Entries that enter more than 2 other challenges will be removed. 

 5. Of course, entries must follow the guidelines given for the actual challenge also. 

I had a bit of difficulty with this challenge this week as I didn't have ANY stamps from SP & Co. that were related to the holiday....I went through a lot of different sets and I figured that the Irish always give BLESSINGS so, I added the "Blessings" sentiment from Mix 'N Match Sentiments - Occassions stamp set and I made a shamrock out of a heart punch - hope you enjoy it! :) 

Stamps: Mix 'n Match Sentiments - Occasions (Sp & Co.); Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Dots 'n Stripes (Echo Park); Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black; Accessories: black satin ribbon, button, baker's twine, pearls, oval punch, Spellbinders, heart punch


I am entering my card into the following challenge:

Pixie Dust Studio Challenges : Buttons
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Ribbon Carousel - Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today - please take some time to hop on over to SP & Co. Stamps Blog and participate in our challenge for your chance at a prize from Sami! Good luck and happy crafting!

Stamping With Sami #9 - Stamp Embossing

Welcome back to another Stamping With Sami challenge from SP & Co. Stamps! 

This week's challenge is one I haven't done for quite some time and I was happy to see it on my list of challenges :) I hope you enjoy it too! 

 Stamping With Sami Challenge #9: Stamp Embossing!  

OFFICIAL STAMPING WITH SAMI CHALLENGE RULES: 

Our Stamping With Sami (SWS) challenges are designed to inspire beginner and advanced stampers. We focus on SP and Company Stamps and supplies found in the SP Store because we know our products are fantastic and I am sure you would agree! 

We want our challenges to be super fun for everyone, keeping the following rules in mind: 

 1. Entries must clearly identify SWS Challenge in their blog post or gallery entry so that we KNOW you are playing along with the SWS Challenge. Link back to us, list us as part of your description, etc. Make it clear that you are participating in our challenge or else your entry will be deleted from the linky widget. We don't want our challenge to be the last thing you list in tiny print, we want to be the inspiration for your creation. 

2. Entries to our challenges must use at least ONE SP and Co. Stamp. 

3. Your creation must be newly created, specifically for our challenge. 

4. We love other challenges, just like the rest of you, but there comes a time when the challenge madness gets out of hand. So to curb excessive challenge pile-ups: Entries that enter more than 2 other challenges will be removed. 

 5. Of course, entries must follow the guidelines given for the actual challenge also. 

I decided to take the Flourishee stamp set and ink it up with my turquoise craft ink from Stampin' Up! and then sprinkle clear embossing powder over it and heat it with a heat gun...AWESOMENESS is what happens!! 

Stamps: Flourishee, Bold Sentiments I (Sp & Co.); Paper: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Tempting Turquoise, Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo; Ink: Tempting Turquoise craft ink, Island Indigo; Accessories: embossing powder, pearls, heat gun, dimensionals  

Thanks for stopping by today - please take some time to hop on over to SP & Co. Stamps Blog and participate in our challenge for your chance at a prize from Sami! Good luck and happy crafting!

Stampin' With Sami #8 - Distressing

Happy Sunday! Are you ready for another weekly "Stamping With Sami" Challenge? We are already up to challenge #8 - DISTRESSING! This is a fun technique and one I don't use much and I should. 

 Stamping With Sami Challenge #8: Distressing!  

OFFICIAL STAMPING WITH SAMI CHALLENGE RULES: 

Our Stamping With Sami (SWS) challenges are designed to inspire beginner and advanced stampers. We focus on SP and Company Stamps and supplies found in the SP Store because we know our products are fantastic and I am sure you would agree! 

We want our challenges to be super fun for everyone, keeping the following rules in mind: 

 1. Entries must clearly identify SWS Challenge in their blog post or gallery entry so that we KNOW you are playing along with the SWS Challenge. Link back to us, list us as part of your description, etc. Make it clear that you are participating in our challenge or else your entry will be deleted from the linky widget. We don't want our challenge to be the last thing you list in tiny print, we want to be the inspiration for your creation. 

2. Entries to our challenges must use at least ONE SP and Co. Stamp. 

3. Your creation must be newly created, specifically for our challenge. 

4. We love other challenges, just like the rest of you, but there comes a time when the challenge madness gets out of hand. So to curb excessive challenge pile-ups: Entries that enter more than 2 other challenges will be removed. 

 5. Of course, entries must follow the guidelines given for the actual challenge also. 

For my "Distressing" card, I decided to use a set that hasn't been dirty and inky yet - Sewing Chic! I used my Stampin' Up! distressing tool to "rough up" my basic black paper...you might have to click on the photo to see it better:

Stamps: Sewing Chic (SP & Co.)

 Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Melon Mambo   

Ink: Melon Mambo, Basic Black
Accessories: sewing machine, pearls, border punch  

Thanks for stopping by today - please take some time to hop on over to SP & Co. Stamps Blog and participate in our challenge for your chance at a prize from Sami! Good luck and happy crafting!

Stampin' With Sami #7 - Love Theme

Welcome back my crafty PEEPS!! Today's Stamping With Sami #7 is a fun one! Sooo many different possibilities with this theme.... 

 Stamping With Sami Challenge #7: Love Theme!  

OFFICIAL STAMPING WITH SAMI CHALLENGE RULES: 

Our Stamping With Sami (SWS) challenges are designed to inspire beginner and advanced stampers. We focus on SP and Company Stamps and supplies found in the SP Store because we know our products are fantastic and I am sure you would agree! 

We want our challenges to be super fun for everyone, keeping the following rules in mind: 

 1. Entries must clearly identify SWS Challenge in their blog post or gallery entry so that we KNOW you are playing along with the SWS Challenge. Link back to us, list us as part of your description, etc. Make it clear that you are participating in our challenge or else your entry will be deleted from the linky widget. We don't want our challenge to be the last thing you list in tiny print, we want to be the inspiration for your creation. 

2. Entries to our challenges must use at least ONE SP and Co. Stamp. 

3. Your creation must be newly created, specifically for our challenge. 

4. We love other challenges, just like the rest of you, but there comes a time when the challenge madness gets out of hand. So to curb excessive challenge pile-ups: Entries that enter more than 2 other challenges will be removed. 

 5. Of course, entries must follow the guidelines given for the actual challenge also. 

For my "Love Theme" card, I really wanted to incorporate some wonderful LIPS that Sami sent me to play with...I got busy and found some wonderful papers from my Echo Park "Yours Truly" 6 x 6 Designer papers, an older sketch from My Favorite Things - Wednesday Stamp Club and some twine and got to work:

For my sentiment, True Love, I used Bold Sentiments I, available HERE.

Stamps: Bold Sentiments I, Lippy Single Stamp (Sp & Co.) 
Paper: Real Red, Basic Black, Yours Truly (EP)  
Ink: Real Red, Basic Black 
Accessories: sewing machine, baker's twine, flower, dimensionals  

I am also entering my card into the following challenges:

Stamps R Us - Love Theme
Scrap-Creations - Valentines
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes w/ optional Heart or Love theme
Party Time Tuesdays - Valentines
Top Tip Tuesday - Valentines (my tip: when using baker's twine, tape the ends to the back of your card before layering it down )
Try it On Tuesday - Love
Tuesday Throwdown - Be my Valentine
Creative Belli Blog - Hearts/Valentine (my older embellishment is the black fabric flower)
Fresh Brewed - LOVE
Truly Scrumptious - Love and Hearts
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - Love is in the Air
PaperPlay Challenges - Love Letters
Jellypark Challenges - Shades of Love
Simply Create Too - Red Hot

Thanks for stopping by today - please take some time to hop on over to SP & Co. Stamps Blog and participate in our challenge for your chance at a prize from Sami! Good luck and happy crafting!

Stampin' With Sami #6 - Stamp Kissing Technique!

Welcome back my crafty PEEPS!! I hope you are enjoying your Sunday - I know I am! As you are reading this, my DH and I are enjoying a dinner theatre weekend away! Sure is nice to have some time with him as he works away A LOT, and it's good to re-connect with each other! 

This week's Stamping With Sami Challenge really had me stumped for a bit - so glad she made me step out of my comfort zone! I have never done this technique before, but after I did it - it's soooo easy! 

 Stamping With Sami Challenge #6: Kissing Technique!  

OFFICIAL STAMPING WITH SAMI CHALLENGE RULES: 

Our Stamping With Sami (SWS) challenges are designed to inspire beginner and advanced stampers. We focus on SP and Company Stamps and supplies found in the SP Store because we know our products are fantastic and I am sure you would agree! 

We want our challenges to be super fun for everyone, keeping the following rules in mind: 

 1. Entries must clearly identify SWS Challenge in their blog post or gallery entry so that we KNOW you are playing along with the SWS Challenge. Link back to us, list us as part of your description, etc. Make it clear that you are participating in our challenge or else your entry will be deleted from the linky widget. We don't want our challenge to be the last thing you list in tiny print, we want to be the inspiration for your creation. 

2. Entries to our challenges must use at least ONE SP and Co. Stamp. 

3. Your creation must be newly created, specifically for our challenge. 

4. We love other challenges, just like the rest of you, but there comes a time when the challenge madness gets out of hand. So to curb excessive challenge pile-ups: Entries that enter more than 2 other challenges will be removed. 

 5. Of course, entries must follow the guidelines given for the actual challenge also. 

When you are doing the Stamp Kissing technique, you need a solid stamp (makes it easier to see the other stamp) so I dug out my go-to fave...Flourishee! I also used Big Bold Background for my "kissing" stamp and Just a Note for the sentiment. I stamped Flourishee in Melon Mambo and stamped the Big Bold Background stamp in black. I then took the Flourishee stamp and "kissed" it to the black one and this is what came of it (looks purple on pink hey?!): 

Stamps: Flourishee, Just a Note and Big Bold Background (Sp & Co.); Paper: Whisper White, Concord Crush, DSP (SU!); Ink: Melon Mambo, Concord Crush, Basic Black; Accessories: Spellbinders, gems, 

Thanks for stopping by today - please take some time to hop on over to SP & Co. Stamps Blog and participate in our challenge for your chance at a prize from Sami! Good luck and happy crafting!

Stampin' With Sami #5 - Rock 'n Roll Technique!

Welcome back my crafty PEEPS!! I hope you are enjoying your Sunday - I know I am! Sure is nice to relax and get back into my craft room today...which brings me to the reason you are - Stamping With Sami Challenge #5: Rock 'n Roll Technique!  

OFFICIAL STAMPING WITH SAMI CHALLENGE RULES: 

Our Stamping With Sami (SWS) challenges are designed to inspire beginner and advanced stampers. We focus on SP and Company Stamps and supplies found in the SP Store because we know our products are fantastic and I am sure you would agree! 

We want our challenges to be super fun for everyone, keeping the following rules in mind: 

 1. Entries must clearly identify SWS Challenge in their blog post or gallery entry so that we KNOW you are playing along with the SWS Challenge. Link back to us, list us as part of your description, etc. Make it clear that you are participating in our challenge or else your entry will be deleted from the linky widget. We don't want our challenge to be the last thing you list in tiny print, we want to be the inspiration for your creation. 

2. Entries to our challenges must use at least ONE SP and Co. Stamp. 

3. Your creation must be newly created, specifically for our challenge. 

4. We love other challenges, just like the rest of you, but there comes a time when the challenge madness gets out of hand. So to curb excessive challenge pile-ups: Entries that enter more than 2 other challenges will be removed. 

 5. Of course, entries must follow the guidelines given for the actual challenge also. 

I find that doing the Rock 'n Roll Technique is a lot easier when you use a solid stamp, so I "knew" right away which stamp set to dig out and get inky - Flourishee! I also incorporated 2 other stamp sets on my card: Musical Background and Just a Note...take a look:

Stamps: Flourishee, Just a Note and Musical Background (Sp & Co.); Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze; Ink: Chocolate Chip and Baja Breeze; Accessories: Spellbinders, border punch, word window punch, modern label punch, pearls, baja seam binding, dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by today - please take some time to hop on over to SP & Co. Stamps Blog and participate in our challenge for your chance at a prize from Sami! Good luck and happy crafting!

SWS #4: Coloring Challenge

Welcome back my crafty PEEPS!! I hope you are enjoying your Sunday - I know I am! Kimberly had another swim meet yesterday in Edmonton and once again, she did phenomenally! Sure is nice to relax and get back into my craft room today...which brings me to the reason you are - Stamping With Sami Challenge #4: Coloring Challenge.  

OFFICIAL STAMPING WITH SAMI CHALLENGE RULES: 

Our Stamping With Sami (SWS) challenges are designed to inspire beginner and advanced stampers. We focus on SP and Company Stamps and supplies found in the SP Store because we know our products are fantastic and I am sure you would agree! 

We want our challenges to be super fun for everyone, keeping the following rules in mind: 

 1. Entries must clearly identify SWS Challenge in their blog post or gallery entry so that we KNOW you are playing along with the SWS Challenge. Link back to us, list us as part of your description, etc. Make it clear that you are participating in our challenge or else your entry will be deleted from the linky widget. We don't want our challenge to be the last thing you list in tiny print, we want to be the inspiration for your creation. 

2. Entries to our challenges must use at least ONE SP and Company Stamp. 

3. Your creation must be newly created, specifically for our challenge. 

4. We love other challenges, just like the rest of you, but there comes a time when the challenge madness gets out of hand. So to curb excessive challenge pile-ups: Entries that enter more than 2 other challenges will be removed. 

 5. Of course, entries must follow the guidelines given for the actual challenge also. 

For my card, I decided to ink up the vase/flower stamp from the For Every Woman stamp set available at the SP & Co. Stamps store.  

Stamps: For Every Woman (SP & Co); Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Ambrosia DP (Basic Grey); Ink: Black Momento; Accessories: Spellbinders, border punch, pearls, twine, dimensionals, copic markers

Thanks for stopping by today - please take some time to hop on over to SP & Co. Stamps Blog and participate in our challenge for your chance at a stamp from Sami! Good luck and happy crafting!

SP & Co. January Release and Blog Hop!

Happy Tuesday crafty PEEPS!! Welcome to the 2nd stop of the SP & Co. January Release and Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from Chrissie's blog - if not, please click HERE and start at the beginning...

This month's blog hop color is WHITE (or Cream)! After you're done hopping around today, make sure you play along with this month's White challenge (click here for details) for a chance to win some awesome SP and Company prizes!

For my card, I am showcasing the oh-so-purdy new background stamp called Little Floral Background that will be released today over at the SP & Co. Stamps Blog....

Stamps: Little Floral Background, Bold Sentiments I (both SP & Co.); Paper: Whisper White, Note Quite Navy; Ink: Not Quite Navy; Accessories: olive pearls, Martha Stewart Border punch.

Join us for our Release Celebration that is happening today and tomorrow on the SP Forum HERE.  You can talk to all of the designers, discuss projects and chit chat with other stampers!

Don't forget that the random prize patrol is watching so leave a comment on every blog to be eligible for the prizes!!

Make sure you check out the SP Blog to see what Samantha did with the new stamps! We also have the Stamp Team and the Challenge Team teaming up today to show you lots of amazing projects with the newest stamp sets!

Here is the list of designers that will inspire you today:

Chrissie
Lori (you are here)
Britt
Jen
Kelli
Patchi
Patty
Stephanie
Susan
Tella

Thanks for stopping in today and happy crafting!!! :)

SWS #2 - Masking

Happy Sunday! Welcome to the 2nd "Stamping with Sami" Challenge from Sp & Co. Stamps! This week's challenge is "MASKING."

OFFICIAL STAMPING WITH SAMI CHALLENGE RULES: 

Our Stamping With Sami (SWS) challenges are designed to inspire beginner and advanced stampers. We focus on SP and Company Stamps and supplies found in the SP Store because we know our products are fantastic and I am sure you would agree! 

We want our challenges to be super fun for everyone, keeping the following rules in mind: 

 1. Entries must clearly identify SWS Challenge in their blog post or gallery entry so that we KNOW you are playing along with the SWS Challenge. Link back to us, list us as part of your description, etc. Make it clear that you are participating in our challenge or else your entry will be deleted from the linky widget. We don't want our challenge to be the last thing you list in tiny print, we want to be the inspiration for your creation. 

2. Entries to our challenges must use at least ONE SP and Company Stamp. 

3. Your creation must be newly created, specifically for our challenge. 

4. We love other challenges, just like the rest of you, but there comes a time when the challenge madness gets out of hand. So to curb excessive challenge pile-ups: Entries that enter more than 2 other challenges will be removed. 

 5. Of course, entries must follow the guidelines given for the actual challenge also. 

 Here's the card I created for this week's SWS Challenge:

Stamps: Artsy Heartsy; Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Real Red, Yours Truly (Echo Park - sold at the Sp & Co. store); Ink: Basic Black, Real Red, Basic Grey, Blushing Bride; Accessories: black ribbon, oval punches, scallop oval punch, dimensionals, scissors, temporary adhesive tape (for masking technique), black pearls

Thanks for stopping by today - please take some time to hop on over to SP & Co. Stamps Blog and participate in our challenge for your chance at a stamp from Sami! Good luck and happy crafting!

Stamping With Sami #1 - Stamp Something!

Happy New Year everyone!

With this new year comes a new "blog lift and revamp" for SP & Company Stamps! Every Sunday, we will be having a new challenge called ‘Stamping with Sami’. I’m pretty excited about it and I hope you will be too! We will showcase a winner when we post our next challenge, and that crafter is going to win some SP Goodness!! 

OFFICIAL STAMPING WITH SAMI CHALLENGE RULES:

Our Stamping With Sami (SWS) challenges are designed to inspire beginner and advanced stampers. We focus on SP and Company Stamps and supplies found in the SP Store because we know our products are fantastic and I am sure you would agree! We want our challenges to be super fun for everyone, keeping the following rules in mind:

1. Entries must clearly identify SWS Challenge in their blog post or gallery entry so that we KNOW you are playing along with the SWS Challenge. Link back to us, list us as part of your description, etc. Make it clear that you are participating in our challenge or else your entry will be deleted from the linky widget. We don't want our challenge to be the last thing you list in tiny print, we want to be the inspiration for your creation.
2. Entries to our challenges must use at least ONE SP and Company Stamp.
3. Your creation must be newly created, specifically for our challenge.
4. We love other challenges, just like the rest of you, but there comes a time when the challenge madness gets out out of hand. So to curb excessive challenge pile-ups: Entries that enter more than 2 other challenges will be removed. 
5. Of course, entries must follow the guidelines given for the actual challenge also.

This week the challenge is simple and straightforward: Stamp Something!


Here's the card I created for this week's SWS Challenge:

Stamps: I Love Love, Artsy Heartsy; Paper: Whisper White, Baker's Twine, Ribbon, button, dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by today - please take some time to hop on over to SP & Co. Stamps Blog and participate in our challenge for your chance at a stamp from Sami! Good luck and happy crafting!

SPCC #129 - Celebrate the Season

Welcome back! This week's color combo from SPCC helped me get yet another Christmas card completed and out of the way :) Gotta like it when that happens. Like I've mentioned in past posts, I am attempting to make all my Design Team commitment cards into Christmas cards (no matter what the challenge/color is) and so far, so good!!! Here's Samantha's color palette for the week:

For my card, I inked up Ornamental Trees from SP & Co. in Chocolate Chip ink and stamped them on Pool Party then cut them out and "popped up" the middle tree with dimensionals. I wanted to make the background look as if it was snowing behind the trees, so I used Swiss Dots embossing folder for that effect...The sentiment is from Cutest Gingerbread Man (also an SP & Co. stamp set).

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Raise The Bar - It's Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas
2 Sisters - Punches/Dies
CropStop: Punching your way around the holidays
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle: Holiday card
Secret Crafter: Inspiration Photo (I took the tree theme!)
Bling it On: It's Christmas!
GingerloftChallenge: Christmas
Clearly iStamp: Christmas
Scrap-Creations: Christmas

Thank you for stopping in this morning and please be sure to click HERE for more wonderful projects made for you by the Scrapmaster's Paradise Design Team. Enter your project at the SPCC Challenge Blog for your chance to win some amazing stamps from the SP & Co. store! Happy crafting!

SPCC #122 - Warm Wishes

Good morning PEEPS! Welcome back to another color challenge from Scrapmaster's Paradise! I have to tell you...I wanted this combo to scream Christmas or WINTER, but I didn't know how to incorporate it...so....off I went, digging through my stash and came across this cutie patootie! Super awesome winter image - I must say! LOL...I found the "Warm Wishes" sentiment in SP & Co. set "Cutest Gingerbread Man." Great challenge, Samantha! :) I can't wait to see all the entries using this week's color combination!

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the new embossing folder from Stampin' Up! It sure adds awesome texture to your backgrounds :) I hope you have some time this week to play along - be sure to check out the rest of the Design Team's work - links are on my right-hand sidebar. Thanks for popping in this morning - I'll be back shortly with another installment from Picture Perfect Creations!! Ciao!

PPC - CC#74 - Go Green!!!

Happy Monday! Welcome to another color challenge brought to us by Megan from Picture Perfect Creations...I found this color combo a bit "challenging" and I guess that is why we have them, right? I think it was the Lucky Limeade, but after I got the card all done, I think it turned out alright!

Stamps: Bold Sentiments I (SP & Co.); Paper: Garden Green, Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz, Lucky Limeade DP; Ink: Garden Green, Pear Pizzazz; Accessories: finial press embossing folder, pearls, nestabilities, white satin ribbon, paper piercer, dimensionals, sponge dauber

Be sure to check out the other inspiration from the PPC Design Team - blogs are listed on my right-hand sidebar for your clicking convenience *wink* and please be sure to ink up some wonderful creations and link them back to the PPC Challenge blog so we can share some love with YOU :)

See you soon with another color challenge from our wonderful Samantha at Scrapmaster's Paradise!!

SPCC #118 - Thanks a Bunch!

Welcome back!! Samantha has given us an "autumn-ish" color palette this week and I could not be more excited to create a card using these colors as they are some of my ultimate FAV's!!!! Thanks, Samantha!

I decided to use some of my Verve dies and create flowers/leaves for a bold image....then I used Bold Sentiments I from Sp & Co. for my sentiment....

I hope you enjoy this color combination as much as I did! I cannot WAIT to see what all you come up with - head on over to the SPCC Challenge Blog and see what the other girls have for you and link up your project for us to see! Happy crafting!

SPCC #116

Welcome back! Here is the color challenge over at Scrapmaster's Paradise this week:

For my card, I decided to go to my favorite from SP & Co. - Flourishee! This stamp set is so bold and rich and works for so many different occasions!

Stamps: Flourishee, Lovely Labels (Sp & Co.); Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie and Cherry Cobbler DSP; Ink: Cherry Cobbler; Accessories: scallop trim border punch, pearls, nestabilities, dimensionals, large oval punch

Thanks for stopping in today - please be sure to check out the rest of the Design Team's contributions HERE...and link up YOUR creation so we can come and visit your blog! Happy crafting!