February Release and Blog Hop with SP & Co!

Good morning crafters! Are you ready for a brand new release and blog hop from SP & Co. Stamps?!  You should have arrived here from Chrissie's BLOG...if not, please head back to the SP & Co. Blog HERE for your start :)

Samantha has a great line up for you today - this month's color is Bright Red! After you're done hopping around today, make sure you play along with this month's Red challenge (click here for details) for a chance to win some awesome SP and Company prizes!

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!

For my card, I am debuting a wonderful background stamp, Diamond Background. It is amazing to ink up and stamps so well :) I hope you enjoy it:

Stamps: Diamond Background, Bold Sentiments I (SP & Co.)
Ink: Real Red, Basic Black
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Real Red
Accessories: Martha border punch, black satin ribbon, adhesive black bows

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


Now, off you go to Jen's BLOG for more wonderful crafty goodness!! 


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
Jen
Amber
Britt
Vicki 
Kelli
Michelle
Stephanie
Patty
Bonnie
Susan
Tella

Winter Wishes from Scrapmaster's Paradise!

Welcome back!! Are you ready for the last color combo of 2011? This one was a lot of fun to work with - I "knew" I could pull off a Christmas card with these colors - I really love it! 

Thanks, Samantha, for all the wonderful color challenges for the past year - some of them were easy, peesy...others were a tad challenging! I guess that's why we have them right?! I hope you are all as excited as we are over at SP & Co. - we have some HUGE changes coming in the new year, so please stay tuned!!

For my card this week, I inked up the snowflakes from Falling Snow and made my own background paper. I added gems to the middle of each snowflake for extra sparkle :) 

Stamps: Falling Snow (SP & Co.); Paper: Very Vanilla, Wisteria Wonder, Real Red; Ink: Real Red, Wisteria Wonder; Accessories: swiss dots embossing folder, wisteria ribbon, pearls, gems, dimensionals, scallop edge punch

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Scrap-Creations - Snow
Paper Sundaes - Celebrate!
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Anything Goes and Ribbon
Stampin' for the Weekend - Christmas
Charisma Cardz - Last Minute Xmas Makes

From all of us at Scrapmaster's Paradise, we wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Enjoy the holidays with family and friends and take some time to get crafty :) See you in 2012!

SPCC #130 - Sending Holiday Joy

Hi all! This week's color challenge from Scrapmaster's Paradise is definitely a Christmas combination! I have been waiting for a time to use my new-to-me set from Papertrey Ink called 2008 Holiday Tag Collection. The colors have definitely WOW factor and it didn't take long for my card to come together:

Stamps: 2008 Holiday Tag Collection (PTI), Snow Wonderful (Verve); Paper: Sahara Sand, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Lucky Limeade; Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Momento Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Nestabilities, circle punch, scallop trim border punch, cobbler seam binding, dimensionals

I am adding my card to the following challenges:

Clearly iStamp: Christmas
Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes
Crafty Creations: a Card with a Sentiment
Fresh Brewed: Christmas
Creative Card Crew: Tis The Season
Creative Belli Blog - Winter and Christmas
ABC Challenge: E is for Embossing
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - Merry Christmas
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
Phindy's Place - clean and simple
Paper Sundaes - Anything Christmas
Tuesday Throwdown - Celebrate the Season
One Crazy Stamper - Christmas/Holiday theme

Thanks for stopping in - be sure to check out what the rest of the team has created for you (links are on the right-hand sidebar). Cheers!

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 #128 Peace, Joy, Be Merry!

Welcome back! Samantha at Scrapmaster's Paradise has issued yet another awesome color palette for this week! I found this combo rather "Christmas-y" so I decided to use the Mojo Monday sketch from last week and the SP & Co. stamp set "Cutest Gingerbread" for the sentiments

Stamps: Cutest Gingerbread (SP & Co.); Paper: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Lucky Limeade, Stampin' Up! DSP; Ink: Momento Black; Accessories: Ornament dies from Whimsy, silver brads, baker's twine, snow dots embossing folder

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Shopping Our Stash Weekly Challenges - Christmas or Winter
Little Red Wagon - Christmas
Pattie's Creations - Christmas
Friday Mashup - Sugar and Spice Make Christmas Nice
The Poodles Parlour - Christmas
2 Sisters - Holiday
Sweet Stampin - Dies/Punches
Craft Your Days Away - Buttons or Bows
Aud Sentiments - Winter Holiday Sentiments
PaperCrafting Journey - Anything Goes
Simply Create Too - Christmas
TotallyPaperCrafts - Christmas
Stamptacular Sunday Challenges - Anything Christmas

Please check the right-hand sidebar for the other members of the SPCC Design Team and be sure to hop on over to see their wonderful creations using this week's color combo! Happy crafting!!

A Monday 2-for-1

Hello crafty PEEPS! Welcome back to MONDAY! Boy, did central Alberta ever get hit last Thursday/Friday with a winter snowfall! First major one of the year - we should be used to it by now you would think :) My daughter had a competitive swim meet in Edmonton this past weekend and she did phenomenal - I am so proud of her!! 

Now, it's back to routine and another week - and you know what that means, right? Another challenge from Totally Stampalicious and Scrapmaster's Paradise! Today I decided to create a card with BOTH CHALLENGES...Totally Stampalicious wants you to use 2 different stamp sets when creating your cards or projects (I used Scarlette Mistletoe and Pimp My Ride Stella) 

The color combination at Scrapmaster's Paradise is:

...and here's my card using both challenges:

I just love these new releases from TS...I think you can prolly tell that though, hey?!? I sure hope you get a chance to play at both of these wonderful challenge sites this week! I'd love to be able to come visit your blog and leave you some comments!

Don't forget about the awesome promotion happening over at Totally Stampalicious:

Stampalicious Dessert Menu

Level 1 - Vanilla Ice Cream - Buy 5 Get 1 Free

Level 2 - Strawberry Shortcake - Buy 8 Get 2 Free

Level 3 - Triple Layer Chocolate Cake - Buy 11 Get 3 Free

Happy crafting!!!

SPCC #126 - Winter Wishes!

Good morning crafty PEEPS! After a lovely week off of school, the kids are back at school today and I'm glad to be back into my routine...although, it was really, really nice to sleep in and not worry about lunches etc. Approximately one month to go, and then we're on Christmas break! :)

This week, Samantha has given us this wonderful, Christmas-y color combo for us to work with (at least, that is what *I* saw - Christmas) LOL! I am so happy to be making Christmas cards - a challenge to myself is to use all color combos in the next little while as Christmas cards - maybe I can get a great jump start on them :) Pretty soon, the big day will be here and we will wonder where the time went....

For my card, I decided to stamp and paper piece one of my Pure Innocence winter cuties and cut her out with circle nesties, layered on scalloped circle...I added some texture with a snowflake Cuttlebug folder and then some wonderful bling and dazzling diamonds! This combo is such a pretty Christmas palette - can't wait to see what you all come up with - Christmas or not! Be sure to link up your creation HERE! Happy crafting!

SPCC #125 - Crafting with Jackie (and a DT call!)

 

This week at Scrapmaster's Paradise, our color combo is a soft, pastel-y one :) My sister was here for the weekend and when I asked her "what should I stamp with these colors?" she promptly said, "ornaments!" Ohhhhh....so I ran to my stamp cupboard and grabbed my stamp set of fancy ornaments and my snowflake embossing folder - here is the finished product:

I had a lot of fun crafting with my sister this weekend - she doesn't get much free time to do it and my kids helped out a lot so that she "could" stamp with me :) Thanks again, Jackie!! 

Samantha is looking for some new Divas for SP & Co. Stamps - click HERE for more info :)

Please take some time this week to sit and get inky with us - it can be a 3D project, card, scrapbook page, you name it, we wanna see it! Link up your creation HERE so we can leave you some luvin's too :) Happy crafting!

SPCC #124 Celebrate the Season

Welcome back PEEPS! Are you ready for another AWESOME color challenge from Scrapmaster's Paradise?! I am gearing up for Christmas and I'm *trying* to make as many Christmas cards as I can from now until the end of November - and this color combo fit the bill perfect!!! I decided to ink up Samantha's lovely Ornamental Trees, Falling Snow and The Cutest Gingerbread sets to make a scene for Christmas.....

I also embossed the background with the snowflake embossing folder from Stampin' Up! and added glitter to the snow, and outlined the trees. You might have to click on the picture to see it better.

I hope you find some time this week to play along - this is a PERFECT Christmas combo, thanks Samantha!

SPCC #123 - Be Merry!

Happy Monday!!! Welcome back to another color challenge from Scrapmaster's Paradise...Samantha has given us this wonderful palette to work with this week and my wonderful daughter, Kim, had been "muckin' around" in my craft room with me the other day and asked if she could color some images and make a couple cards - I said "absolutely!" 

She made a Christmas card (I will show it on my blog another time) and she also had this little man laying beside the work station! How convenient that he was colored in this color combination!?!? I asked her if she minded if I used her image that she colored and she was "TICKLED!" So, thanks, my dear daughter...Kim....for helping me in a bind :) The sentiment is from The Cutest Gingerbread set from Sp & Co., stamps! 

Please be sure to check out the rest of the creations made by our wonderful Design Team...they are sure to blow you away! Get crafty with us and link it back to the SPCC Blog so we can leave you some lovin' too! 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!

SPCC #121

Happy Monday everyone! This week's color combination from Scrapmaster's Paradise is another beauty! Daffodil Delight, Soft Suede, and Always Artichoke:

Well, as you can see from my photo, I had a very big DUH moment last week when I was trying to get ahead on all my DT submissions - and while cyber crafting with my good PEEP, Leanne, she said to me "that sure doesn't look like Daffodil though - looks like Saffron." And I sat there in my head saying "Uhhhh...ya, of course it is!" LOL...I didn't notice that I used the wrong yellow *head hung in shame* So, I apologize - make sure you use Daffodil Delight! :)

Hop on over to the the rest of the SP Divas and check out their creations and be sure to link up yours for us to leave you some comments as well. See you shortly for another PPC color combo.

SPCC #120 - Thinking of You

Welcome, welcome! Are you ready for a soft, pretty color challenge? Samantha from Scrapmaster's Paradise has issued just that:

I found this gorgeous stamp at a LSS when I was visiting my good friend, Tamie. It's located in Leduc and it's called Scribblers 'N Such. The pearls I had matched the Calypso Coral just perfectly! Whoot!! Gotta luv it when that happens. I have a friend who is going through a bit of a rough time, so I wanted to send this card to help brighten her days....be sure to check out what the rest of the SP Divas have created for your inspirational pleasure by clicking HERE. Thanks for stopping in again today! Happy crafting!

SPCC #119 - Love and Sympathy

 Welcome back! Samantha has issued the following color palette for this week's challenge:

For my card, I decided to ink up Love & Sympathy from Stampin' Up! It's a perfect set for using markers and the colors matched perfectly for this set...

 Please hop on over to the Scrapmaster's challenge blog HERE and check out what the other Color Diva's have made using these colors - I know they are gonna knock your socks off!!

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 #117 "For Every Woman"

 Welcome back to another installment from Scrapmaster's Paradise! Here is this week's color combo:

For my card this week, I used the Finial Press embossing folder on the Crumb Cake panel wrapped with Very Vanilla seam binding. The stamp set is an SP & Co. set called "For Every Woman." Hope you like it!

Thanks for stopping in today and be sure to hop on over and link up YOUR creation using these soft, pastel colors for your chance to win at SPCC! 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!

SPCC #115 - Happy Birthday!

Welcome back! Scrapmaster's Paradise color combo for this week was totally screamin' BOY to me as soon as I saw it - this is what I came up with:

I am linking my card to these challenges:

Crazy 4 Challenges - male themed cards

Challenge up your Life - something for the men

Send a Smile 4 Kids - punches/die cuts

PaperCrafting Journey - Anything Goes

Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes

Ellaphantastic Challenges: Add some layers

A Spoonful of Sugar - Birthdays

I hope you find some time to come and play with us at SPCC...Click HERE for more inspiration from our wonderful Design Team! Happy crafting!

SPCC #114

Welcome back! Are you ready for another color challenge from Scrapmaster's Paradise? This one is another summer-y palette and I had a lot of fun creating this card:

I used a couple stamp sets from SP & Co. called Big Bold Background and Bold Sentiments I. I found my layout over at Stampin' Royalty - isn't it a beauty!?!?

I hope you find some time to sit and get creative with us...please check out the rest of the Design Team's work HERE and link up your card so we can leave YOU some love!! TTFN!

SPCC #113

Isn't that just a gorgeous color combo? I had a lot of fun making this card - I found a card on Mary Brown's blog that was in black/crumb/vanilla and I just had to CASE it and use Samantha's color combo:

Stamps: SP & Co.; Paper: Wisteria Wonder, Baja Breeze, Pink Pirouette DP, Whisper White; Ink: Wisteria Wonder; Accessories: Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer punch, wisteria ribbon, brads, dimensionals, dots and finial press EF; word window punch, modern label punch

Please check out the rest of the design team's work HERE and then leave a direct link to your project so we can leave you some love! Happy crafting!