PPC Guest Designer Call!

PPC-Crafty Challenges is now looking for upcoming PPC Guest Designers for September, October and November! (One for each month, of course!)   Candidates must apply by Sunday, August 29th, 10pm EST.

PPC Guest Designers will be chosen and announced on the First of every month. (Winners will be notified prior to beginning of each month, though).

::What is in it for you::

• Your name, picture and link to your blog on PPC-CC for the month you have been chosen to Guest Design.
• Your projects featured on PPC-CC.
• Possibility for some goodies and RAKs from me during your designated month.

::What we are looking for::

• Cardmakers, scrapbookers, altered art creators, beaders, quilters, etc...
• Creators who are active on their own blogs
• Anyone willing to make new friends, have fun and create! :)

::Responsibilities::

• Guest Designer term is the alloted month only (chosen by Megan), with the possibility to be extended.
• Each week, PPC Guest Designer will be required to complete a challenge in advance and send a photo of the finished project to my email. (Guest Deigner will receive a the months worth of challenges in advance. So if you create all of them in one night, you may send all your creations at once and be done for the month).
• Promote PPC-CC whenever and where ever possible in the online community.
• Post comments for the creators who enter the challenges each week.
• Make a weekly post about that week's PPC Color Combo and other happenings on your blog.

::How to Apply::
Please send Megan the following information at: stampinmegs@hotmail.com.

• Name
• Mailing address
• Email address
• Phone number
• Birthday
• Link to your blog
• Past and current DesignT Exeperience (DT experience not required)
• Are you a current Stampin’ UP Demonstrator? (Just curious...thats all. :))
• Why would you like to be a PPC Guest Designer?
• What would you like to see in the future at PPC-CC? Would you make any changes, additions, etc.??
• Three (3) Creations of you own that show your creative style...One (1) Creation MUST be of a current/previous PPC-CC challenge!

Help spread the word about PCC-CC and our Guest Designer Call!  Email Subject Line MUST read: PPC-CC Guest Designer Call

Do you have what it takes to be a PPC Creator?! We'd LOVE to have you on our team!
Thanks and Good Luck to all!

What's Black and White and Pink All Over??

Well, this week's challenge over at Totally Stampalicious, of course!  All you have to do is use black, white and any shade of pink on your card to join us for this week's festivities.  I decided to use the new, In Colors' Blushing Bride for my pink and the old stand-bys of Whisper White and Basic Black when making my card.

I thought Jen's Sketch For You To Try would fit my image, Desiree Lollipop, perfectly:

Recipe - Stamps: Desiree Lollipop (Totally Stampalicious)  Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black  Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Blushing Bride, SU! DSP  Accessories: Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, Copics, button, paper piercer

Thanks for peeking - I hope you will join us over at TS for this fun color challenge.  There are so many possibilities with this color combination... I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!

Friends Are Like Flowers in the Garden of Life

Hey everyone!

Welcome back for another Picture Perfect Creations Color Combination and a new challenge from The Shabby Tea Room.  This week's colors from Megan include my {oh-so-favorite} Pacific Point. *insert eye roll here*  I'm trying to love it, really I am...

Our challenge at TSTR is to use roses somewhere in our project and our sponsor this week is Squigglefly.  They have some fab digital images and the sentiment I used on my card is one from their collection.

I love the simplicity of this week's sketch at There She Goes stamps:

Stamp: Digi sentiment from Squigglefly  Paper: Whisper White, Pacific Point, Poppy Parade, SU! DSP  Accessories: Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, Whisper White organza ribbon, Nestabilities, paper piercer, Pretty Pin Embellishment

I FINALLY got to use the Pretty Pin Embellishment that I received a bit too late to use the week they were our sponsor at PPC.  It is sooooo pretty and matches the Poppy color perfectly.

Make sure you stop by and see what the rest of the Shabby Girls created for this week's challenge...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - {TSTR Creator} - Simple Treasures

Audrey Pettit - Audrey Pettit's Weblog

Cathy Clark - Papier Girl

Lisa Golzbein - Oh So Cute By Lisa

Nicole Segnere - My Craft Room Creations

If you'd like to see more of these colors, hop over to see what the rest of the PPC Creators did:

Lori Turner

Nicole Anderson

Sandy Tran

Trish Radacs

Jackie Weeks

Tamie Camp

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Paula McClane

Thanks for stopping by - please check back later for a new Totally Stampalicious challenge!

Sunday Morning Four-in-One

Hello chickies!

I was up kind of early this morning. . . why is it when you {can} sleep in, your body says you {can't}?  I took it as an opportunity to put a Berry Crisp in the oven for breakfast and then peruse the blogs to see if I could conjure up a quick card.

What did I find?? I found four amazing challenges that seemed to be perfect for each other.  First of all, Embellish Magazine has another pretty combination this week - not colors I'd normally put together or even use:

I popped over to Paper Sundaes and discovered that their challenge this week is a Recipe Challenge: Use 4 flowers, 3 buttons, and 2 designer papers on your card.  As soon as I read that I KNEW which sketch I was going to use because it was a-match-made-in-heaven-perfect for this recipe!  Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch is a beauty (as usual):

After I had those three challenges put together in my brain, I needed an image or sentiment so I clicked over to Sentimental Sundays to check out the freebie digi images for this week and discovered the most perfect one - along with the challenge to use ribbon on your card.  Ummm....hello?  Ribbon's what I {do}!  LOL  So, off I went to create - - - wanna see?

Stamp: Digi image from Sentimental Sundays  Paper: Very Vanilla, Sage Shadow, peach-y Bazzill, SU! DSP, unknown polka dot paper  Accessories: Various ribbons, CutUps Flowers Die (TCP), hemp twine, buttons, paper piercer, scor-tape

I'm not sure if this card qualifies for the second part of the Embellish Challenge for a quirky-cutesy-clean style but it's the best I could do!  I actually love the soft color combination and the sketch was so perfect, how could I not use it?  I did have to squish the flowers together a bit to make the sentiment fit properly but I think the basic gist of the sketch is still there...right?

Thanks for stopping by - I love to have visitors and appreciate the time it takes for you to stop and take a peek.  See you tomorrow with another two cards and three more challenges!

Curtain Call - Act 43 and the Dreaded Pacific Point...

Hello and Happy Sunday!

Here's a fabulous, bright, cheery color combo for you courtesy of Stacey's Curtain Call Color Challenge.  I love these colors - except for the Pacific Point.  *sigh*  I am really trying to {embrace} this color... I even bought the new Blueberry Crisp DSP from the new SU! catalog to help me with the process. 

I was trying to get a couple of cards done at the same time and needed a quick, simple sketch for this card and found a good one over at Taylor's Sketch Challenge.  I altered it a little and made a regular sized card instead of a long, skinny one like the sketch:

Recipe - Stamp: Cherry Blossoms (Flourishes)  Paper: Pacific Point, Whisper White, SU! DSP, unknown DSP  Ink: Pacific Point  Accessories: TCP CutUps Die (Flower Buttons), buttons, paper piercer, hemp twine, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, die cut tag, EK Success border punch

The rest of the Curtain Call Crew has samples to show you today, too, so make sure you stop by to see:

Amy White at Devlinwhite Designs
Andrea Roose at Andrea's Scrap- und Stampel Blog
Iwona Palamountain (Chupa) at Random Acts of Creativity
Julie Smith at Paper and Such
Lea Lawson at Lea's Cupcakes & Sunshine
Marisa Ritzen at Rosemary Reflections
Shelley Germann at Stampin' Garden
Sue Kohler at My Inner Reflection 

and our fabulous Guest Designer for August...Teresa Kline at Enjoy the VA Sunshine.

...then play along with us and post your Curtain Call Color Challenge: Act 43 creation using Mr. Linky back over at Stacey's Stamping Stage.

I can't wait to see what y'all do with these colors - especially the Pacific Point.  *wink*  Have fun!

Two Throwdowns + Taylor's Sketch Challenge = ... joy in the little things

Hey there, crafty peeps!

Here's a quick post for you all - it is almost time for me to turn into a pumpkin and I wanted to get this posted before I head to bed.  I was out all day at work and then to town with my PIC, Lori, to get our nails done so when I got home I wanted to browse the blogs and check my email.  That was {all} I was going to do...until I saw the sneaky peeky on the Color Throwdown Facebook page:

Then I clicked over to a new-to-me challenge blog, Tuesday Throwdown, and discovered that their challenge for this week is Spotlighting.  I LOVE this technique but just don't use it very often so I was thrilled to take a crack at it again.  I remembered seeing Taylor's sketch this week and knew it was perfect for spotlighting:

I dug out my Cherry Blossoms set from Flourishes and a sentiment from Verve...

What do you think?  Isn't this sketch perfect for spotlighting?  I had a hard time with the Artichoke and Soft Suede together since it is kind of hard to tell the two apart from a distance but I think I made it all work. 

Thanks for stopping by - I hope you are enjoying your week!

Mojo Monday and Embellish Magazine Color Challenge

One more quick card from me today - I had a bit of time after I got home from work since my DS decided that he would take care of dinner... gotta love a helpful teenager.  :)

I have seen many people take part in the Embellish Magazine challenges before but have never participated.  These colors were PERFECT for some paper I've had FOREVAH' but haven't been {inspired} to use... until now.  In addition to using the inspiration colors, we also had to use birds somewhere on our card.

I used Julee's {as usual} fabulous Mojo Monday sketch but had to lower the top panel a bit in order for the card to look right so some of the bottom panel peeks through at the top:

Stamps: {Swirls}, {Tweet Wishes Lucy} Little Paper Shop  Ink: Chocolate Chip, Purely Pomegranate, Kiwi Kiss  Paper: Whisper White, Purely Pomegranate, Brown Bazzill, Kiwi Kiss, imaginisce DSP, My Mind's Eye DSP  Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, adhesive pearls, paper piercer, sponge dauber, Nestabilities, Purely Pomegranate satin ribbon

Thanks for stopping by for a peek - I had fun making this one and FINALLY being able to use this funky Argyle pattern DSP. Have a great week!