A Bit of Metal in The Shabby Tea Room

Welcome back for another fun challenge in The Shabby Tea Room!  A few weeks ago, I found this cool glass bead bracelet in an Etsy shop called Essex Glass and immediately thought it would be PERFECT for an inspiration challenge in TSTR:

So this week's challenge is this: Using this picture as your inspiration, create a project with metal somewhere on it.  Now, it could be a brad or eyelet, it could be metallic paper, metallic embossing powder, metal cord...the possibilities are endless.  And feel free to get creative with your metal - a pop can tab would fit the bill.  :)

This week's sponsor in the Tea Room is Some Odd Girl and do they ever have some cute digi stamps!  And for all you STR peeps, they have a discount on your purchase this week - what could be better than that? 

I found this new-to-me challenge a few weeks ago but haven't been able to play along - until now.  The Bling Sketch Challenge over at Annabelle Stamps Blog is a sketch with a {twist}... use the sketch AND some bling!  HELLO??  Right up my alley!  I liked the simplicity of this sketch and it fit my "Fairy Mae" image perfectly:

Recipe - Stamps: Fairy Mae (Some Odd Girl), Beautiful Kindness (Verve)  Ink: Early Espresso  Paper: Blushing Bride, Poppy Parade, Whisper White  Accessories: Paper piercer, rhinestone brads, striped grosgrain ribbon, Copics, silver metallic cord, button, Spica atyou Glitter pens

I colored her with my Copics and used my glitter pens for her wings...they are so sparkly:

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

Thanks for stopping in - see you in a bit with a new PPC Color Challenge and a new challenge from Totally Stampalicious! 

Unscripted Sketches and TCP Tuesday

I'm back!  Didja' miss me?  I've got a quick one for you this afternoon - I combined the TCP Tuesday Color challenge from a couple of weeks ago with this week's sketch from Unscripted Sketches:

I got to use the last of my new stamps from The Cat's Pajamas - I totally love this bunny and his ears!!

Recipe - Stamp: Forget About the Cake (The Cat's Pajamas)  Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Denim Blue, Kraft  Ink: Versafine Onyx Black  Accessories: Gridlock embossing folder (Sizzix/Tim Holtz), paper piercer, Copics, Copic Spica atyou glitter pen, Kraft corduroy buttons, buttons, hemp twine, eyelet, Kraft die cut tag, grosgrain ribbon, clear embossing powder

I started by stamping the image with the Versafine and then clear embossing it.  I colored it with my Copics using my colorless blender to make some polka dots on the red cake layers to give it a bit of texture. This new Tim Holtz embossing folder is awesome - it'll be great for those {boy} cards that need a bit of dimension without being frilly.

That's it for me today - enjoy the rest of your Sunday! 

Act 44 - I Hope You Like Bright Colors...

... because this week's Curtain Call Color Combo is full of them!  I love the new Daffodil Delight and Poppy Parade and LOVE how they look with the Tempting Turquoise.  The inspiration picture makes me wish that summer could last all year round ~ but, alas, living in Canada, that doesn't happen.  *wink*

I paired it with this week's challenge over at Truly Scrumptious .  It is a sketch with an optional extra twist to use buttons, brads and bows.  I only used the sketch for my card but I rotated it to fit my image better.

Recipe - Stamps: Birthday Bunny (The Cat's Pajamas)  Ink: Versafine Onyx Black  Paper: Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise, Poppy Parade, Whisper White, various SU! DSP  Accessories: Paper piercer, clear embossing powder, Copics, Scallop and Circle punches, adhesive pearls

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 44 creation using Mr. Linky back over at Stacey's Stamping Stage.
Have fun with these bright, summery colors!

Another Tuesday. . .

. . . and another fun TCP Tuesday challenge!  This week Susan is challenging us to use any of The Cat's Pajamas stamps that you can drink with.  AND lucky for me, I have the new "Ship Happens" set that needed to see ink.  :)  As an added bonus, the penguins are super-cute!

Mercy's sketch fit my image perfectly although the image layer ended up being a bit bigger than the middle panel so it doesn't look like it goes all the way under the image panel but it really does... promise.  :)

Recipe - Stamps: Ship Happens (TCP)  Paper: Greenhouse Gala SP (SU!), Baja Breeze, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, various DSP  Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black  Accessories: Nestabilities, Copics, paper piercer, Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, glue pen, Whisper White organza ribbon, Baja Breeze corduroy button, pumpkin pie button, hemp twine, clear embossing powder

Don't you just love the little penguins?  I paper-pieced their hats with some DSP scraps and the tea cup with my new favorite DSP, Greenhouse Gala.  I still have to get last week's TCP challenge done - it's a very cool color combo:

OK - that's enough from me for today.  I hope you are enjoying your week and your summer - it's slowly winding down... only 3 more weeks and the kids are back to school!  WOOHOO!  I can't wait.  :) Thanks for stopping by!

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!