SSSC190 & Curtain Call {Watermelon Wonder}

Welcome back! Have you all been enjoying your weekend?  It's been a crazy one here and I was glad to have a few minutes to play in my craft room ALONE.  :)  I'm sure all you busy moms out there know exactly what I'm talking about.

It's time for a brand new Sweet Sunday Sketch and, surprise-surprise, I decided to rotate it 90* for my card so that's what's shown here:

I really like this sketch and decided to pull out some dies I had never used before as well as some that just haven't seen enough love lately.  The rolled flowers are from Sizzix, "Thank" and the leaves are from Paper Smooches and the "U" is from Verve.  I think they all work perfectly together, don't you?

I also used the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge photo for this card.  I took some inspiration from the flowers on the wall and a bit from the colors - my colors are a bit more muted than the ones in the photos but I really like how my card turned out. :)

Need to see more?  All of the fabulous Sweet Sunday Stampers have inspiration for you, so please stop by and say hello to:

Dana White 

Dawn Easton 

Jackie Pedro
Jodi Collins 

Karen Giron
  Karen Motz 

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler 

Lynn Put 

Sarah-Jane Kalé 

Tracy Clemente 

Vicki Burdick 

Thanks for stopping in today - I'll be back tomorrow so don't forget to pop by.  :)  Enjoy your Sunday!

 

BE Inspired 34 at The Alley Way Stamps

Hi everyone! Are you ready for my fourth post in as many days?  This time I'm sharing the new BE Inspired Challenge over at The Alley Way Stamps blog.  Every two weeks, Alison gives us an inspiration picture and we have to create something awesome.  Here is the new photo:

For my card, I found a totally CAS sketch over at CAS(E) this Sketch and went with a very literal interpretation of it:

As you can see, I took the inspiration from the colors and the stripes for my card.  Not sure I've ever seen a striped flower before but when you're crafting, anything goes, right?  ;)  I used images from the TAWS sets, Awesome Blossom, Petal Pushers and Wish BIG on this one.

Thanks for stopping by today - I'll be back on Sunday with an awesome, new Sweet Sunday Sketch so make sure to pop in!  Have a great weekend!

 

4CCC-153 {Bling} & DD#63 & CTS38

Welcome back for another fun-filled 4 Crafty Chicks' Challenge. This week Leanne is or hostess with the mostest and it's time to see some BLING on those cards!  That's right, anything that sparkles or adds a bit of *zing* is fair game.

For my card, I combined this week's Dynamic Duos color combo with the sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch and used a couple more of the background stamps from The Alley Way Stamps new set, Stack 'em High, to create this sparkly gem:

The sentiment is from another fun TAWS set, Talk to Me and the word bubble die is from Paper Smooches.  :)

I hope you'll join us at the 4CCC - can't wait to see all the sparkly cards!  See you tomorrow with a new BE Inspired Challenge!

 

It's an Alley Way Stamps BLOG HOP!

WOOHOO!!! It's The Alley Way Stamps Blog Hop time!!! Did you hop here from Kasia's blog?  If not, you might want to start back at the beginning to really see the awesomeness of this month's release.  I used the amazing new background set, Stack 'Em High, for my card...the zig-zag/diamond/argyle pattern is so much fun!

I used this week's Retrosketches and used the negative technique for my leaves:

And this week's Colour Q was PERFECT for a CAS flower and leaves (and I'll throw my hat into the ring for the open DT call):

So?  Are you ready for your chance to win ALL 3 NEW TAWS SETS?!?
 
YEP!! One lucky person will take home all three sets so if you want to be that person, all you have to do is comment on the hop!  Here are the ways you can win - you can pick and choose which ones you want to do, but the more you comment, the more chances you have to win. :)

1- Comment on The Alley Way Stamps Blog
2- Comment on the DT girls blogs (below)
3- Post about it on facebook or your blog
4- Like us on Facebook

(leave a separate comment on the TAWS Blog for each that you do)

You have until Tonight at 9:00PM TAWS time to leave them.

As an added bonus, this fun mini set, Funky Feet, is FREE when you spend $40.00 or more during the month of August!! Nothing to do but shop and this little guy will be added to your package:

OK, thanks for stopping by today - you're almost done hopping.  Off you go to see what Miss Stacey has created!!







 

TAWS Sneak Peek Day Three {Bump in the Night}

Hi everyone! What a busy week this is going to be for me - a post a day for the next week with the exception of Saturday - OY!  To start things off, it's Day THREE of the sneak peeks for this month's release over at The Alley Way Stamps.  Today's set is Bump in the Night and it's a fun Halloween-y set.  I've had this Halloween paper pad from Pebbles, Tricks and Treats, that I have been DYING to use ever since I got it so I took this opportunity to go all out with it.

I used this week's Deconstructed Sketch for this fun card:

Fun, right?  I think the next time I will use some Valentine's Day papers with the bats and same sentiment - more of a {love} card than a Halloween card.

Thanks for stopping in today - don't forget to pop over to the TAWS blog to see what the other girls have created and leave a comment for your chance to WIN this set...That's right - WIN!!!  I'll see you tomorrow for the TAWS Blog Hop where you could be the lucky winner of ALL three new releases - EEK!  How awesome would that be?  Au revoir!

 

4CCC-152 {Pennants} & RS73

Hi again and welcome back for another fun-filled 4 Crafty Chicks' Challenge! This week Lori is our hostess with the mostest and she has decided that she would like to see some PENNANTS.  If anyone is wondering what that is, it's kind of like a banner or a triangular flag you might get to cheer on a sports team.  If you are still confused, pop on over to the blog to see how the other girls incorporated this theme into their cards.

For mine, I used some patterned paper from Echo Park (Sweet Day) that had pennants all over it and combined it with the ever-festive polka dots and made this fun little b-day card using sentiments from the TAWS set, Wish BIG:

The sketch is this week's Retrosketches - a nice, CAS one, don't you think?  I even managed to sneak a little bit of Limeade Trendy Twine onto the button. :)

Okie dokie - that's it for me!  Enjoy your day and the upcoming weekend.  Don't forget that the new TAWS Sneak Peeks start on Sunday and you won't want to miss them!  So AMAZING!

Later gators!

SSSC189 & Dynamic Duos #62

Hello everyone! Who's having a fabulous weekend? *raising hand*  The weather has been gorgeous and I've spent many hours out on my deck with my iPod and book... can't get much better than that, can it?  I suppose if you could build a 4-season craft room outside, that might be better but, alas, here in Canada - not exactly practical. ;)

Are you ready for a brand new Sweet Sunday Sketch?  It's been an entire month since I've played along since I took the last one off because we decided to go visit my parents on the spur-of-the-moment and didn't have time to get a card done before we left.  I kind of like this week's sketch - not too fussy but can certainly make it so if you want to:

I combined it with this week's Dynamic Duos combo of Calypso Coral and Basic Black, used my Medallion stamp from Stampin' Up! as the half circle peeking out from behind the one layer and dug out an old Verve verse for the sentiment panel and...VOILA!

There was an addtional element to the Dynamic Duos challenge to include butterflies so I popped one on with my button...not sure I've ever seen a black one before but...;)

All of the fabulous Sweet Sunday Stampers have inspiration for you, so please stop by and say hello to:

Dana White 

Dawn Easton 

Jackie Pedro 

Karen Giron 

Karen Motz 

Lori Tecler 

Lynn Put 

Sarah-Jane Kalé 

Tracy Clemente 

Vicki Burdick 

and the "NKOTB", Lisa Henke and Jodi Collins!  I didn't get a chance to officially welcome them last sketch so better late than never, right?  WELCOME GIRLS!!!!  So thrilled to have you both on board!

Have a great week, everyone!  See you on Thursday!