I Just Fell IN LOVE with PageMaps!

I’m a little ashamed that I’ve only just discovered this wonderful blog and website that has amazing sketches for layouts and cards! If you’re interested and/or haven’t ever visited this site before visit PageMaps by Becky and enter a layout yourself!

Here is the sketch for the current challenge:

Really GREAT, right!? I LOVED this sketch the moment I saw it and couldn’t wait to get started! It is my goal to scrapbook more this year and these sketches are JUST the thing to get me going!

Here is my page:

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DSP: My Mind’s Eye Signature Christmas Glitter Book ; Basic Grey Jovial, Nordic Holiday, Eskimo Kisses | Stickers: The Girl’s Paperie Tinsel and Twig; Basic Grey Curio; The Paper Studio| Die cut: K & Company | Chip Board: GCD; Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses | Spritz: Tattered Angels Porcelain | Ric Rac: Creative Imaginations | Other: Buttons

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Entered In:

PageMaps: CHA Challenge

Make It Monday: Always Anything Goes

Come and Get It: Anything BUT a Card

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Thank you for stopping by today! I always love your comments. I have really been enjoying the CHA buzz that started yesterday – I hope you’re all taking a look – I’m already making a list of must-haves!

Keep it royal queenies!

PMS Digital Makeover Challenge #21–Be My Valentine

Happy Monday morning! It is time again for another Digital Makeover Challenge at Paper Makeup Stamps!

The rules are simple: Use a digi and stay within the challenge theme. There will be one random winner who will receive 3 single digis of their choice from PMS (or 5! if you use a PMS image in your winning entry).

The Challenge:

And some inspiration:

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Stamp: PMS Automaton Robot | DSP: Pink Paislee Vintage Vogue ; Authentique Uncommon | Cardstock: Co'ordinations ; Recollections | Colored Pencils | Chipboard: Cosmo Cricket Cogs Blackboard | Embossing Folder: The Paper Studio | Die: Memory Box Rolled Rose | Ribbon: Pebbles Ever After

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Entered In:

Lollipop Crafts: Anything Goes

Truly Madly Crafty: Anthing Goes

Thanks for stopping by! We had LOTS of entries last week, but lets have DOUBLE that this week! Go enter!

Later queenies!

Stamping with Sami #5–Rock ‘n Roll

Hello people! Good morning and happy Sunday! It is time again for another Stamping with Sami Challenge! This one is cool one!

The Challenge:

The Rock ‘n Roll Technique

(Basically you ink up your stamp and then ‘roll’ the edges of that same stamp in a different color ink. When you stamp the image it has a very cool effect.)

The 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. Or course, entries must follow the guidelines given for the actual challenge also.

And here is some inspiration:

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Stamps: SP & Company Lippy Single Stamp, Little Floral Background; Stampology Borders | Twinery Twine: Cherry | DSP: Echo Park Hugs and Kisses | Punches: Martha Stewart Fancy Scalloped Border , Marvy 1” Oval | Dies: Spellbinders Labels Ten; Memory Box Rolled Flower; Die-namics Flourish

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Entered In:

Squiggle Saturday: All Loved Up

Simply Create Too: Love is in the Air

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Thanks for stopping by and PLEASE stop by SP & Co and pick up a stamp or two so you can participate in the challenges!

Later queenies!

Long Thank You Card

Hello! I have a card to share with you today.  I just purchased a new stamp set that has a HUGE and beautiful flower in it.  I couldn’t wait to use it.

 

Isn’t that big flower just gorgeous?!

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Stamp: Stampendous Jumbo Tulip | DSP & Chipboard Sentiment: K & Company | Cardstock: Recollections | Ink: Fiskars | Ribbon

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Entered in:

Little Miss Muffet: Blues and Cream

Moving Along With the Times: Blooming Marvelous

Creative Craft Challenges: The Color Blue

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Thank you for taking a look today! Happy Friday!

TGIF and Later queenies!

PMS Digital Makeover Challenge #19–Winter Blues

Hello on this fine Monday morning!  It is time again for another Digital Makeover Challenge at Paper Makeup Stamps!

The rules are simple: Use a digi and stay within the challenge theme. There will be one random winner who will receive 3 single digis of their choice from PMS (or 5! if you use a PMS image in your winning entry).

The Challenge:

And here is some inspiration:

I saw that this week’s challenge was going to be blue and this image automatically came to my mind for some reason. But, I want to give it a different spin – not just coloring or regular paper piecing.  so I cut it all out and decided to really give it lots of dimension.  I embossed the sails and background (don’t you LOVE that vintage background?!) and popped pretty much EVERYthing up with pop dots to give it a really lively look:

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Stamp: PMS Sailing By Set | Ink: Unknown ink spot | Cardstock: Stash | Embossing folders: Provo Craft | Tulle: Hobby Lobby | Brads

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Entered In:

Paper Sundaes: Paper Piecing

The Crafty Pad: One for the Boys

Dilly Beans Challenge: Have the Blues

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Thanks for taking a look today! Hope you have fun getting the blues this week!

Later queenies!  

Stamping with Sami #4–Coloring

Happy Sunday everyone! Time for this week’s Stamping with Sami challenge! Get those markers and colored pencils ready!

The Challenge:

Coloring

The 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. Or course, entries must follow the guidelines given for the actual challenge also.

And here is some inspiration:

The thing I really like about this one is how the background is stamped. I used the smallest Candy Heart shape, inked up, and stamped off before I stamped them. I love the faint background pattern it created!

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Stamps: SP & Co Candy Hearts | Cardstock: Co’ordinations | Copic Markers | Die: Tim Holtz Alterations’ Paper Rosettes | Fiskars’ Paper Crimper | DSP: I don’t remember, lol

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Entered in:

The Poodles Parlour: Valentine

Wags ‘n Whiskers: Valentine/Love Card

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Thanks for taking a look!! Happy Scrapping!

Later queenies!

PMS Digital Makeover Challenge #19–A Fairy Nice Day

Happy Monday! I hope you are having a good one. It is time for another Paper Makeup Stamps Digital Makeover Challenge! I am very excited that I was able to break out my new 6x6 Authentique paper pad and get all distressed with it!

The Challenge:

My inspiration:

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Stamp: PMS Lauren In Love | DSP: Authentique Uncommon | Brads: We R Memory Keepers | Stitching: We R Memory Keepers’ Sew Easy –Zig Zag Head | Fuzzy Ball Ribbon/Twine: Pebbles Ever After | Cardstock: BBP

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The Deconstructed Sketch:

Designed 2 Delight: Hearts

Art Impressions: Pink, Pink, and more Pink!

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Thanks for giving my card a look today and good luck with the challenge!

Have a good week scrap queens!