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**click on the picture to see a close-up of the sparkles from the Shimmer Paint spray**
Good Thursday morning! I am having so much fun with the new Shimmer Paints that will be in the Holiday Mini, available NEXT TUESDAY! Wow it's almost time!! Yesterday when I was getting this sketch ready, I put some rubbing alcohol in a mini spray bottle (as I was pouring the rubbing alcohol into the bottle, the memories of getting my ears pierced as a little girl came rushing back...I guess that's about the only reason to like the scent of rubbing alcohol!). Anyway, I put in a couple of drops of the Champagne Shimmer Paint, shook it up, and sprayed each layer of paper I was going to apply to my card. I love the effect! It reminds me of when we used to use PearlEx in hairspray, but a lot less sticky!
Please see the note below, and then join in the sketch challenge!
Unfortunately I will be taking a break from hosting sketch challenges after this week. I'm headed back to work tomorrow, and with the boys in school, sports and all of that craziness, along with LOTS of other stamping projects I'm working on, I'm going to have to put the sketch challenges on the back burner for a while
BUT, here's the good news...as our last hoorah for a while, I thought I'd offer an extra special prize, a brand new set of Stampin' Up! Pastels ($24.95 value)! You can do SO many things with pastels, you'll be sure to get lots of use out of them!
Here are the details:
Anyone can enter, the more the merrier!! For each sample that you create, and you post either on your blog or on Splitcoast and you link back to this post, you will receive one entry into the drawing. ***If
you do not have a working link back to this post either on your blog or
on SCS, you will not be entered in the drawing and your entry will be
removed from the comments section of my blog.
If you're posting to Splitcoast, you can use the keyword SPGSC28, then everyone can search for all entries at once! (stands for Stamps, Paper, Glitter Sketch Challenge 28)...the number at the end will change each week.
This challenge will remain open until next Wednesday night at 8 pm, and the winner will be drawn that night.
Here's the sketch:
And here's my sample:
Thanks for stopping by!
Good Thursday morning!
It's that time of the week again! Time for our Thursday Sketch Challenge...I hope you will play along this week! And how about a PRIZE???? See below the sketch for details! Plus, you'll get the sample card too, because you really can't have enough cards right???
Here are the details:
Anyone can enter, the more the merrier!! For each sample that you create, and you post either on your blog or on Splitcoast and you link back to this post, you will receive one entry into the drawing. ***If
you do not have a working link back to this post either on your blog or
on SCS, you will not be entered in the drawing and your entry will be
removed from the comments section of my blog.
If you're posting to Splitcoast, you can use the keyword SPGSC27, then everyone can search for all entries at once! (stands for Stamps, Paper, Glitter Sketch Challenge 27)...the number at the end will change each week.
This challenge will remain open until next Wednesday night at 8 pm, and the winner will be drawn that night.
Here's the sketch:
And here's my sample:
This is a very simple layout, and so versatile too! Just change up the patterns and textures and you've got many possibilities! This is one of the cards the girls made at my downline meeting last night. A downline meeting is when a bunch of demonstrators in my group all get together to chat and stamp and it's one of the highlights of the month for me!
I used the NEW embossing folder that will be available Sept. 1 in the Holiday Mini, called Petals-A-Plenty, along with the most gorgeous holiday paper called Christmas Cocoa Specialty...some of the paper in this package has got a little metallic touch to it, and some of it is even flocked!! Beautiful! The stamp set is called Christmas Classics (p. 33) and of course there's glitter on the ornament, plus on the little centers of the poinsettias for an added touch.
Okay, onto the PRIZE...you know you want to start your holiday cards don't you!??!? So enter this sketch challenge and you may win the awesome new stamp called Dasher (p. 208)!
Thanks for stopping by, and I can't wait to see what you come up with!
Good Thursday morning!
It's that time of the week again! Time for our Thursday Sketch Challenge...I hope you will play along this week! And how about a PRIZE???? See below the sketch for details! Plus, you'll get the sample card too, because you really can't have enough cards right???
Here are the details:
Anyone can enter, the more the merrier!! For each sample that you create, and you post either on your blog or on Splitcoast and you link back to this post, you will receive one entry into the drawing. ***If
you do not have a working link back to this post either on your blog or
on SCS, you will not be entered in the drawing and your entry will be
removed from the comments section of my blog.
If you're posting to Splitcoast, you can use the keyword SPGSC26, then everyone can search for all entries at once! (stands for Stamps, Paper, Glitter Sketch Challenge 26)...the number at the end will change each week.
This challenge will remain open until next Wednesday night at 8 pm, and the winner will be drawn that night.
Here's the sketch:
It's an easy one huh? The diagonal lines can be anything, card stock, designer paper, stamped images like I used...your choice! Here's my sample:
For this card I used another fun new toy from Stampin' Up!, called Shimmer Paint. You can see in the picture below just how shimmery it is, I love it! It will come in 3 colors...I used Platinum, and there's also Frost White and Champagne Mist. The bottles are very small, but I can tell already that it will go a loooong way...seriously, I felt like I was dry-brushing it onto my stamp because I just kept using the same paint brush over and over without re-dipping it into the paint, and it still came out as dark as the first time I brushed it on. I'm not really sure how to clean it, but I wiped off my stamp with a baby wipe, then used my Stampin' Scrub. I think I may dedicate one of my Stampin' Scrubs to this paint, since I don't want everything to end up shimmery (or maybe I do????).
**Click on the image to get a better view**
Okay, onto the prize....well last week was not a hit with the ribbon, or maybe you were just too busy to stamp? I hope more of you will enter this week! I don't know what you think is more fun, new stamping supplies or stuff to stamp? I'd love to hear from you, would you rather a stamp pad, or paper, or stuff like that...or would you rather supplies to make 8 cards? I'll take your advice for next week, but for this week, we'll do A Little Note of Thanks Mini Note Kit. Okay girls, let's get stampin'!
Good Thursday morning!
It's that time of the week again! Time for our Thursday Sketch Challenge...I hope you will play along this week! And how about a PRIZE???? See below the sketch for details! Plus, you'll get the sample card too, because you really can't have enough cards right???
Here are the details:
Anyone can enter, the more the merrier!! For each sample that you create, and you post either on your blog or on Splitcoast and you link back to this post, you will receive one entry into the drawing. ***If
you do not have a working link back to this post either on your blog or
on SCS, you will not be entered in the drawing and your entry will be
removed from the comments section of my blog.
If you're posting to Splitcoast, you can use the keyword SPGSC25, then everyone can search for all entries at once! (stands for Stamps, Paper, Glitter Sketch Challenge 25)...the number at the end will change each week.
This challenge will remain open until next Wednesday night at 8 pm, and the winner will be drawn that night.
Here's the sketch:
And here's my sample:
Look familiar? This is the same layout I used for my Monthly Make-n-Take kit this month...isn't it great that you can just switch out the colors/stamp sets and have a whole new card??? Here's what I used:
Stamp Set: Always
Ink: Melon Mambo, Basic Black
CS: WW, Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Basic Grey
Accessories: 2-way Glue Pen, DD Glitter, 1-1/4" and 1-3/8" Circle Punches, Finial Press Embossing Folder for the Big Shot
And onto the prize...the winner will receive 1 yd of EACH of the new In Color Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbons!
As always, thanks for playing along and I'm looking forward to another week full of beautiful cards from you all!
Good Thursday morning!
It's that time of the week again! Time for our Thursday Sketch Challenge...I hope you will play along this week! And how about a PRIZE???? See below the sketch for details! Plus, you'll get the sample card too, because you really can't have enough cards right???
Here are the details:
Anyone can enter, the more the merrier!! For each sample that you create, and you post either on your blog or on Splitcoast and you link back to this post, you will receive one entry into the drawing. ***If you do not have a working link back to this post either on your blog or on SCS, you will not be entered in the drawing and your entry will be removed from the comments section of my blog.
If you're posting to Splitcoast, you can use the keyword SPGSC24, then everyone can search for all entries at once! (stands for Stamps, Paper, Glitter Sketch Challenge 24)...the number at the end will change each week.
This challenge will remain open until next Wednesday night at 8 pm, and the winner will be drawn that night.
Here's the sketch:
I hope you're not intimidated by so many layers this week! I wanted it to be a real challenging challenge!!!
Here's my sample:
And for the prize...this week it will be my Make-n-Take kit of the month, which will be released on Saturday. This kit includes the paper, accessories and envelopes to complete 8 cards!!
