Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge & Use It Challenge

I had a few minutes the other day to try these challenges. I knew right away I wanted to do Karen's challenge as I really liked the square background with the main focus on the one image.

I haven't had a chance to play the Use It Challenge lately and really want to get back in to the challenges I've enjoyed so much.

The Use It Challenge #13 and the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #21 can be found by clicking on the links.

Stamp Sets: You Say It's Your Birthday-The Cat's Pajamas
Cardstock: Real Red, Bashful Blue, Tangerine Plaid (and other) patterned paper by Chatterbox
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
Accessories: Hero Arts Gemstones, Crystal effects, nestabilities, Stickles

Technostampers Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge

70 weeks of challenges! This weeks Technostampers Monday Lunchtime sketch was one I was ready to sit down for and then never got it finished on time. I hate when I have ideas just swarming in my head but then when I sit down to get them on to paper...NOTHING!

Well, this morning I spent a good 3+ hours at the Dr. to confirm what we had a feeling about, Tristan with a broken arm. It actually happened last week but the x-rays didn't show anything. This week it clearly showed a fracture so a cast went on...not good for the start of summertime!

I didn't do any stamping on this card!!!! I used some awesome new Luxe paper I bought on Mother's Day and combined it with some On Board Blossoms & Basics chipboard. I also made this card for the Use It! Challenge #10 (monochromatic, chipboard, rub-ons).

Hope you enjoy the variation of the sketch I did and if you would like to join, please post to Mr. Linky on MJ's site.



Card details:
Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Luxe Classic Black II Cellular Toys
Ink: Black Craft pad for sponging
Accessories: Black twine, Mark Richards Metal stickers, On Board Blossoms & Basics chipboard, dimensionals

ATC turned full card #12

Here's another in my series of ATC turned in to full cards. This is one of my favorites (well, I can't just pick one). I love the little pregnancy dress & the colors that she picked.

Thanks Lori-Ann for letting me post your adorable ATC! This uses one of the Pink Cat Studio sketches and the Use it Challenge #4

Pitter Patter by Lori-Ann Bartels
Cardstock: So Saffron, Cool Carribean, Cutie Pie DSP
Accessories: Scribble Flower Die Cut
Temp Turquoise, Twill, Red Ribbon, Scallop punch

Color Challenge by Libby/Use It Challenge #3

Last night I was stumped with colors to use. I've been in a stamping rut, always in a sketch rut and last night was in a color rut. My friend Libby threw out the challenge to use Real Red, Chocolate Chip and Eggplant Envy. I mean, really Libby????

Well, being that it was a challenge, I decided to go with it. And Libby decided to give her color scheme a try to so make sure to check hers out as well. I struggled for hours, literally staying up until well after midnight (late for me) trying to finish this. I came oh so close before giving up and calling it a night, hoping to finish the last touch this morning.

I also decided to combine this with Use It Challenge #3 issued by Heidi Van Laar:

***USE IT! challenge no.3***

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So my challenge is all about digging deep into that stash!

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- Use some eyelets. (I only used one)

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-Use something more that 1 year old.(Au Chocolate paper & primas)

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- And just for fun, use something with polka dots! (Eggplant strip with cuttlebug embossing folder Swiss Dots)

I pulled out some old Au Chocolate Designer Paper and brayered some real red and eggplant envy on it. I wasn't thrilled with it, but after looking at it, I was going to make it work. My little Quasimoto from Stampotique was colored using my Aquapainter and reinkers. Every time I see this little image I imagine him/her as a little seed sprouting from dirt with the little leaves on his/her head so I decided that was how I was going to color it this time.

I forgot how much fun I used to have using eyelets. I have SO many of them, and need to use them up. I really liked how the primas looked with the eyelet in the middle versus my normal use of a brad there. I even did the inside a little using another one of my favorites from Stampotique- Well, la de frickin da!

Can't wait to see what Libby comes up with using this god awful color combination which just kept on reminding me of the Red Hat Society!!! And if you want to join in with us, please do! We'd love to see what you create using this color combination or the Use It! Challenge.

Card details:
Stamps: Stampotique
Cardstock: Brown unknown, Au Chocolat designer paper, Real Red, Eggplant Envy, PTI White
Inks: same as cardstock
Accessories: square & scallop nestabilities, primas, metallic eyelets, brayer, aquapainter

Use It Challenge #2

This week here were the guidelines to our card and what to use up:
Copied from the Use It! blog

this week our challenge comes from last week's winner,
danni {dannisdoodles}!!

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Here is danni's challenge:



i am thinking "spring" . dreaming of warmer weather & flowers,
hence my challenge was born :)

•use spring colors on your card
•use 4 flowers

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I also combined this with one of my favorites this week, From Courtney's Closet Challenge...check her out, isn't she adorable in her little princess outfit? You can never have too many girl cards IMO.

Hope you enjoy this card, I broke out some of my hundreds of primas, a stamp set that very rarely sees the light of day and some chipboard tags that were barely even opened.

Card details:
Stamp Set: Once Upon a Time- Lizzie Anne Designs
Cardstock: Whisper White, patterned paper from stamp block I've had for about 5 or more years (no kidding)
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics, White Craft Ink, Regal Rose (sponge the tag)
Accessories: Copics, Primas, Heidi Swapp jewels, retired SU! ribbon, On Board Accent Chipboard Tag

Use It Challenge #1

Rae has started a new challenge which I was all on board for. I gave it a go this week and plan to continue whenever I have time, great way for me to dig in to some things I haven't used.

The concept of Use It! challenges:

Create, create, create

while using supplies that you already have on hand~

scraps, 'older' products, products that you've been hoarding,

products you forgot you had purchased,

bits & pieces of whatever you have laying around

that you've 'thought about' using,

but never got around to actually using it.

I found a stamp that has never seen ink from Stampendous along with some paper I purchased at least 3 years ago before my daughter was born. I don't know why I never used it as I love the colors in it. The buttons I don't use too much, but I am trying to break out things that have been sitting around and thing this challenge will help me.

I also came across the Bellarific Challenge for this week which was to use some of these colors & a button. I know I didn't use Bella stamps (hey, all of those have seen ink) but think this still meets the color criteria. I pulled out one of Mary Jo's old Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge which worked perfect with the image I had picked out.

Card details:
Stamp: Tiny Bloom from Stampendous
Cardstock: Kraft, Soft Sky, Certainly Celery, K & Co. Studio K Meadow Polka Dot Embossed Paper, neutral unknown
Inks: Copics & Memento Black
Accessories: Cream Organdy Ribbon, twine, soft subtles buttons, nestabilities

Hope you join in the Use It Challenge and make sure to click on the link above to share with us your creation!