RetroSketches #22 and a special guest!

Good Morning!

How are you this fine Saturday?

 

I have a RetroSketches sketch to share with you to day but an extra special surprise too. We are so excited to have a fabulous sponsor with us this week!!

(So exciting I know!!)

 

The Alley Way Stamps.

 

 

 They are a fabulous little company based out of Utah.

Here's a bit about the company in owner Alison's own words!

 

We're a small company from Utah that specializes in clear photopolymer stamps that are made right here in the USA! These stamps are fun, whimsy, and sometimes a little quirky. We try to keep them trendy. The sentiments will always put a smile on your face. We began in January 2012 with the release of four stamp sets and are now up to 17 and growing. 

 We at The Alley Way bring you one of a kind stamp. All of our stamps are hand created with you in mind; even our sentiments are made to go perfectly with each set. One of our favorite things to do is pick out PUNNY sentiments and the perfect stamp name. 

 

Check them out here, and their blog here.

 

 

 

This week's sketch is based on this gorgeous creation by Arielle.

Pretty in pink!!

 

My card for this week was made using the Castaways stamp set.

 

 

 cute set right?

 I couldn't resist that little puffer fish!! 

And the sentiment was just too perfect to pass up. 

 

Next week is our 3 year wedding anniversary,

and I thought Cam would love this. :)

I played around a little bit with the orientation of the sketch.

Hop on over to the RetroSketches blog to check out what Arielle, Jackie and Laurie have in store for you, then link up your own fabulous take on this cute little sketch.

Remember you have until Thursday Aug 2nd to link up.

Also stop by The Alley Way stamps to have a look around, they are just too cute!

One little bit of sad news to share, Jackie will be leaving this lovely little band of crafters to explore new things. If you haven't heard already she is starting up a new fabulous challenge blog, that will get you breaking out your electronic die cutting machines. :)

Stop by her blog for more info!

 

 

RetroSketches #21

Morning!!

Happy Saturday.

 I hope you are having a wonderful day so far. :)

It's time for another RetroSketch challenge!

This week's is based on this adorable card by our guest designer Tracey McNeely from In My Creative Opinion.

Go and take a look around, you will not be disappointed!!

Cute huh?

I decided to pull out some new paper I just got from My Mind's Eye.

Boy have I been loving their papers lately!

I also pulled out my Tag Sale #5 die from PTI along with their Just The Ticket stamp set.

The rolled flower, which is my first attempt at it, is made with PTI felt and their hearts border die.

You can check out the tutorial here.

Don't forget to stop on by the RetroSketches blog to oogle at what Arielle, Jackie, Laurie and Tracey have made this week.

You have until Thursday July 26th at midnight to link up your creations.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Thanks so much for stopping by. :)

 

poster fun

Hello!

I just wanted to share some non-card fun for a sec.

I recently discovered a new-ish photo editing site called picmonkey.

While I was playing around with a photo I took at a friends wedding I found the most FABULOUS effect.........posterize!

I am going to print out this flamingo one because my aunt loves them.

As you can see, I now want to posterize everything!!

These are all photos I took and played around with in picmonkey.

Some of them not only were edited with the posterize effect but I played around with some others too, like cross process, dusk, and intrepid. 

All super fun effects.

You should try it out. It's totally free!

But I forewarn you, it's seriously addicting. :)

Paper Smooches Sparks Cool Shades Challenge

Good Morning!

I'm excited it's Monday because I get to share another

Paper Smooches Sparks Cool Shades challenge with you.

This months colours are pretty "cool"!

My first thought was water, then I was looking through my Paper Smooches stash and my eyes stopped on one of the most recently released sets,

Space Cadet.

I just love that little astronaut! He's so darn cute.

I again went to Boob Tubes to make the speech bubble, and used

A Little Lovin for the sentiment.

Be sure to pop over to see what wonderful creations the rest of the DT has come up with. You won't be disappointed!

Glenda

Lori

Heather

Savannah

Leave those wonderful ladies some love!

And don't forget you have a chance to win a $30 store credit when you link up your own fabulous creations!
Head on over to the Paper Smooches Sparks blog for all the details.

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

RetroSketches #20

Good morning. :)

It's time for me to share a new RetroSketches sketch with you.

This week's sketch is based on this STUNNER by Laurie.

Gorgeous!

My good friend and teammate (in roller derby), Killer Spice, is retiring this year.

We are all heartbroken but understand that these things sometimes have to happen. We all want what is best for her!

I made this card for the team to sign and give to her after our game later tonight.

 

I hope she likes it!

I chose the colours because our team colour is teal.

Don't forgot to hop on over to the RetroSketches blog and check out what Arielle, Laurie and Jackie have in store for you.

I can't wait to see your fabulous creation, you have until Thursday July 19th at midnight to link it up.

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Avery Elle inspiration day 4

Good Morning!

Well, it's almost over. 

Today is the last day of the Avery Elle Inspiration week.

Don't forget you have a chance to win a $25 store credit so head on over to the Avery Elle blog and check out all the details.

My card today was made using the Blossoms and Blooms set.

The ribbon is Avery Elle's matching grosgrain ribbon in Raspberry, and the card stock is Pixie and Kraft.

Head on over to the other DT's blogs to see what they have in store today.

Chunyuan Wu

Heather Campbell 

JJ Bolton

Here are the details on last time on how to win that $25 store credit:

  

To celebrate Inspiration Week we are giving away a $25 credit to our store, www.averyelle.com, to one lucky winner.  All you have to do to enter is comment on any of our blog posts this week, any of the design team posts, like us on Facebook and/or follow our blog.  Each comment, like, follow will be an entry and if you already are a follower of us on Facebook or this blog that counts too.  The more you comment, the better chance you have of winning!  The contest ends this Friday, July 13th, at 11:59pm and I will announce the winner on the blog on Monday, July 16th.

 

 Thanks so much for joining us this week!

 

Avery Elle day 3

Good Morning!

I hope everyone is enjoying the week so far.

Hasn't this been fun?

These stamps are so versatile, I love all of the creations we've seen so far.

Haven't you?

If for some reason you have missed them, head on over to the Avery Elle blog to check them all out!

The card I am sharing with you today was made solely using the

bright days stamp set.

I also used the Avery Elle kraft and speckled card stocks.

The rest of the DT has been posting all week as well.

Head over to their blogs and leave them some love too.

Chunyuan Wu

Heather Campbell 

JJ Bolton

And while you are at it head back on over to the Avery Elle blog because there is also a chance to win a $25 Avery Elle store credit.
How fabulous would that be?

Here are the details one more time:


To celebrate Inspiration Week we are giving away a $25 credit to our store, www.averyelle.com, to one lucky winner.  All you have to do to enter is comment on any of our blog posts this week, any of the design team posts, like us on Facebook and/or follow our blog.  Each comment, like, follow will be an entry and if you already are a follower of us on Facebook or this blog that counts too.  The more you comment, the better chance you have of winning!  The contest ends this Friday, July 13th, at 11:59pm and I will announce the winner on the blog on Monday, July 16th.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.
Come back tomorrow for the last Avery Elle inspiration week post.
 Have a wonderful Thursday!!

 
 

 

Avery Elle day 2

Good morning, it's day 2 of the Avery Elle June release inspiration week.

Today I am sharing with you a card I made using the Framed Fonts set.

I just love how Jamie put those fonts together, as well as the shape of that gorgeous frame.

Hop on over the the blogs of the rest of the DT to see what they are sharing today.

Chunyuan Wu

Heather Campbell 

JJ Bolton

Also don't forget to go to the Avery Elle blog and play along for your chance to win a $25 credit to the store.

Here are those details again:

 To celebrate Inspiration Week we are giving away a $25 credit to our store, www.averyelle.com, to one lucky winner.  All you have to do to enter is comment on any of our blog posts this week, any of the design team posts, like us on Facebook and/or follow our blog.  Each comment, like, follow will be an entry and if you already are a follower of us on Facebook or this blog that counts too.  The more you comment, the better chance you have of winning!  The contest ends this Friday, July 13th, at 11:59pm and I will announce the winner on the blog on Monday, July 16th.

See you later this week for a couple more cards from this release!

ColourQ #145 and a goodbye!

Good morning and Happy Tuesday!

(I really hope this posts because I am currently off on a camping trip with the girls!)

It's time for me to share with you this week's ColourQ colour combo.

Cute colours, and that washi tape is super yummy!

I really really badly wanted to try creating my own plaid, so I took out my PTI faux ribbon set and started playing around.

This is the end result!

I paired it with Paper Smooches' hot concoctions set.

Head on over to the ColourQ blog to feast your eyes on all of the delicious creations from Arielle and the rest of the DT.

Don't forget you only have until Sunday July 15th to link up your creation to be eligible to be this week's colour queen!

Now the goodbye is because I have decided to step down from my ColourQ duties. I absolutely LOVE being on this challenge team, they are such a sweet and talented bunch of ladies. But I am finding myself a bit overwhelmed with life lately!! I've been trying to suck it up for a while now but have been falling behind and I feel terrible about it, so I thought this was the best decision.

So a heartfelt thank you goes out to Arielle and all of the wonderful ladies of ColourQ, and to you guys for supporting me for the last two years. :)

This is such a fabulous community to be a part of. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Hugs to all!! 

Avery Elle June Release Inspiration Week

Hello!

I'm so excited today to begin sharing with you our samples from the June Avery Elle release.

All this week, the Avery Elle blog and the Design Team will be sharing some projects using the Avery Elle June release stamps.

 The card I'm sharing with you today was made using the Hello set.

These stamps are truly amazing, they stamp like a dream!!
I just love this set. 
The hello, you are and i am stamps are just too cute. And I adore the font!

I also used their aquamarine 100lb heavy card stock as my card base.

Head on over to the rest of the DT's blogs to check out what they are sharing today.

 Chunyuan Wu
Heather Campbell 
JJ Bolton

Also head on over to the Avery Elle blog because there is also a chance to win a $25 store credit.

Here are the details!

 We will be featuring the design team's work over the course of this week here on the blog.  To celebrate Inspiration Week we are giving away a $25 credit to our store, www.averyelle.com, to one lucky winner.  All you have to do to enter is comment on any of our blog posts this week, any of the design team posts, like us on Facebook and/or follow our blog.  Each comment, like, follow will be an entry and if you already are a follower of us on Facebook or this blog that counts too.  The more you comment, the better chance you have of winning!  The contest ends this Friday, July 13th, at 11:59pm and I will announce the winner on the blog on Monday, July 16th.


How fabulous is that!!
Thanks so much for stopping by today. Check back later this week for more cards using the other amazing sets. :)

RetroSketch #19

Mornin'

Here's this week's RetroSketch.

I promise to be back later with some details!

Stupid crazy busy at work last night. Must. sleep.

Have a wonderful Saturday!

ColourQ #144

So I have managed to do it again!

I completely forgot to write up my post this morning when i got home from work! Grrrrrrrr!!

Of course it's Tuesday so I have a ColourQ colour challenge to share with you.

 So pretty!! I love this adorable little dress. :)

I was definitely inspired by the flowers for my card.

I used Papertrey Ink's gracious vases and used a blender pen to colour in my flowers.

Don't forget to head on over to the ColourQ blog to check out what gorgeous things the DT has created for your inspiration!

You have until Sunday July 9th to link up your amazing creations. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Paper Smooches Trend Watch Challenge

Good Morning!!

 

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend!

Happy Canada Day to my Canadian friends and Happy (early) Fourth of July to my American friends.

 

We had thunderstorms most of the weekend but some wonderfully sunny and warm patches in between, so we were able to get a bit done on our yard.

 

Well, since it's Monday and the first week in July, I have a Paper Smooches Sparks Trend Watch Challenge to share with you.

 

 

The trend watch challenge this time is Food Fresh!

 

There are a ton of food images in Kim's sets. 

I chose to work with the multiple apples you can find throughout the sets.

For this card I used Smarty Pants for the small apple, Fruitastic for the large apple and Falling for You for the sentiment.

I just love this colour combination.

Head on over to the Paper Smooches Sparks blog for all of the details. You have until Sunday July 8th at midnight EST to play along.

Don't forget to stop by the rest of the DT's blogs to check out their fabulous creations and leave them a bit of love. :)

Glenda

Lori

Heather

Savannah

Thanks so much for stopping by!