BLOGGERS CHALLENGE - GIVE THANKS

Hello! It is Friday again, and this week I had a *tiny* bit more time to just play with some of the Sketches that are out there. I LOVE sketches to help get my MOJO Engine started!!! Not too many weeks like that lately!

Since it is Friday, it is BLOGGERS CHALLENGE DAY! Our theme this week is GIVE THANKS... Thanksgiving is one of my MOST favorite holidays because there is SO MUCH to be thankful for! I am blessed with over all good health, a beautiful family, a wonderful husband and so much more!

Ok enough chitter chatter, because once you get me started after a cup of coffee...it could go on forever!! :) I made TWO cards this week...

Here are the details:

SKETCH CHALLENGE: CPS142 - Card Positioning Systems Sketch
Stamps: Rubbernecker - Fall Trilogy, Holidays by SU, Stamped Stitches from Hot off the Press
Cardstock and Ink: Old Olive, More Mustard, Gypsy Harvest DP, Elegant Eggplant
Accessories: Paper Snips, K&C Gems, Primas, Hardware

My second project uses a sketch that was sponsored from Creative Cuts and More! CC&M has pre-cut cardstock you can get in a wide variety of colors of cardstock. This is the A2 Circle Window card with the Scallop. Here are a few more details...

SKETCH CHALLENGE: 2 Sketches 4 You Challenge #39
Stamps: NONE! Rub Ons from SU
Cardstock: Apricot, Pumpkin, Rust, Chocolate
Accessories: Chocolate Ribbon, Marker Chocolate, K&C Gems, Circle Punches, Oval Punch, Dimensionals

Have a fabulous day! Thank you for stopping by!!! Your comments make my day!

FALL SILHOUETTES - CPS CHALLENGE

Hello! I am so glad the holiday weekend is over. They throw me off of my normal routine and that is truly what I long for! I spent Tuesday drawing for some upcoming stamp sets. I am exited about! One of them will be out as a digital image this Thursday! So be on the look out!

This week Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps is sponsoring the CPS Sketch Blog - You can see the sketch information HERE. We would LOVE to have you join us in the sketch!!! Here are the details of my project:

Stamp Sets: Dream Silhouettes by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps

Cardstock: Only Orange, Old Olive, Basic Black, Copper, Whisper White

Accessories: Stickles, Dew Drops, Mini Glue Dots

Thanks for stopping by! Have a fabulous day!

BELLI CHALLENGE #69 TEXTURE -

Hello! Today, I am writing you from NEW YORK instead of WISCONSIN. The kids and I took a trip out to visit my friend Janette. My husband was supposed to travel for work, but they ended up cancelling his trip and he wanted to stay home with no children. So he is there enjoying the peace and quiet! :)

This week's Belli Challenge is to use texture on your cards or projects. What kind of texture? Anything that you can "feel" on your card - Magic Mesh, flocking, Flower Soft, velvet, or even hammered metal.

Look around in your stash of stamping stuff, and I'm sure you will find something you can use.

The Belli Girls did a great job of adding texture to their cards. Some used Flower Soft, some used flocking, one used a paper with velvet on it, and one used a metallic mesh on the background of her card. Too cool! Check them out at http://www.bellichallenge.blogspot.com/

Here is my card, my friend Janette is on the Design Team for HIGH HOPES, so I played with some of her stamps. I bought some flower soft and played a bit with it too.

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps is proud to be sponsoring the CPS sketch challenge blog again this week. Tami cooked up another fabulous sketch that we've really enjoyed using!

This adorable ROCKET is a Digital stamp from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps!

Here are the details:

Stamps: Digital Images Blast off

Cardstock: Coordinations, Real Red, basic Black, SU Games DP,

Accessories: Star Punch, Copics, Black Brads, Rounded Tab Punch, Dimensionals, Paper Snips,

Visit our DT blogs for more inspiration using this fun sketch!

Chris Dickinson-Sr DT/Stamp Designer
Courtney Fowler-Sr DT/Stamp Designer
Sandy Domelle-DT Coordinator
Jeanette Comerford-Sr DT
Teresa Kline-Sr DT
Ceal Pritchett-Sr DT
Lorie Souther-Jr DT
Nancy Brown-Jr DT
Leah Cornelius-Jr DT
Connie Babbert-Jr DT
Belinda Chang-Jr DT
Lisa Hjulberg-Jr DT

I hope you have a great day! Thank you for stopping by!

CPS SKETCH AND COPIC COLOUR CHALLENGE

Hello! This week Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps is sponsoring the CPS Sketch Challenges...

Have you ever had an Ah-Ha Moment? I have been reading the book pf Proverbs to my children and yesterday we were reading in Proverbs 4-6 and what spoke to my heart yesterday was the following verse...

Proverbs 6:1-5 My son, if you become surety (indebted to or in hock) for your friend, If you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger, 2 You are snared by the words of your mouth; You are taken by the words of your mouth. 3 So do this, my son, and deliver yourself; For you have come into the hand of your friend: Go and humble yourself; Plead with your friend. 4 Give no sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids. 5 Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, And like a bird from the hand of the fowler."

What did I get out of this Scripture? The past few months, I have been wanting to join Design Teams and have made a commitment to a few different ones - the Copic Colour Design Team and this past week to Kimm Bt Thompsons Copic Design Team. These two groups of Designers are so talented, who wouldn't want to be amongst their group?

While I made a commitment to them, the past few weeks with school happening, joining the Technique Junkies Design Team - thinking I can do it all. Well, I can't and it is affecting my desire to WANT to stamp. It has become stressful rather than JOYFUL. I made a mistake and over-committed myself, so I had to humble myself and step down from a few things. So this week will be the last time you will see a "regular posting" on the Copic Colour Challenge. I will still participate but it will not be as a Design Team member.

I want to do my best in everything I do, for God's glory and I have been failing in that area for the past few weeks.

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This week Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps is sponsoring the CPS Sketch Challenges...

I chose to use the Child of God stamp set to show case for this challenge.

Here are the details:

Stamp Set: Child of God

Cardstock: Tempting Turqouise, Apricot Appeal, Certainly Celery,

Scrapbook Kit by SU Special Delivery

Technique used; Paper Piecing

Ink: Copics

Accessories: Nestibilities circle and scallop, Dimensionals, 5/16th brads

This is also Christian Paper Crafts weekly challenge day - I am enjoying that group and look forward to joining in some more areas in the forums. They have changed to a NEW location and you will find it HERE.

Teresa Kline,
Suzy Haghighi
Courtney Fowler
Lorie Ames
Cindy Lawrence
Jeanette Comerford
Sandy Domelle
Tami Mayberry

Sarah Anderson
Ceal Pritchett
Deb Felts
Deedee Anderson,
Janette Olen
Faith Hofrichter
Korin Sutherland

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I have to say regarding the Copic Colour Challenge is that I LOVE these colors. They are not the ones I normally reach for, but I just love them once they are together. You really need to check out the Design Team blog - they are AMAZING projects!

This is a new Digi stamp by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps - I think it is absolutely adorable!

Check out the remaining Design team projects - they are sure to WOW you! We would love to see what you create as well!

Copic Colour Challenge Blog
Adele
Karen
Lisa
Louise
Maddy
Sarah

Thank you for stopping by! Have a blessed day!

MONDAY DT CHALLENGE #12 - MONDAY MAIL CALL!

HELLO!!! SWEET 'n SASSY STAMPS is SPONSORING the CPS Sketch Challenges again this week!

If you have been coming to my blog for any amount of time, you will know I LOVE paper piercing! This months Technique Junkies Newsletter (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps is a sponsor for them) is geared towards being on a budget!This technique is called Pierced Spotlight. You can find out more information about this technique AND many others at http://www.patstamps.com/

Here are the details of my card...Stamp Sets: Be Still, A True Friend available at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, Canvas BG at SUCardstock: Kraft, Not Quite Navy, Garden Green, Chocolate ChipInk: Basic Black, Chocolate Chip, Creamy CaramelAccessories: Chalks, Prismacolor Pencils, Paper Piercing Tool, Nestabilities (used this for my mat), Jumbo Eyelet/Brad, Sponge, Chocolate Poly twill Ribbon

I colored the spotlighted image with the chalks first, then shadowed a bit with the colored pencils to make it POP a bit more.Now, if you participate in this week's CPS Challenge and Monday DT Challenge, you will have an opportunity to win the beautiful Floral Flourishes set by Korin. If you would like to win this stamp set go to CPS's blog and follow their directions.

. Most of our DT members have played along so be sure to check out their blogs, too!!

Korin

Lorie

Deb

Chris

Courtney

Jeanette

Sarah

Christi

Cindy

Sandy

Janette

Teresa
Also, be sure to check out the CPS blog where the Sweet 'n Sassy design team is featured AND for a chance at a SNS stamp set!! When you upload to SCS/PCP please use keyword SNSMC12 so we can all see your creations!

Now to up the ANTE a bit, anyone who participates once you attach your link, come back here and attach your link and I will pick a winner and send the winner this card!

Don't forget today is Monday Mail Call! My goal is to send out 3 cards today! How about you?

Have a great day!

SNS MONDAY DT CHALLENGE & A NEW MONDAY MAIL CALL CHALLENGE!

HAPPY MONDAY! This week's Design Team Challenge for Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps is a SKETCH! Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, is the sponsor of Card Positioning Systems Challenges.

I had this Basic Grey Urban Prairie Designer Paper hiding under my desk the past 2 months. Hmmm...I think I have a gold mine under my desk! Shhh don't tell my sweetie! LOL As I was looking at the challenge, I saw DANITA's card that inspired me to use Penguin Hugs stamp set available at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. I flipped the sketch - I really like this sketch and may have to use it some more this week!

Here are the details of the card:

Stamp Set: Penguin Hugs available at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps

Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black and Basic Grey Urban Prairie DP

Accessories: Paper Snips, Dew Drops, Copics, Mini Glue Dots, paper Piercing, Mat pack, Nestibilities

I am looking forward to this week and I hope you are too! After our holidays, I am ready for a normal routine! Be sure to check out the SWEET 'n SASSY MONDAY DT CHALLENGES on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog!

NEW CHALLENGE!!! MONDAY MAIL CALL!!!

I came up with this challenge for ME. LOL Honestly, I have to say I am GUILTY of making ALL of these cards, and RARELY mailing them out! How horrible is that! There is this GAPING BLACK HOLE between my office and the mail box! So my NEW CHALLENGE is going to be to MAIL CARDS!

My goal for today is to mail out 4 cards! I have no birthdays this week, but I do have 2 sympathy cards, a Get Well soon card and a RAK. If I have time, I may even really stretch myself and send out 2 extra RAKS! It really doesn't take long, so why do I have this stumbling block!? LOL

I hope you have a wonderful week! Thank you for stopping by and commenting!

Share with me the links to things you create! I would LOVE to see them!!!