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Caardvarks Challenge with Clear & Simple Stamps

Join the very last Caardvarks Challenge. Yes, our last challenge, can you believe it? It is sad but we have had such a good run! We all enjoy seeing your entries each challenge and sharing prizes from our amazing sponsors. Thank you for always stopping by and playing along. This final challenge will run all through the month of December. Our lovely sponsor this month, Clear & Simple Stamps, has a big announcement as well. Check out the Caardvarks blog for all the details.

The design team was challenged to make a mono-chromatic card. I used three cardstocks in the same color family, all from Clear & Simple Stamps. Espresso Your Style Brown, Dish All The Dirt Brown and Tan cardstock.

I cut a shape from a thin sheet of cork. It looks so cool on this shape card. I stamped the pattern background in two shades of brown ink, Espresso Your Style and Dish All The Dirt.

I made the pattern from the set below: Art Deco

These darling little snails and sentiment are from the set appropriately named
Cute As A Bug.

Head on over to Caardvarks for the challenge details!!

Caardvarks Challenge with MFT

Check out the new challenge at Caardvarks . . . . create a gift card holder.

Caardvarks Challenge with Creative Cuts & More

THE CHALLENGE:
Create a new holiday card using die cuts and add to Mr. Linky at Caardvarks.

THE PRIZE:
Creative Cuts & More's Christmas Card Kit with Stamps. This kit currently sells for $29.99 and is jam-packed with supplies. It contains 12 die cut cards and envelopes. Many of the cards included in the kit are exclusive to CC&M. The kit is worth over $40 but CC&M is offering it for only $29.99.

Today I wanted to show you the Tuck & Close Bag XL from Creative Cuts & More. I used some white glitter paper as the snow and stamp a cute image from My Favorite Things. I simply color it in with Copic markers and cut it out.

Head on over to Caardvarks for the challenge details!!

Caardvarks Challenge with Penny Black

Are you up for the next Caardvarks challenge?
You will be when you hear about this . . .

THE SPONSOR
Penny Black

THE PRIZES
Penny Black stamps from their NEW RELEASES.
There will be 3 winners!!!

THE CHALLENGE
Create a new stamped card that is decorated inside and out! We'd like to see what you can on the inside panel of your card, as well as the outside.

THE DEADLINE
Enter your card via Mr. Linky at the bottom of this post by November 3rd at Midnight, PST. Please be sure to look over our RULES before linking your entry.

To be eligible for a prize, please visit the PENNY BLACK BLOG and "join the club". In just a few clicks you'll be signed up to receive advance notifications of new releases and Penny Black news.

The first Penny Black stamp I fell in love with is it's a time to be jolly.
I think this image is stunning . . . .

it's a time to be jolly

Product No: 3987K

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Then I had to have this cool sentiment. I love the fonts and the layout of the stamp.

...blessings

Product No: 3531F

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Head on over to Caardvarks for the challenge details!!

Fall is here . . . .

I miss you already sweet summer . . . .

Head over to Caardvarks for the latest and greatest challenge! SRM Stickers is the sponsor and they have a FABULOUS prize pack up for grabs!! You don't want to miss out!

THE CHALLENGE
Create a card based upon one of the Crew Caards on this post. Create your best, NEW scraplift card and by November 18th at Midnight, PST. Be sure to let us know which card you lifted, in your blog post!

I used one of their stickers here. Isn't it perfection? I used my old oval SU! punch. It's a perfect match!

I mixed up a little SU! and PTI..... love it, love it all!!

The butterfly is a die from SU! along with the pattern paper. And the scallops are a die from PTI as well as the blue pattern paper and the scrumptious little button! There are two things on this card that were headed for the trash. Can you guess what they are?

The cream linen rectangle with rounded corners is left over from a big print job at my local print shop. I have a ton of these. I use them all the time!!! The other thing that was headed for the trash is the wide, cream ribbon. It was wrapped around the curtains I got at Pottery Barn. You simply can not throw away good ribbon. I covered up the PB text on the ribbon. I normally let it show. It think it's cool either way!

Thanks for stopping by!

More Caardvarks & SRM Stickers!!!

Check out Caardvarks latest challenge and play along for an amazing Prize Pack from SRM Stickers!! I used two here!

This adorable stamp is from The Greeting Farm. I just LOVE this image!

I finally jumped aboard the Copics Cho-Cho Train and I am loving it!

I get my Copics from Clear & Simple Stamps.

I totally dig how SRM Stickers work seamlessly with pattern papers and stamps!! You can see a ton of amazing samples on their blog and in their gallery!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Caardvarks Challenge with SRM Stickers

Head over to Caardvarks for the latest and greatest challenge! SRM Stickers is the sponsor and they have a FABULOUS prize pack up for grabs!! You don't want to miss out!

Inside.

THE CHALLENGE
Create a card based upon one of the Crew Caards on this post. Create your best, NEW scraplift card and by November 18th at Midnight, PST. Be sure to let us know which card you lifted, in your blog post!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Caardvarks with sponsor Hero Arts

Caardvarks has a new challenge up!! Hero Arts is our sponsor and you are gonna love what the Crew has in store for you today.

THE CHALLENGE: Create a *NEW* Clean & Simple stamped card.

THE DEADLINE: October 3rd at Midnight, PST.

THE PRIZE: Hero Arts is giving away the following stamps to the winner of our challenge -- Wreath of Leaves Cling Stamp, Merry Christmas Trees PolyClear Stamp Set, and Fabulous Flourish Woodblock Stamp.

The Crews challenge was to make Clean & Simple cards with our Hero Arts PolyClear Stamps. Here is one set of mine . . . .

Isn't she a beauty?

I made a half dozen cards from one sheet of Kraft cardstock, 6 card bases and my sewing machine.

I ran the Kraft cardstock through my sewing machine three times in a random waving pattern then cut the sheet in half at 4-1/4". Then cut the stitched half into thirds. I did the same with the other half after I ran it through my sewing machine.

They all have the same Clean & Simple feel, I just changed up the placement of the Hero Arts snowflake stamps and the sentiment.

Hero Arts also has a line called Hero Hues. One part of this line are these pretty little gems that just go perfectly with the snowflakes. Clean & Simple right?! 6 Christmas cards down, 94 to go. ;)

Head on over to Caardvarks for the challenge details!!

Here's the rest of the Crew Jenyfur Pohl, Nathalia Castellon, Heidi Van Laar, Tanis Giesbrecht, Amy Crockett, Ashley Cannon Newell, Eva Dobilas, Lucy Abrams, Mel McCarthy, Michelle Giraud, Kelly Rasmussen, and Peet Roeven.

Hero Arts Supplies:
Wishes Come True Stamp Set
Magic of Christmas Stamp Set
Self-Adhesive Diamond Gems

Caardvarks Challenge with Tiffany Doodles

First, let me inform you that Caardvarks is returning to two (2) challenges per month. We took a bit of a break over the summer. Be sure to check in on the 5th and 20th of each month.

Tiffany Doodles is sponsoring Caardvarks latest challenge.

THE LATEST CHALLENGE:
Create a NEW card based upon ONE of the following SKETCHES.
Link your NEW card via Mr. Linky at Caardvarks.
There is an A2 sized sketch as well as a
scrapling for you to choose from.

This challenge will run until September 12th at Midnight, PST.

Sketch by Heidi Van Laar

For the first sketch I used Tiffany Doodles' Daliah with Oval digi.

Isn't she lovely? I tried out my blue and green Copics and used watercolor pencils with a blender pen to color the blooms. So fun!

You gotta love the wonky stitch job. I am enjoying experimenting with my sewing machine too. I love the way the flower image looks cut out. Next time I will print two or three and layer up the blooms. That will be stunning!

Here's another sketch to try. It's a scrapling sketch.

Sketch by Heidi Van Laar

I used this sketch to create a bookmark. Now I want to make a dozen with all my little scraps! For the bookmark I used the gorgeous digi stamp named Forsythia & Pussy Willows from Tiffany Doodles. The stitching plays a big part in the sketch design, do you see the sketch here?

Here I just used watercolor pencils with a blender pen. Click on the photo to see the blue hue behind the stems. I just need to figure out how to get the same affect with my Copics!!

OK, is this not an awesome bookmark! I so need to make a dozen more of these!!

So head over to Caardvarks to see the rest of the Crew's Challenge projects and join in on the fun for a change to win free digi stamps from Tiffany Doodles!

THE PRIZES:
1st Place: 10 stamps from TiffanyDoodles, sets or singles, your choice!
2nd Place: 7 stamps from TiffanyDoodles
3rd Place: 5 stamps from TiffanyDoodles

Sticker Stash

I have been neglecting my sticker stash lately.

Here's a cool get well card using

SRM Stickers.

I cut the band aid card with my Cricut.

I've been neglecting that too!

Thanks for stopping by!

Caardvarks July Challenge

It's still not to late to join

this month's challenge over at Caardvarks

Our sponsor this month is My Favorite Things!!!

THE CHALLENGE
My Favorite Things is celebrating their fourth birthday this month!

Please create a *NEW* birthday card

and enter a link to it via Mr. Linky

at Caardvarks .

Entries will be accepted through the end of the month.

THE PRIZE
A $25 Gift Certificat to My Favorite Things.

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Meet Jolinne, from the set Fairy Sweet Jolinne

I used a glitter pen to accent her hair, shoes and clothing.

Since it's My Favorite Things birthday I just had to make a birthday ensemble!

I love this matching pillow box!! This die is from SU!

Now head on over to Caardvarks to see more projects made with My Favorite Things stamps and learn how to win a sweet prize!

Thanks for stopping by!

Caardvarks July Challenge

It's not too late to join

this month's challenge over at Caardvarks

Our sponsor this month is My Favorite Things!!!

THE CHALLENGE
My Favorite Things is celebrating their fourth birthday this month!

Please create a *NEW* birthday card

and enter a link to it via Mr. Linky

at Caardvarks .

Entries will be accepted through the end of the month.

THE PRIZE
A $25 Gift Certificat to My Favorite Things.

Isn't this little girl stamp the cutest?

She is from the Pure Innocence Collection.

She is actually holding a big lollipop but I just had to make this handmade flower. Instead of coloring her clothes I paper pieced them buy stamping the image on different pattern papers. I used Cosmo Cricket's Earth Love papers.

The background is the Lattice die from SU! I rubbed a little glue on it and sprinkled on some Martha Stewart glitter. So fun!

Head over to Caardvarks to see more projects made with

My Favorite Things stamps and learn how to win a sweet prize!

Thanks for stopping by!

Caardvarks July Challenge

This month's challenge over at Caardvarks

is sponsored by My Favorite Things!!!

Instead of coloring in the image from Bath Time Mini Set

I decided to paper piece it together.

Too fun!

I used different size adhesive pearls as the bubbles!

Click on the image below for a closer look.

This image fits perfectly in the opening of this

pre-cut oval window box from Creative Cuts & More.

Inside is an assortment of must haves all

sweetly decorated to match the box.

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Head over to Caardvarks to see more projects made with

My Favorite Things stamps and learn how to win a sweet prize!

Thanks for stopping by!

Caardvarks July Challenge, DRS Designs

The latest challenge at Caardvarks is to create a new card

using Stamps and WET or DRY Embossing.

Our sponsor this challenge is DRS Designs

I stamped the Large Filigree Snowflake from DRS Designs in a blue ink

then poured white embossing powder over the ink. Once I removed the excess, I blew lightly over the entire snowflake to reveal a bit of the blue. Then I heat embossed it.