"Stingin' Love"

Good Afternoon Everyone! It's the first Monday of the month and we all know what that means... a NEW Challenge at Paper Creations Ink! We have the wonderful and quirky Simply B Stamps as our sponsor for this challenge! The theme is a "Recipe (1 Image ~ 2 Patterned Papers ~ 3 Embellishments)... well you can see I have more than that; but I just had to do it! LOL! We each got to use an image from Simply B Stamps Valentine Line from last year... This little mischief maker is "Sting You Lola"! Isn't she just awesome! I thought so, that is why I HAD to use her! Remember... I warned you that this year would be different for me, I was gonna mix it in my creating process! So what do you think? The winner of this challenge will be able to pick 2 images from the ones the Design Team used! How cool is that?

Material List

Stamp ~ Simply B Stamps - Sting You Lola

Patterned Paper ~ Paper Pizazz & Rhonna Farrer

Card Stock ~ Wausau Papers & Stampin' Up (Basic Black, Eggplant Envy, & Pretty In Pink)

Stampin' Up Crystal Effects

3M Foam Tape (To Pop Image Up)

Scor Pal Tape 1/4" (To Adhere The Feathers)

Feathers ~ Out Of My Stash

Flowers ~ Fabric Fancies by Prima

Brad, Love Charm, Double Heart Charm, & Chain ~ Out Of My Stash

Rhinestone Hearts ~ Recollections by Michael's Stores Inc. / Copic Sketch Marker RV19

Stickles by Ranger ~ Magenta

Prismacolor Colored Pencil Numbers

935, 1067, 1078, 993, 994, 928, 997, & 1093

I will be entering this card into twelve different challenges...

• The Cheerful Stamp Pad Challenge #35 ~ Love Is In The Air
• Crafty Boots Challenge ~ Valentines
• Creative Stamp Friends Challenge #44 ~ Valentines
• Paper Makeup Stamps Challenge #22 ~ Pink And Grey
• Hooked On Crafts Challenge #17 ~ Hearts
• House Of Gilli Challenge ~ Love Is In The Air
• Incy Wincy Designs Challenge #132 ~ Love, Pink, White, And Black
• Lexi's Creations Challenge #58 ~ Love
• My Craft Spot by Kimberly Challenge #43 ~ Valentines
• Ooh La La Creations Challenge #98 ~ Be My Valentine
• Stamp & Fun = Creativity Challenge #85 ~ Hearts
• Stamps R Us Challenge ~ Valentine/Love

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message!

Have a wonderfully creative week!

Happy Creating!

Sara

"Picture Perfect Love"

Good Afternoon Everyone! Today is the first day of the NEW challenge at Paper Creations Ink! The theme of Challenge #17 is "LOVE/ROMANCE"! We are so excited to be sponsored by Smeared Ink! They have some awesome edgy, unique, and wild images! We stayed a bit more main stream on our images; but they are sure to please your more wild side! The prize for one lucky person is... A WHOLE DIGI SET OF CHOICE! I think that is awesome! The challenge will run until Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 6pm, so you have some time to get your creations linked up! I hope that you like my creation, I think it screams "Love And Romance"! Let me know what you think!

Material List

Stamp ~ Smeared Ink - Powder My Nose

Patterned Paper ~ Echo Park Paper Co. - The Apothecary Emporium

Card Stock ~ Wausau Papers & Stampin' Up (Marvelous Magenta)

Inspirations Paint - Fairy Dust (Only added to the chair and table cover.)

Stampin' Up Crystal Effects

Exacto Knife

Ribbon ~ Out Of My Stash & Celebrate It Holiday by Michael's Stores Inc.

3M Foam Tape (To Pop Image Up)

Stickles by Ranger ~ Magenta & Star Dust

Prismacolor Colored Pencil Numbers

997, 1092, 1082, 949, 1058, 1059, 1067, 1023, 1024, 915, 917, 934, & 1009

I will be entering this Fat Book Page into thirteen different challenges...

• Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge #51 ~ Anything Goes
• Lexi's Creations Challenge #56 ~ Anything Goes
• My Grafico Crafts Challenge #119 ~ Love And Valentines 
• Simon Says Stamp And Show Challenge ~ Anything But A Card
• Stamp And Create Monthly Challenge ~ Anything Goes
• Cutie Pie Challenge #9 ~ Ribbon And Lace
• Truly Madly Crafty Monthly Challenge ~ Anything Goes
• Dream Valley Challenge #23 ~ Anything Goes
• Ginger Loft Challenge #31 ~ Anything Goes
• One Stitch At A Time Challenge #96 ~ Anything Goes
• That Craft Place Challenge #4 ~ Home Sweet Home
• The Crafty Pad Designs Challenge ~ Sparkle
• The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan Challenge #10 ~ Sparkle

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message!

Have a wonderful day!

Happy Creating!

Sara

"Don't Ask!"

Good Morning To All! The creation that I will be sharing with you today was a challenge for me! I can say that I loved it! I have never made a card this fancy before. But it sure looks perfect, I think! LOL! What do you think? I used the wonderful sketch from Priscilla Styles Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #84. You still have plenty of time to enter her challenge, as she is having the last 3 sketches of the year (#82, #83, & #84) run until January 3rd, 2011 at 8 pm CST! So if you are looking for a way to unwind from all the holiday stress, hop on over to her site, take a look at the sketches and allow yourself some time to have fun!!!

Material List

Stamps ~ Whipper Snapper Design (Front Image), Stampabilities (First Inside Sentiment), & Stampin' Up (Second Inside Sentiment ~ Christmas Cheer Retired Set)

Designer Paper ~ Karen Foster Designs

Card Stock ~ X Press It (Image) & Stampin' Up (Creamy Caramel, Old Olive, & Brocade Blue)

Nestabilities by Spellbinders ~ Deckled Rectangle Small & Large

Crystal Effects by Stampin' Up (Nose, Collar, Light Bulbs, & Eyes)

Ribbon ~ Celebrate It Holiday by Michael's Stores Inc. (I used my NEW Bow Easy to make the wonderful bow!)

Sharpie Paint Marker Ultra Fine Point (White Accents on Image)

Stampin' Up Ink ~ Brocade Blue (Around Image)

Ranger Inkssentials Blending Tool with Foam Pad (To Ink The Edges Around Image)

Stickles by Ranger ~ Star Dust

Rhinestone Swirls ~ Recollections (Michael's Stores Inc)

Copic Sketch Markers

Reindeer ~ Antlers ~ E11, E13, & E15

Face ~ E11, E15, & E17 / E11, E13, & E15 (Colorless Blender With Both Combo's)

Nose ~ R32, R35, & R37

Ears (Inside) ~ R20, R21, & R22

Collar ~ R32, R35, R37, C1, C3, & C5

Light Bulbs ~ R43, R46, YG23, YG25, B21, B23, Y04, Y06, & C5

Shadow ~ B0000

Atyou  Spica Glitter Pen ~ 00 Clear (Light Bulbs & Bells)

Other Challenges...

A Spoon Full Of Sugar Challenge ~ #133

Creative Belli Challenge ~ #106

Creative Card Crew Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Freshly Brewed Designs Challenge ~ Merry Christmas

Lexi's Creations Challenge ~ #28

Top Tip Tuesday Challenge ~ Christmas Inspired

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message with a way to contact you (email or blog address)! Comments are always welcome!

Happy Creating! Sara

"SHOP-aholic"

The first creations is for The Copic Musketeers Yahoo Group Birthstone Color Of The Month Swap (October). We were to use pink, blue, and yellow as our main colors in the creation! This card was made for a wonderful person, Shirley in Australia. She has an awesome sense of humor! I know that she will love it. Sad to say, she probably has not received it yet, though. Hope that she gets it before she checks my blog! The second creations is for my card stash! It is the same except for the inside sentiment, does not have the extra stamp used! I am trying really hard to get all my posts caught up!

Material List

Stamps ~ Inky Antic's (Image & First Sentiment) & Hambo (Second Sentiment On First Card)

Designer Paper ~ Stampin' Up

Card Stock ~ Stampin' Up

Nestabilities by Spellbinders ~ Deckled Rectangle Small & Large

Punch ~ Martha Stewart Punch - Lace

Sponging Technique ~ Stampin' Up Ink

Micron Pen ~ Brown

Flower Embellishments ~ Iced Got Flowers?

Half Pearls ~ Recollections

Stickles by Ranger ~ Cotton Candy

Copic Sketch Markers

Hair ~ Y23, YR23, & E35

Skin ~ E30 & E51

Make-Up ~ B21, B24, & RV13 or RV21

Top ~ RV00, RV11, & RV21 or RV02, RV13, & RV23

Skirt, Buttons, & Bow ~ B21, B24, & B34

Shoes & Belt ~ E55, E57, & E59

Earrings & Buckle ~ Y28

Bags ~ Combination Of All Colors

Atyou Spica Glitter Pens ~ 00 (Clear), 10 (Black), 11 (Gold), 14 (Blossom), & 16 (Buttermilk)

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message with a way to contact you (email or blog address)!

Happy Creating! Sara

I am submitting the second card creation to Lexi's Creations Challenge #26. This specific challenge is "Anything Goes"! This is my second submission, I think it is fun! I have seen so much wonderful artwork there! Come check it out when you have a chance!