Sparkle & Shine Challenge #22

It's the 15th of the month, which means it is time for another challenge on the Sparkle & Shine challenge blog. This time around the inspiration photo is subtle with a pop of color.

I had a stamp set that I hadn't put to use yet and was super excited to use, I had my card almost done and then I saw one of our other team members' card and they were almost identical. I chose to deconstruct my card and change it around a bit. 

The rules have changed a bit for the challenges...you no longer have to use sequins. Now you can use anything with some sparkle and shine. I used a circle with a pierced edge around it, shaded it with some Distress ink and then covered it with some clear glitter to give it a frosty look.

We also have some new sponsors...this time it's a fairly new stamp company called Right at Home and the lucky random winner of this challenge will win a $15 gift card!!!

Click HERE to be taken to the Sparkle & Shine blog and to play along with us!

Products

Stamps and Dies: Winter Woods (Papertrey Ink) Pierced Cirles (My Favorite Things)

My Favorite Things color challenge

Happy Sunday everyone! Popping in real quick like to share a card I made for the latest color challenge over on the My Favorite Things blog. This time around we were given the combo of pink, navy, steel, and lime green.

Here's my card...

        

I used the Pierced Circle STAX dies, Leafy Greenery dies, and the Sweet Safari stamp set and coordinating dies. The giraffe and zebra were colored in with Copic markers. The leafs were die cut out of watercolor paper that was painted with Brusho Pigment Powders.




One more little close up so that you can see those leaves a little better.




It all got topped off with some pretty and sparkly sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.

Thanks for taking a little peek!

Happy New Year...New Sparkle & Shine Challenge

Hope you all had a fun time ringing in the new year last night. Today is the first of the month so it is time for a new challenge over on the Sparkle & Shine Challenge blog. There is some fun news too...we've added some new design team members and a new sponsor too! Check it all out HERE!

Now onto the project I created for this challenge...


        

I started by stamping and masking all of the balloons. Once that was done then I stamped the stars with Versamark ink and heat embossed them with clear embossing powder. Then added a scattering of some Pretty Pink Posh sequins.

                   

For the sentiment I die cut the 'Amazing' out of white yardstick three times and some painted watercolor paper a fourth time and then adhered them all together for the dimension.

                    

Here is the challenge inspiration photo that we used.

We'd love for you to some and play along with us! One entry will be the lucky winner of a $25 gift certificate to Create A Smile stamps!

Happy New Year to you all.

Tonya

My Favorite Things Color Challenge

Hey all! Putting some more of my new MFT stamps to use, this time for their latest color challenge!

I pulled out the Sweet Safari stamp set and started by first making a bunch of masks for the animals and leaves. I started by stamping the monkey and then masked him off, next I stamped the lion and then masked him off,  then stamped the elephant and masked him off. Lastly, I stamped the leaves and the sentiment.


        

Then colored it all in with some Copics and blended some Distress Ink in for the ground and the sky.


       
Used the colorless Copic blender to add little polka dots to all of the animals. Cute huh?!

Here's the color palette that was used for this challenge...

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek.

Tonya

My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge #259

After "oohing" and "ahhing" numerous times over all of the the projects that I have seen using My Favorite Things products I finally broke down and ordered some stamps and dies from them. This meant that I could also finally participate in some of their challenges.

I hopped right on the challenge train and made a card for their current sketch challenge. I followed it pretty closely, changing it only slightly...


       

I started by stamping and embossing the lined flower from the Tropical Flowers stamp set. Then I colored it in using some Zig Clean Color markers and a water brush.


       

I really wanted the leaves to have a black outline too so after I stamped them I simply outlined them with a black pen. The sentiment is from the Sweet Safari stamp set.

Here is the sketch that this card was based on...

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!

Tonya

Sparkle & Shine Challenge Time

Whoop whoop! It's the 15th which means that it is time for another challenge over on the Sparkle & Shine Challenge Blog. This time we have an inspiration photo that is full of fun and bright colors. Lots of things in this one to inspire you.

Here is the card that I created...

                     

I started by stamping my trees along the bottom curved edge of my front panel. Then I masked the trees off and heat embossed the gingham inside of another masked circle. With all of my masking pieces in place I then blended some Tumbles Glass Distress Ink over the top of the gingham. Finished that part off with some tiny red dots around the outer edges. The 'O Christmas Tree' sentiment was also heat embossed and tiny little paper "pokings" that followed the curve. Topped the main tree off with some blue and green Pretty Pink Posh sequins.

                      

We'd love to have you join us at Sparkle & Shine for the challenge. One random lucky participant will win a $25 gift certificate from our sponsor...the very generous Winnie & Walter.

Click HERE to join the challenge.

Stamps:
Treetops Glisten, Background Basics: Gingham, All Through the House (Papertrey Ink)

Sparkle & Shine December 1st challenge

Hi all...welcome to the next installment of the Sparkle & Shine challenge. Today's inspiration photo is   one that is very soft and soothing to the senses. It has a touch of purple and a smattering of snowflakes.

Here is my take on the above photo, you can tell the purple and the snowflakes were my inspiration.

I started with a winter white card base and added some wide strips of glitter using some ScorTape. Then I die cut and stamped the snowflakes, what you can't see very well in the photo is that all of the snowflakes are covered in a fine clear glitter, giving them that frosty look in real life. You can see it a bit in the photo below.

After I had the snowflakes adhered to the card I simply scattered a few Pretty Pink Posh sequins to finish the look.

We hope you will join us over on the Sparkle & Shine challenge blog. One participant will be randomly selected to win a $25 gift certificate to Pretty Pink Posh!

Click HERE to go to the S&S blog and see what the rest of the team made and to join in on the fun.

Stamps Used:

Fab Flakes and Christmas Cheer (Papertrey Ink)