Sparkle Creations 1st Anniversary Throwback Challenge!!

Hello! In addition to our weekly Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps challenge, we are kicking off July with a special Anniversary Throwback Challenge! This challenge will last all month long and the winner will receive the complete August release! For all the details, please visit the SCRS blog.

Your challenge is to create a card or project using one of the original 8 images that Sparkle released one year ago. To refresh your memory, the challenge graphic has a little snippet of each character. They are Charlotte With a Rose, Cocktail Emily, Cupcake Ruby, Lantern Rin, Scooter Chloe, Surfing Oliver, Swimming Lucy and Turntable Josh.

As this is also our first official challenge for the month of July, we welcome a new Guest Designer, the fabulous Kerri Michaud! Welcome, Kerri!

Here's my card with Surfing Oliver:

I went simple with my card today. I used some patterned paper from the Echo Park Splash collection. I stamped, colored and cut out the sweet image of Oliver and popped him on top of the patterned paper. I added some waves (using the Taylored Expressions Wave Border Die) and the sentiment Life is Good (from Verve's Relax).

For more SCRS inspiration and details, please visit the SCRS blog to see the design team's wonderful creations and their individual blogs for more details:

Kerri Michaud, July Guest Designer

Alice Wertz

Amber Hight

Elena Joldersma

Kadie Ensley
Kim Yu

Mary Johnson
Peggy Toole

Piali Biswas

Shaela Odd

Simonne Clay

Sparkle Smith

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies ~
Stamps: Surfing Oliver (Sparkle Creations), Sentiment from Relax (Verve)
Paper: Splash (Echo Park), Classic Crest Classic Natural White (Neenah)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Petite Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Wave Border Die (Taylored Expressions), Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers), Markers (Copic), Divine Twine, Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.

JustRite Original July Release -- Warmest Wishes

Hello! Welcome to Day 3 of JustRite Stampers July stamp previews! Today we are showing another Christmas set designed by Diane Arthurs, JB-09940 Warmest Wishes - Interlocking. This is another oval set, but I stamped and cut out my images instead of framing them in an oval.

I stamped and colored a couple of the sweet images, then I cut them out. They were just begging to be strung up, so that's exactly what I did with some Divine Twine. I added a little tag (sentiment is from CL-02155 Merry & Bright - Cling) and I used JB-08950 Nested Frame Dies (co-branded with Spellbinders) to die cut my tag.

Here's a complete look at JB-09940 Warmest Wishes - Interlocking:

For more details, please visit the JustRite Inspiration blog for the official introduction of this set. Also, here is a complete list of links with projects using Warmest Wishes - Interlocking that you will not want to miss:

JustRite Inspiration

Becca Feeken

Kellie Fortin

Barb Schram

Stephanie Kraft

Angela Barkhouse

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies ~
JustRite Stampers: JB-09940 Warmest Wishes - Interlocking, JB-09516 Clear Stamper Oval, Sentiment from CL-02155 Merry & Bright - Cling
Dies & Punches: JB-08950 Nested Frame Dies (co-branded with Spellbinders)
Paper: Jolly by Golly (Cosmo Cricket), Vellum, Pink (Prism), Classic Crest Classic Natural White (Neenah)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Markers (Copic), Ribbon (May Arts), Buttons (Buttons Galore), Divine Twine, Mini clothespins, Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.

JustRite Original July Release -- Blizzard Bunch

Edited to add direct links.

Hello! Welcome to Day 2 of 9 of JustRite Stampers July stamp previews! Today we are continuing our CHA release with another Christmas set, JB-09945 Blizzard Bunch - Interlocking. This is a fun oval set designed by Diane Arthurs. The detail on these images is just amazing!

I stamped one of the snowmen directly onto a journaling card that is part of Echo Park's Wintertime collection. I colored him and added a sentiment is from CL-02160 Charming Christmas. I kept my embellishments to a minimum, just adding some ric rac, tatted lace and stitching.

Here's a complete look at JB-09945 Blizzard Bunch - Interlocking:

For more details, please visit the JustRite Inspiration blog for the official introduction of this set. Also, here is a complete list of links with projects using Blizzard Bunch - Interlocking that you will not want to miss:

JustRite Inspiration

Kellie Fortin

Michele Kovack

Stephanie Kraft (you are here)

Barb Schram
Heidi Blankenship

Kathy Jones

Angela Barkhouse

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies ~
JustRite Stampers: JB-09945 Blizzard Bunch - Interlocking, JB-09516 Clear Stamper Oval, Sentiment from CL-02160 Charming Christmas
Dies & Punches: Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers)
Paper: Wintertime (Echo Park), Classic Crest Solar White (Neenah), Indian Corn Blue (CTMH)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Snow Dots embossing folder (Provo Craft), Markers (Copic), Tatted lace (Snapdragon Lace), Ric Rac (CTMH), Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.

JustRite Cling July Release -- Christmas Trimmings

If you are looking for my Sparkle Creations challenge post, please scroll down or click HERE.. Thank you!!

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Hello! Welcome to Day 1 of 9 of JustRite Stampers July stamp previews! If you were with us during the June previews, you might remember that we started introducing some new Christmas sets to get you going on your holiday cards and projects. This month, we have more Christmas sets for you and today we are introducing a new Christmas cling set.. CL-02180 Christmas Trimmings - Cling.

When I first saw the Christmas swag, I thought of scallops, so I pulled out various scallop dies and was thrilled to see that it fit Spellbinders S4-241 Jumbo Scalloped Border Petites. I die cut my scallop first, then I stamped the upper and the lower scallop to create my scallop-y swag. I then colored it with Copic markers and added pearls on top of the berries. The ribbons are also part of the set.. I stamped, colored and cut them out then popped them on top with some foam tape. I wanted to keep my layout fairly simple so I wouldn't detract from the swag, so I added a strip of embossed cardstock to the top and tied off some baker's luster twine and a couple of jingle bells.

Here's a complete look at CL-02180 Christmas Trimmings - Cling:

For more details, please visit the JustRite Inspiration blog for the official introduction of this set. Also, here is a complete list of links with projects using Christmas Trimmings - Cling that you will not want to miss:

JustRite Inspiration
Kellie Fortin
Michele Kovack
Kathy Jones
Stephanie Kraft (you are here)

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies ~
JustRite Stampers: CL-02180 Christmas Trimmings - Cling
Dies & Punches: S4-241 Jumbo Scalloped Border Petites (Spellbinders), Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers)
Paper: Tinsel & Twig (The Girls' Paperie), Rustic Cream, True Black (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Candy Cane Stripe embossing folder (Provo Craft), Markers (Copic), Pearls, Baker's Luster Twine (Pizzazz Aplenty), Jingle bells (craft supply), Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.

SCRS Challenge #49 -- Recycled Item

It's time for an all new Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Challenge! Each week we will post an all new challenge at this time (9 PM PST on Mondays). For all the details, please visit the SCRS blog. This week's challenge is to use a recycled item on your project.

This is the final challenge of June, so we'd like to thank our Guest Designer, Tanya Johnson! Thanks for all the inspiration, Tanya!

I used Cupcake Ruby on my card this week. Although it is summer vacation, I am trying to keep up with teacher birthday cards, so I am adding this one to the stash. For my recycled item, I used a piece of corrugated cardboard and die cut with Spellbinders Big Scalloped Borderabilities, then I added some craft paint to it and scuffed it up a bit.

For sketch inspiration, I used the June Sketch For You To Try:

For more SCRS inspiration and details, please visit the SCRS blog to see the design team's wonderful creations and their individual blogs for more details:

Tanya Johnson, June Guest Designer

Alice Wertz

Amber Hight

Elena Joldersma

Kadie Ensley
Kim Yu

Mary Johnson

Piali Biswas

Shaela Odd

Simonne Clay

Sparkle Smith

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies ~
Stamps: Cupcake Ruby (Sparkle Creations)
Paper: Out of Print (Basic Grey), Kraft, True Black (Papertrey Ink); Classic Crest Classic Natural White (Neenah)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamagic Wheat (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Standard Circle Nestabilities, Big Scalloped Borderabilities Petite (Spellbinders); Markers (Copic), Corrugated cardboard, Craft paint, Twine (May Arts), Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.

Mojo 197 -- Happy Anniversary

Hello! It's time for a new Mojo Monday sketch (#197).. It's round or square week.. I hope you will join us!

I used Verve's Love Story to make an anniversary card for my sister and brother-in-law. I stamped the two birds image and added the sentiment below and die cut with Labels Seven. I added some Swarovski crystals to the swirls.

Here's a look at Julee's round and square sketches:

I hope you will play along with us this week! Please visit the Mojo Monday blog for all the details and to see the wonderful creations by the Mojo Makers! You can also visit their individual blogs for more details:

Carole Burrage

Debbie Carriere

Julee Tilman

Maria Gurnsey

Mary Fish

Sarah Bigelow

Teresa Kline

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies ~
Stamps: Love Story (Verve)
Paper: Be Mine (Echo Park), Classic Crest Classic Natural White (Neenah)
Ink: Versafine Fine Onyx Black, Memento London Fog (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Standard Circle, Grand Circle, Grand Scalloped Circle, Labels Seven Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Seam binding, Trinket pin (Maya Road), Swarovski crystals, Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.

SCRS Sponsoring Card Positioning Sketches

Hello! I hope you're having a great weekend! I made this card last week for the Card Positioning Systems challenge for this week. Sparkle Creations is sponsoring this week's challenge and you have a chance to win Surfing Oliver and Swimming Lucy. For all the details, please visit the CPS blog.. HERE.

I used Traveling Josh on my card. This image reminds me of Dan because he likes to read a lot. And, when he reads it's as if he has headphones on because he doesn't seem to hear anything that I say! He has recently taking a liking to reading books on my iPhone, so between him and Sabrina, I rarely get to use my phone.. lol! I ended up swapping out the sentiment panel and this was the card that Sabrina gave him for Father's Day.


Thanks so much for stopping by!


Supplies ~
Stamps: Traveling Josh (Sparkle Creations), Sentiment from Road Trip (Papertrey Ink)
Paper: Road Trip, Ocean Tides (Papertrey Ink), Classic Crest Classic Natural White (Neenah)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Circle punch (EK Success), Markers (Copic), Dew Drops (Robin's Nest), Ribbon, Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.

Taylored Expressions June Blast from the Past Blog Hop!

Hello! I'm excited to be participating in the June Taylored Expressions Blast from the Past Blog Hop! Each month, Taylor invites her customers to participate in this fun hop and feature Taylored Expressions Stamps! The theme for our hop is Old Glory.

If you happened here by chance, please check the full list of participants at the bottom of this post!

I decided to create another pinwheel patterned background, so I kept my card fairly simple other than the pinwheel design. I punched 1 1/4" squares from October Afternoon's Report Card (blue), Seaside (stripe) and Thrift Shop (text), cut them into triangles, arranged them onto cardstock and stitched them all together. I used one of the 4th of July A La Carte stamps for my sentiment (I tried to link it, but it wasn't in the store, so here's a link to all A La Carte stamps). I also used the Stars Impression plate for a little subtle texture at the bottom. Aren't those little button jars just the cutest? I had gotten that at Michael's in the dollar bin last year and thought they made good props.. :)

Here's a detail shot of the pinwheels and embossing:

Thanks so much for hopping by!

Supplies ~
Stamps: 4th of July A La Carte (Taylored Expressions)
Paper: Report Card, Seaside, Thrift Shop (October Afternoon); Red (Prism), Classic Crest Classic Natural White (Neenah)
Ink: Memento Paris Dusk (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Stars Impression plate (Taylored Expressions), 1 1/4" square punch (EK Success), Seam binding, Buttons, Pearls, Divine Twine, Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.

SCRS Challenge #48 -- Wish You Were Here

It's time for an all new Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Challenge! Each week we will post an all new challenge at this time (9 PM PST on Mondays). For all the details, please visit the SCRS blog. SCRS is sponsoring Tuesday Morning Sketches, so your challenge is to use this week's sketch.

I really tried to stay close to the sketch, though I did end up omitting a panel. I used Suitcase Ruby on my card this week. After coloring her with Copic markers, I popped her onto my card with foam tape.

For more SCRS inspiration and details, please visit the SCRS blog to see the design team's wonderful creations and their individual blogs for more details:

Tanya Johnson, our fabulous June Guest Designer!

Alice Wertz

Amber Hight

Elena Joldersma

Kadie Ensley

Kim Yu

Mary Johnson
Peggy Toole

Piali Biswas

Shaela Odd

Simonne Clay

Sparkle Smith

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies ~
Stamps: Suitcase Ruby (Sparkle Creations), Sentiment from Road Trip (Papertrey Ink)
Paper: Road Trip, Ocean Tides (Papertrey Ink), Classic Crest Classic Natural White (Neenah)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Upper Crest border punch (Fiskars), Linen and Canvas impression plate (Papertrey Ink), Markers (Copic), Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.

Mojo196 -- Wishing You Were Here

Hello! It's time for a new Mojo Monday sketch (#196).. I hope you will join us this week!

This week's sketch is so versatile.. it can be used to make a Clean & Simple card or you can dress it up! Instead of the oval, I stamped the Sweet Scallop Tag onto a sheet of patterned paper and die cut it using the matching Sweet Scallop Die. The hanging flower and sentiment, Wishing You Were Here, are from Always on My Mind.

Here's a look at the fabulous sketch:

I hope you will play along with us this week! Please visit the Mojo Monday blog for all the details and to see the wonderful creations by the Mojo Makers! You can also visit their individual blogs for more details:

Carole Burrage

Debbie Carriere

Julee Tilman

Maria Gurnsey

Mary Fish

Sarah Bigelow

Teresa Kline

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies ~
Stamps: Always on My Mind, Sweet Scallop Tag (Verve)
Paper: Ad Lib (Bo Bunny), Hawaiian Shores (Papertrey Ink), Sunny Yellow (CTMH), Classic Crest Classic Natural White (Neenah)
Ink: Memento New Sprout, Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Sweet Scallop Die (Verve), Circle and Square punches (EK Success), Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers), Markers (Copic), Flower (Prima), Gem (Hero Arts), Seam binding, Divine Twine, Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.

CR84FN32 -- Happy Birthday, Mona!

Hello! It's time for another CR84FN Challenge! Thank you to all who joined us last time.. it was fun viewing all of your fabulous creations! For this week's challenge (CR84FN32), our color palette is Aqua, Green and Yellow. The lovely photos in the graphic above are courtesy of Leslie at A Creative Mint.

Today we are celebrating our fearless leader and my sweet friend, Mona Pendleton's birthday (Happy early birthday, Mona!) and this is the card I made for her:

When I saw the colors included yellow, I first thought to create a card with yellow tulips (Mona loves tulips), but then when I was choosing my patterned papers, I ran across this sweet little bicycle paper (Lily Bee Happily Lost) that was perfect for this week's color challenge. Mona stays very active and often goes on bike rides with her sister, Tina, so I decided to use the paper instead (for some reason, I didn't think that tulips and bicycles should be together on a card..:)).. So, my card turned out less girly than I had originally planned, but I hope Mona still likes it...

...Anyway, I digress... I pulled out some of my Papertrey goodies and made my label using a text stamp from Mat Stack 4 Collection and die cut with the coordinating Mat Stack 4 Die. "Someone like you should be celebrated every day" is from 2011 Birthday Tags and "Happy Birthday" is from Inside & Out: Birthday. The rest is pretty much self-explanatory.. I also included a tatted butterfly made by my cousin, Jessica of Snapdragon Lace. It was originally white, and I dyed it with some Sea Glass Glimmer Mist, which is what I used to dye my seam binding as well. I used last week's Card Patterns sketch #119 for my layout.

For all the challenge details, please be sure to visit the CR84FN blog HERE. I hope you will join us this week.. I can't wait to see what you create! For more inspiration, please visit my fellow design teammates:

Suzanne Czosek

Deborah Frings

Heather Jensen

Sue Lelli

Andrea Matthews

Mona Pendleton

Lisa Somerville

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies ~
Stamps: 2011 Birthday Tags, Inside & Out: Birthday, Mat Stack 4 Collection (Papertrey Ink)
Paper: Happily Lost (Lily Bee), Harvest Gold, Rustic Cream (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Memento Dandelion, Versamagic Wheat, Versafine Onyx Black (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Mat Stack 4 Die, Buttons (Papertrey Ink), Circle punch (EK Success), Tatted butterfly (Snapdragon Lace), Lace (May Arts), Pearl (Prima), Seam binding, Glimmer Mist (Tattered Angels), Rose, Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.

My Girl and Quite Contrary

Hello! I hope you're all having a great week! It's supposed to be 108 here today.. ugh.. I think it's time to get in the pool and cool off! It's been awhile since I've been able to craft for fun and I've really wanted to do more scrapbooking, so that's what I did the last few days (I am a slow scrapbooker.. lol!).

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I pulled out one of my favorite photos of Sabrina from earlier this year, cropped it and converted it to black and white. I paired it with some My Mind's Eye Quite Contrary Mary Mary. I've loved this line since it came out a year (or two ago?), but I kept hoarding it. I finally decided to stop hoarding and use them as these are some of my favorite colors. For sketch inspiration, I used the latest My Mind's Eye Blog Challenge #24. Along with the sketch (below), we were to use song lyrics as our theme. I chose My Wish, by Rascal Flatts.

Detail shot of the journaling, which are the lyrics to My Wish:

I used Verve's Dream Big, stamped the words and die cut with a Spellbinders Standard Circle die and matted it onto a scalloped circle die cut. I used a ticket from the Mary Mary Sweetie Pie collection and stamped the date using Papertrey Ink's Calendar Basics.

Here's a detail shot of one of the tatted butterflies. They were made by my cousin, Jessica, who owns and operates Snapdragon Lace. She is very talented and her tatting is just amazing! She is just starting to carry small tatted flowers, butterflies, motifs, etc. for scrapbookers and card makers. You can see some of her designs HERE. I added the trio of rhinestones to the butterflies then added them to my page with some foam tape.

Here's a look at the sketch:

Remember me saying how much I loved this MME Quite Contrary line?! Well, imagine my excitement when the patterns were released in fabric! I managed to get my hands on some of the prints earlier this year. Right around the same time, my SIL, Mary, had made her daughter (my niece) a couple of really cute fabric bags. When I told her about the fabric that I had just bought, she told me to send it out to her and she made these 2 great bags for Sabrina and me! Isn't she the best?!

Here's a look at Sabrina's bag:

and mine:

Finally, here's a shot of the 2 of us with our new bags:

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies ~
Stamps: Dream Big (Verve), Calendar Basics (Papertrey Ink)
Paper: Quite Contrary Mary Mary (My Mind's Eye), Cardstock, Green vellum
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Versamagic Wheat (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Ticket, Letter Stickers - Quite Contrary, Rhinestones - Lush (My Mind's Eye), Standard Circle Nestabilities and Scalloped Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Double Scallop border punch (Martha Stewart), Tatted butterflies (Snapdragon Lace), Handmade lace, Ribbon, Button, Divine Twine, Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.

TE June Key Ingredients Promotion

Hello! I'm here to show you more of the Taylored Expressions June Key Ingredients. You might remember the virtual birthday party that we had for Taylor a few days ago here. I showed you a card that I had made for my SIL, Mary. Now that we are back from our vacation to Colorado, I had some crafty time and today I have Taylor's card to show you.. in case she sees it here, it will be a spoiler as I just finished it.. lol!

I used Make a Wish to stamp my balloons on the patterned paper and clear embossed them. Next I die cut them with the Make a Wish Balloon Dies. The little label and "Happy Birthday" was stamped using It's in the Bag. I made my shopping bag and die cut the label using the Shopping Bag & Labels Die Set. Most all of my supplies are from the June Key Ingredients. The wooden button is from the March Key Ingredients and the Divine Twine is from my stash.

Here's a detail shot of the balloons so you can see some of the embossing:

If you are not a current Key Ingredients Subscriber, now is a great time to join the monthly kit club!  You will have so much fun creating with all the coordinating elements right at your fingertips! Perhaps you've been sitting on the fence thinking about it for awhile. And if all the regular subscriber benefits aren't enough, we might have just the Special Offer you need to take the plunge!

• Enroll in a 6 month Key Ingredients Subscription with payment to be charged to your credit or debit card monthly and receive your choice of one of the following Mini or Petite stamp sets absolutely FREE: Crafty Expressions, Beary Special Accessories, You're my Type Upper, You're my Type Lower & #'s, A Little Love, Moka Olivia, Moka Charlotte, Capture my Heart, Collectors Anonymous, Summer Wreath.
• Enroll in a  6 month Key Ingredients Subscription with one upfront payment and choose a FREE stamp set (Full-size, Mini or Petite) from this list: Miniature Motifs, Borderlicious, Fashionista, Bakery Business, Trick or Sweet II, Sweet Indulgence, Love Everywhere, Tweet Hearts, Luxurious Labels, Sweet Occasions, Crafty Expressions, Beary Special Accessories, You're my Type Upper, You're my Type Lower & #'s, A Little Love, Moka Olivia, Moka Charlotte, Capture my Heart, Collectors Anonymous, Summer Wreath.
• IMPORTANT: Do not add the FREE stamp set to your cart. Leave a comment at checkout with your selection and we'll make sure it gets included with your first KI shipment.
• Offer good to new Subscribers only through June 30th.  You will receive the June KI kit while supplies last.  If we run out of June kits, we will notify you and your first shipment will be the July kit.
• A note to our current Subscribers - you received a special renewal offer via e-mail last week. Please e-mail us at kits@tayloredexpressions.com if you missed it.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies ~
Stamps: Make a Wish, It's in the Bag (Taylored Expressions)
Paper: Taylored Expressions June Key Ingredients
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Rose Bud, Versamark Watermark (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Make a Wish Balloon Dies, Shopping Bag & Labels Die Set, Foam tape (Taylored Expressions); Brads, Ribbon (Taylored Expressions June Key Ingredients); Wood button (Taylored Expressions March Key Ingredients), Thread, Sewing machine.

SCRS Challenge #47 -- Wishing You Sunshine

It's time for an all new Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Challenge! Each week we will post an all new challenge at this time (9 PM PST on Mondays). For all the details, please visit the SCRS blog. This week's challenge is to make an easel card. Beate has a great easel card tutorial on Splitcoast HERE.

It's been awhile since I've made an easel card.. I forgot how fun (and easy) they are! I used Rainy Day Ruby on my card today. I'm sending this off to a friend's mom and I am hoping that this brings a smile to her face. I paired Ruby with some paper from Cosmo Cricket's Odds & Ends. It's hard to tell in the photo, but the patterned paper on the bottom is full of uplifting phrases like "surrender your heart" and "embrace the moment". I also added a handmade flower (tatted by my SIL, Mary) and a little button which also helps the card to stand up in addition to being a decorative embellishment.

For more SCRS inspiration and details, please visit the SCRS blog to see the design team's wonderful creations and their individual blogs for more details:

Tanya Johnson, our fabulous June Guest Designer!

Alice Wertz

Amber Hight

Elena Joldersma

Kadie Ensley

Kim Yu

Mary Johnson

Piali Biswas

Shaela Odd

Simonne Clay

Sparkle Smith

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies ~
Stamps: Rainy Day Ruby (Sparkle Creations)
Paper: Odds & Ends (Cosmo Cricket), Red (Prism), Classic Crest Classic Natural White (Neenah)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Petite Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Double Ended Banner Die (Papertrey Ink), Markers (Copic), Tatted flower (Handmade by Sister Mary), Button, Twine (May Arts), Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.

TE June Key Ingredients

If you are looking for my Mojo Monday card, please scroll down or click HERE.. Thank You!

Hi there! Have you seen the new Taylored Expressions June Key Ingredients? The team has been showing some fabulous projects on The Key Ingredients Blog this week! Today is Day 4 of June projects, and it is my day to show what I've come up with..

Here's a little sneak peek of my project (if you'd like to see more, please click HERE!)..

If you're not yet a Key Ingredients subscriber, I hope you'll consider joining us! Take a peek around to find all the information you need to know about our kit club! Click here to learn more about subscribing or click here for our FAQ page!

Thanks SO much for stopping by!

Mojo 195 -- Thanks So Much

Hello! It's time for a new Mojo Monday sketch (#195).. I hope you will join us this week!

I used Thankful Accents on my card today. I stamped and clear embossed the doodled frame, then I cut it out with a Spellbinder's Standard Circle die. While it was still in the die, I sponged over the frame to create an emboss resist effect. I made this card for Julee, who suprised me with some stamping goodies for my birthday.. thanks SO much Julee!

Here's a detail shot of the embossing:

Here's a look at the fabulous sketch, courtesy of Debbie:

I hope you will play along with us this week! Please visit the Mojo Monday blog for all the details and to see the wonderful creations by the Mojo Makers! You can also visit their individual blogs for more details:

Carole Burrage

Debbie Carriere

Julee Tilman

Maria Gurnsey

Mary Fish

Sarah Bigelow

Teresa Kline

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies ~
Stamps: Thankful Accents (Verve)
Paper: Madeline (Prima), Aqua Mist, Dark Chocolate (Papertrey Ink); Classic Crest Solar White (Neenah)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Versamark Watermark (Tsukineko), Aqua Mist (Papertrey Ink)
Accessories: Standard Circles, Lacey Circle Nestabilities, Big Scalloped Borderabilities Petite (Spellbinders); Clear embossing powder, Twien (May Arts), Pearls (Kaisercraft), Roses (Recollections), Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.

Birthday Party Across the Miles

Hello! I'm so excited to be a part of a Fantasy Birthday Tour for our sweet friend, Taylor VanBruggen! Since we couldn't all be together today to throw a party, we're having a virtual Birthday Party Across the Miles and everyone is invited to come along!

You should have come here from Tori Wild's blog, but if you didn't, you might want to start this Fantasy Birthday Tour at the beginning on Jami Sibley's blog. Next up is Sankari Wegman! If you get lost along the way, please check Jami's blog for the complete list.. and be sure to visit Taylor and wish her a happy birthday.. I know she would be thrilled if you stopped by!

And what's a fantasy party without fantasy gifts?! If money were no object, this would be my gift to you, Taylor..

When Taylor first started Taylored Expressions, I fell in love with her Cuppie images and the rest is pretty much history! I know she loves the color pink and cupcakes and who wouldn't love a gift from Tiffany & Co., right?! I found this sweet little cupcake charm and immediately thought of Taylor.. So, here's my virtual gift to you, Taylor.. I am so blessed to know you, be a part of your team and to call you my friend.. I hope you have the BEST day EVER!

I didn't get a chance to make and send Taylor a card yet since I have been on vacation this past week, but I will be making a special card for her as soon as I get back home.. in the meantime, I thought that I would show you a card which uses the newest Taylored Expressions June Key Ingredients Kit. It just so happened to be a birthday card, too .. (this one was actually sent to my SIL, Mary, who celebrated her birthday on June 2).

Thanks SO much for stopping by! Remember, your next stop is Sankari Wegman!

Sparkle Creations June Release -- Introducing Bicycle Chloe

This is post 2 of 2 today.. If you are looking for my JustRite preview, please scroll down or click HERE.. Thanks!

Hello and Welcome to the final day of previews and the June release for Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps! Sparkle is releasing 2 new SCRS images and 2 new Karber images -- they are all available in the store now.. Today we are previewing the final SCRS image, Bicycle Chloe and sentiment, "Adventure bound"!

I just love this sweet image of Chloe riding her bike! I had these Jillibean Soup paper set aside for this as soon as I saw the draft of her.

Be sure to visit the rest of the SCRS designers for more peeks of Bicycle Chloe. Sparkle will be giving away a Bicycle Chloe to one lucky person! For a chance to win, you need to comment on all of the designer's blogs (list below). Then head on over to the SCRS blog and comment on the Chloe post. You have until midnight EST each day to comment. The lucky winner will be announced the following day!

Alice Wertz

Kim Yu

Shaela Odd

Simonne Clay

Sparkle Smith

Tanya Johnson, June Guest Designer

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Supplies ~
Stamps: Bicycle Chloe and sentiment (Sparkle Creations)
Paper: Blossom Soup (Jillibean Soup), Spring Rain (Papertrey Ink), Classic Crest Solar White (Neenah)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Labels Eight Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Double-Ended Banner Die (Papertrey Ink), Markers (Copic), Seam binding, Flower sugar pick (Jillibean Soup), Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.