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Friday, July 19, 2013

Red, White & Blue Banner Cards

Today is the first monthly Mini Crop over at Turtle Soup Forum and it will run the full following week until Saturday, July 27th at 11:59pm EST.


My challenge for this crop is to create either 1 Layout, 2 Cards or 2 Tags or 2 ATC's using Red, White and Blue and throw in a Banner for fun.

Here are my samples:



 
There will be lots of challenges, a few games and a random Draw prize if you play along... Can't wait for you to join us.... http://www.turtlesoup.scrappingturtle.com/

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Thursday, July 18, 2013

Turtle Soup First Mini Crop

Turtle Soup is excited to have their first monthly Mini Crop which will go live Friday July 19th and run the full following week until Saturday 11:59pm EST. Lots of challenges, a few games and a random Draw prize if you play along... Can't wait for you to join us.... http://www.turtlesoup.scrappingturtle.com/
 

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July Card Sketch at My Sketch World

Lucy has given us another great sketch this month at My Sketch World
Here is her sketch:

And here is my take on it:


This was a fun sketch to work with and I used:
BoBunny - Ambrosia Collection 6x6 paper pad
Stampin Up - Coastal Cabana ink pad
Flowers and brad from my stash
WeR Chomper Corner Rounder
Marvy Circle Punch
Paper Shapers 2" Scalloped Circle Punch
Stampin Up Happy Birthday stamp
I hope that you will join us this month and show us what you create with this sketch.






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Sunday, July 14, 2013

Cards In Envy - July 15th Themed Challenge

Tomorrow is the reveal over at Cards In Envy with the new themed challenge. Our challenge this time is to create a card with layers.  Please create and share  A2 (4.25" x 5.5") cards that fit  in an envelope with no lumpy bumpy flowers, buttons or embellishments. 

The challenge starts tomorrow, Monday, July 15th and runs until July 28th.  The Designers will pick one card  as the "First Class" Winner for best all around card and three or more cards will be chosen as "In the Mailbox" for runners up.  All "winners' will be awarded one of our new Cards in Envy badges to proudly display on their own blog.  I hope that you will play along with us.
 
Here is what I came up with for this challenge:
 
 
 
For this card I used:
 
Bazzill cardstock
the girls paperie - paper girl and jubilee
KaiserCraft mini clear stamp - Birthday
ColorBox chalk ink
Close to my Heart Chocolate ink
Fiskars Border Punch
 
 

Saturday, July 13, 2013

D is for Doilies at My Sketch World

 
There are still a few more days to enter the challenges over at My Sketch World Forum for their ABC Crop.  All entries need to be entered by midnight on July 20th.  Here is the card that I made for the D is for Doilies challenge.
 


For this card I used:
 
Bazzill cardstock
the girls paperie - paper girl
BoBunny doilie
Tattered Angels GlimmerMist
Butterfly chipboard from Heidi Swapp
Scalloped Oval and Oval punches from Stampin Up
Stampin Up Happy Birthday Stamp
Stampin Up Gumball Green ink
 
 
All of the challenges are up, so I hope that you will have a chance to check them out and give them a try.

 
 


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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Card for Turtle Soup Challenge

Last Tuesday Bev posted a challenge for Tuesday Tools, Tips & Techniques Challenge.  She was inspired by a card on Pinterest and put up a tutorial to make her version of it.  Here is the card that Bev made:
 
 

This is my version:

 
Head on over to Turtle Soup Forum and give this card a try.
 
 


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Monday, July 1, 2013

Reveal Time at TURTLE SOUP

 
 
 
 
WELCOME EVERYONE. WE ARE SO SUPER EXCITED TO START today with our 
first MONDAY with a sketch at the  TURTLE SOUP.
 I am sharing my version of the sketch and hope you'll jump on over to the forum 
and view what the rest of the DT made using it too. 
It's our way of announcing the new DT with a REVEAL all in one package.

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 BELOW IS A CONDENSED LIST OF WHAT WE HAVE PLANNED EVERY MONTH FOR YOU. 

DAILY CHALLENGES 

Sunday Cards (anything goes) 
Monday Sketch (1 layout, 2 cards or 2 tags or 2 ATC's) 
Tuesday TTT (tools, techniques, tips) (copics, digital etc) 
Wednesday Stash ( use up your stash) 
Thursday Scraplift (members from our gallery) 
Friday Inspiration (pinterest, ads, photos, colour, quotes, etc) 
Saturday All Sorts (labels, flags, tags, party favours, ATC's etc) 
EXCEPTION the first Saturday of every month will be PROJECT 12 with Lisa Moen 

Challenges will be posted daily up to the 3rd Friday of the month. 

Whenever possible in all the challenges and the mini crop - you will be allowed to make a choice to make either 1 layout, 2 cards or 2 tags or 2 ATC's.
Some projects won't allow this so watch for instructions when posted.
 

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MINI CROP EVERY 3RD FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH 

On the 3rd Friday of every month we will have a Mini Crop which will be themed, have at least 7 challenges all posted that day and you have the entire whole week to play along ending at midnight EST the following Saturday. 

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NO challenges will post the rest of the month. This time will be used to catch up and finish the months challenges. 
Play a lot or only join in on only the things that interest you.. but you have the choice about how much you play along with.... but with lots of options. 
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THIS IS YOU THE MEMBERS HOME AWAY FROM HOME. WE WANT TO MAKE IT THE BEST EVER AND WITH US AND YOU WORKING TOGETHER WE HOPE TO INSPIRE EACH OTHER AND CREATE TO SHARE NEW IDEAS AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST HAVE SOME FUN.
 




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