Simply Challenged Challenge - March 10, 2014 - Polka Dots!

Hello, all! It's challenge time again over at SCC! Come and join the fun!

This month's challenge is all about the dots. Polka Dots! Use polka dotted paper, in ribbons or washi tape, or paint them on! Just use polka dots on your creation. Now, no cheating; polka dots on the image don't count!

This is my creation using polka dots and one of the new Jude at the Circus images from SBS!

 

This gorgeous little thing is Feather Girl Brittany from the Jude at the Circus collection. She's got a Big Top Personality and I couldn't help but add her to one of my little 6x6 notebooks. I used some carnival themed papers from GCD Studio for this, along with some Thickers, chipboard, Cotton Candy Stickles, and spiral binding from We R Memory Keepers. I used the Cinch to make the binding holes and Copics to color the image. 

What do you all think? She's a cutie! Right!? Stop by the SCC Blog and read the details of the challenge as well as check out all the creation the DT made for you all!

Creative Creations Challenge - Anything Goes!

Happy New Year's Everyone! I hope all of you have started the new year with lots of happiness and fun!

After a break for the holidays, I am happy to say that I am in a creative mood! And it's been a long while since I felt this creative. So here is a card I made using a new image from Simply B Stamps, for the Anything Goes Challenge at Creative Creations.

 

This is the lovely Cupid Elisabete. She is a Valentine's Day Cupid image but I think she looks like she could be an angel as well.

For this card, I used some card stock and papers from my stash, a lace border punch, liquid pearls, paper flowers, Stickles, and Distress Inks in Dusty Concord and Faded Jeans. I hand cut the clouds from white card stock. The image was colored with copics.

Burlesque Bettys Sneak Peek - Preview Day 2

Hello, everyone! Day 2 of the Burlesque preview is here! I am having so much fun with these; they are so sassy!


Did you all love yesterday's preview? Was she not the cutest Bad Girl ever?!!

Well today, we'll have you kicking up your heels with....

Betty Kick Up Your Heels!


For today's preview I did a Christmas theme. What do you think?

Naughty or Nice? This is my version of Kick Up Your Heels Betty. She is so sexy, fun, and beautiful! Do you think Santa will think she is naughty or nice....I'm thinking nice. Lol!

I hope you are kicking up your heels with joy, as she'll be available Saturday along with the rest in both Digi (for a limited time) and rubber!

 

Won't you head on over to the DT's blogs and leave them some lovin'!?

They have more kickin' fun for you!

SBS Blog http://simplybettystamps.blogspot.com/

Corinne http://wishuponascrap.blogspot.com

Celina: http://www.scrapvamp.blogspot.com

Irene: http://irenescardcreations.blogspot.com/

Rio: http://mommylittlecrafterincrime.blogspot.com/

Trish: http://www.scrappintillthecowscomehome.blogspot.ca/

Simply Challenged Challenges - Sept 28 - 12 Months of Halloween!

Hello, all! It's time for another 12 Months of Halloween Challenge at the SCC Blog! And this month is an easy one; it's Anything Goes!

We're in the Halloween mood as always here at Simply Challenged Challenges, so it's time for our 12 Months of Halloween challenge for September, can you believe it's September already, Halloween is so close I can almost taste it!!

So this month it's Anything Goes!

Check out what I created then make sure to stop by the SCC Blog and the DT's blogs to see their creations!

Spook Card. This amazing lady is Pumpkin Queen Lucy! I love the pumpkins on her skirt and the pumpkin in her crown! I had some fun with the Stickles on this card! Lol.

 

 

Come on over to the SCC Blog and join in on the fun! 

 

The SBS Olympics 2012!

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Hello, all! Today is the day! The start of the Simply B Stamps 2012 Olympics! The details about the SBS Olympics are below. You can also view them, the DT samples, and all the excitement at the SCC Blog.

Welcome to the 2012 SBS Olympics, today we launch our challenges with a nice easy challenge. All you need do is create a project featuring an SBS image and a "Party" Theme, because our Olympics is all about fun, laughter, and spooky challenges.

To make the SBS Olympics as fair as possible we have a few rules for you to follow:
Create your project and take a pic.
Either leave unwatermarked, or watermark with 'Team GB' or 'Team USA', whichever of the two teams you want to represent.
Then email your picture to sbsolympics2012@gmail.com
Please include your name and email addy for our records
The Team you are representing
The Event/Challenge that you card is to be entered into.

The picture of your project will then be added to a photo album on facebook, before being added to the Event/Challenge Blog Post using a linky tool.
Once all the Events/Challenges have closed, you will be able to vote for your favourite project from each Event/Challenge.
We ask that you do not vote for you own project, or solicit votes from friends or family for your project. We want to keep the voting as fair as possible.
Voting closes on 11th August.
All winners will be announced in our Closing Ceremony Blog Post on the 12th August.
We would love it if you posted your projects on your personal blogs on the 12th August.

Winners for each event will received badges for their blogs stating the medal they won and for what event.

The 3 people who win the most daily events/challenge (or if their is a tie for daily events, has received the most individual votes) will be award the following prizes:

Overall Gold Medal Winner gets a discount code for 10% of purchases in the SBS Store for 1 year (excluding sale items, and shipping costs)

Overall Silver Medal Winner gets a discount code for 7% of purchases in the SBS Store for 1 year (excluding sale items, and shipping costs)

Overall Bronze Medal Winner gets a discount code for 5% of purchases in the SBS Store for 1 year (excluding sales items, and shipping costs).

We will also be announcing which Team has won the most medals.

Here is what I came up with to get started!

LET THE GAMES BEGIN! Card. This lovely lady is Spink from a special Coraline stamp collection from Simply B Stamps. I loved her acrobatic pose and decided to use her for the opening ceremony of the SBS Olympics!

Supplies: papers and alphas from Me & My Big Ideas, various star stamps, Staz-On ink in jet black, Stickles in Diamond, opaque white pen, and Copics.

Copics: B29, E27, E51, N4, R32, R46

See you tomorrow for the next event!!!

Let's Get Sketchy!

Hello, all! I just found out about a new sketch challenge blog that I think is going to be a lot of fun. They are looking for DT for their design team and their sketch design team. If you're insterested in applying, just like I am. Here are the details and the link to the blog:

Let's Get Sketchy

Hello everyone and welcome to Lets Get Sketchy, a brand new sketch site! As scrappers we all LOVE sketches, it takes a lot of the pain out of scrapping! So I have decided to create a sketch site for that purpose and need your help.

To get started I am looking for a few talented and creative scrappers to be on my design team. If you like sketches then this is the site for you! I am looking for a design team AND and sketch team. Your terms would run March 1st through Sept. 1st. The design team would be asked to complete 2 layouts per month from a given sketch and the sketch team would only be asked to create newly sketches for Lets Get Sketchy.

If you are interested and would like to be considered for a position then here is what you need to do:

1. Create a layout from the sketch below

2. Post about the DT call on your blog along with your layout from the sketch

3. Leave a comment below telling me that you would like to be considered for a position and which position you are applying for. Make sure you include the link to your blog where your layout is and your email address.

4. Become a new follower and spread the word about the sketch blog!

No previous DT experience needed to apply. Call will be open until Feb. 13th and announcement made Feb 14th. The first challenge will go live March 1st!

I can't wait to see what you come up with! International members ARE welcome to apply!

Call sketch:

*What do we ask of our Designers?

Two projects per month – our challenges go live the 1^st and 15^th of each month.

Promote Let’s Get Sketchy wherever possible, for example on your personal blog, online communities.

Commit to a six month term with the possibility of extending this for another term.

Leave comments on all challenge entries <- this is super important and will be monitored

**What do our Designers get in return?

The gratification of showcasing your talent for all to see and be on the ground breaking floor of a new sketch site. Designers will have a permanent link to their blog (or homepage) on our site.

Here is what I created with the sketch above:

Steampunk Valentine (7 X 7). I created this using the Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante Collection and a steampunk rubber stamp from Simply B Stamps. The flourishes are handmade with acetate and liquid pearls and I added stickles to the roses for some glimmer. The image is colored with Copics and I also added some steampunk stickers from Jolee's. The sentiment reads "You're the STEAM to my LOCAMOTIVE."

Steampunk Valentine with matching envelope. I used the same paper collection from Graphic 45 to create a matching envelope for this large card/layout. I chose this collection because it went with C.S.I case file #4 and to fit into my Steampunk Challenge over at scrapbook.com.

12 Days of Christmas - Day 2 & Blog Hop

Hello, all! Today is day 2 of the 12 Days of Christmas at Smeared Ink. It's also a new release day for them! So for today's blog hop we will have two additional players from the DT. I hope you will take a look at all the fun creations and be inspired to create some fabulous Christmas projects.

BLOG ROLL!

Tori

Lady Brayton

Paula

Kymberly

Ike

Heather

Sugar

Jennifer

Abbie Kay

Kelli

Helen

Donna Cook

Glittery Katie

Black Dragon

Jane

Alison

Kristy

Celina

Lisa

Monique

MaryKay

Liz

Dianne

Freddie

Kapree

Here is my project for today; a Christmas card featuring a fabulous steampunk image from Smeared Ink.

Steampunk Christmas Card. The fantastic images of the Dr. and chimney are from Smeared Ink. I colored them with my Copics and added some Crystal Stickles. The papers are from Echo Park Paper and the gears are from Tim Holtz. I added some stitching in green with my Sew Easy Tool and some Christmas Red Stickle dots. The alphas are from Echo Park as well.

Monochromatic Monday 3-28-2011

Hello, all! Today is the last Monochromatic Monday this month! I am usually very excited at the end of the month because of the anticipation of finding out the next month's colors. I can't wait! lol! This month, the Monochrome Challenge at scrapbook.com had 5 colors, one for every week plus a bonus one. The first four were Fuchsia, Bright Yellow, Bluebird Blue, and Kelly Green. The bonus selections was whichever color you that made you think of spring with the twist of Irish Folklore or Tale. For me, the color that screams spring is turquoise! It's so bright and energetic! I used a Creative Scrappers Sketch created by Amarylis. Here is my entry for the bonus selection with the twist:

A Toast layout. I chose turquoise for my bonus color and used the My Mind's Eye Lush 2 Collection, Thickers Glitter Rainboots alphas, and an assortment of Prima flowers. I also used a sketch created by my friend and fellow Deliciously Distressed Diva, Amarylis. She created it for the Creative Scrapper - sketch #147. This is a photo of my husband with his best friend having some fun playing drinking games. The journaling says "There are several good reasons for drinking and one has just entered my head. If a man can't drink when he's living, then how the heck can he drink when he's dead?"  which is an Irish toast.