Loves Rubberstamps Tuesday Challenge featuring "Playing in the Rain"

Happy Tuesday Blogger Friends!  Hope everyone is having a great week! I'm excited to announce that we have a new nephew in the family...Baby Nicco!  He was born over the weekend and is so very precious! We have yet to meet him in person but we are hoping to do that really soon!

So today is the Tuesday Loves Rubberstamps Challenge!!! The challenge this week is "April Showers"!

Our wonderful sponsors for the week are Eureka Stamps and Paper Nest Dolls!

                             

Here is my card...

I thought this Paper Nest Dolls image called "Playing in the Rain" was perfect for this week's challenge.  I had so much fun coloring up my image with my Copic Sketch Markers and I loved using so many colors!  The design paper I used is a collection called Fabulous by Simple Stories.  This collection is so pretty and I've used it on a lot of my recent cards.  I made a handmade banner  with the DP, which  I stamped my sentiment "Happy Day" on  it with Memento ink in Black Tuxedo.  I also used the Jumbo Scallop Die from MFT as borders. I  edged all my papers using my Tim Holtz distress ink in Pumice Stone.  The large orange flower is from I Am Roses.  These petals were originally white and I sprayed them up with my Tattered Angels glimmer mist in Apricot and Tiger Lily.  I added a large brad in the center which I had in my stash.  The two small orange roses are from Recollections as well as the small rhinestone hearts on the side of my image.  The trim is from Frog Feathers on Etsy and the white trim layered on that is from Scrapbooking With Me on Zibbet.

Please check out the Loves Rubberstamps store to see supplies used on my card.  Also, check out the Loves Rubberstamps Challenge blog to see what other  projects the rest of the Design Team made.  If you want to join this fun challenge, I'll post the details below and you could have a chance to win some great prizes form the store.  So enter your projects for "April Showers". I would love to see them!

Hope you all like my card for the week!  Have a wonderful week and thanks so much for stopping by to visit! :)

Loves Rubberstamps "Sensational Sunday" Blog Hop featuring Lili Rose

Welcome to the Loves Rubberstamps weekly Sensational Sunday Blog Hop! The Design Team has created some gorgeous projects for your Inspiration. Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, each stop will have a full list of links. One of the Design Team posts is the hop's Sensational Sunday Sweet Spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to win a $10 Loves Rubberstamps store gift certificate. So, all you have to do is hop along and see all the creations and leave a little love for the Designers! You have until Saturday, May 3, at 8pm CST. Have fun and we hope that you enjoy the hop!

If you've arrived here from Lydia's blog you are right on track! If not, I have posted the whole blog hop list below just in case you get lost along the way!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!  For us, this is a total baseball weekend.  My son, Ryan's baseball team had another stellar win on Saturday!  They've really come a long way from the beginning of the season and we're so proud of the team.  Go Texas Rangers!!!  And today, we are off to our 1st Dodger game of the season.  It feels like it has been so long since I've been to a Dodger game so I'm totally excited about this.  I haven't had too much time to craft  this weekend but fortunately, I've been a little ahead on my projects which is a 1st for me! LOL  

So here's my card for my share today! 

Isn't this sweet girl so adorable?  This is Lili Rose from Stampavie.  This is a featured product at the Loves Rubberstamps store and there are so many cute images in this Ann Cresci Collection.  I colored up this image using my Copics.  I colored sweet Lili's dress using Color Fusion Trio 2.  The colors in this set are so pretty and blend perfectly.  The paper collection I used is called "Sweet Afternoon" by Teresa Collins.  I love this collection because the papers are so Shabby Chic.  I distressed the design papers with my Tim Holtz distress tool and edged all of them with Tim Holtz distress ink in Pumice Stone.   I also added some of this distress ink to the image and also some of the Broken China as well. The Spellbinders die used to cut my image is called Romantic Rectangles.  I used some white crochet trim to make a bow and added some flowers on top of it. The pretty pink rose and white cherry blossoms are from Wild Orchid Crafts. I sprayed these up with Tattered Angels Iridescent Gold to give them some pretty shimmer and glued them all down using Best Glue Ever by ScraPerfect.  The sentiment "Sweet" is from a random stamp set I had in my stash.  I stamped this on a handmade banner using memento ink in Black Tuxedo.  I added some white pearl bling from Recollections to finish it off.

Please be sure to check out the Loves Rubberstamps store to find crafting supplies used on this project.  Also check out the Loves Rubberstamps blog to see design team projects as well as information on prizes and winnings!

Hope you all like my card and thanks so much for stopping by!

Your next stop on the hop is Ivonne!

Here is this week's roster:

Laura - Loves Rubberstamps Inspiration Blog

Dangina

Athina

Shanna

Lydia

Marcy--You are here!

Ivonne

Loves Rubberstamps Tuesday Challenge featuring "Adorable Cowgirl"

Hello and welcome to Loves Rubberstamps Tuesday Challenge!!! Hope you all had a great weekend!  Our weekend, especially Saturday was very busy but also fun and exciting.  We enjoyed a small Spring concert watching my son, Ryan play with his school band.  He just started the clarinet this year and we could really tell a great improvement from when he started at the beginning of the school year.  I'm so proud of him!  Right after that, his team played the most exciting baseball game of the season defeating the best team in the league who was undefeated until then!  The game was a "nail-biter" til the end but it made it even more sweet to have the victory.  Go Texas Rangers!!!  Sunday was a catch up day as usual but flew by none the less.  Now my work week is also turning out pretty busy.  I feel like I say the word "busy" way too much these days! LOL Anyway, let's move on to the challenge...

This week's challenge is to create an outdoor scene.

Our wonderful sponsor is The Paper Shelter!

Here is my card...

So every time we have a challenge from The Paper Shelter, we are fortunate to get some digis to play with.  The real challenge for me is usually having to pick one of the digis to work with because they are always so super adorable!!!  I decided to go with this cute image called "Adorable Cowgirl".   I had a blast coloring her up with my copic sketch markers.   These images sometimes take me some time to color but I love how detailed they are and I really feel they help me build on my coloring skills because of this.  I edged all the papers with my distress ink in Brushed Corduroy.   The paper collection I used is called Nan's Favourite Collection by Kaisercraft.  This paper collection has a fun, vintage country kind of feel to it so I thought it would go perfect with my cowgirl! For my outdoor scene, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to use a new die set called Cloud, Sun, Island by La La Land Crafts.  I am really loving this set.  The dies are just so much fun and really unique.  This is definitely one of my favorites sets and I know I'll be using these often.   The sentiment "Howdy, Friend" is from an MFT Pure Innocence set called Cowgirl. I stamped this sentiment using my memento ink in Black Tuxedo. The yellow cherry blossoms are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  I glued them down using Best Glue Ever by ScraPerfect.

Please check out the Loves Rubberstamps store to see supplies used on my card.  Also, check out the Loves Rubberstamps Challenge blog to see what other  projects the rest of the Design Team made.  If you want to join this fun challenge, I'll post the details below and you could have a chance to win some great prizes form the store. 

Hope you all like my card for the week!  Have a fantastic rest of the week and thanks so much for stopping by and for all of your kind comments!

Loves Rubberstamps "Sensational Sunday" Blog Hop featuring Flirty Anya

Welcome to the Loves Rubberstamps weekly Sensational Sunday Blog Hop! The Design Team has created some gorgeous projects for your Inspiration. Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, each stop will have a full list of links. One of the Design Team posts is the hop's Sensational Sunday Sweet Spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to win a $10 Loves Rubberstamps store gift certificate. So, all you have to do is hop along and see all the creations and leave a little love for the Designers! You have until Saturday, April 6th, at 8pm CST. Have fun and we hope that you enjoy the hop!

If you've arrived here from Shanna's blog you are right on track! If not, I have posted the whole blog hop list below just in case you get lost along the way!

So here's my card for my share today! 

I decided to bring out one of my favorite stamps called "Flirty Anya" from The Greeting Farm.  I colored Anya using my copic sketch markers and paper pieced her cute dress.  The paper collection I used is called Ruby by My Mind's Eye.  This collection has such gorgeous papers!  I edged all of my papers with Tim Holtz distress ink in Pumice Stone.   After seeing a similar project, I decided to pair up  Anya with a Lawn Fawn clear stamp set called Say Cheese.  I really loved the way it came out and will definitely be pairing up the picture stamp with other images.  I thought it was such a cute idea!  The pretty flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. I sprayed these up with Tattered Angels Iridescent Gold to give them some pretty shimmer and glued them all down using Best Glue Ever by ScraPerfect.  The sentiment "Picture Perfect" is also from the same Lawn Fawn set.  I stamped the sentiment as well as my image with Memento Ink in Black Tuxedo. The pretty pink pearls on the corners are from Prima. I also added a few doilies peaking out behind the image. I love doilies! :) 

Please be sure to check out the Loves Rubberstamps store to find crafting supplies used on this project.  Also check out the Loves Rubberstamps blog to see what the rest of the design team made and to also have a chance to win some vouchers from the store (See details below) .

Hope you all like my card and thanks so much for stopping by!

Your next stop on the hop is Ivonne!

Here is this week's roster:

Laura - Loves Rubberstamps Inspiration Blog

Dangina

Athina

Shanna

Marcy--You are here!

Ivonne

Holly Flores

Loves Rubberstamps Tuesday Challenge featuring Holiday Anya 2

Happy Tuesday Blogger Friends!  Hope Everyone is having a fantastic start to their weeks.  Gosh, didn't the weekend just fly by?! This seemed like the fastest weekend ever for some reason!  And between baseball games and birthday parties, I didn't have a chance to craft as much as I would have liked to. However, I did have a chance to make a card for a friend's birthday and thought this would be perfect to showcase for the Loves Rubberstamps Tuesday Challenge!  The challenge this week is to use "Colors of Spring"!

Our wonderful sponsors for the week are QKR Stampede and Paper Nest Dolls!

Here is my card...

Previously, I had always pictured "Colors of Spring" to be light pastels.  However, now I'm really envisioning these Spring colors to be more vibrant and bold colors!  I love the teal and bright pinks and I thought this would be a perfect color combo for this challenge.  The pretty girl image you see on the front of my card is Holiday Anya 2 by The Greeting Farm.  I just love her and had so much fun coloring her up with my copic markers.  I laid  her on a Spellbinders Lacey Circles. The design paper I used is a collection called Fabulous by Simple Stories.  This collection is so pretty and I've used it on a lot of my recent cards.  I made a handmade banner  with the DP, which  I stamped my sentiment "Happy Day" on  it with Memento ink in Black Tuxedo.  I  edged my papers using my Tim Holtz distress ink in Pumice Stone.  The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. I sprayed these all up using my Tattered Angels Iridescent Gold to give it some shimmer. I glued them all down using Best Glue Ever by ScraPerfect. I also added some bling from Recollections.

Please check out the Loves Rubberstamps store to see supplies used on my card.  Also, check out the Loves Rubberstamps Challenge blog to see what other  projects the rest of the Design Team made.  If you want to join this fun challenge, I'll post the details below and you could have a chance to win some great prizes form the store.  So bring on your interpretations of "Colors of Spring". I would love to see your projects!

Hope you all like my card for the week!  Have a wonderful week and thanks so much for stopping by to visit! :)

This week's challenge is:

                           Colors of Spring

How to play: 
Just upload a creation that follows this week's challenge to your online blog or gallery. Then leave a link to your project in the linky widget at the bottom of this post. If you upload to online galleries, please also use the tag or keyword LRSBC48. Our challenge is open to everyone, you can use any stamps and products that you would like, and you can enter as many times as you want. 

Deadline:
The linky entry widget will close at 9PM CST on Monday, April 22nd so all entries need to be in before then.

Prize Information:

One lucky participant will be chosen using a random number generator! They will be able to proudly display our Winner's Badge on their blog and they will also win the Loves Rubberstamps Gift Voucher as well as any prizes being offered by Guest Sponsors that week.

We will have two different possibilities for a gift voucher prize from Loves Rubberstamps for the winner as well.

$10.00 - If the stamp used is from a company that we do not carry in our store

$20.00 - If the stamp used is from a company that we DO carry in our store

If you want to see what companies we carry visit our store Loves Rubberstamps

We also have a TWO very special GUEST SPONSORS this week!

The winner will win 5 Free Digi Stamps of their choice from QKR Stampede....AND

The winner will also win a $25 Goft certificate from The Paper Nest Dolls!

The Design Team members will also each choose their favorite card from this challenge and the winner's will be able to proudly display a special blog badge on their blog. The Design Team favorite's from Challenge 48 - will be announced before the posting of Challenge 50. ** These Winners will receive a $5.00 gift voucher for use on an order $25.00 or more ** 

Guest Designer Information:
If you would like your chance of being our  MAY GUEST DESIGNER just put GDT behind your name, or leave a comment stating you are interested! 
Guest Designers receive a 20% discount on most all items listed in our store during their term. We will also provide a link to your blog for 1 year!! Only rule is to use current images from stamp companies we carry in the store for your challenge projects and to have fun! We will contact the winner the week of the April 23rd with the announcement of the MAY'S GUEST DESIGNER March 30th.

** Be sure to Play Along in our - Weekly Blog Candy Giveaway! Just hop along with our Design Team in a Mini Blog Hop for the chance to win the hidden prize! Start the hop here on our Sensational Sunday Inspirations post **

WINNER OF THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE WILL BE ANNOUNCED WITH THE NEW CHALLENGE ON APRIL 23rd!