Sweet Sunday Sketch - What's your absolute FAVE?

Good morning!  I'm switching it up a bit this week for our Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge - I thought it might be fun to have a week where you can pick your favorite sketch, make a new card with that sketch and then link it to the Inlinkz at the bottom of this post.

I guess you should read that last paragraph as "I don't have anything new for you this week, so I'm trying not to look like such a huge slacker and keep the game going!"  Bwahaha!

I don't have a sketchbook yet (it's on my ToDo list), but you can find all the past sketches HERE (I realize scrolling through all the sketch posts on the blog is a little tedious and I apologize for that.)  Or if you are on Facebook, you can find all the sketches in the Sketches album on the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge page (just "like" it).   

I'll be playing along a little later too and I can't wait to see what sketches are the most favorite :)  Links close on Friday at 10 PM Mountain and I'll announce a winner on Saturday afternoon.

Thanks so much for playing along this week!

Sweet Sunday Sketch Winner

Hello!  It's time to announce this week's sketch winner!!  Our random winner is.......

#57 - Belinda Andrews! 

Congrats, Belinda!  I think this is the first time that the very last entry was chosen - yay!  This card makes me smile - the bright happy colors and the paper medallion and birthday hats are terrific!  Love it!!  Please stop by Belinda's blog, Be Happy Stampin' to see more of her gorgeous work.

See you back soon!
Karen

JustRite Challenge

It's Friday!!  And to make this Friday even more spectacular, Stamper's Dream is hosting another fabulous challenge and this week it is a sketch!  You know how I love sketches!  Can't work without them, honestly.

Not only is there a fantastic sketch to work with, there is also a prize - a $50 shopping spree at Stamper's Dream . Trust me when I tell you that you won't have any trouble spending it there when you see all the latest and greatest products we have in stock, including the complete JustRite Christmas stamp collection!

Just use the sketch challenge #037 to make your card, then post it on the JustRite Inspiration Blog using Mr. Linky. You have until Thursday, September 30 at 9 am.

This little cutie is from Whimsical Christmas.  I stamped the image in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored him in with Copic markers (V17, V91, V95, N7, 100, Y21, YR23).  For some extra detail, I added a few Latte pearls in the image and along the Scribbles Swirls Sizzix die cut and then added an ivory ribbon along the bottom.  The patterned paper is the delicious new Mitten Weather from Cosmo Cricket, mmmmm!

Please visit these members of The Dream Team to see what fabulous challenge card samples they have made for you:

Michelle
Tosh
Cammie
Laurie
Amy
Christina 

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

recipe:

stamps: whimsical christmas (justrite stampers)

paper: perfect plum, pale plum, ivory cardstock, mitten weather (cosmo cricket)

ink: memento tuxedo black

accessories: copic markers, ivory grosgrain ribbon, scribbles swirls embosslits (sizzix), latte pearls (kaisercraft), scallop border punch (stampin up)

Mmmm... chocolate.

Hi!  I've had such luck getting some sketch challenges finished this week and it's nice to have some mojo back in my stamping space.  Goodness!  This card uses SSS74 from the Sweet Stop, although the challenge is with a twist and I opted to stay untwisted - I didn't use the color challenge with it, which is mustard yellow and deep red.  I'm such a rule breaker - bwahaha!  I stamped this incredible cake image from Make a Wish in Memento Rich Cocoa and colored it in with Copics (BG10, BG11, BG13, E57, E59, W1, W3) and popped it up on a Blossom Nestabilities die.  The papers and ribbon are all from the Make a Wish Project Pantry Kit from Taylored Expressions and I added some Taylor's Tiny Twinkles to the flowers to bring out the green.  It's a very, very colorful card, haha!  The sentiment is part of a larger sentiment that I cut down to fit on the circle.  Card base is 5" square.

Thanks for stopping by!  Enjoy your day.
Karen

recipe -

stamps: make a wish (taylored expressions)

paper: make a wish project pantry kit

ink: memento rich cocoa

accessories: circle/blossom/scallop nestabilities (spellbinders), 5 & 6 petal punch (ek success), taylor's tiny twinkles, clear rhinestones (kaisercraft)

Taylored Expressions Blast From the Past Blog Hop

Welcome to the September round of the Taylored Expressions Blast from the Past Blog Hop!  This is one of my favorite posts of the month - it's always such a treat to look through all of those yummy TE sets and pick one to ink up and give some special attention.  This month I chose to ink up The Places You'll Go - love this set!!  It's so perfect for boys, which I always find difficult to make cards for.

I started off with Mercy's MTSC91 and some Lil Man paper from Cosmo Cricket (so cute!) and inked up this adorable little image with Memento Rich Cocoa and Copic markers.  The border is the new Scalloped Eyelet Border die and I created the circle underneath with 2 circle Nestabilities dies.

Taylored Expressions is offering a special Blast from the Past sale in order to help you prepare for our next customer blog hop! Our October blog hop is all about Christmas and we'll be featuring past Christmas stamps from Taylored Expressions in our creations. The following select Christmas sets are 20% off through Sunday, September 26th so it's a great time to pick one up and join us on the hop next month. You can find all the details on the TE Blog Hop HERE!

Christmas Blessings
Season's Sweetings
Home Sweet Home
Holiday Wonder
Wings of Joy
Tag Treats

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

recipe -

stamps: the places you'll go (taylored expressions)

paper: tawny medium (prismatics), choice buttercream (taylored expressions), 'lil man (cosmo cricket)

ink: memento rich cocoa

accessories: copic markers, scalloped eyelet border (taylored expressions), rectangle/scallop & circle nestabilities (spellbinders)