This week on the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #33, is TURKEY TIME!

For this week’s challenge you will create a card or some other project that can be used at or sent at Thanksgiving time…put a TURKEY on it and get entered TWICE to win this week’s fabulous prize! Don’t celebrate Thanksgiving? Not a problem…make a card or other project that shows appreciation or gives thanks and that will work for us! What you make is completely up to you. Oh, and don’t forget to stamp!

Our prize this week is donated by:

Simon Says Stamp!

Now onto my card, I don't own any "turkey" stamps, but do enjoy celebrating Thanksgiving, so I compromised with a Happy Harvest card! I colored my image in with Copics, cut it out with my Nestabilities and then I ran one of my tan Copics around the edges to give it a little "pop". I wanted to keep this card simple, thanks for looking and happy crafting!

Recipe:

• Stamps: Paper Trey Ink Vintage Picnic
• Paper: The Paper Studio
• Other: Nestabilties Labels 4, Organza Ribbon, button, embroidery floss, Cuttlebug Textiles Embossing folder
  
  

Beary Best Friends Forever

This is a dual challenge card...the sketch is by the Cupcake Craft Challenge Blog and Stamping Bella is having a Love Fest Challenge on Split Coast Stampers...the challenge is to make your BFF a Valentine, so I did...

The bear stamp is called My Beary Best Friend by Stamping Bella. I don't see this little guy too often, I think he's overlooked by other stampers...the minute I saw him, I fell in love with him...in fact he's the sole reason I have any Bella's at all! I just couldn't resist his beary existence! Anyway, this card is very straight forward, enjoy! Recipe is below (like you didn't know that! wink!)

Recipe:

• Stamps: My Beary Best Friend by Stamping Bella, Sentiment by Studio G
• Paper: Heidi Swapp
• Other: Threading Water Border Punch, Ribbon, K & Co Heart Sticker, Colored Pencils, Rectangle Nestabilities
  

Rock N' Roll Rockabella

I decided to do the Stamping Bella sketch this week on SCS and since I took advantage of the GREAT H & M stamp sale, I had to break 'em in...even if it was JUST the sentiment! However, it went perfectly with my Rockabella! I've also had this adorable skull paper since Halloween (now who'da thunk skulls could be cute?) and wanted to make Halloween cards with it, but never found just the right mojo for it...UNtil now.... I colored my Bella with colored pencils, and added some Stickles to her guitar and cord, I then cut her out with my Nestabilities rectangular die and embossed her. I added little bits of ribbon and heart brads by Queen & Co. Then I added my sentiment and bent it just a little so it kind of raised off the page. Rock ON! The recipe is below..

Recipe:

• Stamps: Rockabella by Stamping Bella, Sentiment by H & M
• Paper: The Paper Studio
• Ink: Staz On
• Other: Rectangular Nestabilities, Heart Brads by Queen & Co, Ribbon from Hobby Lobby
  
  

Card Sketch A Day Challenge: 2 Cards

I've got two cards to show you today from the Card Sketch A Day blog site. I am one of the featured stampers today, so these are the two cards I made from the sketch that was sent to me waaaaay back in December...and too be honest I COMPLETELY forgot I had submitted these cards until I made it over there today and guess what...my cards were up! Whoops, slight over sight on my part!
The first card I made using Stamping Bella's Bella on a cupcake, however I cut her off of the cupcake! I just LOVE this daisy paper and wish I had purchased more of it! I think I could make TONS of cards using it! I added some daisies to this card also outlining them with a blue colored pencil to make the white pop a bit and added some Stickles to the center of them.

Recipe:

• Stamps: Stamping Bella Bella on a Cupcake, Sentimeny by Hero Arts
• Paper: Sorry...I have forgotten! oops!
• Punches: EK Success, Cuttlebug Tag
• Other: Cricut George Cart for Circles, Colored Pencils, Stickles
  

I also created a "Love" card for Valentine's Day using one of the stamps sets I won off of Jennifer McGuires Blog. I added the crown (which I cut from the patterned paper) and added some bling to it with some rhinestones. I also used one of my favorite color combos for this card...pink and brown (love that combo)! I also added a little heart charm (found in the wedding section at Wal-Mart) to finish this card off. This is a little bit of a creative stretch for me since I usually do "cutesy" type of cards, but I think it works.

Recipe:

• Stamps: Autumn Leaves Gypsey Style II
• Ink: Tim Holtz
• Other: Cricut George Cart for Circles, Love Charm, Organa Ribbon, Rhinestones