Pals Paper Arts Challenge...

Picture Perfect Inspiration - PPA9
Posted: 23 Sep 2009 09:06 PM PDT
This weeks challenge is an Inspiration Challenge. Simply use the provided photo from Pottery Barn above to inspire your project. You can draw inspiration from the photo's elements, colors, or even overall theme. Once you have finished your project upload it to your blog or public gallery. When uploading to a public gallery please use keyword: PPA9. Use Mr. Linky, (found HERE at the Pals Paper Arts Site), to link your projects here. (Please provide a direct link to your challenge post .) We can't wait to check them out! Mr. Linky will close at Noon (CST) Tuesday, September 29th. We'll announce our Pals Paper Artist Picks...

I hope that you'll participate and have fun while creating your "Picture Perfect Inspiration".

Happy Creating,

Kendra

Friday's Spotlight & PPA Challenge...

Paper Pal Arts Spotlight...

Is on K.I.S.S. (Keep it simple sweetie) - So here is my simple card that didn't take long at all to make, and you can punch the flowerw out instead of cutting them out by hand which saves even more of your time! Enjoy and make sure to click HERE to view more samples for this challenge using the K.I.S.S. method.

Friday's Spotlight is on...SU! Convention '09

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at our yearly convention??? Well here is a little sneek peak for ya!

Lot's & Lot's of wild, funny, enthusiastic, and very talented stampers!

Lot's & Lot's of display boards with tons of VERY cute ideas!

Lot's of displays to get great ideas from!

Even Holiday and special occasion displays to spark your creative juices!

The unveiling of new products like our "Simply Adorned" jewelry.

Also new this year was the introduction of SU! teaming up with "Build A Bear"!

We get the chance to view new products, and be able to use them in Make-N-Takes.
Convention is so much fun and you walk away feeling inspired and full of ideas - so join my team and be apart of our 2010 Convention Group!

KENDRA

Friday's Spotlight & PPA Challenge...

No Spotlight today other than on the Pals Paper Arts Challenge...try this challenge and upload your picture using Mr. Linky - don't be shy...just try!!!

Simple Sketch - PPA7
This week's challenge is a Sketch Challenge. Our simple sketches are designed by Margaret Moody - also our Featured Artist this week. She has a wonderful knack for clean layouts and stunning design. While we are dedicated to using primarily Stampin' Up! products in our own challenge designs, the Pals welcome any brand of products by our challenge participants.
To play along, simply use the provided sketch for your project. Once you have finished your project upload it to your blog or public gallery. When uploading to a public gallery please use keyword: PPA7. Use Mr. Linky, found below, to link your projects here. (Please provide a direct link to your challenge post.)

We can't wait to check them out!

HAVE FUN PLAYING ALONG THIS WEEK! TO SUBMIT YOUR IDEA... JUST CLICK ON THE SKETCH BELOW AND IT WILL TAKE YOU TO THEIR SITE!

Click picture to enlarge. Thanks Traci for the cute idea!

Friday's Spotlight & PPA Challenge...

PPA Challenge #6

This week's challenge is a Color Challenge. The rules are simple: create a card (or other project) using the following colors: Brocade Blue, Crushed Curry, and Ruby Red. If you do not have these colors, similar colors are certainly acceptable. Other neutrals are always welcome additions. The important thing is to play and have fun creating!

Friday's Spotlight ...

This weeks SPOTLIGHT is on the FABULOUS HOSTESS SPECIAL SU! is promoting along with the latest Mini Catalog! HOSTESS a workshop of $250.00 or more and you can choose ANY item (excludes the My Digital Arts Scrapbook Program and the Hostess Sets) for ONLY $10.00. This is a TERRIFIC DEAL since there are several bigger items in the mini catalog. So PLAN a workshop today with me and take advantage of this EXTRA SPECIAL hostess offer...it's the PERFECT TIME for you, your family members, and your friends to start planning your holiday cards!

Friday's Spotlight & PPA Challenge...

Halloween Theme - PPA5
Posted: 25 Aug 2009 07:41 AM PDT
This week we have a Theme Challenge. The rules are simple: create a project that best reflects this theme: Halloween! No tricks here... just treats! Get ready to dust off those witches, ghouls, and goblin stamps to play along with the Pals! Once you have finished your project upload it to your blog or public gallery. When uploading to a public gallery please use keyword: PPA5. Use Mr. Linky, found below, to link your projects here. (Please provide a direct link to your challenge post.) We can't wait to check them out! Mr. Linky will close at Noon (CST) on...

So this is my card for this weeks challenge. As you can see in both pictures...it is a ribbon slider card. The set I used was Autumn Harvest and the Designer Paper is Cast A Spell. I Heat Embossed my pumpkins using Black Craft Ink & Glassy Glaze Embossing Powder. I then used my Aqua Painter with bleach to bleach out the pumpkins centers. I then went back in with my Aqua Painter that holds water and used ink on the pumpkins and the leaf. I also used the aqua Painter with the White Craft Pad to add subtle highlights. I crimped the leaf and folded it over alittle for more dimesion. I hope you'll check out other items using this theme by clicking the Halloween Theme -PPA5 link up above and it will link you to the right page.

RIBBON - RIBBON - RIBBON

is our Friday Spotlight!

The following cards as well as the challenge card above all incorporate ribbon. Whether you have a card, scrapbook page, or project...ribbon can be an inexspensive way to add an embellishment and a 3-d effect. Take a look at the samples below and let them inspire you to use ribbon in your paper crafting!

Friday's Spotlight & PPA Challenge...

This weeks challenge for Paper Pal Arts is "Anything but a Card"! So here is my very simple, cute & very QUICK bookmark. Also this weeks challenge is combined with our Friday Spotlight, and this week the spotlight is on...

THE CIRCLE CIRCUS SET

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY...AND TAKE THE CHALLENGE AND PLAY TODAY! SEE OTHER GREAT ITEMS MADE FOR THIS CHALLENGE HERE!

HAPPY CREATING - KENDRA

Friday's Spotlight & PPA Challenge...

I combined a new challenge with Friday's Spotlight.

Today's spotlight features the Trio Flower Punch $15.95.

The following cards all use the Trio Flower Punch, but the first card below is also a new challenge that I'm doing. Every Friday, I will complete the challenge and post it with our spotlight.

So above is my "PALS PAPER ARTS" challenge card. The design team chose an Inspiration Challenge this week. They simply wanted us to use the provided picture from Pottery Barn Kids to inspire our project. So this is what I came up with...and you can find more challenge cards and also the design teams cards HERE. I hope you will take a look at their fun site. Enjoy the other cards below using the Trio Flower Punch...I hope the inspire you to play!

There is something so striking about pink and black together! I used medium rhinestone brads and also, I pulled the rhinestones off of the small brads for the (2) lower flowers on the card so they were more dainty. The swirl stamp is from Priceless, and the sentiment is from Short & Sweet.









This sweet pea baby inspired me when I came across it. Credit goes to Andrea Walford and her sister, Sophie. I added the Baroque Motifs Vine stamp and then added the Trio flowers with blue brads. I completed the card with a sentiment and some handstitching around the edges with my black gel pen. This makes an adorable baby shower card! Sentiment stamp is again from the Short & Sweet set.












This 3x3 card is in Chocolate Chip and Sahara Sand CS. I stamped the image with Sahara Sand Ink and added a sentiment from the Warm Words set and stamped that in Ruby Red Ink. I added (1) flower that I punched from Ruby Red CS and added a center on my flower using my White Gel Pen.

And last, but certainly not least...is an 8x8 scrapbook page. I took the Inspired by nature set and used the grass stamp to create branches on a Christmas tree. I would stamp on and stamp again without re-inking to give me some dimension with the branches. I also used Craft Whisper White ink to stamp my sentiment "Sparkle" from the Warm Words set on the Old Olive strip of CS. I also added some snowflakes to that same strip from the Christmas Post set and used the Versa Mark pad. I punched Flowers out and used my embossing tool to soften the centers and curl the tops upwards. I used small rhinestones that were removed from the brad portion to the centers. I used a paper piercer to punch holes in my paper and put Hemp Twine through the holes and tied very small bows for added decoration on my tree. Photo corner and twine and another flower on the bottom of the page complete my project. The space underneath the Old Olive strip is for journaling your favorite festive memories. I wish I remembered who's site a saw a card using the branches this way and she made a hanging ornament...my memory is so BAD!

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY!

KENDRA