Wednesday, December 21, 2011

CMP #6 - Color Splash Challenge

Hey Everyone!

Hope you are all enjoing the holiday season!  I was away for a few days, and couldn't really say why!  Three friends and I traveled down to Texas to surprise a girfriend of ours.  SHE HAD NO CLUE!  It was awesome, and we all had a great time visiting her.  I know she visits my blog occasionally, so I had to be very secretive about it ;)

I have another vacation coming up...it's a trip to INDIA!  Since I'll be there till the end of January, this new challenge will go on until I've returned (Jan 24th).  I didn't want to leave my blog idle with nothing going on, and so this works out for me.  I will be checking up on the blog a few times a week...when I'm not traveling.  


Well here we are with a new challenge...but first, the winners from the CMP #5 Christmas Colors Challenge.

The winner of the CMP #5 Christmas Colors Challenge picked via Random.org is 
#41 - Andrea Bari

 
Congrats Andrea!  You have 3 days to contact me for your prize and winner's badge!  Thank you everyone for sharing your beautiful creations!  I hope you'll join us again!
We are now off to our 6th challenge!  This challenge will be a Color Splash Challenge!

Challenge:
  Create a card or project using the colors BLACK and WHITE, with only 1 other COLOR of your choice...JUST A SPLASH! 


Here is my creation....

Technical difficulties....camera lost my pics :( will take and upload again later today.


Prize:  Winner(s) will receive a craft prize(s) of my choosing, totaling up to $15....sort of a surprise!  
 
Deadline:  This challenge will come to a close on Tuesday, January 24th at 11:59pm. EST.

Winner:  The lucky winner will be selected via random.org.  and announced on Wednesday, January 25th.   If there are more than  100 entries for this challenge, I myself will choose a 2nd winner!   They will receive also receive a prize and a blinkie to display on their blog/site.

Challenge Rules and Requirements:
* Meet the requirements of this challenge.
* You must follow Create Me Pink (either follow our blog, facebook page, or subscribe to our mailing list).
* Your entry must be new (do not link back to creations that have been posted elsewhere or entered into challenges prior to this date).
* You may enter up to 2 times
* Please link directly to the post and not your blog, using the linky tool below. 
*You must link back to this challenge by providing a working link to Create Me Pink in your post.  Or display our blinky in your post (we'd love this!)  You can grab our blinkie here.
If the linky is not working or you have questions, do leave a comment in the box below...otherwise...well leave a comment anyway!  Who doesn't love them...not a requirement! ;-)  I look forward to seeing your creations!

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
 

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

CMP #5 - Christmas Colors Challenge

Hey Everyone!

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  I had a great time with my family who was visiting for the long weekend.  My cousins and I even went on our 5th Annual Black Friday shopping trip...too much fun!

Well here we are with a new challenge...but first, the winners from the CMP #4 Digi Stamp Challenge.

The winner of the CMP #4 Digi Stamps Challenge picked via Random.org is 
#26 - Tiffany 

The 2nd winner was one that I chose myself, and it's...
#23 - Kim

Congrats Ladies!  You have 3 days to contact me for your prize and winner's badge!  Thank you everyone for sharing your beautiful creations!  A special thanks to everyone who used my digi stamp!  I hope you'll join us again!
We are now off to our 5th challenge!  This challenge will be a Christmas Colors Challenge!

Challenge:
  Create a card or project using the colors Red, Green, and either silver or gold (or both)!  You are free to use additional colors if you'd like, but these colors are a MUST!
Here is my creation....


Prize:  Winner(s) will receive a craft prize(s) of my choosing, totaling up to $15....sort of a surprise!  
 
Deadline:  This challenge will come to a close on Tuesday, December 13th at 11:59pm. EST.

Winner:  The lucky winner will be selected via random.org.  and announced on Wednesday, December 14th.   If there are more than  100 entries for this challenge, I myself will choose a 2nd winner!   They will receive also receive a prize and a blinkie to display on their blog/site.

Challenge Rules and Requirements:
* Meet the requirements of this challenge.
* You must follow Create Me Pink (either follow our blog, facebook page, or subscribe to our mailing list).
* Your entry must be new (do not link back to creations that have been posted elsewhere or entered into challenges prior to this date).
* You may enter up to 2 times
* Please link directly to the post and not your blog, using the linky tool below. 
*You must link back to this challenge by providing a working link to Create Me Pink in your post.  Or display our blinky in your post (we'd love this!)  You can grab our blinkie here.
If the linky is not working or you have questions, do leave a comment in the box below...otherwise...well leave a comment anyway!  Who doesn't love them...not a requirement! ;-)  I look forward to seeing your creations!

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Stamp-N-Doodle - Colors
 

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

CMP #4 - Digi Stamp Challenge

Hey Everyone!   Hope you all are having a great week!  I'm so excited to be finally putting out the digi stamps I had mentioned in my post last week!  I also have a new challenge set up and ready to go!   Before we get to all of that though, first things first!  We had 25+ entries for CMP#3 Flower Challenge, and so as I had promised, I have 2 prizes this week :)  

...and here are the winners!  
The winner of the CMP #3 Flowers Challenege picked via Random.org is 




The 2nd winner was one that I chose myself, and it's...

Rachelle and Dr. Sonia,  please contact me for your prize and winner's badge!  Thank you to everyone who entered!  I hope you'll join us for the next one!

We are now off to our 4th challenge!  This challenge will be a Digi Stamp Challenge!
We want to see you flex your coloring skills :)


Challenge:  Create a card or project using ANY digi stamp...BUT if you use the one provided, you'll be entered into the challenge x2....besides, this digi is FREE!
You can find this stamp at Create Me Pink - Digital Stamps!

Here is a creation from Guest Designer, Jessica Shelton from Jessica's Craft Shaque!

"Hello, Jessica here in the Buckeye State.  I am honored to be joining Gopi today as a Guest Designer here at Create Me Pink. 
I have always loved the Arts and I am no stranger to paper crafting since it has served as a constant in my life over the last few years.  I enjoy working on creating wreaths, painting pictures, wood crafts, and altering an item into a masterpiece.  Definition of masterpiece ~ anything that can be seen with the eyes, admired, and enjoyed.   I am fortunate enough to have found and fallen madly in love with my soul mate, Lance.  I am also blessed to be able to stay at home with my 5 lovely children whose ages range from 21 months to 16 years old.  I love the color purple, all types of music, and strive to make people smile!  A few of my favorite life mottos are "Laughter is Good Medicine", "No questions is a dumb question", and "Don't forget, Karma bites".  So to sum it up, "Live by the Golden Rule, ask lots of questions along the way, while laughing whenever possible!"

I can't wait to meet many more friends and gain even more inspiration from new and past followers!  :O)  Please feel free to visit my personal blog at Jessica's Craft Shaque.

For today's challenge, Gopi asked me to use one of her adorable images to create a project.  I happily accepted the task.  I have had some wonderful strawberry print paper for a while and do not recall ever using it.  So this was perfect.  

Here is my card and please feel free to visit my personal blog to learn how I created it!!!"

Be sure to visit Jessica's site to see details on this card along with so many other projects.  Get to know her...she's not only a great artist but an awesome person!  Thanks for joining us Jessica!

Here is my creation...

Prize:  Winner(s) will be able to choose any item(s) totaling up to $15, from Stampin' Up!
 
Deadline:  This challenge will come to a close on Tuesday, November 29th at 11:59pm. EST.

Winner:  The lucky winner will be selected via random.org.  and announced on Wednesday, November 30th.   If there are more than 25 entries for this challenge, I myself will choose a 2nd winner!   They will receive also receive a prize and a blinkie to display on their blog/site.

Challenge Rules and Requirements:
* Meet the requirements of this challenge.
* Your entry must be new (do not link back to creations that have been posted elsewhere or entered into challenges prior to this date).
* You may enter up to 2 times, and may combine with any other challenges.
* Please link directly to the post and not your blog, using the linky tool below. 
*You must link back to this challenge by providing a working link to Create Me Pink in your post.  
Or display our blinky in your post (we'd love this!)  You can grab our blinkie here.
If the linky is not working or you have questions, do leave a comment in the box below...otherwise...well leave a comment anyway!  Who doesn't love them...not a requirement! ;-)
So you read the the rules/info?  Easy breezy right?  I am sooo excited to see your creations!
LET'S GO!

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Scrapalicious USA Challenge -  2x2x2
Stampotique Designers Challenge - Sketch 


Saturday, November 12, 2011

My Blogiversary! - 'Celebrate You'

WOW!  It's been a year now since I began my blog...what a wonderful year it's been.  Here's to the wonderful and crafty friends I've made along the way :)

Here is a celebratory card! 


I'm entering this card into SPCC #125.  Check out their challenge!

Have you checked out our current  FLOWER challenge?   Since we are getting such a great response, we'll be picking out a 2nd winner!  Come check it out...we'd love for you to join in!
 
Supplies:
"Celebrate You" Card
Stamps:  Party Hearty (Stampin' Up) 
Card Stock:   "Pretty in Pink" (Stampin' Up), "Temptin Turquoise" (Stampin' Up), and Various
 Adhesives:  "Snail Adhesive" and "Stampin' Dimensionals" (Stampin' Up) 
Other:  1 3/4 Circle Punch (Stampin' Up), "Tempting Turquoise" Ribbon (Stampin' Up),  Various Embellishments

Thanks for stopping by!

Thursday, November 10, 2011

"Baby Boy" Shower Card

Hey Everyone!

Lots of exciting things coming your way!  Going to begin releasing my very own digi stamps in the near future!  I'm so excited to be able to do this.  It's with the help of  my fiance, as he's the real sketch artist in the relationship.  No really...along with being an actor, he's also a professional artist!

I've been keeping busy with researching, setting up a site, and of course entering into a few challenges.  I made the following card for the Indian Craft Room (ICRC12). Here's my entry!


The challenge asks for you to use dots and/or stripes, and to include a tag!  Check it out!


Have you checked out our current  FLOWER challenge?   Since we are getting such a great response, we'll be picking out a 2nd winner!  Come check it out...we'd love for you to join in!
 
Supplies:
"Baby Boy" Shower Card
Card Stock:   (Stampin' Up) and Various
 Adhesives:  "Snail Adhesive" and "Stampin' Dimensionals" (Stampin' Up) 
Other: Various Embellishments

Thanks for stopping by!

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

CMP #3 - Flower Challenge

Hey Everyone!  I hope you all had a wonderful Halloween!  We got a good amount of snow this past weekend, which kept a lot of kids from trick-or-treating...bummer!  We only got 3 kids that came to the door...pretty crazy compared to previous years.    

Well it's finally mid week, and time for a new challenge...a FLOWER challenge...but not before a winner is picked for the last challenge.

The winner of the CMP #2 Halloween/Pumpkin Challenge is
Mrs. Sassy Crafter,  please contact me for your prize and winner's badge!  Thank you to everyone who entered!  I hope I get to see entries from you all again for future challenges!

We are now off to our 3rd challenge!  This challenge will be a fairly easy one.
We want to see your flowery cards/projects...pretty simple huh!?
Challenge:  Create a card or project with at least 1 FLOWER on it. 

Here is my creation...

Prize:  Winner(s) will be able to choose any item(s) totaling up to $15, from Stampin' Up!
 
Deadline:  This challenge will come to a close on Tuesday, November 16th at 11:59pm. EST.

Winner:  The lucky winner will be selected via random.org.  and announced on Wednesday, November 17th.   If there are more than 25 entries for this challenge, I myself will choose a 2nd winner!   They will receive also receive a prize and a blinkie to display on their blog/site.

Challenge Rules and Requirements:
* Meet the requirements of this challenge.
* You must follow Create Me Pink (either follow our blog, facebook page, or subscribe to our mailing list).
* Your entry must be new (do not link back to creations that have been posted elsewhere or entered into challenges prior to this date).
* You may enter up to 2 times
* Please link directly to the post and not your blog, using the linky tool below. 
*You must link back to this challenge by providing a working link to Create Me Pink in your post.  
Or display our blinky in your post (we'd love this!)  You can grab our blinkie here.
If the linky is not working or you have questions, do leave a comment in the box below...otherwise...well leave a comment anyway!  Who doesn't love them...not a requirement! ;-)
So you read the the rules/info?  Easy breezy right?  I am sooo excited to see your creations!
The number of entries received for this challenge will be the deciding factor on prizes, how frequently I will be keeping challenges.  For now, it will be bi-weekly challenge....every other Wednesday.

Sunday, October 30, 2011

"Thomas the Tank Engine" Birthday Card

Hey Everyone!

Although I had plans for both days this weekend, I was snowed in!  Pretty crazy being it's only October, and Haloween isn't til tomorrow.  My nephew had a birthday planned for today, but it had to be re-scheduled due to the storm.  Looking forward to celebrating with him soon!  

His actual birthday is tomorrow...he's a Halloween Baby!  This is a card I made for him....he's a big fan of "Thomas and Friends." 


I made this card while keeping in mind, the challenge going on over at the Indian Craft Room (ICR). The challenge asks for you to make an easel card with basic shapes incorporated into it...check it out!
I'm also entering it into the following challeneges:
The Poodles Parlour - Boys
Birthday Sundaes - Birthday Card


Have you checked out our current  HALLOWEEN/PUMPKIN challenge?  Be sure to check it out...we'd love for you to join in!
 
Supplies:
"Thomas the Tank Engine" Birthday Card
Card Stock:   (Stampin' Up) and Various
 Adhesives:  "Snail Adhesive" and "Stampin' Dimensionals" (Stampin' Up) 
Other:  "1 Circle Punch" (Stampin' Up), Various Embellishments

Thanks for stopping by!

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

* Happy Diwali** The Festival of Lights

Hey Everyone!

Today is Diwali....also known as the "festival of lights!"  It's a beautiful Indian festival celebrated with family and friends to mark the triumph of GOOD over EVIL.  During the days leading to Diwali, families celebrate by taking part in traditional activities in their homes and neighborhoods.  Some of these activities include festive fireworks, sharing of sweets, creating rangoli designs, and lighting up oil lamps aka LIGHTS.....LOTS AND LOTS OF LIGHTS!


My favorite of all the activities has to be the Rangoli designs...they are designs created by doorways to welcome people into their homes.  My cousin Shital created this Rangoli design.  She drew it out on a white sheet, and then began to fill it in with colorful sand.  It was done over a span of a few day.   As you can see, it is gorgeous! 

Here are some pics...from start to finish!






 




Beautiful huh!?  Glad I could share this with you!  

I also wanted to share with you a very cool giveway at Everyday is a Holiday!  Jenny Holiday is giving away a Cuttlebug!  Stop by and enter to win...it's really easy.  Take a look around her blog as well...it's just lovely!

Thanks for stopping by!

Monday, October 24, 2011

Guest Desiger at SPCC - "Airplane" Card

Happy Monday Everyone!

I had a busy weekend with a few Autumn outings...I'm still exhausted, but no complaints here...Autumn is finally here, and I want to enjoy every minute of it!

I was invited by the fantabulous ladies at SPCC to be a Guest Designer for their latest Color Combo #123!

Here is my card:

I love these challenges!  The color combos are always a lot of fun, and of course they have awesome prizes!
Check out their blog for the latest color combo challenge!


Have you checked out our current  HALLOWEEN/PUMPKIN challenge?  Be sure to check it out...we'd love for you to join in!
 
Supplies:
"Airplane" Card
Card Stock:  "Pool Party" (Stampin' Up), "Wild Wasabi" (Stampin' Up), "Very Vanilla" (Stampin' Up)
Stamps:  Various
Ink:  "Basic Black" (Stampin' Up) 
 Adhesives:  "Snail Adhesive" and "Stampin' Dimensionals" (Stampin' Up) 
Other:  "1 3/4 Circle Punch" (Stampin' Up), Various Ribbons, Various Embellishments

Thanks for stopping by!

Thursday, October 20, 2011

CMP #2 - Halloween/Pumpkin Challenge

Hey Everyone!  I was so excited to see all the entries for our first challenge...our  next challenge is for Halloween!  Before we move on though, it's time to pick a winner!
The winner of the CMP #1 Color Challenge is
Lynn, please contact me for your prize and winner's badge!  Thank you to everyone who entered!  I hope I get to see entries from you all again for future challenges!


We are off to our 2nd challenge!  Halloween (October 31st) is around the corner.  This is the one day when every person gets to be a kid!  It's also an excuse to eat all the candy you can!  Well for me at least ;)  So let's celebrate Halloween with this challenge!

Challenge:  Create a card or layout with a HALLOWEEN THEME/PUMPKINS
 ***PINK PICK***
With this challenge, I'm throwing in a PINK PICK!  This is something extra that you have to have on your creation.  The PINK PICK is to use GLITTER!

Here is my creation...
I'm entering it into the following challenges:
Creative Card Crew, Digital Tuesday Challenge, Timeless Tuesday, My Time to Craft, Pixie Cottage, Whimsical Wednesdays, Party Time Tuesdays, Stamp-N-Doodle, Crafty Cardmakers, Paper Craft Star,


Prize:  Winner(s) will be able to choose any item(s) totaling up to $15, from Stampin' Up!
 
Deadline:  This challenge will come to a close on Tuesday, November 1st at 11:59pm. EST.
Winner:  The lucky winner will be selected via random.org.  and announced on Wednesday, November 2nd.   If there are more than 20 entries for this challenge, I myself will choose a 2nd winner!   They will receive the prize and a blinkie to display on their blog/site.


Challenge Rules and Requirements:
* Meet the requirements of this challenge.
* You must follow Create Me Pink (either follow our blog, facebook page, or subscribe to our mailing list).
* Your entry must be new (do not link back to creations that have been entered into previous challenges, or have been posted elsewhere prior to this challenge).
* You may enter up to 2 times
* Please link directly to the post and not your blog, using the linky tool below. 
*You must link back to this challenge by providing a working link to Create Me Pink in your post.  
Or display our blinky in your post (we'd love this!)  You can grab our blinkie here.

If the linky is not working or you have questions, do leave a comment in the box below...otherwise...well leave a comment anyway!  Who doesn't love them...not a requirement! ;-)
So you read the the rules/info?  Easy breezy right?  I am sooo excited to see your creations!
The number of entries received for this challenge will be the deciding factor on prizes, how frequently I will be keeping challenges.  For now, it will be bi-weekly challenge....every other Wednesday.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

"Pumpkin" Card

Hey Everyone!  I finally got my first set of copic markers last week and have been using them on just about every image I can get my hands on...even this pumpkin!  I'm going to slowly expand my copic collection ;)  For now, I'm trying to stick to the basic colors.

Here is my card :)


I'm entering this card into the following challenges

Shelly's Images - Layers 
Fun for Challenges - Pumpkins - no faces
Crafting for all Seasons - Fall Flowers/Pumpkins 
The House that Stamp Built - Halloween/Fall  
Scrapalicious - Black, Orange, Purple
Paper Craft Star - A Leaf
Crafty Creations Challenge - Orange
Limited Runs - Halloween 

Have you checked out our CURRENT CHALLENGE? It's our first ever! 
Be sure to check it out...we'd love for you to join in!

Supplies:
"Pumpkin" Card
Card Stock:  "Rich Razzelberry" (Stampin' Up)
Ink"Basic Black" (Stampin' Up), Various
 Adhesives:  "Snail Adhesive" and "Stampin' Dimensionals" (Stampin' Up) 
Other:  Various Ribbons, Various embellishments

Thanks for stopping by!

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

"Spooky Halloween" Card

I was able to make a "Spooky Halloween" themed card tonight!  Here it is!  I just love that ghost!


I'm going to enter it into the following challenges:
Everybody-Art-Challenge - Halloween
Creative Card Crew - Spooky Fun 
My Time to Craft - Orange & Black
Clear it Out Challenge - Halloween 
Shopping Our Stash - Boo and/or colors black & orange
Scrap Creations - Halloween 
Paper Pretties - Halloween 
Sarah Hurley Challenges - Halloween Horrors
Part Time Tuesdays - Spooky

Have you checked out our CURRENT CHALLENGE? It's our first ever! 
Be sure to check it out...we'd love for you to join in!

Supplies:
"Spooky Halloween" Card
Card Stock:  Various cardstoc
Ink:  Distress Ink (Tim Holtz) 
 Adhesives:  "Snail Adhesive" and "Stampin' Dimensionals" (Stampin' Up) 
Other:  "Circle Punch" (Stampin' Up), Various Ribbons, Various embellishments

Thanks for stopping by!

Monday, October 10, 2011

"Indian Summer" Card

Happy Sunday Everyone! We've been having some gorgeous weather (knock on wood). This weekend especially, was pleasantly warm....perfect 'Indian Summer' in October!

I came upon a sketch challenge over at Try Stampin' On Tuesday.  I entered into the challenge with an 'Indian Summer'/Thanksgiving/Autumn theme in mind.

Here is my entry:
I'm  also entering this card into the following challenges
Stamp with Sarah Kay - Autumn
For Fun Challenges - Leaves
Ribbon Carousel - Anything Goes

Have you checked out our current challenge? It's our first ever!
Be sure to check it out...we'd love for you to join in!

Supplies:
"Indian Summer" Card
Card Stock:  Various cardstock (Stampin' Up)
Stamps:  "Fabulous Phrases" (Stampin' Up) 
Ink:  "Basic Black" (Stampin' Up) 
 Adhesives:  "Snail Adhesive" and "Stampin' Dimensionals" (Stampin' Up) 
Other:  "Word Window Punch" (Stampin' Up), Various Ribbons, Various Brads, Various Flowers

Thanks for stopping by!