Dragonfly Dreams and Sweet Pea Stamps

We are thrilled to be a sponsor at the Dragonfly Dreams challenge beginning today, Feb. 1. If you are chosen as the winner you will receive four (4) digital images of your choice from the Sweet Pea Stamps (SPS) store. Come check it out. You can never have enough Sweet Pea Stamps goodness.

Would you like to know what is going on at Sweet Pea Stamps? There’s something for just about everyone.

We mentioned in January that we would let you know about the revamp of our Sweet Pea Stamps Facebook group. Well it has taken off with a lot of enthusiasm from our members. We have decided to have a progressive challenge every two weeks. The first two weeks we have a call for projects using any Sweet Pea Stamps image that is available in the store. That theme is “anything goes.” Then those entries will receive a digital image FREE of charge, chosen by our leader and SPS store owner Lynette, for Part Two of the progressive challenge. With that FREE digital image you are asked to make a project and enter it in Part Two. Random.org will pick the winner of Part Two. That winner will receive another digital image of the winner’s choice from the SPS store. Even if you don’t enter our progressive challenge, we hope you will stop by for inspiration and share your Sweet Pea Stamps art.

Our One Sweet Challenge starts again on Feb. 2. Our theme is “All about Love,” (February is the LOVE month.) We now have six amazing and very talented designers and they will be creating 12 inspirational projects (2 per designer) per month. The InLinkz will have its own page under our blog banner.

Over at the Sweet Pea Stamps Designers blog there is Sweet Pea goodness happening every day. Need a little pick me up for your creative mojo, or sometimes to view a video, stop by, like I said, “every day.”

Thanks for stopping by!
Sweet Pea Stamps

Card Mania and Sweet Pea Stamps

We are thrilled to be a sponsor at the Card Mania challenge for the entire month of February. How cool is that? If you are chosen as the winner you will receive four (4) digital images of your choice from the Sweet Pea Stamps (SPS) store. Come check it out. You have the entire month of February to play.

Would you like to know what is going on at Sweet Pea Stamps? There’s something for just about everyone.

I said in January that I would let you know about the revamp of our Sweet Pea Stamps Facebook group. Well it has taken off with a lot of enthusiasm from our members. We have decided to have a progressive challenge every two weeks. The first two weeks we have a call for projects using any Sweet Pea Stamps image that is available in the store. That theme is “anything goes.” Then those entries will receive a digital image FREE of charge, chosen by our leader and SPS store owner Lynette, for Part Two of the progressive challenge. With that FREE digital image you are asked to make a project and enter it in Part Two. Random.org will pick the winner of Part Two. That winner will receive another digital image of the winner’s choice from the SPS store. Even if you don’t enter our progressive challenge, we hope you will stop by for inspiration and share your Sweet Pea Stamps art.

Our One Sweet Challenge starts again on Feb. 2. Our theme is “All about Love,” (February is the LOVE month.) We now have six amazing and very talented designers and they will be creating 12 inspirational projects (2 per designer) per month. The InLinkz will have its own page under our blog banner.

Over at the Sweet Pea Stamps Designers blog there is Sweet Pea goodness happening every day. Need a little pick me up for your creative mojo, or sometimes to view a video, stop by, like I said, “every day.” 

Thanks for stopping by!
Sweet Pea Stamps

Featured Artist Week - Mitzi Sato-Wiuff with Aletha

We’ve got a monthly challenge at One Sweet Challenge and it’s perfect to get you in the mood for spring. This month’s challenge and theme are “Ringing in Spring.” This might help to take away some of the blues for the places that are still getting snow.

For my project I decided to use the rubber stamp Rose Fairy 2. This beautiful stamp was designed by Mitzi Sato-Wiuff for Sweet Pea Stamps. I hope that it speaks the colors of spring. I do want to apologize for my purples not matching. In “real life” all purples are perfect. My camera does not like purples at all.

I have colored Rose Fairy with Copics and added layers of cardstocks. I did get adventurous with this little piece of art. I decided to use a Sizzix die, 3-D flowers, and make my own roses. I got the inspiration from one of my teammates, Milo. She has just the right touch with all of her embellishments. I also seem to collect a lot of laser cut shaped chipboard that I plan on using in some mixed-media work. My Eureka moment was “Why not use them on cards.” I do like how everything turned out.

Copics used:

Skin: E000, 00, 04, 11, 21, and R20

Leaves: G40, 82, 94, 99, and V12

Roses: V09, 12, 15, 17

I hope that you join us for this challenge. If you use a Sweet Pea Stamps image you will receive a $10 gift card to the online store. If you win, but you do not use a Sweet Pea image, you will receive a $5 gift card to the store. Why wouldn’t you use a Sweet Pea digital image or rubber stamp?

I would like to invite you to join us at our Sweet PeaStamps Facebook group. We have a weekly contest for your chance to win a digi of your choice from Sweet Pea’s store. Come “like” our page so you can receive all the updates on Sweet Pea happenings.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Aletha Jane

Sweet Pea Stamps Designer

Kym's Weekly Post - Sunday 2/3/14

Over at the One Sweet Challenge this month the topic is "scream for green".

Well this was certainly a challenge and a half to make as I really dislike the colour green and very rarely use it as a main colour for my cards.  The image I have used from Sweet Pea Stamps is by Conie Fong and is called "Puppy Love".  It is available as a digital stamp and a rubber stamp.

I have coloured the image in with my Promarkers for a change, used Tea Green for the sky and then added clouds with my blender pen and Ice Grey 1 and Ice Grey 2.  The backing papers are from Summertime Designs.  I have finished the card off with a ivy die-cut from a friend, organza ribbon bow, flowers won in some candy, lace, Craftwork Cards die-cut sentiment and some brads which I have had for years now.

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 Here is a card I have made using a Sweet Pea Stamps image by Ching-Chou Kuik called "Cherish Christmas".  It is available as a digital stamp, and a single rubber stamp.  

I have coloured my image in with my Graph'it pens.  The backing papers I was given.  I have finished the card off with a sentiment off the Perfect Companions Christmas CD, poinsettias, washi tape and pearls.

Kym's Weekly Post - Sunday 5/1/14

 On the 1 January 2014 it was the start of another month over at the One Sweet Challenge.
The topic this month is "black and white - grey is acceptable".
Here is my card I made to promote this challenge.

For my card I have used the Brigid Ashwood image called "Steam Bee" which is available as a rubber stamp.  I thought this card would "bee" a suitable for a man's card.  I have coloured the image in with various shades of dark grey Promarkers.  Around the image I stamped with a little dotty peg stamp and a white Versamagic ink.  Then once that was dry I inked around the image with Tim Holtz's Pumice Stone and Black Soot distress inks.

The backing papers are from my Perfect Papercrafting Companions CD and I have used a black-and-white pinstripe and a black-and-white dotty paper.  I have finished the card off with some tartan ribbon, x-cut die-cut cogs, black brads (yes no matter how many pictures I took these brads are black) and a sentiment off the CD.

It would be lovely if you could enter the One Sweet Challenge.  You don't have to use a Sweet Pea Stamps image but we love to see them "bee-ing" used!!!
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Here is another card to show you.

 For my card I have used the Sweet Pea Stamps image by Ching-Chou Kuik called "Poinsettia Fairy".  She was one of my first Sweet Pea Stamps and she is still one of my favourites.  She is available as a digital stamp or as a single rubber stamp

 I have coloured the image in with my Graph'it pens.  The card has been finished off with some poinsettias, gems, washi tape and a sentiment from my Perfect Companions Christmas CD.

One Sweet Challenge - September 2013 - Card by Kym

A new month is starting and it's time for another challenge at the One Sweet Challenge Blog.  This time the topic is "brown, yellow, orange and red colors".

For my card I have used the Sweet Pea Stamps image by Karen Middleton called "Art Nouveau Two".  This is available as a digital stamp here.  I have coloured the image in with my Promarkers/Flexmarkers.  I have inked around the edge with Tim Holtz's Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade and Vintage Photo distress inks.  I have then put some mica in a spray bottle with water to add a mottled effect to the background.  All the backing papers I have been given but there are in tones of yellow, brown red, and orange.  I have used Vintage Photo, Fired Brick. Mustard Seed and Spiced Marmalade distress inks to colour layers of my flowers die-cut from a book.  The layers of the flowers which I have scrunched up are held together with a brad.  The card has been finished off with some mesh ribbon, fabric leaves, buttons and a Craftwork Cards die-cut sentiment.

One Sweet Challenge - July 2013

It is time for another challenge over at the One Sweet Challenge Blog.  This time the topic is "red, white and blue".

As a member of the Sweet Pea Stamps Design Team I thought I'd show you a card I've made with the "red, white and blue" challenge topic.  For my card I have used the Sweet Pea Stamps digital image by Concetta Kilmer called "The Candy Striper".  She is so pretty with that long hair and her friend in her hand.  The backing papers I printed off about a year or so ago for the Diamond Jubilee here in the UK but have forgotten from where.  The image I have coloured in with my Promarkers and Flexmarkers.  I have made some die-cut flowers out of the scraps of paper left from the card.  The card is finished off with some fibres, brads, gems, pearls, Craftwork Cards die-cut sentiment and a sating edged organza ribbon bow.