Posted on Friday, October 3, 2014

SOUS Die Cut Challenge: We’re All Mad Here…

It’s Friday. Wow… time just flies so far and here we are in October. Trees on our backyard is changing colors, that for sure Fall is in the air.

Today is time for Stuck On U Sketches Die Cut Challenge. The new challenge theme is WE’RE ALL MAD HERE.

It has challenged me to think hard for this one. But our team is awesome, they came up with a lot of ideas for this challenge that you can use any of these die cut shapes for your project: a top hat, tea cup, tea pot, saucer, etc. You also can go all Alice In Wonderland idea if you’d like. Totally up to you, but this is another one to totally go crazy with your project 🙂 Link you your finished projects here to win our monthly blog candy!

I picked the tea cup and saucer for this challenge. I found Lori Whitlock Tea Cup easel card at Silhouette Online Store and cut the shapes using my amazing die cut machine, Silhouette Cameo.

Supplies I use are from Close To My Heart:

Kraft Cardstock
White Daisy Cardstock
Balloon Ride Paper Packet
Lovely Birthday stamp set (B1462)
Sorbet Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
Pear Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
Black Inks Stamp Pad
Liquid Glass

Supplies not from CTMH: Pearl gems adhesive

Posted on Friday, September 19, 2014

Die Cut Team 5th Anniversary Blog Hop

Welcome to Stuck on U Sketches 5th Anniversary Blog Hop! To celebrate this month each team will be having a hop and today is the Die Cut Team Blog Hop!

Our blog hop runs 5 days starting today through Tuesday September 23, 2014 at midnight EST. If you have come from Stuck on U Sketches blog then you are in the right place. If you happen to be here first and would like more info on the hop, head back to SOUS here.

To be eligible for our sponsored candy, we ask you complete the hop by visiting EACH blog, commenting and following EACH blog! Once you’ve completed the hop you’ll be eligible to win this prize from Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbon.

Also if you JOIN in ANY of our challenges this month you will then be eligible for one of our 2 Grand Prizes! The more challenges and projects you share, the more chance to win! We’d like to warmly thank Fancy Pants Designs and Zeus and Zoe for their kind and generous sponsorship!

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Prize from Fancy Pants: True Friends Collection Kit

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Prize from Zeus and Zoe

Remember to make sure you are also following SOUS! Please finish at SOUS to let us know you have completed the hop and followed the gals blogs.

For extra entries, let us know if you are following on Facebook or Pinterest to win! All winners (grand prizes and blog hop winners) from this month will be announced on Friday, October 10, 2014!

I made a set of cards using my Silhouette Cameo and A2 Geometric Lace Band Card cutting file from Jamie Koay

Stamps set I used on my cards are from Close To My Heart: Oodle of Doodles and #30yearsofhappy – National Stamping Month stamp set (only available until 9/30/2014).

Here’s the complete list of the Die Cut Challenge Blog Hop:

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Return to SOUS to let us know you’ve completed the hop!

Your next stop on the hop will be my creative friend, Janis to see what she has created! THANK YOU so much for visiting my blog today and HAVE FUN Hopping and Playing with us!

Posted on Friday, September 5, 2014

SOUS 5th Anniversary Festivities Is Here!

This month is a big celebration month for Stuck On U Sketches Challenge Blog!

5 years Stuck On U Sketches has been providing our fellow paper crafting community with inspiring and creative challenges as well as having shared here hundreds of projects from our super talented design team, present and past.

We thank you all for having been with us, the long timers and the sweetest friends finding us new.

To celebrate this month we will be having 5th Anniversary Festivities! Each blog hop will be open for 5 days and each hop will have it’s own prize offered. Join us for full-fun-and-prizes-month!!! Here’s the schedule:

Project Life Blog Hop on Monday, September 8
Die Cut Blog Hop on Friday, September 19
Sketch Blog Hop on Friday, September 26

ALL September challenge participants will be eligible for 2 Grand Prizes this month from:

And we would like to warmly like to thank each company for their kindness and generosity sponsoring our special month!

Each time you join ANY challenge this month your name will be entered to win one of these 2 amazing sponsored gifts! Plus 3 hops this month gives you MANY chances to win!

Our first 5th Anniversary challenge is…

This week we challenge you to create any projects to show us your school or class themed die cuts! Projects MUST have a DIE CUT fitting the theme (not a stamped image) to be eligible for prizes. Link up your project for this challenge HERE and while you are there, check out all the projects the Die Cut team have created for inspirations 😀

Here’s my project for this challenge:

This is my daughter’s first school album! I am so blessed to hear her stories every day she comes back from school since the first day she went last week. I am so thankful to be able to record her memories in this special book. I am using My Creations™ Hip Pics Album and Workshops On The Go™ Chalk It Up Scrapbooking Kit.

Additional embellishments to this page are:

Chalk It Up Complements
Durables Triangle Studs
Aqua Dots
Black Arrow Washi Tape
Lagoon Hearts Washi Tape
Exclusive C-sized stamp set #30yearsofhappy – FREE with purchase during September, National Stamping Month!
Canvas Die Cut Shapes (retired)
Flaxen Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad
Sorbet Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad
Lagoon Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad
Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad
Non-Stick Micro-Tip Scissors
Mini Stapler
Craft Heater
Memory Book Glue Dots™
Memory Book Mini Glue Dots™
3L® E-Z Dots® Adhesive

Posted on Friday, August 22, 2014

Happy Birthday, Blow Out The Candle!

It is Friday. And it’s time for new die cut challenge and reveal day at Stuck On U Sketches! And we have a themed challenge for you today.

We challenge you to create any project that has any die cuts on it that has to do with a party. It can be a card, layout, invitation, banner, etc.. So many amazing projects to choose from. When you link up your projects here for Die Cut Challenge (or any challenges during this month you link up) – that follows all the requirements, – you will be entered to win the blog candy this month from:

I was in need of a masculine birthday card to send overseas. I went with simple colors and clean style. Here’s my card I created this card for using Silhouette Cameo:

The cutting file I used for this card is 3D Standing Birthday Card from Lori Whitlock. I cut the card base using White Daisy cardstock. I added velum for the window and added another layer to make like a pocket and filled it with silver and gold sequins. For the scallop frame I cut a piece of Cocoa cardstock.

I colored the balloons with my Sharpies markers. The sentiment I used is from Banner Wishes stamp set and the banner is from For A Friend stamp set. Both I stamped using Cocoa Mini Pigment Ink Pad on a White Daisy cardstock, added some glitter embossing powder, and heated it with my Craft Heater. When it was cold down, I fussy cut the banner sentiment using Non-Stick Micro-Tip Scissors. Then I added it on the card using 3D foam tape for some dimension.

Here are some close up pictures:

Thank you for stopping by today and don’t forget to check on the Design Team inspirations on the SOUS Blog 🙂 Have a great weekend!

Posted on Friday, August 8, 2014

Just Smile

It is time for new die cut challenge at Stuck On U Sketches! This week challenge theme is Lights, Camera, Action! You are challenged to create any project that use any of these die cuts: camera, film reel, clap board, and/or film strip.

When you link your project at any of Stuck On U Sketches challenges this month of August and meet all the requirements of any of these challenges: Sketch Challenge, Project Life Challenge and Die Cut Challenge, then you are eligible to enter to win this month blog candy from Lime Citron that has generously provided a pack full of their amazing product valued $60! The link up to SOUS Die Cut Challenge is open until August 21, 2014.

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Now… my project… This is an interesting challenge for me too! I love Instagram 😀 and I thought that it would be interesting if I can make a card with Instagram camera logo and has shaker window. Here’s my card:

I used 5.75″ x 5×75″ white card base and punched the bottom of the card using my Scallop Border Punch. For the Instagram camera, I cut Lori Whitlock’s 3D Instant Camera Box cutting file using my Silhouette Cameo. I resized the shapes first. Cardstock I used for this camera are: Black, Cashmere and Cocoa (Basic Combo Pack), White Daisy, Cranberry and Honey (Adventure Combo Pack), and Indian Corn Blue (Enchantment Combo Pack).

The sentiment I used Oodle of Doodles from Close To My Heart. I stamped it using VersaMark ink pad and added some Ranger White Super Fine Embossing Powder and heated it using my Craft Heater. After that, I added a little bit of White Daisy Exclusive Inks Pad with sponge dauber to give some chalkboard effect on the stamped black cardstock.

And for the shaker window, I cut the white circle 3 times and glued them together so they will be thicker. I added clear plastic and then I used 3D foam tape to add on the base. I used some of silver and gold sequins I had in stash.

Transforming from a 3D box into a card… is a success! 😀 Thank You so much for stopping by today and hope you like my card.