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I’m so happy that I get to do the sketches this month!  I love sketches hehe.  This first one just fit little cupid Jacob perfectly!  I cut the image out and raised it up a bit with dimensional adhesive.  His little bow string is actually black wire.  The arrowhead is a sticky heart gem.  His wing is colored a soft pink then topped with a fine glitter.  I had to add some sparkle!  We’d love for you to  play along!

Materials Used
Stamp-Jacob the Cupid
Paper-Pink, red, and white card stock; K and Co. red heart designer paper, Basic Grey Bittersweet pink heart designer paper
Ink- Memento black
Copics-
Flesh:YR0000, E000, E00
Hair: E11, YR12, YR15
Wings-R00, R11, R20
Shorts, Bow-R27, R29, R39
Accessories-black wire, fine glitter, red heart gem
Tools- sewing machine for stitching

Hello everyone!  6 more days til Valentine’s Day….are you making cards this year?   I am (or trying to!  the attempt is there, lol) and would love to see yours:)  I am finding the Sunday Sketches a great way to try and get my cards done.   My card for this week’s Sunday Sketch features Jacob in all his cherub cuteness…I hope he doesn’t mind that I glittered up his bow and wings, heehee!  At least  the colour scheme has a more masculine feel….no pink to be seen!  I just love Prism cardstock and was so happy when Peg decided to carry the Prismatics line in her store.  Prismatics cardstock is smooth on one side and has a beautiful, subtle texture on the other side.  I left this card as unadorned as possible so that you might be able to see some of the texture of the cardstock. I wish that I could show you in person, but this is the next best option;) 

Thank you for visiting and have a great day!

stamps; Little Loud Stamps; Jacob the Cupid

paper; Prism Simply Smooth White, Prismatics Blush Red Med, Tawny Dark

ink; Brilliance Graphite Black, Versafine Onyx Black (sentiment), Copics; E01, E08, E21, E33, E37, R46, Memento Desert Sand (sponged inside of sentiment flag)

accessories; Doodlebug Sugar Coating glitter in Lily White and Lady Bug, Dew Drop, Nesties Classic Heart, Classic Circle, Labels Trio

Hey Ladies!

sorry for the delay.. you can imagine how busy it is here now! lol  I finally got a chance to go through the comments… and the winners are:

RAK Comment winners:  there are 5 of you selected, please check your emails.

Release winners:

For Contest one:  2 random winners will be picked and will get $5.00 gift cert off their Z&Z purchase!

• Congrats to:  Marla and Christine! 

For Contest two:  2 random comments will be picked and winners gets a free stamp from PWCO of their choice.

• Teena M and Stephanie (DT) - CONGRATS!

Contest 3 -   1 random comments will be picked and winners gets a free Feburary PaperCard Kit

• Congrats to Gayle B

Contest 4 – 2 random comments will be picked and winners gets a free stamp of their choice from the Zach and Zoe Collection

• Yeah to Bella G and Danielle

Contest 5 – 1 random comments will be picked and winners gets a pair of Copic Sketches of their choice

• Congrats to  Tinla

Contest 6 – 2 random comments will be picked and winners gets a free Zach the Football Player stamp

• Congrats to Stephanie J and Kristy

Winners, please email me at peggy@paperworksco.com to get your prize!

for the HUGE HUGE idea contest

Im going through with it, and throwing some ideas around with my crew,but because i received so many responses that it will take awhile..if your ideas do get picked up, i will definitely know.

Please note:  some ideas that were brought up are actually in production ie: they were conceptualized before this contest, but we will let you know via email.

this sketch is perfect for a quick V-day card.  I kept mine pretty simple, free-handed the heart and cut it out with deco scissors.  the tulle from the January papercard kit was perfect to add a little touch of softness.  My youngest picked it up from the coffee table and gave it back to me saying ” for you mommy”   aaahhhh…. he just melts my heart.

materials:

cs: Bazzill

pp: Bobunny (love bandit collection)

other: tulle (jan kit), dew drops, deco scissors, doodlebug alpha stickers

I can’t wait to see your V-day cards!

Bella

Happy Sunday everyone!

Today is probably one of the most relaxing days to any crafty ladies.. Why you may ask?!?

Its SUPERBOWL Sunday!!!  As all our significant others are parking their butts on the couch for the whole day, we get to play in our craft rooms! yipppeee!!!

So today is the best day to play with our sketches! hehe.

But first, here’s the submissions from last week’s sketch:

http://www.paperworksco.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=649

Awesome work ladies!  Special CONGRATS TO SHEENA B! your card was randomly picked, and you won a Z&Z stamp of your choice!  please email me for more details!

This week we are going to make a valentine card for our valentine!  Here’s the sketch!

like it?!?

And here’s my sample:

I had a blast making this card.  You can guess who I am making this card for.. Yes for MY significant other who is probably now parked on our sofa. lol.

If you have a hard time getting the heart to the right shape, all you have to do is print the sketch (do not adjust the size, enlarge or reduce) and you can trace out the heart.  (the picture is set to be a a4 card )

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Make sure you check out Bella’s card, its sweet!
Make sure to upload your sample in our gallery, or from below’s link.  One lucky winner will win a free stamp of their choice from PWCO.

Smile is just what I did when I got my February kit in the mail.  Well, that and I jumped up and down in my seat.  It’s true.  This is such a fun kit that is FULL of color and a bit of a SPRING.  Are you ready for spring?  Then get this kit for only 11.99.  It will put some spring in your step…or your “seat” if you’re like me.

My card today has several of my favorite elements: Glitter, Ribbon, Dots and Flowers.  I made this card with Peggy in mind.  Did you know that Peggy doesn’t like the color ORANGE?  I have this vision of her putting this kit together using tweezers to pluck the ORANGE Ribbon and cardstock into the kit with a disgusted look on her face.  LOL.  I never used to like orange either, but now I think it adds a definite POP to a card.  It’s just FUN.

Did I convince you, Peggy?  Well, if not, I hope this card at least  made  you smile.  Speaking of ” smile,” that was created using the Doodlebug sticker sheet and glitter. I also added a bit of sparkle to the die cut using some Stardust Stickles. This was a super quick card to make.  Especially since I used this week’s Sunday sketch as my inspiration. 

That’s it for me today!  Going to go play with my kit some more.  See you next week!

Nikki

We really hoped you like the release today!

In the past, all the concepts for our stamp images has been brainstormed in-house, and despite we love a good surprise, and a great tease, we would LOVE   to hear YOUR ideas!

Starting today, We want to know what you like to see in future releases!

Simply email me at peggy@paperworksco.com with your ideas!  It doesn’t have to be fancy, just a well thought-out description, and if you can draw, a little sketch here and there will definitely help!

If your idea gets picked up by us, you will be given an honourary PWCO Designer title, as well as FREE STAMPS for the entire year!!!

- Thats right, you will receive every stamp collection from future stamps, for the whole year – starting from today’s release to Dec 2010’s release

it’s really that simple!!!  you can email us anytime with your ideas, there are no limit in how many ideas you submit – actually the more, the merrier!

And make sure you pass this message along.. if we use your referral’s idea, you will be given a WHOLE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR PAPERCARD KITS! – that’s 10 months worth of kits!!!!

We are so happy that you came, and because you stuck with us for so long, the least thing we can do is give you some perks…

So here’s the DEALS!

And make sure to check us out again in March, for our next release.. you will MOST DEFINITELY go NUTS  over it

Here’s some samples using Zach the Football Player

By Nikki

When I got Zach the Football Player in the mail I was so excited. This past year my son started playing football. I KNOW this is one stamp that is going to get a lot of use at my house. I live in a “football town.”

Recently my son has become a HUGE Notre Dame fan. We just redid his bedroom in all Notre Dame paraphernalia . When my son was home sick recently, we watched the movie, “RUDY”…..3 TIMES! My son pointed out that they shared the same number ( high school) and that he wanted to play at Notre Dame someday. What an awesome dream. I knew I had to use this stamp to make him a birthday card using Notre Dame colors. I bet he is going to LOVE it! This card is a side step card and is super easy and fun to make. I made the banner from a free digital and some wooden skewers. I can just see us using this for end of the year parties for football. My son has already requested that we use it to make his Valentine’s this year.

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By Nikki

As some of you may know, Super Bowl Sunday is only days away. I know that my husband and son will be watching it. ( my daughter and I will probably be in the basement crafting and watching something else)

My little guy is routing for the Saints. I decided to make him this for the game. I’m going to put M & M’s inside. That way he can eat them alone or add them to the popcorn that he and his dad will be sharing. This was one of those projects that just didn’t seem to want to work out for me. However, ANYTHING with M &M’s is sure to be a hit! I’m telling you, if you have a football fan in the house you are going to NEED this stampJ Just think of all the possibilities!

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By Bella

My husband’s a huge fan of the New England Patriots and the reason why I chose the blue, red and silver for my invitations…yeah yeah I know they didn’t make the SuperBowl this year.  no matter!  I thought Zach the football player was the perfect stamp to create some SuperBowl party invitations and the timing was perfect!!!

So according to Mike, hockey in Canada is to Football in US.

And just in time too!  Super Bowl is coming this Sunday, and I’m sure Mike will be wearing his Saint’s jersey the whole day.

So without a doubt, i’m sure Zach the Football Player will be a big “hit”

He definitely looks like a running back.. (i think) lol.

Here’s your chance to win…

Leave a comment on this post…

Share your ideas!  Name who you will be rooting for on Sunday’s Superbowl

2 random comments will be picked and winners gets a free Zach the Football Player stamp

Contest ends when the release party is over, draw will take place tomorrow evening