Second Sketch Challenge for March

Our second sketch challenge means the middle of March is here, gosh, already???

Well, here's the sketch from Stuck?! Sketches ...

Another great one - visit the blog for awesome inspiration from the current Creative Team.

Remember to upload your entries by the end of the month HERE at RES as well as over at the Stuck blog for double the chance to win.

We need a minimum of 3 entries for our sketch challenges here at RES for our shop voucher prizes to be awarded so go for it, get scrapping, cant wait to see your entries!

MARCH Mystery Box

Hello, Amanda here....


Ready for another great challenge from RES - always good prizes up for grabs, so have a go!

Creative team members, Liz and Amanda, challenge you to invent your own project using mystery box items.

Create a layout OR a card using the following items, and post into the RES gallery by the end of the month for a chance to win a prize.

In your Mystery box this month:

* Bright colours

* bling

* pearls

* scalloped edges

Please note: You may add some staples from your pantry (!!! - ie. ink, stitching, lettering), but please try to stick to the core ingredients as much as possible. This month you must use both PEARLS and BLING.

Here are our creations for some RES inspiration:

Liz's card:

Amanda's layout:

PAPERS: Summertime papers from ECHO PARK- plus I used the matching Sticker sheet - HERE.
Plenty of pearls and bling available in store - find it HERE.
Plus, look how good Halo products match - Raffia flower and resin flowers available from Handmade Halo.

A close up of those bling-pearl scatters and flowers...

Looking forward to what you cook up this month!

 

Thanks,

Amanda - http://talkandshare-amahart.blogspot.com.au/

and

Liz - http://lizscardsandlayouts.blogspot.com.au/

 

Blinkies!!!

It's time to get your RED EARTH SCRAPPING blinkies out there and on your blog!!!

Have you noticed them flashing away there down the side bar? Aren't they stunning? The wonderful Mistra designed them (bless her) and because I wasn't quite tech-savvy enough I got the clever Liz to pop them up for you to all grab.

Just copy and paste the HTML code to your blogger and da-dah! There you have Red Earth Scrapping flashing away for all to see!

Also, have you been over to our Facebook Page for Red Earth Scrapping yet?

I hope you've visited and "liked" us ... we're heading for 200 likes which is when the next prize draw will be. GOOD LUCK!!!

THICKERS.... ALL weekend.....

Head over to RED EARTH Scrapping this weekend- not only for some inspiration.... BUT also for some bargains... 40% of Thickers all weekend, (and 20% off everything else).

So here is my blog post with some ideas for using your thickers...... BUT seriously head over to my personal BLOG and you will probably notice thickers on almost every page.... I have an addiction.... big time... wait till you hear HOW MANY packets I currently own.... LOL!

Firstly:

IDEAS: Overlap your thickers

Use the punctuation bits as embellishments...

Try this sketch too... while you are at it!

NEXT:

IDEA: I put crackle Accent (ranger) over the foam thickers for something different!

MORE:

IDEA: Thickers as a MASK, with misting

Thickers as the border

{AND OMG.... Thickers heaven! this was during my trip to CHA in January last year}

ANOTHER:

IDEA: Thickers as a MONOGRAM... NOTE: this is the layout example for our current February Mystery BOX Challenge... still a few days to join our challenge! DO IT!

THANKS everyone.... Have a great Thickery(??) weekend!

Amanda

PS> I also design for Handmade Halo... you may see some yummy handmade goodies, plus resin flowers on these pages... So this is where you head for some of these goodies....HALO

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Runs from Thursday 16^th – Wednesday 29^th February 2012 

20% off ...

Adhesives

Albums

Alphas

Bling & Pearls

Brads & Buttons

Cardstock

Chipboard

Embellishments

Flowers

Die Cutting & Embossing

Tools & Accessories

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** 99c papers Section **

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Mists & Paints

Stamps & Inks

Ribbons, Trims, Lace

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Hurry!!! Some items are in very limited supply so it's first in best dressed for these! 

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February Mystery Box Challenge with Amanda and Liz

Ready for the "February 2012- Mystery Box Challenge"?

Creative team members, Liz and Amanda,  challenge you to invent your own project using mystery box items.

Create a layout OR a card using the following items, and post into the RES gallery by the end of the month for a chance to win a prize.

In your Mystery box this month:

* American Crafts Thickers

* a flourish (of any type - chipboard, bling, hand-stitched)

* brads

* a tag or a ticket

* If creating a layout, use an "OLD"/"older" photo (mine is circa 1991)

* If creating a card, use a Vintage item.

Please note: You may add some staples from your pantry (!!! - ie. ink, stitching, lettering), but please try to stick to the core ingredients as much as possible.

Here are our creations for some RES inspiration:

Liz's card:

In Liz's card you will find: Lily Bee Designs paper, plus:

• flourish with a bling chloe pearl flourish (for the flourish element)
• shipping tag (for the tag/ticket element)
• 2 kaisercraft pearl brads (brad element)
• white American Crafts Rockabye thickers which I've inked (thickers element)
• vintage-looking paper flower from Handmade Halo

Amanda's layout:

Kraft cardstock, combined with Simple Stories (in store now) and pine cone ink and machine stitching.

I made my flourish with brads and bling (labour of love!)

Here's some close ups of the flourish:

Looking forward to what you bake up this month!

Amanda

February Sketch Challenge

Monthly challenges are back!!!

To kick things off it's the first of our 2 sketch challenges from Stuck?! Sketches (used with permission).

So here's the sketch ...

and my sample ...

Upload your entries at Red Earth Scrapping as well as over at the Stuck Sketches blog this month for your chance to win!!!