VC Rocks Invites you join our Fun

Each Spring/Summer VC Rocks starts operating in April (for returning members) and open on May 1st to new members.

What does VC Rocks stand for -- it is originally started out for Stampin' Up! Demonstrators to have a "Virtual Convention -- VC" for those demonstrators that were not able to attend the annual Convention. Over the years the group has been opened to include  anyone who wants to participate, even convention goers!

The group offers many fun activities -- swaps, virtual hotel (including pool boys), classes, make-n-takes, blog hops, friendship and camaraderie!

Click here to see what we are all about and join in the fun!

Open membership runs from May 1st through May 30th

VC ROCKS Preview Challenge 11 & 12- Oh What Fun!

Here are the last 2 preview challenges for this week. They were allot of fun to make. Now that I am all motivated here goes.

Preview challenge 11 was to
Part 1-Use any TOOL to alter a quarter size sheet of card stock from the NEUTRALS collection. Ink may be used in the altering. Tools: brayer, color spritzer, distresser, paper piercing tool, heat gun, tearing edge, crimper, wax paper or foil, or any other household item.


Part 2- Use the altered quarter size sheet of card stock from part 1 of challenge # 11 and the prepared strip of card stock from challenge # 5 (shine on) to create a BIRTHDAY card.

Here is my card:

I hope you can see that I distressed the Crumb Cake card stock using my SU distressing kit, added the piece from an earlier challenge using polka dot embossing folder and then smooching with spritz. My next layer I used versa mark to stamp the Roses from Elements of Style and then embossed with clear embossing powder. I scrunched Very Vanilla satin ribbon, added some Pearls to the side. Stamped roses on crumb cake on Crumb Cake card stock using soft suede. Then using my Big Shot and Beautiful Wings embosslit to make Butterflies. Stamped my Birthday Greeting and I am done.

Onto Preview Challenge 12

Find a magazine. Any magazine except a paper crafting magazine! Browse the grocery store, dept store or search online. Find one advertisement that appeals to you. Select 3 colors from that advertisement and match them to SU colors as close as possible. Create a card or scrapbook page using those 3 colors AND 2 different types of embellishments.




Here is my ad from the Internet: I love ice cream

So I matched Whisper White, Softly suede, and Pretty and Pink for Chocolate, Strawberry, and Vanilla ice cream. Hope you like my card. The sketch I used is from another challenge over at  Sketch Frenzy Friday blog here is their website:  http://www.sketchfrenzyfriday.blogspot.com/

Here is my card, I hope you like it.

Please let me know what you think.

Creative Sketch's CS30H Challenge

This month’s challenge on Creative-Sketches was a little bit of a challenge for me, and this  gave me a chance to go outside the box. I used the Color Coach to come up with these enrich colors. 

Here is what I came up with:

Supplies:

Card Stock: Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzleberry and Whisper White
Stamp Pads: Pacific Point
Punches: 1” circle punch, 1-1/4 “circle punch and photo corners extra large
Circle Scissor Plus: 3-3/8”, 2-7/8”
Die cut: Scallop Circle 2
Stamp Set: The Open Sea (from the new summer mini)
Brads: Gold

I cut 3-3/8" circles out using Circle Scissor Plus in Daffodil Delight and Rich Razzleberry, cut out medium scalloped circle using the Scallop Circle Number 2 Die and the Big Shot Die Cutting Machine. Stamped globe from The Open Sea on Whisper White in Pacific Point and cut out 2-7/8" using the Circle Scissor Plus, stamped ship on Whisper White in Pacific Point and cut it out, stamped saying on Whisper White in Pacific Point, punched out with 1" circle punch, punched out 1-1/4" circle in Pacific Point and layered it. I sponged edges of saying, globe, Whisper White layers and base card in Pacific Point.


I then attached the Rich Razzleberry circle onto Whisper White card stock, layered Daffodil Delight circle on top of Rich Razzleberry circle. Attached circle with ship onto scalloped circle, attached with Stampin' Dimensional on top of Daffodil Delight circle. Attached 1" circle saying onto 1-1/4" circle of Pacific Point, attached slightly under raised globe scalloped circle, attached cut out ship using Stampin' Dimensional.

I made the base card of Pacific Point and attached the different layers. I stamped the ship on the inside of the card and finished with sponging the edges. Whew! Sounds like a lot but not really. This stamp set is on my favorite list and I know it will be on yours as well.

VC ROCK Challenge #10-Let the Fun Begin!!

Today's challenge was to use the piece from challenge #6 and the parts from challenge #8. Now let me tell you that was a challenge. Here are the pieces and then what I came up with.

Challenge #6

Challenge #8

                                                                                            

Here is what I came up with for challenge #10

We had to use the embossed piece from challenge # 6 add color over the card stock and embossed area with watercolor crayons, pencils, markers, smooch spritz or paint. Then use the punched or die cut pieces from preview challenge # 8 to create a bookmark, card,scrapbook page or other paper craft item.

As you can see I did a card, out of Rose Red to match the colors in the Dsp., lots for Pearls, smooch spritz for glitz, Victorian lace, water color pencils, aqua painter, Victorian wallpaper embossing folder for texture and gold embossing powder to make everything go together.

Supplies:

Card Stock                        Rose Red, Very Vanilla

Designer paper                 Springtime Vintage from SU Occasions Mini

Punch                                Eyelet and 2-3/8" Scallop Circle

Embossing Powder           Gold

Stamp Set                         Elements of Style

Embossing folder             Victorian Wallpaper

Other accessories             Basic pearls and Victorian lace

 So you can see we have allot of fun over at VC Rocks, if you want to join in on the fun you can go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vc_rocks/. We will be accepting new members May 1st. Come have some fun with your fellow Demo sisters.  Fill free to leave a comment I love reading them.

VC ROCK Preview Challenge-Look what I made

Our challenge today was to take part of preview challenge #1 and use the sentiment from challenge 7 to make a card. I decided to enhance the flower on mine by using Bashful Blue and Always Artichoke markers. Sponging the edges, adding some ribbon and pearls.

If you would like to find out more about VC ROCKS go to their website at 

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vc_rocks/.  Leave me comment, I love reading them.

Welcome to VC-ROCKS- We are back!!

I belong to a Yahoo Group called VC Rocks. This is a group of fun loving, fast typing, stamping enthusiasts who get together in April/May and have fun, and more fun, through the end of August.

The group offers a chance to share your creations with other talented stampers as well as joining in on
swaps, sending/receiving RAKS, taking classes, doing Make-N-Takes, playing along with the contests offered, and sooo much more.

This is a group with lots and lots AND lots of e-mails, but it is all fun. I am posting a card tonight that I did for one of our Preview challenges (this is to get us warmed up).  In preview challenge to we had to pick 3 colors and 2 had to be in the same color group. Which I chose Elegant Eggplant, Always Artichoke and Crumb Cake ( I think I was thinking of food).  We could run them through embossing folders and I chose Framed Tulips, Square Lattice, and Polka Dots.

Now on to the challenge we were to make a card using our choices and use congratulations or a phrase for the 4th challenge. Here is what I came up with.
 

I hope you have enjoyed my card and I hope you will be interested in joining in on all the fun we are having at VC Rocks.
We have an Open Invitation for New Members starting May 1st.  You can check us out and join by visiting here.

BirdHouse Tutorial

I had so many of you request a tutorial for the Bird House I did for Su-Stars blog Hop, let begin.

Supplies needed:

DSP                          Springtime vintage

Punch's                      2 step bird and scallop circle

SU markers               Black, So Saffron, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Pretty in Pink, and Rose Red

Rosettes, Chantilly lace and window sheets

Create a House Pattern:  Cut a scrap piece of cardstock 4" x 6".  Mark the center on the 4" side at 2" and measure down 2 1/2 " from the top on each of the 6" sides and mark with a pencil.  Using a ruler, draw diagonal lines up to the center point and cut to form the roof shape.

Cut two pieces of double sided patterned paper 4"x 6".  place the cardstock pattern over both pattern pieces and cut roof shape.

To make the accordion sides, cut tow pieces of the same pattern paper 2 x 3-1/2 inches. score each piece at 1/2, 1 and 1 1/2 inches.  Fold to create one mountain fold in the center and two valley folds on either side. Your accordion shoul look like a W if folded correctly. You should have 2 roof pieces and 2 side pieces. I put red sticky tape on a valley fold for each piece and then peeled off and attached roof and accordion pieces together.





Punch out the front panel with a 3 inch circle punch. In order to center the opening, I came in from the 6" side with the punch

Now if you would like to stamp an image on the back panel that will show through the window. To center the stamped image through the window, lay the top panel over the rear panel and place a pencil markon the top of the punched circle. Remove the top panel and stamp your image. Add glitter or any color and dimension to your image.

lay a piece of clear window sheet on the reverse side of the front window a little larger than the  hole and tape in place. To decorate the bottom of the window. I used the 2 step bird punch, using very vanilla card stock and then I used markers to color my bird like a Golden Finch. I also cut the tree sprig and extra leaves out of Old Olive. Added some  lace ribbon and pearls.

I so want to remind everyone even though I changed a couple of things this tutorial belongs to Lyn Bernatovich at PaperCraftPlanet.com.  I thank her for making it so simple to make this elegant Bird House.