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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Week 4 of our month long sponsor spotlight

Hi everyone!  Welcome to our final week in this month's sponsor spotlight of Sparkle Creations..

Our challenge this month which you can find here is Flowers in Bloom, so projects with flowers on them.  There have been so many great entries!

Here's the info on our sponsor this week...

Yes...Sparkle is my real name. I'm half Hmong and half Chinese. My ethnic names translate to shiny light, hence why my American name is Sparkle.  I was born and raised in Portland, Oregon and graduated from Oregon State University in 2004.  Soon after, I moved to Denver, Colorado. In 2008, I moved back to the Pacific Northwest and am now happily living in Maple Valley, Washington with my husband, Brent.

I have been crafting since I was a child, but seriously crafting since I was 16.  I took a 4 year break while I was away at college, but started right back up again after graduation.  I started as a scrapbooker, though over the years I've turned into a cardmaker and that is mostly what is on my blog.

Brent and I opened our own stamp company, Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps, in July 2010.  We are selling cute and whimsical rubber stamps of darling little boy and girl images.  You can view our online store at: http://www.sparklecreationsrubberstamps.com/

Our winner this month will receive 2 great stamps from our sponsor Scooter Chloe  and  Street Corner Josh.  How fun are these to add to your collection!

Here is a little inspiration that I picked for you from the Sparkle blog!

Here's one from our own Kim


and Danielle Lounds from SC


Don't forget to enter the challenge for this final week for your chance to win as well.

Happy Crafting everyone!


Friday, June 22, 2012

Happy Birthday Cyndi!!

Hello Lollipop Friends!!

Wow!!  I saw all the entries for June and boy are you all keeping us busy!  Keep em' coming, you still have some time to play along.

We're celebrating a special birthday for our sweet DT gal Cyndi Kim today.  Ready to join us in our seranade?!  1, 2, 3...
Happy Birthday to you! 
Happy Birthday to you! 
Happy Birthday dearest Cyndi! 
Happy Birthday to you!!! 
We hope your day is filled with lots
of fun, family, love and sweets!


Some of the Lollipop Girls have created some SWEET creations to share with you and Cyndi!  Please make sure to stop by their blogs and leave them some love.
Team Leader Tammy




Here's a message from Team Leader Alanna:
 "Cyndi, I hope you have a most wonderful birthday and that your special day is a great one!"

Now be sure to stop by Cyndi's blog and wish her a Happy Birthday. 
Take care!
Hugs,
Leanne

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Sparkle Creations Spotlight-Week 3

Hey everyone! How is your summer?  Welcome to week 3 of the Sparkle spotlight.


Here's Sparkle's Bio


Yes...Sparkle is my real name. I'm half Hmong and half Chinese. My ethnic names translate to shiny light, hence why my American name is Sparkle.  I was born and raised in Portland, Oregon and graduated from Oregon State University in 2004.  Soon after, I moved to Denver, Colorado. In 2008, I moved back to the Pacific Northwest and am now happily living in Maple Valley, Washington with my husband, Brent.

I have been crafting since I was a child, but seriously crafting since I was 16.  I took a 4 year break while I was away at college, but started right back up again after graduation.  I started as a scrapbooker, though over the years I've turned into a cardmaker and that is mostly what is on my blog.

Brent and I opened our own stamp company, Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps, in July 2010.  We are selling cute and whimsical rubber stamps of darling little boy and girl images.  You can view our online store at: http://www.sparklecreationsrubberstamps.com/




Don't forget the prize for this month's challenge is a great one.


The prize for this month long challenge is the following 2(TWO) stamps:  Scooter Chloe and Street Corner Josh!!!!   They are PERFECT to celebrate summer!!


This week we are featuring a card this week from the Sparkle DT.  It's a stunner.

It's by Sheila Odd using Shopping Emily .

Don't forget to enter the Flowers in Bloom Challenge this month which can be found here!

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Sparkle Creations Week 2 spotlight


Hello everyone! Welcome to week 2 of our month long sponsor spotlight featuring Sparkle Creations.
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For those of you not familiar with them, here is a bit of background information for you....

Yes...Sparkle is my real name. I'm half Hmong and half Chinese. My ethnic names translate to shiny light, hence why my American name is Sparkle.  I was born and raised in Portland, Oregon and graduated from Oregon State University in 2004.  Soon after, I moved to Denver, Colorado. In 2008, I moved back to the Pacific Northwest and am now happily living in Maple Valley, Washington with my husband, Brent.

I have been crafting since I was a child, but seriously crafting since I was 16.  I took a 4 year break while I was away at college, but started right back up again after graduation.  I started as a scrapbooker, though over the years I've turned into a cardmaker and that is mostly what is on my blog.

Brent and I opened our own stamp company, Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps, in July 2010.  We are selling cute and whimsical rubber stamps of darling little boy and girl images.  You can view our online store at: http://www.sparklecreationsrubberstamps.com/


Now Sparkle will be the only sponsor this month, so each week a different member from my team will bring you a project designed with Sparkle's images.  And the prize for this month long challenge is the following 2(TWO) stamps:  Scooter Chloe and Street Corner Josh!!!!   They are PERFECT to celebrate summer!!

Mimi is taking the reins this week with this fabulous creation using Sparkle's image

How cute is this!  Make sure you enter this week's challenge which can be found here to win our awesome prize from Sparkle and tune in next week for another great inspiration piece!
With a month long challenge we may get a lot of entries so please do not be disheartened if we happen not to leave a reply on your blog.  We love seeing your great projects however, sometimes it is hard to leave comments for everyone with so many entries.  You are appreciated for all the support that you bring us with your entries and we do love your participation!  We will do our best!

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

June Sponsor Spotlight: Sparkle Creations

Hey there everyone.  Welcome to this week's sponsor spotlight.  The teams are scaling back for the next couple of months to enjoy the summer with their families but we still have a challenge for you as Alanna had posted earlier this week.  I am letting you know about this month's sponsor which is Sparkle Creations.  Photobucket
You were introduced to them back in May but here's the information on them, just in case you missed it.

Yes...Sparkle is my real name. I'm half Hmong and half Chinese. My ethnic names translate to shiny light, hence why my American name is Sparkle.  I was born and raised in Portland, Oregon and graduated from Oregon State University in 2004.  Soon after, I moved to Denver, Colorado. In 2008, I moved back to the Pacific Northwest and am now happily living in Maple Valley, Washington with my husband, Brent.

I have been crafting since I was a child, but seriously crafting since I was 16.  I took a 4 year break while I was away at college, but started right back up again after graduation.  I started as a scrapbooker, though over the years I've turned into a cardmaker and that is mostly what is on my blog.

Brent and I opened our own stamp company, Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps, in July 2010.  We are selling cute and whimsical rubber stamps of darling little boy and girl images.  You can view our online store at: http://www.sparklecreationsrubberstamps.com/


Now Sparkle will be the only sponsor this month, so each week a different member from my team will bring you a project designed with Sparkle's images.  And the prize for this month long challenge is the following 2(TWO) stamps:  Scooter Chloe and Street Corner Josh!!!!   They are PERFECT to celebrate summer!!

This week we are featuring Cyndi!
Check out this super cute card! I swear if you look hard enough she actually sparkles :)
Don't forget to join in this week's challenge which can be found here.

Monday, June 4, 2012

Challenge #83 -- Flowers in Bloom

Alanna here bringing you a special month long challenge at Lollipop Crafts. Our challenge for the month of June is Flowers in Bloom -- make a card/project using flowers as your focal point.

Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps is our sponsor for this special month long challenge.  Come back on Wednesday to hear more about them and what you could win for playing along with us.

Now onto some great flowery cards from the design team.


coming soon



Sunday, June 3, 2012

Winners for Challenge #82

Thanks to those who participated in last week's with sympathy challenge.  We didn't have a whole lot of participation so instead of a Top 3 this week, I'm doing a Top 5, for all 5 of our participants.  Ladies, please grab the Top 3 blinkie from the sidebar on the blog and display it proudly on your blogs.

Here are their cards.

#1 Sandy How -- I love the oval frame and embossing. So beautiful.

#2 Billie A -- A sympathy card for the loss of a pet.  How sweet.


#3 stef h -- I love the touch of pink on this gorgeous card.

#4 Elaine LP -- What a beautiful scene with the angel and all the clouds. Simply stunning.


#5 CreaJacqueline -- I love the tilted panel and the gorgeous paper used.

Thanks again for playing along with us.  Come back tomorrow for a special challenge and have a great rest of the day.


Friday, June 1, 2012

Feature Friday

Happy Friday Lollipop Fans!! Ready for some relaxation and fun this weekend? Well, then let's get started with our feature players of the week from Ch #81 Make A Splash...

Love the sweet image! and all those bubbles and ribbons! Perfect little charm added!

Gorgeous layering and stitching! The scene created is so cool! Ready for a day at the beach!

Sweet Tilda with a friend! Beautiful coloring and great layout to showcase the adorable image!

Fabulous step card! Love the layer of ocean water! Pretty roses with the heart floral swirl diecut! Take a closer look at the image... cute little pearl bubbles!

Congrats Ladies! Please stop by their blogs, leave them some love and see more of their gorgeous cards! Thanks to all our players last week, and there's still time to play along this week's challenge!
Have a fantastic weekend!! ;D