Window Card Challenge Winner!

Our sponsor chose this card by Sunghee as the winning entry for our Window Card Challenge -- Congrats, Sunghee, please email us to claim your $50 Gift Certificate to Purple Onion Designs!



Keep scrollin' to read about our Caard Hop as well as our current challenge, Shortcuts!

Caard Hop Announcement!

Caardvarks is beyond thrilled to be partnering with

Core'dinations

for our first ever

CAARD HOP!

It's a total blog blast - you'll be hoppin' for 3 days for a chance to win huge prize packages of Core'dinations cardstock, including their newest release "Whitewash".



Please grab a blinkie from below for your blog and brace yourselves for inspiration overload on August 17, 18, & 19th when we showcase *new* cards & projects using Core'dinations nearly hourly, and send you hopping! You'll enjoy designs by the 'Varks Crew as well as The Core'dinations very own Design Team! See you then!

If your blog background is white, grab this one:



If your blog background is black, grab this one:




In the meantime, please keep scrollin' and participate in our current card challenge!

ShortCuts!

OUR SPONSOR

This challenge is sponsored by ShortCuts. Launched in June of 2008, the sister site to SheetLoad of Cards, is dedicated to making your papercrafting quicker and easier. Everybody likes a short cut every now and then!

The first ShortCuts product, available for purchase since July 1, 2008 was Gift Card Holder Folders (GCHF).

The Crew used the awesome folders to create these! Just click on 'em to see them larger...

TANIS:


STEF:


LUCY:


JENN:


CARRIE:


ADELA:


NATHALIA:



The latest ShortCuts product, Clear & Frosted Card Blanks, will help you to make fabulous clear and frosted cards. Each of the stocks is made of a thick vinyl material - none of that flimsy transparency material. Best of all, the clear cards are fingerprint resistant. No more wearing white gloves while making your clear cards. You can also purchase the Clear & Frosted material in Full Sheets (8.5” x 11”).

The ready-to-assemble-and-decorate products will help you create stunning creations in minutes. Make sure to drop by their blog for lots of inspiration from their wonderful design team.


THE PRIZE

Two (2) lucky winners this week will each receive a $15 ShortCuts Gift Certificate!!


SHOPPING DISCOUNT

Want to try ShortCuts for yourself, while saving money at the same time?!?! Just visit their Online Store and enter the discount code “Caard15” during checkout and receive 15% off your order! *15% will be taken off package price(s) only, not S/H charges. Orders must contain at least $5.00 in product, and be placed before July 31, 2009.


THE CHALLENGE

Create a card based upon this sketch from Sheetload of Cards July issue, available for download now! Entries must be linked to us via Mr. Linky at the bottom of this post by July 17th at Midnight PST. Please link us ***directly*** to your blog post, not your blog address.




CAARDS & MORE

- See *ALL* the items we made in the
Caardvarks Crew Shortcuts Gallery -

BY MEL: Mel created an AMAZING, huge, acetate calendar with the frosted sheets as the day squares. You can write on 'em with dry/wet erase pen! You'll find a full tutorial on her blog, just click on her name!






BY PAM: Pam created a 2-4-6-8 box that holds a bottle of lotion. How beautiful and feminine is this project?! Who wouldn't love to receive this?!




BY CARRIE: The Caards & More feature wasn't Carrie's assignment this month, but we had to show you this adorable, useful, incredibly clever project - a travel wipe board for her children! Wonderful.





CREW CARDS


Tanis:



Stef:



Pam:



Lori:



Jolene:



Heidi:



Daniela:



Ashley:



Lucy:



Michelle:



Lauren:



Jenn:



Carrie:



Adela:



Jenyfur:



Nathalia:



YOUR TURN! Show us what you can do with the sketch! Link us *directly* to your card using Mr. Linky below. New entries only, please!

READY FOR MORE?! Click on our Shortcuts Gallery to see GOBS more clear and frosted projects created by the Caardvarks Crew!

Caardvarks Crew Shortcuts Gallery

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Independence Day Celebration!

The entire Caardvarks Crew
would like to wish you and yours a

Happy Independence Day!

To celebrate this special day we wanted to treat our readers to a gallery full of red, white and blue goodness. So here are a slew of pretties created by our team for you to enjoy. And come back after midnight as we unveil our latest Caardvarks Challenge sponsored by ShortCuts.

Be safe, be happy and enjoy your 4th of July weekend everyone!


Heidi



Adela



Jenn




Daniela









Jenyfur





Krysten




Pam





Guest Designer: Kimberly




Nathalia






Mel




Tanis




Jolene






Stephanie

Depth Perception WINNERS!

What amazing entries, don't you think?! It was terribly difficult to narrow it down to just a few winners but we finally got it done and here they are!


Andi created this wonderful "DAD" clock!



Denise made a manly portfolio!



Ladies, email us your postal addresses...

SCROLL DOWN TO SEE OUR CURRENT CHALLENGE, "PURPLE ONION DESIGNS"!

PuRpLE OnIOn DEsiGnS

OUR SPONSOR

Purple Onion Designs is a rubber art stamp company offering the finest quality unmounted red rubber. The stamps are designed for cardmaking, scrapbooking and mixed media artists. Purple Onion Designs was started in 2003 with a line of definition stamps and alphabet sets. Since then the line has grown considerably and offers a little something for everyone.

Purple Onion Designs has graciously and generously offered a 25% discount to our readers for the length of the challenge! Simply enter the code, "Caardvarks" at check and you're good to go!


THE PRIZE

A $50 shopping spree at Purple Onion Designs!


THE CHALLENGE

This time we're challenging you to create a window card! Show us what you can do and do it by July 3rd at Midnight, PST...link us ***directly*** to your blog post or gallery card via Mr. Linky at the bottom of this post. Please make sure your entry is a NEW creation.


CAARDS & MORE

Jenn took this challenge literally and created this amazing and beautiful keepsake for her girls. She altered an old window! You can find many more details and photos of her project on her blog...and remember, you can click on any image at Caardvarks to see it larger. Jenn designs for Purple Onion Designs and we knew she'd create something incredible!








Stef created a few terrific and clever projects using Purple Onion Designs large stamps. First up is a Holiday Wine Bottle Hanger. The image is stamped onto a transparency. Wouldn't this be great for wine bottles or containers of homemade oils...the simple, elegant design is just perfect for the Holiday Season.



Stef also put together a pair of gift bags using more stamped transparencies...

GUEST DESIGNERS

We are so happy to bring a few Guest Designer creations to you! We rediscovered Kelly, Gina, and Karen during our Readers' Weekend where we showcased *your* work! you can view the posts here - it was a great, eye candy-filled weekend. Here's how these three talented card artists saw this challenge:


by Guest Designer, Karen:






By Guest Designer, Kelly:




by Guest Designer, Gina:

CREW CARDS

Purple Onion Designs provided the crew with an assortment of stamps to use for our sample cards. We were thrilled to be able to browse Purple Onion Designs and choose from the amazing collection of rubber! Want to see even more POD samples from the Crew? Well............check this out - we created a full gallery of Purple Onion Designs!

Just click here to head over to our Caardvarks Flickr Gallery/Purple Onion Designs Gallery!


by Lucy:




by Jolene:




by Carrie:




by Lauren:




by Lori:




by Heidi:




by Jenyfur:




by Pamela:




by Tanis:




by Nathalia:




by Daniela:




by Mel:




by Adela:




by Michelle:



Want to see more? Just click here to see the Crew's entire Purple Onion Designs Gallery!

Depth Perception

THE SPONSOR

Club Scrap is extraordinary. Regardless of where you are in your creative life or what your budget may be, we have a place for you to find value in your scrapbooking dollar... and regardless of whether or not you choose to save by becoming a Member of one of our clubs, you will not be disappointed with our quality and innovative creative philosophy — we guarantee it.

Beginners will discover amazingly quick 'n easy scrapbooking with our ALSB (Assembly Line Scrapbooking) method and stunning products. Intermediates will experience joy and empowerment in the creative inspiration we provide. Advanced Paper Artists will delight in the exceptional quality and endless techniques, projects, and challenges we offer.

In 1999, Club Scrap paved the way as the very first company to offer a monthly scrapbooking club — and although the world of papercrafting has evolved since then, our exclusive products continue to rise above all others... most notably, our premium, rich textured papers that cannot be found anywhere else in the world.

Here's a look at Club Scrap's main June kit, "Concrete Jungle"!




THE PRIZE

The winning card creator will receive an assortment of Club Scrap goodness including unmounted rubber stamps, a POP (pound of paper), card blanks, projects (like the ones you'll see as you scroll down) and LOTS more.


THE CHALLENGE

Create a 3-D paper crafting project. It can be an interactive card, book, gift bag, trinket box, home decor item, altered anything... Have your ***NEW*** lovely linked to us via Mr. Linky at the bottom of this post by June 17th at Midnight PST. We ask that you please create something new - that's the whole point, right? :)


CREW PROJECTS

Club Scrap provided the Crew with an assortment of projects. Club Scrap projects come with everything you need, including instructions, to complete a one-of-a-kind showpiece. You may want to visit the Designer's blog for the gritty details of how they crafted their project.


By Michelle:





By Jolene:





By Adela:





By Daniela:




By Tanis:





By Stef:





By Mel:





By Pam:




By Lucy:





By Lori:




By Lauren:





By Jenn:





By Heidi:





by Carrie:





by Nathalia:

More Winners!

The winner of the 3 month subscription to Scrapbook News and Review is Sandee! Sandee, please email us!



We have three honorable mentions as well:

Kim:




Black 3yed Girl:




Kelly Booth:



Honorable Mentions, please email us as well! SNR would like to publish your creations!