Hello and welcome back crafty friends!

We loved seeing your rainbow-inspired projects over the past month, thank you so much to all of those who participated in Challenge #61!

Now, onto Sunbird Spark Challenge #62! This month we have a simple sketch to get your starte. Don’t forget to link your projects below for your chance to win a gift card to the shop!

Summer is in full swing (it’s currently 33°C, but feels closer to 45°C in Ontario today!), so I was inspired to create a cool, refreshing card for today’s challenge! I started by stamping several of the images from Sweet Delights using pastel dye inks (I was still inspired by Challenge #60) and cut them out with the coordinating dies.

I adhered a strip of Smokey Eyes – Heavyweight Premium Cardstock toward the bottom of my top-folding notecard to act as a counter and ground my images. Next I adhere my images to the card, stamped a sentiment from Sweet Delights, and finished the card off with some embellishments!

We love seeing your creations and would love for you to join us in this month’s challenge! All you have to do to enter is use the challenge sketch to create a project. Full challenge rules can be found here.

This month’s challenge runs until July 30^th at 11:59 PDT. We’ll select a winner to receive a gift certificate to sunbirdspark.com from challenge #61 and #62 which will be announced on August 1^st at the beginning of challenge #63!

Don’t forget to link up your project below, and if you’re sharing to social media use the hashtag #sunbirdsparkprojects! We’d also love for you to share your projects in the challenge album in our Sunbird Spark Facebook group!

Hello and welcome back crafty friends!

We loved seeing your pastel-inspired projects over the past month, thank you so much to all of those who participated in Challenge #60!

Congratulations to our Challenge #59-60 winner, Dawn Skene, please feel free to grab and display your winner badge which can be found on the righthand column (or at the bottom of the page on mobile)!

Now, onto Sunbird Spark Challenge #61! This month we have a fun rainbow palette as our inspiration! Don’t forget to link your projects below for your chance to win a gift card to the shop!

I needed a quick birthday card this week, so I decided to use the color inspiration with repeat stamping! I used the “celebrate” sentiment from Dots In Harmony Sentiments and repeatedly stamped it in rainbow order using dye inks. I used a stamp positioner to quickly move my slimline panel down in equal increments each time I stamped.

I adhered my panel down to a card base made from Tangerine Crush – Heavyweight Premium Cardstock. I white heat embossed the “Happy Birthday” sentiment from Enchanting Paris onto a black sentiment strip and popped it up on my card with some foam tape. Lastly, I finished the card off with some iridescent sequins!

We love seeing your creations and would love for you to join us in this month’s challenge! All you have to do to enter is use the challenge [sketch/color palette] to create a project. Full challenge rules can be found here.

This month’s challenge runs until June 29^th at 11:59 PDT. We’ll select a winner to receive a gift certificate to sunbirdspark.com from challenge #61 and #62 which will be announced on August 1^st at the beginning of challenge #63!

Don’t forget to link up your project below, and if you’re sharing to social media use the hashtag #sunbirdsparkprojects! We’d also love for you to share your projects in the challenge album in our Sunbird Spark Facebook group!

Hello and welcome back crafty friends!

We loved seeing your spring-inspired projects over the past month, thank you so much to all of those who participated in Challenge #59!

Now, onto Sunbird Spark Challenge #60! This month we have another fun color palette for our inspiration, but this time it’s pastels! Don’t forget to link your projects below for your chance to win a gift card to the shop!

I recently needed some tags for a few care packages I made and was inspired to use our pastel inspiration to create them! I started by die-cutting out a tag. Next, I masked a 0.5″ vertical strip and used blending brushes to blend on blue dye-ink toward the bottom and yellow toward the top, gently blending them together at the center. Next, I moved my masking tape 0.5″ to the right to create a second 0.5″ vertical strip which I blended with yellow toward the bottom and pink toward the top, again gently blending them toward the center.

Next, I used black dye-ink to stamp the floral image from Timeless Tulips and the hugs sentiment from Unity and Friendship Quotes onto my tag. I finished my tag off by adding some pastel sequins and some glittery satin ribbon.

We love seeing your creations and would love for you to join us in this month’s challenge! All you have to do to enter is use the challenge color palette to create a project. Full challenge rules can be found here.

This month’s challenge runs until May 30^th at 11:59 PDT. We’ll select a winner to receive a gift certificate to sunbirdspark.com from challenge #59 and #60 which will be announced on June 1^st at the beginning of challenge #61!

Don’t forget to link up your project below, and if you’re sharing to social media use the hashtag #sunbirdsparkprojects! We’d also love for you to share your projects in the challenge album in our Sunbird Spark Facebook group!

Hello and welcome back crafty friends!

We loved seeing your sketch-inspired projects over the past month, thank you so much to all of those who participated in Challenge #58!

Congratulations to our Challenge #57-58 winner, Inkami, please feel free to grab and display your winner badge which can be found on the righthand column (or at the bottom of the page on mobile)!

Now, onto Sunbird Spark Challenge #59! This month we have a fun spring-themed moodboard for our inspiration. Don’t forget to link your projects below for your chance to win a gift card to the shop!

I started by creating my background using the Art Deco Elegance 3D Embossing Folder and adhering it down to my top-folding notecard. Next, I diecut the bottom 1/4 of the Dynamic Dotted Chevron Cover Die from holographic cardstock and adhered it down to my card base on an angle. I also added a strip of glitter cardstock to tie together the background.

Next, I used holographic foil and heat-pressed the Timeless Tulips Press Plates onto white cardstock. I used dye inks and the Timeless Tulips Layering Stencils to add color to my florals and cut it out with the coordinating dies. To add dimension, I adhered two extra diecuts behind my floral and adhered it down to my card base. I finished the card off with a sentiment from Flourish Boldly Clear Stamps and some embellishments!

We love seeing your creations and would love for you to join us in this month’s challenge! All you have to do to enter is use the challenge color palette to create a project. Full challenge rules can be found here.

This month’s challenge runs until April 29^th at 11:59 PDT. We’ll select a winner to receive a gift certificate to sunbirdspark.com from challenge #59 and #60 which will be announced on June 1^st at the beginning of challenge #61!

Don’t forget to link up your project below, and if you’re sharing to social media use the hashtag #sunbirdsparkprojects! We’d also love for you to share your projects in the challenge album in our Sunbird Spark Facebook group!

Hello and welcome back crafty friends!

We loved seeing your focal point-inspired projects over the past month, thank you so much to all of those who participated in Challenge #57!

We’re a little late this month, but nonetheless it’s time for Sunbird Spark Challenge #58! This month we have a fun sketch for you. Don’t forget to link your projects below for your chance to win a gift card to the shop!

For today’s card, I started by creating my background. I painted simple watercolor lines diagonally across a piece of mixed media paper, stopping at the halfway point. Once the panel was dry, I adhered it down to my top-folding card base.

Next, I used gold foil to press the Flourish Boldly Press Plates onto white cardstock, and cut the floral cluster out with the coordinating die. I cut two additional diecuts from scrap cardstock and adhered them to the back of my florals to create dimension before adhering it down to the center of the card. I gold heat-embossed a birthday sentiment from Enchanting Paris, and finished the card off with some gold embellishments!

We love seeing your creations and would love for you to join us in this month’s challenge! All you have to do to enter is use the challenge sketch to create a project. Full challenge rules can be found here.

This month’s challenge runs until March 30^th at 11:59 PDT. We’ll select a winner to receive a gift certificate to sunbirdspark.com from challenge #57 and #58 which will be announced on April 1^st at the beginning of challenge #59!

Don’t forget to link up your project below, and if you’re sharing to social media use the hashtag #sunbirdsparkprojects! We’d also love for you to share your projects in the challenge album in our Sunbird Spark Facebook group!