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 #53!

Now, onto Sunbird Spark Challenge #54! This month we have a fun Halloween inspired color palette for you! Don’t forget to link your projects below for your chance to win a gift card to the shop!

The colors of this palette inspired me to pull out an old medium – gelatos! I used them to blend a background over some cardstock covered in gesso. I knew I wanted to keep the card very clean and simple, so I diecut the new Cheerful YAY stand-alone die from an A2 piece of black cardstock.

I repeated this a couple more times, and stacked my diecuts together to create additional dimension. Then, I glued my stacked diecut onto my background panel and adhered this down to my card base. Finally, I finished the card off with some sparkly 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/color palette] to create a project. Full challenge rules can be found here.

This month’s challenge runs until October 30^th at 11:59 PDT. We’ll select a winner to receive a gift certificate to sunbirdspark.com from challenge #53 and #54 which will be announced on November 1^st at the beginning of challenge #55!

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 shine-inspired projects over the past month, thank you so much to all of those who participated in Challenge #52!

Congratulations to our Challenge #51-52 winner, Leanne S, 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 #53! This month we have another fun sketch to inspire your creativity. Don’t forget to link your projects below for your chance to win a gift card to the shop!

I started by using the Timeless Tulips Press Plates to create my focal point. I pressed it onto white cardstock with holographic foil, instead of throwing away the piece of foil that had been pressed, I heated it on my foil machine using a flat metal sheet and pressed it through onto black cardstock to create a “reverse” foil. I then cut this out with the coordinating die and offset it on top of another white diecut to give it extra dimension.

Next, I created the background from black cardstock using the Diamond Dusk 3D Embossing Folder and adhered it onto my card base. I used the Dynamic Dotted Chevron Cover Die to cut a small piece of holographic cardstock which I adhered to the bottom of the card on a slant. I also added a strip of glitter cardstock before adhering down my tulip focal point. Finally, I finished the card off with a sentiment from Flourish Boldly, and added 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 September 29^th at 11:59 PDT. We’ll select a winner to receive a gift certificate to sunbirdspark.com from challenge #53 and #54 which will be announced on November 1^st at the beginning of challenge #55!

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 #51!

Now, onto Sunbird Spark Challenge #52! Today is extra exciting because I’m using some products from the new release! There are so many fun and beautiful products, but our challenge is inspired by the new press plates. Don’t forget to link your projects below for your chance to win a gift card to the shop!

I started by using the Timeless Tulips Press Plates and pressed it onto white cardstock with gold foil, instead of throwing away the piece of foil that had been pressed, I heated it on my foil machine using a flat metal sheet and pressed it through to create a “reverse” foil. I then cut this out with the coordinating die.

I created my background by die-cutting the new Dynamic Dotted Chevron Cover Die from some metallic gold cardstock. Before I glued it down to my card base, I diecut the center with one of the Bellezza Frames Nested Dies. I cut the same frame from some white cardstock which I inlayed into the center of my metallic cardstock to create a diecut inlay background. Next, I gold heat-embossed a sentiment from Flourish Boldly onto a sentiment strip and finished off the card by adhering my diecut flower, sentiment strip, and some sequins onto the card.

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 theme “make it shine” to create a project. Full challenge rules can be found here.

This month’s challenge runs until August 30^th at 11:59 PDT. We’ll select a winner to receive a gift certificate to sunbirdspark.com from challenge #51 and #52 which will be announced on September 1^st at the beginning of challenge #53!

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 rainbow-inspired projects over the past month, thank you so much to all of those who participated in Challenge #50!

Congratulations to our Challenge #49-50 winner, Dawn Skene (who very cleverly used the Stencils 360 to create her rainbow card!), 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 #51! This month we have another fun sketch to spark your creativity. Don’t forget to link your projects below for your chance to win a gift card to the shop!

I absolutely LOVE the Sunburst Floral Stencils 360°™ and knew I wanted to use it to create a summery birthday card. I blended dye ink through Barrel A in my Stencils 360°™ at 22.5° intervals to create the sunflower shape. I also added some shading by blending a slightly darker dye ink toward the center of each “petal”.

Next, I created a mask using a circle die and blended light brown dye ink through it to create a center for my flower. Then, I used Barrel D to blend over the center in dark brown dye ink to create some added dimension. Finally, I stamped and white heat-embossed a sentiment from Birthday Wishes, and die cut it out with the coordinating dies. I adhered it to the center of my card and finished it 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 #51 and #52 which will be announced on September 1^st at the beginning of challenge #53!

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 #49!

Now, onto Sunbird Spark Challenge #50! This month our theme is rainbow! Don’t forget to link your projects below for your chance to win a gift card to the shop!

I used Barrel D from the Jungle Vines Stencils 360°™ and inked blended in the Stencils 360°™ at 30° intervals in rainbow order. Then, I cut my card panel down to just beyond the vines and adhered it to a white top-folding card base.

Next, I stamped and white heat-embossed the birthday sentiment from Enchanting Paris onto a black cardstock strip. I adhered my sentiment to the center of the card with foam tape and added some rhinestone embellishments to finish off the card!

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 #49 and #50 which will be announced on July 1^st at the beginning of challenge #51!

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!