A Secret, A Sale and A Sketch~Oh My!!…

Posted by Jen | Purple Turtle/inque boutique, cards, challenges | Saturday, June 28, 2008

Last week I hinted that I had another secret to share. Well, today is the day that I am spillin’ the beans! Oh, they are some good beans! ;) I have been asked to work with The Purple Turtle Shoppe, who features inque boutique stamps.

I have been on the inque boutique mailing list for some time now and in February I spent quite a bit of time at their booth at CHA. I finally played with some and I love them! My plate is FULL, so accepting design work for Purple Turtle means something…SERIOUSLY! I don’t work with or promote anything that I don’t LOVE! The stamps are die cut unmounted rubber. They cling {very easily and well} to an acrylic block and when used with “the secret weapon,” a foam pad that comes with your stamps, you get an awesome impression. I really am impressed with the entire package of the inque boutique stamps carried by The Purple Turtle. When talking to their rep on the phone, I told her that I could tell that they were designed by someone that knew what they were doing…start to finish. No detail left behind. YAY! What’s cool about telling you this today is that they are having a SALE! I am always looking for a deal, so be sure to check out what you can get for 20% off! The coupon code to use at checkout is “awesome “…FREE shipping over $50 and only $3 under $5), too!…WOWZAS!

I’ve used their stamps for today’s SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY. So, here’s the sketch…
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I switched up my own sketch!! Instead of a long card, I made mine into a square because I wanted to use the Bold Carnations set.
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My friends have samples for you to check out, too. Give some love to Amy, Carole, Shannan and Susan!

Here is Dawn Easton’s sample. Thanks for playing with us this month Dawn! We {heart} you!!
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  1. Comment by Allison — June 28, 2008 @ 6:50 am

    I LOVE your card. Brown and pink is my favorite colour combo. Great sketch too, I’ll have to try this!

  2. Comment by ~amy~ — June 28, 2008 @ 7:11 am

    Congrats on the Purple Turtle Shoppe!! Thanks for passing along the 20% off…I picked up the Quotopia set! Gorgeous cards…love them!

  3. Comment by jackie — June 28, 2008 @ 8:54 am

    I {heart} your card!! The colors and the stamps…awesome. Dawn’s is beautiful, too! I can’t wait to try this sketch!!

  4. Comment by Charmaine Ikach — June 28, 2008 @ 9:45 am

    Jen, I LOVE this sketch! Just awesome! Thanks for the challenge. . .and I LOVE yours and Dawn’s cards. . .gorgeous! http://oodabugalley.blogspot.com/2008/06/fun-sketch.html

  5. Comment by Christina Fischer — June 28, 2008 @ 11:18 am

    Congrats on your news!! Can’t wait to see what enabling you’ll do! ;)

    Love the sketch and the samples! Hope I get time to play!

  6. Comment by Amy Sheffer — June 28, 2008 @ 12:02 pm

    Congrats on the Purple Turtle Shoppe! Your sample is gorgeous. Love those pinks and browns together. Dawn’s is wonderful, too. I love the colorful sentiment and felt flower accent!

  7. Comment by Lisa Nagata — June 28, 2008 @ 2:04 pm

    Great sketch Jen. Awesome samples. Here’s my take on it.
    http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/962374?cat=500&ppuser=172201

  8. Comment by Amy — June 28, 2008 @ 2:30 pm

    Jen, I have to apologize–somehow, I was thinking I was the *Amy* in your SFYTT team…oops, I’ve been playing along thinking it was me. Sorry about that!

    Here are mine for this week:
    http://inkaboutme.blogspot.com/2008/06/jens-saturday-sketch.html

  9. Comment by Jennifer Love — June 28, 2008 @ 6:09 pm

    Congratulations! :)

    Beautiful cards!

  10. Comment by DeniseLynn — June 28, 2008 @ 6:31 pm

    Congratulations - that’s great news. I’ll enjoy all that you share with us for sure; you are ever inspiring! Today’s card is fabulous.

  11. Comment by Stephanie Hargis — June 28, 2008 @ 6:40 pm

    Wow Jen! This one was difficult for me. Hehe. I wasn’t sure what image and the one I picked was too tall so I flipped the sketch. I hope that’s ok! I like it flipped too though! Thanks so much for challenging me this week! :D Your card is fantastic as is Dawn’s!

    My card: http://stephsstampinstuff.blogspot.com/2008/06/howdy-partner.html

  12. Comment by Theresa — June 28, 2008 @ 8:57 pm

    Wow! Congratulations on your big news. You so deserve it.

    Love this card. The colors are stunning. Very elegant.

  13. Comment by Tammy Hershberger — June 28, 2008 @ 9:01 pm

    Congrats on your new position, Jen! I’m sure you will do a wonderful job!

    Thanks for another great sketch! This has so many possibilities!
    http://stamphappy-tammy.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/06/birdie-for-you.html

  14. Comment by Holly — June 29, 2008 @ 7:50 am

    Cute sketch and love both your card and Dawn’s. Thanks for the heads up on the sale too!

    Holly
    hogwildaboutstamping.blogspot.com

  15. Comment by Sally — June 29, 2008 @ 11:36 am

    Just discovered your blog. What a great challenge, I had to take part.
    Heres my creation! http://apinksunshine.blogspot.com/2008/06/double-challenge.html
    Look forward to coming back.
    Sally. x

  16. Comment by Christina Fischer — June 29, 2008 @ 11:41 am

    Yay, I was able to play! Thanks for another great sketch, Jen! :)

    Here’s my card: http://flowersandink.blogspot.com/2008/06/bahamas-on-my-mind.html

  17. Comment by Lesa Smaligo — June 29, 2008 @ 11:55 am

    Here’s my card Jen!

    http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/963288?cat=500&ppuser=152746

  18. Comment by teresa kline aka va.sunshine — June 29, 2008 @ 1:30 pm

    here is mine:

    http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/963353?cat=500&ppuser=141637

  19. Comment by Enjoli — June 29, 2008 @ 2:07 pm

    Here’s my cards:

    http://stampingunderthesun.blogspot.com/2008/06/u-rock.html

  20. Comment by Robbie Rubala — June 29, 2008 @ 2:21 pm

    Great sketch. Here is my take on it.

    http://inkedx2.blogspot.com

    Robbie

  21. Comment by Conniecrafter — June 29, 2008 @ 3:02 pm

    Great sketch and love how you have used it in different size cards!

  22. Comment by Kirsikka — June 29, 2008 @ 4:19 pm

    Thanks for the great sketch and here’s my entry.

  23. Comment by Ceal — June 29, 2008 @ 4:56 pm

    Love the sketch! here is mine
    http://simplybeautifulcreations.blogspot.com/

  24. Comment by Allison Frandle — June 29, 2008 @ 5:37 pm

    Great sketch. Check out my card here: http://embellishedpaper.blogspot.com/2008/06/jens-groovy-sketch.html

  25. Comment by Patsy — June 29, 2008 @ 6:52 pm

    Neat sketch, Jen. I enjoyed doing it. Thanks for the fun!! Here is the link to mine:
    http://paperblessings-patsy.blogspot.com/ Hope you enjoy!!

  26. Comment by Desiree — June 29, 2008 @ 10:16 pm

    I got to play today!!! Here is my card: http://www.desiree-at-play.blogspot.com.

    Jen, I love your sketches and look forward to them every week! Your cards are an inspiration too!

  27. Comment by Melanie Muenchinger — June 30, 2008 @ 12:28 am

    congrats! this carnation card is soooo beautiful!!

  28. Comment by Maren — June 30, 2008 @ 6:59 am

    Thanks for the AMAZING sketch! Love yours & Dawn’s inspirations!! Fabulous! Here is mine: http://zanynotcrazy.blogspot.com/2008/06/my-favorite-sketches.html

  29. Comment by Alexis R — June 30, 2008 @ 1:30 pm

    Congrats and great card sketch. here is mine…http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=10364

  30. Comment by Alexis R — June 30, 2008 @ 1:34 pm

    Sorry…wrong link……http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/964596?cat=10364

  31. Comment by Tanya — June 30, 2008 @ 8:02 pm

    Love both of the cards shown! Thanks for the sketch, this was great! Here’s my card: http://tanyastampsnthings.blogspot.com/2008/06/get-whale-soon.html

  32. Comment by Joanne B — July 1, 2008 @ 8:41 am

    Jen, love the samples! Here’s my try for the week:

    http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/965407?cat=all&what=keywords&si=SFYTT

  33. Comment by Joanne B — July 1, 2008 @ 8:42 am

    Hasty link there, I posted the link to the SFYTT gallery on splitcoast. Duh.
    Here goes:

    http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/965407?cat=500&ppuser=82067

    Can you tell its CRAZY around here today?

    Have a good one

  34. Comment by sarah green — July 1, 2008 @ 12:31 pm

    here is mine!!

    http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/965649?limit=last1

  35. Comment by Kim — July 1, 2008 @ 3:39 pm

    What a fun sketch! So glad I was able to play!! http://kimsstampinroom.blogspot.com/2008/07/summery-thank-you.html

  36. Comment by SueB — July 1, 2008 @ 5:23 pm

    Love your cards and much appreciate the sketches! Thanx for being a regular source of inspiration!
    Here’s my take on the layout, for a last-minute 4th of July greeting:
    http://sueblondin.blogspot.com/2008/07/its-july-already.html

  37. Comment by Madonna Dunn — July 1, 2008 @ 5:32 pm

    Hi Jen,

    Thanks for another great sketch!! Mine is here: http://www.madonnadunn.com , I’ve also challenged the girls in my team to play along with me!! I’ll be posting their cards on my blog soon!!

  38. Comment by Laurel Seabrook — July 1, 2008 @ 7:35 pm

    Great sketch! I so wanted to ink up Fabby that I just received in the mail and this sketch was perfect!

    Here is my card:
    http://want2scrap.blogspot.com/2008/07/we.html

  39. Comment by Milawi — July 2, 2008 @ 3:51 am

    This is a great sketch!! I love the examples you posted!
    You can see my card here

  40. Comment by Denise (peanutbee) — July 2, 2008 @ 9:23 am

    Great sketch, Jen, and I love all the samples…all so pretty!

    I finally got a chance to play along. Here’s my card: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/966779?cat=500&ppuser=122849

  41. Comment by Gina Rallo — July 2, 2008 @ 12:20 pm

    Thank you for inspiring me again!

    http://www.theartofinking.com/my_weblog/2008/07/thanksi-needed.html

  42. Comment by StampOwl — July 2, 2008 @ 4:07 pm

    fun sketch here is my card

    http://stampowl.blogspot.com/2008/07/kick-back-and-relax.html

  43. Comment by Stacey — July 4, 2008 @ 9:06 pm

    I’ve recently found your blog and this is my first time playing. Congrats to you. Here is my card:

    http://www.staceystampinspace.com/2008/07/a-new-challenge.html

  44. Comment by Kim Gasper — July 5, 2008 @ 1:00 am

    Great sketch, Jen! Here’s my card: http://stampinintherain.blogspot.com/2008/07/happy-birthday-to-denise-and-happy-4th.html

  45. Comment by Kristy Young — July 15, 2008 @ 7:10 am

    Hi,
    Can anyone participate in your challenges?
    Kristy

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