It's Halloween Weekend!

It's Halloween weekend! Whoo hoo! I absolutely love Halloween. It is one of my most favorite seasons. I always loved dressing up in a costume and giving candy out to the kids. Unfortunately, we now live where we don't get any kids for trick or treat.

Here's a cute tag for you, today in yummy Halloween colors. The witch is cut with the Cricut, and the digi Frankenstein is by Bugaboo Stamps. I colored him with Bic Markers, instead of the Promarkers, because I wanted him to look creepier, with the more intense colors. The corners, bat and fence, were all done with punches. And don't you just love the Halloween ribbon? The sparkle is added using a clear star gelly roll pen.

I am entering this tag in the following challenges:

Challenge #87 Halloween at Corrosive
Challenge #36 All Celebrations
Challenge #23 Halloween at Pear Tree Designs
Challenge #82 Photo Inspiration at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #114 Sweet Treats (Candy Corn) at Cupcake Crafts
Purple, Green & Black at Totally Stampalicious
Challenge #8 Halloween at Iris' Spot
Let's Punch It At Creative Card Crew
Challenge #127 Let's Get Punchy at A Spoon Full of Sugar
Challenge #62 Make It Spooky at A Crafty Little Place
Challenge #72 Halloween at My Grafico
Punch 'Em at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #41 Black, Purple & Orange at Penny's Paper-Crafty
G is For Glitter at The ABC Challenge
Challenge #46 Keep It Clean & Simple at Fab 'n' Funky
Ghouls, Ghosts & Goblins at The Wildflower Patch
Challenge #91 Halloween or Autumn at Crafty Creations
Anything Goes at Inktegrity
Week #43 A Haunting We Will Go at Paper Play
DDCC #89 Halloween at Dutch Dare
Challenge #45 Food Or Drink (Candy Corn on Frankenstein Image) at Alota Rubber Stamps
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at The Crafty Purple Frog
Challenge #46 Happy Halloween at Pixie Dust Studio
Challenge #80 Trick Or Treat at Shirley's Two Girls
Challenge #31 Anything Goes at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #56 Halloween at Crafty Catz
Challenge #73 Things That Go Bump In The Night at The Treehouse
Challenge #54 Halloween at AI Factory
SISC33 It's A Spookalicious Halloween at Stamp Insanity
Challenge #15 Halloween at Sarah Hurly Challenges
Challenge #24 Autumn or Fall at Easy Craft Projects
Anything Halloween at Tellen's Place
On The 11th Day of Halloween at Simply Betty Stamps
Challenge #54 Ooo Spooky at Totally Gorjuss
Chapter 37 Halloween at Oh! Alice
Challenge #13 Anything But A Card at Mami Doodles
Challenge #104 Anything Goes at One Stop Crafts
Name That Card (smile) at Stamping Vacation
Challenge #8 Colors of The Season at Some Odd Girl

Celebrate Christmas with Kenny K and Stamping With Dragon

Whooo Hooo, it's challenge time at Stamping With The Dragon. and we have a fabulous sponsor this round. You are going to love love love this prize! But first, let's talk about our challenge theme. We have a fun sketch for you, this time. And, we are so so thrilled to announce that we're being sponsored by the awesome Kenny K!!!! How awesome is that?! Kenny K is giving the winner of our challenge some of his fantastic images, as a prize!

First prize: 3 images of the winners choice!
Second Prize: 2 Images of the winners choice!
Third Prize: 1 image of the winners choice!

That's right! There will be three winners! Be sure to join us, this week in our sketch challenge, at Stamping With The Dragon. You won't want to miss out on your chance to win one of these awesome prizes!

I can't even begin to tell you all how excited our DT was, about this sponsor. Kenny Khas so many cool images! We couldn't wait to play with them! Kenny K gave us images from his new Christmas collection, to play with, and we all had so much fun! Some of us got so excited, that we forgot to include the sketch in our project, and had to make a second card! Not mentioning any names... Ahem *ME* LOL!

Okay, okay, let me stop babbling and tell you about my card. I used this fabulous new glitter paper that I found on sale at Joanne's on a recent shopping excursion. The image, as you know, is by Kenny K and is colored with Promarkers. I've used the Merry Christmas sentiment from the Christmas Sentiment Pack #1 at Stamping Dragon Designs. My card fits the sketch at Inspirational Sketches, Sweet Stop Sketches, Friday Sketchers , Stamps R Us and the simple sketch at Priscilla's Styles. I used some new silver ribbon that I just bought. Oh, and I found some cool silver christmas tree tree and thought... That might look cool on a card! (How's that for using something on a craft item, that isnt normally used as one?!)

I love the way this turned out.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #82 Use A Non Craft Item at Digital Tuesday
IC89 Sketch at Inspirational Sketches
G is for Glitter at The ABC Challenge
Challenge #46 Keeping Clean & Simple at Fab 'n' Funky
Challenge #114 Christmas at Stamp With Sarah Kay
Challenge #2 Anything Goes at Cards For Men
Week #28 My Guy (Gotta love Santa!) at Scrap It With A Song
Challenge #7 Sketch at Stamps R Us
Square at Paper Pretties
Challenge #20 Anything Goes at Inktegrity
Challenge #41 Christmas at Bee Crafty
Challenge #53 Sparkle at Totally Gorjuss
SSS79 Sketch at Sweet Stop
Challenge #106 Manga at The Secret Crafter
Challenge #28 Cute Holidays at Wee Memories
Challenge #10 Anything Goes at 2 Sisters
Challenge #36 All Celebrations at One Stitch At A Time
Anything Goes at Cowgirl Up!
Challenge #4 Winter at Gingerloft
Challenge #16 2 x 2 (2 silver items-trim & ribbon)at KennyK's
Challenge #9 Glitzy Glittered Christmas at Making It With Meslyn
Challenge #94 Christmas at The Crafty Pad
Challenge #26 Surprise Me at I Did It Creations
Challenge #31 Anything Goes at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #73 Things That Go Bump In The Night (Santa sliding down chimney) at The Treehouse
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at The Crafty Purple Frog
Challenge #41 Male Project at Crafty Sentiments
Challenge #40 Bling It On at Totally Papercrafts
Challenge #126 Sketch at Friday Sketchers
Week #22 Winter Wonderland at Fussy and Fancy
Name That Card (smile) at Stamping Vacation
Challenge #77 Midnight Madness Sketch at Priscilla's Styles

Get your Glitter and Sparkle on, With Craft Your Passion

Hey Crafters, it's time to get your glitter and sparkle on! Time for a new challenge at Craft Your Passion.

This week, we want to see your creations with glitter and sparkle! Who doesn't love glitter and glitz?! Get out your crafting supplies and join us for your chance to win digi images of your choice from CocoDingo and Lauretta's Digital Stamps.

I'm going pink and green this round, with some awesome new glitter paper I found at Joanne's on sale. My image is by CocoDingo and is colored with Promarkers. I love this image, because it is gorgeous and so girly. I've embellished the card with flowers by Prima, and some pink gems. My card fits the sketch at just Inspirational.

Did you know that the wonderful people at Letraset, makers of Promarkers, who are sponsoring the Moving Along With The Times challenge blog, this week?! What a fab prize.


I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #1 Get Your Bling On at Digi's With Attitude!
Challenge #32 Anything Goes at Tuesday Throwdown
Top Tip #7 Anything Goes at Tip Top Tuesday
Challenge #30 Anything Goes at Meljen's Designs
F is For Flowers at The ABC Challenge
Challenge #69 Use Promarkers at Moving Along With The Times
SISC32 Think Pink at Stamp Insanity
Challenge #17 Frame It at Glitterbabe's
Challenge #17 Sketch at Just Inspirational
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at Crafty Purple Frog
Digi Day at Stamp Something
Challenge #26 Surprise Me at I Did It Creations
Challenge #103 Photo Inspiration at One Stop Craft Challenge
Challenge #53 Sparkle at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #10 Anything Goes at 2 Sisters
Challenge #36 Celebrations at One Stitch At A Time
Anything Goes at Cowgirl Up!
Challenge #4 Glitter at Southern Girls
Challenge #38 Tons of Shapes at The Crazy Challenge

Such A Treasure At Shelly's Images

It's Marvelous Monday at Shelly's Images! I'm using treasure chest, the featured image this week at Shelly's Images. This image is on sale in the Shelly's Images store, for today only!

The image is the focus of the card, because it's the perfect image to show someone how special they are. The image is colored with Promarkers with sparkle and glitter added, with a Clearstar Gelly Roll pen. I used pre-printed die cut gold corners, for the corner flourishes. The image is pop dotted for dimension. DP is from my stash.

Oh, and guess what?! The wonderful people at Letraset, makers of Promarkers, who are sponsoring the Moving Along With The Times challenge blog, this week! What a fab prize.


I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #32 Anything Goes at Tuesday Throwdown
Top Tip #7 Anything Goes at Tip Top Tuesday
Give Thanks at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #30 Anything Goes at Meljen's Designs
Challenge #69 Use Promarkers at Moving Along With The Times
Challenge #72 Thankful at Treehouse Stamps
Challenge #17 Frame It at Glitterbabe's
Challenge #8 Male Card at The Stamp Man
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at Crafty Purple Frog
Digi Day at Stamp Something
Challenge #26 Surprise Me at I Did It Creations
Challenge #103 Photo Inspiration at One Stop Craft Challenge
Challenge #53 Sparkle at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #26 Punches or Die Cuts at Speedy the Cat's Friends
Challenge #10 Anything Goes at 2 Sisters
Challenge #36 Celebrations at One Stitch At A Time
Anything Goes at Cowgirl Up!
Photo Inspiration (colors) at Crafty Ho's
Challenge #22 Anything Goes Male at Cards For Men
Challenge #38 Tons of Shapes at The Crazy Challenge

Friends Are Flowers That Never Fade

Time for a new card featuring an image from Stamping Dragon Designs. You can shop their store, here. I've used Friend Word Art and colored it with Promarkers. I decided to try something new and do the lace up technique up the side of the card. I'm not sure how well I like the way it turned out. I wasn't meaning to go for the simple look, but that's what it ended up to be. I started to add something else to it, but then I was afraid I'd ruin it. My card fits the Twisted Card Sketch at Twisted Sketches.

The glittery sparkly paper is from a new glitter paper stack I just bought. The ribbon is from my stash. The holes for the lacing were punched using the Crop O Dile Big Bite.

Oh, before we go on to challenges I wanted to mention the wonderful people at Letraset, makers of Promarkers, who are sponsoring the Moving Along With The Times challenge blog, this week! What a fab prize.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Twisted Cards #029 at Twisted Sketches
Challenge #35 Embellish It at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #66 Purple, Green & 1 other color (blue) at Pollycraft
Challenge #32 Sketch at Fairy Moon Crafts
Challenge #32 Anything Goes at Tuesday Throwdown
Top Tip #7 Anything Goes at Tip Top Tuesday
Challenge #30 Anything Goes at Meljen's Designs
F Is For Flowers at The ABC Challenge
Challenge #69 Use Promarkers at Moving Along With The Times
Challenge #17 Frame It at Glitterbabe's
Thoughtful Thursdays 0031 Starts With H (Holes) at Other Lovelies
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at Crafty Purple Frog
Digi Day at Stamp Something
Challenge #1 Get Your Bling On at Digi's With Attitude!

Big News And Scary Stuff!

Whoo Hoo! I can finally tell some great news that I've had to keep under my hat! I've been invited to be a part of the Design Team for Ooh La La Creations! I had no idea they were looking for new designers, so imagine how shocked I was to receive the invitation in my email! I am so excited and so honored to have been invited to be a part of this wonderful team, and am looking forward to working with and getting to know, these talented ladies!

Now that I have the announcement out of the way, let me tell you about my first card, as a member of the Design Team for Ooh La La Creations.

The theme for Ooh La La's challenge this fortnight, is Scary Stuff. My card fits the sketches at Creative Inspirations and at Fairymoon Crafts. I chose to go with Halloween, for scary, but in a more stylish manner. The chic, stylish digi witch silhouette, as well as the paper, are from Ooh La La's Femme Fatale CD. (If you haven't seen their awesome CD's, you really MUST go check them out! Fabulous papers and pre colored images! Check out the Ooh La La Creations shop.) The felt die cut ribbon used on my card is from Hobby Lobby. I knew when I seen it, that it would be perfect to use with this image. The spiders are punched with a punch by EK Success.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #112 Halloween at Everybody Art
Challenge #82 Sketch at Creative Inspirations
Challenge #40 So Long As It Flys (witches fly when they're on a broomstick) at Penny's Paper Crafty
Challenge #15 Halloween at Crafts And Me
Challenge #25 Halloween at Creative Cottage
Challenge #68 Halloween at Moving Along With The Times
TT Challenge #78 Black & White at Shirley's Two Girls
Challenge #29 My Peeps at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #52 Let's See Your Animal Side (Spiders) at AI Factory
SISC31 Live Free & DIE CUT at Stamp Insanity
Challenge #16 Halloween at Glitterbabe
Challenge #16 Stamped (or Digi) Project at Just Inspirational Challenges
Thoughtful Thursday 0030 Starts With G (girl witch) at Other Lovelies
Halloween at Stamp Something
FF #51 A Holiday For The Holidays at If The Shoe Fits
Challenge #49 Halloween/Fall at Stampin For The Weekend
Challenge #21 Week 2 Halloween at Fussy and Fancy
Challenge #63 Anything Goes at Paper Cutz
Challenge #23 Halloween at Easy Craft Projects
Trick Or Treat at Tellen's Place
Challenge #1 Fall/Halloween at Baby Bud Designs
Challenge #40 Halloween at Bee Crafty
Challenge #102 Halloween at One Stop Crafts
Challenge #48 Ribbons (Felt ribbon) at Sweet Stampin
Challenge C4C59 Autumn/Fall at Crazy 4 Challenges
Challenge #27 Celebrate (Halloween) at Wee Memories
Challenge #9 Halloween at 2 Sisters Challenge Blog
Challenge #35 Embellish It at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #45 Halloween/Fall at Creative Inspirations
Challenge #22 Free For All at Pear Tree Designs
Challenge #81 Photo Inspiration (Halloween) at Cupcake Inspirations
ASC27 Halloween at Aly's Sunday Challenge
Challenge #10 Halloween at Really Reasonable Ribbon
DDC#54 Halloween at Dutch Dare
Challenge #32 Sketch at Fairymoon Crafts
Challenge #81 Halloween at Stamp With Fun
Challenge #8 Halloween at Iris's Spot
CCH37 Halloween at The Crazy Challenge
Trick or Treat at Creative Crafts
Challenge #7 Halloween at Magical Monday Challenge

Marvelous Monday! Celebrate Fall and Thanksgiving

Good Morning everyone!

It is Marvelous Monday at Shelly's Images. The air is becoming crisp and the leaves of the trees are changing colors. Its the perfect time to celebrate fall and start thinking about Thanksgiving. This week at Shelly's Images, we are featuring the image "Pilgrim Girl." Available for a special price today only in the Shelly's Images store. Hurry over get it for yourself at the special price, before it's too late.

Check out Shelly's Images blog for creative inspiration from the design team, using today's featured image, Pilgrim Girl.

And now for my card. I used the sketch from Creative Inspirations, for my card layout. Of course, I am using Pilgrim Girl, from Shelly's Images, colored with Promarkers. I used sponging around the image to add color and remove any white from the image. I've had this gorgeous fall ribbon for a long time now. I received it in a ribbon swap and had no idea what to do with it, since I don't usually use ribbon this wide. Once I seen this image, I felt like it would be perfect for this ribbon. The image is pop dotted onto the ribbon, for 3D effect and dimension. The background paper is a scrap from my stash.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #82 Sketch at Creative Inspirations
Challenge #44 Yummy, Yummy, Yummy at Fab 'n' Funky
Challenge #112 Autumn (Thanksgiving) at Stamp With Sarah Kay
Hump Day Inspiration #18 Halloween or Fall at Inktegrity
Challenge #44 Fall Into Fall at Pixie Dust Studio
Challenge #40 Hobbies (Cooking-One of my favorite hobbies!) at Raise The Bar
Challenge #29 My Peeps at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #16 Stamped (or Digi) Project at Just Inspirational Challenges
Thoughtful Thursday 0030 Starts With G (girl) at Other Lovelies
Challenge #7 Autumn at The Stamp Man
Challenge #13 Coloring at Sarah Hurley Challenges
Challenge #38 at Totally papercrafts
Caring Hearts Card Drive at Ling's Design Studio
FF #51 A Holiday For The Holidays at If The Shoe Fits
Challenge #49 Halloween/Fall at Stampin For The Weekend
Challenge #63 Anything Goes at Paper Cutz
Challenge #25 Girl Of My Dreams at IDIC CHallenge Blog
Challenge #12 Thanksgiving and Christmas for Vera's Card Drive at Mami Doodles
Challenge #25 Digi and your favorite coloring medium at Crafty Ann's
Challenge #1 Fall/Halloween at Baby Bud Designs
Challenge C4C59 Autumn/Fall at Crazy 4 Challenges
Challenge #27 Celebrate (Thanksgiving) at Wee Memories
Challenge #86 Get Rid Of The White at Corrosive
Challenge #35 Embellish It at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #45 Halloween/Fall at Creative Inspirations
No! No! Challenge at Stamping Vacation
Challange TD05 Fall at Tiffany's Doodles
TPE86 Brown and Orange at The Pink Elephant
Challenge #45 Octoberfest at Alota Rubber Stamps

What A Color Combo

Monday is challenge day at Craft Your Passion, and this time we have a fun color combo challenge for you. We want to see you use a combination of purple, orange and black on your project. I'm sure it reminds you of Halloween colors, but think outside the box. It doesnt have to be a halloween project. There are so many ways you can use this awesome color combo. Play along with us at Craft Your Passion for your chance to win digi images of your choice from laureatta's Digital Stamps and Cocodingo.

For my card, I used papers from my stash. The image is from Lauretta's Digital Stamps, and is colored with Promarkers. I sponged the edges of the image with purple ink then used black ribbon with orange polka dots, also from my stash. The flowers were stamped and then punched out and mounted with glue dots. I love how this card turned out. My card fits the sketch at Stamps R Us, though I've changed up the sketch a bit.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Three Of A Kind (3 DP -one is the top layer of the flowers) at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #19 Purple & Black at Fresh Brewed Designs
Challenge #3 Four Layers of DP (Two under image, 1 for bottom layer of flower, 1 for top layer of flower) at Southern Girls Challenge
F Is For Flowers at The ABC Challenge
Challenge #6 Flower Power at Scrapbook Sisters
Hump Day Inspiration #18 Halloween or Fall at Inktegrity
SISC31 Live Free & DIE CUT at Stamp Insanity
Challenge #16 Stamped (or Digi) Project at Just Inspirational Challenges
Challenge #13 Coloring at Sarah Hurley Challenges
Challenge #63 Anything Goes at Paper Cutz
Challenge #25 Girl Of My Dreams at IDIC CHallenge Blog
Challenge #15 Black & Orange at Something Completely Different
Challenge #25 Digi and your favorite coloring medium at Crafty Ann's
Challenge #35 Embellish It at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #22 Free For All at Pear Tree Designs
No! No! Challenge at Stamping Vacation
Challenge #7 Sketch at Stamps R Us

You And I ------- The Perfect Duet

Once again it is challenge time at Stamping With The Dragon. This round, the design team have some wonderful creations for you, using stamps from the Stitchy Bear Stamps store. If you haven't been to their store, you are really missing out! Stitchy Bear has images from tons of different designers, all in one place! You really need to hop on over there and do some shopping!

For my card, I used Duet, by Stitchy Bear herself. This image is so adorable. It reminds me of childhood and childhood sweethearts,and the song, "You and I." (Wish I could remember who sang that.. It was a duet, I think Crystal Gayle may have been the female of the duet). I decided to go with a simple look. I wanted to focus on the image, rather than overdo it with lots of embellishing. I colored the image with Promarkers, then sponged and distressed the image edges with brown ink. The musical background paper is from the new paper tablet by Tim Holtz. The gorgeous gold and metallic ribbon is from my stash.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Week #41 Use A Digi Stamp at Create4Fun
Week #73 Inspiration From A Song Title (You And I)
Challenge #104 Distressing at The Secret Crafter
Challenge #34 Use A Digi Stamp at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #3 All That Glitters (Glittery ribbon) at Gingerloft
Challenge #10 Anything Goes at Craftalicious
Challenge #66 Colors at A Crafty Little Place
Challenge #0030 Starts With G (girl image) at Other Lovelies
Challenge #16 Digi at Just Inspirational
Challenge #13 Coloring at Sarah Hurley Challenges
Challenge #25 Digi with favorite coloring method at Crafy Ann's
Challenge #63 Anything Goes at Paper Cutz

CAR-AZY about You!

It's sketch time for our new challenge at Craft Your Passion. I love sketches for creating my card layouts. It encourages me to think outside of my box. We have a fun sketch this week, so get busy creating and play along with us. You could win images of your choice from Lauretta's Digital Stamps and CocoDingo.

For my card, I am using an image by CocoDingo and decided to go with a male card. THe song, "Cars" by Gary Numan is my song inspiration. I always have trouble creating a card for a guy, but I feel like I am slowly getting better at it. I created this card for my hubby and used a blue and brown combo. I really like how it turned out. The image is colored with my Promarkers. All papers are from my stash. This is my first time using the blue striped paper--I think it is perfect for a make card.
The scalloped circle is punched using a punch by EK Success.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #43 Use A Digi Image at Fab N Funky
Challenge #39 Circles (scalloped circle) at Penny's Paper Crafty
Challenge #14 Something For A Teenager at Crafts And Me
Unused Stash at For Fun
Two Patterned Papers at Tellen's Place
Challenge #25 Digi and your favorite coloring medium at Crafty Ann's
Week #73 Inspiration From Song Title (Cars by Gary Numan) at All Sorts
Something Punchy at Stamp Something
Week 41 Use A Digi Stamp at Create4Fun
Challenge #24 Stripes at Speedy The Cat's Friends
Challenge #15 Anything Goes at Ellephantastic
Challenge #34 Use Your Digi Stamps at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #10 Anything Goes at Craftalicious
No! No! Challenge at Stamping Vacation

Thanks & Marvelous Monday

Time for another Marvelous Monday at Shelly's Images. This week, we are featuring this wonderful Thanks image. It's on special for today only. Stop by the Shelly's Images store and get it for your very own!

I colored the image with Promarkers and used it as a focal point for my card. The cute fall paper, from my stash, seemed perfect to go with the color scheme of the image. I bought this sparkly paper thinking it would make a great fall card--and just never got around to using it. I used buttons recycled from an old shirt, to embellish the card. Simple and cute. My song title inspiration for this card is the Golden Girls theme song, "Thank You For Being A Friend."

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #79Ribbon, Buttons, Bling plus a digi at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #43 Use A Digi Image at Fab N Funky
Challenge #39 Circles (buttons) at Penny's Paper Crafty
Unused Stash at For Fun
Week #72 Recycled at Passion For Promarkers
Challenge #40 Fall Colors at Charisma Cardz
Challenge #15 Anything Goes at Glitterbabe
Challenge #25 Digi and your favorite coloring medium at Crafty Ann's
Challenge #48 Autumn Inspiration at Stampin' For The Weekend
Week 41 Use A Digi Stamp at Create4Fun
Week #73 Inspiration From Song Title (Thank You For Being A Friend) at All Sorts
Challenge #12 Autumn Colors at Timbroscrapmania
Challenge #10 Fall at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle
Challenge #34 Use Your Digi Stamps at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #21 Autumn at Pear Tree Designs
Challenge #80 Photo Inspiration at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #10 Anything Goes at Craftalicious
Lots of Paper challenge at Stamping Vacation
Challange TD05 Fall at Tiffany's Doodles

Giddyup Cowgirl

Giddyup little cowgirl! This cute image is called Giddyup and is from Designs. You can get her for your very own in Stamping Dragon's store. I colored her with Promarkers and chose a pink and brown color combo. I wanted to make the card simple, yet girly. The flowered paper, pink pearls and ribbon are all from my stash. I love sheer ribbons, and this one is one of my favorites, with the metallic threads through it. I bought it because I thought it was so pretty, and then just never used it. Once i started creating this, I remembered I had this ribbon and thought it was perfect for this card.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Anything Goes at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle
Animal Fun at 2 Sisters
Challenge #64 Anything Goes at Pollycraft
Challenge #62 Sparkly Glitter (Metallic sparkly threads in ribbon) at Incy Wincy
Challenge #18 Critter Mad at Daisy Doodles
Challenge #8 Go Digital at Karber Weekly Challenge
Bloomin Marvelous at Creative Card Crew
Challenge #79Ribbon, Buttons, Bling plus a digi at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #124 Sparkle & Shine (shiny sparkly threads in ribbon)at Spoonful of Sugar
Anything Goes Girly at Fresh Brewed Designs
Challenge #35 Think Pink at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #43 Use A Digi Image at Fab N Funky
Challenge #24 Bling It On at The Creative Cottage
Unused Stash at For Fun
Challenge #15 Anything Goes at Glitterbabe
Challenge 0029 F is for (Flowers) at Other Lovelies
Challenge #12 Flowers at Sarah Hurley Challenges
Challenge #25 Digi and your favorite coloring medium at Crafty Ann's
Week 41 Use A Digi Stamp at Create4Fun
Challenge #39 Circles (pearls) at Penny's Paper Crafty

She's Been Framed!

Well, here we are, again. Challenge time at Craft Your Passion. This week,we are challenging you to use crumpled paper on your project. This was my first time trying this technique, and I have to admit--It was really fun! Of course, I won't admit how much ink I had all over me by the time I was done creating my project! We'd love for you to get out your paper, crumple it up, create something fabulous with it, and then join us in our Challenge. Come on over to Craft Your Passion and link up your new crumpled paper project! Just a reminder of the standard rules--No backlinking of projects, please. Your creation must be new, created on or after the challenge date, and before the challenge ends. Any backlinked projects will not be in the prize drawing. You don't want to miss out on your chance to win images of your choice from CocoDingo and Lauretta's Digital Stamps, so please please please don't backlink. We really don't like to have to exclude anyone from winning.

Now that the formalities are out of the way, here is my project for this week's crumpled paper challenge.

I've used an image by Lauretta's Digital Stamps, and created a frame with chipboard. I'm hanging this on the wall in my scraproom. (I plan to create another later, for use on another project!) The image is colored with Promarkers then cut out and mounted on crumpled paper that I distressed with ink. I used foam mounting tape to mount the image to the crumpled paper, to give it a 3D effect. The flower at the bottom is from Recollections. I used red stickles to highlight the flower and add sparkle and bling.

I am entering this frame in the following challenges:

What A Glamour Puss at Creative Craft Challenges
Bloomin Marvelous at Creative Card Crew
Challenge #14 Something For A Teenager at Crafts And Me
Challenge #42 Is It Black or Is It White at Fab N Funky
Challenge #24 Bling It On at The Creative Cottage
Week #71 Vintage at Passion For Promarkers
Challenge #70 Fancy Floral at C.R.A.F.T
Challenge #27 3D It at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Anything Goes at Sew Many Challenges
Challenge #069 Grid (DP) at Treehouse Stamps
Anything Goes at Stamp N Doodle
Challenge #24 Anything But A Card
Challenge #8 Go Digital at Karber Weekly Challenge
Challenge #64 Anything Goes at Pollycraft
Challenge #62 Sparkly Glitter at Incy Wincy
Anything Goes at Catch The Bug
Open theme at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle
Anything But A Card at Whimsical Ink Sorority
Challenge #6 Get Ahead, Get A hat at Crafty Emma's
Vintage at Lots To Do
Anything Goes at Cowgirl Up
Challenge #3 All That Glitters at Gingerloft

Let's Harvest Some Pumpkins at Shelly's Images

It's Marvelous Monday, again, at Images. This week, we are featuring Pumpkins as the featured image. Perfect for fall and harvest time. There are so many possibilities with this image. It would also make a nice Thanksgiving card. This image is available for a special price, today only, in the Shelly's Images store. While you are there getting this one, pick up some of the other wonderful images Shelly has to offer.

Also, check out the Shelly's Images blog for some wonderful eye candy by the DT, using the Pumpkins image. You may want to stop back there, too, on Tuesdays for the wonderful tutorials and on Thursdays for the new challenges!

My card featuring the pumpkins image is simple, but I love the way it turned out. I love this image and thought it would be a fantastic to use as a big focal point for a card. I colored the image with Promarkers and framed it with a chipboard frame. (New purchase I made this week, at Michael's) Once I attached it to the card, I felt it was perfect and didn't want to add anything, for fear of taking away from the image. I rarely make a card that doesnt use patterned paper, and I generally don't like chipboard, but I'm glad I did, with this image. I think it is perfect just the way it is.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #20 Autumn at Cards For Men
Here Comes Autumn at Tuesday Taggers
It's Autumn at Simon Says Stamp
Fall at For Fun Challenges
Challenge #16 Hump Day Inspiration at Inktegrity DT Challenges
Challenge #42 Swirly Swirls (on Frame) at Pixie Dust Studio
Challenge #27 3D It at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Anything Goes at Sew Many Challenges
Challenge #8 Go Digital at Karber Weekly Challenge
Anything Goes at Stamp N Doodle
Challenge #6 All Natural at Stamps R Us
Challenge #64 Anything Goes at Pollycraft
Challenge #9 Orange and Brown at Creative Stamp Friends
Challenge #36 The Great Outdoors at Totally Paper Crafts
Open theme at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle
Challenge #49 Orange at If The Shoe Fits
Challenge #48 Autumn Inspiration
Anything Goes at Catch The Bug
Challenge #12 Autumn Colors at Timbroscrapmania
Anything Goes at Cowgirl Up
Challenge #79 Photo Inspiration at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #1 Halloween/Fall at Baby Bud Designs

Monsters For Sale! Special Price!

The Stitchy Bear Stamps store is having a huge sale in celebration of Halloween! They sell images from tons of talented designers! There are o many cute images that are being revealed today, especially for this special sale. Hurry over to the Stitchy Bear Stamps shop and check them out while you're able to get them at the special price. They have images priced individually as well as in a multiple image collection pack.

Check out the Stamping Dragon DT on their individual blogs, for some awesome Halloween creations!

Today, I am featuring the new images by Stamping Dragon Designs, available at the Stitchy Bear Stamps shop right now! I am using Sam the Vamp, Halloween Word Art, Monsters and the Too Cute To Spook images.... And all on one card! Sam the Vamp is a real glamour puss... look at how he is showing off! Or is at a she?

I wanted to try and get most of the new Halloween images on one card, so I went with a side step card. I absolutely love making this style of card! It would also be a fantastic table centerpiece for Halloween parties. They have such an awesome look and are so much fun to make.

All designer papers are from an old Halloween stack by K & C Company, that I've had in my stash for ages. The images are colored with Promarkers and the ghosts are glittered with a clearstar gelly roll pen to add sparkle. I used my new Halloween punches by Martha Stewart to make the fence and the witch. The skull is a piece of printed acetate that I just bought at Michael's in a new Halloween pack by Recollections. I attached the skull to white cardstock and cut it out, to make it stand out. All of the images and most of the elements on the card are attached using foam mounting tape, to add dimension and the 3D effect.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #61 Anything Goes at Incy Wincy
Halloween at Totally Stampalicious
Challenge #18 Critters (On DP) at Daisy Doodles
Challenge #20 Autumn at Cards For Men
No Ribbon Or Buttons at The Crazy Challenge
Challenge #19 Punches at Tuesday Throwdown
Here Comes Autumn at Tuesday Taggers
Challenge #14 Something For A Teenager at Crafts And Me
Purple, Green & Black at Delightful Sketches
Challenge #110 More Than One Fold at Stamp With Sarah Kay
Out Of The Box at Whimsie Doodles
Challenge #16 Hump Day Inspiration at Inktegrity
Challenge #76 Animals (Bats on DP) with orange and purple at Shirley's Two Girls
Challenge #27 3D It at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Anything Goes at Sew Many Challenges
Challenge #12 Halloween at Aud Sentiments
Anything Goes at Stamp N Doodle
Challenge #069 Grid (Fence) at Treehouse Stamps
Challenge #0028 Starts with E (I used an eerie skull--does that counte?) at Other Lovelies
Something To Celebrate (Halloween) at Stamp Something
Wings (Bats on DP) at Alphabet Challenge
Challenge #36 The Great Outdoors (Outdoor Halloween scene) at Totally Paper Crafts
Challenge #49 Use Some Orange (Orange monster) at If The Shoe Fits
Halloween at The Town Scrapper
Anything Goes at Catch The Bug (Bugaboo)
Challenge #22 Purple at Easy Craft projects
Open theme at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle
Challenge #14 Do I see Black and Orange at Ellephantastic
Challenge #6 Get Ahead, Get A Hat at Crafty Emma's
What A Glamour Puss at Creative Craft Challenges
Challenge #79 Layer It On at Stamptacular Sunday
Challenge #24 Spooky at I Did It Creations
Challenge #46 Punch It Out (fence & flying witch)at Sweet Stampin
Chapter 33: Dictionary of Nonsense (Text on DP) at Oh! Alice
Challenge #8 Animal Fun (Bats on DP) at 2 Sisters
Challenge #33 "Spooky Halloween" Anything Goes at One Stitch At A Time
Anything Goes at Cowgirl Up
Challenge #23 Autumn or Fall at Sentimental Sundays
Challenge #79 Halloween at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #3 All That Glitters (Glittered ghosts) at Gingerloft
Occasion Oasis at Stamping Vacation
Challenge #1 Halloween/Fall at Baby Bud Designs
October Challenge-Spooky at By The Cute And Girly
Challenge #10 Pick Your Favorite at Iris' Spot

Bathtime With Robyn's Fetish

It is challenge time, again, at Stamping With The Dragon. Our theme is water, and we have Robyn's Fetish as our fabulous sponsor. This challenge is a little different from our usual biweekly challenges. We are going with just one week with this round, so hurry and get your ink and paper out so you can play along. You could win a fantastic prize -- 3 digis images of your choice, from Robyn's Fetish!

I love this image, called bathtime, from Robyn's Fetish. This image depicts one of my favorite leisure activities.. Who doesn't love a nice relaxing bubble bath?! For the card layout, I used the sketch at Fresh Brewed Designs and Inspirational Sketches, but altered them some. I decided to go with a clean and simple look. I've colored the image with Promarkers. I bought this pretty flowered paper specifically to match the colors in the image. The ribbon and pearls are from my stash.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Week #71 Plain & Simple at Allsorts
C4C56 Bling It at Crazy 4 Challenges
Challenge #32 As You Like It at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #61 Anything Goes at Incy Wincy
Challenge #7 Hobbies and Leisure at Karber Challenge
Challenge #17 Sketch (I altered a bit) at Fresh Brewed Designs
ICS85 Sketch at Inspirational Sketches (Again, I altered it a little)
Challenge #39 Circles (I used pearls for my circles) at Penny's Paper Crafty
Challenge #70 Fancy Floral at C.R.A.F.T
Challenge #27 3D It at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Anything Goes at Sew Many Challenges
Anything Goes at Stamp N Doodle