Sammibug's Scrapshack: May 2011

Monday, May 30, 2011

What A Guy! My Hero!

Hey, Hey Hey! It's Monday! Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!

Are you ready for a new challenge at Craft Your Passion?!

This week, our theme is, "What A Guy!" Awww don't grumble and groan! I know making masculine cards isn't everyone's favorite theme, but we need to show some love to the guys and boys in our lives too!

Our sponsor this week is Bonni, of Dude Time Doodles (Bonibleaux Designs). Bonni supplies us with some fun male images to work with, and is offering one lucky winner some digi's from her shop! She has some fabulous new releases out! You Don't want to miss out on your chance to win!

Come on over to Craft Your Passion?! and play along in our, "What A Guy" challenge!

My card today, was so fun to create, because it reminds me of my husband and how he hates spiders. (I know the bug in the image isn't a spider, but it still fits with my story) Years ago, I had ordered a bunch of stamping supplies online, around Halloween. When the box came, the company had sprinkled in a bunch of those black plastic spider rings. Hubby was gone to work. Purely innocently, and not even thinking about it, I dumped the plastic spider rings in the trash can. I didn't realize at the time, that one of the spider rings had landed on the edge of a white paper plate in the trash can. Well, later that day, hubby came home and went to throw something away, and seen the spider in the trash can, and went berserk. Next thing I know, he's yelling and beating on the trash can! I run in there, and there he is screaming battle crys and beating the crap out of the trash can, screaming, "Die Die Die!" I'm sorry to say it was quite hysterical at first, and I couldn't help but laugh! It took me ten minutes to calm him down and get it through to him that the spider was plastic! LOL

So, now you can see why this image cracks me up and reminds me of hubby!

I went with two different patterned papers for my card... Stripes and Polkda dots, both papers from my stash. I used ribbon, also from my stash, across the corner pieces of DP, and trimemd it with a punched edge, from a Martha Stewart punch. The image is by Dude Time Doodles and is colored with Promarkers. I used buttons off of an old shirt to embellish the opposite corners.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #57 Anything Goes at Truly Scrumptious
No! No! No Embossing at Stamping Vacation
Anything Goes at Creative Card Crew
Challenge #112 Texture at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #50 Stripes at Tuesday Throwdown
Challenge #19 Boys! Boys! Boys! at Digistamps4Joy
Colors at Clear It Out
Week 101: 2's (2 Ribbones, 2 DP, 2 Triangles) For Second Anniversary at Passion For Promarkers
Challenge #112 Texture at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #118 Tool Shed (Forgotten Martha Stewart Vine Punch) at The Creative Belli Blog
HSC4 Case A Cake (photo #2 Colorful and Bright) at Studio 313 Hotspot
Challenge #7 Favorite Color Combos (Blue and Green) at My Mum's Craft Shop
Challenge #15 Anything Goes at The Paper Shelter
Challenge #9 Blue, Buttons and Bling at Stampin' For The Weekend
Anything Goes at Mygrafico
Challenge #104 Alter/Recycle at C.R.A.F.T
Challenge #60 Anything Goes at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #21 Boy Oh Boy at Charisma Cardz
Challenge #11 All About The Boys at Do It With Digi's
Challenge #55 Circles (Polkda Dot DP, Buttons) at Sew Many Challenges
Challenge #21 Use Your Scraps at Card Makin Mama's
PCJ Challenge #11 Anything Goes at Paper Crafting Journey
Bright Colors at Catch The Bug
Challenge #21 Special Man at Craft your Days Away
Challenge #41 Anything Goes at 2 Sisters
Challenge #113 Bugs or Boys (I have both!) at Stamptacular Sunday
Challenge #113 Photo Inspiration (Colors) at Cupcake Inspirations
Ribbon or Fibers at Card Cupids
Challenge #8 Photo Inspiration (Colors) at Jay Gee's Nook
There's Your Trouble at Scrap It With A Song
Pets R Us (Not sure what kind of bug that is, in the image) at Stamps R Us
Challenge #41 Male Card or Father's Day at Lexi's Creations
Challenge #41 Inspired By A Song (Hero) at Lollipop Crafts
Challenge #29 Forgotten embellishements (buttons) at Woodware USA
Challenge #15 Anything Goes at KB Cute Monday

Little Flower Girl

Look what's available in Shelly's Store, today only, for a discounted price! It's this adorable little flower girl image! I absolutely love her! She was so much fun to play with this week, for Marvelous Monday!

Stop by Shelly's Images to see all the creative inspiration and leave the DT some love. We have a fabulous guest designer today, too! The wonderful Laura, from Sandytoz Art and Design. Please come by and check out everyone's creations!

My card layout uses the sketch at Sketch N Stash. The papers are scraps from my stash and are from Bearly Mine Designs. I colored the flower girl image with Promarkers, to match the papers, and placed a paper lace doily behind the image. The lovely lace trims are from my forgotten stash, as are the flowers and adhesive pearls. The ticket sentiment is from Sentiments 4 You, and is attached with Foam mounting tape, for dimension.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #62 Sketch at Sketch N Stash
Challenge #57 Anything Goes at Truly Scrumptious
No! No! No Embossing at Stamping Vacation
Anything Goes at Creative Card Crew
Colors at Clear It Out
Challenge #15 Anything Goes at The Paper Shelter
Anything Goes at Mygrafico
Challenge #60 Anything Goes at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Things of Beauty at Crafty Purple Frog
Challenge #112 Texture at Digital Tuesday
At Least Three DP at Scrap-Creations
Challenge #67 Pearls at I Love Promarkers
Week 101: 2's For Second Anniversary ( 2 vertical panels) at Passion For Promarkers
Challenge #59 Check It Out (Checks are on the DP)at Alota Rubber Stamps
Colors with Flowers at Guylou's Inimitability
Challenge #55 Circles (Polka dot DP, Pearls)at Sew Many Challenges
Something Sentimental at Stamp Something
Recipe Challenge at Fussy and Fancy Friday
Challenge #21 Use Your Scraps at Card Makin Mama's
Challenge #27 Lovely Lace at Delicious Doodles
Challenge #44 Special Day/Event at Simply Create
Challenge #11 Die Cuts and lace at Bearly Mine Challenges
PCJ Challenge #11 Anything Goes at Paper Crafting Journey
Challenge #113 Photo Inspiration (Flowers) at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #8 Photo Inspiration (Colors) at Jay Gee's Nook
Flowers at House of Gilli
Challenge #15 Anything Goes at KB Cute Monday
Challenge #41 Anything Goes at 2 Sisters
Challenge #113 In The Garden at Stamp With Fun
Challenge 47 Digi Day with Love or Wedding at Paper Playtime
Challenge #12 Lace at Bunny Zoe's Crafts
Challenge #41 Inspired By A Song (The Wedding March) at Lollipop Crafts
Challenge #24 Lots of Embellishments at Happileigh Scrappin'
Challenge #29 Forgotten embellishements (trims) at Woodware USA

Friday, May 27, 2011

Kid's Stuff

Whoooooo Hooo! It's Friday! We have a very special challenge for you, today, at Digi's With Attitude! This is going to be a fun one! It's kids digi day at Digi's With Attitude! We want to see your projects for or about kids! We'd especially love it if the little ones in your life would play along with us, too! Doesn't that sound like fun?!

You'll definitely want to play along with us, because there are prizes to be won, too! Digi's With Attitude! is giving away a $10 gift certificate to their awesome new store! One winner for every 25 entries, plus a chance at being named Honorable Mention and/or Card of the Month!

Come on over to Digi's With Attitude! and play along!

I'm using this adorable new image, Nosey Abbey, from Digi's With Attitude! Isn't she just hilarious! I cracked up when I seen this image and just had to use her! She is colored with Promarkers. I went with a pink, black and white combo this time, because it is one my favorites! And anyone who knows me, knows that I also love polka dots! My card layout follows the fun sketch at Inspirational Card Sketches. I broke out my old neglected circle punch to use for this card layout. Wow, I haven't used this thing in forever. The circle and scalloped circles are punched using punches by Paper Shapers. All Papers are scraps from my scrap pile. I've used pink pearls to embellish the scalloped circle. I found some scraps of this fun pink and black peace sign ribbon in my stash and the colors were perfect!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #57 Anything Goes at Truly Scrumptious
No! No! No Embossing at Stamping Vacation
Challenge #40 Bling It On at Lollipop Crafts
Anything Goes at Creative Card Crew
Colors at Clear It Out
Challenge #116 Sketch at Inspirational Card Sketches
Challenge #112 Texture at Digital Tuesday
At Least Three DP at Scrap-Creations
Challenge #67 Pearls at I Love Promarkers
Week 101: 2's (2 Polka Dotted Papers) For Second Anniversary at Passion For Promarkers
Challenge #118 Tool Shed (Forgotten small circle punch) at The Creative Belli Blog
Challenge #2 One For The Girls at Divas By Design
Challenge #7 Favorite Color Combos (Pink and Black) at My Mum's Craft Shop
Challenge #15 Anything Goes at The Paper Shelter
Challenge #40 Spot And/Or Stripes at Lexi's Creations
Challenge #14 So Girly at KB Cute Monday
Challenge #50 Stripes at Tuesday Throwdown
Challenge #58 I've Been Framed at City Crafter
Anything Goes at Mygrafico
Challenge #41 Frames at Sarah Hurley
Challenge #60 Anything Goes at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Pretty In Pink at AI Factory
PCJ Challenge #11 Anything Goes at Paper Crafting Journey
Challenge #55 Circles at Sew Many Challenges
Pink And Girly at Totally Papercrafts

Monday, May 23, 2011

Let It All Hang Out

Whoo Hoo! Are you ready to Let It All Hang Out, with Craft Your Passion?! The DT had the opportunity to work with some fabulous images by our sponsor, KennyK, this week, and we're all letting it all hang out, in one way or another!

We want you all to come over and join is in this week's challenge, "Let It All Hang Out." There are so many fun ways to incorporate this theme into your creations! You could use an image, that has something hanging out. Or hang a charm on your card or project. Even something hanging over the edge of your card! (Like in my card, above). Be creative, play along with us at Craft Your Passion this week, and show us how YOU "Let It All Hang Out!" You could win some awesome digi's from KennyK!

For my card today, I used this sexy Maggie Mayhem Digi, from KennyK. She is definitly letting it all hang out! I love KennyK's sexy sassy images! They are fabulous, and so much fun to create with! I've colored this sexy little vixen with Promarkers. I'm trying to perfect the coloring of Black hair, to get a look that I really like, and I'm pretty happy with this one. I used a dark grey and a fine line 0.3 Letraset marker, for her hair. I wanted to give it a special look, since her hair is blowing in the wind. Not sure I managed to get the effect I want, but I like how it turned out. Ive used a combination of two fabulous papers... The purple and white animal print, and the purple embossed crocodile patterned paper. (It has checks on it if you enlarge the pic) I love love love these two together! Of course, I had to add some lace to this sexy sassy lady. The lace, ribbon and rhinestones are all from my stash. I added glitter and sparkle to the image with a clearstar gelly roll pen. The wings are hanging over the edge of the card just slightly. The rhinestones and irridescent wings are from Pizzazz Aplenty. I beleive my card this week definitely "Lets It All Hang Out!" The image is mounted with foam mounting tape for Dimension and Pop Up effect.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #53 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper-Crafty
Challenge #117 The Letter S (Sexy) at Creative Belli Blog
Challenge #28 No Sentiment at Aud Sentiments
Mono Moments at The Crafty Purple Frog
Anything Goes at Mygrafico
Challenge #10 Sassy & Sparkly at Do It With Digi's
Challenge #20 Recipe: 1 image, 2 Papers, 3 Different embellishments at Card Makin Mamas
Challenge #26 Spots And/or Stripes at Mami Doodles
Goin' Digital at Stamps R us
Challenge #40 Spot And/Or Stripes at Lexi's Creations
Challenge #152 Anything Goes at A Spoonfull of Sugar
Colors at Clear It Out
Sparkle and Shine at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #53 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper-Crafty
Challenge #57 Anything Goes at Truly Scrumptious
Challenge #18 Teens/Kids (kids) at Whimsie Doodles
Challenge #2 One For The Girls at Divas By Designs
Challenge #59 Embossing at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #83 Anything Goes at Crafty Catz
Challenge #41 Frames at Sarah Hurley
Mono Moments (Purples) at The Crafty Purple Frog
Challenge #10 Sassy & Sparkly at Do It With Digi's
Challenge #37 Embellish It (Ribbon, Lace, Rhinestones, Wings) at Crafty Emma's
Challenge #7 Sparkle at Little Claire's Designs
Challenge #14 So Girly at KB Cute Monday
Challenge #12 Lace at Bunny Zoe's Crafts
Challenge #63 Bling It On at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #56 Anything Goes at I Did It Creations
Challenge #24 Anything Goes at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Challenge #40 Bling It On at Lollipop Crafts
Challenge #28 Anything Goes at Woodware USA
Challenge #64 Make It Sparkle at Karen's Doodles
Challenge #68 1,2,3 Recipe ( 1 image, 2 papers, 3 colors – Purple, white & Black) at The Crazy Challenge
Challenge #59 Check It Out (Checks are on the crocodile embossed paper)at Alota Rubber Stamps

Whoo Hoo! Goal!

Welcome to another Marvelous Monday post for Shelly's Images! Wow, can you believe how fast time is flying by?! It'll be summer before we know it! I can't wait, either! I love Spring but I am so so sick of all this darn rain and chaotic weather!

Anyway, its Marvelous Monday at Shelly's Images, and we have a fun new image to show off, today. The image is all about soccer and is called Goal! Isn't it just so sweet? I admit, I had to go buy one of the papers for this card, since I didn't have anything soccer related at all. (I'm not much for sports, but don't tell anyone... shhhhh!) This wonderful new image is available in Shelly's Store today only, for a discounted price!

Our guest designer today, is Linda Bowman, of Card Challenges and More. Stop by Shelly's Images to see all the creative inspiration from Linda and the DT!

My card is down in black and blue tones to match the soccer paper I purchases for the card. The spotted paper is from my stash. I've colored the image with Promarkers. I used two cute soccer ball brads to embellish my card. The sentiment is from Sentiments 4 You and is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches and mounted with foam mounting tape for dimension.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #53 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper-Crafty
Challenge #117 The Letter S (Soccer) at Creative Belli Blog
Challenge #83 Congratulations at Fun With Shapes And More
Anything Goes at Mygrafico
Challenge #54 Circles at Wags ' Whiskers
Challenge #26 Spots And/or Stripes at Mami Doodles
Challenge #7 Dig Out The Old (Paper) To use With The New (Brads) at Dream Valley
Colors at Clear It Out
One For The Kids at Top Tip Tuesday
Challenge #53 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper-Crafty
Challenge #57 Anything Goes at Truly Scrumptious
Summer Fun at Stars ans Stamps
Challenge #18 Teens/Kids (kids) at Whimsie Doodles
Photo Inspiration at Dude Time Doodles
Boys Will Be Boys at AI Factory
Challenge #41 Frames at Sarah Hurley
Children's Cards at Crafty Sentiments
Challenge #80 Just BeCAuSe at If The Shoe Fits
Challenge #26 Let The Sun Shine at Delicous Doodles
Grads, Dads and Other Celebrations at Catch The Bug
Mono Moments (Blues) at The Crafty Purple Frog
No! No! No Embossing at Stamping Vacation
Challenge #19 Boys! Boys! Boys! at Digistamps4Joy
Challenge #44 Special Day/Event at Simply Create
Challenge #12 Something Metal (Brads) at Sparkles Forum
Challenge #56 Anything Goes at I Did It Creations
Challenge #72 Blue Green and Black at Sketchy Colors
Challenge #28 Anything Goes at Woodware USA
Challenge #68 1,2,3 Recipe ( 1 image, 2 papers, 3 soccer balls) at The Crazy Challenge

Friday, May 20, 2011

Monkey Business

Digi's With Attitude! is, again, showcasing new images this week! There's a new line of animals at Digi's With Attitude! called Zoo-A-Tude! That's right! A new line of animals with attitude!

And these awesome animals just happen to fit in perfect with our challenge this week! This week, we have a color challenge for you! We want to see your projects using Brown, Cream and one other color. The DT had so much fun with this challenge, and the new animals! Of course, there are prizes to be won, too, for playing along!

Our sponsor this week is Robyn's Fetish, who's giving one lucky winner 2 digi paper packs of thier choice! The wonderful folks at Robyn's Fetish have given the DT the option of using their Forever Fall paper pack on our creations, and I've used them on my card this week.

Come on over to Digi's With Attitude! and play along with us!

Digi's With Attitude! is giving away a $10 gift certificate to their fabulous store! One winner for every 25 entries! You'll also be entered for a chance at being named Honorable Mention and/or Card of the Month! Don't miss out on your chance to win!

My card layout fits the sketch at Woodware USA. I've used the Forever Fall digi paper pack from Robyn's Fetish. I colored the image with Promarkers. The vine is punched using a punch by Martha Stewart. I recycled the buttons recycled off some old clothes.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #62 Anything Goes at One Stitch At A Time
Colors at Clear It Out
Challenge #152 Anything Goes at A Spoonfull of Sugar
One For The Kids at Top Tip Tuesday
Old Supplies at Stamp, Scrap and Doodle
Anything Goes at Scrappy Frogs
GL17 Plant A Tree at Gingerloft
Challenge #26 Nature at Beary Scrap
Let's Punch It Out at Whoopsi Daisy
Anything Goes at Mygrafico
Challenge #5 The Circus (Monkeys) Comes To Town at Bows and Berries
Challenge #94 Clean and Simple at Incy Wincy
Challenge #27 Sketch at Woodware USA
SDC30 Recycle (Buttons) at Stampotique Designer's Challenge
Challenge #53 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper-Crafty
Challenge #35 Anything Goes at Crafts And Me
Challenge #57 Anything Goes at Truly Scrumptious
Challenge #66 Animals at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #62 Button Me A Sketchy Child at Cooking It Up With Katie
Challenge #18 Teens/Kids (kids) at Whimsie Doodles
Photo Inspiration at Dude Time Doodles
Challenge #28 No Sentiment at Aud Sentiments
Boys Will Be Boys at AI Factory
Challenge #41 Frames at Sarah Hurley
Challenge #80 Just BeCAuSe at If The Shoe Fits
No! No! No Embossing at Stamping Vacation
Challenge #19 Boys! Boys! Boys! at Digistamps4Joy
CIC28 Critters at Clearly I Stamp
Challenge #103 Buttons at Cutie-Stampers

Monday, May 16, 2011

You're Out Of This World

It's Monday and that means challenge time at Craft Your Passion?!

We're all feeling Cutie Patootie this week, and so we want to see your Cutie Patootie too! That's right, our challenge this week is to make something cute! Now that is an easy peasy theme, don't you think?!

We're being sponsored this week by Digi's by Phooka, and her cutie patootie images! We also have another fabulous sponsor, Judy, from Pizzazz Aplenty!

What are you waiting for?! Hurry over to Craft Your Passion?! and show us your Cutie Patootie creation, for your chance to win some goodies!

My card today uses this cute space alien set, by Digi's by Phooka. I've colored the images with Promarkers and used some new cutie Patootie robot background paper. I apologized for the glare on the robots. I used a glaze pen on them to make them shiny and my camera apparantly did not like it, so I cause a glare in every pic I took! Darn alien lighting! LOL My sentiment is computer generated and is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches, then mounted with foam tape for dimension and texture.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Fancy A Punch at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #53 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper-Crafty
Challenge #118 Anything Goes at Crafty Creations
PWC153 Add Texture (Pop dotted images) at Paper Pretties
Challenge #117 The Letter S (Space) at Creative Belli Blog
Anything Goes at Mygrafico
Challenge #25 Inspired By (Space) at Delicious Doodles
Challenge #8 For The Boys at Cardmadfairy's
Challenge #43 What Did You Say at Simply Create
challenge #102 Alien/Space at C.R.A.F.T
Challenge #53 Anything Goes at Sew Many Challenges
Anything Goes at Stamp Something
Anything Goes at Paper Play
Challenge #62 Anything Goes at One Stitch At A Time
Anything Goes at The Emerald Faerie Garden
Anything Goes at Scrappy Frogs
Challenge #26 Spots And/or Stripes at Mami Doodles
Challenge #7 Dig Out The Old (punches) To use With The New (Robot paper) at Dream Valley
Old Supplies at Stamp, Scrap and Doodle
Challenge #94 Clean and Simple at Incy Wincy
Let's Punch It Out at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #40 Spot And/Or Stripes at Lexi's Creations
No! No! No Embossing at Stamping Vacation

May Flowers

Happy Monday, everyone! And what a Marvelous Monday it is! That means its time for a new featured image at Shelly's Images!

We have this gorgeous pansies image for our featured image, today. It reminds me so much of the wonderful warm (yet rainy) weather we've been having. This is one of my favorite images from Shelly's Images! and I had so much fun creating with it, as did the entire DT!

Our guest designer this week, at Shelly's Images is the wonderfully talented Linda Bowman, from Card Challenges and More!

Check out the fabulous eye candy from Linda and my DT sisters, then have a look in Shelly's Store at all the fabulous images available! This beautiful pansies image is available, today only, for a discounted price!

My card uses the sketch at Stamping Vacation. The image is colored with promarkers and then cut out with circle die, then matted with a scalloped circle. Both papers are from my stash. I love the colors on this card! Reminds me of spring and summer both! The scalloped circle and flower centers are embellished with adhesive pearls. The sheer green ribbon is from my stash. The flower and the tiny bee are buttons that I cut the shanks off of, so they would lay flat on the card. The flowers are from several different companies and are from my stash. I bought the buttons new, specifically to go for this card.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Sketch Therapy at Stamping Vacation
Challenge #81 Butterflies at Claudia & Company
Challenge #52 For The Girls at Prairie Fairy
May Flowers at Creative Card Crew
Fancy A Punch at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #48 Die Cuts at Tuesday Throwdown
Challenge #141 Flowers at Everybody Art
Challenge #46 Photo Inspiration at Fresh Brewed Designs
Circles at Scrap-Creations
YNSC#42 Pop It Up at your Next Stamp
Challenge #53 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper-Crafty
TD12 Flower Power at Tiffany's Doodles
Challenge #118 Anything Goes at Crafty Creations
PWC153 Add Texture (Flowers, shaped buttons) at Paper Pretties
Challenge #117 The Letter S (Shoe, Stripes, Squares) at Creative Belli Blog
Challenge #5 To Die For at My Mum's Craft Shop
Buttons at Crafty Sentiments
Anything Goes at Mygrafico
Challenge #8 Something New and All Our Favorites (Buttons) at Craft Us Crazy
Challenge #52 Let's Feel It at Rainbow Lady's Challenges
Anything Goes at Stamp Something
Ribbon at Frosted Designs
Challenge #20 Recipe: 1 image, 2 Papers, 3 Different embellishments at Card Makin Mamas
Challenge #25 Inspired By (Flowers) at Delicious Doodles
Challenge #53 Anything Goes at Sew Many Challenges
Challenge #28 No Sentiment at Aud Sentiments
Challenge #54 Circles at Wags ' Whiskers
Old Supplies at Stamp, Scrap and Doodle
Challenge #98 Two B's (buttons, bow) at Moving Along With The Times
Anything Goes at Paper Play
Challenge #62 Anything Goes at One Stitch At A Time
Anything Goes at The Emerald Faerie Garden
Anything Goes at Scrappy Frogs
Challenge #26 Spots And/or Stripes at Mami Doodles
Challenge #7 Dig Out The Old (Papers, Ribbon) To use With The New (Buttons) at Dream Valley
Challenge #142 In The Garden at Cupcake Crafts
Let's Punch It Out at Whoopsi Daisy
Goin' Digital at Stamps R us
Challenge #40 Spot And/Or Stripes at Lexi's Creations
Bold and Bright at Karen's Doodles
Anything Goes at By The Cute and Girly
HSC4 Case A Cake (photo #1 Shades of Lavendar) at Studio 313 Hotspot
Challenge #24 Anything Goes at Really Reasonable Ribbon
No! No! No Embossing at Stamping Vacation

Friday, May 13, 2011

Grandma Gertie Is One Hot Mama!

Darn blogger! Wow, so many issues with it lately, and has caused everything to be behind! Finally, its back up and running and I can get my card posted.

Have you checked out the new Digi's With Attitude Store?! If not, hurry over and take a look! All the new releases for May are loaded and ready for purchase! Grab your new releasese, now, so you can play along in this week's challenge!

That means its time for a new challenge at Digi's With Attitude! This week, we have a fun sketch for you. I always love sketch challenges because they push me to think outside the box that my brain is in! LOL

Come on over to Digi's With Attitude! and play along in our sketch challenge. We are being sponsored this week by Mygrafico, who's giving one lucky winner a digi paper pack of their choice! Of course, that's not all the prizes up for grabs! Digi's With Attitude! is giving away a $10 gift certificate to their awesome new store! One winner for every 25 entries! Whoo Hoo! You also have a chance at being named Honorable Mention and/or Card of the Month!

My card uses the sketch for our challenge this week at Digi's With Attitude! I'm using the new release from the Wrinkled Attitude! line. Her name is Grandma Gertie and she is one hot mama! She's available In the Store, here! I've colored her with Promarkers and sponged around the image. The papers are from K & C company and are from my stash. I love the foil accents on the blue paper, and the glitter on the flowered paper adds a nice texture to the card. The squares are punched using a punch by Creative Memories, and are mounted with foam mounting tape for dimension. I added rhinestones to the squares, as well as on the corners of the image, for extra bling.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #52 For The Girls at Prairie Fairy
Anything Goes at Catch The Bug
Challenge #35 Favorite Color Combo at Crafty Emma's
Anything Goes at Scrappy Frogs
Challenge #59 Glitzy and Bling at Creative Inspirations
Challenge #93 Mother's Day/Girlie at Incy Wincy
May Flowers at Creative Card Crew
Fancy A Punch At Paptertake Weekly
Challenge #53 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper-Crafty
Challenge #118 Anything Goes at Crafty Creations
PWC153 Add Texture (rhinestones, pop dotted squares) at Paper Pretties
Challenge #117 The Letter S (Squares) at Creative Belli Blog
Anything Goes at Mygrafico
Challenge #8 Something New and All Our Favorites (glitter) at Craft Us Crazy
Challenge #10 Sassy & Sparkly at Do It With Digi's
Challenge #74 Make It Shiny at Pixie Dust Studio
Challenge #53 Anything Goes at Sew Many Challenges
Challenge #28 No Sentiment at Aud Sentiments
Anything Goes at Stamp Something
Challenge #25 Inspired By (Bling) at Delicious Doodles
Anything Goes at Paper Play
Anything Goes at The Emerald Faerie Garden
No! No! No Embossing at Stamping Vacation

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Bling Is A Girl's Best Friend at Shelly's Images

Wow, Darn blogger had issues and wiped out my post! Grrr and I just noticed! Okay, let me start over! LOL

Today is Terrificially Thrilling Thursday at Shelly's Images! Do you know what that means?! That's right! Time for a new challenge! This week, we want to see you Bling it Up, because Bling Is A Girl's Best Friend! Whooo Hooo! We all love our bling, so this is the perfect time to show it off! Hurry over to Shelly's Images and link up your blingy projects for a chance to win!

My card today is for a friend who's going through some personal issues right now, and I wanted to remind her that I am thinking of her. I am using this gorgeous rose image from Shelly's Images, colored with Promarkers. The mint green panel is embossed with the Swiss Dots folder and the darker green panels are embossed with a leafy vine patter.The ovals around the image are cut and embossed with Nestabilities by Spellbinders. I've added pink rhinestones around the oval frame, to "bling it up." Both the white and black and white polka dotted ribbons are from my stash. I purchased this fabulous butterfly back in March at the scrapbook convention. My sentiment is from Sentiments 4 You and is punches with oval punches from Stampin Up, then mounted with foam mounting tape for dimension.

Card layout uses the sketch at Little Claire's Designs.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #6 Sketch at Little Claire's Designs
Anything Goes at Scrappy Frogs
Challenge #65 Flower Power at Raise The Bar
Week #118 Show Us your Style at Paper Play
Challenge #39 Butterflies/Things With Wings at Sarah Hurley
Let's Hear It For The Girls at Southern Girls
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at Divas By Design
Digi Day at Stamp Something
FF#78 May Goes Green at If The Shoe Fits
Challenge #52 For The Girls at Prairie Fairy
Challenge #54 Embossing at Phindy's Place
May Day at Stamping With The Dragon
Challenge #133 Dust Off Your Stash at Saturday Challenge
Anything Goes at Catch The Bug
Challenge #35 Favorite Color Combo at Crafty Emma's
Challenge #9 May Flowers at Send A Smile 4 Kids
Challenge #54 Anything Goes at Sentimental Sundays
Challenge #110 Photo Inspiration (Flowers) at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #23 Double Dutch (Use Two Ribbons - White and polka dots) at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Flowers at Card Cupids
Challenge #59 Glitzy and Bling at Creative Inspirations
Challenge #54 Anything Goes at Sentimental Sundays
Let's Get Girly at Mami Doodles
Challenge #23 Double Dutch (use Two ribbons) at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Challenge #93 Mother's Day/Girlie at Incy Wincy
May Flowers at Creative Card Crew
Fancy A Punch at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #110 Thinking Of You at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #48 Die Cuts at Tuesday Throwdown
Challenge #141 Flowers at Everybody Art
Challenge #81 Butterflies at Claudia and Company
Challenge #33 Flower Frenzy at Top Tip Tuesday
Ribbon or Trim at Clear It Out
Challenge #53 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper-Crafty
TD12 Flower Power at Tiffany's Doodles
Challenge #34 Punches at Crafts And Me
Challenge #118 Anything Goes at Crafty Creations
PWC153 Add Texture (rhinestones, embossing, butterfly) at Paper Pretties
Challenge #117 The Letter S (Scallops, Sentiment) at Creative Belli Blog
Challenge #5 To Die For at My Mum's Craft Shop
Anything Goes at Mygrafico
Challenge #8 Something New and All Our Favorites (Rhinestones) at Craft Us Crazy
Challenge #52 Let's Feel It at Rainbow Lady's Challenges
Anything Goes at The Emerald Faerie Garden

Monday, May 9, 2011

When Life Gives You Lemons

It's time to check it out at Craft Your Passion. That's right! We want to see checks, plaid or gingham on your projects! How's that for a fun theme?!

This is such a fun theme, so we really hope you will come on over to Craft Your Passion and play along with us!

We have a fantastic sponsor this week. The wonderful Jules, from Daisy's Doodles is our sponsor! Jules has awesome images in her store! You really need to check it out, if You haven't been there!

Come play with us at Craft Your Passion, for your chance to win a digi prize from Daisy's Doodles!

My card layout uses the sketch at The Pink Elephant. The image is by Daisy's Doodles and is colored with Promarkers. The gingham paper, flowers, and flower trim are from my stash. I used adhesive pearls to add to the flower centers. The image has had a glossy, glassy effect added, with a glaze pen. The sentiment is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches and pop dotted for dimension.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #53 Use A Die or Punch at Wags 'n Whiskers
Anything Goes at Scrappy Frogs
TPE99 Sketch at The Pink Elephant
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #32 Open at Top Tip Tuesday
Challenge #4 Cute & Girly at My Mum's Craft Shop
Challenge #65 Flower Power at Raise The Bar
Week #118 Show Us your Style at Paper Play
Flowers at Crafty Sentiments
Challenge #7 Flowers at Craft Us Crazy
Challenge #8 Die Cuts or Punches at Little Miss Muffet
Something Old (patterned paper) Something New ( Pearls) at Try It On Tuesday
Challenge #5 Ribbon or Trim at Clear It Out
Challenge #64 Song Title (Good Ole Summertime) at I Love Promarkers
Digi Day at Stamp Something
3 Different Shapes (rectangle, square, oval) at Frosted Designs
FF#78 May Goes Green at If The Shoe Fits
Challenge #52 For The Girls at Prairie Fairy
Day 68: You Can Do It at 365 Cards
May Day at Stamping With The Dragon
Challenge #133 Dust Off Your Stash at Saturday Challenge
Anything Goes at Catch The Bug
Challenge #35 Favorite Color Combo at Crafty Emma's
Challenge #9 May Flowers at Send A Smile 4 Kids
Let's Get Girly at Mami Doodles
Challenge #6 Flowers at Dream Valley
TD12 Flower Power at Tiffany's Doodles
Challenge #141 Gingham and Roses at Cupcake Crafts
Challenge #93 Mother's Day/Girlie at Incy Wincy
Anything Goes at The Emerald Faerie Garden
HSC4 Case A Cake (photo #3 Shades of green) at Studio 313 Hotspot

It's Marvelous Monday today, at Shelly's Images!

No project from me today, as I'm in charge of the challenge card later this week, at Shelly's Images. I at least wanted to show you this week's featured image, T Is For Trouble, available today only, for a special sale price in Shelly's Store

Even though my card will not be up till Thursday, I hope you'll stop by Shelly's Images to see all the wonderful T Is For Trouble creations, by my DT sisters. They'd love to hear your comments!

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Another Zombie! Don't Look If You're Easily Creeped Out Or Offended!

I have another zombie to show you. This is the other we just finished.

She's what you call a fresh zombie, and was, uhm.. a lady of the night. This one was made by altering a barbie doll. One of her hands has been mutilated and gnawed off in a recent zombie invasion. (This was done by removing part of her arm and then molding her a new "stump" out of clay and then adding gnaw marks). My husband also crafted her new breasts out of clay, to make them larger.) She has a metal spoon sticking out of one eye. If you look closely, you can see the hole in her shirt and the trauma from one breast being chewed off. She also has holes chewed in her pants and light trauma noticeable there. Her other arm/hand was made to look like it is starting to decay, by adding discoloration.

*My apologies to anyone who is creeped out by these pieces of art. It is NOT meant to offend anyone. Just an attempt at sharing our zombie creation.*

I am entering this zombie in the following challenges:

HDH087 Freaker's Free For All at Haunted Design House

Hey Horror Movie Fans, It's a Zombie Invasion! Creepy!

Okay, so here is something completely new to show you. Time to bring out my creepiness!

My husband is a huge fan of zombie films, zombie books and just zombies in general. We decided to alter some action figures and barbies into zombies so he can start a collection. We finished two this weekend, so I thought I would show them off.

These are a team project. He does any sculpting or molding alterations and I do the altering of the clothes and painting. Unfortunately, I cannot sew well, so we have to purchase the clothes and alter them by cutting, adding paint, weathering, burning, etc.

This is what you'd call a fresh zombie. We altered this 1:6 action figure to have the inside of its abdomen gouged out.His mouth has been altered and his eye gouged out. If you look closely, you can see his eyeball sliding down his face. He has a knife sticking out of one arm. Since he's a surgeon that fell victim to recent zombie attacks, he is dressed in scrubs and is holding the face of his first victim.

We are thinking of possibly trying to sell these on a popular auction site.

*My apologies to anyone who is creeped out by these pieces of art. It is NOT meant to offend anyone. Just an attempt at sharing our zombie creation.*

What do you think?!

I am entering this zombie surgeon in the following challenges:

HDH087 Freaker's Free For All at Haunted Design House

Friday, May 6, 2011

Beer Doesn't Make You Fat

Are you ready for Friday and for the first challenge of May, at Digi's With Attitude!? May is an exciting month for us at Digi's With Attitude! because we have lots of new releases to share with you, all month long! There are four new lines of images: Da Neckers, Wrinkled Attitude!, Zoo-A-Tudes and Tots With Tude!

Our challenge, this week, is to use a funny sentiment, so these new releases were perfect for the theme! The DT got to pick their favorite new release to use this week, and there are some fabulous and hilarious creations! Be sure to hurry over to Digi's With Attitude! and check out the DT's creations, and play along with us in our challenge, this week.
Then, stop by the Digi's With Attitude! store, and pick up your new releases!

Come on over to Digi's With Attitude! and show us your creativity in our challenge, this week! Digi's With Attitude! is giving away a $10 gift certificate to their fabulous store! One winner for every 25 entries! You'll also be entered for a chance at being named Honorable Mention and/or Card of the Month!

There's also another awesome sponsor this week! We're being sponsored by the wonderful folks at Chi Chi Memories, who are giving one lucky winner three digi images of thier choice, from their Stitchy Bear Stamps Store! Stitchy is giving one winner a $10 Gift certficate to her shop!">shop.

Come and play with us in our Funny Sentiments challenge, at Digi's With Attitude!

My card uses the sketch at Everybody Art. I'm using Fred from the new Da Neckers image line. He cracks me up! As soon as I seen him, I knew I had to create with him! Fred is colored with Promarkers. All patterned papers are from my stash, as is the sheer blue ribbon across the card and on the tags. The buttons are recycled from old clothes I threw away. The sentiments says, "Beer Doesn't Make You Fat, It Makes You Lean.... Against Bars, Tables, Chairs and Poles!" The sentiment is computer generated and then punched with the tag punches by Stampin Up. I attached the sentiment with foam mounting tape, for dimension.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #53 Use A Die or Punch at Wags 'n Whiskers
Challenge #78 1,2, 3 Recipe (1 image,2 tags, 3 buttons) at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #10 Anything Goes at Sparkles Forum
Challenge #11 One For The Boys at Bunny Zoe's Crafts
Challenge #91 Anything Goes at Pollycraft
Challenge #109 Lace or Ribbon at Stamp With Fun
CCH#65 Cards For Men at The Crazy Challenge
For The Men In Our Lives at Stamps R Us
Anything Goes at Scrappy Frogs
Challenge #109 Lace or Ribbon at Stamp With Fun
Challenge #5 Ribbon or Trim at Clear It Out
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
Something Old (buttons) Something New ( Patterned Papers) at Try It On Tuesday
Challenge #32 Open at Top Tip Tuesday
Get Recycling at Creative Craft Challenges
Challenge #26 Dotty at Ladybug Crafts Ink
Challenge #8 Die Cuts or Punches at Little Miss Muffet
Challenge #68 One For The Boys at The Pixie Cottage
Challenge #64 Song Title (Tear In My Beer) at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at Divas By Design
Week #118 Show Us your Style at Paper Play
Challenge #23 Double Dutch (Use Two Ribbons - On tags) at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Give Us A Quote/Sentiment at Crafty Catz
Digi Day at Stamp Something
CIC27 at Clearly I Stamp
Anything Goes at The Emerald Faerie Garden

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Bugaboo Stamps Has A New Store!

Whoo Hoo! Have you heard?! The Bugaboo Store ! is new and improved! Be sure you run over and check it out!

Before you run to check it out we have some important info about the fun and prizes in celebration of the new store!

First off for the month of May everything is 50 % off in the new Bugaboo Store!
Now is a great time to stock up on all of your favorite images!

With the grand re-opening of the store, Jodie is offering up some wonderful prize packages for her loyal followers!

You could be the winner of a $10 Gift Certificate, a $20 Gift Certificate, or you could be the lucky winner who gets 7 free images every month for the rest of 2011! That means you could be one of the lucky 8 winners! But remember, you MUST follow the rules and become a follower!

To add to the excitement, every order placed in the new Bugaboo Stamps Store in May will have their name placed in the pot for a chance to win one of five $20 gift certificates that she will be giving away at the end of the month!

Want more info? Click Here!