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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Wheelbarrow Just For You





Hello, and welcome to another Tableau Tuesday with Daisy's Doodles. The DT has some fabulous projects to show you today, so be sure you hop on over to Daisy's Doodles and check out the gorgeous eye candy we have to show you! While you're there, leave the girls some love! We all love to hear your comments!

I've created a card today using Wheelbarrow by Daisy Doodles. The image is colored with Promarkers. All papers are from my stash. I've accented the top corners of the card with matching adhesive pearls. The sentiment is punched at attached over a scrap piece of green sheer ribbon. The image is matted, and then faux stitching added with a white opaque pen by Inksentials.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:


Anything Goes at MyGrafico
Anything Goes at Lollipop Crafts
Challenge #28 Cool It at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Challenge #5 All Things Nice at Emerald Faerie Garden
Anything Goes at Clear It Out
Challenge #4 Ribbon at Deep Ocean
Anything Goes at House of Gilli
FF#86 Have A Ruby Kind Of Day at If The Shoe Fits, Scrap It
Challenge #15 Summer Fun at Do It With Digis
Challenge #33 Enjoy Your Day at Aud Sentiments
Layer It Up at AI Factory
Challenge #45 Coloring at Sarah Hurley
Challenge #82 Clean and Simple at Sassy Studios
Something Embellished at Stamp Something
Challenge #101 Anything Goes at Papercutz
Challenge #64 Doubling Up at Phindy's Place
Challenge #113 Free and Easy at All Sorts
Challenge #90 Punch or Die at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #49 Anything Goes at 2 Sisters
Challenge #51 Digi Days Summer at Paper Playtime
Challenge #77 Ribbons at The Crazy Challenge
Anything Goes at Totally Stampalicious
Challenge #8 Anything Goes at Heartsong Inspirations
Challenge #152 Garden at Everybody-Art
Challenge #121 Gardens with Things With Wings (Wheelbarrow, flowers and butterflies) at Digital Tuesday
PTT#26 Anything Goes at Party Time Tuesdays
Challenge #76 Anything Goes at I Love Promarkers
Make It Shine (Pearls) at Paper Pretties

Monday, July 25, 2011

Christmas In July And A Farewell




Woot! Woot! Woot! Challenge time at Craft Your Passion. This week, we are celebrating Christmas in July! Our sponsor is Digi's By Phooka, who's offering one lucky winner a fabulous digi prize!

It is with a heavy heart that I announce, today, that I have stepped down from the Design Team at Craft Your Passion. I've been with CYP a long time, but the time has come to move on. I'm going through some personal and family issues at home and have had to cut down on some DT work for the time being.

I've used the Animals in Xmas Sock set, by Digi's By Phooka, colored with Promarkers. The papers and red sequined trim are all from my stash.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Anything Goes at Lollipop Crafts
Anything Goes at MyGrafico
Challenge #28 Cool It at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Animal Antics at Creative Card Crew
Anything Goes at Clear It Out
Getting Cute at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #23 Christmas In July at Digistamps4Joy
Challenge #4 Ribbon at Deep Ocean
Anything Goes at House of Gilli
FF#86 Have A Ruby Kind Of Day at If The Shoe Fits, Scrap It
Challenge #64 Christmas In July at Creative Inspirations
Challenge #108 Cute and Cuddly With A Punch at Moving Along With The Times
Layer It Up at AI Factory
Challenge #45 Coloring at Sarah Hurley
Challenge #13 Anything Goes at Craft us Crazy
Challenge #162 Pets at Rainbow Lady's
Challenge #82 Clean and Simple at Sassy Studios
Something Embellished at Stamp Something
Challenge #13 Paws For Thought at Stampin For The Weekend
Challenge #101 Anything Goes at Papercutz
Challenge #113 Free and Easy at All Sorts
Challenge #5 Christmas in July at Paper Creations Ink
Challenge #90 Punch or Die at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #49 Anything Goes at 2 Sisters
Challenge #126 All About Kids at Corrosive
Challenge #103 Ho Ho Ho Christmas in July at Pollycraft
Challenge #8 Anything Goes at Heartsong Inspirations
Anything Goes at Totally Stampalicious

Let Them Eat Cake!

Today is Marvelous Monday, and we are featuring our First Birthday Image, today, for your viewing pleasure. Remember that the featured image is available in the Shelly's Images Store, today only, for a special price! So get your slice of birthday cake, today!

Here is my card using the First Birthday image:





The image is colored with Promarkers. All papers are from my stash. I used circle punches by Creative Memories to punch out matching circles in a variety of sizes, and pop dotted them for dimension. The happy birthday sentiment is also from Shelly's Images.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Anything Goes at MyGrafico
Anything Goes at Lollipop Crafts
Challenge #151 Dots at Everybody-Art
Anything Goes at Clear It Out
Getting Cute at Papertake Weekly
Anything Goes at House of Gilli
Challenge #33 Enjoy Your Day at Aud Sentiments
Layer It Up at AI Factory
Challenge #63 Circles at Alota Rubber Stamps
Challenge #45 Coloring at Sarah Hurley
Challenge #23 Happy Birthday at Southern Girls
Challenge #82 Clean and Simple at Sassy Studios
Challenge #101 Anything Goes at Papercutz
Challenge #25 Food and Drink at Card Makin Mamas
Challenge #113 Free and Easy at All Sorts
Challenge #90 Punch or Die at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #49 Anything Goes at 2 Sisters
Challenge #126 All About Kids at Corrosive
Anything Goes at Totally Stampalicious
Happy Birthday at Stamps R Us
Challenge #8 Anything Goes at Heartsong Inspirations
Challenge #35 Happy Birthday at Ladybug Crafts Ink

Friday, July 22, 2011

Anything Christmas





Whoo Hoo! Another card for the Christmas In July challenges at Catch The Bug. I've had a blast playing along and even managed to use all Bugaboo images for the challenges! Yay, me!

Friday's Christmas Challenge is Anything Goes.

My card layout follows the Challenge #120 Sketch at Digital Tuesday. I started out with two papers, but then as I began putting the card together, I found this fun brick wall paper and thought it would makle a perfect accent piece. I used all papers from my stash. The image is from Bugaboo Stamps and is colored with Promarkers. I used star shaped glitter brads to accent the lower right corner. The top left corner is embellished with loops of ribbon and buttons. The sentiment is also from Bugaboo Stamps. The sentiment and image are both mounted with foam mounting tape for dimension. I've added glitter and sparkle to the image with a clearstar gelly roll pen.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Christmas in July Friday (Anything Goes) at Catch The Bug
Anything Goes at MyGrafico
Anything Goes at Lollipop Crafts
Anything Goes at House of Gilli
Challenge #5 Christmas in July at Paper Creations Ink
Week 112 Free and Easy at All Sorts
Challenge #48 Christmas In July at 2 Sisters
Challenge #64 Christmas In July at Creative Inspirations
Challenge #130 Christmas In July at The Crafty Pad
Challenge #120 Sketch at Digital Tuesday
FF#86 Have A Ruby Kind Of Day at If The Shoe Fits, Scrap It
All About Boys at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #45 Christmas at Crafty Emma's
Challenge #64 For The Men In Your Life at Sentimental Sundays
GL22 Make it Sparkle at Gingerloft
Challenge #28 Cool It at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Challenge #14 One for The Boys at Crafter's Companion
Challenge #151 Wish Upon A Star at Cupcake Crafts
Sparkle and Shine at Whoopsi Daisy
Getting Cute at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #151 Dots at Everybody-Art
Challenge #23 Christmas in July at Digistamps4Joy
Anything Goes at Clear It Out
Challenge #4 Ribbon at Deep Ocean
Something Embellished at Stamp Something
Challenge #63 Circles at Alota Rubber Stamps
Challenge #45 Coloring at Sarah Hurley
One for The Boys at Totally Papercrafts
Buttons at Frosted Designs
Challenge #101 Anything Goes at Papercutz

Thursday, July 21, 2011

There's No Business Like Snow Business



Here is my is my card for the Thursday challenge at Catch The Bug.

I am loving their Christmas in July week challenges!

My card follows sketch #66 at Sketch N Stash. I used shades of blue, snowmen and snowflakes this time. The image is from Bugaboo Stamps. The metal brads and papers are from my stash. The ticket sentiment is from Stitchy Bear Stamps. Glitter and sparkle has been added with a clearstar gelly roll pen.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #66 Sketch at Sketch N Stash
Christmas in July Thursday (Snow Business) at Catch The Bug
Anything Goes at MyGrafico
Anything Goes at Lollipop Crafts
July Recipe (1 image, 2 papers, 3 embellishments: Snowflakes) at One Crazy Stamper
Challenge #76 Christmas in July at The Crazy Challenge
Sparkle and Shine at Whoopsi Daisy
Anything Goes at House of Gilli
Challenge #5 Christmas in July at Paper Creations Ink
Challenge #26 Glitter or Bling at Pattie's Creations
Week 112 Free and Easy at All Sorts
One For The Boys at Sweet Stampin
All About Boys at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #45 Christmas at Crafty Emma's
Challenge #48 Christmas In July at 2 Sisters
Challenge #64 Christmas In July at Creative Inspirations
Challenge #64 For The Men In Your Life at Aud Sentiments
GL22 Make it Sparkle at Gingerloft
Challenge #130 Christmas In July at The Crafty Pad
Challenge #1 Christmas in July at Jellypark Friends
Challenge #6 Pastels at Divas By Design
Challenge #64 For The Men In Your Life at Sentimental Sundays
Challenge #14 One for The Boys at Crafter's Companion
Getting Cute at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #58 Something Mettalic (Silver Snowflake brads) at Tuesday Throwdown
Challenge #23 Christmas in July at Digistamps4Joy
Anything Goes at Clear It Out
Challenge #75 Christmas In July at I Love Promarkers
Christmas in July at Delightful Sketches
Challenge #122 Christmas in July at Creative Belli Blog
Challenge #45 Coloring at Sarah Hurley
Layer It Up at AI Factory

Santa Called.......





Time for another card for the Christmas In July week challenges at Catch The Bug.

This is my card for the Wednesday sketch challenge at Catch The Bug.


I went with a red black and white combo for this one. The image is from the Cathy line, from Bugaboo Stamps! The buttons and papers are from my stash.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Christmas in July Wednesday sketch at Catch The Bug
Anything Goes at MyGrafico
Anything Goes at Lollipop Crafts
July Recipe (1 image, 2 papers, 3 embellishments: buttons) at One Crazy Stamper
Challenge #103 Black and White +1 (Red) at Incy Wincy
Sparkle and Shine at Whoopsi Daisy
Anything Goes at House of Gilli
Challenge #5 Christmas in July at Paper Creations Ink
FF#86 Have A Ruby Kind Of Day at If The Shoe Fits, Scrap It
Week 112 Free and Easy at All Sorts
One For The Boys at Sweet Stampin
All About Boys at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #48 Christmas In July at 2 Sisters
Challenge #64 Christmas In July at Creative Inspirations
Challenge #64 For The Men In Your Life at Aud Sentiments
GL22 Make it Sparkle at Gingerloft
Challenge #130 Christmas In July at The Crafty Pad
Challenge #14 One for The Boys at Crafter's Companion
Getting Cute at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #23 Christmas in July at Digistamps4Joy
Anything Goes at Clear It Out
Challenge #63 Circles (Buttons) at Alota Rubber Stamps
Challenge #122 Christmas in July at Creative Belli Blog
PDCC91 Black and White With A Splash of Color (Red) at The Play Date Cafe
Challenge #45 Coloring at Sarah Hurley
Challenge #82 Clean and Simple at Sassy Studios
Layer It Up at AI Factory

Christmas Week at Catch The Bug




I'm playing in the Christmas In July week challenges at Catch The Bug and this is my second card. I'm hoping to play in all of the challenges this week, to show my love for Bugaboo Stamps!

For this card, I went with a fun card fold. This card opens up into two panels with the decorative flap as the third panel. I used the freebie image for Tuesday's challenge at Catch The Bug and colored it with Promarkers. The christmas papers are from Hobby Lobby. Ribbon is from my stash. I added glitter and sparkle to the image and the decorative paper squares with my clearstar gelly roll pen. For my card layout, I used PTT#25 sketch at party Time Tuesdays

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Christmas in July Tuesday at Catch The Bug
PTT#25 sketch at party Time Tuesdays
Sparkle and Shine at Whoopsi Daisy
Anything Goes at House of Gilli
Challenge #5 Christmas in July at Paper Creations Ink
Week 112 Free and Easy at All Sorts
Challenge #45 Christmas at Crafty Emma's
Challenge #48 Christmas In July at 2 Sisters
Challenge #64 Christmas In July at Creative Inspirations
GL22 Make it Sparkle at Gingerloft
Challenge #130 Christmas In July at The Crafty Pad
Challenge #1 Christmas in July at Jellypark Friends
Challenge #28 Cool It at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Challenge #23 Christmas in July at Digistamps4Joy
Anything Goes at Clear It Out
Challenge #4 Ribbon at Deep Ocean
Challenge #45 Coloring at Sarah Hurley
Christmas in July at Delightful Sketches
Challenge #75 Christmas In July at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #92 No Pink Or Blue at Crafty Catz
Layer It Up at AI Factory

Have A Wild Christmas!




I'm playing in the Christmas In July week challenges at Catch The Bug and have my first card to show you.

Monday's challenge at Catch The Bug is to make a Christmas card using non traditional colors.

I definitely went non traditional on this one! LOL I chose a fun leopard print paper from my stash.! My card uses MMSC113 Sketch at Priscilla's Styles
I wanted to add some sexiness to it, so I added a strip of black lace, then embellished with three button,s also from my stash. The sentiment is mounted with foam mounting tape for dimension. I added glitter and sparkle to the image in spots, with my clearstar gelly roll pen. The image is colored with Promarkers.


I am entering this wild card in the following challenges:

MMSC113 Sketch at Priscilla's Styles
Christmas in July Monday at Catch The Bug
July Recipe (1 image, 2 papers, 3 embellishments: buttons) at One Crazy Stamper
Challenge #103 Black and White +1 (Shades of brown) at Incy Wincy
Challenge #76 Christmas in July at The Crazy Challenge
Sparkle and Shine at Whoopsi Daisy
Anything Goes at House of Gilli
Challenge #5 Christmas in July at Paper Creations Ink
Week 112 Free and Easy at All Sorts
Challenge #45 Christmas at Crafty Emma's
Challenge #48 Christmas In July at 2 Sisters
Challenge #64 Christmas In July at Creative Inspirations
GL22 Make it Sparkle at Gingerloft
Challenge #130 Christmas In July at The Crafty Pad
Challenge #16 Elegance and Lace at Sparkles Forum
Challenge #28 Cool It at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Challenge #56 Get Wild at Fresh Brewed Designs
Challenge #23 Christmas in July at Digistamps4Joy
Anything Goes at Clear It Out
Challenge #63 Circles (buttons) at Alota Rubber Stamps
Challenge #45 Coloring at Sarah Hurley
Christmas in July at Delightful Sketches
Challenge #75 Christmas In July at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #122 Christmas in July at Creative Belli Blog
Layer It Up at AI Factory
Challenge #30 Closet Inspiration (Lace) at The Beary Scrap

Going Goth




Are you ready for some fun?! It's challenge time, again, at Stamp Insanity. We want to see you "Go Goth!" That's right, get funky and show your Goth side! Got not your style?! Oh c'mon and give it a try! We know you can do it, so get creating and come play along with us at Stamp Insanity.


For my card, I'm using an image from the Stamp Insanity Store. She is colored with Promarkers. I went with a black and white +1 theme, and added red. The DP is from my stash. I;ve added black lace from my stash, and a punched border using the Martha Stewart drippy goo punch. The punched border is accented by coloring with red Smooch ink. The sentiment is also from Stamp Insanity, and is punched using oval and scalloped oval punches by Stampin Up.


I'm entering this card in the following challenges:


Anything Goes at Lollipop Crafts
FF#86 Have A Ruby Kind Of Day at If The Shoe Fits, Scrap It
Week 112 Free and Easy at All Sorts
Anything Goes at MyGrafico
Challenge #16 Elegance and Lace at Sparkles Forum
Anything Goes at Clear It Out
Anything Goes at House of Gilli
Dream Color Combo (Black, white and red) at 365 Cards
Challenge #103 Black and White +1 at Incy Wincy
HDH098 Haunted Birthday Bash at Haunted Design House
PDCC91 Black and White With A Splash of Color (Red) at The Play Date Cafe
Challenge #45 Coloring at Sarah Hurley
Challenge #13 Anything Goes at Craft us Crazy
Layer It Up at AI Factory
PDCC91 Black and White With A Splash of Color (Red) at The Play Date Cafe

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Let's Play Name That Digi At Shelly's Images

Are you ready for more birthday celebration fun at
Shelly's Images?!

We have another fun game for you, today! Today is the Name That Digi game!

Whoo Hoo! More Games! More Fun! More prizes to be won!

Hurry over to Shelly's Images and play the Name That Digi game with us!

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Hop Hop Hop! It's A Birthday Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Shelly's Images Blog Birthday Celebration Blog Hop!

We really hope you are enjoying the festivities this week over at the Shelly's Images Blog! There are lots more fun things planned for the rest of the week, so be sure you keep checking back!



Today, though, is our big blog hop!



Thanks so much for joining us for the hop, today!

Be sure you hop to every blog on the list!



Hopefully you have started at the Shelly's Images Blog. If not, you will want to go back to Shelly's Images and start at the beginning.


You should have arrived here from Scrappy's blog.

As I celebrate the birthday of Shelly's Images, I think about the wonderful friendships I have made on the design team here, all the projects I have created and all the fabulous images I've gotten to play with.

In honor of Shelly's Images' birthday, I'd like to share one of my favorite card that I've created using one of Shelly's Images. My card uses the Boots image by Shelly's Images.






Okay, enough reminiscing for now! It's time to get to the rules of the hop!

Visit each blog in the hop.

Collect the secret word on each blog.

Leave comments on each and every stop along the way.

Email the secret phrase to shelly@shellysimages.com
with Blog Hop in the subject line.

One winner receives one free image a month for the rest of 2011!

All participants who email the correct phrase
will get a coupon for "Buy one and get one free".



Winners will be announced on Friday, July 22.



Secret word?! Ohhhhh I did mention a secret word, didn't I?! Well, then I have to give you my secret word, then, so that you can add it to the others and make the secret phrase!

My secret word is "Joining"


Thank you, again, for visiting me on the hop today and joining me in celebrating
our birthday at Shelly's Images Blog!


Your Next stop on the hop is:



Here is the order of the hop, in case you get lost along the way:

Monday, July 18, 2011

Text Me While I'm Thinking Of You




Thanks so much to all of you for all of your fabulous entries in last week's challenge at Craft Your Passion! We have another fun challenge for you today! Our theme this week is "Text me." We want to see some text, sentiment, etc, somewhere on your project! Fun and easy challenge this time, so be sure you play along!

Our sponsors this week are Lauretta's Digital Stamps and CocoDingo. Play along this week for your chance to win digi images from one or both!

For my project, I chose to alter this cute birdhouse. The birdhouse was painted with Adirondack paint daubers and then stamped with a background stamp, on the roof of the birdhouse. The front and sides are stamped with a flower stamp, and pearls added to the centers of the flowers. The bird on the front is a digi image by CocoDingo. The image is colored using Promarkers and attached with foam mounting tape for dimension. All stamping on this project was done using paints, instead of ink.

This was a fun project to do! I hope you were able to get some inspiration out of it!


I am entering this altered birdhouse in the following challenges:


Summer Flowers at Scrappy Frogs
Things With Wings at By The Cute and Girly
Anything Goes at Lollipop Crafts
Challenge #32 At Least Two Words at Aud Sentiments
Challenge #87 Anything But A Card at Fun With Shapes and More
Favorite Things (Paint, stamps, pearls) at Moving Along With The Times
Challenge #28 Things With Wings at Paper Play
Challenge #32 At Least Two Words at Aud Sentiments
Challenge #45 Coloring at Sarah Hurley
Challenge #87 Anything But A Card at Fun With Shapes and More
Birds Eye View at The Poodles Parlour
Challenge #26 Glitter or Bling at Pattie's Creations
Week 112 Free and Easy at All Sorts
Anything Goes at MyGrafico
Things With Wings at Little Claire
Challenge #11 Summer at Dream Valley
Challenge #120 Animal Antics at Stamptacular Sunday
Animals at I Did It Creations
Challenge #5 All Things Nice at Emerald Faerie Garden
Challenge #50 Summer at Paper Playtime
Challenge #102 Summer Fun at Pollycraft
DDH10 Summer at Digi Design House
Anything Goes at House of Gilli

Mr Otter Revisited!

Welcome to day One of our birthday celebrations at Shelly's Images. We have lots of fun for you this week, to celebrate our birthday, so please be sure to check in every day at Shelly's Images and celebrate with us! There will be something new every day and chances to win, everyday!

Today, we kickoff with the Tombola game as our first game, with lots of fun prizes up for grabs, including a Shelly's Images coffee cup, the chance to be art advisor with Shelly on a fun new image, and a chance at winning free digi's for the remainder of 2011! How's that for fabulous prizes?! Hurry over to Shelly's Images to play the Tombola game and have your chance to win!


Ohhh and it's also Marvelous Monday at Shelly's Images! We have a fun one for you, today! Today, the entire DT are featuring thier favorite past projects from Shelly's Images. We were asked to look back and choose our favorite project from all those we've created as part of the Design Team at Shelly's Images.

My favorite project uses the Otter image, which you can find in theShelly's Images Store. If you check out the store, you will find a special combo pack of all the images featured today in the DT's projects! Don't miss out on this special! Hurry and get it today, before it's too late!





This altered clock, is a special project made as a gift for my cousin. It was a blast to make, and is my favorite Shelly's Images DT project, so I just had to show it, again, for our DT favorites Marvelous Monday!

I hope you enjoyed seeing it, again!

Did Someone Say Mandela?




Are you ready to for some more challenge fun?! We have a fabulous new challenge for you, today, at Daisy's Doodles! And an easy one too! Our theme this fortnight is "New Moon," which is the Daisy's Doodles way of saying "Anything Goes!" Be sure you come over to Daisy's Doodles and play along. You could win a 5 pack of Promarkers! How cool is that! You really don't want to miss out on your chance to win!

I went with a black and white with splash of color theme for my project today. I'm using one of the new Mandela sets. I've colored in parts of the Mandelas with Promarkers, to add color to match the DP. The DP is from my stash.

You can find this fabulous set, Mandelas Pk 1, here, in the Daisy Doodles store.


I'm entering this card in the following challenges:


Anything Goes at Lollipop Crafts
Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp
Photo Inspiration (Black and White with splash of color) at The Paper Variety
Challenge #45 Coloring at Sarah Hurley
FF#86 Have A Ruby Kind Of Day at If The Shoe Fits, Scrap It
Week 112 Free and Easy at All Sorts
Anything Goes at MyGrafico
Challenge #16 Elegance and Lace (Mandelas have Lacey Edges) at Sparkles Forum
Challenge #103 Black and White +1 at Incy Wincy
Anything Goes at House of Gilli
Challenge #63 Circles at Alota Rubber Stamps

Sunday, July 17, 2011




Whooo Hooo! It's party time at Shelly's Images and we have lots of fun planned for you!

There will be a blog hop, games and prizes! Join us at Shelly's Images Jul 18-22 to help celebrate our birthday and have a chance to win!

Pssssst the blog hop will start on Tuesday, July 19, but please be sure to join us all week long, starting on the 18th!

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Planning A Wedding?




I'm back, again, with a new project to show you my latest project for Tableau Tuesday, at Daisy's Doodles.

These gorgeous images, (both the bride & groom, and the dove) colored with Promakers, are from the new Wedded Bliss set, and its available, now, in the Daisy Doodles store.

I like to create different things, sometimes, other than cards. I love finding different things to alter.

When I planned my wedding years, ago, I used a spiral bound notebook and added tabs to the edges of some of the pages, and labeled it into different subjects and used it as a wedding planner. It worked great, even though it looked like a basic notebook.

So that got me thinking.... this composition book would look great altered into a wedding planner! And so, that bring me to today's project!

I covered this composition notebook with two beautiful floral papers from Stampin Up, and added some cream ribbon, then added my colored and cut out images from Daisy Doodles. The images are mounted with foam mounting tape, for dimension and 3D effect. I embellished with flowers from my stash, and added greenery punched with a Martha Stewart punch, around the flowers. The Wedding Planner wording is done with stickers from Creative Memories. The pearls for the flower centers are also from my stash. I added glitter and sparkle to the images with my Clearstar gelly roll pen.


I'm entering this notebook in the following challenges:


Summer Flowers at Scrappy Frogs
Things With Wings (Doves) at By The Cute and Girly
Anything Goes at Lollipop Crafts
Challenge #11 Lots of Sparkle at House of Gilli
July Recipe (1 image, 2 papers, 3 embellishments: flowers, pearls, punched branches) at One Crazy Stamper
Challenge #2 Favorite Color Combo (Blue, Green and Cream) at Little Darlings
HSC6 Time For A Vacation (Las Vegas - Huge amount of wedding chapels!!) at The Hot Spot
Challenge #52 Wedding Wishes at Bee-Crafty
Challenge #14 Anything Goes at Bearly Mine Challenges
Challenge #32 At Least Two Words at Aud Sentiments
Challenge #27 All About Flowers at Charisma Cardz
Double Time (two words, two images) at AI Factory
Challenge #87 Anything But A Card at Fun With Shapes and More
Challenge #12 Wings and Things (Dove) at Stampin' For The Weekend
Challenge #60 Things With Wings (Dove) at Truly Scrumptious
Challenge #111 Free and Easy at All Sorts
Challenge #4 Sugar and Spice -All Things Girly- at the Emerald Faerie Garden
Challenge #70 Anything Goes at One Stitch At A Time
GL22 Make it Sparkle at Gingerloft
Challenge #29 Lots of Texture at The Crafty Pad
Challenge #63 Floral at I Did It Creations
Week #70 Flower Power at The Shabby Tea Room
Love or Romance at Stamp-n-Doodle
Pretty Blossoms at Creative Craft Challenges
Wing It Out (Dove with wing, on notebook) at Clear It Out
Challenge #14 Anything Goes at Bearly Mine Challenges
Your Favorite Cupcake Challenge (challenge #1, Flowers) at Cupcake Crafts
Through The Garden Gate at Stamps R Us
Challenge #3 Love at Hooked on Craft
Recipe Challenge - 2 Dp & 2 diff embellishements (flowers, pearls) at Scrap Creations
Anything Goes at MyGrafico

Monday, July 11, 2011

Just For You with Mami Doodles



It's Monday, and that means challenge time, again, at Craft Your Passion. The theme, this week, is Just For You. This is a great theme, nice and open to interpret how you wish! Gotta love those! So fun!

Our Sponsor this week is Mami Doodles, who's been kind enough to give the DT some fabulous images to work with!

Stop by Craft Your Passion and play along in our challenge this week for your chance to win a digi prize from Mami Doodles! While you're there, check out the other awesome creations from the Design Team and leave us some love!

My project today uses Girl With Tulip by Mami Doodles. She's colored with Promarkers. I cut her out and pop dotted her over a folded die cut lace doily, then added some pearls, flowers and ribbon. I used the sketches at Creatalicious and Inspirational Card Sketches for my card layout. All papers are from my stash, as are the flowers and ribbon.

This is perfect for a get well card.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


You Pick (ICS112) at Inspirational Card Sketches
Challenge #23 Sketch at Creatalicious Challenges
Challenge #44 Get Well/Thinking Of You/Just Because at Crafty Ann's
Challenge #2 Special Occasions at Paper Creator's Crafts
Summer Flowers at Scrappy Frogs
Anything Goes at Lollipop Crafts
Challenge #2 Favorite Color Combo (Pink and purples) at Little Darlings
Challenge #21 Lots of Dots at The Paper Shelter
Day 127 Triple It (three white pearls) at 365 Cards
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #118 Bling It Up at Digital Tuesday
Flower Power at Try It On Tuesday
Challenge #149 Use Shapes at Everybody Art
Challenge #3 Cards at Deep Ocean
Challenge #27 All About Flowers at Charisma Cardz
Double Time (two sprigs of leaves) at AI Factory
Challenge #14 Spots or Stripes at Do It With Digi's
Challenge #111 Free and Easy at All Sorts
Challenge #142 Get Well Soon at The Secret Crafter
Challenge #63 Die Cut As A Background Mat at Speedy The Cat's Friends
Challenge #4 Sugar and Spice -All Things Girly- at the Emerald Faerie Garden
Challenge #70 Anything Goes at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #29 Lots of Texture at The Crafty Pad
Challenge #63 Floral at I Did It Creations
Your Favorite Cupcake Challenge (challenge 61, Girly) at Cupcake Crafts
Through The Garden Gate at Stamps R Us
Pretty Blossoms at Creative Craft Challenges
Anything Goes at MyGrafico

Knight In Shining Armour




Hey Hey, what do you say? Are you ready for another Marvelous Monday at Shelly's Images?! We have a fun image to share with you today. Those of you who love medievil times will love this one! I fell in love with it when I seen it and knew I had to create something special with him!

Our featured image today at Shelly's Images is this cute boy on a horse, called Knight. I've used him to make this fun altered castle as a gift for a friend who loves Medievil and fantasy as much as I do.

Remember, Knight is available for a special price, today only, in the Shelly's Images Store.

After you are done here looking at my castle, We'd love it if you'd op on over to Shelly's Images and check out the wonderful creations by the rest of the design team.

I found this cool wooden castle at Michael's and knew instantly it would be perfect to go with the Knight image! I used paint daubers by Adirondack, to paint the castle silver. The image is colored with Promarkers. I used scraps of patterned paper and the new banner punch from Stampin Up to create the fun banner to hang from the castle. The image is attached with foam mounting tape for dimension.

I had so much fun making my little castle. I hope you like it!

I am entering this awesome castle in the following challenges:


Challenge #2 Special Occasions at Paper Creator's Crafts
CIC31 Punches or Die Cuts at Clearly I Stamp
Anything Goes at Lollipop Crafts
Challenge #2 Favorite Color Combo (Black and Silver) at Little Darlings
HSC6 Time For A Vacation (Las Vegas - Excalibur Hotel/Casino looks like a castle) at The Hot Spot
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #149 Use Shapes at Everybody Art
Get Punchy at Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenges
Challenge #14 Anything Goes at Bearly Mine Challenges
Challenge #66 Two Layers or Less at Meljen's Designs
On The Farm at Delightful Challenges
Double Time (two rows of banner) at AI Factory
Challenge #44 Just For You/Get Well/Just Because at Crafty Ann's
Challenge #87 Anything But A Card at Fun With Shapes and More
Challenge #14 For Him at Paper Crafting Journey
Challenge #13 Anything But A Card at Little Miss Muffet
Clean and Simple at Catch The Bug
Challenge #111 Free and Easy at All Sorts
Challenge #70 Anything Goes at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #29 Lots of Texture at The Crafty Pad
Challenge #101 The Great Outdoors at Pollycraft
Your Favorite Cupcake Challenge (challenge #19, Alter an item) at Cupcake Crafts
Anything Goes at MyGrafico
Challenge #14 One for The Boys at Crafter's Companion

Thursday, July 7, 2011

3-2-1 Recipe





Whoo Hooo! I'm so excited to announce that I'm now an official member of the Stamp Insanity DT!!!! I've been dying to spill the beans to everyone! It has been soooo hard to not tell everyone! Yay! I'm a Groovy Gurl!

Today is a new challenge at Stamp Insanity, too! This time it's a 3-2-1 Recipe challenge! We want to see your creations that follow this fun recipe:

3 buttons
2 (or more) patterned Papers
1 image

It's Ward 2's turn to show you some groovy eye candy, today, too! Come on over to Stamp Insanity and see what the Groovies from Ward 2 have to show you, and link up your 3-2-1 recipe project while you're there!

Ready, set, run over to Stamp Insanity and Show us your Insanity!

My card today was made especially for my friend, Eric, who lives in Florida. So it is inspired by Florida, summer and the beach. He's going to love it!

The sketches at Creatalicious and Inspirational Card Sketches were my layout inspirations. I've used three bright cheerful patterned papers, and a die cut lace doily. (Gottta love my spots and stripes!) All papers are scraps from my stash, as is the ribbon. The blue buttons are recycled from an old shirt I threw away when I cleaned the closet. If you look closely, you can see shimmer and sparkle on the doily - The doily is sprayed using Perfect Pearls shimmer spray. I love the look this spray gives and it's so much fun to play with. My image is by Stamp Insanity and is colored with Promarkers.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #23 Sketch at Creatalicious Challenges
Challenge #20 Layers at Iris' Spot
Bright and Blinding at Some Odd Girl
Challenge #44 Circle Frenzy at Sarah Hurley
Challenge #9 Photo Inspiration at Jay Gee's Nook
Anything Goes at Lollipop Crafts
Digi Day at Stamp Something
Challenge #57 Summertime (Relaxing at The Beach at Wags 'n Whiskers
Week #110 Free and Easy at All Sorts
Challenge #141 Here Comes Summer at The Secret Crafter
Challenge #69 Use A Digi at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #27 Time To Relax at Pile It On
Challenge #9 Photo Inspiration at Jay Gee's Nook
Challenge #5 Spots and Stripes at Here Come The Boys
July Recipe (1 image, 2 papers, 3 embellishments: Buttons) at One Crazy Stamper
Challenge #74 On The Beach at The Crazy Challenge
Hot! Hot! Hot! at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #29 Frame It at Happileigh Scrappin'
Challenge #2 Favorite Color Combo (Yellow and Blue)at Little Darlings
HSC6 Time For A Vacation (Florida - Beach) at The Hot Spot
Challenge #5 Die Cuts And/Or Punches at Divas By Design
Challenge #27 Picnic/Summer Fun at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Day 128: Ad Inspired (Stripes and some colors from the ad. Bright and summery!) at 365 Cards
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #149 Use Shapes at Everybody Art
Your Pick (ICS112) at Inspirational Card Sketches
Challenge #77 Wet and Wild at The Pixie Cottage
Challenge #21 Lots of Dots at The Paper Shelter
Summer at Scrap-Creations
Challenge #3 Cards at Deep Ocean
YNSC#46 Button Up at Your Next Stamp
Challenge #42 Favorite Image at Crafts And Me
Beach Theme at Whimsie Doodles
Challenge #10 Summer Scene at The Stamping Boutique
DDCC#120 Summer at Dutch Dare
Challenge #44 Just For You/Get Well/Just Because at Crafty Ann's
Summer Fun at Crafty Purple Frog
Challenge #14 Spots or Stripes at Do It With Digi's
Anything Goes at MyGrafico

Monday, July 4, 2011

Bring On The Happy at Craft Your Passion




Are you ready for a challenge?! Today, we have a new challenge for you at Craft Your Passion, and you are sure it love this one! It's everyone's favorite... Anything Goes! Whooo Hooo! I love anything goes challenges because I have complete freedom to create anything my little heart desires! They are so much fun! Of course, if you come over to Craft Your Passion and play along with us, you'll have a chance to win some yummy scrummie prizes! And who doesn't love prizes?!

We have three sponsors this week, for even more chances to win! Our Digi sponsors are: Sassy Studio Designs and Whimsy Stamps. Both of which provided the DT with some fabby images to work with! Our non digi sponsor is Letraset, who's giving one winner a 5 pack of Promarkers. Fabulous prizes! Hurry over to Craft Your Passion and link up your creation for your chance to win!

What are you waiting for?! Ready? Set? Create!

For my card today I got out my oh so fun Adirondack paint daubers again. I love these things because you can dab them directly onto your stamps and use the paint like ink! Fun stuff! The background paper is crimped with my paper crimper. I used a couple of background stamps to create this cool handmade layered flower with a button center. The sentiment is also stamped in paint. I used this cute hippie chick digi stamp from Sassy Studio Designs. Isn't she fab?! I absolutely love her! She's so groovy! This card turned out so cute! I'm going to send it to my cousin who's going through some tough times and could use some cheer right now.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Make Your Own Backing paper (i used a paper crimper) at Creative Crafts
Challenge #72 Include Flowers at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #20 Layers at Iris' Spot
Show Us your Flowers at Hooked On Crafts
Challenge #9 No (Manufactured) DP (I Made my own with a paper crimper) at The Stamping Boutique
Challenge #2 Flowers at Deep Ocean
Challenge #109 Gardening (Flowers) at C.R.A.F.T
Challenge #65 Anything Goes at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #26 Ice Cream Colors (Lime sherbert, pistachio, raspberry, and chocolate)at Charisma Cardz
Embellish It (Buttons) at AI Factory
Bright and Blinding at Some Odd Girl
Challenge #44 Circle Frenzy at Sarah Hurley
Challenge #44 Get Well/Thinking Of You/Just Because at Crafty Ann's
Digi Day at Stamp Something
Let's Play Bingo (Buttons, Flowers, Glitter) at Totally Papercrafts
DDH9 Handmade Flowers at Digi Design House
Anything Goes at Catch The Bug
Challenge #14 No DP(Make your own background paper) at Quirky Crafts
Challenge #62 Anything Goes at Sentimental Sundays
Summer Flowers at Scrappy Frogs
Week #110 Free and Easy at All Sorts
Anything Goes at Lollipop Crafts
Challenge #69 Use A Digi at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #9 use Kraft at Bows and Berries
Challenge #2 Favorite Color Combo (Kraft and any colors) at Little Darlings
Anything Goes at MyGrafico

Pretty Pastels




Happy Independence Day! Not only is it Independence Day, but it's also Marvelous Monday at Shelly's Images!

Today's featured image is Carnations, from Shelly's Images. This beauty comes two ways, withe the regular ribbon and then with the Patriotic theme. When you buy this fabulous digi, you get both versions for one price! Whoo Hoo! How's that for a bargain?!


This gorgeous Carnations digi is available for a special price, today only, in the Shelly's Images Store.

I created my card today for a very dear lady who's going through treatment for a medical condition and can use some cheering up. I went with pink and green pastels for summer and colored the image with Promarkers. All papers are from my stash. The brads are made with matching paper using my Itop bradmaker. (First time I've used it and I love, love, love it!) My card layout uses the sketches at Card Positioning Systems and at Priscilla's Styles.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


CPS#225 Sketch at Card Positioning Systems
Challenge #72 Include Flowers at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #20 Layers at Iris' Spot
Show Us your Flowers at Hooked On Crafts
Challenge #2 Flowers at Deep Ocean
Challenge #109 Gardening (Flowers) at C.R.A.F.T
Challenge #65 Anything Goes at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #26 Ice Cream Colors (Lime sherbert and strawberry) at Charisma Cardz
Embellish It (Brads) at AI Factory
Challenge #44 Circle Frenzy at Sarah Hurley
Challenge #44 Get Well/Thinking Of You/Just Because at Crafty Ann's
Challenge #26 Squares at Do You Stack Up
Digi Day at Stamp Something
Challenge #57 Summertime (Summer colors, flowers) at Wags 'n Whiskers
Challenge #141 Here Comes Summer (summer colors, flowers) at The Secret Crafter
Anything Goes at Catch The Bug
Challenge #118 Seeing Double (Two Brads) at Stamptacular Sunday
Challenge #29 Heavy Metal (metal brads made with the Itop) at Mami Doodles
Week #110 Free and Easy at All Sorts
Summer Flowers at Scrappy Frogs
Challenge #69 Use A Digi at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #111 Sketch at Priscilla's Styles.
Anything Goes at Lollipop Crafts
Challenge #29 Frame It at Happileigh Scrappin'
Challenge #2 Favorite Color Combo (Pink and Green) at Little Darlings
Anything Goes at MyGrafico