Happy Birthday, Ewe!

Happy World Card Making Day, bloggers! Are you celebrating my crafting your booties off today?! I've been crafting all week, in honor of it, and got myself a head start! LOL

Today, we have a new challenge at Catch The Bug - This is everyone's favorite, and perfect for World Card Making Day! Our challenge them is Anything Goes! *Applause* I know, I know - Everyone loves it. So do I!  Of course, as usual, there are great prizes up for grabs, from Bugaboo Stamps, so come over to Catch The Bug and link up with us in our Anything Goes challenge, in honor of World Card Making Day!  You are welcome to link up any project - It doesn't have to be a card - So get crafting!

In honor of World Card Making Day, I've created a fancy Fold Card.  This is yet another version of pop up card.  You can see, in the first pic, that the card has a pull tab, which pops up the image.  Check out the second pic, with the image popped up after the tab is pulled.  So cool, isn't it?! I have to say, I absolutely LOVE the fold on this card.  I went with masculine colors because I made this for a male friend's birthday (He thought it was awesome, by the way!)  I used chevron printed washi tape, purple square gemstones and round purple gemstones. My card uses uses the image Make It Snappy - Birthday Ewe, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. The sentiment is handwritten with a white opaque pen by Signo.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Anything Goes at Creative Inspirations Paint
For The Boys at Digi Sketch Challenge
Something For Men at Rhedd and Rosie Challenge
For  A Boy at Paper Crafting Journey
Show Off Those Coloring Skills at Di's Digi Designs
Challenge #30 Anything Goes at Challenges 4 Everybody
Challenge #160 Anything Goes at Make It Monday
Animals at Melonheadz Friends
Challenge #7 Boys And Men at C is For Challenge
Challenge #82 Anything Goes at Digi Darla's Challenges
Challenge #21 Anything Goes at Scrapbook Stamp Society
Challenge #20 Anything Goes at Creative Craft Challenges
TTCRD October 1 - t at Through The Craft Room Door
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #31 Just A Bit Out There at The Crafter's Cafe
Birthdays at Stamp and Create
BLD56 Use Washi Tape at By Lori Designs Challenge
Challenge #188 Songs (Happy Birthday) at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #90 For A Child at Aud Sentiments
Challenge #147 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper Crafty
Challenge #5 Animal (Sheep), Avian or Aquarian at The Male Room
Anything Goes at Crafting By Designs
Challenge #80 Ink Technique (Coloring) at Let's Craft and Create
Anything Goes at Moving Along With The Times
Challenge #227 Animals (Sheep) at C.R.A.F.T
Anything Goes at 4 Krafty Girlz
October Linky Party at DL Art
Royal Digi Challenge #28 at The Scrapbooking Queen
Anything Goes at Oozak
Challenge #99 One For the Boys at Fussy and Fancy
Anything Goes at Jellypark Friends
Let's Hear It For The Boys at A Gem Of A Challenge
Challenge #184 Use A Digi at One Stitch At A Time

Baby Girl Teepee Card

Hey folks! Today is the start of a new challenge over at Catch The Bug!  This week's saturday challenge is one of everyone's favorites..... Bingo! Bingo challenges are sooo much fun and, of course, there are chances to win fabulous prizes from Bugaboo Stamps, so be sure you come by and check out our Bingo board!

Today I have created for you a fancy fold card - This one is a teepee card.  Isn't it adorable? I made it for a friend who just had a baby.  This card is 3D freestanding so mommy can put it in the baby's room as part of the decor, if she chooses.  The card folds flat for mailing, but opens up into a teepee and closes with velcro.  Very cool, isn't it? For today's card, I've used the image Moon Baby - Swing, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. I've cut out the image usinf fussy cutting. I used some 3D puffy stickers to embellish the card.  Glitter and sparkle has been added to the moon, on the image, with a clearstar gelly roll pen.

My card creates this Bingo:  Sparkle, Bugaboo Image, Player's Choice: Sentiment.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Use Your Markers at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #156 Anything Goes at Tuesday Throwdown
Challenge #62 Anything Goes at LEJ Designs
Challenge #97 Anything Goes at Anything Goes Challenge
Challenge #74 Anything Goes at Let's Craft and Create
Challenge #177 Anything Goes at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #231 Time To Sparkle at Crafty Creations
Challenge #6 Unusual Fold Card at Crafting With Dragonflies
Challenge #11 Anything Goes at Rhedd and Rosie's Challenge Blog
Challenge #176 Pimp Something at Hanna and Friends
Challenge #186 Favorite Color Combo at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #61 Fancy Folds at Dream Valley Challenges
Layer It Up at Digi Sketch Challenge
Challenge #153 Stars at 2 Sisters Challenge Blog
Challenge #89 Anything But Square at A Gem of A Challenge
Challenge #25 Anything Goes at Challenges For Everybody

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

Anything Goes for The End of The Term

Iris' Spot has a fun new challenge for you, today! Anything Goes! Whoo Hoo! I know everyone loves this kind of challenge! You can make anything you want! Anything at all! How cool is that?! We can't wait to see what you come up with for this one! The challenge at Iris' Spot is being sponsored by the oh so cool Stef Hughes of Glitterbabe's Digis! Hurry over to Iris' Spot and play along for your chance to win a fabulous digi prize!

Wow! Time has flown by and its already the end of my term for the DT at Iris' Spot. I've had so much fun working with this spunky little lady! I'm sad to be posting my last DT card, but I know she'll be bringing in another fabulous DT for the new term and I wish her all the best with her new DT.

For my card today, I've used this adorable fairy image from Glitterbabe's Digis. This little cutie is cut out using nestabilities, colored with Promarkers, and glitter added for sparkle and shine. She is matted on a gold metallic cardstock printed with gold metallic stars and cut out with nesties. After all, what is a fairy without sparkle and glitter?! Both DP are from my stash. The pink paper has a quilted look, with faux stitching. I used pink mulberry paper flowers I found on clearance at meijer. The sprigs of leaves are punched with a punch by Martha Stewart. I added some pink rhinestone swirls/flourishes that I bought at the Scrapbook Expo last month. The sentiment is from Sentiments 4 You and is punched with the oval and scalloped oval punches by Stampin Up, then mounted with foam mounting tape, for dimension.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Anything Goes at MyGrafico
Challenge #24 Wings at Beary Scrap
Challenge #25 Photo Inspiration (Colors) at My Partner In Crafting Crime
Challenge #43 Shine With Lots of Sparkle at Fresh Brewed Designs
Challenge #80 Clean and Simple at Claudia & Company
Challenge #31 Pink and Sweet at Crafts And Me
PWC#150 Pink, Green and Neutral at Paper Pretties
Challenge #2 Glitter at My Mum's Craft Shop
Challenge #55 Glitter and Glitz at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #26 Anything Goes at Aud Sentiments
Challenge #79 Children's Cards at Crafty Catz
Challenge #58 Show Me A Pink Flowery Lady at Cooking It Up With Katie
Challenge #99 Flowers at C.R.A.F.T
Challenge #77 Flowers In Bloom at AI Factory
Challenge #8 Fairies, Pixies and Elves at Do It With Digi's
Challenge #51 April Showers Bring May Flowers at Prairie Fairy
April Showers Bring Forth May Flowers at Crafty Calendar
Challenge #19 Spring Colors at Card Makin Mamas
Challenge #22 Anything Goes at Delicious Doodles
Challenge #77 Bling It On at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #32 Spring Colors at Crafty Emma's
Challenge #107 Pretty Punches at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #46 Colorful at Pear Tree Designs
Challenge #52 Let's Get Punchy at Sentimental Sunday
Recipe Challenge (1 Image, 2 printed Papers and 3 embellishments – Flowers, swirls, leaves) at I Did It Creations
Challenge #44 Digi Monday - Friend - at Paper Playtime
Fairies at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #108 Pile It On! (5 layers counting white card base) at Stamptacular Sunday
Challenge #58 Digi Day at Creative Inspirations
Use A Punch At Card Cupids
Challenge #10 Anything Goes at Sparkles Forum
Layers and Stitching (Faux stitching on Pink DP) at House of Gilli
Challenge #4 Bold and Bright at Bows and Berries

Lots of Layers at Craft Your Passion

It's Monday! Are you ready for another fun challenge at Craft Your Passion?! This week, we want you to "Show Use Your Layers!" How's that for an easy theme?! Come on over to Craft Your Passion and link up your latest creation, for your change to win! We're being sponsored this week by the fabulous people at the Stitchy Bear Stamp Store!

Stitchy gave the DT some fabulous digi images to work with, from three designers from her store! (Stitchy Stamps, Floppy Latte Designs, and Reece's Scrap Pieces). She also gave us a paper pack that some of the DT used, by Floppy Latte Designs. The prize will be a paper pack and digi images from the Stitchy Bear Stamp Store!

When you go over to link up your challenge entry, Be sure You check out all the DT samples at Craft Your Passion. Show our DT some love by leaving comments!

My card, today, uses the sketch at Repeat Impressions I wanted to do a make card and decided to go with a monochromatic theme. And what perfect color for a male card, than blue? The gingham paper, paper with silver stars and polka dot paper are both from my stash. I used hand dyed skittles for the embellishing in the left upper corner. The hexagons were punched with a punch by Creative Memories, and mounted with Foam mounting tape, for Dimension. I did the sentiment by hand, this time. The image is called Sudz and is by Stitchy Stamps. He is colored with Promarkers.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #107 Pretty Punches at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #45 Polka Dots at Tuesday Throwdown
Challenge #62 Anything Goes at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #80 Clean and Simple at Claudia & Company
Challenge #30 Open at Top Tip Tuesday
Digital at Scrap-Creations
Repeat Impressions Sketch A2011 at The House That Stamps Built
Monochromatic (No Glitter) at OWH Stars and Stamps
Challenge #26 Anything Goes at Aud Sentiments
Challenge #11 One For The Boys at Bunny Zoe's Crafts
Challenge #108 Pile It On! at Stamptacular Sunday
Challenge #59 Father's Day or Sports at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #52 Let's Get Punchy at Sentimental Sunday
Challenge #58 Digi Day at Creative Inspirations
Challenge #118 Circles at The Crafty Pad
Use A Punch At Card Cupids
Challenge #90 Fun and Games at Pollycraft
Challenge #9 Circles (Polka Dot DP) at Cards For Men
Challenge #10 Anything Goes at Sparkles Forum
Recipe Challenge (1 Image, 2 printed Papers and 3 embellishments- 3 skittles) at I Did It Creations
Challenge #44 Digi Monday - Friend - at Paper Playtime
Masculine at Stamp-n-Doodle

For The Love Of Otters

I'm so excited, today, to share with you another Marvelous Monday at Shelly's Images! This one is extra special to me, because it features an image that I requested. Shelly was kind enough to draw it for me, for a project I had in mind. My cousin had visited back in the Winter and had seen a clock I altered. She fell in love with the clock and said, "OMG! You should make me one with an Otter on it!" (She LOVES otters!) I thought, Where am I going to get an image of an otter?!" So, I took a chance and asked Shelly if she could possibly draw one for me, so I could make this clock, and viola! Here we are with this fabulous Otter image! You can buy "Otter" in Shelly's Store, today only, for a discounted price!

This is perfect timing, because my cousin just moved into her own apartment for the first time and also just won an awesome Talent Contest in her hometown at the local comedy club! So, this is going to be a wonderful gift for her when I surprise her with it! Thanks so much, Shelly, for this fabulous image! Brandie is going to love her clock!

Stop by Shelly's Images and check out the other fantastic projects from our talented DT, as well as our featured Guest Designer, the oh so creative Debbie Harris, of DKH Designs! *Applause* Visit us at Shelly's Images and leave us some love! We love to read your comments!

Oh, and how about a tutorial for making an altered clock?! Stop by Shelly's Images, again, tomorrow for a step by step tutorial, and make your own clock!

Now, let's talk about this clock! I've used an inexpensive (just under $5) clock from Walmart. In case you are looking to make your own, the brand name of the clock is Mainstay. I used a patterned leaf paper in fall colors, to go with my Otter. The adorable otter is colored with Promarkers. I used the sponging technique to add color around the image. (Browns, Tans and Greens below the log, and then a mix of blues and greens to create a sky behind the otter) I punched a hole in the image with the Croc A Dile Big Bite, to be able to add the hands for the clock. The numbers are metallic gold foil stickers from The Paper Studio, matted on Chocolate Chip Cardstock and mounted with Foam Mounting Tape for dimension. The otter is cut out using the Creative Memories Cutting System.

Don't forget to drop by Shelly's Images, again, tomorrow for a step by step tutorial on altering your own clock!


I am entering this altered clock in the following challenges:


Anything Goes at MyGrafico
Challenge #38 Anything But A Card at Lexi's Creations
Challenge #62 Anything Goes at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #30 Open at Top Tip Tuesday
Challenge #148 Let's Celebrate (My cousin getting her own apt.) at A Spoon Full of Sugar
Challenge #2 Glitter or Shine (Shiny Metallic gold foil numbers) at My Mum's Craft Shop
It's All In The Numbers at The Paper Variety
Challenge #81 Animals at Fun With Shapes and More
Challenge #22 Anything Goes at Delicious Doodles
Week #128 Chocolate Inspired at One Stop Crafts
Challenge #5 Animals at Little Claire Designs
Challenge #11 One For The Boys at Bunny Zoe's Crafts
Fountain of Youth - Going To The Zoo at Stamping Vacation
Challenge #107 Pretty Punches at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #113 Welcome To The Jungle at Corrosive
Challenge #108 Pile It On! (5 layers counting hands) at Stamptacular Sunday
Challenge #58 Digi Day at Creative Inspirations
Challenge #118 Circles at The Crafty Pad
Challenge #10 Anything Goes at Sparkles Forum
Challenge #44 Digi Monday - (Gift for) Friend - at Paper Playtime
Masculine at Stamp-n-Doodle
Challenge #11 Anything Goes at KB Challenges

Ohhhh Baby

Are you ready?!

It's Marvelous Monday at Shelly's Images and we have a featured image, today, that is just cute, cute, cute! We're featuring duckling from Shelly's Images. Isn't he just the cutest?! He's available with a ribbon around his neck or without (with the ribbon separate.) The perfect image for spring, Easter, or even a baby card! He's on sale, today only, in Shelly's Store,for a special price!

The DT at Shelly's Images have created some fabulous projects for your viewing pleasure, using this adorable duckling. Stop by Shelly's Images and check out all the wonderful creations from my fellow DT members, as well as our fabulous Guest Designer this week - Cheryl, from She Stamps! Please stop by her blog and leave her some love! Her card is gorgeous!

I've chosen to do a baby card, today. I've used the sketch at Sketch N Stash, for my card layout. The patterned papers are all from my stash. The duckling image from Shelly's Images is colored with Promarkers. I've punched the corners with a corner punch by EK Success. The image is punched with a large scalloped circle punch and attached with foam mounting tape, for dimension. The lovely flowers from my stash are by Prima. I used a small pink button from my stash, as the flower center. The sentiment is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set by Stampin Up and is punched with the word window and modern label punches by Stampin Up. I've attached the sentiment with foam mounting tape as well.


I'm entering this card in the following challenges:



Truly Dimensional at Papertake Weekly
Anything Goes at MyGrafico
Spring at Creative Card Crew
Challenge #106 Little Women at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #59 Sketch at Sketch N Stash
Challenge #147 All Creatures Great And Small at Spoon Full of Sugar
Challenge #57 Easy As 1, 2, 3 (ribbon, flowers and a button) at Cooking It Up With Katie
PWC#149 At Least Two Patterned Papers at Paper Pretties
Challenge #70 Say It Out Loud at Pixie Dust Studio
Challenge #54 Stripes at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #50 Recipe (@ DP, Flowers,at least 1 button at Sew Many Challenges
Challenge #26 Anything Goes at Aud Sentiments
Challenge #78 Furry Friends at Crafty Catz
Clean and Simple at Some Odd Girl
Challenge #38 Raise A Smile at Crafty Ann's
Challenge #46 Paper Flowers at Paper Romance
Challenge #81 Animals at Fun With Shapes And More
Challenge #15 Scallops at Do You Stack Up
Challenge #50 Favorite Nursery Rhyme (Five Little Ducks) at Prairie Fairy
April Showers Bring May Flowers at Crafty Calendar
Challenge #5 Animals at Little Claire Designs
Challenge #107 Photo Inspiration (colors) from Cupcake Inspirations
Pastel Colors at Card Cupids
Challenge #42 Cute and Sweet at Fresh Brewed Designs
Pick 3 For April (Circle, Sentiment, Corner Punch) at Stamping Vacation
Lots of Layers at Karen's Doodles
Challenge #23 Use Punches at Woodware USA
Challenge #61 Punches or Dies at Critter Challenge
Challenge #107 Photo Inspiration (Colors) at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #38 Lots of Layers at Cupcake Crafts
Week #58 Pastels and Stripes and The Shabby Tea Room
Free and Easy at Whoopsi Daisy

I Played With Honeycomb Because I Carrot For You!

I'm finally getting a chance to sit down and play with some of the new goodies I bought at the Scrapbook Expo in Columbus on March 25th.

If you haven't ever seen the new image sets and honeycomb paper from Inky Antics, you really need to check it out! They are awesome!

Remember those honeycomb bells and other decoration you can buy for weddings?! Well now, you can make your own with the new honeycomb paper! Whoo Hoo!

My card today uses HoneyPop Easter set from Inky Antics, and the new honeycomb paper in orange and green.




Here, above, is the front of my card. I made this card for a male friend, but it would also make a great card for a child. I went with green, for my Easter card. The DP is from my stash. I distressed the edges of the DP with distress ink and a sponge applicator. The green cardstock panel is dry. embossed with a leaf pattern. I've used antique brass brads and a fancy metal spiral paperclip to embellish the corners of the embossed panel. The layout uses the sketch at Simon Says Stamp. The sentiment and rabbits are from the Inky Antics set. I punched it out using oval and scalloped oval punches by Stampin Up. Then, sponged around it in green ink and attached it to the card using foam mounting tape. The rabbit on the outside is also mounted with foam mouthing tape.

Here is the inside of my card:



Don't you just love how that cute little carrot pops right out at you as you open it? The bunny on the inside is from the Inky Antics set. I added sponging with green ink on the inside, and stamped some grass.

All images are highlighted with a tea green Promarker, with a touch of gray added to the ears.

I hope you enjoy this cute card as much I enjoyed making it!

I am entering this card in the following challenge:


Challenge #41 Cook It Up (Carrot inside) at Fresh Brewed Designs
Challenge #112 Bunnies at Crafty Creations
Challenge #80 Easter at Fun With Shapes and More
Challenge #5 Easter or Spring at Craft Us Crazy
Challenge #85 Easter at Paper Cutz
Challenge #40 Do It Yourself ( i cut out and pieced that carrot! LOL) at Simply Create
Anything Goes at Catch The Bug
Challenge #37 Inspired By An Elvis Song (Hound Dog because "You Ain't Ever Caught A Rabbit") at Crafty Ann's
DCC330 Designer’s Choice Challenge at Repeat Impression
Punch It Out at Whimsie Doodles
Challenge #12 Die Cuts at Inky Impressions
Challenge #56 April Fool's (Funny) at Alota Rubber Stamps
Challenge #60 One For The Boys at Totally Papercrafts
Humour/Make Us Smile at Phindy's Place
Animal Applause: Any Animal That Appears To Have Arms at Stamping Vacation
Challenge #4 Spring Celebrations at Little Claire Designs
Challenge #56 Something 3D at One Stitch At A Time
ASC39 Hippity Hoppity Bunnies at Aly's Sunday Challenge
Challenge #49 Anything Goes at I Did It Creations
TPE 97 Easter At The Pink Elephant
Challenge #136 Comedy Rocks at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #7 Embossing (Leaf pattern on green panel) at Cards For Men
Anything Goes at MyGrafico
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #43 Spring at Tuesday Throwdown
Challenge #136 Easter at Everybody Art
Challenge #146 Tons of Texture at Spoon Full Of Sugar
Challenge #12 Easter - No Digis at Let's Ink It Up
Its Easter! at Sugar Sweet Paper Treats
Challenge #49 Easter at Bee Crafty

My First CDAC Swap Card

Another new card to show you today.

I made this card for my first swap at CDAC. The challenge was a Birthday card challenge, sponsored by Shelly's Images. Now that all the cards were swapped and mailed back, before I'm able to show you a pic.

I chose to go with a male birthday card, since those are something that people usually need more of. I used the Here's Looking At You image, by Shelly's Images, and is colored with Promarkers. The birthday patterned papers are from my stash. The border is punched with a border punch by Fiskars. The sentiments, "another year," and "another birthday" are punched using the word window and modern label punches by Stampin Up.
The inside says: "And You're Still Looking Good!" I attached the image and sentiments with foam mounting tape for 3D effect and dimension.

Thank you to all the ladies who participated in this swap and sharing their beautiful work!!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #51 Masculine at Karen's Doodles
Challenge #82 Punches or Dies at Incy Wincy
Something Funky at Stamp Something
Challenge #54 Do It With Digi's at Totally Papercrafts
Challenge #67 Happy Birthday at If The Shoe Fits
Challenge #43 Anything Goes at I Did It Creations
Challenge #32 Something For The Boys at Easy Craft projects
Free For All (Betty Boop Challenge) at Stamp It Crazy
Challenge #48 Punches at Wags 'n Whiskers
Challenge #115 Happy Birthday at Card Makin Mamas
Birthdays! Birthdays! Birthdays! At Stamping With The Dragon
Challenge #37 It's Bright In Here at Simply Create
Challenge #4 Birthday Boy at Send A Smile 4 Kids
Anything Goes at MyGrafico
Challenge #99 Punches at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #45 Nothing To It at City Crafter
Challenge #140 Birthday Wishes at Spoonfull of Sugar
Challenge #4 Anything Goes at Party Time Tuesdays
Challenge #88 One For The Boys at Passion For Promarkers
No! No! No Flowers at Stamping Vacation
Challenge #37 3D (Used Foam tape) at Tuesday Throwdown
Challenge #47 Photo Inspiration (colors) at Penny's Paper-Crafty
Challenge #8 Let's Get Sentimental at Paper Play
Challenge #53 Using Nestabilities or Other Punched Shapes at Alota Rubber Stamps
Challenge #39 Anything Goes at Paper Romance

Dude Time

Here we are, with a new challenge for you at Craft Your Passion! This week, our theme is to make a male card. Not easy for some of us, but an easy challenge for some of you! I hope you'll play along with us this week!! You could win some great prizes!

Oh, and of course, we have a fabulous sponsor for you this week! This week it is Dude Time Doodles (Bonniebleux Designs)! Bonnie generously gave the DT some of her awesome images to work with, and she is offering $10 in digi images from her store, to one lucky winner! You don't want to miss out on your chance at this fabulous prize!


For my card, I am using this hilarious image, Jose Hosed, by Dude Time Doodles (Bonniebleux Designs). As soon as I seen him, I just had to have him! He cracks me up! I knew, instantly, the sentiment I was going to use with him!

The papers are all from my stash. I tried to go with male type colors, so I chose a mix of browns, blues and greens. Of course, I had to throw a little twist on it, with the addition of the brown polka dots. Who says Polka Dots can't be for men?! Mr Jose Hosed is using his hose to spray off his porch. He is colored with Promarkers. I typed up the sentiment, It's not the size of your Hose, it's how you use it," on the computer and then punched it out with a scalloped oval punch by Marvey. I used a cinnamon brown ink to go around the edges of the sentiment. The sentiment is attached, using foam mounting tape for added dimension.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


No! No! No Flowers at Stamping Vacation
Challenge #47 Photo Inspiration (Colors: Brown, blue, green) at Penny's Paper-Crafty
Spots and Stripes at Inky Impressions
Challenge #57 Anything Goes at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #22 Trendy Sayings at Aud Sentiments
Challenge #70 One For The Men at Crafty Catz
Challenge #7 Dots at Do You Stack Up
Challenge #60 Use A Punch at Sassy Studio Designs
Anything Goes at Guylou's Inimitability
Anything Goes at MyGrafico
Something Funky at Stamp Something
Challenge #54 Do It With Digi's at Totally Papercrafts
Challenge #32 Something For The Boys at Easy Craft projects
Free For All (Betty Boop Challenge) at Stamp It Crazy
Challenge #18 Anything To Do With Cleaning (Using hose to spray off the porch) at Digi's With Attitude
Challenge #48 Punches at Wags 'n Whiskers
Challenge #43 Anything Goes at I Did It Creations
Challenge #24 Spots and Stripes at Crafty Emma's
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at Little Claire's Designs
Challenge #82 Punches or Dies at Incy Wincy
Color Challenge at Totally Stampalicious
Challenge #51 Masculine at Karen's Doodles
Challenge #53 Using Nestabilities or Other Punched Shapes at Alota Rubber Stamps

A Little Birdie Told Me

Good Morning, Bloggers! Are you ready for another Marvelous Monday at Shelly's Images?! Today's featured image is this cute little "Birdie Banner." The little birdie is available at a discounted price, today only, in Shelly's Store!


My card layout follows the fun sketches at Sunday Sketch & Stamp and Peachy Keen Stamps. The image, Birdie Banner, by Shelly's Images, is colored with Promarkers. I've used these yummy digi papers by Stitchy Bear Stamps. The greyish blue cardstock panels are embossed with the Swiss Dots folder, using my Cuttlebug. The sheer pale blue ribbon is from my stash. I used my Crop A Dile Big Bite to punch a hole in each end of the Birdie Banner, and threaded the ribbon through each end. The sentiment, Friend to Friend, is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set, by Stampin Up, and is punched with Stampin Up Punches. I've mounted the sentiment with foam tape, for 3D effect and Dimension.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #46 Sketch at Sunday Sketch & Stamp
Challenge #47 Hearts at Bee Crafty
Challenge #6 Birthday Wishes at The Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenge
Anything Goes at My Grafico
Anything Goes at I Love Promarkers
Sketch #44 With Monochrome Twist at Peachy Keen Stamps
Challenge #46 Hearts A Flutter at Penny's Paper-Crafty
Come Fly With Me at Delightful Sketches
Challenge #33 Card Not 6 x 6 at Short O Mania
Challenge #52 Hearts at Raise The Bar
Challenge #42 Anything Goes at Sew Many Challenges
Challenge #5 Stamp It Out at Paper Play
Hearts at Stamp-n-doodle
Challenge #76 Hearts at Fun With Shapes and More
Anything Goes at Craft us Crazy
Challenge #58 Hearts at Sassy Studio Designs
Digi Day at Stamp Something
Hearty Hearts at Tellen's Place
Challenge #41 Embossing at Phindy's Place
Anything Goes at Stamping With The Dragon
Anything Goes at Catch The Bug
Challenge #48 Do It With A Digi at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #35 Free For All at Pear Tree Designs
Challenge #24 Birthday at Scrappekammert
Challenge #4 Photo Inspiration (Birds) at Jay Gee's Nook
Challenge #51 Critter at Critter Challenge
Three Hearts at Totally Stampalicious
Challenge #37 Use Cupid Or Hearts at Paper Playtime
Challenge #39 Hearts at Crafty Cardmakers
Give Us Your Heart at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #9 Photo Inspiration (Birds) at Happileigh Scrappin'

Christmas Noel

I know, I know, you're probably all tired of seeing Christmas cards by now! I promise this is my last one for the year! LOL

We have a new challenge at Craft Your Passion. Christmas is this week, so we just had to ask you to see your Christmas cards, this week! I know many of you are still doing those last minute cards, so this is your chance to show off those last minute Christmas cards before you put them in the mail, or hand deliver them. We hope you'll stop by Craft Your Passion, this week, and play along with us for a chance to win an image of your choice from Lauretta's Digital Stamps and CocoDingo.


My card layout is the sketch at The Pixie Cottage. I just had to use it for my card layout when I seen it. This sketch made a fantastic card and was so much fun to use! My image is from CocoDingo and is colored with Promarkers. Of course, I had to add glitter and sparkle using my clearstar gelly roll pen, since it's a Christmas card! All papers and ribbon are from my stash. The Christmas ticket is by Stitchy Bear Stamps, and is mounted with foam mounting tape, for dimension. I've used the branch punch by Martha Stewart, to make branches of greenery for the upper left corner of the image. I finished the corner of the image with a few skittles (or Dew Drops) dyed with Cranberry color alcohol Ink.

I love the way this card turned out!

I made this card especially for my close friend, Dan, who I met online years ago. We've been friends for about 8 years.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #89 Sparkling Christmas Plus Digi at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #27 Merry Christmas at Fresh Brewed Designs
Challenge #49 Sketch at The Pixie Cottage
Anything Goes at Creative Card Crew
Challenge #14 Christmas Inspired at Tip Top Tuesday
Challenge #133 Christmas Cards at Spoon Full of Sugar
Challenge #44 Merry Christmas at Penny's Paper Crafty
Christmas at For Fun Challenges
Challenge #80 Anything Goes at Passion For Promarkers
Challenge #106 Christmas at Creative Belli Blog
Christmas or Winter at Fairy Knoll
SHC4 Sparkle and Bling at Studio 313 Hotspot
Challenge #63 Your Choice-I chose #60-Christmas at Crafty Catz Weekly
AIF061 Anything Goes at AI Factory
SISC39 Holiday Card at Stamp Insanity
DDCC#93 Winter at Dutch Dare
Challenge #49 Bling It On At Alota Rubber Stamps
Challenge #30 Anything Goes at Crafty Ann's
Challenge #75 Just A Little Christmas at Hanna and Friends
It's Christmas at The Crafty Purple Frog
Anything Goes at Crafty Sentiments
Challenge #53 Christmas at Stampin For The Weekend
Day #295 Ad Inspired (colors, candle) at 365 Cards
Anything Goes at I Did It Creations
Challenge #11 Anything Christmas at Digi's With Attitude
Challenge #9 Punch or Punches at Pattie's Creations
Challenge #34 Inspired By A Song (Candle In The Wind) at Sentimental Sundays
Challenge #83 Anything Goes at All Sorts
Celebrations at Sweet Stampin
Challenge #18 Christmas at 2 Sisters
Challenge #10 Punch It Out at Craft Your Days Away
Challenge #17 Anything Goes at Crafty Emma's
Challenge #43 Anything Goes at One Stitch At A Time
ASC31 Anything Goes at Aly's Sunday Challenge
Challenge #102 Anything Goes at The Crafty pad
Anything Goes at Sugar Sweet Paper Treats
TD07 Christmas at Tiffany's Doodles
Challenge #61 Someone Special (my Friend, Dan) at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #36 Colors of The Season at Wee Memories
Challenge #102 Anything Goes at The Crafty Pad
Challenge #45 Anything Christmas
Challenge #30 Christmas at Paper Playtime
Challenge #90 Christmas at Cupcake Inspirations
Something With A Tag or Pocket at Stamp Something
Challenge #14 Photo Inspiration at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Challenge #7 Sparkle & Shine at Bunny Zoe's Crafts

Minutes to Midnight at Shelly's Images

Wow! Can you beleive 2010 is almost behind us?! Where did the year go! Before we know it, we'll be celebrating a New Year! I want to take this time to thank all of my followers for stopping by to visit this year, and for all the wonderful comments!

This week, at Shelly's images, we are celebrating the end of 2010 and welcoming in the New Year, with Shelly's "Minutes to Midnight" image. This is the perfect image for those New Year's Cards and is very versatile. You could make a fun and different anniversary card with it as well. Minutes to Midnight is on sale for a special price, today only, in the Shelly's Images store, and while you're at the shop, browse around and see all of the great images Shelly has to offer!

Of course, I had to do a New Year's card for this fabulous image! I used the sketch at The House That Stamps Built, for my card layout. Both papers are from my stash. I love the cream, green, and metallic gold paper. It seemed perfect for a New year's Celebration! My image is colored with Promakers, with sparkle and glitter added to the image with a clearstar gelly roll pen. I've added two piece of metallic gold cardstock behing the image, for extra shine. The celery green ribbon is from my stash. The sentiment is from Stampin Up's Teeny Tiny Wishes set and is punched using the word window punch and the modern label punch, also by Stampin Up. I've mounted the sentiment with foam mounting tape for dimension. The skittles (also known as Dew Drops) were hand dyed by me with "Bottle" green alcohol inks.

I made this card for my friend Erica, in Florida. We met online in a game a few years ago and have become close friends.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #80 Anything Goes at Passion For Promarkers
What If Wednesday Sketch D1510 at The House That Stamps Built
Anything Goes at Creative Card Crew
Happy New Year at Delightful Sketches
Challenge #53 Quick and Easy Does It at Fab 'n' Funky
SHC4 Sparkle and Bling at Studio 313 Hotspot
Challenge #50 New Year's Celebrations at Charisma Cardz
AIF061 Anything Goes at AI Factory
SISC39 Holiday Card at Stamp Insanity
Challenge #49 Bling It On At Alota Rubber Stamps
Challenge #30 Anything Goes at Crafty Ann's
Challenge #47 Time To Party at Totally Paper Crafts
Day #295 Ad Inspired (colors) at 365 Cards
Anything Goes at I Did It Creations
Shiny/Foil at The Character Cafe
Challenge #9 Punch or Punches at Pattie's Creations
Challenge #34 Inspired By A Song (Aud Lang Syne)at Sentimental Sundays
Challenge #83 Anything Goes at All Sorts
Celebrations at Sweet Stampin
Challenge #61 Someone Special at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #10 Punch It Out at Craft Your Days Away
Challenge #17 Anything Goes at Crafty Emma's
Challenge #43 Anything Goes at One Stitch At A Time
ASC31 Anything Goes at Aly's Sunday Challenge
Challenge #102 Anything Goes at The Crafty pad
Anything Goes at Sugar Sweet Paper Treats
Challenge #38 New Beginnings at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #102 Anything Goes at The Crafty Pad
Challenge #17 Cherish Your Online Friends at Mami Doodles
Challenge #14 Photo Inspiration at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Challenge #7 Sparkle & Shine at Bunny Zoe's Crafts

Let's Go Monochrome

Happy Monday, everyone! You know what Monday means, right?! Monday means a new challenge at Craft Your Passion. We have a fun theme for you this week--Monochrome! I love making Monochrome cards, so I was thrilled to see this as our theme for the week.

Come on over and play along with us at Craft Your Passion and link up your project with the wonderful Mr Linky! 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.

I have to admit, my card for this theme is quite busy, with lots going on. I'm not quite sure what possessed me to add so many embellishments to it! LOL Part of me thinks it's a bit over the top... Then another part of me thinks it looks nice the way it is. But, I'll let you all decide for yourselves.

I went with all pink, again. I'm not much for wearing pink, but I love creating with this color. The image is from Lauretta's Digital Stamps and colored with Promarkers. I punched the circle and scalloped circle with punches by EK Success. I found this yummy scrummy pink velvet ribbon in the sewing section of Walmart and before I know it, it jumped into my cart and followed me home! The pink sparkly trim with the dangling crystals is actually mini Christmas tree trim from Hobby Lobby. I finished the card off with some gemstone flourishes and adhesive gemstones in two corners of the image.

And there you have it -- Monochrome with lots and lots of bling!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Cut It Out at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #118 Use Shapes at Everybody Art
Challenge #42 Anything Goes (Sparkle optional) at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #34 Punches and Die Cuts at Artful Inkables
Challenge #11 Layer Upon Layer at Tip Top Tuesday
Challenge #131 Anything Goes at A Spoon Full of Sugar
Challenge #50 Going With The Flow at Fab 'n' Funky
Challenge #97 Old & New (Old paper, New xmas tree trim) at Passion For Promarkers
Clean & Simple at Paper Pretties
Challenge #105 Anything R (Ribbon) at Creative Belli Blog
Challenge #24 Anything Goes at Inktegrity
Challenge #47 One For The Girls at Charisma Cardz
Thoughtful Thursday 0036 M Is For (Monochrome) at Other Lovelies
Challenge #4 Anything Goes at Hodge Podge Shop
Color Inspiration at The Town Scrapper
Challenge #69 Anything Goes at Paper Cutz
Challenge #31 Surprise Me at I Did It Creations
Week #80 Monochrome at All Sorts
Challenge #9 Texture (Crystals and Rhinestones) at Craft Your Days Away
Challenge #41 Bling It Up at One Stitch At A Time
Anything Goes at Totally Stampalicious
Let's Get All Girly at Whoopsi Daisy
Anything Goes at Paper Cupcakes
Challenge #16 Sparkle & Digi at Karber Weekly Challenge

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