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Saturday, May 7, 2016

Easel Mother's Day

Good Morning Bloggers!

Happy Mother's Day to all those mom's out there and to all those moms who are no longer with us!

I'm back with another challenge and another card for you, today! Today starts a new challenge over at Catch The Bug! Today's challenge is Anything Goes, so you can enter anything you've created! . What did you create for your mom for Mother's Day? We'd love to see it! We'd love to see anything and everything you've created! Remember, anything goes! Come on over to Catch The Bug and link up your fabulous projects and show them off! You have a whole week to enter, so if you havent created anything today, you still have time to play along with us! You could be one of our random winners and snatch up some awesome digi images from wonderful artist Jodie Mackrell, creator of Bugaboo Stamps!

My mother is no longer with me, but it is still a day to remember her. Today's card is a Mother's Day card. My card uses the image, Heel Accessories, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. I just love easel cards! It's considered a fancy fold card, but is so easy to make! This one is exceptionally easy, as its all one piece of cardstock, with multiple score lines. This card folds flat and is easily mailed, so no special envelope is needed. I have kept this card simple. I've only used pearls and ribbon, to embellish. The pink ribbon is tied into a handmade bow. The sentiment is Hand Stamped and is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches, by Stampin Up.

I am entering this Mother's Day easel card in the following Challenges:

Challenge #108 Ladies Only at Simply Create Too
Challenge #19 So 80's (Wacky Fashion) at Moving Along With The Times
Challenge #57 Anything Goes at Art By Miran Challenge
Challenge #108 Circles and Squares at Chocolate, Coffee and Cards
Challenge #168 Favorite Color Combo (Black, White and Rose) at A Gem Of A Challenge
Challenge #174 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
Add A Sentiment at Jade's Sparkling Butterflies
Challenge #314 Mother's Day at Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog
Challenge #33 Anything Goes at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
Challenge #155 Anything Goes at Artistic Inspirations
Just Us Girls at Cards in Envy
Challenge #110 Anything Goes at Crafting From The Heart
Challenge #310 Anything Goes at Craft Your Passion
Challenge #191 Mother's Day at Eureka Stamps
Clean and Simple at Incy Wincy Designs
Challenge #77 Make It Girly at Love To Scrap!
Challenge #164 Photo Inspiration (Mother's Day) at PINspirational Challenges
Anything Goes at Crafty Sentiments Designs
TTCRD 5/3-5/9 Anything Goes at Through The Craf Room Door
Challenge #433 Mother's Day at Paper Minutes
Anything Goes at Eclectic Ellapu

Challenge #19 Anything Goes at A Bit More Time To Craft
Challenge #148 Feminine at The Crafter's Cafe Challenge
Photo Inspiration (Two pinks/Mauve Colors) at MHK Designs
Challenge #90 Mother's Day at Creatalicious Challenge
Challenge #228-#229 Anything Goes at Word Art Wednesday

Challenge #31 Anything Goes at Not Just Cards

Challenge #314 Black and White + Pop of Color at Crafty Creations
Challenge #92 Anything Goes at Creative Moments

Anything Goes at Kraftin Kimmie's Wonderful Wednesday
Challenge #14 Anything Goes at Lemon Shortbread Challenge

May Anything Goes at Crafting By Designs
Challenge #70 Celebrate Mom at Crafty Gals Corner
Challenge #308 Ribbon at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #84 Anything Goes at Inspiration Destination Challenge
Challenge #276 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper Crafty
Challenge #137 Anything Goes at Little Miss Muffet Stamps
DTBST #32 Mother's Day at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #112 Anything Goes at Creative Card Crew
Challenge #28 Anything Goes at Simply Papercrafts
Challenge #20 Anything Goes at Crafting With Friends Challenge
Anything Goes at Crafty Bowz Monthly Challenge
Challenge #55 Anything Goes at Scrapper's Delights Challenge
Challenge #122 Mother's Day at Pattie's Creations
Challenge #15 Anything Goes at Crafting With An Attitude
Anything Goes at Crafts Galore Encore

Challenge #22 Anything Goes at Cute As A Button Challenge
May Anything Goes at Craftyhazelnut's Patterened Paper Challenge

Anything Goes at Stamping Sensations

Saturday, August 11, 2012

It's Time For Back To School

Wow, can you beleive how fast the summer is flying by?! Here we are, already, with Back To School time! I'm sure the kids out there aren't really ready for it, but I know most of the moms are! LOL

Today, we start a new challenge at Catch The Bug! The theme is a photo inspiration, and of course, what better type of photo to take inspiration from right now, than a back to school photo! Remember, there are prizes to be won, from Bugaboo Stamps, for playing along, so be sure you head over to Catch The Bug to see the inspiration photo and link up your creation!

My card today uses the image AKV School - Kids, by Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. I used a piece of die cut paper at the top to create a border. Oh, and you have to love this fun mix of school themed papers! I went with a clean simple card with minimal embellishments. I used a scrap of ribbon and a red button recycled from old clothing. For my card layout, I used sketch #58 at Sketches By Carly.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #62 Sketch (#58) at Sketches By Carly
Challenge #109 Back To School at Raise The Bar
Die Cuts And/Or Punches at Whoopsi Daisy
Anything Goes With Red and Mema's Crafts
PPMC51 Use Scallops at Paper Pretties
TPE160 Ribbon Galore at The Pink Elephant
Theme Week: Day 7: Simplicity at Designed To Color
Royal Digi Challenge #11: Summer And Food (Apples) at The Scrapbooking Queen
Clean And Simple at Crafty Sentiments
Challenge #74 back To School at Celebrate The Occasion
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #82 Focus On The Ribbon at Top Tip Tuesday
Challenge #17 Anything Goes at Jackson's Digital Expressions
Challenge #26 Bingo (Ribbon, Your Choice - Image, Button) at Tuesday Alchemy
Button It at Stamp-N-Doodle
PWC218 Back To School Inspired at Paper Pretties
Let's Play Bingo (Punches - Border, Free, Buttons) at Simon Says Stamps
Challenge #96 Use A Digi at Crafts And Me
Ribbon at Inky Impressions
Challenge #182 Olympic Colors (Red, Black, Yellow) at Crafty Creations
Challenge #84 Fruitalicious (Red, Black - Watermelon) at Crop Stop
let's See Those Diecuts at The Poodles Parlour
Layer It Up at Just Some Lines

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Remember The Good Old Days

Welcome to a new challenge, today at Shelly's Images. We have a fun one for you, this time! We're asking you to use 3 of something on your project! It can be 3 of anything! You pick, as long as there are 3 of it! Easy, right?! Get out your goodies and create something fun and make your own group of 3, then head over to Shelly's Images and link up with us for your chance to win!

While you're there, check out the awesome DT creations using today's featured image,
Good Old Days, available today only, in the store, for a special sale price! Perfect for all those masculine cards that so many seem to have trouble creating!

My project, using Good Old Days, by Shelly's Images is colored with Promarkers. For my three of something, I used 3 things that are black and white striped - Two papers and some baker's twine. The papers and buttons are from my stash. Papers came from my scrap bin. I used a clear glaze pen to add shine to the windshield of the truck and headlights, to make them look like glass.

This was a fun project and it helped me use up some of the many scraps of paper I have!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #73 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper-Crafty
Challenge #4 One For The Boys at Hotshot Crafts
More Than Two Layers at Stamp, Scrap and Doodle
Challenge #101 Use A Digi Or Not at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #26 Just For Men at Dream Valley Challenges
Challenge #21 Vintage Feel at Here Come The Boys
Challenge #68 Anything Goes at Lollipop Crafts
Challenge #77 Linky Party at Make It Monday
Two Designer Papers at Crafty Sentiments
Challenge #4 Masculine at Creative Card Crew
Challenge #2 Anything Goes at Always Crafting
4 CCC#78 Photo Inspiration (Colors - Black and White) at 4 Crafty Chicks
Challenge #109 Buttons and Bows (Bows tied with twine on the buttons) at The Pixie Cottage
FBC #84 Double It (Buttons) at Fresh Brewed Designs
Challenge #21 Anything Goes at Crafter's Companion Monthly

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Birthday Elegance For New Release

Are you ready for another mini challenge, to celebrate Bugaboo Stamps' 2nd birthday?! We have a new one for you, today!

Today's mini challenge is to use the new Release image and make a birthday project with a bow. Another simple one! Come over to Catch The Bug and play along with us, in the newest mini challenge?!

My project, today, features today's new release, bride3,from Bugaboo Stamps. I've colored her with Promarkers. This is my first attempt at a joy fold card, and I love how it turned out. This is such a fun fold to work with! I used three different papers. One embossed with a swirly pattern, one with a slight gold sheen, and one embossed with silver swirls. The combination turned out to be quite elegant, I think. The papers are all new. The black and white polka dotted ribbon is from my stash.

I am entering this card in the following Challenges:

Birthdays at The Stamping Boutique
Challenge #56 Anything Goes at Lexi's Creations
Anything Goes at Bizzy Bec's
Challenge #58 Celebratory at Bee Crafty
Challenge #21 Happy Birthday at Whimsy Inspirations
GL31 Anything Goes at Gingerloft
Challenge #140 Ring In The New (image, embossed paper) Year at Corrosive
Challenge #137 Celebrations (Birthday) at C.R.A.F.T
Challenge #45 Use Your Scraps (With Sentiment) at Aud Sentiments
Bling Me at Some Odd Girl
Challenge #74 A, B, or C (Birthday, Black) at Alota Rubber Stamps
Challenge #187 The Many Faces of Women at Rainbow Lady's
Challenge #107 Let's Celebrate at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #90 Embossing at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #1 Frames at Stamping With The Dragon
Challenge #147 Texture Please (Two different textured embossed papers + ribbon) at Stamptacular Sunday
Challenge #140 Ring In The New (silver and white embossed paper) Year at Corrosive
Challenge #90 Use A Border Punch at Speedy The Fox's Friends
Challenge #85 Ribbon at Sentimental Sundays
Inspired By: Birthdays at Creative Inspirations Paint
TPE131 Favorite Colors (Black and white) at The Pink Elephant
Anything Goes at The Crafty Purple Frog
Birthdays at Stamp-n-Doodle
Challenge #81 Neutral Colors at Tuesday Throwdown
PTT#51 Happy Birthday at Party Time Tuesdays
Challenge #46 Polka Dots at Celebrate The Occasion
Challenge #52 Bows at Ladybug Crafts Ink
Challenge #24 Die Cuts at The Stamping Boutique

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Jingle Your Own Bells

I've done the Catch The Bug's 12 Days of Christmas out of order a little, but I'm almost finished with all 12 days! Yay! One more to go, after this one!

For Day 12, we were asked to make a project inspired by a Christmas song. Here is my day 12 project for the 12 Days of Christmas at Catch The Bug. I chose the Christmas song, "Jingle Bell Rock" and used the non-traditional color combo of black, white and red.

I'm using sketch #144 at Inspirational Card Sketches for my card layout. I went with these fun musical papers and the Stella Stockings image from Bugaboo Stamps. I colored her with Promarkers and added texture and shine to the fur on her dress and hat, with white Perfect Pearls. The gorgeous red ribbon with gold metallic thread is from my stash. The sentiment says "Jingle Your Own Bells" and is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches. The sentiment and image are attached with foam mounting tape for extra dimension. I used a pretty, lacy silver doily on the card, as well. The doily is adorned with these cute gold jingle bells, attached with red and white baker's twine.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Christmas at Paper Crafting Journey
Day 12 (Christmas Song Inspired -Jingle Bell Rock) of The 12 Days of Christmas at Catch The Bug
Let's Celebrate at Squiggle Stamps
Santa Baby at Catch The Bug
Challenge #49 Something Old (Stella LOL! And items from my stash) at Do You Stack Up
Challenge #102 Christmas in Non Traditional Colors (Black, White and Red) at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #49 Music Is All Around Us at Crop Stop
Silver (Doily) and Gold (Jingle Bells) at Stamp, Scrap And Doodles
Challenge #69 Christmas at 2 Sisters
Challenge #14 Photo Inspiration at Jay Gee's Nook
GL30 Christmas and Winter at Gingerloft
Challenge #85 Santa's Getting Ready at I Did It Creations
Challenge #97 Black And White at Sketchy Colors
Challenge #120 Christmas Fun at Pollycraft
Christmas at Bizzy Becs
Holiday/Winter at The Stamping Boutique
The Queen's Royal Digi Challenge #3 Christmas and Winter Wonderland at The Scrapbooking Queen
Challenge #57 Christmas at Bee-Crafty
Challenge #22 Red and Gold (gold jingle bells) at House of Gilli
Challenge #12 Christmas at Crafty Boots
Challenge #21 It's Cold Outside (Bundled Up Like Santa) at The Crafty Purple Frog
Tis The Season at Creative Card Crew
Challenge #68 Merry Christmas at Penny's Paper Crafty
Challenge #132 Winter and Christmas at Creative Belli Blog
Challenge #75 Bell Or Ornament on Papercraft Star
Challenge #61 Happy Holidays at Lollipop Crafts
Challenge #172 Don't Look At The Light at Cupcake Crafts
Sparkle and Shine at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #7 Sentiment at The Cutie Pie Challenge
ICS144 Sketch at Inspirational Card Sketches
Metallics at Stamp-n-Doodle
I'm Dreaming of a (Red, Black, White, Silver and Gold) Christmas at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #17 Rock 'N Roll at Here Come The Boys
Christmas at Crafts And Me
Challenge #100 Anything Christmas at The Pixie Cottage
Challenge #36 Cute and Funky Christmas at My Mum's Craft Shop
Challenge #13 Christmas at Little Darlings
Challenge #16 Christmas at Crafting For All Seasons
Challenge #14 Christmas at Hooked On Crafts
Die Cuts Or Punches at Craft-Room Challenges
Humorous at Craft Us Crazy

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Spooky Monochrome

Hi everyone! Happy Thursday! Are you ready for the weekend?! It's Terrifically Thrilling Thursday at Shelly's Images, and that means it's time for a new challenge!

Or challenge theme is Monochrome with Ribbon. Fun, easy challenge, don't you think?

Want to be our Gold, Silver, Bronze winner? Or our Top Hat winner?! Hurry over and play along, one of them could be YOU!

My card today uses the Spiderweb set, by Shelly's Images. The set includes the large spiderweb, a small spider, sentiment and spiderweb corners.

I used spiderweb print designer paper from Echo Park. The large spiderweb and spiderweb corners have been highlighted with a Tea Green Promarker, to accent the lines in the spiderweb. I attached the spiderweb corners, spider and sentiment with foam mounting tape for 3D effect and added dimension. The inside of my card has ribbon and more of the spiderweb designer paper. (Sorry, I forgot to take a pic of the inside).

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

FF#94 Spooky Fall at If The Shoe Fits
Halloween at Just Some Lines
Challenge #65 Halloween at Penny's Paper-Crafty
Challenge #58 Anything Goes at Scrapbook Sisters
Challenge #32 Halloween at Pattie's Creations
Monochromatic at Stamp Scrap And Doodle
Challenge #158 Spooky or Whimsical at The Secret Crafter
Photo Inspiration (black and white) at Catch The Bug
Challenge #79 Use your Scraps at Speedy The Cat's Friends
Challenge #19 Anything Goes at Dream Valley
Challenge #14 Monsters at Here Come The Boys
Challenge #117 Anything Goes at Pollycraft
Spooky Anything Goes at Totally Stampalicious
Challenge #22 Animals (Spiders) at Cards For Men
Challenge #37 Show Us Your Beary Best at The Beary Scrap
Trick or Treat or Something Sweet at Paper Cupcakes
Challenge #55 Anything Goes at Lollipop Crafts
Use A Sentiment at Paper Pretties
Challenge #13 Monochromatic at Whimsy Inspirations
Challenge #35 Trick Or Treat at Timbroscrapmania
Challenge #40 Make Us Laugh at Aud Sentiments
Let's Hear It For The Boys at Poodles Parlour
Challenge #11 Halloween at Hooked On Crafts
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly

Monday, July 18, 2011

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

Monday, June 13, 2011

Hats Off To You

Hats off to you! It's Marvelous Monday!

Today's featured image at Shelly's Images is this wonderful top hat. I love the elegant look of this image. It's perfect for wedding cards, or even invitations to fancy events.

Don't miss out on your chance to own your own top hat! It's available for a special price, today only, in the Shelly's Images Store.

My card today is done in one of my favorite color combos. Pink, white and black. This card was created strictly from items from my stash. Nothing was bought new, for creating this card. I'm going to be sad when this polka dotted paper is finally gone, since I absolutely love polka dots! (Well, on cards, anyway, but I hate wearing them! LOL!) The pink adhesive pearls in the corners seemed to be a perfect touch. The image is cut out and embossed using nestablities and colored with Promarkers. The pink flowers are by Martha Stewart. I've used a Martha Stewart punch to make leaves for accenting the flowers. This card had to have some sparkle, too, so that is where the glittered ribbon comes in!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #8 Photo Inspiration (Colors) at Jay Gee's Nook
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #9 Punch It at My Mum's Craft Shop
Challenge #62 Pink and Pearls at Meljen's Designs
Something New (Flowers) at AI Factory
Sparkle at Crafty Sentiments
Flower Power at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #43 3,2,1 Recipe (3 embellishments: ribbon, Flowers, Pearls) at 2 Sisters
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at Deep Ocean
Challenge #125 Just Because You Can at The Crafty Pad
Challenge #97 Ribbon and Flowers at Pollycraft
Challenge #115 Flowers and Pearls at Stamp With Fun
Anything Goes at Totally Stampalicious
1,2,3 Recipe at Stamps R Us
Make It Free And Easy at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #42 No Sentiment at Lexi's Creations
Pick Two (Flowers, Pearls) at Paper Cupcakes
Challenge #67 Frame It at Karen's Doodles
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at Hooked On Crafts
Day #105 Mega Movie Monday (Poster Inspiration - Colors - Lots of Black and white) at 365 Cards
Favorite Things (Flowers) at Crafty Purple Frog

Monday, October 18, 2010

Big News And Scary Stuff!

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

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

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

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

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

Friday, September 17, 2010

Doggie Doggie Where's Your Bone?

Good Morning bloggers!

Before I get into the challenge info, I wanted to say a sad farewell to Karyn, who's chosen to step down from our DT due to time restraints. Karyn, thank you for all your wonderful creations, and for all your hard work. We will miss having you on the team, and wish you the best of luck in everything!

Ok, now, It is challenge time, again, at Stamping With The Dragon. Our challenge is a color challenge this time: Black, White & one other color. We're being sponsored by the wonderful Angela, from Toucan Scraps, who's giving the winner a fantastic prize---some awesome digi papers! Be sure to join us, this week in our color challenge, at Stamping With The Dragon.

The DT are all working with black and white images from Toucan Scraps for providing your DT inspiration.

I chose these cute dogs at play, and went with a masculine theme. These dogs come in a bundle pack with several choices, but I chose to only use two, so as not to overcrowd the card front. After all, doggies need room to frolick and play. Aren't they cute? They look like best friends!

All papers are from my stash, as are the buttons and the cute dog bone ribbon.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Buttons at Practical Scrappers
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at Gingerloft
Challenge #14 Anything Goes at Scrappekammert
No! No! (Sparkle) at Stamping Vacation
Challenge #17 Clean & Simple at Daisy Doodles
Name that card at Stamping Vacation
Challenge #43 Just A Note at Sweet Stampin
Challenge #62 Stripes at OLLCB
Friends Forever at the Crazy Challenge
Black and White +1 at Creative Craft Challenges
I Like To Move It! Move It! At Simon Says Stamp
WFWC32 Stripes at The Wild Flower Patch
B Themed Embellishments (Buttons) at Cretive Belli Blog
Challenge #40 Fur Or Feathers at Pixie Dust Studio
SISC27 One Layer Wonders at Stamp Insanity
Thoughtful Thursday 0026 at Other Lovelies
Digi Day at Stamp Something
Unused stash at Alphabet Challenge blog
Challenge #48 For The Boys at AI Factory

Monday, September 6, 2010

Musical Elegance with Craft Your Passion

It is challenge day over at Passion. This week, the recipe is to use lace and at least one flower on your project. It doesn't have to be a card, it can be any type of craft project. Play along with us, for your chance to win an image of your choice from Lauretta's Digital Stamps and CocoDingo. They have some cute images to choose from!

I decided to go with black and white + one other color, for my color combo. I love this color combo and it is perfect for this image. I'm using the Piano image from Lauretta. I colored the piano with a black Promarker and then added highlights using a white Prismacolor colored pencil. This is my first time at coloring an all black image, so I was very nervous about it, at first. While its not perfect, it came out better than I thought, and I'm pleased with the overall effect. My card layout is based on the sketch from Paper Pretties, 2 Sketches 4 You,and from the sketch at Kgiron. The striped DP is from my stash, and I used one piece of it flipped the opposite direction, for some added contrast. The red flowers are a recent purchase and its my first time using them. (I love them!) The flowers are by recollections and give the card 3D dimension. This ribbon is new also. I found it at Michael's and it struck my fancy. I had no idea when I bought it, what I would use it for... But then when I seen this piano image, I new this ribbon would go perfectly. (I love the silver blingy gems on this ribbon, and the sparkle!) I purchased the lace from Joanne's specifically for this project.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Sketch at Paper Pretties
Just The One (One piece of lace) at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #105 In The Garden (Flowers) at My Time To Craft
Challenge #23 Stripes at Meljen's Designs
Gems & Sparkle at Crafts and Me
Challenge #38 Living In A Material World at Fab 'n' Funky
Challenge #35 Inspired By A Song (Piano Man) at Charisma Cardz
Challenge #10 Anything Goes at Just Inspirational Challenges
Challenge #4 Musical at The Stamp Man
Challenge #7 3D at Sarah Hurley Challenges
Something Cute at Stamp Something
Color photo inspiration challenge (White, red, green) at Frosted Designs
Challenge #37 Anything Goes at Bee Crafty
Challenge #99 Clean & Simple at The Secret Crafter
Challenge #22 Flower Power at Lexi's Creations
Shine and Sparkle at Oh! Alice
Pile On The Flowers at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #10 Free Theme at Timbroscrapmania
Challenge #2 Floral Frenzy
Flowers at Really Reasonable ribbon
Challenge #9 Sparkle and Shine at Sundays With Crissy
Challenge #29 Blooms, Butterflies Or Bling at One Stitch At A Time
Anything Goes at Cowgirl Up
Challenge #84 Sweet Sketch Sunday at Kgiron
Challenge #35 Pile On The Layers at Pile It On
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at GIngerloft
Challenge #14 Anything Goes at Scrappekammert
Challenge #62 Stripes at OLLCB
Paper Flowers at Totally Stampalicious
Challenge #16 Anything Goes at Daisy Doodles
Sketch #60 at 2 Sketches 4 You
Challenge #29 Clean & Simple at Crafty Cardmakers
Challenge #6 at Pocket Full of Posies
Challenge #11 Anything Goes at Just Inspirational challenges

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Happy Birthday, From Me To You

Have you missed our Stella Says Sketch challenges?! You've probably noticed that we're only doing one Stella Says Sketch challenge per month, during the summer months, instead of the usual two (Biweekly)< to give the DT a slight break. Don't worry though, you still get one a month to play along in and we'll return to our normal Stella Says Sketch challenge schedule, once the summer is behind us. But, for now, enjoy having an entire month to play along in our sketch challenge at Catch The Bug. As always, our lovely Jodie, from Bugaboo Stamps is giving away digi prize packages to some lucky winners - So be sure you come over to Catch The Bug and play along with us! You don't want to miss out on your chance to win!