You'll Come Out On Top

Happy Saturday, everyone! It's time for a new challenge, today, at Catch The Bug! This week's challenge is Bingo! One of our favorites, and, hopefully one of yours!  As always, there are are prizes up for grabs, from Bugaboo Stamps, so hurry over to Catch The Bug and link up your bingo creation with us, for your chance to win!

Today, I have a very special card to show you.  This card was made for someone who means the world to me, and is going through something very stressful right now.  Please say a prayer that things will turn out in a positive way. He really needs prayers and positive vibes.

My masculine card uses the image, Puppy Pile, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers.  All papers used to create this card are from my stash. The paper with the anchors is symbolic of his courage, so it was perfect for this card.  Polka Dots and puppies were used, to lighten up the mood and hopefully bring a smile.  (Who doesn't smile over puppies and polka dots?!) The card layout uses the sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches.  I've used denim fabric tags as little banners, for my hand written sentiments. Tiny wooden buttons were used to embellish the top left corner of the card, as well as below the image.

I am entering this masculine card in the following challenges:


Challenge #352 Sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches
Challenge #176 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
Challenge #316 Favorite Colors (Blue and Kraft) at Robyn's Fetish Challenge
Challenge #34 Anything Goes at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
Challenge #20 Anything Goes at A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge
Challenge #156 Anything Goes at Artistic Inspirations
Deep Blue at Cards In Envy
Challenge #112 Anything Goes at Crafting From The Heart
Challenge #312 Anything Goes at Craft Your Passion
Touchy Feely (Denim) at Incy Wincy
CCH #222 Three Layers or More at The Crazy Challenge
LTSCB #78 Anything Goes at Love To Scrap Challenge
Challenge #91 Layers at Scrapbook Stamp Society
Challenge #113 Masculine at Creative Card Crew
Challenge #346 Spots at Passion For Promarkers
Anything Goes 5/17-5/23 at Through The Craft Room Door
Challenge #15 Anything Goes at lemon Shortbread Challenge
Challenge #93 Anything Goes at Creative Moments
Challenge #309 Anything Goes at I Love Promarkers Challenge
Challenge #86 Anything Goes at Inspiration Destination
Challenge #278 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper Crafty
Anything Goes at Kraftin Kimmie's Wonderful Wednesday
Challenge #230-#231 Anything Goes at Word Art Wednesday
Challenge #155 Anything Goes at Aud Sentiments
Challenge #138 Anything Goes at Little Miss Muffett Stamps
Man Or Boy at Moving Along With The Times
Cats or Dogs at Ching-Chou Kuik Challenge
Challenge #55 Anything Goes at Scrapper's Delights Challenge
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
Anything Goes at Stamping Sensations

May Anything Goes at Craftyhazelnut's Patterened Paper Challenge
Challenge #91 Anything Goes at Creatalicious Challenges
Anything Goes at Crafty Girlz Challenges
Challenge #80 Animal Magic at Sparkles Forum Challenge
Challenge #14 Anything Goes at Petal Lu Challenge Blog
Challenge #47 Anything Goes at Paper Creators Crafts
Anything Goes at The Sisters of Craft
Challenge #9 Anything Goes at Our Crafty Corner
For The Boys at Di's Digi Designs
Challenge #58 Anything Goes at Art By Miran Challenge
Challenge #325 Anything Goes at Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge
Challenge #29 Anything Goes at Simply Papercrafts
Challenge #21 Anything Goes at Crafting With Friends
Challenge #332 Animals at Kraftin Kimmie Saturday Challenge
Challenge #19 Anything Goes at 2 Crafty Girls Challenge

Artist With The Blues

Well, well, here I am again - This time, to tell you about a new challenge, starting today, at Open Minded Crafting. How about a challenge about work? Your job, hubby's job, a friend's job - Or anyone else.  We want to see your projects featuring someone at work, or using an office related product on your project - Either will work for this fun challenge.

As always, this is a biweekly challenge, so you have an entire two weeks to create and link up with us, for your chance to win. We always have lots of great prizes you can win and this time is no exception! Join us, this time, for your chance to win a prize from one of these amazingly generous sponsors:

Aurora Wings

Digital Delights

Faery Ink

Scrapper's Delights

Sentimental Susan

Now that the details of the challenge are out of the way, let me tell you about my card.

My project uses the (new to me)  image, Crafty Honey Painter, from Scrapper's Delights. I went with a monochromatic color scheme this time, and used lots of spots and dots.  This was such a fun project to do, but I definitely felt a bit dotty after completing it! LOL! I kept it simple, with no embellishments, for that reason. All papers used are from my stash.

This card reminds me so much of my school days, because I always looked forward to going back to school, for the art classes! I guess I always loved to be creative and play with paper! LOL

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Color Challenge (Blue and White) at Clear It Out
Challenge #85 Something Sweet at Deep Ocean Challenges
Anything Goes at Top Tip Tuesday
Challenge #210 Anything Goes at Tuesday Throwdown
Challenge #122 Photo Inspiration at PINspirational Challenges
TTCRD August 26 - September 1 Anything Goes at Through The Craft Room Door
Challenge #50 Anything Goes at Fan-Tastic Tuesday
Layer It at Delightful Challenges
Challenge #96 Anything Goes at let's Craft and Create
Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp
IIC#174 Anything Goes at Inky Impressions
Challenge #270 Dig Deep (Paper) at Crafty Creations
Challenge #171 Back To School (Art Class) at The Paper Shelter
Challenge #84 Monochromatic at Crafting For All Seasons
Challenge #99 Circles at Digistamps4joy
Challenge #50 Anything Goes at Creative Moments
Challenge #44 Anything Goes at The Stamping Chef
Challenge #30 Anything Goes - New Beginnings at Scrapper's Delights
Challenge #244 It's All Ab out The Love at Sassy Studio Designs
Back To School at Milk Coffee Challenges
Challenge #25 Anything Goes at Crafty Girls Challenges
Challenge #336 Anything Goes at Cute Card Thursday
Challenge #99 Clean and Simple at Fairytale Challenge
Challenge R#191 Tic Tac Toe (Something old - paper, Blue, Something New - Image) at Crafts 4 Eternity
CHallenge #136 Back To School/For A Teacher at Wags N Whiskers
Challenge #31 School at Aloha Friday Challenges
Challenge #13 Anything Goes at Art By Miran
Challenge #69 Show us Something New (Digi) at Simply Create Too
Challenge #72 Anything Goes at Sister Act Card Challenge
Anything Goes at Crafty Calender
Anything Goes For Kids at Send a Smile For Kids
Challenge #81 School at Pumpkin Spice Challenge Blog

Oh Boy! What A Bundle Of Joy!

Thursday is here and that means another Oldie But Goodie extravaganza at Catch The Bug! We have brought some older images back into the limelight, today, and are showing them off! Come check out Catch The Bug for more Oldie But Goodie Inspiration!

Today, I have a baby boy card to show you. My card uses the image, Hang In There - Cow, by Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. I used these adorable gemstone footprints and handprints, to embellish. The sentiment is punched with circle and scalloped circle punches.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

RCC#91 Party Time at The Ribbon Carousel
Challenge #176 Baby at 2 Sisters Challenge Blog
Blue and White at Crafty Boots

Happy Holidays, Sexy!

It's hard to believe I'm having surgery next week, wow! It's going to be here before I know i! Hopefully, I will be feeling better in time to at least enjoy a Christmas dinner.

Speaking of Christmas, I have a new card to show you, today.  This one is for a male friend who lives in a warmer climate, so I thought the half wrapped girl would be a fun "presnt" for the front of his card! LOL

I went with masculine colors and frosty hues, to keep this a masculine card, using the image bow (Adult), by Kenny K, colored with Promarkers. For the card layout, I used the sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches.  The glittered ribbon is from American Crafts.  The silvery glittered snowflakes are from my stash. The upper right corner of the image has been accented with purple gemstones. I purchased these wintery papers from Archiver's, but can't remember the name of the manufacturer - sorry.  The sentiment is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches.


I am entering this masculine christmas card in the following challenges:

Challenge #122 Frosty Hues at Kenny K's Krafty Krew
Challenge #175 Sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches
Challenge #100 Christmas Chaos at Crafts 4 Eternity
Challenge #77 I Love Christmas at Fussy and Fancy
Silver and Gold (Silver Snowflake) at Card Makin Mamas
Twisted Christmas at Guylou's Inimitability
Challenge #160 Anything Goes With Glitter at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #99 Tis The Season at My Sheri Crafts
Challenge #119 Christmas Sparkle at 2 Sisters
Challenge #136 Christmas - No Red or Green at Mark's Finest Papers
Challenge #192 Christmas Photo Inspiration at Stamptacular Sunday
Challenge #142 Anything Goes at One Stitch At A Time
Blue Christmas at Come And Get It
Challenge #46 Non-Traditional Christmas Colors at Dream Valley
Challenge #131 Non Traditional Christmas Colors at Sentimental Sundays
Christmas at The Ribbon Girls
Challenge #32 Summer or Winter at The Squirrel and The Fox
Christmas Cards at Whoopsi Daisy
Sparkly Christmas at Stamp And Create
Anything Goes at Mema's Crafts
Challenge #207 Christmas For The Boys at One Stop Crafts
Anything Goes at Great Impressions
Challenge #6 Christmas at V's Sweet Ideas
Challenge #5 Christmas at No Matter Which Challenges
Winter Wishes at Natalie and Amy's Challenge Blog
Ribbons and Snowflakes at Sweet Stampin
Non-Traditional Christmas Colors at Incy Wincy
Challenge #95 Happy Holidays at Lollipop Crafts
Challenge #6 Anything Goes at Crafty Blogger's Network
Challenge #27 Christmas at Hooked On Crafts
Challenge #47 Anything Goes at House of Gilli
PPMC#68 Use Ribbon at Paper Pretties
Snow (Glittery Snowflake) at Craft Your Passion
Anything Goes at Crafty Boots
Challenge #144 Christmas - Anything Goes at Critter Challenge
Challenge #79 Christmas at Lexi's Creations
Challenge #44 Holiday Cheer at Love To Create
Linky Party #118 at Make It Monday
Challenge #141 Anything Goes at MyGrafico
Sparkle, Sparkle, Sparkle at Paper Cupcakes
Anything Goes at Daisy Doodles
Challenge #19 Anything Goes at A and T Challenge Blog
Challenge #39 Anything Christmas at Tammy's Scrappin Corner
Challenge #61 Holiday Cards at The Stamping Boutique
Challenge #91 Christmas - No Red or Green at Celebrate The Occasion
Challenge #189 Non-Traditional Christmas at Digital Tuesday
Christmas at Clear It Out
Challenge #40 So This Is Christmas at Deep Ocean
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #91 Christmas at Top Tip Tuesday
Challenge #24 Baby, It's Cold Outside at Can you Digi It
Challenge #34 Inks And Such Anything Goes at Jackson's Digital Expressions
Challenge #32 Countdown to Christmas at LEJ Designs
Snowflakes at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #54 Anything Goes - As Long As It's Festive at Whimsy Inspirations
All About Christmas at Delightful Sketches
Challenge #113 Anything Goes at Crafts And Me
Challenge #146 Anything Goes at I Love Promarkers
Anything Goes at Aud Sentiments
Two of Anything (Two Punches) at The Paper Shelter
Challenge #105 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper-Crafty
Mega Christmas Challenge - Happy Holidays at Passion For Promarkers
Challenge #30 Christmas at Go Fish Challenges
RCC75 Holiday Spirit at Ribbon Carousel Blog
Challenge #135 Your Favorite Entry from 2012 at Sentimental Sundays

Have Yourself A Rockin' Christmas

Happy Christmas in July!  Have you all been playing along with the Christmas In july mini challenges at Catch The Bug?! I hope so, because there are some awesome prizes up for grabs! If you haven't been playing along, you still have time!  And don't forget, we're having a blog hop, too! So be sure you stop by so you can have a chance at the fabulous prizes from Bugaboo Stamps!

We have a new mini challenge for you, today, at Catch The Bug.  We want to see you make a Christmas card using an image that isn't usually for Christmas.  Oh, c'mon now, don't moan and groan! It's much easier than it sounds, really! You can make most anything work for a Christmas card! Go ahead, give it a try! You'll be surprised how easy it is!

As a matter of fact, I've done just that, using the image, Lil Dude - Guitar, from Bugaboo Stamps.  He's colored with Promarkers. I wanted to incorporate music into this one, and make it a masculine Christmas card, so I went with shades of brown and blue. My papers are patterned with glittered snowflakes, music notes, and stripes.  I decided not to use any embellishments on this one, since its totally masculine.  My card layout uses the Sketch at Sketches By Carly.


See! It's easy to use a non Christmas image to make a Christmas card! Now, come play in the challenge with us, and show us your creation!



I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #60 Sketch at Sketches By Carly
Challenge #22 Christmas In July at Hooked On Craft Challenges
Challenge #153 Sentimentally Yours at Corrosive Challenge
Royal Digi Challenge #10: Anything Goes at The Scrapbooking Queen
Christmas in July at Can You Digi It
Hands Full Of Love at Stamps and Create
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at The Crafty Bloggers Network
Challenge #26 Ho Ho Ho Christmas at Crafter's Companion Monthly
CCH#24 Christmas In July at The Crazy Challenge
Challenge #80 One For The Men at Top Tip Tuesday
Challenge #11 For Men at Always Crafting
One Stamp at Scrapbook Sisters
Challenge #43 Christmas In July at Divas By Design
Let's Hear It For The Boys at Sisterhood of Crafters
4CCC-98 Stripes at 4 Crafty Chicks
Challenge #28 Music at Paper Play Challenges
Challenge #36 Christmas In July at Creataliicous
Same Old Song And Dance at Guylou's Inimitability
Challenge #125 Lots of Layers at Totally Papercrafts Christmas In July at Send A Smile For Kids
It's Christmas at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #100 Christmas In July at 2 Sisters
Challenge #122 Anything Goes at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #22 Kids Or Babies at The Squirrel And The Fox
TSG165 Christmas In July at There She Goes Clear Stamps
Dust It Off (Papers) at Incy Wincy
Christmas In July at Cards For Men
Challenge #24 Three Of Something (Three colors: Blue, brown, white) at Love To Create
Linky Party #98 at Make It Monday
Christmas In July at Totally Stampalicious

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

Ribbon Weave A Happy Birthday, Twinchie Style!

Remember that ribbon weaved twinchie I made for Technique Tuesday, using ribbon scraps, at Shelly's Images, earlier this week? I promised to show you a card that I made using the twinchie, and today is the day.

I've used the sketches from Happileigh Scrappin' and at Priscilla's Styles. for my card layout. The Happy Birthday and Make A Wish graphic sentiments are from Shelly's Images. Shelly gave these away earlier in the year, as freebie, for her big First Birthday Celebration. I used Promarkers to color in the balloons and cupcake, and add color to the text. The twinchie in the center is made with ribbon weaving using two patterned ribbons from my stash. (See above, for link to the tutorial on how to make your own ribbon weaved twinchie). The flowers are from recollections. Punched greenery made with a punch by Martha Stewart. I've used foam mounting tape to attach the sentiments, for dimension and 3D effect. These pretty pastel papers are also from my stash.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #11 Sketch at Happileigh Scrappin'
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 #46 All In The Fine Print at Prairie Fairy
Day 360 Imagine This: Good News at 365 Cards
Challenge #43 Anything Goes at I Did It Creations
Birthdays at Tellen's Place
Free For All (Betty Boop Challenge) at Stamp It Crazy
Challenge #115 Happy Birthday at Card Makin Mamas
Birthdays! Birthdays! Birthdays! At Stamping With The Dragon
Challenge #119 Birthday With Cake at One Stop Crafts
Challenge #86 Check It Out (Ribbon Weaved to make checks) at Totally Gorjuss
Birthday or Thank You at Fairy Knoll
Challenge #24 Spots and Stripes at Crafty Emma's
Challenge #99 S.0.S! Someone Special at Stamptacular Sunday
Use Ribbon at Card Cupids
Challenge #13 Favorite Things (Ribbon Weaving) at Making It With Meslyn
Pink at One Crazy Stamper
Challenge #9 Spring Flowers... Everywhere at Bunny Zoe's Crafts
Challenge #130 Cake & Ice Cream at Cupcake Crafts
Challenge #92 Sketch at Priscilla's Styles
Someone Special at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #34 Flowers at Lexi's Creations
Anything Goes at MyGrafico
Challenge #13 Going Sentimental at Digistamps4Joy
Challenge #140 Birthday Wishes at A Spoon Full Of Sugar
Challenge #4 Anything Goes at Party Time Tuesdays
Spots and Stripes at Inky Impressions
Challenge #37 3D (Used Foam tape) at Tuesday Throwdown
Challenge #36 Ribbons or Bows at Fresh Brewed Designs
Challenge #118 Spring (flowers on ribbon) With Ribbon at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Challenge #54 Stitching (on pink DP) at I Love Promarkers
Use Your Scraps (ribbon scraps) at Delightful challenges
Challenge #58 Something Cute at The pixie Cottage
Challenge #33 Fabulous Florals at The Creative Cottage
Any Occasion at Operation Write Home
Challenge #91 Colors at C.R.A.F.T
Challenge #48 Spots/Dots at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #8 Let's Get Sentimental at Paper Play
Handmade Elements (Ribbon weaved Twinchie Square) at Some Odd Girl
Challenge #39 Anything Goes at Paper Romance
Challenge #8 Anything Goes at Do You Stack Up
Anything Goes at Guylou's Inimitability

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'

Happy Birthday 2 One Cool Cat

Another Card from me! This cool cat is from Bugaboo Stamps.

Spots and stripes make a cute combination on this card. I love how the background papers fit together, and the sketch is awesome. I used the sketch from Sunday Sketch and Stamp. This would make a great Birthday Card for a teenage boy!

The background papers and ribbon are my my stash. I pop dotted the sentiment, to add dimension.

I colored this cool cat in with my Promarkers. I made his glasses sparkle by coloring the lenses with a clearstar gelly roll pen.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #31 Maggie's Sketch at Sunday Sketch & Stamp
Challenge #24 Birthday at Crafty Sentiments
Challenge #5 Ribbon at Hidden Treasures
Day 120: Shades of Green at 365 Cards
Day 122: Shades of Blue at 365 Cards
Challenge #31 Ribbon at Quirky Crafts
Challenge #64 Birthday at Stamp For Fun
Make It In An Hour at Crazy Challenge
Challenge #110 Animals at Spoon Full Of Sugar
CCCB Week 11: Shades of Green
Challenge #97 Birthday
Challenge #5 Anything Goes Birthday at Party Time Tuesdays
Challenge #21 Stripes at I love ProMarkers
Week #58 Use A Number at Passion for Promarkers
Challenge #7 Birthdays at Crafts And Me
Challenge #101 Sparkling at Stampavie And More
Challenge #14 Circles And Dots at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Anything Goes With A Celebration at Shelly's Images
Week #26 Card For A Child Or Teenager at Paper Play
Challenge #3 Cute at Craftalicious
Week #26 Anything Goes at Prairie Fairy
Challenge #74 Summer Birthdays at Rose D's
Lots of paper Challenge: Dots at Stamping Vacation

Lets Get Patriotic!

Happy Summer and Happy 4th of July Weekend! It's time for my next design team card for Stamping Dragon Designs, and I decided to do this one in honor of Independence Day. Yay for stars & Stripes and the red white & blue! You have to love this cute image of Rupert from Stamping Dragon Designs waving the flag!

This reminds me of how we used to have big fireworks celebrations at the lake near our house every summer on the 4th. Followed by a cook out, of course. It was always one of my favorite summer activities.

For this card, I used the sketch at Critter Challenge. The papers for this card are from my Stash. The patriotic paper came from an old summer stack from DCWV. I added sparkle to the dragon's tummy and to his wings, with a clearstar gelly roll pen. I used red, white and blue skittles for embellishing. The image was colored using Promarkers.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #20 Sketch at Critter Challenge
Chapter 19: Twinkling, Glittery or Sparkly at Oh! Alice
Challenge #7 Summer at Timbroscrapmania
Challenge #65 Stars & Stripes at Stamptacular Sunday
Challenge #19 Stars & Stripes at One Stitch At A Time
Summer Loving at Pear Tree Designs
Challenge #57 Simply Summer Ooh La La
Challenge #48 Things With Wings at Incy Wincy
Challenge #2 Summer at Iris
Challenge #65 Summer Time at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #110 Animals at Spoon Full Of Sugar
Make It In An Hour at Crazy Challenge
Challenge #9 Fireworks at Fresh Brewed Designs
Challenge #21 Stripes at I love ProMarkers
Challenge #14 Red, White & Blue at Meljen's Designs
X Is For Xtra Dimension at ABC Challenge
All About Summer at Delightful Sketches
Challenge #17 Summer at Creative Cottage
Patriotic at For Fun Challenges
Challenge #101 Sparkling at Stampavie and More
Challenge #2 Red, White & Blue at Papercraft Star
Challenge #29 Red, White & Blue at Pixie Dust Studio
Challenge #42 Red, White & Blue at AI Factory
Grand Opening Challenge: Make It Sparkly at Glitterbabe
Day 122: Shades of Blue at 365 Cards
Day 122: Shades of Red at 365 Cards
Challenge #25: Colors of Your Flag at Raise The Bar
Twisted Thursday #63 Sparkle at S2G
Anything Goes With A Celebration at Shelly's Images
Patriotic at Stamp N Doodle
SISC16: Red White & Blue at Stamp Insanity
Red White & Blue Stars & Stripes at Frosted Designs
Colors of your Flag at Stamp Something
FF#40 Spread Your Wings at If The Shoe Fits
Week #26 Anything Goes at Prairie Fairy
Challenge #3 Cute at Craftalicious
Challenge #10 Summer at Crafty Calendar
Challenge #48 at Paper Cutz
Challenge #16 Summer at Easy Craft projects
No Ribbon at Stamping Vacation
Clear As Mud At Stamping Vacation

Happy Easter To Ewe

Hello everyone! Are you ready for another Stella Says Sketch challenge?! It's that time, again! Whoo Hoo! Be sure to come over and play with us for your chance to win awesome prizes from Bugaboo Stamps. TO check out our sketch and link up with us, check out Catch The Bug.

My card, today, uses the current Stella Says Sketch. I've used  the image and matching sentiment,  Happy Easter To Ewe, from Bugaboo Stamps. I went with pastels, for the Easter holiday.  The ribbon is from my stash, as are the pearls. The papers are new, from Hobby Lobby.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Anything Goes at Creative Inspirations Paint
Challenge #46 Lovely Easter at Creatalicious Challenges
Challenge #156 Use A Digi at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #203 Photo Inspiration (Easter) at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #140 Easter at The Squirrel And The Fox
Use A Digi at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #103 Springtime at Alota Rubber Stamps
CIC#71 Anything Goes at Clearly I Stamp
Challenge #51 Anything Goes With Ribbon at House of Gilli
Challenge #9 Spring or Pastels at Crafty Bloggers Network
Challenge #80 Easter at Daisy Doodles
Challenge #40 Cute Easter at The Cutie Pie Challenge
Easter or Spring at Melonheadz Friends
Whimsy or Funny at Eclectic Ellapu
Easter at Oldie But A Goodie Challenge
Challenge #63 Celebrating Easter at Digistamps4Joy
Fur Or Feathers at Stamp and Create
Easter Eggstravaganza at The Crafty Calender
Anything Goes at Mema's Crafts
Challenge #7 Anything Goes at No Matter Which Challenge
Anything Goes with Spring at Oozak
RCC#78 Spring Is In The Air at The Ribbon Carousel
Challenge #7 Spark Your Creativity/Anything Goes at Pin and Tack
Ribbon or Lace at Paper Crafting Journey