Thank You For being A Friend

Got the tunes cranked up and I'm here, read to tell you about our new challenge at Open Minded Crafting Fun Challenges! Why do I have my tunes cranked up, you ask? Well, because this fortnight, our challenge is a Song Inspiration challenge! Whoo Hoo! How fun it that?! I bet you;re already starting to think about your favorite songs and what kind of crafting project it inspires, aren't you?! Hopefully you are, because we'd love for you to create something and play along with us. Remember, you have two weeks to play along for your chance to be one of our DT favorites or even a winner of a fabulous prize from one of these generous sponsors:

Wonderstrange

Chi Chi Memories

Enchanted Design Studio

Sentimental Susan

Now, on to the details of my card. "Thank You For Being A Friend" is the song that inspired my card. I made this for an amazing friend, who needs some cheering up right now.  I hope she's surprised when she gets this card and some goodies in the mail! Anyway, I went with one of my favorite color combos - Black, White and Pink. My card layout uses the sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches. All papers are from my stash. I've used a fun mix of papers: Chevron, Polka Dots, Stars and Stripes. I've used the image, Little Monster, by Wonderstrange, hand colored with Promarkers.  I've used pink gemstones and black pearls, to embellish. I added extra sparkle by using a piece of pink glittered ribbon across the center. The image and hearts were mounted with foam tape, for added dimension.This would also make a great card for kids!


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #264 Stars at Robyn's Fetish Challenge
Challenge #60 Anything Goes at Crafting From The Heart
Challenge #262 Anything Goes at Craft Your Passion
Ribbon or Lace at Crafty Boots Challenge
Challenge #184 Chevrons at Use Your Stuff Challenge
Anything Goes at Scrap Creations Challenge
Challenge #297 No Sentiment at Passion For Promrkers
TTCRD Challenge 5/18-5/25 at Through The Craftroom Door
Anything Goes at Crafty Sentiments
Challenge #34 Anything Goes at Inspiration Destination
Challenge #228 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper Crafty
With A Heart at Papertake Weekly
Anything Goes at Kraftin Kimmie's Wonderful Wednesday
Challenge #107 Anything Goes at Sister Act Card Challenge
Challenge #301 Sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches
Challenge #32 Anything Goes at Art By Miran Challenge
Challenge #280 Kids at Crafty Catz Challenge
Challenge #79 Black And White +1 Color (Pink) at Left of Center Challenges
Challenge #86 Keep It Simple at Simply Create Too
Challenge #5 Anything Goes at Simply Papercraft Challenges
Challenge #154 Lots of Layers at Wags N Whiskers Challenge
Anything Goes at Sugar and Betty's Challenge Blog
Challenge #87 Layer It up at The Cutie Pie Challenge
Anything Goes at Mema's Crafts Monthly Challenge
Anything Goes at Cards Galore Encore Challenge
Challenge #9 Girly In Pink at Cute As A Button Challenge
Anything Goes at Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge
Anything For Kids at Send A Smile For Kids
Two or More Designs Papers at Di's Digi Designs Challenge

A Bright and Cheery Hello

Wow, can you believe its Thursday, again?! That means another Oldie But Goodie Thursday at Catch The Bug! We have some fabulous older images being brought back into the light to grab your attention, today! Come check out all the Oldie But Goodie inspiration, at Catch The Bug!

My card uses the image KIDZ Girl - Just Like Mom, From Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. I used bright, fun colors for this one. I've embellished each side of the image with a pink ribbon with a pearl center. I used a pink gemstone flourish in the bottom right corner of the card. The sentiment is punches with circle and scalloped circle punches.

I am entering this card in the following challenges

Spring Colors at Stamp and Create
Challenge #71 Two Or More Die Cuts at Whimsy Stamps
Blue And White at Crafty Boots
Anything Goes at Digi Sketch Challenge
Challenge #10 Anything Goes at Paper Nest Dolls

Bugg Mee! Bugg Mee! BuggMee!

Good Morning, Good Morning! I'm here to let you know it's time for new releases and to tell you about our new challenge over at  Lacy Sunshine! Heather has really outdone herself, this time, with the new cuties being released, today!  Just wait till you see these cuties! New Buggmee's! (Yes, yes, pronounced Bug Me's)! Adorable digis drawn with bugs in mind! Check them out! I bet you never knew just how cute bugs could be, till you've seen these! These little cuties are available, now, in the Lacy Sunshine shop for instant download immediately after purchase! No more waiting for your images to be emailed to you! Check out and get your images instantly! How awesome is that?!

To go along with the new Lacy Sunshine Buggmee release, we also have a fun new challenge for you to play along with! Our challenge theme, this fortnight, is to play bingo!  We've provided the bingo card for you - Now come play bingo with us and you just might win! It's fun and very easy to do - Just come by the Lacy Sunshine challenge blog, check out the bingo card we've provided and make your own bingo when creating your project! Very simple to do - Then, just come back and link up your card for your chance to win!

Our challenges last two weeks, so you have plenty of time to play along with us at Lacy Sunshine. Come play with us for your chance to win!  We have two random winners, so play along and don't miss out! One random winner will win 5 images, the other random winner will win three images. There will also be a top  3, who will each win one image.  You definitely don't want to miss out on these great prizes, so come play with us at Lacy Sunshine!

My card uses one of the new images, Sammy Bedbug, part of the Buggmee line, by Lacy Sunshine, colored with Promarkers. All papers used in the creation of this card are from my stash. I used some green and gold metallic ribbon to make a handmade bow for the card.  The circle is punched with an EK Success circle punch in two different sizes. I used chevron patterned washi tape beneath the image. I used my new Card Candi with metallic gold stars, to embellish. The image has had glitter and sparkle added to the wings, her antennae and the fluffy ball on her hat.

From our bingo card we provided for this challenge, I made this bingo on my card:

Bow, Glitter, Card Candi

What kind of bingo will you make? Come link up and show us YOUR bingo!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Add Texture (Bow, Card Candi) at Incy Wincy
Anything Goes at Crafty Boots
MIM#174 Anything Goes at Make It Monday
CMC #38 Anything Goes at Card Mania
Challenge #72 Bundle Up - It's Cold Outside at Eureka Stamps
Feminine at Artistic Inspirations
Favorite Color Combo (Blue, Green and Orange) at Whoopsi Daisy
Anything Goes at Crafty Sentiments
Layers at Clear It Out
New Year Stash at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #178 Stripes at Tuesday Throwdown
Children at Just Inspirational
TTCRD January 14 - January 20th at Through The Craft Room Door
Challenge #141 Winter Blues at The Paper Shelter
Challenge #160 Embellishments at Penny's Paper Crafty
Challenge #12 Anything Goes at The Stamping Chef
Girly Cards at Moving Along With The Times
Challenge #85 Bows at The Fairy Tale Challenge
Buttons or Bows at Jellypark Friends
Challenge #125 Use A Digi at My Sheri Crafts
Your Favorite Style at Sweet Stampin
Challenge #55 Buttons, Bows or Bling at Pumpkin Spice
Challenge #2 Warmth Food or Clothing-I used fuzzy winter hat) at Open Minded Crafting
Challenge #196 Use A Digi at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #55 Anything Goes or Winter Blues at 613 Avenue Create
Challenge #32 Lots of Layers at Hobbycutz
Challenge #175 Anything Goes at Make It Monday
Challenge #73 Three Fave Embellishments (Glitter, Card Candi, Bows) at Eureka Stamps
Challenge #75 Ribbon at Artistic Inspirations
Challenge #61 January Blues at The Cutie Pie Challenge
Challenge #33 Anything Goes With Ribbon at Scrapbook Stamp Society

Monkey Bundle Of Joy

Hey Hey Hey! It's New Release Tuesday at Bugaboo Stamps! If you're like me, you love new release days, because there's always some great new images to check out and shop for! I'm here to show you just one of those adorable new releases, today.  The design team has more new release creations to show you, too, at Catch The Bug, so don;t miss out on those!

Remember, you can find this  new images, and lots more, at the Bugaboo Stamps Store, so run over and start shopping! What are you waiting for?! Hurry! Shop now!

I have a cute new baby card to show you, using this new release Monkey image, from Bugaboo Stamps. Isn't this just the cutest little monkey girl, sitting on that big banana?! The image is colored with Promarkers. I used a fun sketch that just seemed to fall out of my head onto the paper. I went with a monochromatic theme, but, of course, had to make the banana yellow.  After all, who's ever heard of a pink banana?! I used my new pink gemstones to embellish two corners of the image and three corners on the white patterned paper panel. The sentiment is by Sentiments 4 you and is punched with circle and scalloped circle punches. All papers are from my stash.

I am entering this baby card in the following challenges:

Challenge #11 Anything Goes at The Stamping Chef
New Beginnings (new Baby) at Oldie But A Goodie Challenge
Challenge #85 Anything Goes at LEJ Designs
New Beginnings (Baby) at Inky Impressions
Let's Celebrate at Divas By Design
Challenge #159 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper Crafty
Out With The Old (Papers) In With The New at The Sisterhood of Crafters
Challenge #68 All Things Bright and Beautiful at Crafting For All Seasons
Challenge #83 Glitter N Sparkle at Digistamps4Joy
Challenge #56 Monochrome at Lia Stampz
Anything Goes at Creative Moments
New Beginnings at Moving Along With The Times
Challenge #56 Anything Goes at Craftitude
Celebrations (New Baby) at Milk Coffee Challenges
Anything Goes at Crafty Girls Challenges
Third Blogversary Linky Party at D.L Art
Anything Goes at Stamping With The Dragon
Challenge #105 Monochromatic at Fussy and Fancy Challenge
New Beginnings at Jellypark Friends
Challenge #120 Anything Goes at Wags N Whiskers
Time To Celebrate at Di's Digi Designs
Challenge #110 Something New (Baby) at A Gem Of A Challenge
Challenge #195 Starting New (Baby) at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #243 Sparkle (Gemstones) at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #2 Celebrations (New Baby) at Pile It On
Party/Celebrate at 613 Avenue Create
Challenge #31 Something New (Gemstones) at Hobbycutz
Challenge #37 Anything Goes at Challenges 4 Everybody
Challenge # 61 Show Off Your New Stuff (Gemstones) at The Squirrel and The Fox
Add Texture  (Gemstones) at Incy Wincy
Anything Goes at Crafty Boots
MIM#174 Anything Goes at Make It Monday
CMC #38 Anything Goes at Card Mania
Feminine at Artistic Inspirations
Favorite Color Combo (Pink and White) at Whoopsi Daisy
Anything Goes at Crafty Sentiments
Layers at Clear It Out
Challenge #1 New (Pearls) at Creative Craft Challenges
New Year Stash at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #178 Stripes at Tuesday Throwdown
TTCRD January 14 - January 20th at Through The Craft Room Door

Get Well Angel

Hi all! It's Oldie But Goodie Thursday! Yay! Are you ready to see the team bring some of the older images from Bugaboo Stamps? I hope so because we have some awesome inspiration for you, today! Of course, I have my own creations to show you, but there are also some other fabulous creations for your drooling pleasure - Check out Catch The Bug to see all the creative genius!

I have a cutie patootie get well card to show you, today.  My card is nice and girly and features the image and sentiment set, Bugaboo Angels - Get Well soon, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers.  My card layout uses the sketch at Sketch and Stash. I went with a striking color combo of black, white and red. All papers are new to me, from a recent shopping frenzy.  (Who doesn't love a good shopping frenzy, right?!) The card is embellished with a red poofy flower, black ribbon bow with pearl center and black individual pearls.  All embellishments are from my stash. The sentiment is from sentiments 4 You and is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #113 Sketch at Sketch And Stash
Two Or More Patterned Papers at Clear It Out
CMM69 Punches at Card Makin' Mamas
Challenge #88 Anything Goes at Fussy and Fancy
Challenge #110 Flower Power at My Sheri Crafts
Challenge #159 Glitter at Mark's Finest Papers
Challenge #228 Add Some Glitter at One Stop Craft Challenges
Challenge #79 Things With Wings at A Gem Of A Challenge
Challenge #9 Things With Wings at Natalie and Amy's Challenge Blog
Challenge #19 Flowers at Pumpkin Spice
Challenge #17 Anything Goes at Mayzy Art
CHallenge #19 For A Teen at Pile It On
Challenge #154 For A Special Woman at Sentimental Sundays
Challenge #9 Things With Wings at No Matter Which Challenges
Challenge #9 Anything Goes at Pin And Tack
Lady Luck at The Crafting Cafe
Challenge #242 Lots of Layers at Cupcake Crafts
Challenge #11 Bingo (Ribbon Bow, Stamp, Bling/Pearls) at Crafty Bloggers Network
Challenge #90 Black and White +1 (Red) at Lexi's Creations
Linky Party #140 at Make It Monday
Challenge #86 Lucky Dip (Die Cuts, Flower, Pearls) at Bearly Mine Challenges
Challenge #51 Sparkle at Deep Ocean
Bingo (Glitter/Sparkle, Dimension - Image and sentiment elevated with foam tape, Ribbon Bow) at Delightful Challenges
Challenge #70 Die Cuts at Let's Craft And Create
Challenge #133 Use A Digi at Crafts And Me
Challenge #168 Simply Does It at I Love Promarkers
ICC 108 Anything Goes At Inky Impressions
Challenge #222 Keep It Simple at Crafty Creations
Challenge #112 Anything Goes at The Paper Shelter
Challenge #50 For The Girls at Creatalicious
Favorite Color Combo (Black, White And Red) at House Of Gilli

Let's Take A Spa Day And Relax

Splish......
Splash.............

Hello hello, everyone!  I'm back, again with another new card!  This one is a little on the fancy shmancy side now, isn't it?  See! I DO make this style sometimes! LOL! You just never know what I'm going to make and post for your viewing pleasure, now do you?!  I had fun with this one!  The image was awesome to work with!

I've used this freebie image, from Pixie Dust Studio.  For the card layout, I've used the Sketch at A and T Digital Designs.  Pink, Green, yellow and touches of blue were my color choices, and I just love love love how well the colors go together!  They blend so beautifully together, don't you think?! I used flowers by Prima and Recollections, for my embellishments, and of course, I had to add some bling.  Lots and lots of bling, in the form of gemstones and flourishes, from my stash! It is difficult to see, since it's white, but I have used a paper lace doily beneath the flowers in the upper left corner.  Can you see it picking out? The greenery is punched out of green and white polka dotted paper, with the Martha Stewart branch punch. I used some green and white twine to add a little bow to the wrap on her head.  Cute!

I had a blast making this and am so happy how well it turned out! I hope you like it, too!


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #23 Photo Inspiration (Colors) at Crafty Ribbons
Challenge #162 Splashy/Water at C.R.A.F.T
Challenge #149 Favorite Colors (pink and green) at Hanna and Friends
Spa Color Challenge at Pixie Dust Studio
Challenge #8 Sketch at A and T Digital Designs Challenge
Challenge #91 One Stamp at Scrapbook Sisters
Challenge #71 Flower Power at The Paper Shelter
Royal Digi Challenge #10: Anything Goes at The Scrapbooking Queen
Challenge #35 Anything Goes at Creatalicious
Challenge #161 In Bloom at Allsorts
Flower Power at Bizzy Bec's
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at The Crafty Bloggers Network
Challenge #122 Sparkle at Critter Challenge
Anything Goes at Mema's Crafts
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
Fireworks or Bling (Gemstones As Bling) at Inky Impressions
Challenge #25 Girls, Girls, Girls at Bunny Zoe's Crafts
Your best Stay In The Lines Coloring at Great Impressions
Challenge #131 Bright Summer Colors at MyGrafico
Anything Goes With Yellow at Clear It Out
Challenge #200 Polka Dots at Everybody Art
Challenge #64 Photo Inspiration (Colors and Flowers) at My Mum's Craft Shop
Bows or Ribbon at Totally Stampalicious
Cute And/Or Cuddly at The Poodles Parlour
Challenge #193 Pastel Colors at The Secret Crafter
Pile One The Flowers at Di's Digi Designs
Challenge #121 Sun - Round (Baseball Games) at One Stitch At A Time
Favorite Embellishment (Flowers) at Totally Stampalicious

Feminine Froggy Christmas

Whooo Hooo! I finally did it! I've completed my final project for the 12 Days of Christmas at Catch The Bug! I'm so psyched! I love love love Bugaboo Stamps so this was so much fun to do!

This is my final project for Day 12 of the 12 Days of Christmas at Catch The Bug. I did do them a little out of order though.

Even though this is the last one to complete all 12 days, this project is for Day 9, which was to be a feminine card. I think I certainly accomplished that,here!

This card is for my favorite cousin. She loves bling and is a real girly girl.

For this card, I went with a pink and silver color combo because you can't get much more feminine than that! I used the Sketch at Woodware Stamps for my card layout. I used this adorable Christmas frog image from Bugaboo Stamps, (who says froggies can't be pink?!) colored with Promarkers. Glitter and sparkle has been added with a clearstar gelly roll pen. I used a DP with silver metallic edges for the top and bottom of the card. The other two papers are scraps from my stash. The image is punched with a scalloped oval and then matted in pink with a large oval. I added this gorgeous glittery pale pink flower. The leaves beneath the flower are punched with a punch from Martha Stewart. The pink and silver ribbon goes perfect with the papers. I finished the card with silver bling flourishes.

This card just screams feminine!


I am entering this card in the following challenges:



Day 12 (Feminine) of The 12 Days of Christmas at Catch The Bug
Let's Celebrate at Squiggle Stamps
December Sketch at Woodware Stamps
Santa Baby at Catch The Bug
Challenge #68 Merry Christmas at Penny's Paper Crafty
Challenge #120 Christmas Fun at Pollycraft
Christmas at Bizzy Becs
Tis The Season at Creative Card Crew
Challenge #132 Winter and Christmas at Creative Belli Blog
Challenge #21 It's Cold Outside at The Crafty Purple Frog
Show Your Christmas Bling at Stamping With The Dragon
Challenge #69 Christmas at 2 Sisters
Christmas at Paper Crafting Journey
Challenge #142 Christmas Glitz at Stamptacular Sunday
Challenge #85 Santa's Getting Ready at I Did It Creations
Challenge #172 Don't Look At The Light at Cupcake Crafts
Challenge #61 Happy Holidays at Lollipop Crafts
Use Ribbon at Paper Pretties
Challenge #30 Gift at Fairy Tale Challenge
Glitter at Frosted Designs
Challenge #28 For Someone Special (Mother In Law) at Tuesday Throwdown
Metallics at Stamp-n-Doodle
Challenge #14 Photo Inspiration at Jay Gee's Nook
The Queen's Royal Digi Challenge #3 Christmas and Winter Wonderland at The Scrapbooking Queen
Challenge #57 Christmas at Bee-Crafty
Photo Inspiration at Crafty Sprouts
Holiday/Winter at The Stamping Boutique
GL30 Christmas and Winter at Gingerloft
Challenge #86 Anything Goes at Cooking It Up With Katie
Sparkle and Shine at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #14 Christmas at Hooked On Crafts
Challenge #12 Christmas at Crafty Boots
Challenge #16 Family Christmas (card for cousin) at Little Claire's Designs
Challenge #50 Christmas at Paper Play
Challenge #50 Unique and Non Traditional at Crop Stop
Let's Celebrate at Squiggle Stamps
4CCC068 Christmas at 4 Crafty Chicks
Anything Goes at Delightful Challenges
Challenge #49 Bling It On (Gemstones, Flourishes) at Pile It On
Challenge #22 Christmas at Dream Valley Challenges
Challenge #38 Anything Goes plus ribbon at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Challenge #50 Bingo (Ribbon, Flowers, Punches) at Ladybug Crafts Ink
Die Cuts Or Punches at Craft-Room Challenges

Oh Fabulous! It's Your Birthday!

Are you ready to show us what you got?! We hope you are, because that's the theme for our new challenge, today, at Shelly's Images! What does that mean exactly, you ask?! That means "Anything Goes!" We want to see anything and everything you create, and there is no limit to how many times you can enter, so you have no reason not to play along with us this week! No Excuses! Join us at Shelly's Images and Show Us What You Got! You could win a prize from the Shelly's Images Store!


Wow, I really stepped out of my comfort zone this time. Not only did I push myself to do a non-traditional birthday card, but I also did double paper piecing on the same image! This was my first time trying it and I love the effect! I think it turned out fabulous! I'm using this week's featured image, Glass Slipper. I paper pieced the pillow of the image in a black and white floral print, and then paper pieced the glass slipper in a red and white polka dot print. All papers are new and were bought specifically for this card. It was so much fun mixing all the patterns, and I love this black white and red combo! The sentiment is punched with a trio label punch by EK Success. The flowers and red dew drops are from my stash. I used some blingy, sparkly flourish stickers to add that extra special touch to the card. Faux stitching has been added with an opaque white pen by Inksentials.

The sentiment inside says, "May Your Birthday Be As Fabulous As You Are!"

This fun card for my cousin's birthday and put it in the mail to her this morning. She's going to love it since she's really into shoes and being girly!

I used Sketch #18 From the Sketch Catalog at Sketch N Stash. (See pic below)





I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Anything Goes at Totally Stampalicious
Anything Goes at Crafty Boots
Challenge #70 Free Choice Sketch (I used Sketch #18) at Sketch N Stash
Stitching at Some Odd Girl
Challenge #49 Make Yourself Uncomfortable at Crafty Ann's
Challenge #91 What You Want at Fun With Shapes and More
Challenge #16 Favorite Embellishments (Flowers) at Craft us Crazy
Something To Say Goodbye/Anything Goes at Stamp Something
Challenge #30 Girlie Things at Pattie's Creations
Challenge #72 Stripes at Phindy's Place
Challenge #16 Add Flowers at Card Mad Fairy's
Pass it On at Jellypark Friends
Let's Get Punchy at Catch The Bug
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at Di's Digi Designs
Challenge #120 Flowers and Swirls at All Sorts
Calling All Teenagers at Sweet Stampin'
Challenge #151 Inspired By A Song (Red High Heels by Kellie Pickler) at The Secret Crafter
Challenge #72 Use A Punch at Speedy The Cat's Friends
Challenge #56 Black and White +1 (Red) at 2 Sisters
Challenge #79 Anything Goes at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #37 Layer It at Pile It On
Challenge #72 Anything Goes at I Did It Creations
Challenge #7 Spring (Flowers) at Hooked on Crafts
The F Word (Flowers) at Craft Your Passion
Birthday and Blog Hop at Southern Girls Challenge
CCH#84 Birthdays at The Crazy Challenge
Challenge #51 Birthday at Top Tip Tuesdays
Challenge #7 Birthday at Crafting For All Seasons
Challenge #159 Flowers at Everybody-Art
FBC #63 Something New (Papers) at Fresh Brewed Designs
Challenge #37 Flowers at Ladybug Crafts Ink
Spots and Stripes at Crafty Sentiments
Sing It/Or Film Title (Red High Heels By Kellie Pickler) at Simon Says Stamp
IIC#24 Dresss To Impress at Inky Impressions
Challenge #7 For Someone Special at Kelley Kids
Challenge #51 Stickers (Blinged flourishes are a sticker) at The Paper Variety
Girly Girl at Delightful Challenges
Challenge #87 Fussy and Fancy at The Pixie Cottage
Challenge #116 Sparkle at Moving Along With The Times
Challenge #90 Stripes and Polka Dots at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #26 Anything Goes at Creatalicious

A Fairy Special Birthday

Today, I'm very excited to announce that I'm going to be a guest designer for the month of September, at Corrosive! Whoo Hoo! Thanks so much, ladies for giving me this opportunity!

Our challenge at Corrosive, this fortnight, is funny or punny. We want to see your funny sentiments or use a pun on your projects. This is wide open for interpretation so have fun and play along with us at Corrosive for your chance at prized from Dude Time Doodles and
Paper Makeup Stamps. You have two weeks to play along in this challenge, so there's no use to come over and play with us!

And now, I'm thrilled to show you my first guest DT card:




My card layout follows the sketch at Papertake Weekly. This cute little fairy image is by Paper Makeup Stamps. I've colored her with Promarkers and added glitter and sparkle with a clearstar gelly roll pen. All papers are from my stash. I used this new lavender crochet trim, as well as a stick pin I made using pearls and bows. The sentiment says "A Fairy Special Birthday." (Sorry the easel is covering up the word Birthday on the bottom right corner. I didnt realize that when I posted the pic.)


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #74 Fantasy/Fairytale at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #36 For A Girl at Aud Sentiments
Birthdays at The Crafty Purple Frog
Challenge #37 Happi Birthday at Happileigh Scrappin'
Challenge #41 It's a 3-2-1 Challenge (3 papers, 2 embellishemtns: pearls and crochet trim, 1 image) at Woodware Usa
Challenge #6 Things With Wings at Hooked on Crafts
Sketchy Time at Papertake Weekly
Anything Goes at Creative Card Crew
Challenge #72 All Dressed Up at City Crafter
Birthday at The Stamping Boutique
Challenge #61 Photo Inspiration (Colors) at Penny's Paper Crafty
Challenge #115 Anything Goes at Passion For Promarkers
Favorite Image at Whimsie Doodles
1,2,3 It's Easy As.... (1 image, 2 sentiment blocks, 3 bows) at My Mum's Craft Shop
Hot Summer and Bright Colors at Kelley's Kids
Challenge #36 For A Girl at Aud Sentiments
Challenge #48 Bling and Sparkle at Sarah Hurley
Celebration (Birthday) at Fussy and Fancy
Challenge #60 Inspired By A Book (The Fairy's Song) at Prairie Fairy
Challenge #29 Birthdays at Pattie's Creations
Digi Days at Stamp Something
Challenge #127 The Sky's The Limit at Stamptacular Sunday
Challenge #78 Use A Digi at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #126 Photo Inspiration (Colors) at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #36 B Is For... (Bows) at Pile It On
Challenge #71 Girly Girls at I Did It Creations
Let's Bling It at Whoopsi Daisy
All Things Bright and Beautiful at By The Cute and Girly
Here Come The Girls at Ellephantastic

Giddyup Cowgirl

Giddyup little cowgirl! This cute image is called Giddyup and is from Designs. You can get her for your very own in Stamping Dragon's store. I colored her with Promarkers and chose a pink and brown color combo. I wanted to make the card simple, yet girly. The flowered paper, pink pearls and ribbon are all from my stash. I love sheer ribbons, and this one is one of my favorites, with the metallic threads through it. I bought it because I thought it was so pretty, and then just never used it. Once i started creating this, I remembered I had this ribbon and thought it was perfect for this card.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Anything Goes at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle
Animal Fun at 2 Sisters
Challenge #64 Anything Goes at Pollycraft
Challenge #62 Sparkly Glitter (Metallic sparkly threads in ribbon) at Incy Wincy
Challenge #18 Critter Mad at Daisy Doodles
Challenge #8 Go Digital at Karber Weekly Challenge
Bloomin Marvelous at Creative Card Crew
Challenge #79Ribbon, Buttons, Bling plus a digi at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #124 Sparkle & Shine (shiny sparkly threads in ribbon)at Spoonful of Sugar
Anything Goes Girly at Fresh Brewed Designs
Challenge #35 Think Pink at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #43 Use A Digi Image at Fab N Funky
Challenge #24 Bling It On at The Creative Cottage
Unused Stash at For Fun
Challenge #15 Anything Goes at Glitterbabe
Challenge 0029 F is for (Flowers) at Other Lovelies
Challenge #12 Flowers at Sarah Hurley Challenges
Challenge #25 Digi and your favorite coloring medium at Crafty Ann's
Week 41 Use A Digi Stamp at Create4Fun
Challenge #39 Circles (pearls) at Penny's Paper Crafty

In The Pink With Lexi's Creations!

Whoo Hoo! I'm Guest Designer at Lexi's Creations for their current challenge! I was able to choose the image for my card, and I chose this cutie. Her name is Melissa and she can be found in Lexi's Creations store, here. She's so cute and girly and she's doing one of my favorite things--Shopping! Lexi has so many cute images in her store. Stop by and check out all of her designs... You will love them! I hope you will stop by Lexi's Creations this week and take part in their challenge. Hop on over and share a creation with us and you could win a great prize for playing along!

For the card layout, I used last week's sketch at Catch The Bug. I realized after I created the card, that the sketch challenge would be over by the time I posted my card--Opposie! LOL)

I decided to go with a pink girly color scheme, with touches of yellow and peach These are wonderful summery colors, too! The image was colored with Promarkers. I used four different background papers, all from my stash, The plaid background paper has squares, and I embellished with the little acrylic circles called skittles that I dyed myself with alcohol inks. The skittles provide texture. Hopefully this card qualifies as having squares and circles, for the challenge at Crafty Angels.

I love the image and the sketch I used. This was such a fun card to make. It reminds me of how Carrie Bradshaw loves to shop in the movie Sex & The City 2. (Can you tell I just recently seen that movie?!) Shopping is one of the best things in life and a great way to celebrate anything!

EDIT: I was told that my card doesn't fit one of the challenges that I entered it into.... yet the inspiration photo has pink in it. Hmm Makes no sens to me :)

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Vibrant Colors at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #6 Mostly Monochrome at Sundays With Crissy
Circles and Squares at Crafty Angels
Challenge #8 Black, Pink & White at Crafts And Me
Bright Summery Colors at Delightful Sketches
PDCC37: Provencal Style at Play Date Cafe
Challenge #48 Baby Pink, Peach and black at Colour Create
Challenge #6 No Sentiment at Aud Sentiments
Challenge #57 Monochromatic at Treehouse Stamps
Watch This at Stamping Vacation
Challenge #3 Cute at Craftalicious
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at 2 Sisters
Challenge #120 School's Out for Summer (summery colors) at Cute Card Thursday
Monochrome at The Town Scrapper/Humble Pie
Challenge #88 monochromatic at One Stop Crafts
Week #27 Photo Inspiration (color-Pink) at Prairie Fairy
Sherbert & Ice Cream Colors at Cowgirl Up
Week #27 Photo Inspiration (flowers) at Prairie Fairy
Challenge #67 Cupcake Inspiration (Colors)
Challenge #15 Texture at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
GCA#96 at Ann's Creative Nook
Challenge #52 Bold & Bright Colors at pollycraft