Thinking Good Thoughts Growing in Unity - Day 4

Hello! Welcome back to my blog for Day 4 of my week as a GIU girl for Unity Stamp Company!  As you know, I've decided to try a different project type, technique or product type this week.

For today's project, I decided to try my hand at watercoloring with Tim Holtz distress crayons.  I had seen these crayons in the store many times but never really knew what to do with them or how they worked.  Of course, each time, I had to resist the urge to buy them.  I have so many other things I've bought out of curiosity or impulse and never used, so I really am making an effort to try and buy only things I need.  Unfortunately for my pocketbook, all these fun products keep jumping into my cart and the next thing I know, they are coming home with me! What's a crafty girl to do?!

For my GIU Day 4 project, I'm actually breaking out the Tim Holtz distress crayons and trying them out.  Yay for using projects that have just been lying around. right?! I was inspired to try this technique, from watching the quick tip video on Unity Stamp Company's website. (They have tons of quick, fun videos! If you haven't checked them out already, you really need to! Link at the top of thier website at Unity Stamp Company).

I've used the set, Rosey Thoughts, from Unity Stamp Company, for this card.  Both the image and sentiment were stamped with Momento Ink. I used a water brush to color the stamp, as well as to put a light wash of color over the sentiment - One word of advice - Do NOT use this ink for watercoloring! I found that it bled and dulled my colors when watercoloring. This one turned out fine, but I found, later, when working on another project, that Momento Ink tends to bleed with watercoloring - Especially on the more detailed image.  (I could have sworn I read, somewhere, that Momento was the ink to use - Apparantly, I was wrong) Anyway, I since tried Versafine Onyx black ink and It has worked great so far! Lesson learned! Three cheers for experimenting and trying new things!

All papers used are from my stash. I used some green leaves, cut from a swag bought at hobby lobby, to add that extra touch to my card. (The swag - yet another thing that jumped into my cart while there, during a sale - And it begged to come home with me - So I gave in.  Couldn't let the poor thing be homeless, now, could I? Isn't it funny how we, as crafters, hear these voices from all these fun products, and they convince us to buy them and bring them home?  Well, that's my story, anyway, and I'm sticking to it! LOL!  Are any of the rest of you willing to admit that it happens to you, too? =)

Anyway, enough babbling from me.  If you haven't yet, you should really check out Unity Stamp Company, if you love good quality rubber stamps, empowering words and great sentiments! Oh and they even have monthly kit subscriptions, too, if your pocketbook allows for it! You won's be disappointed in any of their products!

I'd love it if you could leave me a comment while you are here.   If I can inspire just one person, with each post, it's such a good feeling. Oh and if you leave a comment on my post today, as well as my other Unity posts this week, you'll have a chance to win a grab bag of stamps from Unity Stamp Company! Two winners will be selected from everyone who comments on all my Unity posts this week!

Now, hope on over and visit this week's other Growing In Unity Girl,Teresa, at Purple Bunny Paper Crafts. She'll be giving away two grab bags of Unity stamps, this week, too!  She will be picking two winners, from her comments as well! 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #276-277 Anything Goes at Word Art Wednesday
Challenge # 187 Photo Inspiration at PINspirational Challenge
Challenge #38 Anything Goes at Lemon Shortbread Challenge
Challenge #338 Anything Goes at Crafty Creations Challenge
Challenge #125 Anything Goes at Inspiration Destination

Read A Book

Good Morning, Everyone and welcome to my blog.  Are you excited?! You should be, because today is new release day at Bugaboo Stamps!  I'm here to show you one of today's new releases - Book Sitter 2. Isn't he just adorable with those big glasses?! I know you just want to take him home - And you can! Run over to the shop at Bugaboo Stamps and buy him - Have him for your very own! He'd love to come home with you and star in your creations!  Want to see other projects created with Book Sitter 2? Head on over to Catch The Bug, to see more creations from the design team.

Now, let me tell you about my card:

Of course, I've used the new release image, Book Sitter 2, colored with Promarkers.  All papers are from my stash. I just love this striped paper - it seems perfect for this image.  I went with the clean and simple look for this card.  After all, we all like to keep it simple when we curl up with a good book to relax, don't we?

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #9 Anything Goes at Our Crafty Corner
Challenge #47 Anything Goes at Paper Creators Crafts
Anything Goes at The Sisters of Craft
Challenge #14 Anything Goes at Petal Lu Challenge
Challenge #91 Anything Goes at Creatalicious
May Anything Goes at Craftyhazelnut's Patterened Paper 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 #58 Anything Goes at Art By Miran Challenge
Challenge #325 Anything Goes at Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge
Clean and Simple at Creative Corner Challenges
Challenge #29 Anything Goes at Simply Papercrafts
Challenge #21 Anything Goes at Crafting With Friends
Challenge #19 Anything Goes at 2 Crafty Girls Challenge
Challenge #177 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
Challenge #189 Anything Goes at Glitter and Sparkle Challenge
Challenge #34 Anything Goes at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
Challenge #309 Anything Goes at I Love Promarkers
Anything Goes at Crafty Sentiments
Challenge #346 Legs at Paper Minutes Challenge
Challenge #166 Anything Goes at PINspirational Challenge
Challenge #16 Anything Goes at Lemon Shortbread Challenge
Challenge #157 Anything Goes at Artistic Inspiration

Let's Catch Some Butterflies

Whoo Hoo! Welcome to another challenge! Are you ready to come play with us?! I hope so, because we have an Anything Goes Challenge for you, at the Lacy Sunshine Challenge Blog! You have two weeks to play along, as always, so we expect to see a huge potpourri of fabulous entries, this round! There's a random winner to be chosen, Top 3 spots and even a guest designer spot, so you have lots of opportunities to win, from Lacy Sunshine! Oh and its the birthday of Eleanor and Pickles this month, too, so we are celebrating by using images of these two cuties, on our creations! Come see the awesome talent on display!

My bright, colorful card, today, uses the image Eleanor and Pickles Catching Butterflies, from Lacy Sunshine. I used these gorgeous papers from my stash - The base paper has flower foil accents, to add that extra special touch. This card has lots of layers, so I felt it didn't need any extra emebllishments.  I wanted to be all about the layers, this time!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #34 Anything Goes at The Stamping Chef
Challenge #67 Summer Fun (Catching Butterflies) at Lia Stampz
3 Or more Layers at Divas By Design
PWC315 Summer Fun at Paper Pretties
Summer Fun (Catching Butterflies) at Milk Coffee Challenges
Challenge #94 Lazy Summer Days at Fairy Tale Challenge
Challenge #67 Flowers at Craftitude
Challenge #6 Anything Goes at Ditzie Digi Designs
Lots of Layers at Di's Digi Designs
Challenge #264 How Does Your Garden Grow at Allsorts
Challenge #122 For A Child at A Gem Of A Challenge
Challenge #218 Anything Goes at One Stitch At a Time
Challenge #202 Color Me Happy at Corrosive Challenge
Challenge #90 Include Some Yellow at Glitter N Sparkle Challenge Blog
Challenge #77 Anything Goes (With Pink) at 613 Avenue Create
Anything Goes at My Craft Creations

A Flowery Mother's Day

Welcome to another Oldie But Goodie Thursday at Catch The Bug, where we bring those older, oh so wonderful Bugaboo Stamps images, back into the spotlight, for your viewing pleasure! What a fun way to renew that creative energy, don't you think? Bounce on over to Catch The Bug to see all the Oldie But Goodie inspiration, this week!

Since Mother's Day is this weekend, I just had to go with another Mother's Day card.  Of course, I no longer have my mother with me, except in memories, but this card is in tribute to her. I love you, mom! I wanted to do a fancy fold, so I went with my old favorite, an easel card. My card uses the image oval roses, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. The glittered paper is a scrap from my stash. I used gemstones to embellish. The sheer maroon ribbon, also from my stash, is tied into a handmade bow. the sentiment is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches.



RRR #94 Bright Summer Colors + Ribbon at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Anything Goes at My Craft Creations
Challenge #9 Anything Goes at The Paper Nest Dolls
Lots of Circles at Melonheadz Friends
Challenge #40 Anything Goes + A Sentiment at Scrapbook Stamp Society
Spring Time at Digi Sketch Challenge
Challenge #33 Lots of Layers at Fitztown Challenge
Challenge #76 Lots of Layers at Crafting For All Seasons
May Anything Goes at Crafting By Designs
Spots And/Or Stripes at Paper Crafting Journey
Challenge #17 Anything Goes at Crafty girls Challenges
Challenge #91 Mother's Day at Pattie's Creations
Challenge #128 Ribbon and Bling at Wags N Whiskers
Flowers For Mother's Day at Get Inky
Challenge #132 In Celebration of Moms at My Sheri Crafts
Challenge #210 Flowers at Speedy The Fox's And Friends
Sunshine and Showers at Crafty Calendar
Challenge #211 Ribbon or Lace at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #210 Mother's Day Cards at Robyn's Fetish
Challenge #81 Anything Goes at Dream Valley Challenges
Flowers at The Ribbon Girl
Challenge #69 Mother's Day at The Squirrel and the Fox
Challenge #70 Ba Da Bling at 613 Avenue Create
Challenge #139 Anything Goes at Paper Makeup Stamps
TPE249 Mother's Day at The Pink Elephant
Challenge #88 Mother's Day Flowers at Eureka Stamps
Challenge #90 All For Mom at Artistic Inspirations
Fancy Folds at Whoopsi Daisy
CHallenge #3 Anything Goes at Ditzie Digi Design Challenge Blog
RCC#91 Party Time at The Ribbon Carousel
Anything Goes at Crafty Sentiments
What's Your Style at Clear It Out
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #194 Special Lady at Tuesday Throwdown
Challenge #106 Photo Inspiration (Love) at PINspirational Challenge
Petal Power at Delightful Challenges
Spring Flowers at Simon Says Stamp
IIC #158 Mother's Day at Inky Impressions
Challenge #42 Bingo (Flower, Punch, Bow) at Creative Moments
M Is For Mom at Crafting By Designs
4 CCC #193 Flowers at 4 Crafty Chicks
DTBST #228 Mother's Day at Sassy Studio Designs
Special Lady at Milk Coffee Challenges

Thank You, Man

Whew, the week is almost over! Aren't you glad?! How about seeing some Oldie But Goodie creations, today, at Catch The Bug, to brighten up your long week?! I bet they'll surely motivate you to want to do some crafting on your next day off! Come check out the inspiration at Catch The Bug!

I have another thank you card to show you, today.  This one is made in masculine colors, to make it appropriate for a guy.  The card uses the image, AKV Boy - Flower Pot, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers.  All papers are from my stash. I used buttons, recycled, from an old shirt, and used twine around them, to frame the center of the card. The twine is tied in a handmade bow.  The sentiment is by Sentiments 4 You and is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

A Flowery Thanks

Happy Saturday! It's time for a new challenge at Catch The Bug! Whoo Hoo! Our theme, this week, is your favorite and mine - Anything Goes! We want all of you to come over and join us this week - It's a wide open theme, so you have no excuse not to play along!  There are lots of prizes up for grabs, so hurry and link up!

Today I made a thank you card, which uses a flower image from the Mini Set - Izzy Flowers, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. I used all papers from my stash and used some of them to create a fun set of banners, behind the image. Blue sheer ribbon runs across the bottom of the card, topped with a handmade ribbon bow. I layered diffierent colors and shapes of flowers at the top of the card. Blue dew drop pearls have been used as the flower centers and to embellish the card.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #310 Springtime at Cute Card Thursday
R#165 Texture at Crafts4Eternity
CMC #41 Use A Sentiment at Card Mania
Challenge #72 Just For A Girl at Deep Ocean
Challenge #64 Something Spooled at The Squirrel and The Fox

Fairy Love

Here we are, again, with another Oldie But Goodie Thursday, at Catch The Bug. We have lots of the older images from Bugaboo Stamps, to bring back into the spotlight, today. Don;t you just love seeing those older images brought back to grab your attention? It sure makes you love them all over, again, doesn't it?  To see all today's Oldie But Goodie projects, come check out the rest of the design team at Catch The Bug!

My card today uses this adorable image, Stick Fairy Valentine, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. All papers are from my stash. I used pearls to embellish and a cute handmade polka dot ribbon bow.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Anything Goes at Craft-Dee Bowz

Challenge #104 Anything Goes at Love To Create

MIM #180 Anything Goes at Make It Monday

Challenge #80 For The Kids at Artistic Inspirations

PTT #161 Anything Goes at Party Time Tuesdays

Love at Crafty Sentiments

Challenge #72 Just For A Girl at Deep Ocean

Challenge #184 Anything Goes at Tuesday Throwdown

TTCRD Feb 25 - March 3 Anything Goes at Through The Craft Room Door

Challenge #236 Make it Digital at Passion for Promarkers

Challenge #201 Girly at One Stitch At A Time

Challenge #8 Thinking Of You at Pile It On

Challenge #200 Fairies, Elves, Sprites or Pixies at Robyn's Fetish

Challenge #64 Something Spooled at The Squirrel and The Fox

Anything Goes at Digi Sketch Challenge

Masculine Sympathy

Today, I'm here to remind you that its Stella Says Sketch Sunday! That's right! We have a new sketch for you to play along with, starting today! It's a fun sketch, so you are definitely going to want to play along. Remember, you have two weeks to play along, so there is plenty of time to link up your creation and be in the running for the awesome prizes from Bugaboo Stamps!

I have a masculine sympathy card for you, today, done in male colors. My card uses the image Flower Jar, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. All papers are from my stash and were hand cut into banners. The card has been embellished with matching blue pearls.  The sentiment is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches.


I am entering this card in the following Challenges:



Challenge #65 Anything Goes at Whimsy Inspirations
Challenge #69 Favorite Punches and Dies at Addicted to Stamps
Challenge #33 Anything Goes at Challenges 4 Everybody
Anything Goes at Mema's Crafts
Challenge #14 For The Boys at Natalie and Amy's Challenge Blog

Blues at Crafty Sentiments
MIM#166 Anything Goes at Make It Monday
Challenge # 67 Use A Sentiment at Artistic Inspirations
Challenge #49 Pearls at Creative Card Crew
TTCRD Nov 12-18 at Through The Craft Room Door

What A Cute Little Dragon!

Hi There! Are you excited yet? It's new release Tuesday at Bugaboo Stamps! Whoo Hoo! The design team has some adorable creations to show you, using one of today's new releases, Cute Dragon.  Head over to Catch The Bug to see some wonderful examples of talent, featuring Cute Dragon.  Also, check out the store at Bugaboo Stamps to see all the new releases for today!

My card, today, features today's new release, Cute Dragon, by Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers.
All papers are new to me, from a new tablet by Recollections. I just love these papers and colors together.  The border is punched with a border punch by Martha Stewart. I punched the flower with a flower punch by Recollections and used a recycled button threaded with twine, as the flower center. The sentiment is punched with the word window punch and matted with the modern label punch, by Stampin Up.  My card layout follows the sketch at Seems A Little Sketchy.

Turned out to be a really cute "Just Because" card.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #38 Sketch at Seems A Little Sketchy
Challenge #69 One For The Girls at Let's Craft and Create
Happy Mail at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #131 Floral Frenzy at Crafts And Me
Challenge #166 Put A Button On It at I Love Promarkers
IIC#107 Spots And/Or Stripes at Inky Impressions
Challenge #125 Animals (Dragon) at Penny's Paper Crafty
PSC#77 Make It Feminine at Perfect Sentiments
Challenge #196 To Die For at Passion For Promarkers
Challenge #40 Friendship at Lia Stampz
Anything Goes at Paper Crafting Journey
Challenge #66 Very Special Occasion at Fairy Tale Challenge
Challenge #88 Anything Goes at Fussy and Fancy Challenge
Girly at Jellypark Challenges
Challenge #142 Bingo Bash  ( Punches/Dies, Sentiment, Flowers) at 2 Sisters
Challenge #227 Flower Power at One Stop Crafts
Blooms and Blossoms at Crafty Calender
Challenge #162 Anything Goes at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #161 Floral Delights at Craft Your Passion
Challenge #20 Flower Power at Card Maniac Challenges
Use A Sentiment at Crafty Sentiments
Two Or More Patterned Papers at Clear It Out
Challenge #9 All About Animals at Creative Craft Challenges
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #9 Things With Wings at Natalie and Amy's Challenge Blog
May Flowers at One Crazy Stamper
Challenge #16 For A Female at The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog
May Flowers at By The Cute And Girly
May Flowers at Mema's Crafts
Challenge #9 Things With Wings at No Matter Which Challenges
RCC81 Celebrations at The Ribbon Carousel
Challenge #9 Anything Goes at Pin And Tack

My Belly Button Is Where?!

Hi folks! Welcome to out new challenge at Catch The Bug.  It's everyone's favorite, this week! That's right, its time for our May Anything Goes challenge! This is an easy one, so don't miss out on linking up with us! You definitely want to be in the running for the awesome digi prize packages from Bugaboo Stamps! Come visit at Catch The Bug, for more details!

My card, today, uses the image Frame It - Stella - Belly Button, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. I've used the Sketch at Sketch and Stash, for my card layout.  The flowers and pearls are all from my stash. The greenery beneath the flowers is punched from a punch by Martha Stewart.  All papers are from my stash. The sentiment is punches with oval and scalloped oval punches and is by Sentiments 4 You.  The 50 is punched with a new punch by Stampin up.

I made this card for a dear friend for her 50th birthday. I think she's going to love it!


I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Inspired By: Anything Goes at Creative Inspirations Paint
Challenge #157 Stripes or Dots at I Did It Creations
Anything Goes at Eclectic Ellapu
Challenge #42 Sketch at Sketch And Stash
TSG205 April Showers, May Flowers
Challenge #69 One For The Girls at Let's Craft and Create
Challenge #131 Floral Frenzy at Crafts And Me
Challenge #70 Happy Birthday at Aud Sentiments
IIC#107 Spots or Stripes at Inky Impressions
Add A Number at Divas By Design
Free For All at Sisterhood of Crafters
PSC77: Make It Feminine at The Perfect Sentiment
Challenge #196 To Die For at Passion For Promarkers
Challenge #0016 Anything Goes at Mayzy Art
Challenge #17 April Showers Bring May Flowers at Pile It On
Challenge #162 Flowers at Critter Challenge
Challenge #86 Celebrations at Paper Make Up Stamps
Challenge #89 Happy Birthday at Lexi's Creations
Challenge #63 Punches or Dies at Love To Create
Linky Party #138 at Make It Monday
Challenge #23 Flowers at A And T Challenge Blog
Challenge #60 Lots of Layers at Tammy's Scrappin Corner
Challenge #43 Lots of Layers at The Cutie Pie Challenge
PTT#118 Anything Goes at party Time Tuesdays
The Letter B (Birthday, Border, Blue, Blooms
Challenge #84 Anything Goes at Bearly Mine Designs
Challenge #110 Anything Goes at Celebrate The Occasion
Challenge #35 Bling at Creative Card Crew
Challenge #55 Photo Inspiration (Colors, Flowers) at Pinspirational Challenges
Anything Goes at paper Crafting Journey
Challenge #66 Very Special Occasion at Fairy Tale Challenge
Challenge #88 Anything Goes at Fussy And Fancy Challenge
Girly at Jellypark Challenges
Challenge #103 Girly Birthday at Wags N Whiskers
Challenge #142 Bingo Bash  ( Punches/Dies, Sentiment, Flowers) at 2 Sisters
Blooms and Blossoms at Crafty Calender
Challenge #227 Flower Power at One Stop Crafts
May Flowers at One Crazy Stamper
Challenge #16 For A Female at The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog

Happy Valentine's Day To Ewe

Today is Freebie Friday, and bow do we have a cute image to show you (and give you!), today, too, at Bugaboo Stamps.  Don't you just love this adorable little valentine sheep and matching sentiment?! As soon as I seen this little cutie, I couldn't wait to create something with it! Remember, this image is free, starting today, for just a week, at Bugaboo Stamps, so be sure you head over there and pick him up for yourself, before he loses his freebie status!

Want more Freebie Friday inspiration? Check out Catch The Bug for more fabulous projects from the Design Team! They are such a talented bunch!

For my card, today, I decided to try something new and attempt a fun new card fold.  I just love to try fancy folds, and this one turned out really awesome, I think! I just love it!  Of course, I used this week's Freebie Friday image with matching sentiment, Valentine, Ewe, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers, for my card.  The papers are all from my stash.  I used the lace doiley heart punch from Martha Stewart, and a smaller heart punch by Marvy, for embellishments.  The smaller hearts are punched with red paper that's decorated with metallic silver hearts in the center. Lots of hearts, here! Can you feel the love?!

For those who are interested in a tutorial for this card fold. You can find the tutorial here. I made this card for a very good friend of mine who always appreciates the time and effort put into them, especially the fancy fold ones. My friend is going to love this one!


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Favorite Things (Fancy Card Folds) at Natalie and Amy's Challenge Blog
Challenge #5 Spark Your Creativity/Anything Goes and Pin And Tack
New (Card Fold, Image) at Crafty Boots
Challenge #144 Anything Goes at MyGrafico
Challenge #49 Share Your 3 Favorite Colors (Black, Red and Pink)) at Love To Create
Linky Party #124 at Make It Monday
Challenge #24 Valentine's at Platypus Creek
Challenge #46 Red And/Or Hearts at Tammy's Scrappin' Corner
Challenge #25 More Than One Fold at Artistic Inspirations
Challenge #23 Anything Goes at Eurkea Stamps Challenges
Challenge #194 Favorite Color Combo (Black, red and pink) at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #143 Forever Mine at City Crafter
Challenge #94 Lavishly Luscious Layers at Top Tip Tuesday
Challenge #132 Furry Friends (Reindeer) at Tuesday Throwdown
PWC242 Try A New Technique (New Card Fold) at Paper Pretties
Challenge #152 Anything Goes at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #206 Just Take Two (Two Lace Doily Hearts) at Crafty Creations
Challenge #94 Celebrate at Inky Impressions
Challenge #96 Anything Goes at The Paper Shelter
Hearts at The Sisterhood of Crafters
Challenge #182 Favorite Color Combo (Red and Black) at Passion For Promarkers
Challenge #59 Anything Goes at Digistamps4Joy
Challenge #33 Celebration at Lia Stampz
Challenge #191 Valentine's Day or Love at C.R.A.F.T
For A Girl at Paper Crafting Journey
Challenge #59 New Stamps at Fairy Tale Challenge
Challenge #20 All You Need Is Love
Challenge #009 Romance at Mayzy Art
Love at Stamp And Create
Challenge #7 Valentine's Day or Love at Avadares Challenge Blog
What's New (New Card Fold) at Crafty Calender

Surf's up! Wish You Were Here

Happy saturday, everyone!  hope you enjoyed all of our Christmas in July festivities at Catch The Bug! Now we're back to our regular challenge schedule, with today's challenge.  This time, we have a sketch challenge for you! Perfect for helping you come up with ideas for new card layouts.  Remember, we have our usual digi prize packages up for grabs from Bugaboo Stamps, so hurry over to Catch The Bug, check out the sketch and play along!

My card today uses the image summer duck - suntan, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. I used the sketch, of course, from this week's sketch challenge at Catch The Bug. I've used this gorgeous pleated Stampin Up ribbon, from my stash.  The flip flops are stickers from my stash, matted with card stock and attached with foam mounting tape for dimension.  The sentiment is by Sentiments 4 You and is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches.  I love how this card just screams summer!

My apologies for the glare on the flip flops in the pic.  The sheen from the stickers played tricks with the camera.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Linky Party #98 at Make It Monday
Dust It Off (Papers, Flip Flop Stickers) at Incy Wincy
TPE157 Use Orange at The Pink Elephant
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at The Crafty Bloggers Network
Challenge #14 Day At The Beach at Can You Digi It
Challenge #11 For Men at Always Crafting
Challenge #63 Bring On The Sun (Sun on Image) at Daisy Doodles
Challenge #19 Summertime at Tammy's Scrapin' Corner
Challenge #29 Kick Back And Relax at Pile It On
Royal Digi Challenge #10: Anything Goes at The Scrapbooking Queen
VSC #1 Summer Fun at V's Sweet Ideas
Blue And Orange at Crafty Sentiments
Summer Holiday at Stamp-n-Doodle
Photo Inspiration (Beach, Summer) at Inky Impressions
Anything Goes (For A Dude) at Dudetime Doodles
Challenge #46 What's Your Weather at Digistamps4Joy
PSC41 Anything Goes (With A Sentiment) at The Perfect Sentiment
Challenge #117 Anything Goes at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
DTBST#134 Hit The Beach at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #67 Photo Inspiration (Summer, Beach) at Fussy and Fancy Friday
Challenge #48 Summer at Pattie's Creations
Challenge #126 Photo Inspiration at Totally Papercrafts
Fun In The Sun at Crafty Calender
Challenge #23 Summer Holidays at Little Claire's Designs
Animals at Send A Smile 4 Kids
Challenge #24 Beach at Crafty Ribbons
Challenge #150 We're Celebrating at Hannah And Friends
Challenge #52 Sizzlin' Summer Colors (With Lace) at Really Reasonable Ribbon

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

Daisy Sympathy

Have you heard?! The challenges at Shelly's Images are going biweekly! Whoo Hoo! That means more time for you to play along in each challenge!  Our challenges will now be on the First and Third Thursdays of each month! We hope this is an exciting change for you and that more and more of you will now play along!

Now that we have that announcement out of the way, let's get to the details on our new challenge for this time!  Our theme is, "What The Text."  In other words, use text - A sentiment - on your project.  Easy peasy, right?! Great, now get creating so you can play along.

Remember, there is a limit of 5 entries per challenge, and please, no backlinking of old projects.  New entries, only, in order to be eligible for the prize draw.

Today, my project uses Daisy1, from Shelly's Images.  I've colored this gorgeous image with Promarkers. All papers are from my stash.  Don't you just love how well they coordinate?! For my card layout, I've used the sketch at Seems A Little Sketchy. Sheer green ribbon and matching green pearls were used as accents.  The sentiment is by Sentiments 4 You and is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #16 Sketch at Seems A Little Sketchy
Royal Digi Challenge #10: Anything Goes at The Scrapbooking Queen
Challenge #35 Anything Goes at Creatalicious
Challenge #21 Flowers at Hooked On Crafts
Challenge #138 Sweet And Simple at Totally Gorjuss
Keep It Clean and Simple at Just Some Lines
Bows And Ribbon at Totally Stampalicious
Flower Power at Bizzy Bec's
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at The Crafty Bloggers Network
Linky Party #96 at Make It Monday
Challenge #42 Ribbons And Bows at Bearly Mine Challenges
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #71 Flower Power at The Paper Shelter
Challenge #23 Photo Inspiration Pink, Green, Blue) at Crafty Ribbons
Challenge #91 One Stamp at Scrapbook Sisters
Challenge #11 Anything Goes at Jackson's Digital Expressions

Best Buddies

Movin', movin', movin' .... Bugaboo Stamps is movin' on over to sponsor the sketch challenge at Chocolate, Coffee and Cards.  Want a chance to win some fabulous images from Bugaboo Stamps? Then head over and play along in the sketch challenge! You could be the lucky winner!

Need some inspiration to play along?  Check out my card, below!

My card uses the image Lion Love, by Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. I used these fun glittered papers from my stash. They're by My Mind's Eye. The hearts were punched with two different sized punches by Making Memories. The sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set, by Stampin Up, were punched with the word window and modern label punches.   I used three scraps of brown sheer ribbon, sticking out from the right side of the image.  (They're hard to see, sorry.)


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Royal Digi Challenge #10: Anything Goes at The Scrapbooking Queen
Challenge #35 Anything Goes at Creatalicious
Friendship at Craft-Room Challenge
Cute And/Or Cuddly at The Poodles Parlour
Challenge #16 Anything Goes at Chocolate, Coffee and Cards
Challenge #138 Sweet And Simple at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #120 Use A Digi at One Stitch At A Time
Animals at Truly Madly Crafty
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at The Crafty Bloggers Network
Challenge #122 Sparkle at Critter Challenge
Linky Party #96 at Make It Monday
Challenge #20 Polka Dots at Everybody Art
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #46 Anything Goes at Whimsy Inspirations
Challenge #28 Friend at Aud Sentiments
Challenge #91 One Stamp at Scrapbook Sisters
Challenge #11 Anything Goes at Jackson's Digital Expressions

Hey Man! Happy Birdday!

It's Oldie But Goodie day, again, so check out the oldie but goodie inspiration at Catch The Bug! You'll be amazed by all the fabulous Bugaboo Stamps creations! Check them out!

Today, I have for you a male birthday card. My project uses the image, Bird Greetings - Wish You A Happy Birdday, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. My card layout uses the Sunday Sketch And Stamp. I used papers from my stash.  Don't you just love the way the yellow and black paper looks like a bird walked across it?! Perfect for this card! Oh, and the polka dots seem to go so well! I used black dew drop pearls for my embellishments, and threw in a couple yellow ones, for good measure. The white spots on the birdie's tummy were added with a white opaque pen by Inksentials. I used punches to create a matting for the sentiment.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #111 Sketch at Sunday Sketch And Stamp
Anything Goes At Stamping With The Dragon
Challenge #65 Boy Attitude at Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenges
Challenge #87 Masculine Or Father's Day at My Sheri Crafts
Spotty and Dotty at Di's Digi Design Challenges
Challenge #165 Photo Inspiration (Male, Yellow and black) at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #151 Feeling Punchy at Corrosive Challenge
Challenge #112 Anything Goes at Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog
Royal Digi Challenge #9: Masculine at The Scrapbooking Queen
TSG161 Winged Things at There She Goes Clear Stamps
Challenge #41 Things With Wings at Paper Make Up Stamps
Challenge #67 Happy Birthday at Lexi's Creations
Linky Party #94 at Make It Monday
One For The Boys at Paper Cupcakes
Challenge #13 Easy as 1-2-3 (3 Colors, 2 punched circles, 1 image) at Creative Card Crew
Challenge #47 Anything Goes at Let's Craft and Create
Anything Goes at Delightful Challenges
Challenge #62 About The Boys at My Mum's Craft Shop
Challenge #89 Anything Goes at Crafts And Me
Challenge #29 For Man at Crafting For All Seasons
Happy Birthday at Moving Along With The Times
Challenge #77 Inspired By A Movie (For The Birds) at Do You Stack Up
Challenge #77 Let's Hear It For The Children at Crop Stop
Challenge #35 Anything Goes at Creatalicious
Challenge #9 Black and White + 1 (Yellow) at Platypus Creek

Steppin' Out In High Heels

Good morning!  Hope you're having a Terrifically Thrilling Thursday, because that's what we're having, at Shelly's Images! That means we have a fun challenge for you, today! Our theme is pick 2 (or more)! We give you a list of elements to include on your project, and you pick two to create with! This is a really easy one folks, so you definitely want to play along!  Don't pass this one by... You'll be missing your chance to win a digi prize from Shelly's Images!

Today's featured image is High Heel Shoes, available now, for a special sale price, today only, in the Shelly's Images Store. Hurry and get it before the sale is over!

I decided to try out some paper piecing on my card, this time. I've used the image High Heel Shoes, from Shelly's Images. I paper pieced parts of the shoe, and colored the other parts with Promarkers. For my card layout, I used the sketch at Sketch N Stash. The flowers are from my stash, and are by Prima.  I used papers and pearls from my stash, as well.  One new thing I did use, is the Recollections 3" circle punch that I just purchased at Michael's. The sentiment is by Sentiments 4 You and is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches.


I am entering this card in the following challenges


Challenge #88 Sketch at Sketch N Stash
Challenge #133 Something New (3" circle punch) at Totally Gorgjuss
GL41 Circles, Circles and More Circles
Challenge #104 Pocket Full of Posies at Sentimental Sundays
Anything Goes at Bunny Zoe's Crafts
Bingo (Ribbon, Blue and Bling) at Mema's Crafts
Linky Party #91 at Make It Monday
Challenge #33 Punches and Die Cuts at House Of Gilli
Anything Goes at Kaboodle Doodles
Day 90: Layered at 365 Cards
Anything Goes at Crafty Boots
Add A Sentiment at Love To Create
Three In A Row (Flowers, Punches, Circles) at Paper Cupcakes
Challenge #55 Sentiment at Aud Sentiments
Challenge #80 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper-Crafty
Challenge #28 Many Layers at Crafting For All Seasons
Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #172 Circles at Crafty Creations
Challenge #86 Anything Goes at Scrapbook Sisters
PSC34 Anything Goes With A Sentiment at Perfect Sentiments
Challenge #55 Anything With A Sentiment at Aud Sentiments Challenge #22 Double Delight (Two Papers) at Paper Play Challenges
Challenge #74 pretty Pearls at Crop Stop
Challenge #25 Time To Embellish at Crafter's Companion Monthly

Ohhhhh Baby Baby

Are you ready for more Oldie But Goodie inspiration at Catch The Bug?! This is our day of the week to show off creations using the older images from Bugaboo Stamps! This means an opportunity for you to check out some of the images you may not be aware of if you're just discovering us, or maybe even if you haven't looked around the store in awhile!  Either way, you are sure to find some awesome images that you just have to have!  Check out the other fabulous cards, today, too, at Catch The Bug!

And now, let me tell you about my card.

I went with a baby card, since it seems lots of people I know are pregnant, these days!  My card layout uses the sketch at Sketches By Carly. This adorable image is called baby girl stroller, and is from Bugaboo Stamps. She's colored with Promarkers.  I used a printed baby patterned paper, paired with a soft pink and white pattern from my stash.  The sentiment is by Sentiments 4 You and is punches with oval and scalloped oval punches.  The ribbon is new. The corners were punched with a corner punch by Stampin Up.



I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #57 Sketch at Sketches By Carly
Challenge #63 New Baby at Fussy and Fancy
Anything Goes at Kaboodle Doodles
Add A Sentiment at Love To Create
Challenge #133 Something New (Ribbon) at Totally Gorgjuss
Anything Goes at Bunny Zoe's Crafts
Challenge #33 Punches and Die Cuts at House Of Gilli
Anything Goes at Oldie (Papers) But A Goodie Challenge
Three In A Row (Punches, Ribbon, Two Or More Papers) at Paper Cupcakes
Challenge #112 For Baby at Craft Your Passion
Linky Party #91 at Make It Monday
Challenge #80 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper-Crafty
Anything Goes at Crafty Boots
Challenge #70 Anything Goes at Party Time Tuesdays
Add Ribbon at Crafts And Me
Challenge #55 Sentiment at Aud Sentiments
Challenge #28 Many Layers at Crafting For All Seasons
Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #86 Anything Goes at Scrapbook Sisters
PSC34 Anything Goes With A Sentiment at Perfect Sentiments

It's A Butterfly Bear!

Whoo hoo it's Freebie Friday once again at Bugaboo Stamps and today we have this cute butterfly bear for your, free, this week only! How's that for a deal?! If you love this fabulous image, hurry over to the store and get yours, free before its too late!

I have a card today, to show you, but there are lots of other creative masterpieces from the rest of the DT, just waiting for you to come look at them! Head over to Catch The Bug to check them out!

I'm using this week's Freebie image, Butterfly Bear, by Bugaboo Stamps, for today's card.  he's colored with Promarkers. All papers were from my stash.  I used these fun new Polka Dot buttons I bought at Hobby Lobby last week.  They were perfect for this card!


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Give A Gift of Flowers at Just Some Lines
Challenge #31 For A Special Lady at Dream Valley Challenges
Challenge #23 Anything Goes at Emerald Faeries
TSG154 May Flowers at There She Goes Clear Stamps
Anything Goes at Lollipop Crafts
Challenge #20 Flowers at Hooked on Crafts
Challenge #143 Mother's Day or Girlie at Incy Wincy
TPE146 Spring Time at The Pink Elephant
Challenge #108 Lots of Texture at Craft Your Passion
Challenge #13 Flowers (on DP) and Buttons at Love To Create
Linky Party #87 at Make It Monday
Anything Goes at Always Crafting
Anything Goes at Creative Craft Challenges
Mother's Day at Delightful Challenges
Challenge #44 Just For Children at Craft your Days Away
Challenge #7 Add Some Dimension (Buttons, Popped Up Image) at Kaboodle Doodles
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #96 In The Garden at Tuesday Throwdown
PWC204 Flowers at paper Pretties Challenge #106 Anything Goes at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Favorite Embellishment (Buttons) at 4 Crafty Chicks
Challenge #153 Buttons at C.R.A.F.T
Challenge #125 Flowers at Pixie Dust Studio
DTBST#123 You've Been Framed at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #2 Anything Goes at Just Keep On Creating
Challenge #1 Animals at Alota Rubber Stamps