Seahorse Dreams

Day 2 of y Growing in Unity GIU week for Unity Stamp Company! I am having a blast, this week!

Have you checked out the Kits of The Month, from Unity Stamp Company? They're such an amazing value! You Get a full sheet of high quality red rubber stamps, for one awesome price - And. they're available as a monthly subscription.  If you're not able to subscribe to the monthly subscription, they're also available to be purchased, kit by kit. They're a fabulous value! Check them out, if you haven't, already!

Today's card uses this gorgeous seahorse, from the 5/18 Kit of The Month, Open Sky, Deep Ocean., from Unity Stamp Company. All papers used, are from my stash and colored with Promarkers.  I used tiny blue pearls as bubbles, to add texture.  The image was mounted with foam mounting tape, for dimension.

Just a friendly reminder, leave me a comment every day this week, for your chance to win a Unity Grab bag!

Keep The Wild In You

I'm so saddened to say this is my last day as a Growing In Unity girl, for Unity Stamp Company.  I've had such a blast and I wish it didn't have to end! (I wonder if I wrote a letter to Santa, wishing for a spot on the Unity DT, if he'd be kind enough to help me out?! Doesn't hurt to try, right?!)

I cannot say enough about Unity Stamp Company.  Their stamp quality and customer service is fabulous!  Each order you place, is made just for you. You don't find many companies that cook your order just for you. Whitney's husband, Nick, also makes custom name stamps, for use on the backs of your cards - With the Same great Unity quality!  If you haven't given Unity a chance yet, please check them out and support this family owned business that prides itself on quality!

Today's card, is my favorite, by far. I went out of my comfort zone and made my own background, to bring out my "wild side!" I created the background by using alcohol inks on glossy cardstock. Then, I stamped on the background panel, in black with stamps from the Keep Wild set by Unity Stamp Company. I used the Amalgam ink, from Gina K, for my stamping. (LOVE this ink, by the way!)  The sentiment, from the same set, has been mounted on black and fussy cut. I wanted to do something different with the sentiment and make it stand out - Cuz, like, I'm trying to get wild, right?! I tore up some gauze I had in my First aid Kit, inked it up with the Gina K ink and placed it between the pink panel and the alcohol ink panel. I was trying to add a "wild" element, to go with the card theme.  I have to say, it was my first time using gauze on a card, But, I think I rather like it!

This is your last chance to comment on all of my Unity posts for this week, for your chance to win a grab bag! Two winners will be chosen, so, what are you waiting for, leave me some love, baby!

I want to say thank you, again, to Unity Stamp Company, for giving me the opportunity to be a Growing In Unity girl, this week. I've had so much fun and have loved every minute of it! Thank you, also, Unity, for giving me two stamp grab bags to giveaway to two lucky commenters on this week's post!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #378 Anything Goes at Crafty Creations
Challenge #81 Anything Goes at lemon Shortbread Challenge
Challenge #47 Anything Goes at Digi Choosday
Anything Goes for November at Crafting By Designs
Challenge #1846 Anything Goes at Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge
Challenge #372 Anything Goes at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #179 Fall Colors (Changing Leaves) at Crafty Gals Corner
Anything Goes Nov 20 at Through The Craft Room Door
Challenge #157 World Hello Day at Creative Moments
Challenge 4 CC #430 Anything Goes at 4 Crafty Chicks
Challenge #209 Anything Goes at Artistic Inspirations
Challenge #154 Anything Goes at Scrapbook Stamp Society
Challenge #471 Use Three of Something (Colors of Alcohol Ink) at Passion For Promarkers
Something Sweet (Butterflies) at Crafting By Designs
Mood Board at The Sisterhood of Crafters
Challenge #407 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper Crafty
Anything Goes 362-363 at Word Art Wednesday
Challenge #202 Anything Goes at Little Miss Muffet Stamps
Challenge #38 Use A Sentiment at Unicorn Challenge
Challenge #11 Anything Goes at A Perfect Time To Craft
Fall Colors at The paper nest Dolls Challenge
Anything Goes at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #45 Anything Goes at Crafting With An Attitude
Challenge #11 Anything Goes at Corrosive Challenge
Crafty Hazelnut's November Patterned Paper Challenge
Challenge #54 Anything Goes at The Crafty Addicts Challenge


Challenge #47 Anything Goes at Colour Crazy Challenge
Challenge #439 Anything Goes at Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge
Challenge #76 Anything Goes at Crafting With Friends
FFC #261 Anything Goes at Jo's Scrap Shack
Challene #323 Anything Goes at QKR Stampede
Challenge #47 Anything Goes at Polkadoodles
Challenge #151 Anything Goes at Creatalicious Challenges
Challenge #115 Things of Fall (Fall Colors) at Sparkles Forum Challenge

Have Ya Ever Just had One Of Those Days?!

Well, well, time sure flies, doesn't it?! I hope you aren't tired of seeing my creative inklings, because I am back, again, with another project to show you and another new challenge for you!  We have a new challenge for you, this fortnight, at Open Minded Crafting, and we'd love for you to play along! Our theme this time, for your creating pleasure, is "Fowls of All Kinds." Oh, c'mon now, don't moan and groan - It's not that hard.  Put on your thinking caps and see what you can create - Remember, Thanksgiving is coming up and who doesn't love turkey - It sure is my favorite bird! LOL!

As always, we have an awesome potpourri of sponsors who are generously donating some great prizes.  This time, our sponsors are:

Di's Digi Designs

Dr Digi's House of Stamps

Milk Coffee Stamps

The East Wind

The Stamping Chef

Wow! How's that for some awesomeness up for grabs! Remember, you have two weeks to play along for your chance at one of those great prizes - You may even be chosen as one our DT Favorites too, and who wouldn't want THAT honor, right?!

Hurry over to Open Minded Crafting and play along with us! This is YOUR chance to give us the bird! LOL!  C'mon do it... I dare ya! :D

Now, that we've went over the meat and potatoes of it all, let's review my card details. I've used the image, That's Tragic, by Dr Digi's House of Stamps, colored with Promarkers, My card layout uses the sketch at Sketch N Stash. I have never won a challenge there but I really love thier sketches so I keep trying! One day it will happen, right?! The funny thing about this card... I had been driving down the road, coming home from the casino of all places, and started thinking about this image and wondering what I would do with it.... Then it came to me - I wanted to do this card in one of my favorite color combos - Black, White and Yellow.  I love this color combo, but for some reason I only use it when I have an image that just strikes me as perfect for it - Well, this was one of them, so I hightailed my booty on over to Hobby Lobby to get just the right paper - And I think I found it! Once I bought my paper, I couldn't wait to come home and create! I am very happy with the finished result and feel like this color combo was definitely the right decision.  I love the mix of the patterns, chevron and polka dots, together, The gears in the two corners of the image were punched with an old punch by EK Success.  (I found that little sucker at a yard sale and snatched it up! Woot! What a bargain!) The top left and bottom right corners of the card are embellished with sparkly gold gemstone pearls. I love them and felt they were perfect for this mix of patterns and colors! I finished off the card by adding wiggly eyes to the image - The perfect finishing touch, don't you think?!

This card is perfect for someone who's had a bad day and could use some cheering up!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #1 Anything Goes at Get Creative

Challenge #98 Animal Antics at Let's Craft and Create

November Anything Goes at Crafting By Designs

Black and White +1 (Yellow) at Lia Stampz

Challenge #35 Anything Goes at Scrapper's Delights

Patterns at Delightful Challenges

Sparkle and/or Shine at Moving Along With the Times

Make It Sparkle (Gemstone Pearls) at Scrap Creations

Hand Color Image at Milk Coffee Stamps

Challenge #82 Anything Goes at Sister Act Card Challenge

Have A Bright and Cheerful Birthday

Did you all enjoy the week long Christmas In July festivities that we had, and the blog hop, for Christmas In July, at Catch The Bug? We hops you had a blast and were able to participate in all the daily challenges! Check back, later, to see if you are one of the lucky winners from the Christmas In July week long celebration!

Starting today, we have a fun new Bingo Challenge for you to play along in, at Catch The Bug, As always there, are awesome prizes up for grabs, from Bugaboo Stamps, Get our your crafting supplies and play bingo with us, at Catch The Bug!

My bingo for today's card:  circles, bling, texture (Brads and Ribbon). My card uses an image from the Mini Set - Birthday Girl, From Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. I went with orange and yellow to celebrate the bright colors of summer.. I've added ribbon and a handmade ribbon bow. The card is finished off with different colors of metal brads. I also used some flower shaped buttons.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #267 Let's Party (Birthday) at Crafty Creations
Challenge #203 Forever Young at The Corrosive Challenge
7/7 - 7/19 Challenge Anything Goes at My Craft Creations
Challenge #6 Your Favorite Colors at Craft For The Craic
Happy Birthday at The Sisterhood of Crafters
Challenge #30 CAS Card at Crafting With Dragonflies
July Anything Goes at Crafting By Designs
Challenge #22 Anything Goes at Crafty Girls Challenges
Challenge #118 It's All About The Girls at Fussy and Fancy Challenges
Challenge #95 Summer (Colors) at Pattie's Creations
Challenge #133 Anything Goes at Wags N Whiskers
Summer (Colors)at Crafting Station Challenge
Challenge #11 It's Getting Hot (Colors, Summer) at The East Wind Challenge Blog
Challenge #78 Anything Goes at Pumpkin Spice Challenge Blog
Challenge #80 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
Challenge #27 Anything Goes at Crafting From The Heart
Birthdays at Stamp and Create
Challenge #72 Birthday at Crafter's Cafe Challenge
Anything Goes With A Handmade Bow at Craft Dee Bowz
Challenge #57 Hip Hip Horray - Birthday at Emerald Faeries Challenge Blog
Patterned Paper at CraftyHazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge Blog
Use A Digi at Crafts Galore Encore Challenge
Anything Goes July at A Girl Who Crafts
Challenge #222 Tropical/Citrus Colors at Craft Your Passion
Challenge #149 Girly Girl at Paper Makeup Stamps
Challenge #100 Anything Goes at Artistic Inspirations Challenges
Strings and Things (Ribbon) at Incy Wincy
Challenge #82 Lots of Layers at Deep Ocean Challenges
Buttons, Bows And Bling at Papertake Weekly
TTCRD July 15-21 Anything Goes at Through The Craft Room Door
Challenge #44 Anything Goes at Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenges
Button Button at Delightful Challenges
Spots and Dots at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #228 Girls, Girls, Girls at I Love Promarkers
IIC#168 Summer Brights at Inky Impressions
Challenge #167 Holiday Time at The Paper Shelter
Anything Goes at Penny's Paper Crafty
Use A Sentiment at Crafting By Designs
Challenge #38 Anything Goes at The Stamping Chef
Birthdays at Milk Coffee Challenges
Challenge #96 Use A Digital Image at Fairy Tale Challenge

Cindy Boo Cupcake Shows Off in Pink and Grey

It's time for a new challenge, again, at Lacy Sunshine! Are you ready?! We have a fun one for you this fortnight - We want to see you create a project using one of your favorite color combos! Sound easy?! Sure it does, so come play along with us in our challenge! You could be one of our winners! Heather is generously giving away prizes and a guest designer spot, so come link up for your chance to win a prize - Or have the honor of being selected as Top 3 or guest designer! What are you waiting for, now? Come play with us at Lacy Sunshine!

My card uses the image Cindy Boo's Cupcake, from Lacy Sunshine Stamps, colored with Promarkers. I went with one of my favorite color combos - Pink and gray. I just love these two colors together, don't you?! I used only scraps of patterned papers from my stash. Alongside each side of the center panel, I used pale pink ribbon with gold thread running through it, as well as a handmade bow in the bottom left corner of the image, using the same pretty ribbon. I used some textured gemstones from Hobby Lobby, in sets of 3, at the top, left and right of the image. The sentiment is by Sentiments 4 You and is punched with circle and scalloped circle punches.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #127 Lots of Layers at Wags N Whiskers
Challenge #63 Spring (Flowers) at Craftitude
Challenge #40 Anything Goes at Challenges 4 Everybody
Birthday Fun at Send A Smile 4 Kids
Challenge #80 Say It With Words at Dream Valley
Challenge #68 Use A Die Cut or Punch at The Squirrel And The Fox
Challenge #15 Anything Goes at Crafting From The Heart
Challenge #86 Clean and Simple at Eureka Stamps
Floral Challenge at Digi Sketch Challenge
Challenge #88 CAS at Artistic Inspirations
Challenge #32 Anything Goes at Fitztown Challenge Blog
Anything Goes With A Handmade Bow at Craft Dee Bowz
Challenge #60 Girly at Creative Card Crew
Challenge #192 Lots of Sparkle at Tuesday Throwdown
Challenge #91 Punches or Dies at Let's Craft and Create
Challenge #90 Cute Only at Fairy Tale Challenge
R#173 Use Up Some Scraps at Crafts 4 Eternity
Challenge #85 Pink and Girly at Delicious Doodles
Scrappy Cards at Creative Romance
Birthdays at Di's Digi Designs
Challenge #118 Cute and Cuddly at A Gem Of A Challenge
Challenge #210 Anything Goes at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #198 Head Gear (Heart Barette) at The Corrosive Challenge
Birthday at Eclectic Ellapu
Challenge #82 Add Some Ribbon at Glitter N Sparkle
Challenge #69 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
Anything Goes at Ditzie Digi Design Challenges
Challenge #21 Pretty Pastels at Scrapper's Delights Challenge Blog
Challenge #105 Birthday Sentiment at Aud Sentiments
Challenge #90 Cute Only at Fairytale Challenges

Do All Things With Love

Are you ready for more fabulous new stuff?! It's new release day at Bugaboo Stamps! Today's New release is Love Blocks-With Love. The DT has created some fabulous projects for you, using this new image. Head on over to Catch The Bug and check them out! You don't want to miss the wonderful inspiration the rest of the DT has made for you!

My card today features the Love Blocks-With Love image from Bugaboo Stamps. I went for a vintage feel to my card this time. (Not the best at achieving vintage, but I'm trying! LOL) So I chose this black cream and yellow paper combo from a new paper stack Santa brought me for Christmas. The bottom fancy bordered piece is embossed and has a velvety texture. I did fussy cutting around the edges to make it a scallop type edge. Absolutely gorgeous paper! I've paired it with some matching non textured stripes. The image is colored with Promarkers and sponged with shades of yellow, and the flowers accented with pearls in various sizes. The smaller image is attached with foam mounting tape for dimension. The ribbon was something different for me! Here's a little tip for The TTT (Tip) at Top Tip Tuesday: Did you know you can color ribbon to match your paper?! How cool is that?! I used the same color ink pad that I used to sponge the image, to sponge the flowers on the ribbon and make them match my paper! I love the look and really must do this more often! The flowers on the ribbon were originally a bright white.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #112 Happy at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at Pile It On
Challenge #88 Anything Goes at I Did It Creations
Challenge #101 Someone Special at The Pixie Cottage
Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp
Anything But A Christmas Card at Sparkles Forum Challenges
Challenge #44 Anything Goes at Aud Sentiments
Challenge #88 Anything Goes at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Love Inspiration at Some Odd Girl
Song Titles (Love Is A Many Splendored Thing) at The Poodles Parlour
Challenge #70 Something New (papers, new release image) at 4 Crafty Chicks
Something New (paper) at Frosted Designs
Challenge #166 Anything Goes at The Secret Crafter
Challenge #83 Anything Goes at Sentimental Sundays
Challenge #94 Use A Digi at One Stitch At A Time
TSG137 New Year, New Start (Do All Things With Love) at There She Goes Clear Stamps
Anything Goes at Stamp-N-Doodle
Challenge #24 Anything Goes at House Of Gilli
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #67 Anything Goes (Tip) at Top Tip Tuesday
PTT#49 Something New (Papers) at Party Time Tuesdays
Challenge #20 Love Is In The Air at Crafter's Companion Monthly
Love Is In the Air at Just Tracy Crafts
Resolutions (Do All Things With Love) at Creative Craft Challenges
Challenge #8 Something New (papers, new release image) at The Squirrel and The Fox
Love and Romance at Crafty Sentiments

Of Course I Hung My Stockings

I'm breaking Stella out for my Day 4 Card for The 12 Days of Christmas at Catch The Bug. The theme for day 4 is to add a bird to your project. I admit,I had to get creative with this one!

My card uses the Sketch at Skipping Stones Designs for the layout. I used this fun Christmas image of the oh so wonderful Stella and matching sentiment, from Bugaboo Stamps. She is colored with Promarkers. I went with non traditional colors this time. I found these fun papers in my stash and new they'd make a great card! Stella looks wonderful in purples and blues, doesn't she? The purple and white trim and the metal snowflake brad are also from my stash. I used a Martha Stewart punch to punch out these pretty doves then embossed them with the Snowflakes Cuttlebug folder. Once embossed, I inked them with blue pearlescent ink. (Told you I had to get creative to be able to add a bird to my project!) The sentiment is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches. I attached the image, the birds and the sentiment with foam mounting tape for dimension


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Sketch at Skipping Stones Designs
Day 4 (Bird) of The 12 Days of Christmas at Catch The Bug
Challenge #57 Christmas at Bee-Crafty
The Queen's Royal Digi Challenge #3 Christmas and Winter Wonderland at The Scrapbooking Queen
Challenge #28 Christmas With Sparkle at Creatalicious
Holiday/Winter at The Stamping Boutique
Christmas at Bizzy Becs
Challenge #120 Christmas Fun at Pollycraft
Challenge #39 Make It Shine (Glitter) at Mami Doodles
GL30 Christmas and Winter at Gingerloft
Challenge #95 Let It Snow (Snowflakes blue DP and on brad) at Totally Paper Crafts
Challenge #29 Christmas at Fairy Tale challenge
Challenge #86 Christmas at Raise The Bar
Holiday Card at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle
Challenge #84 Your Favorite Embellishments (Brads) at Speedy The Cat's Friends
Challenge #68 Punches or Dies at 2 Sisters
Challenge #14 Non Traditional Christmas Colors at Emerald Faerie Garden
Challenge #49 Bling It On (Brad) at Pile It On
Challenge #150 Punch It (At Least 3 Punched Shapes) at The Crafty Pad
Challenge #123 Non Traditional Christmas Colors at Incy Wincy
TSG133 Photo Inspiration (Lots of Purple) at There She Goes Clear Stamps
Snowflakes (On blue DP and on brad) at Whoopsi Daisy
Snow (Snowflakes on brad) at Totally Stampalicious
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
Tis The Season at Creative Card Crew
Challenge #77 Celebrate The Season at Tuesday Throwdown
Challenge #45 Holiday Greetings at Party Time Tuesday
Challenge #42 Christmas No Green at Celebrate the Occasion
Christmas Photomontage (Stockings) at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #68 Merry Christmas at Penny's Paper Crafty
Challenge #99 Last Minute Cards at The Pixie Cottage
Challenge #132 Winter and Christmas at Creative Belli Blog
Challenge #67 Beat The Winter Blues at Prairie Fairy
Challenge #102 Christmas in Non Traditional Colors at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #127 Last Minute Christmas at Moving Along With The Times
Challenge #25 Un-Traditional Christmas at Bearly Mine Designs
Christmas at Paper Crafting Journey

It's What's Inside That Counts

I can't beleive how time has flown by and the holidays are nipping at our heels, already! I just finished up my marathon of Halloween cards, and now it's time to start on Christmas cards! A crafter's work is never done! LOL

Today, we have a fun challenge for you at Shelly's Images. It's what's inside that counts! That's right! We want to see you decorate the inside of your card. We also have a new featured image for you today, too. You can see it on my card, and can find it on sale today only, in the Shelly's Images store.

I have to admit, I'm as guilty as the rest of you. I generally never decorate the inside of a card, so this was a rarity for me. I have to admit though, it was fun, and I just may find myself doing more inside decorating in the future.

Okay, now that we have the challenge info out of the way, let me show you my card, both inside and out. We'll start with The front:




I had a blast making this card, though I admit, it was quite labor intensive with all the details and fussy cutting. It was so worth it though. I love how it turned out. There are so many layers to it!

I found this fun holly paper in my stash and knew it was perfect for this card! The white panel of cardstock on the front is embossed with the Cuttlebug distressed stripes folder. and attached with foam mounting tape for dimension. I used the Holly image, from Shelly's Images, printed it out six times and colored them with Promarkers. Then, I did fussy cutting and cut out each one, arranged them in a circle and attached each one with foam mounting tape, to make a 3D wreath. The red white and green cord is from my stash. The sentiment is from Sentiments 4 You and is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches.

Time to show you the inside of the card, decorated with matching paper:




I'm thrilled with how this turned out. It is so much prettier in person. The pic really does not do it justice. I wish you could see it in person!


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #6 3 R's (I used ribbon cord, Raised images and embossed panel. The round is the wreath shaped the images make) at Lia Stampz
Challenge #19 Anything Goes at Dream Valley
Challenge #37 Show Us Your Beary Best at The Beary Scrap
Your Holiday at Clear It Out
Challenge #8 Christmas Cards at Floweret
Challenge #156 Three Is The Magic Number (3 decorated panels) at One Stop Craft Challenges
Challenge #80 Fall or Winter at Speedy The Cat's Friends
Wrap It Up (Cord wrapped around embossed panel) at Stamp, Scrap And Doodle
Challenge #60 Film Or Song (Holly Jolly Christmas) Inspired at Crafty Emma's
Challenge #14 Christmas at Little Claire's
Challenge #35 Christmas at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Challenge #87 Use A Digi at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #37 Christmas at Mami Doodles
Challenge #80 Christmas/Winter at I Did It Creations
Inspired By: Anything Goes at Creative Inspirations Paint
Anything Goes at Heartsong Inspirations
Anything Goes at Totally Stampalicious
Challenge #23 Its Nearly Christmas at Cards For Men
TSG129 Holiday Projects at There She Goes Clear Stamps
Challenge #12 Holiday Wishes For Kids at Paper Creations Ink
Holiday/Winter at The Stamping Boutique
Challenge #59 Anything Christmas at Top Tip Tuesday
Challenge #136 Anything Goes at Digital Tuesday
Christmas at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #74 your Favorite color combo (Red, Green and white) at Tuesday Throwdown
Photo Inspiration (Colors, red and green) at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #178 Inspired By The Princettia (I used green) at Rainbow Lady's
Challenge #23 Embossing (White Panel is embossed) at Paper Crafting Journey
Challenge #45 Inspired By A Song (Holly Jolly Christmas) at Do you Stack Up
Challenge #71 Anything Goes at Fresh Brewed Designs

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

Come Play In The Duck Pond

Yay! It's Monday! We have a new featured image for you, today, at Shelly's Images! Just look at this gorgeous image, called "Duck Pond," from Shelly's Images! Perfect for a male card. I used this one for a quick Father's Day card. The image is so easy to color. I had a blast creating with it!

Hop on over and check out the wonderful creations by the design team.


Remember, "Duck Pond" is available for a special price, today only, in the Shelly's Images Store. Hurry over and pick it up for yourself, while its at the special price!


Today, I've created a simple masculine card. The image is colored with Promarkers. I've used the sketch at Dude Time Doodles, for my card layout. Both designer papers are from my stash. I've used these cool skeleton leaves, from Pizzazz Aplenty, behind the two corners of the image. I made faux flower soft and used it to add texture to some of the feathers on the duck, as well as the cattails and some of the grass. (Check out the tutorial on making your own flower soft tomorrow at Shelly's Images, for Tutorial Tuesday!) The sentiment is from Sentiments 4 You and is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches by Stampin Up. I attached the sentiment with foam mounting tape, for dimension.



I'm entering this card in the following challenges:


Sketch at Dude Time Doodles
Challenge #41 Inspired By A Song (The River) at Lollipop Crafts
Week #22 Summer Citrus Splash at Paper Play
Challenge #29 Card For A Male at Aud Sentiments
Challenge #21 Special Man at Craft your Days Away
Father's Day/For A Male at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #54 Here Comes Summer at Penny's Paper-Crafty
Take A Dip at Whimsie Doodles
Challenge #38 Man's World at Scrapbook Sisters
Challenge #16 Glad for Dad at The Paper Shelter
Manly at Some Odd Girl
Things of Beauty at The Crafty Purple Frog
Challenge #11 It's All About The Boys at Do It With Digi's
Challenge #11 Anything Goes at Paper Crafting Journey
Card For A Man Or Boy at Fussy and Fancy
Challenge #39 For Dad at Easy Craft Projects
Challenge #28 Texture at Delicious Doodles
Challenge #45 It's All About You, Dad at Simply Create
Challenge # Father's Day at Here Come The Boys
Challenge #42 Summer at Sarah Hurley
June Digi Day at Stamp Something
Challenge #134 Texture at One stop Crafts
Anything Goes at Catch The Bug
What's On Your Desk at Stamp, Scrap, & Doodle
Challenge #119 Summer Colors at Corrosive
Challenge #61 Father's Day or Card For Dad at Creative Inspirations
Challenge #54 Summer Fun at Prairie Fairy
Masculine at Magical Monday
Challenge #30 Masculine Cards at Woodware USA
Challenge #7 Masculine at Bows and Berries

You're Out Of This World

It's Monday and that means challenge time at Craft Your Passion?!

We're all feeling Cutie Patootie this week, and so we want to see your Cutie Patootie too! That's right, our challenge this week is to make something cute! Now that is an easy peasy theme, don't you think?!

We're being sponsored this week by Digi's by Phooka, and her cutie patootie images! We also have another fabulous sponsor, Judy, from Pizzazz Aplenty!

What are you waiting for?! Hurry over to Craft Your Passion?! and show us your Cutie Patootie creation, for your chance to win some goodies!

My card today uses this cute space alien set, by Digi's by Phooka. I've colored the images with Promarkers and used some new cutie Patootie robot background paper. I apologized for the glare on the robots. I used a glaze pen on them to make them shiny and my camera apparantly did not like it, so I cause a glare in every pic I took! Darn alien lighting! LOL My sentiment is computer generated and is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches, then mounted with foam tape for dimension and texture.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Fancy A Punch at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #53 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper-Crafty
Challenge #118 Anything Goes at Crafty Creations
PWC153 Add Texture (Pop dotted images) at Paper Pretties
Challenge #117 The Letter S (Space) at Creative Belli Blog
Anything Goes at Mygrafico
Challenge #25 Inspired By (Space) at Delicious Doodles
Challenge #8 For The Boys at Cardmadfairy's
Challenge #43 What Did You Say at Simply Create
challenge #102 Alien/Space at C.R.A.F.T
Challenge #53 Anything Goes at Sew Many Challenges
Anything Goes at Stamp Something
Anything Goes at Paper Play
Challenge #62 Anything Goes at One Stitch At A Time
Anything Goes at The Emerald Faerie Garden
Anything Goes at Scrappy Frogs
Challenge #26 Spots And/or Stripes at Mami Doodles
Challenge #7 Dig Out The Old (punches) To use With The New (Robot paper) at Dream Valley
Old Supplies at Stamp, Scrap and Doodle
Challenge #94 Clean and Simple at Incy Wincy
Let's Punch It Out at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #40 Spot And/Or Stripes at Lexi's Creations
No! No! No Embossing at Stamping Vacation

Minutes to Midnight at Shelly's Images

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

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

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

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

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

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