Sailing Sailing Over The Ocean Blue

It's Sunday and that means it is once again challenge time at the Lacy Sunshine Challenge Blog. Our theme, this fortnight, is to make a project that features a hat. Sounds like a fun one, doesn't it?! Come over and 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!
Hurry over and show off your hat in our latest challenge!


My card uses the image Bubbles Sailing, From Lacy Sunshine, colored with Promarkers. My card layout uses the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches.  I never win there, but I really like thier sketches, so I like to play along now and then.  I chose not to add a sentiment or embellishment this time, since I like to sometimes just concentrate on showcasing the images and papers.

I am entering this card in the following Challenges:

Challenge # 272 Sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches
Challenge #57 Anything Goes at Fitztown Challenge Blog
Favorite Color Combo (Red, White and Bue) at Top Tip Tuesday
Challenge #52 Anything Goes at The Stamping Chef
Stripes and Wags N Whiskers
Challenge #80 Anything Goes at Sister Act Card Challenge
Challenge #27 Anything Goes at Treasured Times Stamps Challenge

Wow, Can You Believe It?!

Whoo Hoo! Can you beleive it?!  I made the design team at Open Minded Crafting! Yay, Me! My awesome friend, Erin, from Erin's Owl Nest, encouraged me to apply - I never thought I would make it, but here I am! So awesome to be on a design team with Erin and all the rest of these awesome ladies! Oh, and Nana Connie and I havebeen GDT's on the designs teams of each other but have never fully been on a design team together - Now we are! Whoo Hoo! I am so excited to be here!  Anyway, let me stap babbling about my excitement and get to the details of our new challenge!

Today starts a brand new challenge over a Open Minded Crafting, and the theme is perfect  for this hot, summer weather! Are you ready to beat the summer heat, take a dip and join us in the pool with our Water, Water, Everywhere challenge?! What better way to dive in for a chance to win some awesome prizes and have some fun at the same time?

Awesome prizes are up for grabs for these fabulous and oh so generous sponsors:

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Sounds like an amazing list of prizes doesn't it?! Of course, it is, so come get cool with us in our Water, Water, Everywhere challenge at Open Minded Crafting, for your chance to win!

Now, let me tell you about how I chose to beat the summer heat with this fun, watery theme. My card uses the Image Hootie - Rain Rain Go Away, from Crafty Sentiments, colored with Promarkers. Isn't Hootie just the cutest owl you've ever seen?! All papers used are from my stash. I went with a mix of fun patterns in summery colors. I've used a clear glaze pen on the raindrops and rain puddle to give the effect of water.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Summer Fun (Who Say's Rain Can't Be Fun?!) at Di's Digi Designs

Challenge #123 Animals at A Gem Of A Challenge

Bright Colors For Kids at Send A Smile 4 Kids

Challenge #268 Photo Inspiration (Colors: Berry and Papaya) at Cupcake Inspirations

Flower Power at Paper Crafting Journey

Challenge #95 For/With/By/ Children at Fairy Tale Challenge

Challenge #117 Summer (Rain and Summer Colors) at Fussy and Fancy Challenges

Anything Goes at Ditzie Digi Designs

Challenge #13 Anything Goes at Paper Crafting Magic

Furry Friends at Eclectic Ellapu

Challenge #79 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create

Challenge #42 Anything Goes at Fitztown Challenge Blog

Challenge #85 Inspired By A Movie, Song (I Love A Rainy Night) or Book at Dream Valley Challenges

Challenge #81 Add A Sentiment at Deep Ocean Challenges

July Anything Goes at Crafting By Designs

Patterned Paper at CraftyHazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge Blog

A Summer Hello

Well, well, it's Freebie Friday time, again! How's this cutie for a fabulous freebie? This is beach baby and she's this week's freebie Friday image! perfect for summer, isn't she?! Hurry over to get her at Bugaboo Stamps, while she's still free! One week only!

If you'd like to see more creativity using our freebie friday image, check out the creative talent of the  rest of the design team at Catch The Bug

My card uses this week's freebie friday image, Beach Baby, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. The papers and gemstone bling are all from my stash.  Polka dotted ribbon by Stampin Up.  Sentiment by Sentiments 4 You and is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches.


I am entering this card into the following Challenges:

Summer Fun at One Crazy Stamper
RCC82 Fun In The Sun at The Ribbon Carousel
Challenge #10 Anything Goes at Pin And Tack
Challenge #108 Summer Feeling at Alota Rubber Stamps
Challenge #44 Dies or Punches at Emerald Faeries
Favorite Color (Turquoise and White) Combo at House Of Gilli
TSG211 Photo Inspiration at There She Goes Clear Stamps
Challenge #147 Teen Card at The Crazy Challenge
Day #164 Welcome Summer at 365 Cards
Challenge #144 Anything Goes at Make It Monday
Die Cuts at Melonheadz
Here Comes The Summer at Craft - Room
Challenge #90 Anything Goes at Bearly Mine Designs
Challenge #53 For A Girl at Deep Ocean Challenges
Summer Fun at Stamp and Create
Bright Colors at House of Gilli

Whoo Hoo! My First Official DT Project For Squiggle Stamps!

Hello everyone, and welcome to my blog! I'm so excited, today, because I'm showing you my first card as part of the design team for Squiggle Stamps! Whoo Hoo! Thanks you, everyone, for having me as part of your awesome team!  Oh, and if you haven't checked out thier images, you really should! They are too too cute!

Anyway, there's a new challenge, starting today, and runs for the next 3 weeks.  The theme is color block - We've provided an inspiration photo for you, and we're asking that you make a project using the colors in the pic.  A fun challenge, and plenty of time to play along, so come over to Squiggle Stamps for your chance to win!

My card uses the image, Mermaid, from Squiggle Stamps, colored with Promarkers. All supplies are from my stash.  I've used the sketch from Seems A Little Sketchy, for my card layout. The blingy swirls are from Recollections, as are the gemstones.  Doesn't this card remind you of the relaxing at the ocean?  Perfect for summer!


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #19 Sketch at Seems A Little Sketchy
Challenge #11 Summer or Food (Summer) at The Scrapbooking Queen
Summer Fun at Truly Madly Crafty
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at No Matter Which Challenges
Challenge #2 Anything Goes at Avadares Challenge Blog
Challenge #71 Sparkle And Shine at Lexi's Creations
Make It Pretty at Let's Craft And Create
Anything Goes at Paper Crafting Journey
Challenge #24 The Sea at The Squirrel And The Fox
Layer It Up at Just Some Lines
Challenge #006 Silly at Mayzy Art
Challenge #29 Bling at Emerald Faeries
PPMC52 Anything Goes at Paper Pretties
Beach Days at Incy Wincy
Challenge #28 Use A Digi at Critter Challenge
Challenge #49 3-2-1 Recipe (3 papers, 2 flourishes, 1 image) at Paper Makeup Stamps
Challenge #71 Sparkle And Shine at Lexi's Creations
Challenge #28 Sparkle at Love To Create
Challenge #11 Anything Goes at A And T Challenge Blog
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at Cardmania Challenges
Summer Fun at Ladybug Crafts Ink
Challenge #23 Summer at Go Fish Challenge Blog
Challenge #18 Anything Goes at Jackson's Digital Expressions
Challenge #48 Song Inspiration (Under The Sea) at Fairy Tale Challeng
Challenge #85 Splish, Splash, Splosh at Crafts4Eternity
Challenge #130 Inspired By A Song (Under The Sea) at Totally Papercrafts
Challenge #86 Favorite Color Combination (Purple And Green) at Wags 'n Whiskers
Challenge #52 Anything Goes at Craft your Days Away
Anything Goes For Kids at Send A Smile 4 Kids
Challenge #176 Let's Hear It For The Girls at Stamptacular Sunday
Include A Sentiment at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #27 Summer at Bunny Zoe's Crafts

Just Swimming By To Say Hi!

Whoo Hoo! I'm so excited! I've been invited to be a Guest Designer at Paper make Up Stamps!  This week is my guest designer week! Yay!  I had the pleasure of working with this wonderful team for this challenge, and had so much fun! The theme is a fun one, too!  The theme this week is "Summer," so it was a fun and easy theme! So fitting, too, for this hot weather we've been having!  I sure hope you will play along with us, this week, in our summer themed challenge, at Paper Make Up Stamps.

For my project this week, I used the image and sentiment, Suzie, from Paper Make Up Stamps, colored with Promarkers. I used this fun water wave paper, paired with this summer themed paper, both from my stash. The pretty blue pleated ribbon is by Stampin Up.  I used blue rain spots for embellishing.  I wanted Suzie to look like she is under water, so I tried a new technique after coloring her.  I sponged over the entire image with blue ink, to mute the colors and make the image have a bluish tone, to hopefully make it appear she's under water.  I like how it turned out.  What do you think? Does she look like she's under water?

I am using this photo from Just Inspirational Challenges, for my photo inspiration:

I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #14 Day At The Beach at Can You Digi It
VSC #1 Summer Fun at V's Sweet Ideas
Challenge #24 Beach at Crafty Ribbons
Challenge #12 Water (swimming/scuba diving) at Always Crafting
Summertime at Creative Craft Challenge
Take Inspiration (Colors, Summer) at Oldie But A Goodie Challenge
Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #49 Summer Fun at Whimsy Inspirations
Challenge #94 Anything Goes at Crafts And Me
Challenge #32 Splash Me at Crafting For All Seasons
Challenge #82 For A Friend at So You Stack Up
Challenge #39 Photo Inspiration (Sports - Swimming) at Just Inspirational Challenges
Challenge #30 Sports (Swimming) at Paper Play
Olympic Fever (Sports - Swimming) at Jellypark Challenge
Challenge #84 Try A New Technique at Wags N Whiskers CCH#125 Under The Sea, By The Sea at The Crazy Challenge
Beach, Sand and Surf at Just Some Lines
PIO#31 Cute A Can Be at Pile It On
Challenge #181 Things With Wings at The Crafty Pad
Inspired By: The Beach at Creative Inspirations Paint
Challenge #118 Summer Fun at I Did It Creations Challenge #37 Summer at Dream Valley Challenges
Lots of Layers at Whoopsi Daisy
CIC#56 Get Wet at Clearly I Stamp
TSG167 Color Challenge (Green, Orange and Blue) at There She Goes Clear Stamps
PPMC50 Two Or more Designer Papers at Paper Pretties
The Great Outdoors at Cupcake Craft Challenges
Challenge #126 Anything Goes at Critter Challenge
MIM#100 Anything Goes at Make It Monday
Challenge #65 The Outdoors at Daisy Doodles
Challenge #21 Anything Goes at Tammy's Scrappin' Corner
Olympics (Swimming) at Totally Stampalicious
Challenge #44 Anything Goes at The Stamping Boutique
Challenge #16 Anything Goes at Jackson's Digital Expressions
Challenge #23 Make It Sporty at The Squirrel And The Fox
Challenge #11 Summer or Food (Summer) at The Scrapbooking Queen

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

Just Floating By.....

Hey Hey! So glad you floated by today, to visit!  Now that you're here, let me tell you about a new challenge at Catch The Bug! We're all inspired this week by a photo with pretty primary colors and thoughts of summer.  It's amazing how differently everyone interprets the photo!  I know you're dying to see, and to play along, so go check out the photo inspiration challenge at Catch The Bug! You could win a digi prize package of 4 images, 7 images, or even 10 images, from Bugaboo Stamps! Whoo Hoo! Lots of prizes, so don't miss out! Be sure you play along with us!

My card today uses the image, Summer Duck-Floaty, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. All papers are from my stash.  I just love the mix of polka dots and stripes together with the beach paper! Such a summery feel, isn't it?! The cute little whale is a punch my Martha Stewart, matted with a punched circle.  The felt flowers with diamond/gemstone centers are a new find, from the dollar bin at Michael's.  Recycling is always on my mind, of course, so I added three recycled buttons from old clothing that had been thrown out. I've used the sketch at Alota Rubber Stamps, for my card layout. The  whale and the image are mounted with foam mounting tape, for added dimension.  I used ribbon from my stash, that came from the dollar bin at Target last summer.
The green panel across the card is embossed with the Cuttlebug using the paisley folder.
This card is for my friend, Dan, to celebrate summer. Who says flowers can't be used on a masculine card?! I think they can, if you get creative!


I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #84 Sketch at Alota Rubber Stamps
Challenge #166 Photo Inspiration (Beach, Blue) at Stamptacular Sunday
Challenge #163 Photo Inspiration (Beach, Aquatic) at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #173 Ribbon at The Crafty Pad
GL41 Circles, Circles, and More Circles at Gingerloft
Ribbon or Lace at The Ribbon Girl
Challenge #19 Summer at The Squirrel and the Fox
Bright Cheery Colors at Bizzy Bec's
Royal Digi Challenge #9 Masculine at The Scrapbooking Queen
Challenge #25 Time To Embellish at Crafter's Companion Monthly
Challenge #24 Anything Goes at Bunny Zoe's Crafts
Challenge #25 Buttons at Emerald Fairies
Challenge #83 Flowers In Bloom at Lollipop Crafts
Summer/Vibrant Colors at house Of Gilli
Use Bling at Paper Pretties
Challenge #151 Vibrant Colors at The Pink Elephant
Anything Goes at Crafty Boots
All Manly Men at Kaboodle Doodles
Challenge #66 For A Man or Boy at Lexi's Creations
Challenge #18 Father's Day or Special Guy at Love To Create
Linky Party #92 at Make It Monday
Challenge #28 Many Layers at Crafting For All Seasons
Challenge #8 For The Boys at Platypus Creek Digitals
Challenge #163 Anything Goes at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #11 Button It Up at Can You Digi It
Male Creation at Di's Digi Design Challenge
Challenge #67 Going Dottie at The Paper Shelter
Fun In The Sun at Delightful Challenges
Diamonds, Jubilee, Crowns and Gems (Gems) at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #42 Things With Wings at Whimsy Inspirations
Color it Up at Paper Crafting Journey
Challenge #111 Male Card at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #32 Photo Inspiration (Colors and Summer) at Just Inspirational Challenges Embossing at Milk Coffee Challenges
All About The Water at Stamping With The Dragon
Father's Day or Masculine at Phindy's Place Challenge
Summer at Raise The Bar

Under The Sea

Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the Stamp Insanity blog hop! We appreciate your wonderful support and all those wonderful comments you left for us. Be sure you check out Stamp Insanity to see if you won any free digi's from the hop!

With that out of the way, I just had to tell you about today's new challenge at Stamp Insanity! This fortnight, its Anything Goes! Whoo Hoo! I know how much all of you love that challenge theme, and I must admit, it's one of my favorites, too! Be sure you come on over to Stamp Insanity and play along with us! We love to see your creations!


My card layout uses the sketches at Sketches By Carly and at Corrosive. I've used a purple and blue combo this time. It seemed perfect for this awesome Mermaid image. The image is by Stamp Insanity and is colored with Promarkers. Glitter and sparkle has been added to the image with a clearstar gelly roll pen. I got busy with the punches on this one, too! I used oval and scalloped oval punches by Stampin Up, and a corner punch by EK Success. I absolutely love this layout! It's one of my favorites! The colored crystal accents are Tear Drops by The Robin's Nest.


I'm entering this card in the following challenges:


HSC7 Pantone's Fall Colors at The Hotspot
Anything Goes at AI Factory
The Sea at By The Cute and Girly
Sketch #37 at Sketches By Carly
Challenge #129 Sketch at Corrosive
Anything Goes at One Stitch At A Time
CCH#80 Movies (The Little Mermaid) at The Crazy Challenge
Anything Goes at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #17 Bring On The Bling at Bearly Mine Designs
Challenge #60 Sparkly at Wags 'n Whiskers
GL22 Make It Sparkle at Gingerloft
Challenge #70 Scrap Happy at City Crafter
Anything Goes at Try It On Tuesday
Glitter It at Clear It Out
Challenge #72 Sparkles, Shine and Glitter at Meljen's Designs
Challenge #48 Blue at Scrapbook Sisters
Challenge #48 Blue or Blue Green at Crafts And Me
PCJ Challenge #17 Anything Goes at Paper Crafting Journey
Challenge #86 More Than One Diecut at Sassy Studio Designs
Anything Goes at Poodles Parlour
No Sentiments at Crafty Sentiments
A Tween Teen's Dream at Pixie Dust Studio
Challenge #15 Anything Goes at Craft Us Crazy
Challenge #166 Your Song Choice (Mermaid Song) at Rainbow Lady's
Time For Some Bling at Scrappy Frogs