Saturday, August 30, 2014

Crystal Cryst-a-Wick Fairy

This is Crystal Cryst-a-Wick Fairy a digital image from the Lacy Sunshine Shoppe.  I thought she was just the prettiest  little fairy to use for the new theme Things with Wings, at the Come And Get challenge It that begins tomorrow. 

Lacy Sunshine is our sponsor for this challenge and her shop carries such a large variety of images to choose from.  I hope you'll come and share your creations with us, you may be the lucky one this week to win 3 images from her shop.


Summer Coming to an End

This is Marjoram, she has such a sweet happy face. A digital image from Little Miss Muffet  stamps, they have such a huge collection of some really cute characters, wish they had more digis.

Colored with Copics, layered to an embossed blue"brick" wall, adding many die cuts and even used an old punch.

Challenges:
Little Miss Muffet:  Blues and Greens
(I hope it's blue & green to qualify)
Suzy Bee's Blooming:  ATG
The Crafter's Café:  Use your Punches and Dies
Artistic Inspirations: Labour Day ATG
Crafty Creations:  Use Something from your Stash
Flowers and little greens from old punches 7yrs +
Cute Card Thursday:  Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Crafty Creations:  Children and or Christmas
The Pink Elephant:  Anything Goes
The Purple Haze:  ATG
As You Like It:  Favorite Season
End of summer beginning of Fall, because the temps get sooooo much cooler.

Friday, August 29, 2014

Summer's End and Fall's begining

This is Lupita, just one of my favorite Lacy Sunshine images, there are so very many of them.

Colored with Copics, upper butterflies are die cuts, lower butterfly is an EK Success punch.  She's sitting contemplating the end of summer, thankful the heat is coming to an end school is beginning and Fall her favorite season it about to begin with it's own magical colors.

Challenges:
Lacy Sunshine: Back to Shool
Crafting by Design:  Dog Days of Summer
Crafting from the Heart:  ATG
Fan-Tastic Tuesday:  ATG
Sister Act Card:  ATG
The Crafter's Café:  Use Dies and Punches
Artistic Inspirations:  ATG
Crafting at the Weekend:  ATG
As You Like It:  Show us your Style
Crafts Galore:  AtG
Crafty Girls:  ATG
Creative Knockouts:  Things with Wings
Cute Card Thursday:  ATG
Fan-Tastic Tuesday :   ATG
Glitter n Sparkle:  Use some Butterflies
Sister Act Card:  ATG
TTPH:  ATG

Butterflies CAS

A new challenge begins today at the Fairy Tale Challenge Blog the theme being Clean and Simple, this is my card as a GDT member.  As you can see I did keep it very clean and simple using 2 die cuts both from Memory Box, the sentiment is from my stash with 2 layers of card stock.


Challenges:
Glitter n Sparkle:  Butterflies
Creative Knockouts:  Things with Wings

Saturday, August 23, 2014

Shop Till You Drop

A new challenge begins today at Come And Get It with the theme of:   Anything Goes with a Sentiment.  I choose to use the image of a shopping bag with Shop Till You Drop,  this is a QKR Stampede image.

QKR Stampede is our sponsor this week and you can find a lovely selection of their images HERE.

I hope you'll come and join us to share your creations.
http://www.qkrstampede.com/


Happy Hippy Circles

This image is from Digis Stamp 4 Joy, the challenge this week is circles and this is what I came up with.  I punched 2 large circles with an old punch then punched 2 smaller circles into the large ones, and 2 more circles.  The dark background was something I made playing with spray inks and such a long time ago and finally found a use for it.

Challenges:
Digis Stamp 4 Joy:  Circles
Artistic Inspirations:  ATG or UP UP  and Away
As You Like It:  2 Favourite Embellishments
(Glossy Accents and Stickles first for shine and the second for sparkle, I use them on every card.)
Clear it Out:  ATG , Use your Stash
(Old punches and dark background paper made by me)
Crafting from the Heart:  Anything Goes
Crafty Creations:  Dig Deep in your Stash 
(Old punches and card stock)
Crafty Girls Challenges:  Anything Goes
Creative Card Crew:  Embossing (cuttle bug folder)

Friday, August 22, 2014

Budding Artists by Wags N Whiskers

A new challenge begins today at the  Wags N Whiskers challenge blog the theme being Back To School/Something for the Teacher.  Here is where you can purchase Wags N Whiskers digis  if you are looking for rubber stamps you'll find them here.







You are not required to use a Wag N Whiskers image but if you do your name goes into a second draw.

For my DT card I choose to use Budding Artists, this has been a favorite of mine for a long time.

I hope you'll come over and share your creations with us and who knows you maybe the lucky winner this time.

Rory Time To Color - by Lacy Sunshine

A new challenge begins today at the Brown Sugar Challenge Blog, the theme is "Let's get Krafty" meaning you must use kraft paper or card stock in you project. 

Lacy Sunshine is the sponsor for this challenge and her shop is filled with lots of wonderful characters to choose from.

I chose Rory - Time to Color for my first DT card at the Brown Sugar Challenge Blog. I've just become part of their team and looking forward to making more DT cards to post there.  She is just one of my favorite Lacy Sunshine characters and I love her hat.

I hope you'll come by and share your creations with us and you may be one of the lucky winners.

Challenges:
Lacy Sunshine:  Back to School
Stamping Senstaions: ATG


Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Driver's Ed by Stichy Bear Digi Outlet

This is my DT card for the new challenge at Crafting for all Seasons and this week is Monochrome.  I hope you'll come over and share your creations with us.

Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet is our host for this challenge and they have over 4,500 images from various artists to choose from.  You will also find digi papers and paper packs.  I chose Driver's ED to use on my card, who could resist that and she's driving my favorite car face.



Sunday, August 17, 2014

Rosalie

This is Polka Dot Pal  Rosalie she usually comes with 2 dots for eyes but now Little Miss Muffet Stamps has come out with an image (rubber and digi) of various facial expressions that you are able to fit Polka Dot Pals with eyes, noses, eye glasses and mouths.  She is sitting on Border Zen Tangled Arch and you can find all of these images HERE .

Challenges:
Little Miss Muffet:  Anything Goes




Saturday, August 16, 2014

Gone Fishing


 
This is my card for the new challenge at Come And Get It and the theme this week is Fishing.  Our sponsor for this challenge is Bugaboo Stamps, they have a wonderful selection of images to choose from, well worth your visit.

I chose to use Gus Fishing as the image for my card, I can't help but chuckle when I look at that face as well as the sentiment.

I hope you'll come join us and share your creations, you  may be the lucky winner this week.

Colored with copics, Glossy Accents, Stickles and die cut birds were used to put this one together.

 

Relax and Enjoy LIfe

This is Mermaid from Art by Miran she has some really different and wonderful characters to choose from.

Challenges:
Art by Miran:   Anything Goes
Open Minded Crafting:  Last Days of Summer
SAS4 Kids:  Anything Goes 4 Kids
Penny's Paper Crafty:  Anything Goes
Sister Act:  Anything Goes
Southern Girls:  Texture
Suzy Bee's Bloomin:  Anything Goes
Through the Purple Haze:  Anything Goes/Femme Fatale

Friday, August 15, 2014

Back to School Days

A new challenge begins at the Fairy Tale Challenge Blog today and the theme is Back to School Bingo.  I hope you'll come share your creations with us.

This is the bingo chart to choose 3 items to add to  your card.  I chose the paper clip, the "B+" and for the girls.

This little lady is Sandi School Days a digi from the Lacy Sunshine Shope.  There is such a wonderful choice of characters to choose from well worth the visit.

Thursday, August 14, 2014

A Happy Garden

This is Tillie and Fiona, 2 little Polka Pals from Little Miss Muffets Stamps, they have so many adorable little characters plus much more.
Their faces are normally 2 small dots for eyes (Fiona came wearing glasses) but now they have come out with 4 sets of eyes, noses and mouths plus a pair of eye glasses made to size and fit their faces, too fun.

Colored with my Copics, used a few punches and a few dies for the background.

Challenges:
Little Miss Muffet:  Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create:  ATG/Sight, Smell, Summer
Clear it Out:  Embossing dry or wet (dry)
Crafting by Design:  Polka Dots (dress on left)
Crafting from the Heart:  Anything Goes
Crafty Creations:  Flower Power
Crafty Girls:  Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments:  Anything Goes
Creative Moments:  Anything Goes/Animals
Divas by Design:  So Charming
Simon Says:  Summer

Monday, August 11, 2014

A BOOT OF FLOWERS

The image I've used here is from Bugaboo Stamps called Boot of Flowers.

Colored with Copics, die cut and punched (MS) butterflies, die cut flower,  layered to embossed CS with my Cuttlebug, added Stickles, pearls, bling Glossy Accents and a sentiment from my stash.

Challenges:
IDIC:  Anything Goes
Incy Wincy Designs:  Color
Crafting from the Heart:  Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create:  Anything Goes/Sights, etc of Summer

 

Saturday, August 9, 2014

BACK TO SCHOOL

It's a new challenge with a new theme over at the Come And Get It challenge blog. I hope you'll come over and share your creativity with us.  We enjoy visiting your blogs and gaining inspiration along the way.  You may just be the lucky one to win this week. 



This week the sponsor is Meljen's Designs digital Stamps  and they have a wonderful  assortment to choose from.

I chose to use Book Girl for my card, that look on her face is so cute and I thought fun to color.
















Friday, August 8, 2014

What a Day

This is 4 separate PNG digital images that I assembled into a mini scene on my lap top then printed out to color.   All of the images are from Digis Stamp 4 Joy, Garden Gate, Birdhouse, Selena, and What  a Day (girl in blue).

Colored with Copics, Glossy Accents and a little bling added with some stickles, background embossed with my new birch/brick folder form Spellbinders, sentiment is from my stash.

Challenges: 
Crafty Catz:  Lazy Days of Summer
Brown Sugar:  Use a Banner
Sister Act:  Anything Goes
Digis Stamp 4 joy:  New (birdhouse)
Crafty Sentiments Designs:  Use a Sentiment
Loves Rubber StampsATG/twist is stripes

ATTITUDE

Meet Attitude Avery a digital image from The Stamping Chef  where they have a wonderful variety of images to choose from, well worth taking the time to visit.







The Stamping Chef:  Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge:  Anything Goes

Birdhouse

This is a new digi from Digis Stamps 4 Joy so I thought I'd play with it along with some of my bird dies.  Colored with Copics, some Glossy Accents, bing, and Stickles.

Challenges:
Digis Stamp 4 Joy:  New
Crafty Catz:  Lazy Days of Summer
Sister Act Card Challenge:  Anything Goes

Emily Summer Hippie


Meet Summer Emily Hippie, a digi from the Lacy Sunshine Shoppe.  Colored with Copics, some Glossy Accents, bling, Martha Stewart border punch, a few die cuts, sentiment is from my stash and a bit of Stickles.

Challenges:
Sister Act Card Challenge:  Anything Goes
Crafty Catz:  Lazy Days of Summer
Brown Sugar:  Use a Banner
Lacy Sunshine:  Summer

Thursday, August 7, 2014

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WITH SAMMIE AND BUDDY

This is my design team card for the new challenge at Wags N Whiskers that begins today with the theme being  Birthdays.  I chose to use Sammie's Surprise and Buddy's Balloon, they are both so cute and work well together.   Both are digital images and also available in Rubber at Wags N Whiskers Stamps.
I hope you'll come join us and  you may be the lucky winner this time.

Challenge: 
Loves Rubber Stamps:  ATG/Twist use Stripes

Savannah's Secret Window

This digital image is from the Lacy Sunshine Shoppe and named Savannah's Secret Window.

Colored in Copics, layered to embossed brick cs, added a few dies, flowers and bling.



Challenges:
 Lacy Sunshine:  Summer
Crafty Girls Challenges:  Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge:  B, (blue, bricks, bling)
TSC:  Anything Goes
Crafty Creations Challenges:  Flower Power
Crafty Sentiments:  Use a Sentiment
Loves Rubber Stamps:  ATG/Twist use Stripes

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Feature a Creature

It's time for a new Challenge at Crafting for all Seasons and the theme is Feature a Creature, this leaves room for a lot of your creativity in choosing your "Creature"  I hope you'll come join us sharing your creations.  You could be one of the lucky winners.




The Lacy Sunshine Shoppe is the sponsor this week and she has so many wonderful images to choose from.  I love all the special characters she creates, well worth the visit there. The one I've used is Penelope_willowtwirls Hobgobbi.

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Beach

This is Lucy Loo Chilling at Home from The East Wind Digital Images.  She is thinking of going to the BEACH, her book is about BEACHES so she thought good idea - let's go to the BEACH to read.

Unky was kind enough to give members of  her FB group a digi to use for this challenge I wanted to color Lucy Loo first.  So, next to come will be Bubble-gum and Chocolate

Challenges:
The East Wind:  Beach (hope this qualifies)
613 Avenue Create:  ATG/twist For a Friend
Crafting from the heart  Anything Goes
TTCRD:  Anything Goes
Through the Purple Haze:  Sweet Summer
Kit and Clowder:  Fun Hair Combos

Bubble Gum and Chocolate

This is  Bubble Gum and Chocolate a digi given to the FB members of The East Wind group to use in a challenge and I think she is so pretty.

Here is where you can other East Wind images

Challenges:
East Wind Challenge: Beach
613 Avenue Create:  ATG/Twist for a Friend
A Girl Who Crafts:  ATG
Crafting from the Heart:  ATG
TTCRD: Anything Goes
Fan-Tastic Tuesday :  ATG
Love to Create:   ATG
Through the Purple Haze: Sweet Summer
Open-Minded Crafting:  Summer Food

Monday, August 4, 2014

A Girl with her Friends

This is Marjoram and Feline Sitting, 2 digital images from Little Miss Muffet Stamps that I thought to be adorable. 

I decided to give this color challenge a try, I think I pretty well used every and all the colors posted in the picture only.
Colors for the Brown Sugar Challenge

Challenges:
Brown Sugar:  Color


Swan Harvest

This is an digital image from Little Miss Muffet Stamps called Harvest Swawn.  I just recently found this stamp company and oh my they do have so many wonderful images to choose from digis and rubber.

Challenges:
Little Miss Muffet:  Baby, Baby  (This is a new baby welcome)

Saturday, August 2, 2014

PEEK-A-BOO

This is my card for the new challenge this week at Come And Get It, the theme being Use a Die.  I've actually used 4 of them, 2 for the dragon flies and 2 different ones for the grass.  My image is Peek-a-boo Dragon flies, a digital image from Oak Pond Creations.



 Oak Pond Creations is the sponsor this week and they do have some wonderful images to choose from.

I hope you come share your creations with us.

Victorian_lizabeth

This is Victorian Lizabeth an image from the  Lacy Sunshine Shoppe, I've had her for quite a while so thought I'd give her some color rather than leaving her so pale looking. 

Colored with Copics, added a few die cuts, the flower pot was a tall vase from a punch so I just gave it a little cut, background paper from Stitchy Bear.

Challenges:
Lacy Sunshine:  Flowers
A Girl who Loves to Craft:
Art by Miran:  Anything Goes
Crafting by Design: ATG
Crafting at the Weekend:  ATG
Crafting from the Heart:  ATG
Crafts Galore Encore: ATG
Crafty Sentiments Designs:  ATG
Crafty Girls Challenges:  ATG
Creative Moments:  ATG/Sketch
Cute Card Thursday:  Vintage
Divas by Design:  ATG

Friday, August 1, 2014

Beach Girl


A new challenge begins at the Fairy Tale Blog today  with the theme Sun Beach and Sea.  They have a nice prize for the winner so why not come join in, share your creations and you may be the lucky one.

I've chosen to use Beach Baby from The Stamping Boutique where you'll find a large variety of images to choose from.

Colored with Copics, a little Stickles added here and there for sparkle, butterflies from a Martha Stewart punch, gems, ribbon and a couple of die cuts.

Challenges:
A Girl Who Crafts:  Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore:  Anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnut's:  Patterned Paper
Eclecti Ellapu;  Nautical/Seaside
and Anything Option Water Colors
Mema's Crafts:  Anything Goes
Open-Minded Crafting Fun:  Vacation
Sister Act Card Challenge:  Anything Goes
Sisters of Craft:  Anything Goes
The Stamping Chef:  Anything Goes

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