SUNFLOWERS ARE JOYFUL FLOWERS THAT ALWAYS MAKE ME SMILE.
MAY ALL YOUR DAYS BE FILLED WITH SUNFLOWERS!!!

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

365 Cards, Stacey's Stamping Stage, Fred She Said and Simon Says

Here is my card for these challenges.  Background cardstock embossed with Cuttlebug dots and edges distressed; layered (3) digital flower images from Fred She Said; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; gems; ribbon from Hobby Lobby; sentiment is Studio G.  TFL



365 Cards - Day 28 - Super Sketchy Sunday








Stacey's Stamping Stage #23 - Color Combo
Kraft, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink and Basic Black


Fred She Said - Springy
use a Fred She Said image

Simon Says - It's So Distressing
do some distressing

Prize this week at Lorraine's Loft

Here is the super cute stamp you can win at Lorraine's Loft just for doing the Simon Says Challenge (It's So Distressing) this week.  Now is this a fun stamp or what!!!!!!

Sweet Sketch Wednesday. 365 Cards. Your Next Stamp Challenge, Penny's Creations, Creative Belli and Crafty Creations

Here is my cards for the challenges.  Printed papers are DCWV that has been sprayed with shimmer glitter spray; digital images are chick in egg is freebie this week from Stretch N Bubbles and swirl egg is Penny's Creations; chick has be colored with flocking and glitter; egg has Glossy Accents on it; swirl egg has be paper pieced and then glittered with Stickles; Fiskar's border punch; ribbon from Hobby Lobby; silk flowers with Stickles centers.  TFL




Sweet Sketch Wednesday - sketch









365 Cards - Day 31 - All Mixed Up
take digi image and do 1/3 no color, 1/3 patterned paper and 1/3 coloring


Your Next Stamp Challenge #13 - Purple
a little or a lot of purple

Penny's Creations #26 - Easter theme
used swirl egg

Creative Craft Challenge #10 - Eggstatic - Easter Theme


Creative Belli Blog #88 - Color Spray or glimmer

Crafty Creations #61 - Anything Goes

Polka Doodles, Creative Inspirations, 365 Cards, Sassy Designs by Susie & Vikki and ABC Challenge

Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed paper is DCWV; sentiments are Penny Black and SU; ribbon from Hobby Lobby; silk flowers from my collection with Stickles centers.  TFL



Polka Doodles #12 - Sketch
Black & White + one other color (I chose Red)





Creative Inspirations #54 - Sentiment Only - No Stamped images

365 Cards - Day 28 - A Certain Sentiment
"Hang in There"

Sassy Designs by Susie & Vikki #41 - Black, White & one other color
I chose Red

ABC Challenge - R is for Red

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Crafting in Croatia, Etsy Inspired and Creative Card Crew

Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed paper is Crafty Secrets; machine stitching; age distressed edges; lace and ribbon from my collection; sentiment is Studio G.  TFL




Crafting in Croatia - sketch












Etsy Inspired - Ponder and Stitch
My inspiration was this mustard cuff.








Creative Card Crew #47 - Vintage/Aged

Our Creative Corner, Sew Many Challenges, 365 Cards, Paper Cutz and Papertake Weekly

Here is my card for the challenges.  Printed papers are DCWV; digital image is Sew Many; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; paper pieced the bow; used my fancy deco circle punch and then used glitter chalk to give it a shimmer color; scalloped circle punch with piercing around the scallops; sentiment is Studio G; layered Prima flowers with brad center.  TFL




Our Creative Corner # 8 - sketch










Sew Many Challenges #9 - Tool Challenge - Let's Punch It
use some punches

365 Cards - Day 13 - A Whole New Dimension
paper piece just a bit of an image to raise just a portion off the page

Paper Cutz #34 - Easter theme - No chicks or bunnies

Papertake Weekly - open theme

The Treehouse, Cards for Men, Design Dollies, Sophisti-Cat Challenge, 365 Cards, Doodle Palace and Everything But the Kitchen Sink

Here is my card.  Printed papers are DCWV; stamped image is from $ store; woof sentiment is Jessica Lynn; decorative scissors; inside sentiment if SU and dog footprints are Jessica Lynn; string from my collection.  TFL




The Treehouse 42 - sketch










 Cards for Men #7 - Humor card

Design Dollies - Color Challenge
Red, Turquoise, Black and White

Sophisti-Cat Challenge #28 - Raining Cats & Dogs
theme raining, cats or dogs

365 Cards - Day 30 - In Pieces
use image on the outside of card and
then use it again on the inside but
don't use it in the exact same way

Doodle Palace - use Black

Everything But the Kitchen Sink #12 - String

Monday, March 29, 2010

Sketch Girl, Crafty Catz and Simple Doodles

Here is my card for the challenges.  Background is embossed with Fiskar's texture plate and then inked over the top; Cuttlebug embossing folder and inked lightly on top; layered ribbons; sentiment is rub on; flower is the NEW RELEASE from Simple Doodles.....I layered three sizes of flowers and did coloring with Prismacolor pencils and OMS then sprayed with shimmer mist.  TFL

Guess what this flower is a freebie at Simple Doodles.....it is sooooo much fun to play with.....go get yours and make a card for the layers challenge at Simple Doodles.  Oh yeah be sure that you sign up to follow the blog cause Trish makes the cutest digi's and you never know when she will post up some fun freebies.



Sketch Girl #14 - sketch










Crafty Catz #25 - White and One Other Colour

Simple Doodles #14 - Layers

Midnight Madness, The Digi Kitty, Pollycrafts, Kelly Jo's Stamp Pad, Pile It On, The Pink Elephant, Incy Wincy Designs and Stamp It Crazy

Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed papers are various manufacturers; digital image is The Digi Kitty; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; background done with glitter chalks; machine stitching; piercing around the edge of digital image; 3 epoxy egg stickers from WalMart; ribbons from my collection.  TFL




Midnight Madness #46 - sketch
I flipped the sketch one turn.









The Digi Kitty - use  Ride for Rabbit digital image

Pollycraft Monday Challenge #37 - Recipe
4 papers, 3 embellishments, 2 ribbons and 1 image


Kelly Jo's Stamp Pad #45 - Color Chef
white, light purple, light green and light pink

Pile It On #12 - Animal-Riffic
and combine with other challenges

The Pink Elephant #6 - Color challenge - use pastels

Incy Wincy Designs #36 - Sewing - real or faux

Stamp It Crazy - Easter Bunny Challenge
must use a bunny and eggs

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 42 and The Corrosive Challenge

Here is my card for the challenges.  Printed paper is DCWV; digital image is Bugaboo; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; glitter chalk for the sky; fun flocking on the chick; glossy accents on dots of the egg; Cuttlebug embossing folder; sentiment is Studio G; ribbon, button and pearl cotton from my collection.  TFL




Sweet Sketch Wednesday #42 - Sketch
use a Bugaboo image








The Corrosive Challenge - Easter Card

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Crazy 4 Challenges, 365 Cards, Secret Crafter and Totally Papercrafts

Here is my card for the challenges.  Printed paper is DCWV; the flower is punched hearts with Cuttlebug embossing and shimmer spray; leaf hand cut and run through the crimper; sentiment is Studio G; button and floss from my collection.  TFL




Crazy 4 Challenges #30 - sketch









365 Cards - Day 27 - I'm Touched
need 8 elements - all elements must overlap with at least 2 other elements

Secret Crafter - Saturday Challenge #76 - Pink, Green and Flowers


Totally Papercrafts #9 - Pink & Green

The Pink Elephant, 365 Cards and THe Play Date Cafe

Here is the card I made for these challenges.  Various printed papers; Cuttlebug embossing folder; baubbles are really dark blue not black; sentiment Studio G; rick rack ribbon from my collection.  TFL



The Pink Elephant #59 - sketch










365 Cards - Day 26 - Card Recipe
5x5 card, 3 circles, 2 squares, ribbon, sentiment

The Play Date Cafe #22 - Blue, Red and Draft

Card Patterns, Kaboodle Doodles, If the Shoe Fits Scrap It, One Stop Craft and Card-a-licious

Here is my card for the challenges.  Paper is unknown; recycled floral tag (see picture); Cuttlebug embossing; paper flower from scalloped punch...scrunch and cut (I was thinking of my daffodils that are now blooming when I made this flower); Stickles on edges; leaves hand cut and run through crimper; tag and sticker trim from $ store; ribbon from my collection.  TFL



Card Patterns #57 - sketch






 Kaboodle Doodles #27 - Shaped Card


If the Shoe Fits Scrap It - Going Green - recycle something


One Stop Craft #73 - Feeling Fruity
use images or colors

Card-a-licious #35 - Recipe
use a tag, a sticker and a flower

Our Creative Corner, Bee Crafty, Artful Inkables and Create 4 Fun

Here is my card for the challenges.  Printed papers are K&Company; digital image is Bee Crafty; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; clear texture paint on the frosting; Stickles for the flame; Martha Stewart lace border punch; Spellbinders label die; sentiment is My Sentiments Exactly; ribbon and button from Hobby Lobby.  TFL



Our Creative Corner - sketch










Bee Crafty #27 - Happy Birthday theme with digi image

Artful Inkables - Birthday theme


Create 4 Fun #35 - Recipe
Brown, Cream and Pink

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Papertake Weekly, There's Magic in the Air, Picute Perfect Creations, Fussy & Fancy Challenge and The Town Scrapper

Here is my card for these challenges.  Various printed papers from my scraps; digital image from There's Magic in the Air; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; glitter chalks; Stickles; flocking with glitter for bunny tail; sentiment Studio G; 2 ribbons layered from Hobby Lobby; buttons and floss from my collection.  TFL




Papertake Weekly #37 - sketch


 I flipped the sketch a turn.






There's Magic in the Air - Magical Monday
1, 2, 3 Create - use any There's Magic image, 2 ribbons and 3 buttons


Picture Perfect Creations #5 - Color Combo
Elegant Eggplant, So Saffron and Pretty in Pink

Fussy & Fancy Challenge #7 - Easter


The Town Scrapper - Easter

Inspirational Card Sketches, Sophisti-Cat Challenge, 365 Cards and Stampin B's

Here is my card for the challenges.  Printed papers are DCWV that I sprayed with shimmer spray; digital image from the internet (not sure the artist); coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; Stickles; glitter chalks; Spellbinders label die; Prima flowers with glitter centers.  TFL


Inspirational Card Sketches #59 - sketch









Sophisti-Cat Challenge #27 - Recipe
Mint Green, Lilac and one other color (yellow), plus flowers




365 Cards - Day 22 - Movie Monday - Alice in Wonderland
picture inspiration








Stamping B's #51 - Color Combo
Purple, Green and Yellow

Tuesday Morning Sketches, Designed 2 Delight, Flutterby Wednesday and Susie's Sassy Designs

Here is my card for the challenges.  Printed paper is DCWV; digital image is Designed 2 Delight; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; Stickles; Cuttlebug embossing dots folder; baubbles, ribbon and flower buttons from my collection.  TFL




Tuesday Morning Sketches #38
 I flipped the sketch one turn.









Designed 2 Delight - Delightful Inspiration - Use Garden Fairy image
March progressive challenge

Flutterby Wednesday #102 -  Butterfly, Fairy or Angel

Susie's Sassy Designs #11 - Sally's Spring Garden

Friday, March 26, 2010

Card Positioning Systems, Die Cuts R Us, Design Dollies, Raise The Bar, 365 Cards and Cute Card Thursday

Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed papers are various manufactures; made one of those punched, scrunched and layered flowers; I also sprayed the papers with shimmer mist; center brad is glittered up with UTEE and chunky gold glitter; flourish is Autumn Leaves stamp that I cut out; sentiment is SU.  TFL


Card Positioning Systems #159 - sketch





 

Die Cuts R Us #29 - Bouquets of paper
create paper flower

Design Dollies - Color Challenge
Black, White and Yellow all over.....no bees

Raise The Bar - April Fool!
show us a style you normally don't do
That would be Vintage for me....I don't usually make this style very often.


365 Cards - Day 25 - Do It Yourself
make your own glittery brad

Cute Card Thursday #105 - Dimensions
creations with dimension

Just Cute Bears, Cupcake Craft Challenges, Crafty Creations and Hand Full of Stamps

Here is my card for the challenges.  Printed paper and chipboard strawberry is unknown (from Big Lots); digital image and sentiment are from The Character Cafe; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; ribbon from my collection.  TFL




Just Cute Bears - sketch  - (I flipped the sketch 1/4 turn)
must have a bear on card







Cupcake Craft Challenges #83 - Food and Drink theme


Crafty Creations #60 - Babies
any babies animal or human

Hand Full of Stamps #21 - You're a Sweet One
something sweet or the word sweet

2 Sketches 4 You, Kah Wink E Dink, SPCC, Stamp Something, Paper Sundaes and The Corrosive Challenge

Here is my card for the challenges.  Printed paper is DCWV; paper pieced digital image is from Kah Wink E Dink; Stickles; Spellbinders circle; hand doodling X's and squiggles on sentiment; sentiment is K&Company; Fiskars border punch; ribbons from Hobby Lobby and Target.  TFL




2 Sketches 4 You #48 - sketch
Bonus Sketch









Kah Wink E Dink - Outer Space theme

SPCC #40 - Color Combo
Chocolate Chip Really Rust and Pretty in Pink

Stamp Something - Doodle Something


Paper Sundaes #10 - Paper Piecing


The Corrosive Challenge #56 - Paper Piecing

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Polka Doodles, 365 Cards and Simple Doodles

Here is my card for the challenges.  Printed papers are DCWV and Making Memories; brass stencil for the sentiment; the flower image is one of the NEW RELEASES at Simple Doodles tomorrow (Friday)....it is called Dot Flower....I have layered two of the flowers, shaped them a bit and popped them up; coloring is done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; center is a baubble.  TFL

Trish has some very cute images in this release....so be sure you check out Simple Doodles tomorrow to see all the images.  She has lots and lots of fun freebie images.....so be sure to look at everything on the blog!!!!! 




Polka Doodles #11 - sketch - 4 shapes that interlock
use Blue and Brown







365 Cards - Day 23 - Stencil It


Simple Doodles - Layers

Sketch Saturday, Scrap & Stamp,The Digi Kitty, Crafty Cardmakers,Lexi Creations, Design Dollies, Simon Says, Pile It On, Incy Wincy Designs, Digital Tuesday, CRAFT, PaperPlay, Dare U To Digi Stamp and Colour Create



Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed paper is DCWV; heat embossed flowers and flourishes with sparkle embossing powder;  digital image is from The Digi Kitty; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; flocking on the bunny; Stickles; glitter egg and mini flowers from WalMart; Martha Stewart border punch.  TFL









 


Sketch Saturday #95 - sketch









Scrap & Stamp - Heat Emboss or Masking or Both
use at least one stamp

The Digi Kitty - use freebie bunny - Bunny's Spring Flower

Crafty Cardmakers #17 - Spring Into Spring


Lexi' Creations #10 - Easter Theme


Design Dollies - Feeling Blingy
use at least 3 different blings
I used sparkle embossing powder; Stickles; gems


Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Easter or Spring and some Glimmer

Pile It On #11 - Furry Friends

Incy Wincy Designs #35 - Easter or Spring

Digital Tuesday #51 - Happy Spring theme
must use a digital image

CRAFT #42 - Easter

PaperPlay Challenges #12 - Easter

Dare U To Digi Stamp - #34 Easter


Colour Create #41 - Your Choice of Pastels
optional extra - Easter or Spring