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

Monday, January 31, 2011

Papertake Weekly, Raise The Bar, Queen Kat Designs, 365 Cards, Basic Grey Challenges, Paper Playtime, Do You Stack Up and Moving Along with the Times


Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed papers are Basic Grey (Oh Baby Girl) and ChatterBox; digital image is Beccy's Place; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; Spellbinders large scalloped circle; stamped sentiment is SU; Martha Stewart punched and layered butterflies.  TFL




Papertake Weekly #52 -  Sketch







Raise The Bar #51 - Purple, Yellow, Blue



Queen Kat Designs - Triple Tiara Tuesday
Inspiration








365 Cards - Day 332 - This and That
Lots of Yellow to cheer up someone

Basic Grey Challenges #36 - Flower Power
use some Basic Grey products

Paper Playtime #36 - Digi Monday
anything goes

Do You Stack Up #4 - Patterned Paper

Moving Along with the Times - Feel of Spring

Midnight Madness, Simon Says Stamp, 365 Cards and The Corrosive Challenge


Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed papers are from Target; stamped image is TAC; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; Stickles; Spellbinder scalloped oval and oval; epoxy heart stickers; flower from Michaels and button from my collection.






Midnight Madness #88 - Sketch





Simon Says Stamp - Animal Antics

365 Cards- Day 334 - Pick Ten
use 10 items....only 10

The Corrosive Challenge #101 - Button It Up

Sketches in Thyme, Crafty Emma, Crafts 4 Eternity, Karber Weekly, Winter Wonderland, 2 Sisters Challenge and 365 Cards

Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed papers are Paper Studio; digital image and sentiment are Digi's with Attitude; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; Stickles; Spellbinders scalloped rectangle; EK border punch; ribbon from Hobby Lobby.  TFL




Sketches in Thyme #10 - Sketch








Crafty Emma #21 - Bold and Bright

Crafts 4 Eternity #4 - Polka Dots

Karber Weekly #23 - Use Something Old
my papers and ribbons are from my old stash

Winter Wonderland - My Sentiments Exactly
focal point sentiment / can be Christmas or non-Christmas

2 Sisters Challenge #24 - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

365 Cards - Day 331 - Feeling Sassy

Wee Memories, Cupcake Inspirations, Delightful Sketches, Cooking It Up with Katie, Digi Doodle Shops Best, The Shabby Tea Room, Crazy 4 Challenges, Crafty Hos', Paper Play and 365 Cards

Here is my card for these challenges.  Background embossed QuicKutz on pearl cardstock; die cut hearts QuicKutz; digi sentiment is Digital Delights; border punch is EK Success; stamped flower and leaves and then cut out to make an embellishment; pearl and ribbon trim from Hobby Lobby.  TFL 

Wee Memories #41 - Sketch




Cupcake Inspirations #96 - Picture Inspiration






Delightful Sketches - Have a Heart
used Digital Delights image

Cooking It Up with Katie #46 - Recipe
sketch from another challenge, texture, use a punch

Digi Doodle Shops Best #44 - Swirls

The Shabby Tea Room #47 - Get Creative
no patterned paper allowed, handmake embellishments

Crazy 4 Challenges #72 - Vintage or Shabby Chic

Crafty Hos' - No Designer Paper

Paper Play #4 - Layer It Up

365 Cards - Day 333 - Layer at least two different things
must be at least 3 layers for each stack

365 Cards, Crafty Creations, Patties Creations, Polka Doodles, Digi With Attitude and Cupcake Craft

Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed paper is DCWV; digital images and sentiment are Patties Creations; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; Spellbinders deckled oval; EK Success border punch; ribbon from Target; Prima flower and button center.  TFL




365 Cards - Day 329 - Super Sunday Sketch








Crafty Creations - Let's Heat It Up
warm colors

Patties Creations #12 - Recipe 1, 2, 3
1 sentiment, 2 images, 3 embellishments

Polka Doodles #4 - Party Time

Digi With Attitude #15 - Go Digital People
use digi of person

Cupcake Craft #127 - Old Macdonald had a Farm
use something you find on a farm

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Christmas Cards All Year Round

The challenge at Christmas Cards All Year Round for January was to make 5 Christmas cards and Anything Goes.  Here are my 5 cards.  I have used some scraps of left over Christmas papers and several miscellaneous ribbons and embellishments on these cards.

Flashback Friday 7.0

The challenge that Amy has posted this time is Flashback 7.0 to show your first glitter card posted on your blog.

This was posted on May 20, 2009. Here is my card. I die cut the big dotted flower from a chipboard coaster from Target with glitter around the cupcake sticker in the center. The little green flower on the chipboard tag is a button with the shank clipped off. TFL

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Simply Create Hearts....

Guess What?!?!?!?  It is time for another challenge at Simply Create and we are creating hearts.  We had so many fabulous cards submitted for our last challenge.....AWESOME!!!!  Hope you will all join us again for this challenge of making cards with hearts on them.....remember you have two weeks to submit your cards.

Here is my gatefold card.  Papers used are Bo Bunny; digital image is Designed 2 Delight; coloring is done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; Stickles; Spellbinders oval and scalloped oval with piercings; sentiment is Bo Bunny sticker; lace, ribbons, buttons; and gems are from my collection.  TFL


The House That Stamps Built J2611 - Sketch

Card Ideas - Fabulous Folds
use Designed 2 Delight image

One Stop Craft #115 - More Than One Fold

Claudia & Company #72 - Recipe
2 sheets designer paper, 3 buttons, 1 image,
at least 1 piece of decorative trim

Creative Inspiration #96 - 3 buttons & bows

Really Reasonable Ribbon #16 - Heart Theme

Creatalicious Challange #18 - Ribbon & Love Theme

Kaboodle Doodles #51 - Bling It Up

Fab N Funky #57 - Delight in Your Digi

Little Red Wagon #65 - Lace

Creative Belli Challenge ##109 Letter P
pink and piercing

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

CPS and Make It Colorful

Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed paper is Creative Memories; digital image is from Digital Two for Tuesday; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; stamped sentiment is CTMH.  TFL




CPS #202 - Sketch





Make It Colorful - Vintage Photo
Colour in Monchrome

Squigglefly, Doodle Pantry, Lollipop Crafts and Creative Card Crew

Here is my card for these challenges.  All digital images and sentiment are Squigglefly; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; fiber from my collection.  TFL

Squigglefly #82 - Living on the Edge
decorate the edge

Doodle Pantry #6 - Love Theme

Lollipop Crafts - One Layer Cards

Creative Card Crew - Show Us the Colors of Your Country

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Sketch Saturday, Truly Scrumptious, Designed 2 Delight, Karber Weekly, The Crazy Challenge, Simon Says Stamp, Crafts 4 Eternity, Charisma Cardz, Stamp Something and City Crafter

Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed paper is SU; digital image is Designed 2 Delight; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; Stickles; hand stitching with floss; sentiment is Studio G; ribbons, button and string from my collection.  TFL




Sketch Saturday #139 - Sketch








Truly Scrumptious #49 - Brown, Pink & Green

Designed 2 Delight - Progressive January Challenge
use Bear's Big Gift image

Karber Weekly #22 - Dots & Stripes

The Crazy Challenge #51 - Dots & Stripes

Simon Says Stamp - Bingo choose 3 things
Glitter, Flower, Button

Crafts 4 Eternity #3 - Embellishment Recipe
String, Flower, Button

Charisma Cardz #3 - Magic Numbers

Stamp Something - Cute Somethings & do Stamping

City Crafter #41 - Sew Fun

Card Patterns, PaperPlay Challenge, Pollycraft, Patties Creations, Simon Says Stamp, Forgotten Scraps, A Spoonfull of Sugar and Pile It On

Here is my card for the challenges.  Printed paper in my scraps; digital image is Forgotten Scraps; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; Spellbinders labels die; Cuttlebug embossing folder at top and bottom corner; handmade flower with heart brad center; stamped sentiment is CTMH; ribbon and lace from my collection.  TFL

Card Patterns #97 - Sketch

PaperPlay Challenge - Back to Back
use black base

Pollycraft #77 - Black, White & one other colour

Patties Creations #11 - Black, White and one other

Simon Says Stamp - Bingo choose 3
Lace, Flowers, Embossing

Forgotten Scraps #1 - Use Digi

A Spoonfull of Sugar #136 - Valentine

Pile It On #4 - Love is in the Air

There She Goes, Stampin for the Weekend, Simon Says Stamp & Show, I Did It Creations Challenge, 365 Cards, Crop Stop, Tuesday Throwdown and The Corrosive Challenge

Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed papers are SU and Creative Memories; background embossed with squares and ink distressed; digital image is Toucan 4 Scraps; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; Spellbinders oval and diamond die cuts; silk leaves; ruffled ribbon; recycled packaging from light bulbs and then inked on top.  TFL




There She Goes #91 - Sketch






Stampin for the Weekend #2 - Getting Warmed Up
warm colors

Simon Says Stamp - Bingo choose 3
Punch / Die Cuts, Ribbon, Embossing

Simon Says Stamp & Show - Childhood Memory
kicking leaves in the fall

I Did It Creations Challenge - A Card for a Child
use Toucan 4 Scraps image

365 Cards - Day 330 - Shape Up
add at least one of each of the shapes - Oval, Square, Diamond

Crop Stop #3 - Squares and Die Cuts

Tuesday Throwdown #33 - Distressing

The Corrosive Challenge #100 - Reuse, Reduce, Recycle

Monday, January 24, 2011

365 Cards, ABC Christmas, Easy Craft Projects Challenges and Crafty Hos' Challenge

 Here is my card for the challenges.  Printed paper is DCWV; digital image is Dustin Pike; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; puffy paint on hat and scarf; machine stitching; stamped sentiment is SU; Stickles.  TFL







365 Cards - Day 149 - Tuesday Sketch







ABC Christmas - B is for Black & White
use Dustin Pike penguin image

Easy Craft Projects Challenges  #30 - Black & White



Crafty Hos' Challenge - Photo Inspiration

Sketch & Stash, Sentimental Sundays, 365 Cards, Crafty Creations and Fab N Funky

Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed papers are DCWV from my very old stash; digital image is Designed 2 Delight; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; stamped sentiment is Mark's Finest Papers; Spellbinders large scallops circle; Martha Stewart border punch; epoxy hearts from Target.  TFL





Sketch & Stash #52 - Sketch
used very old papers from my stash





Sentimental Sundays #39 - Color Challenge
Old Olive, Handsome Hunter & Poppy Parade

365 Cards - Day 323 - Wisdom

Crafty Creations #120 - It's A Bird Thing
use birds and include polka dots and colour green

Fab N Funky #56 - Animal Magic

Pals Paper Arts, Digi Stamps 4 Joy, Fairy Knoll Challenges, Cute Card Thursday, Simon Says Stamp, Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge, Alphabet Challenge, Delightful Sketches and Flutter By Wednesday

Here is my card for the challenges.  Printed papers is DCWV; digital image is Digi Stamps 4 Joy; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; flowers from Michaels with brad centers; digital sentiment is Raindrop Echo; Martha Stewart butterfly punch; ribbon from my collection.  TFL




Pals Paper Arts #77 - Sketch





Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Scraplift One of the DT's
I scraplifted Audrey and used the same image and colors pink & brown

Fairy Knoll Challenges - Chocolate

Cute Card Thursday #148 - Recipe 1, 2, 3
1 image, two flowers, 3 papers

Simon Says Stamp - Bingo choose 3 things
Brads, Flowers, Ribbon

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge #118 - It's a Couple Thing
must use 2 characters

Alphabet Challenge - L is for Ladies

Delightful Sketches - Celebration

Flutter By Wednesday #138 - Open
use butterfly, fairy or angel

The House That Stamps Built, Off the Wall Craftiness, 365 Cards

Here is my card for these challenges.  Digital image is Bugaboo; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; Spellbinders label die cut; Sizzix embossing folder; Martha Steward border punch; gold studs; ribbon from my collection. TFL

This is Joy's Card



The House That Stamps Built #19 - Casing Joy's Card





Off the Wall Craftiness #42 - Photo Inspiration
White, Orange, Teal





 
365 Cards - Day 325 - Bliss

Midnight Madness, Tiddly Inks, Simon Says Stamp, The Crafty Pad and Pennys Challenge


Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed paper from my old scraps; digital image is Tiddly Inks; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; Spellbinders heart die cuts; Cuttlebug embossing swirls; flowers with gem centers; stamped sentiment is Studio G; faux stitching; lace from my collection.  TFL




Midnight Madness #87 - Sketch








Tiddly Inks #34 - Just Be Me

Simon Says Stamp - Bingo choose 3 - Lace, Flowers, Embossing

The Crafty Pad - Something Girly

Pennys Challenge #45 - Anything Goes

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Crazy 4 Challenges, Creative Craft, Crafts & Me, Sew Many Challenges, The Cuttlebug Spot, Paper Sundaes, Digital Tuesday, 365 Cards, Allsorts and Creative Card Crew

Here is my card for these challenges.  Cardstock is Coredinations that has been embossed with Cuttlebug and distressed sanded; digital image is Bugaboo; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; fun flocking for sand; stamped sentiment is Studio G; ribbon and raffia from my collection.  TFL




Crazy 4 Challenges #71 - Sketch








Creative Craft - Monochromatic

Crafts & Me #22 - Monochrome

Sew Many Challenges #40 - Monkey Business
use a monkey on card

The Cuttlebug Spot - Children's Games - playing in the sand
use embossing

Paper Sundaes #53 - Do Some Distressing

Digital Tuesday #94 - Tropical Warmth

365 Cards - Day 328- Saturday's Word of Day - Happy

Allsorts #87 - Male / Boy

Creative Card Crew - For Men

Mark's Finest Papers, The Red Wagon and 365 Cards

Here is my card for these challenges.  Background is parchment paper; Cuttlebug embossed border; K& Company embossed sentiment sticker.  TFL

Mark's Finest Papers #39 - Sympathy Card

Little Red Wagon #64 - One Layer Wonder

365 Card - Day 326 - Thursday's Word of Day - Peace

Inspiration Card Sketches, Pollycraft, Do You Stack Up, Sassy Cheryls, Craft Your Passion, Creative Inspiration, Paper Sundaes, 365 Cards, Fresh Brewed and Craft Your Days Away

Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed papers are SU; digital image is Sassy Cheryls; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; ink distressing; sentiment 3D sticker is Miss Elizabeth's; ribbons and buttons from my collection.  TFL





Inspiration Card Sketches #98 - Sketch






Pollycraft #76 - Pastel Colors




Do You Stack Up #3 - Pink








Sassy Cheryl's #46 - Buttons & Bows

Craft Your Passion #41 - Button Up

Creative Inspiration #95 - Patchwork

Paper Sundaes #53 - Do Some Distressing

365 Cards - Day 327 - Friday's Word of the Day - Love

Fresh Brewed  #31 - Spread Some Love

Craft Your Days Away - Love

Queen Kat Designs, SPCC, Crafty Catz Weekly, Paper Sundaes, 365 Cards, Crafty Sentiments, Stamping Sisters in Christ and Totally Paper Crafts

Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed paper is Hot off the Press; stamped sentiment image is Inadinkado (I totally forgot I even had this stamp); distressed edges and then inked; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; Stickles; another old heart stamp I got from the $ store several years ago; ribbon and lace from my collection.





Queen Kat Designs - Sketch







SPCC - Color Combo #83
Crumb Cake, Regal Rose and Pretty in Pink

Crafty Catz Weekly #66 - A Forgotten Stamp

Paper Sundaes #53 - Do Some Distressing

365 Cards - Day 324  - Believe

Crafty Sentiments - Vintage

Stamping Sisters in Christ #73 - Create a Vintage style card

Totally Paper Crafts #50 - Add a Heart

There's Magic in the Air, Cupcake Craft, Ellephantastic, Papertake Weekly and Die cut Dreams

Here is my card for the challenges.  Printed papers from my scraps; digital image is Paper Cupcakes; stamped sentiment is Studio G; Stickles; flourish is Fiskar's rub on; gems and pearls.  TFL




There's Magic in the Air - sketch







Cupcake Craft #125 - Weddings

Ellephantastic - New Beginnings

Papertake Weekly - Ribbons and Pearls
use either or both

Die cut Dreams #81 - Use a Digi & Rubber Stamp Together

Saturday, January 22, 2011

MoJo Monday, For Fun Challenges, Daisy Doodles, Tuesday Throwdown, Glitterbabes Challenge, Paper Cutz, Wee Memories, Aud Sentiments, 4 Crafty Chicks, Claudia & Company, Simon Says Stamp and Cooking It Up With Katie

Here is my card for the challenges.  Printed papers are My Minds Eye and BoBunny; digital image is Daisy Doodles; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; Stickles; ribbon from Hobby Lobby; silk flowers and brad centers; stamped sentiment is Studio G.  TFL





MoJo Monday #174 - Sketch







For Fun Challenges - Make Everything Glitter

Daisy Doodles #26 - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown #32 - Valentine

Glitterbabes Challenge #28 - Anything Goes with Sparkle

Paper Cutz #75 - Your Choice

Wee Memories #40 - Free Your Creativity

Aud Sentiments #20 - Love Theme

4 Crafty Chicks #21 - Recipe
Ribbon, Brads & Pattern Papers

Claudia & Company #71 - Color Combo
Red, Green, Yellow

Simon Says Stamp - Bingo choose 3
brads, flowers & ribbon

Cooking It Up With Katie #45 - Recipe
make it cute, some green, add a few brads