Digital Delights - Love You Larry

It's time for some more fabulous cards from the Digital Delights Team.
We are all mostly still on a Valentines theme so pop over to check out all the wonderful ideas!

Challenges:
Paper Cutz - Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
Woodware USA - Anything Goes
Penny's - Anything Goes
Do You Stack Up - Patterns
Simply Create - Use Your Punches
Some Odd Girl - Scallops
Aud's Sentiments - Love Theme
Charisma - Valentines/Love
Bunny Zoes - Love Is In The Air
Craft Your Days Away - Love
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Love
Lexi's Creations - Valentines
Meljen's - Use Hearts
Stamp Something - Something Cute
Res Q - Dry Embossing
My Time To Craft - Embossing
Happileigh Scrapping - Photo Inspiration (shabby chic, pink and distressed)
The Stampman - Distressing
Tuesday Throwdown - Distressing
Crafty Purple Frog - Distressing
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Vintage
Fab N Funky - Use a Digi

Card Recipe:
Image - Love You Larry
Sentiment - Ticket Sentiment Set
Paper - The Lace and Linen Stack by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Embossing Folder - Dots by Sizzix
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Butterfly Punch - Martha Stewart
Leaf Spray - Sizzlits
Roses - Wild Orchid Crafts
Die Cut - Spellbinders

Even though Larry is a cute image I wanted to try and make him more vintage/shabby chic in style and I hope I pulled it off.

Pixie Cottage #54 - Flowers - Card and Matching Box

It's Wednesday so it means another challenge at The Pixie Cottage!
As always we have 2 parts to the challenge and you can choose either or both to play along with.
We have a fabulous sketch and our theme this week is "Flowers" and we know how much card makers love their flowers!!
I decided to do something a little different this week and make a Wedding Card with a Matching box and I hope you like it.
I'm hoping to start instructing again soon at a local store (after many years out of it) and this is a potential class so I hope it appeals! LOL

Challenges:
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Penny's - Anything Goes
Woodware USA - Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
Paper Cutz - Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Fairytale Challenge - Flowers
Crafty Cardmakers - Flowers
Top Tip Tuesday - Flowers
Paper Minutes - Flwoers
Simply Create - Use Your Punches
Res Q - Dry Embossing
My Time To Craft - Embossing
Crafty Catz - Use An Old Stamp
Phindy's Place - Lace and Pearls
Paper Crafting Journey - Weddings, Lace and Pearls
Little Red Wagon - Lace
One Stop Crafts - More Than One Fold
My Partner in Crafting Crime - Scoring (lots of scoring to make the box)
Secret Crafter - It's a Couple Thing
Craft Your Days Away - Love
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Love
Aud's Sentiments - Love Theme
Bunny Zoes - Love Is In The Air
The Stampman - Distressing
Tuesday Throwdown - Distressing
Crafty Purple Frog - Distressing
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Vintage
City Crafter - Sewing
Paper Pretties - Sewing
For Fun - Make A Card Box

Project Recipe:
Image - Maisy & Matts Wedding by Di Carubia
Papers - K and Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Scoring tool - Scor-Pal

This was the sketch we had to start us off with.

I love the way this turned out and the K and Co papers I think add a vintage feel to the project. I will definitely getting out my Scor-Pal more often (found the instructions for the slid box on their site) and making lots more things as it is certainly fun to play in 3D!

Cooking It Up #46 - Sketch me a Textured Punch!

It's a new challenge at my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge blog.

The ingredients needed for your card this week are:

Use another challenges current Sketch
Add some Texture
Finish with a Punch

Challenges:
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Penny's - Anything Goes
Woodware USA - Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
Paper Cutz - Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Simply Create - Use Your Punches
Res Q - Dry Embossing
My Time To Craft - Embossing
2 Sisters - Sketch
Bunny Zoes - Love Is In The Air
Lexi's Creations - Valentines
Get Creative with Ann - Non Traditional Valentines Image and No Stamped Hearts
The Stampman - Distressing
Tuesday Throwdown - Distressing
Crafty Purple Frog - Distressing
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Vintage
Happileigh Scrapping - Photo Inspiration (shabby chic, pink and distressed)
Crafty Cardmakers - Flowers
Craft Your Passion - Use 2 Patterned Papers
Crazy Challenge - Dots and Stripes
Ooh La La - 3 of A Kind

Card Recipe:
Image - Time For Beauty by Gingerloft
Paper - The Lace and Linen Stack by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Embossing Folder - Dots by Sizzix
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Colorbok
Heart Punch - EK Success
Buttons - Jesse James
Chalk Ink - Dewdrop in Chestnut Roan

This is a very different image from my usual choice but it was great to work out of my comfort zone.
I hope you enjoy this and I'd love to see you over at Cooking It Up With Katie and play along with this weeks recipe!

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Valentines Day Card

It's time for another challenge at A Spoon Full Of Sugar and this week we are giving you a theme challenge! It will soon be Valentine's Day and I'm sure you are all working on those beautiful cards full of hearts and love! Well those Valentine's cards can now be linked to our challenge and you may well be the winner!

Challenges:
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
Woodware USA - Anything Goes
Penny's - Anything Goes
Paper Cutz - Anything Goes
Wee Memories - Anything Goes (max 2 entries)
Fairytale Challenge - Flowers
Simply Create - Use Your Punches
Aud's Sentiments - Love Theme
Craft Your Days Away - Love
Bunny Zoes - Love Is In The Air
Lexi's Creations - Valentines
Moving Along With The Times - Sketch and Flowers
Stamp Something - Something Cute
One Stop Crafts - More Than One Fold
The Stampman - Distressing
The Crafty Pad - Something Girly
Craft Your Passion - Use 2 Patterned Papers

Card Recipe:
Image - Sending My Love Kaela
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Fine and Dandy Tickled Pink by My Minds Eye
Sentiment - Cloud 9
Roses - Wild Orchid Crafts
Doily - Wilton
Punches - Martha Stewart

I made this card into an easel style as I just love the way it displays the image and the recipient will love to show it off!
I hope you've enjoyed this card and we'd love to see your Valentine creations over at A Spoon Full Of Sugar!

Pile It On - Love Is In The Air

We have a super challenge over at Pile It On this week and we are matched with a fabulous sponsor in Digital Delights as our challenge is "Love Is In The Air!".

Digital Delights have some fabulous Valentine's images and the team got to work with some of them and if you win the challenge you could be winning some of these fabulous designs too!

The winner get's their choice of 3 digital stamps just in time for this years Valentine's or any other occasion you choose!

Challenges:
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Penny's - Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
Paper Cutz - Anything Goes
Wee Memories - Anything Goes (max 2 entries)
The Crafty Pad - Something Girly
Tuesday Throwdown - Valentine
Fresh Brewed - Love/Valentines
Aud's Sentiments - Love Theme
Fab N Funky - Animal Magic
Dutch Dare - Stitching (Real or Faux)
Simply Create - Use Your Punches
Truly Scrumptious - Brown, Pink and Green
Simon Says Stamp - Bingo (I chose Punch, Embossing and Ribbon)
Karber Weekly - Ribbon (and a digi)
Res Q - Dry Embossing
Stamp Something - Something Cute
Tellen's Place - Polka Dots
Craft Your Days Away - Love

Card Recipe:
Image - Cutie Pie Rosie
Paper - Glitz and Glitter by KI Memories
Medium - Copic Markers
Doily - Wilton
Punch - Martha Stewart
Die Cut - Spellbinders
Pearls - Michaels $1 spot
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby

So if you are still making Valentines (or haven't even started them yet!) then be sure to drop by Pile It On and play along with this this week :)

Katie

Pink Gem Designs - Ribbon and Lace

It's time for another challenge at A Gem of A Challenge and this time we are getting girly with the challenge of using "Ribbon and Lace" on your project. If you still haven't made your Valentine card (or cards!) then maybe you can include our challenge in your creation!

Challenges:
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Penny's - Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Paper Cutz - Anything Goes
Pear Tree Designs - Free For All
Fairytale Challenge - Flowers
Simply Create - Use Your Punches
Alota Rubber Stamps - Happy Spring
Corrosive - Lace and Pearls
Papertake Weekly - Ribbons and Pearls
There She Goes - Wet Embossing (used because I like Versafine ink with clear stamps but it runs with Copic's so embossing solves the problem!)
Belli Challenge - P is for... (I chose punching)
Simon Says Stamp - Bingo ( I chose Gems, Flowers and Punch/Die Cut)
Stamp Something - Something Cute
Phindy's Place - Lace and Pearls

Card Recipe:
Image - Kaya With Daffodils
Paper - Lost in Paradise by GCD Studios
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - K and Co
Roses - Wild Orchid
Die Cut - Spellbinders
Pearls and Rhinestones - Michaels $1 spot
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby

Now Kaya is not my usual choice of image (I'm not a Manga/Anime style girl at all) but I really like her and I think it's her cute outfit that really won me over :) Plus it's good to step out of your comfort zone and try new things, I'll definitely be playing with her again soon.
Anyway, I hope you like her too and if you have a chance drop by A Gem of A Challenge to see the other creations from the team and maybe play along too!

Katie

Designed 2 Delight - Warm Your Heart with a Mouse Valentine!

I'm here with a card to warm your heart!
If you have been anywhere in the US in the last few weeks chances are you've had some snow, some just a little and some a whole mess of snow!
So you've probably been snuggling in your Winter Sweater just like this little guy.

Challenges:
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Simply Create - Use Your Punches
Secret Crafter - With Love
Speedy The Cats Friends - Use A Heart
Paper Playtime - Use the Word Love on Your Project
Tuesday Throwdown - Valentine
Fresh Brewed - Love/Valentines
Aud's Sentiments - Love Theme
Totally Gorjuss - Cuddly
Sentimental Sundays - Winter
Stempel Magie - Winter
Creative Stamp Friends - Winter
Going Grey with Scrap Creations - Winter Blast
I Did It Creations - Brr I'm Turning Blue (use some blue in your project)
Crazy Challenge - Buttons
Craft Your Passion - Buttons
Pixie Dust - Button Up
Random Amusing Challenge - Use Red
Happileigh Scrappin - Love theme and photo inspiration
Belli Challenge - P is for... (I chose punching)
For Fun - Glitter
Fab N Funky - Animal Magic
Simon Says Stamp - Bingo (I chose Punch, Embossing and Ribbon)

Card Recipe:
Image - Mouses Valentine
Paper - Peppermint Forest by Joann's (2009)
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders Label 1
Paint - Glittering Silver by Scribbles
Glitter - Glamour Dust in Crystal
Border and Corner Punch - Martha Stewart Vintage Floral Punch Around the Page Set
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Buttons - Dress It Up
Sentiment - Printed in LD Amore font

I just love this image, the perfect combination of Love and Winter.
If you want to see other designers with samples of Faith's super images be sure to drop over to Card Idea's and tomorrow there will be a new challenge there so pop in and play along!
Katie

Pixie Cottage #53 - Who Do You Love?

It's Wednesday so it means another challenge at The Pixie Cottage!
As always we have 2 parts to the challenge and you can choose either or both to play along with.
We have a fabulous sketch and our theme this week is "Who Do You Love?" which is perfect for your upcoming Valentines Day cards!

Challenges:
Craft Your Days Away - Anything Goes
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Anything Goes
Meljen's - Square or Round Card
Paperplay - Cutie Patootie
Totally Gorjuss - Cuddly
Oldie But A Goodie - Bright and Cheerful
2 Sisters - Flowers
Fairytale Challenge - Flowers
Creative Inspirations Paint - Bling
Phindy's Place - Valentines/For a Loved One
Tuesday Throwdown - Valentine
Wags N Whiskers - With Love
Secret Crafter - With Love
Paper Playtime - Use the Word Love on Your Project
Winter Wonderland - Paws For Thought
Speedy The Cats Friends - Use A Heart
I Did It Creations - Brr I'm Turning Blue (use some blue in your project)
ECP - Use Old Stash
Incy Wincy - Bears, Bears, Bears
Tuesday Morning Sketches - Heavy Metal (used brads)

Card Recipe:
Image - I love you Beary Much by ARTish
Paper - Lovesong by My Minds Eye
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Cloud Nine
Roses - Prima
Gem Brads - Recollections

This is this week's super sketch!

I colored the bear and then cut him out before popping him on top of this cute heart shaped doily.
I wonder who he is giving his heart to?
If you have a special someone that still needs a card making for them use our challenge as the excuse to get it made, you may our winner!
Drop by The Pixie Cottage and play along with us.
See you there!
Katie

Cooking It Up #45 - Use some Cute Green Brads!

It's a new challenge at my Cooking It Up With Katie blog and it's one of my very favorite sponsors, Meljen's Designs!
I simply adore the cute and whimsical designs and myself and the team got to play along with some and we had so much fun!

The ingredients needed for your card this week are:

Make it Cute
Use some Green
Add a few Brads

Challenges:
Craft Your Days Away - Anything Goes
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Anything Goes
Pear Tree Designs - Free For All
Meljen's - Square or Round Card
Paper Crafting Journey - Go Digital
Paperplay - Cutie Patootie
Totally Gorjuss - Cuddly
Stamp N Doodle - Winter in The Woods
Sentimental Sundays - Winter
Stempel Magie - Winter
Creative Stamp Friends - Winter
Going Grey with Scrap Creations - Winter Blast
Everybody Art - Snow
Phindy's Place - Valentines/For a Loved One
Tuesday Throwdown - Valentine
Southern Girls - All Loved Up
Wags N Whiskers - With Love
Secret Crafter - With Love
Beary Scrap - Friendship or Love
Paper Playtime - Use the Word Love on Your Project
Creatalicious - Ribbon and Love
Wee Memories - Ribbon
Tellen's Place - Ribbon
Creative Inspirations Paint - Bling
Simply Create - Use Your Punches
My Time To Craft - Spots and Dots
Tuesday Morning Sketches - Heavy Metal (used brads)
Crafty Creations - Birds, Polka Dots and Green
Stampin Royalty - Anything With Wings

Card Recipe:
Image - Cozy Winter Owl
Paper - The Guy Stack by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Jeweled Brads - Recollections by Michaels
Ribbon - Stash
Border Punch - French Scroll by Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Printed in LD Cute Curlz font
Glitter - Glamour Dust in Crystal

I printed two of the cute owl image and cut out the owl and snow part and popped it up on top of the bottom layer. I added Glamour Dust glitter to the snow and his hat and I just love how cute he is. It is a little different from a usual Valentine color scheme but perfect for a man I think.
I hope you will grab your crafting ingredients and come along and join us at Cooking It Up With Katie this week!

An Angel Bear - Anything Goes at Pile It On this week!

This wasn't going to go on here today but in a twist of fate it was needed and so you got a little extra smile from me!
I designed this card to go on sale on eBay so you may see it pop up on there in the next couple of days.
But over at Pile It On we decided to go with an "Anything Goes" theme this week and so this little cutie gets to come out and play!

Challenges:
Craft Your Days Away - Anything Goes
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Pattie's Creations - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes
Meljen's - Square or Round Card
Paperplay - Cutie Patootie
Stampin B's - Use A Die Cut
2 Sisters - Flowers
Fairytale Challenge - Flowers
Simply Create - Use Your Punches
Wags N Whiskers - With Love
Secret Crafter - With Love
Beary Scrap - Friendship or Love
Creatalicious - Ribbon and Love
Phindy's Place - Valentines/For a Loved One
Creative Inspirations Paint - Bling
Ooh La La - Bling
Winter Wonderland - Paws For Thought
Speedy The Cats Friends - Use A Heart
Incy Wincy - Go Dotty
Lexi's - Say It With Love
Creative Card Crew - Fancy Folds
Some Odd Girl - Embossing
Delightful Challenges - Easel Card

Card Recipe:
Image - Valentines Bears Clip Art
Paper - Glitz and Glitter by KI Memories
Butterfly Punch and Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Die Cut - Spellbinders
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts and stash
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby

I hope you like this cute bear, I know I do!
Be sure to link in a card this week at Pile It On because "Anything Goes!"

Card Ideas Challenge - Winter with Blue and Purple

We have started weekly challenges over at Card Ideas and this week I'm joining in with a sample for you!
Each 3rd Saturday of the month we will be having a Christmas/Winter themed challenge so that you will have a great start on your Christmas crafting by the time December rolls around again!

For many January means snow, cold and/or ice. For this week's challenge create a Christmas/Winter card/project using:

1.Any Designed2Delight image
2.Blues & purples (you can also use white and/or black for your neutral)
3.Any embellishment that seems "icy" to you...glitter, glossy effects, clear coating, etc.

Challenges:
Crazy Challenge - Animals
Fuzzy Wuzzy - Anything Goes (with an Animal image)
Stamping Vacation Watch This - March of the Penguins
Ooh La La - Bling It On
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Glitter/Sparkling
Papertake Weekly - Cold and Frosty Morning
Stamp With Fun - Snow
Hanna and Friends - Snow
Belli - Snow
Hand Stamped Sentiments - Punches
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Anything Goes
Meljen's - Square or Round Card
Paperplay - Cutie Patootie

Card Recipe:
Image - Skating Penguin
Paper - Winter Mat Stack by DCWV and Lilac Avenue by Kaisercraft
Medium - Copic Markers
Punches - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Printed in Yippy Skippy font
Rhinestones - Michaels

This is such a sweet image and will work for Christmas/Winter or simply as a fun little note to someone!
I thought the silver pattern on the paper reminded me of snow falling and the Stickles on his hat added a little snowy sparkle too!
Katie

Cooking It Up #44 - I Love some Embossed Pink with Digital Delights NEW RELEASES!

This is a very special week at Cooking It Up With Katie as we are coordinating with our super sponsor Digital Delights on their latest release and the team all got to work with some FABULOUS new Valentines themed images!

The ingredients for your card this week are:
Make it for someone you Love
Use any form of Embossing
Add a little Pink

Challenges:
Stamp Something - Something Digi
Craft Your Days Away - Anything Goes
Wags N Whiskers - Valentines
One Stitch At A Time - Love/Valentine
Lexi's - Say It With Love
Bunny Zoes - Love
365 Cards Day 314 - Romance
Going Grey with Scrap Creations - Love Is In The Air
Woodware USA - Hearts
Getting Creative with Ann - Hearts
Sweet Stop Sketches Sketch
2 Sisters - Getting Girly
Catch The Bug - Embossing
Speedy The Cats Friends - Embossing
Secret Crafter - Tons of Texture
Creative Inspirations Paint - Texture
Fuzzy Wuzzy - Anything Goes (with an Animal image)
Crazy Challenge - Animals
Crafty Emma's - All Creatures Great and Small
Incy Wincy - Go Dotty
Basic Grey Challenges - Spots and Dots
Shannon's Sentiments - Ribbon
Stamping Vacation Sticky Situation - Border Sticker

Card Recipe:
Image - Polly Pippin In Love
Paper - Basic Grey Olivia and Fairytale Princess by The Paper Studio
Medium - Copic Markers
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Die Cut - Spellbinders
Stickers - Doodlebug
Sentiment - Heidi Grace
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby

I printed out Polly twice and colored both versions. I cut them out, one whole and one just Polly and popped the Polly on top of the other for dimension.
I'm not sure if you have started your Valentines cards yet but if you haven't then maybe joining in with my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge!
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #52 - Sketch and/or Coloring

It's time for another challenge over at The Pixie Cottage
As always we have a new sketch for you if you like to use sketches and we have the technique challenge of "Using Your Favorite Coloring Method".
You can choose the sketch, the technique or both!
As the majority of cards have some form of coloring on them I'm sure you'll have no excuse not to play along this week!

Challenges:
Craft Your Days Away - Anything Goes
Let's Ink It Up - Anything Goes (must be rubber stamp)
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Wings
Alys - Wings
Sentimental Sundays - Wings
Auds Sentiments - Two Word Sentiment
Crafty Pad - Happy Birthday
Gingerloft - Celebrations
Charisma - Birthdays or Celebrations
Craft Your Passion - Tie One On (use ribbon)
Shannon's Sentiments - Ribbon
Getting Creative with Ann - Hearts
Woodware USA - Hearts

Card Recipe:
Image - SouthEnd Girls 2 by Andrea T. Seiler
Paper - Fairytale Princess by The Paper Studio
Medium - Copic Markers
Glitter - Stickles in Lavender
Rhinestones - Michaels $1 Spot
Letter Beads - Walmart
Sentiment - Bo Bunny
Bow - Offray
Heart Punch - EK Success
Die Cut - Spellbinders

This is the great sketch we have this week for you to use if you like.

After coloring the image I cut her out and added Stickles to her wings.
Then I matted her on a Spellbinders die cut and then on a different patterned paper.
It's my daughter's 12th birthday on Friday and this may well go to her, I'll just have to see if I can keep it a secret until then! LOL
Katie

Snow Much Fun with Tilda

It's Winter but most of the time here in Texas we just have to dream of snow.
This was what prompted me to ink up Rowdy Tilda and make a fun Winter card with her!

Challenges:
Oldie But A Goodie -Sketch
Totally Stampalicious - Mix It Up (stamps from two different sets, on my card one is Magnolia the other is The Pixie Cottage)
Hand Stamp Sentiments - Blues
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Blues
Totally Tilda - Ribbon and Roses
7 Kids College Fund - Hot or Cold
Just Magnolia - Anything Goes
Craft Your Days Away - Anything Goes
The Lollipop Ladies - Glitter or Bling
Fairy Knoll - All That Glitters
Crafts And Me - Paper Tearing
ABC Design Challenge - Baby It's Cold Outside
Belli - Snow
Stamp With Fun - Snow
The Pink Elephant - Winter Wonderland
Flutterby Wednesday - Open Week (must have butterfly, fairy or angel)
Phindy's Place - Distressing
Winter Wonderland - Let's Go Dotty
Basic Grey Challenges - Spots and Dots

Card Recipe:
Image - Rowdy Tilda
Paper - Basic Grey Max and Whiskers and Basic Grey Olivia
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers - Prima Mini Roses
Sentiment - The Pixie Cottage
Chalk Ink - Colorbox Cats Eye in Blue Lagoon

What is so ironic is that we traveled to England at Christmas and hoped to get some snow and hardly a flake was seen where we were but yesterday, here in Texas, we got a blizzard and here are some of the photos to prove it!

Yes that's me with my Covent Garden knitted hat and scarf on, who knew I'd actually need them this winter?

So just like Tilda we enjoyed a little of the white stuff!