Celebrations Blog Hop with Digital Delights and Delightful Challenges!

Hello everyone and welcome to the Digital Delights It's a Celebration Blog Hop 30th June-1st July 2011. This is a 2 day hop to help you get through all 30 of our talented designers, collect your letters and enter to win the grand prize!

If you came here from Juelmarie then you are in the right spot! If you have just come across this posting while browsing around in blog land then start at the top Digital Delights so you don't miss all of the amazing projects!

The theme of this hop is CELEBRATIONS!! At Digital Delights by Louby Loo, we are celebrating the new store! Wendy (aka Louby Loo) just completed the move to a new and improved store! In honor of this, each stop along the way will have a Digital Delights stamp from their project to be given away. There are amazing sponsors for the grand prize at the end.

This is a hop with a different twist as along the hop there are letters to find in the postings - not all blogs have the letters but if you gather all the letters then at the end of the hop on day 2 assemble them to create a Digital Delights related word. You then return to the Digital Delights and enter your name in the InLinks at the bottom of the post (do not reveal the secret word yet). After the hop you will be contacted if you are selected at random--at which point you will be asked to reveal the correct word.
Now on to my project(s).


Challenges:
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Basic Grey - Stitching
Speedy the Cats Friends - Sparkle (I used Rhinestones)
There She Goes - 3 Dies/Punches (Spellbinders, MFT and Marianne D)
Forever Friends - Birthday (with an animal)
Fab N Funky - Triangles (10 combined challenges max)
Fresh Brewed - Birthday or Party
Whimsie Doodles - Red, Twine and at least one Flower
Crafts and Me - Birthdays

Card Recipe:
Image - Birthday Pippin
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Basic Grey Life Of The Party
Banner Die - My Favorite Things
Die Cut - Spellbinders Labels Seventeen
Buttons - Stash
Bakers Twine - The Twinery Caribbean

I will be giving away the following Digital Delights by Louby Loo image which I used to complete my project:

In order to be eligible to receive this digital stamp, please leave a comment below, become a follower if you fancy. In your comment please provide an email address so that you can be contacted when I draw the prize.
Thank you for stopping by! I hope you liked my project.
Now back to the hop - I can now reveal my hidden blog hop letter is I DON'T HAVE ONE BUT KEEP HOPPING!!! Remember to collect all the letters from the hop and assemble to form a Digital Delights related word then return to Digital Delights to enter.


The next stop on the hop is: Larelyn

and here are all the people on the hop so you can make sure you visit them all:





Have fun and KEEP HOPPING!

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #76 - Sketch and/or Strawberries and Cream

It's another Once Upon a Wednesday at The Pixie Cottage and this week we have the theme of "Strawberries and Cream".
We'd like to see the obvious and the not so obvious with this theme. You could use strawberries and cream as images or maybe as the colors of, this is a little stretched but, a tennis themed card as Wimbledon is on and strawberries and cream are a Wimbledon favorite! LOL

Challenges:
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Lexi's - It's A Bugs Life (Bee's)
Crafty Calendar - Things With Wings
Bloggers Challenge - Things With Wings
Simply Create - Fly With Us
Ruby's Rainbow - Flowers
Deep Ocean - Flowers
Hooked On Crafts - Flowers
KB Cute Monday - Flowers
Ooh La La - Summer Flowers
Cupcake Crafts - Cooking Up A Storm
Craft Your Passion - Use Red
Scrappy Frogs - Red
There She Goes - 3 Dies or Punches (Spellbinders and 2 Martha Stewart)

Card Recipe:
Image - Kitchen Mouse by Lisa Schmidt
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - K and Company Berry Sweet
Border and Corner Punch - Martha Stewart Deco Shells
Die Cut - Spellbinders Eyelet Circles
Flowers - Hobby Lobby
Stickers - Sweet Treats by Sticko
Chipboard Accent - Colorbok
Ribbon - Unknown

This was the great sketch we worked with.

I found these cute little "puffy" stickers for just $1 at Walmart and thought they were perfect for the centers of the flowers and of course they add to the strawberry theme! We can't wait to see your creations this week over at The Pixie Cottage!
Katie

Cooking It Up #68 - Colors of Your Flag or Something from your Country

This will be our last challenge at Cooking It Up With Katie for a few weeks as myself and the team have decided we need a Summer vacation and so we are taking July off.
To celebrate we are having an easy challenge and it is "Colors of Your Flag or something your country is known for".
Well as I am English I had to go with "A Cup of Tea" and I hope you like it.

Challenges:
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Aud's Sentiment - Food or Drink
Hooked On Crafts - Flowers
Digital Tuesday - Flowers
KB Cute Monday - Flowers
Top Tip Tuesday - T is for....Tea!

Card Recipe:
Image - English Teapot and English Tea Cup both by Robyn's Fetish
Medium - Copic Makers
Paper - The Blossom Song by DCWV (Michaels exclusive)
Sentiment - Printed
Doily Die - English Tea by Cheery Lynn Designs

These images reminded me a lot of my Nana's favorite china which is Royal Albert Old Country Roses and so I colored it in similar colors.
This is our last challenge for a month so I hope you'll come along and join in with us at Cooking It Up With Katie while we're on our Summer vacation :)
Also be sure to check out our Design Team call!
Katie

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Get Well Soon

This week over at A Spoon Full of Sugar we are sponsored by the fabulous Whimsy Stamps and we have the theme of "Get Well Soon" for your cards. These are challenges that I usually steer away from and so it good for me to "have" to do it and this super image had been sitting in my digi file for a long while and really needed to be printed and colored :)

Challenges:
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
One Stop Craft - Get Well Soon
Cupcake Craft Room - Flowers and/or Leaves (2 entries only)
Ruby's Rainbow - Flowers
Digital Tuesday - Flowers
Deep Ocean - Flowers
Ooh La La - Summer Flowers
Emerald Faeries - Petals (3 entries only)
Crafty Creations - Let It Shine (used pearls and glittery paper)
Speedy the Cats Friends - Sparkle (I used Pearls and Glittery Paper)
The Crafty Pad - Bold and Bright

Card Recipe:
Image - Hang in There by Whimsy Stamps
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - The Blossom Song by DCWV (Michaels exclusive)
Doily Die - English Tea by Cheery Lynn Designs
Roses - Prima
Pearls - The Paper Studio
Sentiment - Printed
Trim - Wrights

This paper stack is one of my current favorites, I love the bright bold colors and the glossy accents on the paper.
Aqua has always been a favorite color of mine and I think if I was ill and received a card like this it would make me smile and would be bound to lift my spirit.
I hope you'll agree and come along and play with us at A Spoon Full of Sugar
Katie

Magnolia Monday #7! - So Pretty In Pink!

Wow I can't believe I'm on week 7 of my Magnolia Monday's!
Thanks to all who have linked in so far and I hope you'll spread the word so more come along. Remember there is never a theme, always "Anything Goes" as long as it has a Magnolia stamp and is posted on Monday! So if you schedule your posts ahead of time you can always include Magnolia Monday to your Monday post!
This week I've gone out of the card creating and I've altered a drink container with 4 lovely Tilda's!

Challenges:
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Everybody Art - Anything Goes
Divas by Design - Anything But A Card
Totally Tilda - Anything But A Card
It's A Magnolia Challenge - Not a Square
Crafty Emma's - Not a Square
My Time To Craft - More Than One Image
Pear Tree Designs - Something Stamped
Magnolia-licious - Pink
CCEE Stampers - Pink
The Ribbon Girls - Pink and Cream
The Crafty Pad - Soft Pastels
Speedy The Cat's Friends - Make It Sparkle
Crafty Creations - Let It Shine
Alphabet Challenge - H is for Half Dozen (I used 6 flowers on the lid)
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Buttons
Totally Gorjuss - Ribbons and Lace
Dream Valley - Ribbon
House of Gilli - Ribbons and Bows
Just Magnolia - Butterflies
The Stampman - Butterflies/Dragonflies
Lexi's - It's A Bugs Life
Crafty Calendar - Things With Wings
Bloggers Challenge - Things With Wings
Simply Create - Fly With Us
Ruby's Rainbow - Flowers
Deep Ocean - Flowers
Ooh La La - Summer Flowers
By The Cute and Girly - In The Garden
The Official Magnolia Challenge - Summer
Bearly Mine - Summertime
Alots Rubber Stamps - Summertime
Wags N Whiskers - Summertime
Craft Us Crazy - Summertime
The Paper Variety - Summer
Crafting For All Seasons - Summer
Fairy Knoll - Summer
Papertake Weekly - Here Comes The Sun
Tuesday Taggers - Here Comes The Sun
The Paper Shelter - Fun in The Sun
Delightful Challenges - Fun in The Sun
Stampin For The Weekend - Favorite Things (1 entry only) (Tilda is a huge favorite of mine as well as Copic coloring)
Sweet Stampin - Something Old, Something New (the stamp is new but the grass die is at least 10 years old)

Project Recipe:
Box - Held drink mixes
Images - Tilda With Water Can, Tilda With Ladybug, Tilda With Flowing Hair and Tilda With Strawberries
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Annalee 6X6 by Prima
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Doily Lace
Butterflies - Large is a Floral pick from Michaels, Small Vlinder by Prima
Lace - Wrights
Flowers - Michaels Bridal dept
Pearls - Recollections
Grass Border Die - Dayco Die Cuts (no longer in business)

I spritzed the flowers and butterflies to within an inch of their lives! LOL

Another view of the glitz and spritz!

Tilda With Water Can

Tilda With Ladybug

Tilda With Flowing Hair

Tilda With Strawberries

I'm not sure yet what I'm going to use it for yet but I'm thinking white and pink candies would look cute in it, and perfect for those "munchie moments" I get when I'm crafting :)
Anyway I'd love to see your Magnolia creations so please link in the Inlinkz below if your post is dated today, Monday June 27th, and I'll come and leave some love!

Pile It On - Circles, Circles, Circles

It's time to get out those long challenge lists as we have another new challenge at Pile It On where we not only allow but actively ENCOURAGE you to combine as many challenges as you can! This week we have a super simple one for you, we want to see Circles!!
We are sponsored by the fabulous Whimsy Stamps and I broke out an image I've had for ages and took a stab at it!
I've never colored African American skin tones before so I hope you like it.

Challenges:
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes
Everybody Art - Anything Goes
Crafty Calendar - Things With Wings
Bloggers Challenge - Things With Wings
The Poodles Parlour - Come Fly With Me
Bunny Zoe's - Fairies
2 Sisters - Fairies
Ruby's Rainbow - Flowers
Challenge Up Your Life - Circles
Phindy's Place - Circles
Crafty Creations - Let It Shine (used pearls and dewdrops)
Speedy the Cats Friends - Sparkle (I used Pearls and Dewdrops)
Alphabet Challenge - H is for Half Dozen (used 6 pearls)
Bee Crafty - Summers Here (with a digi)
Bearly Mine - Summertime
Alots Rubber Stamps - Summertime
Amber's Crafts - Summertime (1 entry only)
The Paper Variety - Summer
Craft Us Crazy - Summertime
Wags N Whiskers - Summertime
Papertake Weekly - Here Comes The Sun
Tuesday Taggers - Here Comes The Sun
The Paper Shelter - Fun in The Sun
Delightful Challenges - Fun in The Sun

Card Recipe:
Image - Maya Making Wishes by Whimsy Stamps
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Mix & Mend 6X6 Wee Bundle Paper Pad (Sassafras)
Doily Die - French Pastry by Cheery Lynn Designs
Die Cuts - Spellbinders Large Petite Scalloped Circles and Spellbinders Large Circles
Sentiment - Printed
Dew Drops - Robins Nest

She is such a sweet little image and I'd glad I "bit the bullet" and colored her, I hope you'll agree :)
Anyway, it's time for you to grab your circles and get creating and then come back and share with us at Pile It On
Katie

Digital Delights - Haven't You Grown?

The team over at Digital Delights are still working hard through the Summer and have some great creations for you to see this week.

Challenges:
Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes
Everybody Art - Anything Goes
Hooked On Crafts - Anything Goes
Aly's - All About Kids
Card Makin Mama's - For A Child
Going Grey - Animal Kingdom
Creative Inspirations - Stitching
Crafts and Me - Stitching
Creative Belli - G is for...Giraffe

Card Recipe:
Image - Gemma Giraffe
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Fly A Kite Lime Twist(My Minds Eye)
Doily Die - French Pastry by Cheery Lynn Designs

I thought it would be nice to show how the latest release "Jungle Buddies" could be used in a slightly different way.
Gemma is such a sweet giraffe and she reminds me of the growth charts you hang on a child's wall and so this is where the idea for the card came from.
I hope you'll find a few moments and come and see the rest of the team's creations at Digital Delights this week.
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #75 - Sketch and/or Outdoor Fun

It's another Once Upon a Wednesday at The Pixie Cottage and this week we have the theme of "Outdoor Fun!"

Challenges:
Everybody Art - Anything Goes
Hooked On Crafts - Anything Goes
CRAFT - Stitching (5 entries)
Digi Doodles Shop - Stitching
Creative Inspirations - Stitching
Desert Island Crafts - Pick 3 (I chose something metal, a sticker and a bird)
One Stop Craft - Use a Sticker
Creative Inspirations Paint - Bright Colors
Happileigh Scrappin - Bright Colors
Scrappy Frogs - Red
Ladybug Crafts Ink - Red
Cupcake Inspirations - Ladybug Cupcakes (spot my ladybugs on this card!)
Forever Friends - Spots and Dots (and animals)

Card Recipe:
Image - Down on The Farm by Tina Akonom
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Picket Fence by Cheery Lynn Designs
Stickers - Doodlebug Barnyard
Paper - Heidi Grace One Sunny Day

This is the great sketch that you have an option of using this week.

This card is actually more like a mini scrapbook page with a scene set and then a title, but as a scrapbooker for 13 years I suppose that's just "going back to my roots".
Anyway I hope you like and will join in with us this week at The Pixie Cottage
Katie

Cooking It Up #67 - A Yellow Birthday Sketch!

It's time for another recipe for your cards at my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge blog.
This week's ingredients are:

Start with a current Sketch
Make it for a Birthday
Use a little Yellow

Challenges:
Everybody Art - Anything Goes
Hooked On Crafts - Anything Goes
Lilypad - Ribbon
Ribbon Carousel - Coloring and Ribbon
Sketch and Stash - Sketch
CRAFT - Stitching (5 entries)
Digi Doodles Shop - Stitching
Creative Stamp Friends - Happy Birthday
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Male Birthday
2 Sisters - For A Guy
Mami Doodles - For a Man/Boy
My Mum's Craft Shop - For The Boys
Aly's - All About Kids
Card Makin Mama's - For A Child
Creative Inspirations Paint - Bright Colors
One Stitch At A Time - Things With Wings
Sweet Stampin - Things With Wings
Speedy The Cat's Friends - Buttons
One Stop Crafts - Stickers
Word Play - Blue
CR84FN - Aqua, Green and Yellow

Card Recipe:
Image - Rupert's Party
Paper - Spotted Owl Soup by Jillibean Soup
Medium - Copic Markers
Ribbon - Whimsy Cottage
Sentiment - The Paper Studio
Buttons - Dress It Up
Dewdrops - Robins Nest

I printed an additional image and colored and cut the balloons to give it a little POP! I bought these papers at the Great American Scrapbook Convention a few weeks ago and they were absolutely perfect for the color challenge! And of course they are a 6" by 6" pad and you know how obsessed I am with them :)
I hope this one brings you a smile and we'd love to see you playing over at Cooking It Up With Katie this week.
Katie