Sunday, January 29, 2012

Christmas Card Challenges #9 - Favorite Technique

Happy Sunday morning everyone!
It's another challenge at Christmas Card Challenges and we would like to see your favorite technique this week.

Remember that the challenge theme is always optional, as long as we see a Christmas/Winter card then we are happy and you are one step closer to your yearly goal :)

Challenges:
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Freshly Brewed - Snow/Winter
Little Red Wagon - Winter Wonderland
Jellypark - Winter Wonderland
Gingerloft - Let It Snow
Clear It Out - Baby It's Cold Outside
Papertake Weekly - Highlight It (highlighted the snow with Puffy Paint)
Do You Stack Up? - Ribbons (3 entries only)
The Secret Crafter - Ribbon
Pixie Dust - Animals
Sweet Stampin - Animals
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Square (and Christmas)


Card Recipe:
Image - Toby Tumble Got Something For You
Sentiment - Cuddly Buddly freebie
Paper - Winter Wonderland by Recollections
Medium - Copic Markers
Puffy Paint - Tulip
Die Cut - Fence by My Favorite Things




I have lots of favorite techniques but when it comes to Christmas I always turn to my trusty bottle of Puffy Paint and my heat gun! I use it for snow and all the furry bits on hats, boots and all that lovely winter wear.
I hope you can keep on with your Christmas card creations and come and share with us at Christmas Card Challenges

Katie

Share It Sunday at Designed 2 Delight

Good morning everyone!
Today the team at Designed 2 Delight and giving you a few more ideas using the fabulous images from Faith at the
Designed 2 Delight store!.
Although I have already shown you a card with this image I just couldn't resist using her again! I went with a little twist on the usual Valentines colors by substituting Red and Pink for Black and Lilac/Mauve but I think it works and hope you do too!

Challenges:
Stamp and Create - Anything Goes (1 entry only)
Truly Madly Crafty - Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle - Anything Goes
Ribbon Carousel - Non Traditional Colors and a spooled item
The Stamping Boutique - Die Cuts
The Secret Crafter - Ribbon
Do You Stack Up? - Ribbons (3 entries only)
Heartsong Inspirations - Red and White or Ribbon
Paper Pretties - Valentines
Craft Us Crazy - Valentines (3 entries only)
Allsorts - Hearts
Thrilling Thursday - Text/Sentiment on the Front
Crafty Catz - Wings (1 entry only)
Crazy 4 Challenges - Layer It On
Speedy Fox - 4 or more layers
Drunken Stampers - Something New (the paper pad, border sticker and the die cut)
One Stop Crafts - Stitching (real or faux)


CHALLENGE NAME -


Card Recipe:
Image - Lovebugs Heartstrings
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - My Favorites Things by Recollections
Die - Heartfelt Creations
Pearls - Recollections
Lace - Really Reasonable Ribbon
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Border Sticker - K and Co



Well did she rock it in the purple haze? :)
Make sure you drop by the Designed 2 Delight blog for more Sunday inspiration!
Katie

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Digital Delights - Cupid Riley

It's Thursday so that means so great new sample cards over at Digital Delights

Challenges:
Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes (10 combined challenges max)
Wags N Whiskers - Love
Robyn's Fetish - Love
Cupcake Crafts - Love
Auds Sentiments - The Word Love
Sweet Stamps - Love (10 combined challenges max)
There She Goes - Love and Hearts
Corrosive - I Heart You (3 entries only)





Card Recipe:
Image - Cupid Riley
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper and Accents - Hearty Barley by Jillibean Soup
Ribbon - American Crafts
Heart Brads - Michaels




I love the Kraft base of the Jillibean soup paper line and it is nice to have a little muted tones with the usual red and pink we use for Valentines.
I think Riley is bringing a very special Valentine and I hope it's for you!
Katie

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #105 - Love and Kisses

It's time for a new Once Upon a Wednesday challenge at The Pixie Cottage and we have a super sketch and the optional theme challenge of "Love and Kisses".

Challenges:
Anything Goes - To The One I Love (1 entry only)
The Poodles Parlour - Love
Wags N Whiskers - Love
Robyn's Fetish - Love
Cupcake Crafts - Love
There She Goes - Love and Hearts
Everybody Art - Swirls (on the die cut)
Sentimental Sundays - Die Cuts (3 entries only)
Cheery Lynn Designs - Dry Embossing (the hearts are embossed)


Card Recipe:
Image - Whispering Maisy and Matt by Di Carubia
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper and Sentiment - Hearty Barley by Jillibean Soup
Doily Die - English Tea Party by Cheery Lynn Designs
Embossed Heart Punch - Martha Stewart


This was the cute sketch we used.



I love the muted colors of this Valentines collection from Jillbean Soup and will be very sad when my papers are finally used up.
I'm sure you still have some Valentines cards left to make so be sure to come over and link them up with us at The Pixie Cottage this week as we'd love to see them!

Cooking It Up #88 - Punch Me an Embossed Heart!

It's time for the 2nd challenge of 2012 at my Cooking It Up With Katie and as a reminder this year we are moving to challenges every other week to give everyone two weeks to complete the challenge.

The ingredients this week are:
Use some Hearts
Make sure you Punch
Include some Embossing

Challenges:
2 Sisters - Embossing
Corrosive - I Heart You (3 entries only)
Robyn's Fetish - Love
Cupcake Crafts - Love
There She Goes - Love and Hearts
Sentimental Sundays - Die Cuts (3 entries only)
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Make a Heart Stand out
Stamptacular Sunday - Seeing Spots


Card Recipe:
Image - Lovebirds by Robyns Fetish
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - One Happy Day
Punch Around the Page - Hearts by Martha Stewart
Die Cut - Dainty Dutch Deco Square by Cheery Lynn Designs
Sentiment - Printed
Embossing Folder - Hearts by Cuttlebug (on the blue panel)
Button - Unknown
Twine - The Twinery



Now it's your turn to get Cookin' at Cooking It Up With Katie!
Katie

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Scor-Pal/My Favorite Things Blog Hop

Today I have a super project for you with the wonderful projects from Scor-Pal and My Favorite Things.


Be sure to go to the Scor-Pal Blog to find a full list of people participating so that you don't miss a single one of the fabulous projects that the combined two teams have for you.
There are secretly hidden prizes so be sure to leave a comment to be sure you can win if my blog is the chosen one.

Project Recipe:
Scoring Tool - Scor-Pal
Paper - Oh Happy Day by Heidi Grace
Medium - Copic Markers
Images - Sunshiny Day and Mud Buddies both by My Favorite Things
Die Cuts - Woodgrain Fence, Oval Decorative Doily, Butterflies and Bannerall by My Favorite Things
Other Dies - Cheery Lynn Designs


This was a super simple Diorama to make, simply 4 sides with windows cut from the Oval Doily Die which are then attached together to form a box with Scor-Tape. A simple base holds the 4 sides up.
Then I added a lid made from a square frame die cut to make it look like a Pergola.
I hung the die cut Butterflies from the roof and decorated the edge with the Banner die cuts.
The Fence die cut around the edge keeps with the garden theme of the Pergola and the 2 cute Clear Stamp images.







You can't really see from the photo but the Woodgrain Fence die actually embosses the Woodgrain effect on to the paper, never seen a die do this before and I love it!



I just love this Banner die. I have had it almost a year now and I love how crisp and clean the die cut pieces are and how easy they are to assemble.


I added a little Paper Piecing to the overalls and mug on Mud Buddies


And I also Paper Pieced the shorts on Sunshiny Day


One final look at the whole piece :)

So that's my little project, I hope you have liked it and make sure to check the Scor-Pal Blog to ensure you don't miss a single spot on this fabulous journey through the blogs.
And don't forget to leave a comment on the blogs you visit in case they are the secret prize giving blog!

Katie

Magnolialicious Challenge - Photo Inspiration

It's time for another wonderful challenge at Magnolia-Licious Challenge
We have a photo of a Birdhouse and hearts and red and so I took a little liberty with it but I did include all aspects of it :)

Challenges:
Magnolia-Licious Highlites - Anything Goes
Auds Sentiments - Use Love in the Sentiment
The Poodles Parlour - Love
Wags N Whiskers - Love
Robyn's Fetish - Love
Cupcake Crafts - Love
Sentimental Sundays - Die Cuts (3 entries only)
Craft Your Passion - Color Bingo! (I chose Yellow, Red and Green)


Card Recipe:
Image - Tilda with Love Laced Shoes and Summer Background
Bird Stamp - Studio G
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - One Sunny Day by Heidi Grace
Fence Die - Woodgrain Fence
Grass Die - Cheery Lynn Designs
Sentiment - DCWV



I masked the two images together, I just love how cute Tilda looks sitting out in the Spring sunshine. I found a little bird stamp in my collection of those $1 stamps sets that we all seem powerless to resist and it was just perfect for this cute card!
I hope you've enjoyed this and that you will get out your Maggies and some ink and join in with us at Magnolia-Licious Challenge this time.
Katie

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Pile It On - Add Lace

It's time for a new challenge at Pile It On!
We are going for the girly look this week as we want you to add Lace to your creations this week.


Challenges:
Crafty Purple Frog - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
Stamping With The Dragon - Anything Goes
Sew Many Cards - Anything Goes
Dream Valley - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Daisy Doodles - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Colour Create - Pink and Green
Bunny Zoes - Photo Inspiration
City Crafter - Pretty Inside and Out
Little Red Wagon - 2 Ribbons
Paper Play - Ribbon
Ladybugs Crafts Ink - Bow
Papertake Weekly - Buttons, Bows, Bling and Blooms (any of them)
Card Mad Fairy - Ribbons and Bows
Going Grey - Die Cuts (2 entries only)
My Time To Craft - Favorite Embellishment (Pearls and Lace)
Paper Crafting Journey - Floral
Cute Card Thursday - Music and Dance



Card Recipe:
Image - Whoopsi Daisy
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper and Sentiment - Preppy Princess by DCWV
Die Cut - Arabian Magic Veil Frame by Cheery Lynn Designs
Lace - Wrights
Ribbon - Stash
Pearls - The Paper Studio



I've had this image for a long while as I used to be on the DT at Whoopsi Daisy and it was nice to take it out and use it again. It is sweet and gentle and the addition of lace and some Organza ribbon makes it more so.
I hope to see you over at Pile It On to join with us this week.
Katie

Christmas Card Challenges #8 - Coloring

Happy Sunday morning everyone!
It's another challenge at Christmas Card Challenges and this week we want to see your hand colored images. You can choose Copic Markers, Pencils, Watercolors, Re-Inkers, anything at all as long as you color it.

Remember that the challenge theme is always optional, as long as we see a Christmas/Winter card then we are happy and you are one step closer to your yearly goal :)

Challenges:
ABC Christmas - A is for Anything Christmas
Crimbo Crackers - For A Child (and Christmas)
Color Throwdown - Ivory, Kraft, Olive and Red
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Have a Heart
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle - Have a Heart
Alota Rubber Stamps - Hearts
The Poodles Parlour - Love
Wags N Whiskers - Love


Card Recipe:
Image - Eliza & Bro's Christmas Wreath by Cuddly Buddly
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper and Sentiment - Winter Wonderland by Recollections
Die Cut - Cheery Lynn Designs
Border Punch - Valentine Hearts by Martha Stewart
Ribbon - Michaels
Brads - Basic Grey



I added a little of my favorite Christmas Card embellishment, Puffy Paint, to the hats and think these two look so cute together!
Now it's your turn to get coloring!

Katie

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Pink Gem #38 - Sketch

It's time for another A Gem of a Challenge featuring the cute designs from Janet at Pink Gem Designs!
This week we have a great sketch for you from Lisa.

Challenges:
Stamping With The Dragon - Anything Goes
Sew Many Cards - Anything Goes
One Stitch at A Time - Anything Goes
Lexi's - Anything Goes
Carfty Cardmakers - No Flower Embellishments (14 max combined challenges)
Daisy Doodles - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Incy Wincy - Bold and Bright
Papertake Weekly - Buttons, Bows, Bling and Blooms (any of them)



Card Recipe:
Image - Rainbow Chloe
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - One Sunny Day by Heidi Grace
Buttons - Stash
Sentiment - The Paper Studio



This was Lisa's great sketch.



I drew on the wall so Chloe had somewhere to sit and could resist adding some shine to her shoes, reminds me of my childhood :)
Katie

Friday, January 20, 2012

Designed 2 Delight - New Releases Revealed!

Over at Designed 2 Delight Faith is changing things up a little and will be doing monthly releases instead of a few images here and there. That will mean you will know when to save your pennies for as you will definitely want some of these!
You should have arrived at me from Kim's blog if not wish back to the beginning to see all the fabulous cards.
I chose 3 of the new images to showcase for you and to see all of them be sure to check out the Designed 2 Delight store and also the Design Team creations at the blog to see what fabulous cards can be made with these cute images.
Each card is entered in challenges so if you are here from a Design Team please scroll down to find the card entered in your challenge.


Card One - You're Nothing Short of my Everything

Challenges:
One Stitch at A Time - Anything Goes
Drunken Stampers - Love
Digital Tuesday - Romance (and a digi)
Crafty Creations - Valentines
Craft Us Crazy - Valentines/Love
Scrapbook Sisters - Sweet Valentine
Rubys Rainbow - Valentines
Alota Rubber Stamps - Hearts
Papertake Weekly - Buttons, Bows, Bling and Blooms (any of them)
Moving Along with The Times - Things With Wings


Card Recipe:
Image - Love Bug's Heart Strings
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper, Sentiment and Borders - Hearty Barley by Jillibean Soup
Doily Die - English Tea Party by Cheery Lynn Designs
Buttons - Dress It Up




Card Two - It's Your Special Day

Challenges:
ABC - H is for Happy Birthday
For Your Inspiration - Photo Inspiration
Paper Crafting Journey - Floral
Paper Play - Ribbon
Pennys - Buttons and Ribbon



Card Recipe:
Image - Precious Gift
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Spring Blossom by K and Co
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Buttons - The Paper Studio
Twine - The Twinery
Sentiment - My Sentiments Exactly
Die - Large Window by Cheery Lynn Designs




Card Three - Friends

Challenges:
Thrilling Thursday - Anything Goes
Going Grey - Die Cuts (2 entries only)
Do You Stack Up? - Patterned Paper
Pixie Dust - Going Dotty
Crafty Purple Frog - Anything Goes


Card Recipe:
Image - Garden Friends
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - One Sunny Day by Heidi Grace
Die - Dainty Dutch Deco Square Doily by Cheery Lynn Designs
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Corners - Unknown
Ribbon - Stash
Brads - Spare Parts



Now you can carry on to see Michelle

I hope your enjoyed these cards and I ask you to check out the Designed 2 Delight blog not only today for the great team creations but also for all the new fun things we have planned for you this year including tutorials, ideas and more!
Katie