Little Mermaid by The Paper Nest Dolls

Wow, I can't believe it is the last day of June already, this year is half way through and it will be Christmas before we know it! Ha Ha!
But for the moment we are still in the heat of Summer and so I'm still making bright and breezy cards to fit with the season.
Today I'm having a little fantasy time with this adorable Little Mermaid by The Paper Nest Dolls.

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes (5 entries only)
Sister Act - Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes (5 entries only)
QKR Stampede - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Hiding In My Craft Room - Freestyle (3 entries only)
Penny's Paper Crafty - Girl Power (3 entries only)
Flourishes - Make a Splash
Creative Corner - Gone Fishing (I may be stretching this one but she is 1/2 a fish!)
Jellypark - Celebrate Summer
Color Me Creative - Colors of Summer

Card Recipe:
Image - Mermaid Ellie by The Paper Nest Dolls
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Glitz and Glitter by KI Memories
Sentiment and Border - Bo Bunny Down By the Sea
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Doily Die - Heartfelt Creations
Dew Drops - Robins Nest

My goodness these images just keep getting cuter! Ellie looks adorable as a mermaid and I know she must be enjoyed her time with a tail!
I really am in the Summer mood with this warm weather so I'm sure there'll be more summery cards on their way to you soon.
Katie

Sunny Wishes - Digital Delights - Tubing Sally

Today I'm sharing my final card using the newest releases at Digital Delights as next week we have some great new images for you!
This week I am cooling you off with a fun card featuring Tubing Sally and I know when the weather is as warm as it is here that I would be rather be in the water!

Challenges:
Hobby House - Anything Goes
Sister Act - Anything Goes
Stamping With the Dragon - Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes (5 entries only)
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes (5 entries only)
Penny's Paper Crafty - Girl Power (3 entries only)
Flourishes - Make a Splash
Bloggers Challenge - At The Beach
Digi Darla - At The Beach
One Crazy Stamper - Summer Fun (5 entries only)
Auds Sentiments - Summer (5 entries only)
Patties Creations - Summertime Fun
QKR Stampede - Summer Fun
Crafty Amigo - Sun
LEJ Designs - The Sun Has Got His Hat On


Card Recipe:
Image - Tubing Sally
Sentiment - Summer of Smiles Sentiment Set
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Cartwheel by Heidi Grace
Sun Accent - Sunshowers by Heidi Grace
Dew Drops - Unknown
Ribbon (inside) - Michaels






Now Sally was designed to be on a river but I thought I would create a scene that would work for a river or an ocean, with the cloud paper it was super easy!
I hope I have cooled you off a little and be sure to drop by the Digital Delights blog to see the other fabulous samples from the talented design team.
Katie

A June Bride - Inky Impressions Challenge - 3, 2, 1

We have a new challenge for you at Inky Impressions and we have a recipe for you. We want you to use 3 papers, 2 different embellishments and 1 image. I used 3 pearl papers from the Blanc Boutique stack, Pearls and Flowers as my embellishments and the gorgeous Angelica the Bride as my image.

Challenges:
Cheery Lynn Designs - Wonderful Weddings
Wags N Whiskers - Weddings
Belli Challenge - Weddings
Can You Digi It - White Wedding
Hiding in my Craft Room - Weddings
Fashionista - Wedding or Birthday
Sentimental Sunday - For the Girls
Catered Crop - Dies and Punches
Fab N Funky - Use a Doily
Divas by Design - Pretty Pearls (2 entries only)
Sister Act - Anything Goes
Stamping With the Dragon - Anything Goes
Partytime Tuesday - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Pollycraft - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Craft Lovin - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes (5 entries only)
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes (5 entries only)
Hobby House - Anything Goes

Card Recipe:
Image - Angelica the Bride
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Blanc Boutique by The Paper Studio
Sentiment - 7 Gypsies
Pearls - The Paper Studio
Roses - Wild Orchid Crafts
Deco Circle Punch - Martha Stewart
Frame Die - Sizzix
Corner Die - Memory Box
Doily Die (cut in half) - English Tea Party By Cheery Lynn Designs
Border Die - Wedding Garter by Cheery Lynn Designs

You can't see on the photo but the veil has been colored over with a Spica glitter pen for a little sparkle.
This is also my entry for the final week of the special challenges at Cheery Lynn Designs, it has been a fun month and now just waiting to see if I am the lucky winner.
I hope you enjoyed this card and will take a moment to join our recipe challenge this week at Inky Impressions
Katie

Have a Wonderful Birthday - Scor-Pal and Heartfelt Creations

Today is my turn to share my project for the week of projects on the Scor-Pal and Heartfelt Creations blogs.
Now we all given birthday cards and often flowers too so I decided to use both of those ideas and make a pot of Birthday Flowers!
It is just as great as a card and the flowers are everlasting!

Project Recipe:
Scoring Tool - Scor-Pal
Adhesive - Scor-Tape
Patterned Papers - SEI
Lace - Hobby Lobby
Leaf, Flowerpot and Tag Die and Leaf and Sentiment Stamp - Stamps and Dies by Heartfelt Creations
Buttons - Unknown
Paint - Apple Barrel
Dowel - Walmart
Embossing Enamel - Aged Green by Stampendous

Here you can see the base items to create the flower pot. The leaves were stamped first and then cut with the matching die.

The flower pot is created from 4 die cuts of the pot, 4 strips of cardstock measuring 3 3/4" by 1" scored at 1/2" along the short side. The base of the pot is a square measuring 3 5/8" scored at 1/2" on all sides and the corners snipped as in the photo to create the base.

Add Scor-Tape to the edge to ensure a good adhesion.

Attach the 4 pots together in a row.

Make the base of the pot and add one edge to the bottom of one of the pots as in the photo.

Continue connecting the base to the pots using the bone folder on the inside edges to create crisp and firm corners.

The completed pot should look like this.

Cut flower foam to fit the inside for you to add your flower stems.

For an extra I added embossing enamel to the leaves but this is optional.

To decorate the pot create rosette flowers from strips of punched papers measuring 12" by 1" and 12" by 1 1/2 scored at the scalloped of the punched design. Paint the doweling to make the stems. Cut the doweling into various lengths and attach rosettes with hot glue. Add buttons to the centers of the flowers and add the die cut leaves to the stems.

I finished the decoration with a sentiment stamped onto the two die cut tags.

The recipient will get to enjoy them a lot longer than a regular bunch of flowers.
Katie


Challenges:
Hobby House - Anything Goes
Stamping With the Dragon - Anything Goes
Love To Scrap - Anything But a Card
The Crazy Challenge - Anything But a Card (4 entries only)
Catered Crop - Dies and Punches
One Stitch at a Time - Not Square
Whoopsi Daisy - Show Us Your 3D
My Sheri Crafts - Birthday
Fairytale - Birthday
One Stop Craft - For a Friend (1 entry only)
Heck of a Challenge - Bingo!(Lace, Punch, Button)
Reasonable Ribbon - Seeing Dots
Seema Crafts - Mixed Media

100% Genuine Girl

I had a wonderful weekend visiting with my son, I swear he has grown in the 2 weeks he has been at camp, and just 4 weeks until he comes home.
Today continues with my self-imposed selection of Summer cards and this one really makes me smile.
It was made to enter the 1st challenge back for Pollycraft (always been a fan of their images and missed their challenges) and even though this is one of their old ones be sure to look for cards with new ones as I couldn't visit a little shopping :)
Challenges:
Pollycraft - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Sister Act - Anything Goes
Stamping With the Dragon - Anything Goes
Red Carpet Studio - Use a Digital Image
No Matter Which - Bingo! (one from each column, Ribbon, Flowers, Border Punch)
Delicious Doodles - Stitching
Digi Haven - Flowers (and a digi)(3 entries only)
Craft Your Passion - In The Garden
Sentimental Sundays - For the Girls
Creative Corner - Summer
Auds Sentiments - Summer
Patties Creations - Summertime Fun
QKR Stampede - Summer Fun
2 Sisters - Summer Fun
Di Digi Designs - Summer Fun
Color Me Creative - Colors of Summer
Corrosive - Summertime
Melonheadz - Summer
The Paper Nest Dolls - Animal (cat)

Card Recipe:
Image - Swinging Friends by Pollycraft
Medium - Copic Markers
Pape - On the Sunny Side by My Minds Eye
Sentiment - My Girl - My Minds Eye
Flower Dies - Ellentina by Tessler
Border Punch - Fiskars
Ribbon - Really Reasonable Ribbon
Brads - Unknown

This card looked like was destined for the trash can as I colored a piece completely incorrectly (there wasn't meant to be color there at all!) but thank goodness for my colorless blender that saved the day :)
Anyway I hope you like this and be sure to come back tomorrow as I have a new Scor-Pal tutorial that you don't want to miss.
Katie

Pile It On #25 - Vintage/Shabby Chic

It's Sunday and that means a new challenge at Pile It On and this week we are going Vintage or a little Shabby Chic if you prefer!
I will hopefully be enjoying the great outdoors when this posts as we are going to see Nate who is staffing a Scout Camp for the Summer and I'm sure he will be pleased to see us (and goodies we are taking him).

Challenges:
Hobby House - Anything Goes
Sister Act - Anything Goes
Stamping With the Dragon - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes (1 entry only)
Eureka Stamps - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
My Hearts Pieces - Use a Digi
Digi Makeover - Punches/Dies (and digi)
Inspired by Stamping - Vintage/Shabby Chic
It's All About the Vintage - Tear/Distress
Diva's By Design - Distressing
A Day For Daisies - Add Something from Nature
Digi Haven - Flowers (and a digi)(3 entries only)
Just Add Ink - Just Add Leaves
Bunny Zoes - Wings

Card Recipe:
Image - Braid in My Hair by A Day For Daisies
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Natures Garden by Prima
Sentiment - Cloud 9
Flowers and Leaves - Crafty City
Pearls - The Paper Studio
Butterfly Die - My Favorite Things
Doily Die - French Pastry by Cheery Lynn Designs
Rectangle Die - Nellies Multi Frames
Chalk Ink - Cats Eye in Chestnut Roan

Gosh this card took longer to do than it should have done. First I made a base and colored the image and then when I went to put the image on and add embellishments it just didn't look right. So I went to look for more papers but of course they had to match my already colored image as I didn't have time to start from scratch at that point. But finally it all worked and I am pretty pleased with the results.
I hope I have inspired you to get a little inky and join in with our Vintage/Shabby Chic challenge at Pile It On
Katie

Pink Gem #85 - Male Birthday Card

It's time for another challenge at A Gem of A Challenge and this week the theme is Male Birthday.
As you will see from my card I completely missed the "Male" from the theme, must have been a senior moment, but all the other girls made some fabulous cards for you to see.

Challenges:
Hobby House - Anything Goes
Sister Act - Anything Goes
Stamping With the Dragon - Anything Goes
Eureka Stamps - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Pollycraft - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Digi Makeover - Punches/Dies (and digi)
Creative Stamp Friends - Birthday
Cutie Pie - For The Kids
Crafty Ribbons - Flowers and Ribbon
Digitally Sweet - Celebration (and a digi image)
Fairytale - Happy Birthday

Card Recipe:
Image - Chloe with Balloons
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Echo Park Paper Bundle of Joy Girl
Sentiment - 3 Bugs in a Rug
Border Punch - Fiskars Apron Lace
Flower Dies - Ellentina by Tessler
Corner Die - Corner Bow by Memory Box
Pearls - The Eyelet Outlet
Roses - Wild Orchid Crafts
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby and Sheer Cherry by Reasonable Ribbon

So now it's over to you!
Katie

Summer Time Friends

EDITED TO ADD - Winner at Cute Card Thursday - THANKS!!!! I thought it was time for another Just Because card and to keep with the Summer Theme I've been on this week I decided to go with a Paper Nest Dolls image called Best Friends and Sisters and went with the ever popular sunny color combo of Blue and Yellow.

Challenges:
Hobby House - Anything Goes
One Stitch at a Time - Use a Digi (3 entries only)
Bunny Zoe - Wings
The Paper Nest Dolls - Summertime
Eclectic Ellapu - Summer Sunshine (2 entries only)
Loves Rubber Stamps - Summer
Kaboodle Doodles - Summer
Auds Sentiments - Summer
Paper Pretties - Summer Fun
Milk Coffee - Summer Fun
Cute Card Thursday - In The Summertime
Artistic Impressions - Ribbon/Twine (3 entries only)
Digi Makeover - Punches/Dies (and digi)
Bearly Mine - Flowers Galore (2 entries only)
Crafty Ribbons - Flowers and Ribbon

Card Recipe:
Image - Best Friends and Sisters
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Playful Blue by Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Target
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Sun Punch - EK Success
Flower Die - Ellentina by Tessler Crafts
Butterfly Die - My Favorite Things
Glitter Butterfly (inside) - Jolees
Rose - Recollections
Leaves - Daisy Leaves by Crafty City
Ribbon - Michaels
Pearls - Inky Impressions
Liquid Pearls by Ranger

These two are just so cute and make the perfect Summertime card.
Be sure to keep dropping by as I have cards almost every day and I am hoping soon to be holding my 1000th follower blog candy, just a few more followers to go before I announce it.
Kati

Magnolia-Licious and Wee Stamps Summer Blog Hop

EDITED TO ADD - Top 3 at Stamp and Create with Magnolia
Winner at 613 Avenue Create
Winner at Tammy's Scrapin Corner
Top 3 at Kaboodle Doodles
THANKS!!!!

It's time for a little Summer Fun at Magnolia-Licious and both Team A and B have joined together for a super fun Blog Hop with a Summer theme!
Now you should have come to me from the super talented Sharon if not then please hop back to the start at the Magnolia-Licious Blog so you can find out all the ways to win and so you don't miss a single spot on the hop.
Be sure to leave me a comment as that is part of the entry process and you don't want to miss out.
I decided to go with a bunch of minis, some from the Special Moments collection and some other favorites from previous collections
I also took advantage of my wonderful Scor-Pal to make the flowerpot and the oval rosette flowers

Project Recipe:
Images - Mini Tilda in Key Largo, Mini Tilda Offshore, Mini Sakura Tilda, Mini Love Love Love Tilda and Mini Doo Bee Pops Tilda
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper and Houses - Sunny Side by My Minds Eye
Scoring Tool - Scor-Pal
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Oval Punch - Family Treasures
Butterfly Die - Vivienne Butterfly by Memory Box
Banner Die - My Favorite Things
Leaves - Stamps and Dies by Heartfelt Creations
Flower Dies - Ellentina by Tessler
Twine - The Twinery
Ribbon - May Arts
Letters - Target
Wooden Dowel - Walmart
Paint - Apple Barrel in Kiwi

Now I absolutely loved making this project and it is now sitting proudly on my mantel reminding me to enjoy the Summer even if it is too hot to go outside!
Now you have had my slice of Summer it is time to HOP HOP HOP ON OVER to Norma to see her fabulous creation! But don't forget to leave me a comment, you don't want to miss out on a chance for our prize :)
Katie This project is entered in the following challenges
Challenges:
Hobby House - Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Craft Lovin - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Eureka Stamps - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Pennys Paper Crafty - Anything Goes with Swirls (the curls on the die cut leaves)
Love To Scrap - Anything But a Card
The Paper Shelter - Anything But a Card
Crafting Musketeers - Use a Stamped Image (1 entry only)
Quirky Crafts - More than One Fold
Sugar Creek Hollow - Mixed Media
Crafty Calendar - Things with Wings (3 entries only)
Opus Gluei - Wings
Tammys Scrapin' Corner - Wings (2 entries only)
Bunny Zoe - Wings
A Little Bit Crafty - Something Sweet (3 entries only)
Emerald Faeries - Dies/Punches (3 entries only)
Melonheadz - Die Cuts (2 entries only)
My Mums Craft Shop - Dies, Dies, Dies (3 entries only)
Country View Challenges - Die Cuts
Scrap It Girl - Dies (2 entries only)
Hiding in My Craft Room - Dies/Punches (3 entries only)
Totally Tilda - For a Song (In The Summertime by Mungo Jerry)
Stamp and Create - Summer Fun (1 entry only)
Paper Pretties - Summer Fun
Milk Coffee - Summer Fun
Stamp With Magnolia - Summer Bright
Kaboodle Doodles - Summer
Auds Sentiments - Summer
Loves Rubber Stamps - Summer
Eclectic Ellapu - Summer Sunshine (2 entries only)
Crafty Sentiments - Fun In The Sun (1 entry only)
Ribbon Carousel - Fun in The Sun and spooled item (ribbon and twine)
Papertake Weekly - Hot Hot Hot
Craftroom Challenge - Here Comes Summer
Deep Ocean - Welcome Summer
Our Creative Corner - Recipe (I chose Ribbon, Wood, Paint)
Amusing Challenges - Ribbon or Twine (2 entries only)
Bearly Mine - Flowers Galore (2 entries only)
Flourishes - Scallops
LEJ Designs - Add Texture

A Day to Remember - Digital Delights - Surfin Jimmie

EDITED TO ADD
Top 3 at Scrappers Delight
THANKS SO MUCH!!!
Summer is in full swing here in Texas and today I'm sharing a Digital Delights card with super cute Surfin Jimmie and he is ready for some summer fun on the beach!

Challenges:
Hobby House - Anything Goes
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
One Stitch at a Time - Use a Digi (3 entries only)
One Crazy Stamper - Summer Fun (5 entries only)
Kaboodle Doodles - Summer
Auds Sentiments - Summer
Loves Rubber Stamps - Summer
Paper Pretties - Summer Fun
The Perfect Sentiment - Sun and Sand
Ribbon Carousel - Fun in The Sun and spooled item (ribbon and twine)
Papertake Weekly - Hot Hot Hot
Catered Crop - One For The Boys
Little Claires - Male Theme (3 entries only)
Fussy and Fancy - Button Up
Artistic Impressions - Ribbon/Twine (3 entries only)
Oldie but a Goodie - Stitching (old item is the paper)
Scrappers Delight - S is For... Surfer, Summer, Stitching



Card Recipe:
Image - Surfin Jimmie
Sentiment - Summer of Smiles Sentiment Set
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Fly a Kite by My Minds Eye
Ribbon - Michaels
Twine - The Twinery
Buttons - Hobby Lobby
Spotted Brads - The Paper Studio






I love these Fly a Kite papers, these are some of the last ones in my stack and I will be sad when they are all used up.
Be sure to come back later so you don't miss my project for the
Katie

Inky Impressions Challenge - Anything Goes

It's Wednesday and that means another new challenge at Inky Impressions and it is everyone's favorite ANYTHING GOES!!!!

Challenges:
Hobby House - Anything Goes
Digi Haven - Anything Goes with a Digi (3 entries only)
One Stitch at a Time - Use a Digi (3 entries only)
Alphabet Challenge - I for Image
Speedy the Fox - Y is for...You
Sweet Stampin - Something Sweet
ABC Challenges - Summertime (10 combined challenges max)(3 entries only)
Kaboodle Doodles - Summer
Artistic Impressions - Ribbon/Twine (3 entries only)
Digi Makeover - Punches/Dies (and digi)

Card Recipe:
Image - Lili Picking Berries
Sentiment - Sweet Wonderful You
Paper - Doodlebug
Circle Die Cut - Heartfelt Creations
Flower Dies - Ellentine by Tessler Crafts
Ribbon - Unknown
Leaves - Daisy Leaves by Crafty City
Mini Roses - Wild Orchid Crafts

Now you can't get more summery than a big bowl of fruit and cherries are one of my favorites!
Be sure to enter our challenge you could be our winner!
Katie