A Gem of a Challenge #163 - Boys Birthday

It's time for another challenge at A Gem of A Challenge and this time we want to see your birthday cards for boys!
Janet has a fabulous selection of images in the store that would be perfect for this challenge and we would love to see you creating with any of the fabulous images!

Challenges:
Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Chocolate Coffee and Cards - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes (3 entries only)

Card Recipe:
Image - Gaming Andy
Sentiment - Whimsical Sentiments
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Giddy Up by Carta Bella
Circle Die - Quickutz
Brads - Unknown

So there you go, a card perfect for any young boys birthday!
We really would love you to join in at A Gem of A Challenge you could be our winner!

Katie

Digital Delights - Easter Express

If you can remember back on Monday I shared some of my favorite Spring and Easter cards for my slot as Hostess at the Digital Delights Blog
Well today I'm sharing my latest Easter card (the first of this year) using another sweet image from Digital Delights!

Challenges:
Crafting by Designs - Bingo! (Bling, Free, Words)
Crafting for All Seasons - 3 of a Kind (3 bunnies, 3 flowers, 3 pearls)
The Paper Shelter - Use a digital image
The Crafty Addicts - Spots or Stripes
Fantastic Tuesday - Cute and Square
Digi Choosday - Animals
Rearte - Easter
Eureka Stamps - Feathers or Fur
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
2 Creative Chicks - Anything Goes
Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes (3 entries only)

Card Recipe:
Image - Easter Express
Sentiment - Easter Sentiment Set
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Poppy Seeds by K and Co
Doily Die - Little B's
Flowers - Martha Stewart
Pearls - The Paper Studio
Butterfly - Michaels

I hope you liked my little Easter Express and that you'll chug on over to the Digital Delights Blog
to see what other fabulous creations my teammates have come up with for your viewing pleasure!

Katie

Magnolia-Licious Anything Goes or Bingo

Today I'm sharing my card for the Magnolia-Licious Challenge! and our challenge theme is Bingo!
Simply choose a line from our Bingo card and include all three items from that line on your card. I chose the diagonal line with 3 Patterned Papers, Pink and Ribbon/Bow!

Challenges:
Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper - Patterned Paper
Addicted to Stamps - Die Cuts
Amusing - Shades of Pink
Crafty Friends - Girly
Just Us Girls - Add a Tag
Let's Color! - Coloring
The Pencil Cases - More than One and Coloring
Jo's Scrap Shack - Red, White and Pink
Morgan's Art World - Add Flowers
Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes
Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes
Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
PDE Linky Party - Anything Goes
Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes (3 entries only)

Card Recipe:
Image - Lazy Tilda from the Sakura Collection
Paper - The Blossom Song Stack by DCWV
Sentiment - Three Bugs in a Rug
Doily - Art C
Pearls and Tag - Michaels
Border Punch and Flower Stickers - Martha Stewart
Ribbon - Unknown
Circle Die - Quickutz

So now you have just less than a week to enter and you could be our winner if you enter and follow our theme.
So choose a Magnolia, Wee, or Wild Rose Studio image and have fun creating a project or card to join the Magnolia-Licious Challenge!

Katie

Hostess Monday Digital Delights

Happy Monday everyone!
It's my turn to hostess at Digital Delights and today I thought I'd take time for a little reminiscing!
I have been designing for Wendy for more years than I can count, safe to say it's over 5, and I still love her Spring and Easter collections more than any other season! Something about the innocence and newness of this time of year, using soft pastels and floral patterns, just makes me happy inside. My card making style and coloring have improved so it's fun to see a little evolution too. So for my post today I'm sharing some of my favorites and I hope they are your favorites too!

From 2011 using Dilly Duck and Tree Background

From 2012 using Honey Bunny (no longer available but too cute not to share!

From 2013 using Bouquet Daisy Set

From 2014 using Daisy Bo Peep

From 2015 using Easter Kiddles

I hope you enjoyed this this journey back in time and we hope to see y'all around for many more years!

Katie

"W"ednesday at Magnolia-Licious - Get Well Soon

It’s ‘W’ednesday time at Magnolia-licious™ and we have changed things up a little and now will be having a Monthly Mini Magnolia Challenge for you.
The theme will always be "Anything Goes" you simply have to create with a Mini Magnolia and enter! These stamps are so cute and a fabulous way to create with Magnolia as most of these little cuties are just $2 each, you can't even buy a coffee for that little nowadays!


Challenges:
Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper - Patterned Paper
Penny Black - Stamp and Dies
Quirky Crafts - Red, Black and White
Stamping Sensations - Stamping
Alphabet Challenge - Y is for You Choose
Morgans Art World - Add Flowers
The Stamping Boutique - Dies/Punches
Crafty Your Passion - Anything Goes
Our Crafty Corner - Anything Goes
The Paper Nest Dolls - Anything Goes
Simply Paper Crafts - Anything Goes
PDE Linky Party - Anything Goes
Catch the Bug - Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps - Anything Goes
One Crazy Stamper - Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes (3 entries only)

Card Recipe:
Images - Mini Nurse Tilda and Mini Doctor Edwin Bundle
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiments - 3 Bugs in a Rug
Papers - Grey is The Garment District by The Paper Studio and Black Dots is Garden Vignettes by My Minds Eye
Circle Dies - Quickutz
Pearls - Michaels
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

If you are our winner you'll receive this wonderful prize!

I really hope you'll come over and play with us and Good luck!

Katie

Digital Delights - New Releases - Baseball Scottie

It's time for New Releases at Digital Delights and what a super selection Wendy has for you this month. There are Easter images and super cute sports images too!


Challenges:
Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes (1 entry only)
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
CCC Digi - Anything Goes
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Anything Goes
Just Keep On Crafting - Anything Goes
Creative Moments - Anything Goes
Fresh Brewed Designs - Anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper - Patterned Paper

Card Recipe:
Image - Baseball Scottie
Sentiment - Keeping in Touch Sentiment Set
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Giddy Up by Carta Bella
Circle Die - Quickutz
Buttons - Unknown
Letters - Making Memories
Chalk Ink - Prima

I colored an additional cap for Scottie and popped it up on a piece of foam for a little extra dimension
Be sure to drop by the Digital Delights Blog to see all the other wonderful samples from the talented design team.


Katie

Magnolia-Licious Love and/or Hearts

It is time for Team B to share their creations for the Love and/or Hearts challenge over at Magnolia-Licious
I went with one of the newest images from the Touch of Love Collection and picked the adorable Miracle Love Tilda


Challenges:
Crafting by Designs - Add a Flower
Dragonfly Journeys - Pretty in Pink
Allsorts - Bring on The Bling
The Sisterhood of Crafts - Love Letters (add love and/or hearts)
Fantasy Stampers - Love is in The Air
Let's Color - Coloring and Hearts
My Sheri Crafts - Be My Valentine
My Time to Craft - Love is All Around
Sweet Stampin - Valentines
Magnolia Forever - Love
Classy Cards N Such - Love Makes the World Go Around
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Amusing Challenges - Anything Goes (no digi)
Addicted to Stamps - Anything Goes (with stamping)
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes (stash item is paper)
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Auds Sentiments - Anything Goes (with a sentiment)(5 entries)
Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes (2 entries only)

Card Recipe:
Image - Miracle Love Tilda
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Rondelle by Prima
Sentiment - Pebbles
Heart - Martha Stewart
Heart Doily - Recollections
Doily Die - Little B
Circle Die - Quickutz
Kite, Pearls and Flowers - Michaels
Glitter - Glamour Dust in Crystal
Lace - Recollections
Ribbon - Michaels

I loved this image, so sweet and I love how they brought back the angel wings that drew me to the Magnolia images in the very first place.

So now you have just less than a week to enter and you could be our winner if you enter and follow our theme.
So choose a Magnolia, Wee, or Wild Rose Studio image and have fun creating a project or card to join the Magnolia-Licious Challenge!

Katie

Scor-Pal More than One Score Challenge - Pink or Blue It's Up to You!

We are back with our first challenge of 2016 at More Than One Score at Scor-Pal and this time we are looking for your "Pink or Blue It's Up to You!" themed projects.
You make an "Anything But a Card", a card with a fancy fold, anything as long as it has more than a single score and that you let us know where you used your Scor-Pal in the project.
For my project I decided to go with an offset gatefold card using one of the new images from the Touch of Love Collection from Magnolia-Licious


Challenges:
Alphabet Challenge - X for X-tra Fold
Let's Color - Coloring and Hearts
My Time to Craft - Love is All Around
Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Auds Sentiments - Anything Goes (with a sentiment)(5 entries)
Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes (2 entries only)

Card Recipe:
Scoring tool - Scor-Pal
Images - Sweetness Angel Tilda
Sentiment - Cloud Nine
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Addison by K and Co
Flowers - Recollections
Doily Die - Little B
Circle Die - Quickutz
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Lace - Recollections

This is a pretty simple card but I love how it just switches things up and little.
Now it's your turn to create and share with us at More Than One Score at Scor-Pal and Good Luck!

Katie