Guest at Craft Us Crazy - Pixie Cottage - Favorite Embellishment or Something New

This week at Craft Us Crazy they are sponsored by Michelle's Scrapbooking and they asked me to be a guest for them!

Challenges:
Truly Scrumptious - Anything Goes
Crafts and Me - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Anything Goes
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes
Penny's Challenges - Anything Goes
Reasonable Ribbon - Anything Goes (with ribbon)
Creative Card Crew - Cute and Girly
ABC Design - Flowers
Frosted Designs - Ribbon or Twine
Peartree Designs - Stamped Image (no digi's, 2 entries only)
Simon Says Stamp and Show - Old Wives Tales ("don't open your umbrella indoors, it's bad luck")
Whoopsi Daisy- Punches
Desert Island Crafts - Pick 3 (I chose square card, image, patterned paper, pearls, punches)
Anything Goes - Bingo! (I chose Paper Piecing, Flowers and Pearls)
Papertake Weekly - Bloom and Grow (something floral)
Crafty Creations - Something floral, some patterned paper and a ribbon
Simon Says Stamp - Sparkle and Shine
Paper Pretties - Flowers

Card Recipe:
Image - Hannah with Umbrella
Paper - Lemon Flower Stack by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Glossy - Liquid Embossing by All Night Media
Butterly Punch - Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly
Border Die - Spellbinders Nestabilities Mega - Parisian Accents
Ribbon - American Crafts
Die Cut - Spellbinders Nestabilities Dies, Labels 7
Sentiment - KI Memories

I added glossy accents to her umbrella and boots after I paper pieced them and think it makes a great finish to the card.
Kaite

Cooking It Up #62 - Button Up That Sketchy Child!

It's time for another recipe for your cards over at my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge blog!

The ingredients this week are:
A Sketch from a current challenge
Some Buttons
Make it for a Child


Challenges:
Stamp Something - Anything Goes
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes
Penny's Challenges - Anything Goes
Clear It Out - Any Coloring Medium
Crafting Life's Pieces - Sketch
ABC Design - Flowers
Creative Belli - S is for... (I chose sketch, swirls)
Bunny Zoe - Lace
Daring Cardmakers - Darling Bugs of May
Creative Inspirations Paint - Inspired by Butterflies
Whoopsi Daisy- Punches
Craft Your Passion - Cutie Patootie
Creatalicious - Flourishes
Desert Island Crafts - Pick 3 (I chose square, flowers, ribbon/lace trim, pearl, patterned paper, image, punch, button)
Anything Goes - Bingo! (I chose Punches/Die Cuts, Flowers and Ribbon)
My Time To Craft - Toybox Treasures
Papertake Weekly - Bloom and Grow (something floral)
Tuesday Throwdown - Card for a Baby or Child

Card Recipe:
Image - Rag Doll from Daisy's Accessories
Paper - Daisy Dear by Heidi Grace for Colorbok
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Lace Heart
Daisy Punch -Layering Daisy Medium Punch by Martha Stewart
Butterfly Punch - Martha Stewart Medium Double Punch Monarch Butterfly
Pearls - Recollections
Swirl Die Cut - Quickutz

This little rag-doll is so cute and I wish I had one just like her :)
We'd love to have you come along and play at Cooking It Up With Katie this week!
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #69 - Sketch and/or Tag You're It

It's time for another sketch and theme challenge over at The Pixie Cottage this week. Our optional theme is "Tag Your It" this week and we want to see you adding a tag to your card or maybe making some tags instead of a card.

Challenges:
Scrappy Frogs - Anything Goes
Let's Ink It Up - Embellish It (must use rubber stamp)
ABC Design - Flowers
Crazy 4 Challenges - May Flowers
Paper Romance - Favorite Die (I love anything by Spellbinders)
Phindy's Place - Embossing
If The Shoe Fits - Green
Totally Papercrafts - 1 Image, 2 Papers and 3 Embellishments (3 flowers, 3 butterflies, 3 rhinestones)
Catered Crop - Card Inspiration
Crafty Pad - Spots and Dots
Happileigh Scrappin - Green
Critter Challenge - Green and Yellow
The Ribbon Reel - Color Challenge (I chose yellow and green)
Papertake Weekly - Fancy a Punch?(use punches or dies)

Card Recipe:
Image - Little Sweet Pea by Alisa Ramirez
Paper - Itsy Bitsy Baby Boy by K and Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers - Colorbok
Butterflies - Michaels $1 spot
Border Die - Spellbinders
Embossing Folder - Sizzix

Here is our sketch this week, at first I was so intimidated by it that I thought I couldn't use it but I gave it try and really love how it all turned out.

This gorgeous cutie just makes me smile!
We'd love to have you come and join us over at The Pixie Cottage this week!
Katie

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Sketch - Wonderful You with Tilda

It's time for another challenge at A Spoon Full Of Sugar and this week we are giving you a sketch challenge!

Challenges:
Divas By Design - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Simon Say Stamp and Show - Anything Goes (vintage, distressed style)
2 Sisters - Distressed
Let's Ink It Up - Embellish It (must use rubber stamp)
Flutterby - Open (with Butterfly, Fairy or Angel)
My Mum's Craft Shop - Cute and Girly
Thrilling Thursday - Sweet or Girly
Prairie Fairy - Here Come the Girls
Incy Wincy - Girlie
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Beautiful
Lexi's - Friendship
ABC Design - Flowers
Everybody Art - Flowers
Crazy 4 Challenges - May Flowers
Simon Says Stamp - Paper Piercing or Piecing
Paperplay - Show Us Your Style (I love paper piecing, flowers, butterflies and lots of layers)
Papertake Weekly - Fancy a Punch?(use punches or dies)
Just Magnolia - Anything Goes with Stitching (real or faux)
Craft Your Passion - Check It Out
Cupcake Crafts - Gingham and Roses

Card Recipe:
Image - Tilda With Flower Pot
Paper - Daisy Dear by Heidi Grace for Colorbok
Medium - Copic Markers
Punches - Martha Stewart Large Monarch Butterfly
Martha Stewart Medium Monarch Butterfly
and Martha Stewart Deep Edger Doily Lace
Blue Flowers - Caribbean Roses Prima
Sentiment - K and Co

This was our fabulous sketch.

I paper pieced the coat and shoes on Tilda and colored the rest. This is such a cute Tilda, you may remember I used her last week too and I think there may be more!
We'd love to see your creations with our sketch so come along and play with us at A Spoon Full Of Sugar.
Be sure to check out my blog candy post from yesterday or at the link at the top of the page.
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!

Designed 2 Delight - Joy To The World

This new image of Kaela as An Angel is just so adorable and she was so wonderful to color.
I added Liquid Embossing to her wings for a glass finish as I thought glitter may not work as well with the distressed look I was going for.


Challenges:
My Partner in Crafting Crime - Marker Madness
The Paper Players - Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke and a Neutral (mine are muted versions but I think they still work)
Stamping Vacation Very Vintage - Rose, Moss and Cream
ABC Design - Sew Special
Stamp With Fun - Square
Digital Tuesday - Anything With Wings
Flutterby - Fairy, Butterfly or Angel
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Distressing
Frosted Designs - Distressing
Flourishes - Just Do It! Make A Christmas card :)
ABC Christmas - X is For Xmas
Alota Rubber Stamps - Let's Celebrate Christmas
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Christmas (with a digi)
2 Sisters - Christmas
Karber Christmas - Use a Digi
Midnight Madness - Sketch
Tuesday Taggers - Peace, Love and Joy (use one of those words)
Crafty Creations - Beautiful Insides
Top Tip Tuesday - Buttons
Tuesday Throwdown - Buttons and Bows
City Crafter - Little Children
CCEE Stampers - Buttons
Daring Cardmakers - We Three...(things in 3's, I did 2 lots of 3 buttons)
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Hodge Podge Shop - Anything Goes

Card Recipe:
Image - Kaela As An Angel
Paper - K and Co Classic K McKenna
Medium - Copic Markers
Gloss (on wings and stars)- All Night Media Liquid Embossing in Sepia Glass Finish (can't find it online but I bought it at Michaels)
Lace - Walmart
Buttons - Stash
Embossing Folder - Basic Grey for Sizzix

I really like how she turned out, I'm sure you'll be seeing her again here before Christmas ;)
Katie

Pixie Cottage #45 - Ribbons and Bows

It's time for another fabulous sketch and technique challenge over at The Pixie Cottage and this week we want to see you getting out those beautiful Ribbons and Bows on your projects!

Challenges:
CCEE Stampers - Store Bought Flowers
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
Character Cafe - Embossing
Drunken Stampers - Stitching (I did faux)
ABC Design - Sew Special
Wee Memories - Patterned Paper
My Partner in Crafting Crime - Marker Madness
Reasonable Ribbon - Ribbon and Christmas
Stamp and Create - Tis The Season
Alota Rubber Stamps - Let's Celebrate Christmas
Scrappy Frogs - Christmas
Flourishes - Just Do It! Make A Christmas card :)
Paper Cupcakes - Christmas, Glitter and Ribbon
Stamp With Fun - Square
Sassy Studios - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp and Show - Whatever Makes You Happy

Card Recipe:
Image - Hannah with Candle by Sandra Hammer
Paper - DCWV The Christmas Combo
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers - Prima
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - The Paper Studio
Ribbon - American Crafts
Paint - Puffy by Tulip
Glitter - Glamour Dust by Viva Decor

This is the great sketch we worked with this week.

I added Puffy Paint to the snow in the image for texture. Before I heated the paint to make it puff I added Glamour Dust glitter on top.
We'd love to see you come along and see what other wonderful creations the team made and play with us along at The Pixie Cottage.

Just For You Mum! - Adapting a Fall Stamp for Spring

Happy Tuesday!
It's snowing here in TX!!! (well it is a little South of us and it should be with us soon)
And to celebrate I'm doing a card just because I can :)
There are lots of challenges I wanted to work with this week so I made another card to go in the box of "someday I'll send it"

These are the ones this one covers:

Friday Sketchers had a fabulous sketch
Cutie Stampers wanted Yellow and Birthday
Pennys wanted Birthday
Quixotic wanted Something for Mum
Magical Crafts wanted Something for Mum too
Secret Crafter had a Mum theme too
Cuttlebug Challenges wanted Stitching (I did faux) (and a CB product)
Inky Impressions want you to Think Spring
Belli wanted Butterflies (one on the hatpin)
ABC Design had a Birthday theme
Stamp With Fun want Stitching
Practical Scrappers want to see Stamps
Flourishes want Flowers
Jacksonbelle want Flowers too!



Card Recipe

Image - Fall Friends (I had to do a very delicate "ink job" on the stamp so that the Pumpkin part didn't stamp so I could replace it with flowers)
Paper - K&Co
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Embossing folder - Cuttlebug Happy Birthday




Inside is more dp and a faux stitched message mat.



I hope this shows that this super cute Scarecrow stamp from Fall can be adapted to fit another season.
Try the technique for yourself, it opens up a whole new use for your seasonal stamps!
Katie