A Spoon Full of Sugar - Things With Wings

It's Tuesday so that means a new challenge at A Spoon Full of Sugar and this week we are looking for your creations with "Wings!".
This could be a bird, a butterfly, a fairy, an angel, really anything at all with Wings!
I decided to go with a favorite image of mine, Teddy Bea!

Challenges:
Truly Scrumptious - Anything Goes
I Did It - Anything Goes
Crafts and Me - Anything Goes
Penny's Challenges - Anything Goes
Emerald Fairies - Anything Goes (3 entries max)
Crafty Calendar - Teddy Bears
Stamptacular Sunday - Bear Necessities
Creative Stamp Friends - Favorite Colors (I love blue and brown together)
Digi's With Attitude - Brown, Beige and another Color
Colour Create - White, Cream, Brown and One Other
Desert Island Crafts - Pick 3 (i chose square card, image, patterned paper, die cut, pearls, flowers)
Clear It Out - Any Coloring Medium
Creative Card Crew - Cute and Girly
Diva's by Design - One for The Girls (2 entries max)
Flutterby - Open (with a Fairy, Angel or Butterfly)
Paper Pretties - Flowers
CCEE Stampers - May Flowers
House of Gilli - Flowers
Always Something Creative - Flowers
2 Sisters - Use a Digi
Word of The Week - Wings

Card Recipe:
Image - Teddy Bea Wishes
Paper - Ella Blue by GCD Studios
Medium - Copic Markers
Rose - Wild Orchid Crafts
Pearls - The Paper Studio
Die Cut - Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Seventeen Die Templates
Border Die - Spellbinders Nestabilities Mega - Parisian Accents
Die Cut - Spellbinders Nestabilities Eyelet Circles Die Templates
Sentiment - Heidi Grace for Fiskars

I love this image and have used her quite a few times, in fact I really need to get some more Teddy Bo and Co images!
Anyway you need to "get flying" and play along with us at A Spoon Full of Sugar!

A Spoon Full of Sugar - White + One!

It's time for another challenge at A Spoon Full Of Sugar and this week we are giving you a color challenge! We want to see you start with White and add just one more color to the card. We are sponsored by The Stamping Boutique and I chose one of their sweet images for my card.

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Papercutz - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Moving Along With The Times - Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Chamber Maids - Anything Goes
My Mum's Craft Shop - Flowers
ABC Design - Flowers
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Pearls
Paper Crafting Journey - Bling
CCEE Stampers - Butterfly
Charisma Cardz - April Showers Bring May Flowers
Dare To Be Sassy - Monochromatic
If The Shoe Fits - Thing With Wings
Stamp Something - Things With Wings
Wags N Whiskers - Use a die or punch
Totally Paper Crafts - Glitter
Digi Design House - Bling
Totally Gorjuss - 1, 2, 3 Your choice (I chose 1 image, 2 papers and 3 embellishments (flowers, pearls and rhinestones))
Craft Your Days Away - Music and Dance
Crafty Emma's - Photo Inspiration (I chose the red and white)
Alota Rubber Stamps - Red and White
My Time To Craft - Red and White
The Crafty Pad - Pearls and Swirls
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - Chose 3 (I chose Red Ribbon, Fairy, Floral Paper, Square)

Card Recipe:
Image - Twirling Fairy
Paper - Stampin' Up
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Labels 3 by Spellbinders
Doily Die Cut - English Tea Party by Cheery Lynn Designs
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Pearls - Recollections
Rhinestones - Michaels $1 spot
Glitter - Glamour Dust

This is such a cute dancing fairy that I added glitter to her wings and dress to make her even more enchanting!
We hope you will join us on our "White plus One" challenge at A Spoon Full Of Sugar this week.
Katie

Tilda With A Little Gift For Mom!

With the tragic weather events of last Wednesday, The Royal Wedding on Friday and the political world changing events of yesterday I think a little light relief may be in order :)

You may know Michelle's Scrapbooking and More as the home of The Pixie Cottage stamps but did you know just how many other items she carries?
She has the latest dies from Spellbinders and Cheery Lynn Designs, latest releases of the super popular Magnolia Stamps, a huge selection of Copic Products and so much more.
Today's card features many of the great new products she has on offer, you really should take a look.

Challenges:
Totally Tilda - Paper Piecing
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Flowers
Just Magnolia - Buttons, Bows and Bling
Magnolia Down Under - Lace and Ribbons
7 Kids College Fund - Flowers or Showers
All That Scraps Magnolia Challenge - Marvelously Magnolia
Magnolia-licious Highlites - Sketch
One Stop Crafts - In Stitches
Sugar Creek Hollow - Embossing
One Stitch At A Time - Emboss It
Mami Doodles - Get Girly
Charisma Cardz - Showers or Flowers
Dream Valley - Flowers
Stamp With Fun - Lace or Ribbon
CCEE Stampers - Butterflies
Crafts And Me - Vintage/Distressed
Delightful Challenges - Distressed
4 Crafty Chicks - Distressing
Scrapbook Sisters - Distressing
Aud's Sentiments - Happy Mothers Day
Fairy Tale Challenge - Mothers Day
Scrap, Stamp and Doodle - Mothers Day
Card Cupids - Mothers Day
I Did It - Mothers Day
Happileigh Scrappin - Mothers Day
Craft Us Crazy - Flowers and/or Mothers Day
2 Sisters - For Mom
Creative Inspirations Paint - Inspired by Mom
Stamptcular Sunday - Mum's The Word
Sentimental Sundays - Special Woman
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - Chose 3 (I chose Square, Floral Paper and Pop Dot)
Desert Island Crafts - Pick 3 (I chose Distressing, Ink on something other than the stamp and Punches)

Card Recipe:
Image - Tilda With Flower Pot
Paper - Butterfly Garden by Pink Paislee
Medium - Copic Markers
Embossing Folder - Regal Flourish by Tim Holtz for Sizzix
Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan Cats Eye
Doily Die - French Pastry by Cheery Lynn Designs
Die Cut - Large Labels by Spellbinders
Border Die Cut - Parisian Accents by Spellbinders
Pearls - Opalines by Basic Grey
Rhinestones - Little Yellow Bicycle Elizabeth Park Jewels
Butterfly and Daisy Punches - Martha Stewart
Bow, Ribbon and Lace - Offray

How adorable is Tilda with her potted plant for Mom? I paper pieced the coat and dress in different papers and her boots match her coat!
I really had fun with this card, tons of different layers and textures, just perfect!
I hope you enjoyed it too and be sure to check back every day this week as I have new cards every day and a special Blog Hop coming at the end of this week.
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #65 - For Mom or a Special Lady

It's Wednesday so it means another challenge over at The Pixie Cottage!
As always we have 2 parts to the challenge and you can choose either or both to play along with.
We have a fabulous sketch and our theme this week is "For Mom or a Special Lady"

Remember you can use the sketch or the optional technique or both!
The randomly picked winner will win two stamps of their choice from the Pixie Cottage Collection. The winner and the Top 3 favorites will be announced on the Friday after the challenge ends.

Challenges:
Paper Crafting Journey - For A Lady
CCEE Stampers - Doily or Lace
Pixie Dust - Lace
The Shabby Tea Room - Lace and Doilies
Wags N Whiskers - Ribbons and Pearls
Anything Goes - Pearls
Fresh Brewed Monthly Challenge - Flowers

Card Recipe:
Image - Pleasant Porch by ARTish
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Annalee by Prima
Flowers - Prima
Lace - Offray
Pearls - Recollections
Ribbon - Unknown
Sentiment - Printed

This background stamp is gorgeous just by itself.
I know if I had a chance to sit quietly on this porch swing then I'd grab that chance with both hands!
We hope you have a special lady in your life that needs a card and if so please link it in with us over at The Pixie Cottage!
Katie

A Vintage Garden Mini Album - A Little change of direction

Today I want to share a mini album I made.
Before I made cards I was a scrapbooker and have over 20 completed albums made over the years.
But I also liked to dabble in mini albums and altering items and I think that is where the transition into card making started.
Every now and again I like to take a break from cards and go back to playing with books :)
This is one I made this week.
As it has a lot in it there will be many photos but I hope you like it.
Also because of all the work I thought I'd enter it in a few challenges too ;)

Challenges:
Cheerful Stamp Pad - Anything But A Card
Paper Romance - Anything Goes
I Did It - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Friendship
Rainbow Lady - Shabby Chic
CCEE Stampers - Distressing
Anything Goes - Distressing
Patties Creations - Make Your Own Embellishment
Some Odd Girl - Handmade Embellishment
Allsorts - Homemade Flowers
Thrilling Thursday - Ribbon
Fresh Brewed - Ribbons and Bows
The Shabby Tearoom - Buttons and Bows
Tellens Place - Buttons
Frosted Designs - Metal (used brads)
Southern Girls - Brads, Gems or Dewdrops
Sisterhood of Crafters - Ribbons and Brads
Crazy 4 Challenges - Flowers
Stampin B's - Flowers
Bunny Zoes - Flowers Everywhere
Creative Cottage - Fabulous Florals
Crafty Creations - In The Garden
Fussy and Fancy - Embossing
Incy Wincy - Punches or Dies
4 Crafty Chicks - Photo Inspiration
Crafts and Me - Anything With Wings

Project Recipe:
Paper - K and Co Bailey
Roses - Wild Orchid Crafts
Paper Flowers - Prima
Punches - Martha Stewart
Doilies - Wilton
Flat Back Pearls - Queen and Co and Michaels
Pearl Beads - Offray
Sentiments - Crafty Secrets, Colorbok, Autumn Leaves and Memories Complete (most discontinued)
Embossing Folders - Sizzix and Cuttlebug
Die Cuts - Sizzix
Chalk Ink - Cats Eye in Chestnut Roan
Scoring Tool (for rosette flowers) - Scor-Pal

Now this book is on eBay and if you'd like to see more photos (each page individually) then be sure to Take A Look Here
I hope you've enjoyed the trip around my mini book today and keep checking back as there may be more in the future :)
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #57 - Sketch and/or Embossing

It's Wednesday so it means another challenge at The Pixie Cottage!
As always we have 2 parts to the challenge and you can choose either or both to play along with.
We have a fabulous sketch and our theme this week is "Embossing" so it's time to get out those embossing folders, light-boxes and stylus's or your powders and heat guns!

Challenges:
Create 4 Fun - Sketch (it's the same as our at The Pixie Cottage!)
Your Next Stamp - Paper Piecing (I paper pieced the cupcake wrapper)
Scrapbook Sisters - Baby Baby
CCEE - Embossing
Woodware USA - Embossing
Creative Inspirations Challenge - Distressing
Alys - Bling It Up
I Did It - Bling It Up
Papertake Weekly - Putting On The Glitz
Happileigh Scrappin - Cupcakes
Fussy and Fancy - Something Edible
Die Cut Dreams - It's a Girl (Baby)
Craft Your Passion - Pink
Stamping Scrapping Central - Pink (and a product from store, Spellbinders squares)
There She Goes - Pink, Kraft and Ivory
Stamptacular Sunday - Lovin From The Oven
Lexi's - Use a Bear
One Stitch At A Time - Make It Pretty
Crafty Emma's - Cute and Cuddly

Card Recipe:
Image - Smiles and His Cupcake
Paper - Itsy Bitsy Baby Girl by K and Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Paint - Smooch Illuminate
Bows - Offray
Die Cut - Eyelet Squares by Spellbinders
Sentiment - KI Memories
Rhinestones - Treasures by Shabby Chic
Chalk Ink - Versa Magic in Sahara Sand

This was the sketch although I left off the ribbon across the center as there was no room.

I paper pieced the wrapper on the cupcake from coordinating paper and inked all the papers for a softer feel.
The back diamond mat is embossed and ink added for more definition but you can't see too much of it.
I like making baby cards, I think I need to find a pregnant friend to give it to! LOL

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #56 - Sketch and/or Ribbon

It's Wednesday so it means another challenge at The Pixie Cottage!
As always we have 2 parts to the challenge and you can choose either or both to play along with.
We have a fabulous sketch and our theme this week is "Ribbon" and we know how much card makers love their ribbon!!

Challenges:
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes
Catch The Bug - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Pear Tree Designs - Anything Goes
CCEE Stampers - Punches
Paper Play - Stamp It Out (use an image)
Kaboodle Doodles - Ribbon
Woodware - Ribbon

Card Recipe:
Image - Hoo Loves You
Paper - Cosmo Cricket Delovely
Medium - Copic Markers
Pearls - Michaels $1 spot
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Ribbon - Michaels
Die Cut - Spellbinders

This is the sketch that is one of your challenge options.

These cuties would certainly brighten up anyone's day.
We hope to see you come along with your ribbons and play at The Pixie Cottage!

Pile It On - Bright and Breezy

Many of you have been witnessing Mother Nature in abundance recently with tons of snow, ice and just general freezing weather!
Well over at Pile It On we have decided that this week we are going to bring in a little sunshine into those grey days we our super new challenge!
The title of the challenge is "Bright and Breezy" and we want you to forget about the cold Winter weather and show us your colors!
So you can do anything theme you like as long as the colors need a pair of sunglasses for you to look at them!

For this challenge we are sponsored by the fabulous Meljen's Designs!



Challenges:
Sisterhood of Crafters - Anything Goes
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes
Little Claire's Designs - Anything Goes
Catch The Bug - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Digi Something
Paper Play - Stamp It Out (use an image)
Cupcake Crafts - Old MacDonald Had A Farm
Belli Challenge - Jewelry (I used Gems and Pearls)
CCEE Stampers - Punches
For Fun - Pick Spring or Winter (from Groundhog Day)
Creative Craft World - Love
Simon Says Stamp - Love
Paper Crafting Journey - Love
Thrilling Thursday - Love
Allsorts - Love Love Love
Pennys - Hearts a Flutter
Raise The Bar - Hearts
Simply Create - Hearts
Digi Doodle Shop - Valentines
Card Makin Mama's - Valentines
Stampin For The Weekend - Valentines
Crazy 4 Challenges - Valentines
Secret Crafter - Valentines
Prairie Fairy - For A Sweetheart
The Paper Variety - Photo Inspiration (I picked the hearts and colors)
Auds Sentiments - Corny Valentines Sentiment
Cute Card Thursday - Banish the Blues (use a funny image or sentiment)
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - Love, Heart and Border Punch
Stamping Vacation Music In You - Love Of My Life
Stamping Vacation Occasion Oasis - Valentines Day
Stamping Vacation Extra Extra - Sweethearts
Stamping Vacation No No - No Tags
Stamping Vacation Home Sweet Home - Romance

Card Recipe:
Image - Bird's Spring Trinkets
Paper - Fine and Dandy Tickled Pink by My Minds Eye
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Printed in Harrington Font
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Circle Cutter - Martha Stewart
Rhinestone - Treasures by Shabby Chic
Pearls - Queen and Co

I added Liquid Embossing to his boots and his banner to give a little shine :)
I hope he can banish the winter blues away from you for at least a short while today and that you'll come along and play with us at Pile It On!
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.

A Very Special Tilda Project - Lots of Photos inside!

Happy Sunday!
Today I have a labor of love to show you and I'm hoping you'll like it as much as I do.
Michelle at Michelle's Scrapbooking and More had a brand new product in store and it just called my name out to be played with!
It is a blank clock byKaisercraft with little windows in for photos.
Now if you remember a project I did earlier in the year with a set of tiny shelves in a wooden "house" then you may have guessed why I wanted to make something with this one! Now I implore you to click on the photos to see the "big picture" so to speak as you cannot see the details in the little photos on blogger.
I will try and add notes under each photo with a fee technique pointers as to how I made this.

Challenges:
Our Daily Bread - Anything But A Card
Paper Romance - Everything But The Kitchen Sink (lots of everything!)
AI Factory - Die Cut or Punch (used both)
CCEE Stampers - Store Bought Flowers
My Time To Craft - Roses
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Use an Image
Penny's - Alter Something
Passionately Artistic - Linky Party (link any and all your projects)
Basic Grey - Wings (Tilda has wings)
Crazy Challenge - Things with Wings (again Tilda is an Angel with wings)
Something Completely Different - Wings
Flutterby - Windows (OK it said Window card so I may be pushing it a little here :))
Drunken Stampers - Stitching (I did faux)
ABC Design - Sew Special
Our Creative Corner - Rust, Blue, Gold and Brown
Wee Memories - Patterned Paper
My Partner in Crafting Crime - Marker Madness

Project Recipe:
Clock - Kaisercraft Beyond The Page MDF Frame Clock W/Movement & Hands
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Mellow by Basic Grey
Flowers - Mini Roses from Prima
Die Cut - Beaded Circles by Spellbinders
Border and Corner Punch set - Martha Stewart French Scroll
Pearls - Basic Grey Opalines
Chipboard Numbers - Provo Craft
Letters - Walmart
Paint - Illuminate by Smooch
Images - Tilda as Shepherd
Tilda with Flowing Hair
Tilda on Christmas Morning
Tilda with Flowers
Standing Fall Tilda
Kitchen Tilda
Stylish Tilda
Peachy Tilda

I used two sheets of the same patterned paper on this project, one went on the base layer (the layer you can see through the windows) and the same again in exactly the same spot on the top layer (where the windows are).
I lined the paper up at the top left corner and then trimmed around the edge (the clock is 11" square.
On the top layer I turned the block over (patterned side down) and used my exacto knife to cut out the paper covering the windows.
So when I turned it back over and lined it up the paper on the bottom layer showed through and matched up exactly with the top layer.

I chose my Tilda's simply on the hair styles/hats I liked as I knew only the heads would show through.
I colored them down about halfway on the images so when i trimmed them to fit it would be blended correctly.

Each Tilda was trimmed to fit the spaces and then matted with a narrow brown mat to make the image stand out. Then using my Copic Multiliner I faux stitched the edges.
I colored them to match the paper color closest to the window they would be sitting in and arranged them (uncolored first) so that they would all be facing toward the center of the clock.

I decided that I needed to clock to look a little larger and more "decorated" so I added a border all the way around (on the outside of the clock base) using a Border and Corner punch set from Martha Stewart. This was super easy to do as I just used a 12" by 12" piece of coordinating cardstock, lined up the corner punches and then filled in with the borders (the punches are designed to fit a 12" square piece perfectly). I cut out the middle of the cardstock so the clock workings fit and then glued the cardstock "mat" to the back of the clock.
I used my ATG gun as it is good and sticky and I knew the cardstock would stick well.

After that I used a 1/4" wide stitched ribbon around the whole front edge of the clock to give it a more finished look. Then I added a very narrow strip of brown cardstock all around the side edges of the clock so you couldn't see the unfinished MDF edges.
Then I added the clock workings with a Spellbinders die cut under the hands, topped with paper flowers and pearls. The numbers are white chipboard that I colored with an R37 Copic Marker to match the paper.
To finish I added paper flowers to two corners and acrylic letters to the two larger window panels.

It now hangs proudly in my studio.
The photos were taken outside as I wanted to give you a better idea of the true colors of the paper.
I absolutely loved making this project and to be honest I didn't want it to end and want to make it all over again!
I hope you liked this and maybe it has inspired you to create "out of the box", just in time for a handmade Holiday gift maybe? :)
Katie

Cooking It Up #30 - Ahoy Mateys!

More Cooking It Up with Katie (me!) fun and this week we have a simple recipe that I'm sure you'll all love.

We are sponsored by the fabulous Digital Delights and all had fun creating with Wendy's super images!

This weeks ingredients are:

Ribbon
Metal
Something Sweet

Challenges:

AI Factory - Card for a Boy
CCEE - Pirate Card
Glitterbabe - Anything Goes with Sparkle
Papercutz - Halloween with NO black or Orange
Ann's Creative Nook - Halloween
Gingerloft - Happy Haunting
Raise the Bar - Something Yummy
Secret Crafter - Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin - Stitching
Stempeltraeume - Bow
Timbo Scrapmania - Borders



Card Recipe:
Image - Pirate Ahoy Stamp Set
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - K&Co Spooktacular
Border punch - Martha Stewart Spider Web
Brads - Spare Parts
Skull and Cross Bones - Walmart
Sentiment - Printed





Now this little guy is from an acrylic set that Wendy designed for Clear Dollar Stamps and I wanted to show how versatile he is. I think he works just as well for Halloween as any other boy situation.
The sparkle on the skull and crossbones gives just enough pizazz paired with the silver spiders on the paper and the silver pen used to edge the mats.
I'd love to see you over at my Cooking It Up with Katie challenge so please come over and play!

Lily Boo Too - In The Summertime

Happy July!
I can't believe half of the year has gone by already!
It's the 1st of a new month and so that means a new challenge at Lily Boo Too!
This month we'd love to see your Summer creations and if you haven't heard the news already it's now super easy to get Lily Boo images as they have a new home at Cuddly Buddly!

Challenges for this card:

Truly Scrumptious - Sketch
Just For Fun Color Challenge - Pink, Green and White/Cream
Basic Grey Challenges - Photo Inspiration (green from the kiwi, cherries from the currents, sun from the peaches)
Craftycatz - Let's Go Digital
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes
I Love Digi - Emboss It
Allsorts - Embossing
The Crafty Pad - Embossing
Aud's Sentiments - Sentiment with Love in it
Practical Scrapper - Border Punches
Stampin B's - Summer Fun
Pear Tree Designs - Summer Lovin'
Digital Tuesday - Summertime
Timbro Scrapmania - Summer
Creative Cottage - Summer Surprise
Quirky Crafts - Ribbon
Flourishes - Fruity (used Cherry dp)




Card Recipe:
Image - Watering Can House
Paper - Basic Grey Lemonade
Medium - Copic Markers
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Border and Corner Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Printed
Embossing folder - Crafts Too





I wish I lived in a little watering can house instead of having to keep using one on my plants three times a day! LOL
Summer is in full swing here in Texas and I hope it is with you too.
Please drop by and show us your Summer creations at Lily Boo Too!