Pile It On - Boys and Girls Come Out To Play

It's another Sunday and so another great challenge at Pile It On!
We are sponsored by Simon Says Stamps so it's worth playing along to see if you win!
The challenge was set by yourself truly and it is "Boys and Girls Come Out To Play!". This is a title of a very old English Nursery Rhyme and we'd love to see your creation of children having fun or maybe even something to do with games!
And as we are Pile It On we'd love to see those creations where you Piled On tons of challenges!

Challenges:
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Anything Goes
Penny's Challenges - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Scrappy Frogs - Anything Goes
Divas By Design - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Word Play - Child
Karen's Doodles - Pastels
Cards For Men - Someone Special
Pollycraft - Boyz to Men
The Shabby Tearoom - Ruffles
Papertake Weekly - Fancy a Punch?(use punches or dies)
Tuesday Throwdown - Use a Die Cut (3 entries max)
Peartree Designs - Spring
My Mum's Craft Shop - To Die For (3 entries max)
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Ribbon
Frosted Designs - Ribbon or Twine
Rainbow Lady - Let's Feel It (use texture)
ECP Challenges - Pastels

Card Recipe:
Image - Candy Time by Rachelle Anne Miller
Paper - K and Co Itsy Bitsy Baby Boy
Medium - Copic Markers
Ribbon - Offray
Die Cut - Spellbinders Labels 3 and Spellbinders S4-114 Nestabilities Large Standard Circles DieTemplate
Fabric Brad and Patterned Brads - The Paper Studio
Chipboard Heart - Colorbok

How cute is little Milo in the garden?
So sweet and so I colored him in soft pastels and I hope you like him.
So now go and create and come back and share with us at Pile It On!
Katie

The Pixie Cottage 68 - One For The Boys

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 "One For The Boys"
So whether it's for the man in your life, your sons birthday or, like mine, celebrating the birth of a new baby boy be sure to come and share it with us!

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Peartree Designs - Anything Goes (max 2 entries)
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papercutz - Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
AI Factory - Anything Goes
House of Gilli - Lots of Layers and Faux Stitching
Bunny Zoe - One For The Boys
Cards For Men - Circles
Wags N Whiskers - Use a die or punch
One Stop Craft - In Stitches
Secret Crafter - For a Baby
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Baby
Bearly Mine - Beautiful Babies
Friday Mash Up - Baby or Punches (or both)
Rubys Rainbow - Babies and Blue
Stamp With Fun - Lace or Ribbon
Let's Ink It Up - Embellish It (must use rubber stamp)
Delightful Challenges - Distressed
The Crafty Pad - Pearls and Swirls (in the border die cut)
The Shabby Tearoom - Sweet Dreams Photo Inspiration (cream, blue, neutral, bedroom photo)
Clear it Out - Ribbon/Trim
Tuesday Taggers - Something Old and Something New (stamp is over a year old and the papers are new)
ABC Design - Flowers

Card Recipe:
Image - Sweet Pea In Bloom by Alisa Ramirez
Paper - Annalee by Prima
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Die Cut - Parisian Accents by Spellbinders
Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan Cats Eye
Flowers - Sugar Plum Roses in Caribbean
Sentiment - Making Memories
Pearls - The Paper Studio
Lace - Offray
Die Cut - Beaded Circles by Spellbinders

This was the great sketch that we had the option of using.

I absolutely love this image. The baby is so adorable and could so easily work for boy and girl cards. I paper pieced the flower and pea pod and then inked all the layers before glued them down.
All the die cuts are inked around for a soft distressed feel.
I even inked the pearls to make them match the whole style of the card.
I really hope you like this one and will come along and share your cards and creations for all the boys big and small in your life over at The Pixie Cottage!
Katie

Card Ideas Challenge - Just Kidding Around

It's Saturday and to get your weekend off to a great start head on over to Card Ideas for a new challenge.
This week we want to see your cards for children and Faith has a great selection of images at Designed 2 Delight that will make a it a doodle to enter and have some fun!

Challenges:
I Did It - Anything Goes
Crafty Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Birthday Sundaes - Anything Goes Birthday
Fairy Tale - Happy Birthday
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Card for A Child
Fussy and Fancy - Card for a Child
Crafty Ann - Smile
Desert Island Crafts - Pick 3 or more (I chose Child's image, Birthday, Bright Colors and Dots)
Stamping Vacation Start Here - Nestabilities
Cards For Men - Embossing
Crafty Catz - Embossing
The Stampman - Embossing
My Time Made Easy Pretty Palette - Aqua, Tangerine, Lt Blue and White
Creative Inspirations - Punches or Dies
Mami Doodles - Punches or Die Cuts

Card Recipe:
Image - Drew and His Cupcake
Paper - KI Memories
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cuts - Spellbinders
Sentiment - KI Memories
Pearls - Martha Stewart
Embossing Folding - Sizzix

This little guy reminds me so much of my little guy Carter right down to the curls in his hair and sweet little smile.
I hope you've enjoyed this card, be sure to drop by Card Ideas to see some more great samples and to join in the fun!
Katie

Designed 2 Delight - Drew and His Cupcake

It's Friday and that means the team over at Card Ideas are showcasing some of the latest releases from Designed 2 Delight
I chose to use this gorgeous little cutie, his name is Drew and he is Kaela's little brother.

Challenges:
Crafty Emma's - Men Only
Incy Wincy - For The Boys
Ooh La La - Masculine Card
Paper Pretties - For a Man/Boy
Going Grey - Anything Goes (2 entries)
Cards For Men - Sketch
Crafty Pad - Buttons
Papertake Weekly - Trio
Craft Us Crazy - Cupcakes or Celebration
Stamp Something - Something Sweet
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Thrilling Thursday - Show Us What You've Got (anything goes)
Paper Play - Embossing

Card Recipe:
Image - Drew and His Cupcake
Paper - Fine and Dandy True Blue by My Minds Eye
Medium - Copic Markers
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Buttons - Stash
Sentiment - Target $1 Spot (a couple of Summers ago)

I didn't have anything in mind for Drew to "sit" on so I drew in a little wall with my Copic Multi Liner. I love this pen as you can color on top of it with your markers without it bleeding.

Cooking It Up #49 - I need some Blue Blingy Buttons!

It's a new challenge at my Cooking It Up With Katie
This week were are sponsored by the super Stamping Dragon who provided us with gorgeous images to play with!

The ingredients this week are:

Use a little Blue
Add a few Buttons
Finish with some Bling

Challenges:
Alys - Bling It Up
I Did It - Bling It Up
Cards For Men - 1 Image, 2 Papers, 3 Embellishments
Magical Monday - Love (and a magical creature)
Whoopsi Daisy - Free and Easy
Papertake Weekly - Putting On The Glitz
Desert Island Crafts - Pick Three recipe (I picked buttons, border punch and no flowers)
Top Tip Tuesday - Stitching

Card Recipe:
Image - Rupert in Window by Stamping Dragon Designs
Paper - Fine and Dandy True Blue by My Minds Eye
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Punch - Garden Trellis Deep Edger by Martha Stewart
Buttons - Michaels $1 Spot
Rhinestones - Treasures by Shabby Chic
Sentiment - Printed in Harrington Font

Rupert the Dragon just looks so forlorn looking out his window waiting for his love to come home, but I still think it is so cute! I hope you've enjoyed this card and maybe you'll drop by at Cooking It Up With Katie to play along too.
Remember we are still looking for new Team Member so check out all the details there.
Katie

Pixie Cottage #46 - Let It Snow

It's time for another sketch and theme challenge over at The Pixie Cottage.
With the cold weather coming to visit us here in Texas and snow forecast for most of my homeland of the UK (and lots of Europe too) you'll be glad to see the theme fits perfectly!

Challenges:
Alota Rubber Stamps - Let's Celebrate Christmas
Scrappy Frogs - Merry Christmas
Crafty Creations - Christmas is Coming
Cards For Men - Christmas for a Man/Boy
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Hodge Podge Shop - Anything Goes
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Anything Goes
Daisy Doodles - Anything Goes (but you must a Daisy Doodles or Pixie Cottage image)
Paper Play - Let It Snow
Simon Says Stamp - Let It Snow
Stampin B's - Snowflakes
Crafts and Me - Snow
Treehouse Thursdays - Glitter
One Stitch At a Time - Season or Event
Scrap It With A Song - Winter Wonderland

Card Recipe:
Image- Winter Window by Sandra Hammer
Paper- Homemade Christmas Stack DCWV
Medium- Copic Markers
Sentiment- 7 Gypsies
Glitter- Stickles Icicle
Shine- Liquid Embossing Sepia Gloss Finish

This is the sketch you can choose to work with this week.

I added lots of Stickles for the snow on this one, took 2 thick coats to get it as sparkly as I wanted!
I really like this image, nice to make a classic looking card instead of cutesy for a change and I hope you like it too.
Katie

It's Your Turn for the Remote - Card for my Dad

Happy Saturday Everyone!
We have a very busy day ahead with a special "Meet the players, have some fun and some food" event at the Frisco Roughriders Baseball that our daughter was invited to after being recognized as an "Educational MVP" at her school.
Then as soon as that is done we'll be whizzing back home for the England V US game, with lots of loud shouting and maybe a few beers too! Then tomorrow morning hubby and our oldest son go off to Scout Camp for a week so there will be all the last minute stuff to finish for that, I'll be in need of a break too!
So yesterday I managed to make the card that is now winging its way "across the pond" to my Dad in England (don't worry he doesn't check my blog)
It is a lot more simple than my usual cards as postage is so expensive for the square, lumpy, bumpy cards especially Air Mail. And also every time I send a square card home it takes weeks instead of days.

Challenges:
The Shabby Tea Room - Just For Dad
Cards For Men - Fathers Day
Double Dutch - Fathers Day
Tellens Place - Fathers Day
Tanda Stamps - Fathers Day
My Partner in Crafting Crime - Fathers Day
Simple Doodles - Just for You Dad
One Stitch at a Time - Boys to Men
Creative Craft Challenges - For The Man in Your Life
Always Playing With Paper - Fathers Day (their very first challenge!)
Paper Cutz - Fathers Day
Drunken Stampers - Fathers Day
Incy Wincy - Paper Piecing a digi
Just For Fun - Olive, Light Blue and Tan




Card Recipe:
Image - Dad's Remote from The Digi Shack
Paper - DCWV The Guy Stack
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Printed in Harrington font



I thought I'd add a little special surprise inside :)



Here is a close up of the paper piecing.
I actually used the same image last year for the card for my hubby so I think I better find a different one for him this year ;)
Have a wonderful weekend!

New Card for Chi Chi Memories

It's time for another card for my guest spot at Chi Chi Memories.
We are still on the countdown to Father's Day and I have a card with another cute "Freddie" image.

There are a few challenges I used to help me with this:

Daisy Doodles - Fathers Day (with a digi)
The Shabby Tea Room - Just For Dad
Craft - For Dad
Cards For Men - Fathers Day
Tellens Place - Fathers Day
Tanda Stamps - Fathers Day
Double Dutch - Fathers Day
Simple Doodles - Just for You Dad
One Stitch at a Time - Boys to Men
Creative Craft Challenges - For The Man in Your Life
Sweet Stop Sketches - Sketch
Your Next Stamp - Buttons
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Animal
Sentimental Sundays - New or Neglected Stash (brand new paper pad)



Card Recipe:

Image - Freddie loves Daddy
Paper - DCWV The Guy Stack
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - The Paper Studio
Border punch - Fiskars Threading Water





I definitely think that Freddie does love his Daddy!
Katie

Anything But A Card - A Gift for Dad

Happy Sunday,
I hope you are all having a great weekend, it's be raining here and it has slowed dh's deck project but hopefully it will be done soon!
I've always loved altering items and thought it was about time I put down the cards and made something else.
This one is made for a Dad and was fun to make.

I used a few challenges to help me:

For Fun - Anything But A Card (with a stamp not a digi)
Crafts And Me - Anything But A Card
One Stitch at a Time - Anything But a Card
Crafty Creations - Around the World (the stamp is of an English Pub)
Stamptacular Sunday - Lovely as a Tree (tree image needed)
Color Throwdown - Baja Breeze, So Saffron, Old Olive and Kraft
Tellens Place - Tag Your It
A Crafty Little Place - Sketch
Cards For Men - Outdoors
Everybody Art - Make A Gift
Shabby Tea Room - Chipboard (tag and box are chipboard)
Crazy 4 Challenges - Pocket
Scrap Stamp and Doodle - Masculine



Recipe:
Paper - K&Co
Book Box - Hobby Lobby
Felt ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Image - Country Pub by Kadoodle Stamps
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment quote - Making Memories
Buttons - Dress It Up



I kept the box unpainted as I thought it went with the color scheme better.
You can add your gift inside the book.



I covered the spine with a felt stitched ribbon that I thought made it look like it was bound leather and added the same ribbon to the top of the chipboard gift tag.

I hope you like this, it was super easy to make and very inexpensive, the box was on sale, only $1.50!

Have a great rest of your Sunday.
Katie

Pile It On - Boyish Colors sponsored by In Style Stamps

It's Pile It On time again and this time we have a wonderful sponsor In Style Stamps!
We had great images to work with and our challenge is to Use Boyish Colors!
It seems that all card makers struggle with male themed cards so maybe this week is your chance to get another one made even if you have been putting it off! LOL

Obviously with Pile It On we want you to add as many other challenges to your card as you can and these are mine this time:


Stampin Royalty - Use Your Punches
Inky Impressions - 3 layers, 2 designer papers, 1 ribbon, and three embellishments
Creative Cottage - Circles
Cards For Men - Monochromatic
Your Next Stamp - Going Dotty
Crafty Catz - Spots
Crafts and Me - Sparkle (the dp is glittered)
Digi Doodle Shop - Anything Goes
AI Factory - Buttons
Sophisicats - Card for a Child
Oh Alice - Card for a Child



Card Recipe:
Image - Nathan by In Style Stamps
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - My Minds Eye
Sentiment - Carolees Creations
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Iron Gate
Chipboard buttons - Colorbok
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby





So it's time to grab your greens and blues and maybe some red and yellow too and go and make us a card fit for the Prince in your life :)
Katie

Love and Best Fishes!

Happy Tuesday!
I'm trying to build up my stash of male themed birthday cards and when I want a good man card I always turn to my Dustin Pike images first!
He is a super artist and the humor in his work always makes me smile, I hope it does for you too!

I used a few challenges to help me with this:

I Love Digi wanted 3 papers, 2 brads and 1 embellishment
Alota Rubber Stamps wanted 3 of something, 2 of something and 1 of something else!
Sweet Stampin want a Card for a Man
A Spoonfull of Sugar want One For The Boys
Cards For Men want Humor
Stampin B's want a Funny Card
CCEE want Silly Critters
Charisma want Animal Magic (anyone remember Johnny Morris?)
Magical Crafts want Animal Antics
Our Creative Corner had a Sketch
Pixie Dust want Black, White and another color
My Time To Craft were On The Spot



Card Recipe:
Image - Dustin Pike
Paper - DCWV
Die Cuts - Spellbinders
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Punch - EK Success
Brads - The Paper Studio
Sentiment - Printed
Bow - Unknown





I printed and colored another image of the fish and bowl and popped it on top to give a more dimension to the card.
The sentiment is a play on the "Love and Best Dishes" that Paula Dean always says at the end of her show and I thought it added just enough humor for it to work with any one.

I hope this card gave you a smile, be back tomorrow for a new Pixie Cottage card and challenge :)
Katie

So many challenges, so little time!

Happy Sunday,
If you've been following me for even just a little while you'll have noticed that I like to play on the challenge blogs.
Some people think I take it a little too far at times, and sometimes I'll agree with them! LOL But it is so much fun finding the challenges (I have a book with close to 300 challenge blogs in it) and working out which ones work together. It also takes me out of my creative box at times, making me try things I wouldn't do otherwise. Surprisingly I don't play for the prizes although there have been a few that I see and say "oh I'd love to win that one", but if I do win a prize it is received lovingly and is a bonus.
I've made online friends through my challenge searching and playing and I want to Hi! say to all of them!
This week there have been so many great sketches that I just had to have a day with a few of my "just because" creations.

Card 1

Think Ink have a Sketch
Die Cuts R Us wanted Handmade flowers
Crafty Creations wanted Handmade flowers as well
Little Red Wagon wanted Fabric and I made my flower from fabric:)
Glenda PSR wanted Texture (think the fabric flower should count :))
Digital Tuesday wanted Piercing (and a digi)
Crafty Card Makers wanted something Feminine
Flutterby had an Open week with a Fairy, Angel or Butterfly
Magical Crafts want "Things with Wings"
Crafty Ann's want Pink, Lilac and Lemon



Card Recipe:
Image - Heidi in the Flowers by CC Designs (I won this image and have been wanting to use it)
Photo corners - Making Memories
Paper - Flower Shower by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - K&Co
Ribbon - American Crafts
Fabric - Cranston Print Works





Card 2

Lord Have Mercy had a Sketch
Cards for Men want Paper Piecing
Color Chef wanted Yellow, Green, Brown and Cream
Pollycraft Distressing (and a digi)
Paper Popsicles were All About Home
Lets Capture Our Memories want Vintage
Pixie Dust wanted Flowers and Buttons



Card Recipe:
Image - The Potting Shed byModern Sugar Boulevard , sadly no longer available
Paper - Wild Saffron by K&Co
Medium - Copic Markers and Chalk Ink
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Printed





I don't think you can see well enough in the photo but I paper pieced the door, bricks, window frame, flower pots, broom and the shovel handel. These were super fiddly to do but oh I just loved it!

Card 3

Midnight Madness started me with the sketch
Creative Cottage had their 1st challenge and it is "New" and this image is new to me
Crazy Challenge want you to Triple It and use 3 of anything. I used 3 different ribbons, 3 blue flowers and a 3 word sentiment.
Critter Challenge wanted Flowers on the image and Yellow, Blue and Green
Rosie Dees want you to "Think Spring"
One Powerful Hour had the theme of Luck and I think a lot of people throw coins in a Wishing Well to change their luck
Corrosive also wanted Luck as the theme
Handfull Of Stamps had a Lucky theme too!



Card Recipe:
Image - Audreys Wishing Well by The Stamping Boutique
Paper - Flower Shower by DCWV
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts and Prima
Sentiment - Printed
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Medium - Copic Markers and Airbrush System





I hope you liked these and thanks for coming by and following along with my adventures in card making!
Katie

Hoppin' By To Say...It's Freebie Friday!

Happy Friday!
It's time for another Digital Delights freebie and this one is one you'll use over and over again.
It works for birthdays for all ages and with it being a digital image it means you can print it as large or as small as you want it, each time just how you want it!
You can see the image being used at The Freebie Friday Page!



Just a reminder that you can now find the freebies at our groups at Papercraft Planet and SNR Card Universe All you have to do is join one or both of our groups and the image is yours. You can find it under the subject Freebie Friday in the discussions area!!) Be sure to become a follower of the groups of your choice so you can be sure to keep up to date with our fun happenings!!


I'm always in need of birthday cards so I decided to try this one out for myself along with a few challenges to help me out.

My Time To Craft wanted Green plus One
Cards For Men wanted Green too
The Wildflower Patch want Green also
Die Cuts R Us wanted No Designer Paper
Papertake wanted you to "Check This Out" with checks or gingham on your project
Peachy Keen had a Sketch
Rosie Dees had a Just For Men theme
Tellens Place had a Birthday theme
Penny's also wanted Birthdays
My Grafico wanted Plaid so I used my Plaid embossing folder



Card Recipe:

Image - Alvin The Toad
Cardstock - DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Brads - The Paper Studio
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Embossing Folder - Plaid by Cuttlebug



Inside is a message mat. Obviously as one of the challenges was no DP this is very plain inside.



After I colored him I went over the tummy with YG00 to give a mottled effect as Toads are usually a little "warty" but I didn't want to distract from his cuteness too much! LOL
Don't you know a boy who'd love this card for his birtday?
And with the Birthday Circle Sentiment you can use it anytime you need a Birthday card!

So go and grab the Birthday sentiment freebie and get creating!
Katie