Pile It On - Christmas or Winter with Animals

This week over at Pile It On we want to help you get along with your Holiday cards by issuing the challenge of Christmas or Winter with an Animal for our theme!
We are sponsored by the fabulous Shelly's Images.

Challenges:
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Incy Wincy - Anything Goes
Lexi's - Anything Goes
The Burtonesque Dolls - Anything Goes
Tuesday Morning Sketches - Sketch
For Fun - Metal
Little Red Wagon - Red
Simon Says Stamp - All White (only color on the image)
Craft Your Days Away - All White (color on image only)
Just Cute Bears and Friends - Black, White and 1 other color
Critter Challenge - Christmas
Patties Creations - Christmas
The Stampman - Christmas
Bee Crafty - Christmas
Allsorts - Twas The Night Before Christmas
Christmas Card Challenges - Photo Inspiration (took white and red from the colors)
Stamps R Us - Buttons and Bows
City Crafter - Use a Digi
CRAFT - Dry Embossing
One STop Crafts - Embossing
Paperplay - Circles
Raise the Bar- Curves (circles, scallops)
Crazy 4 Challenges - Square Cards
Meljens - # Shapes (I used square, circle and rectangle)
Stampin B's - Animal in a Die Cut
Digital Tuesday - Framed
Stamp Insanity - Punches
Drunken Stampers - Punch Me
Thoughtful Thursdays - J is for...Jewels
Kort O Mania - Flowers

Card Recipe:
Image - Oralie the Sleepy Mouse
Paper - DCWV
Embossing Folders - Sizzix
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Printed
Ribbon and Bow - Offray
Pom Poms - Unknown
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Flowers - Brides
Rhinestone Buttons - Unknown
Metal Tag - Making Memories

This little guy is so super cute that I just had to choose him for this card.
I hope you like it and we'd love to see you joining in over at Pile It On this week.

Digital Delights - Thinking of You

It's time for another showcase of cards over at Digital Delights!
The team have a glorious selection for you this week so be sure to drop by and show them some love.

Challenges for this card:

Dare U2 Digi - Blooms and Charms
Fab N Funky - Flower Power
Fussy and Fancy - Sketch
Stamp Something - Fairytale
Craftalicious - Pearls and Swirls
Crafts and Me - Petals and Pearls
The Crafty Pad - Glitz and Glitter
Sentimental Sundays - Ribbon or Lace (plus a sentiment)
Bee Crafty - Ribbons and Bows
If The Shoe Fits - Die Cuts
Creative Card Crew - Sparkle and Shine
My Time To Craft - Glitter and Glitz
City Crafter - Isn't She Lovely
Penny's - Pink and Green
Lollipop Ladies - Pink Cupcake Inspiration



Card Recipe:
Image - Madison the Bride
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Glitz and Glitter KI Memories
Sentiment - Hero Arts
Flowers - Prima and Colorbok
Pearls - Queen and Co





I know that Madison is really a bride but I love to make more of an image than it was originally designed for and in Pink I think she looks the perfect Princess!

Gorjuss meets Magnolia!

Happy Friday!
I've loved the Gorjuss Girls designs by Suzanne Woolcott since I first saw them at Funky Kits.
I had a few Sugar Nellie stamps but having to order from Scotland always made them lower on my list simply because I'm an "instant gratification" kinda gal!
Then my local scrapbook store Personal Scrapbook started to carry them and so I had to run and get some! Today I'm using "Just a Girl" and I hope you like her. Also as Sugar Nellie don't make background stamps to go with the Girls I was super pleased to find that the Magnolia backgrounds work perfectly!

I had a few challenges I wanted to do to go with this card too:

City Crafter - Pink
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Pink
Totally Gorjuss - Pink and Green
Craft Your Passion - Pink and Green
Midnight Madness - Sketch (turned a 1/4 turn)
A Spoon Full of Sugar - 3 DP and 3 Buttons
Little C's - 2 or more layers
Shellys Images - Anything Goes
Crafty Angels - One for The Girls
Crafty Calendar - The Great Outdoors





Card Recipe:
Image - Just A Girl by Sugar Nellie from Funky Kits
Image - Summer Background by Magnolia
Paper - Making Memories and DCVW
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Die Cuts - Quickutz
Border Punch - Fiskars
Medium - Copic Markers and Airbrush System
Extra's - Smooch Paint and Flower Soft





I masked her to add the background and then painted the clouds with Smooch paint and added Flower Soft on top for a little fluff.
I hope to find time to do some more Gorjuss cards soon!
Katie