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

Pile It On - Is Spring Finally Here?

Happy Sunday!
It's time for a card with a lot of challenges, yes it's Pile It On time!
This week we are sponsored by Sew Many Cards, home of the Sewn Together animals!
Our theme is Spring, anything that makes you think of Spring, the colors, the weather, the flowers, anything!

Of course at Pile It On we want you to add as many challenges as you can to do your creation!

ABC - Sparkle
KL Stampin N Scrappin - Bling It On
Little Red Wagon - Dry Embossing
Quixotic - Heavy Metal
Dare U2 Digi - Metal
Your Next Stamp - Stitching
Crafty Pad - Stitching
Allsorts - In Stitches
Sweet Stampin - In Stitches
Crafty Angels - Favorite Things
Pennys - Open week
Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch
Creative Belli - Die Cut Shapes
Doodle Palace - Funny Animals
Dancing in Pajamas- Photo Inspiration (I chose the dots)
Everybody Art - Paper Patchwork
Cute Card Thursday - Touchy Feely
Stamp Something - Something Layered
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - Faux stitching, Dry Embossing and Die Cut machine
Sundays With Crissy - Make Mine a Combo
Scrappy Frogs - Pick 3, die cut, embossing, use a digi



Card Recipe:
Image - Sew Many Cards
Paper - My Minds Eye Home collection
Ribbon - Michaels
Brads - The Paper Studio
Embossing folders - Cuttlebug
Shine - Glossy Acccents by Ranger
Sentiment - Printed
Border punch - Martha Stewart



Inside is more dp and a faux stitched message mat.



I think this owl looks very wise and we should all takes his words as gospel! LOL
So get out your Springy supplies, add a few more challenges and come back and Pile It On!
Katie

Cute As A Button, times Two! - More New Pixie Cottage Babies!

OK, I don't know anyone having a baby anytime soon but I'm a sucker for a cute baby stamp and so I had to just make a cute pair of baby cards!

They both follow the same challenges, just one is a boy and one a girl version!

Paper Take had a great Sketch
Die Cut Dreams had a New Beginnings theme
Crafty Creations had a Babies theme
Fab N Funky have an "It's All In The Technique" challenge
Crafty Angels want Paper Piecing too
Cute Card Thursday want Dimensions and both of these cards have lots of layers and "popped up parts"

Here's the Boy version



Card Recipe:
Image - Baby Blake by The Pixie Cottage
Paper - The Paper Studio
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Printed
Chipboard Flowers - Colorbok
Fabric Brad - The Paper Studio





I Paper Pieced his cute booties and rattle and the image is layered too.

And here's the cute little baby girl!



Card Recipe:
Image - Crawling Cassie by The Pixie Cottage
Paper - The Paper Studio
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Printed
Chipboard Flowers - Colorbok
Fabric Brad - The Paper Studio





I Paper Pieced her Binky and hairbow. Again I did a double image and popped one on top for dimension.

I hope if you are in the market for some new baby stamps that you take a look at these as they really are cute!
Katie

Treehouse Stamps - Challenge #42 A New Sketch

It's time for another challenge at The Treehouse and this week it's brought to you by Ashley!
She has drawn a great sketch and challenged the team (and you) to see what they could do with it.



Now of course I added a couple of other challenges too:

Corrosive want Paper Piecing
Paper Sundaes also want Paper Piecing
Crafty Angels want Paper Piecing too (popular this week!)
One Stitch At A Time want Vintage and I think the image and the muted papers give a vintage feel.



Card Recipe:
Image - Sunflower Bouquet
Paper - K&Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Studio G
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Doily Lace
Die Cut - Spellbinders



Inside is more dp and a message mat cut with a matching die.



I hope you can see that I printed out the image on dp and cut out the flowers and added them on top. I highlighted some of the areas with Copic's too.

This was a great sketch to work with and I'd love to see your take on it.
Katie

Pile It On - Give some love to your Furry Friends!

Happy Sunday!
It's time for another card with tons of challenges, that's right it's Pile It On Time!
This time we'd love to see your projects with a Furry Friend theme.
It will be worth your time as this week are sponsored by Simon Says Stamp!

Here are the challenges I found for my card:

Edited to add: I've picked lots of Spring ones but last night here we got 5" of snow ad it's still snowing so not a very Springy day in North Texas!

Stamp With Fun had a Super Sketch with tons of layers
Crazy 4 Challenges had a Spring theme
Bee Crafty had a Spring theme
Secret Crafter said Spring has Sprung
Allsorts had a Spring is in The Air theme
The Pink Elephant had a Spring theme
Crafty Catz had a Spring theme
Frosted Designs want you to Think Spring
Paper Garden want Spring too
Challenge Up Your Life want Spring Flowers
Die Cut Dreams want you to "Pack a Punch" and use more than 1 different punch
Polly Craft want Sparkly Things (and a digi)
Daisy Doodles had an Artists Choice (free week) as long as it was a Digi image
Little Paper Shop wanted you to "Make Something Old New Again". I used a very old (probably 10 years) border punch that had tiny butterflies and I used the punched out pieces instead of the border part
Handfull of Stamps wanted you to "Remove the Dust"
Simple Doodles want "A little Green" and a digi image
Simon Says Stamp want a Splash of Green
Flutterby want some Green and A Fairy, Butterfly or Angel
Papertake want Lilac and Lemon
Crafty Angels want Hearts and Lace
My Time To Craft want Lovely Lace
Jacksonbelle want you to "Show Us Your New Stuff" and I use one of the latest DCWV paper stacks
Fab N Funky want you to "Show Us Something New"
Creative Cottage wants Flowers
ABC were at Q for Quotation
Little Red Wagon want to see Copic's



Card Recipe:
Image - Olive from Digi Stamp Boutique
Paper - DCWV The Flower Shower
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers - Making Memories
Fabric Brads - The Paper Studio
Punches - Martha Stewart
Lace - Offray



Inside is more dp and a message mat



Here is a close up of Olive, doesn't she look happy to be out in the Spring air?
So now it's your turn, grab your favorite Furry Friends image and get Piling It On!
Katie

Pile It On - Get Well Soon with Magnolia

Happy Sunday,
Another week has gone by and it's time for another challenge at Pile It On and this week we'd like you to create a Get Well Card or gift.
The design team were asked to use a Magnolia image if they had one as this weeks sponsor is Diana from Magnolia Stamps! Of course that wasn't a problem for me as I love me a little Tilda and I hope you like this one.

Obviously at Pile It On we add as many challenges as we can to our creations and this is the list that goes with this card:

Challenge Up Your Life had a sketch and the colors Green and Yellow
Your Next Stamp want Spring colors
Inky Impressions want you to Think Spring
Gingersnaps wanted 3 Colors you like and right now I need some Spring so the Green, Yellow and White combo me likey :)
Die Cut Dreams had a recipe of 3 papers, 2 ribbons, 2 flowers and the added option of gems. 1 dp is the background, 1 on the mat and the other on the punched flowers.
Incy Wincy want you to Punch It Out
Belli wanted Butterflies
The Pink Elephant wanted Ribbon
Lil Red Wagon wanted Ribbon too
Crafty Angels wanted Fantastic Flowers
Little Paper Shop wanted Distressing
Copic Creations wanted you to color your embellishments with Copic's
Creative Card Crew had a Get Well Soon theme
Stamp With Sarah Kay had a Get Well Soon theme too (must be all the colds and flu going around!)
Paper Cutz was another with a Get Well Soon theme
Flourishes wanted "All About Me" with you using your favorite technique, product or color
One Stitch at A Time had their 1st challenge and they want, surprise suprise, Stitching on your card! (I did faux)
Crafty Creations want Stitching too
Sophisticats wanted Stitching too
Flutterby wanted Hearts with the Angel, Butterfly or Fairy image
Cute Card Thursday had a Metal Mania theme
Handfull Of Stamps were Sending You Wishes



Card Recipe:

Image - Tilda in Spring Rain
Paper - Basic Grey Mellow
Border punch (under image) - Martha Stewart
Flower Punch - EK Success
Roses - Wild Orchid Crafts
Butterfly and Heart Brads - Provo Craft
Pearls - Michaels $1 spot
Medium - Copic Markers

I colored the buttons on the flowers, the pearls, the heart brads and the ribbon all with Copic markers to match the image.
The paper roses have been distressed with chalk ink and a little marker added too.




More of the cute dp inside with a message mat.




I don't know if you can see but Tilda has shiny boots and umbrella and glossy accents on the raindrops too.
You never know when you might need a Get Well Soon card so this is the perfect time to make one for your stash and join in with our challenge at Pile It On.
Katie

Challenge #11 at Cooking It Up! and a Design Team Call Out for You!

Happy Wednesday!
It's time for another challenge over at my Cooking It Up With Katie card recipe blog.

The recipe for this challenge is:
Something girly
Paper Piecing
At least 2 designer/patterned papers

I have a list of challenges that helped me with this

One Stop Craft had a sketch
Our Creative Corner wanted Something Old that's New Again, I used my Threading Water punch that's almost 2 years old but I still use it at least once a week.
Secret Crafter wanted a Multifold and I made one up as I went along, no template! LOL
Jacksonbelle wanted a New Fold too
Paper Play want a Birthday for someone Special
Alphabet Challenge were at P is for Pink
Bee Crafty wanted Stitching (I used Faux) and a digi image
Corrosive wanted Stitching too
Sophisticats wanted Stitching too
Die Cut Dreams had a recipe of 3 papers, 2 ribbons, 2 flowers and the added option of gems
Incy Wincy want you to Punch It Out
Practical Scrappers wanted Flowers
Crafty Angels wanted Fantastic Flowers
Little Paper Shop wanted Distressing
Tuesday Throwdown wanted Distressing too
Digital Tuesday wanted All Things Girly
Flourishes wanted "All About Me" with you using your favorite technique, product or color, I used all 3!



Image - Short Petal Flower digital image. Ann is sponsoring this challenge so you have a chance of a prize for entering.
Paper - My Minds Eye Laundry Line
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Sentiment - Joanns Craft Essentials



The card fastens with two brads and a ribbon



Hopefully you can see that the flowers are paper pieced in two colors of pink, distressed with chalk ink and a rose added to the center.



The flower panel opens up to reveal the place for a message.

I hope you liked this card and I'd love to see your take on my challenge over at Cooking It Up With Katie.
Also I'm looking for a little help in the creations for the challenge and so I'm putting out a call for a small Design Team. All the details can be found on the challenge blog :)
Katie

Easter Blessings - Tilda and An Easter Basket

Hello and Happy Tuesday!
I'm looking ahead to the next holiday and so today's project is my first Easter one for 2010.
There was a super challenge at Just Magnolia with a tutorial to make a cute Easter basket and I decided to give it a try.

There are more challenges helping me along the way:

Allsorts want you to "Get Distressed with Buttons and Bows"
The Secret Crafter wanted Monochrome tones of one color and white
Saturday Spotlight wanted Teeny Tiny
Just Magnolia had a special monthly challenge of an Easter Basket
Magnolia Stamp Lovers wanted Buttons or Bows
Raise The Bar wanted a Heart to Heart
Die Cut Dreams wanted you to Have a Heart
Stamp With Fun wanted Hearts
Cutie Stampers wanted Hearts
Cute Card Thursday wanted Spots and Dots
Lucys Cards wanted Polka Dots (some on the ribbon)
Etsy Inspired had a photo store for inspiration and I chose this photo to draw the colors from
Pinkle Art had a Rose theme
Crafty Angels want your Favorite Color
Tellens Place are playing Tic Tac Toe and this is my Hat Trick with my 3rd entry! I chose Flowers, Punch and Bling!
Sketch Saturday had the sketch I used for the matching card



I want to apologize for the shadows in the photos, it's a very dark day and no matter where I stood I got shadows, I hope it doesn't spoil it too much.
I used the super sweet Jam Tilda from the Yummy In Your Tummy collection. I colored her with Copic's.
The dp is My Minds Eye.
The flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts and the pearls are Queen & Co.
I sat Tilda on the edge of the basket and then added a double mat behind her.
The bows are Offray.
The border punch is Valentines Lace by Martha Stewart.





The eggs were paper mache that I spray painted and then added ribbon around the middle.
The felt flowers on the handle were from Hobby Lobby.



I used the same products on the card with the addition of the Hearts "Punch Around The Page" set of punches from Martha Stewart.



The card opens a little differently than usual, I'm not sure what the "fold" is called but I think it could be an Envelope Fold as it looks like an envelope from the back when it's folded closed.



Here is a close up of cute Jam Tilda.

I'm ready for Spring to get here as we are having some cold, grey days here in Texas so be on the lookout for more bright and cheery projects coming your way!
Katie

Treehouse Stamps -A Little TLC

Happy Thursday!
It's time for another challenge at the Treehouse Stamps blog and this week we'd like to give a little TLC and are sending out Get Well Soon projects to inspire you.
And in the "spotlight" today is our wonderful designer Ashley without whom there wouldn't be a Treehouse Stamp!
I got to use another of the brand new digital images and this time took the super cute cup from the Friends and Lattes set
I love the adaptability of digital images and used the image in two different ways to make a perfectly matching set.

Not many other challenges with this project but I did find a couple.

Kaboodle Doodles wanted Anything But a Card
Pals Paper Arts also wanted Anything But a Card
Sew Many Cards had an Anything Goes theme as long as you use a digital image
Crafty Calendar had a Keep Warm theme and I think this project works for that.
Crafty Angels wanted you to Keep It Simple
Copic Buzz wanted Anything But A Card with a Cooking/Recipe/Kitchen theme, I hope my cup of coffee counts! LOL
Charisma wanted bright and Fruity colors




I made a "Get Well Soon" set of a mini lunchbox and matching mini card.
The box could be filled with a pack of tissues, fancy tea bags, cough drops or anything else to make the "patient" feel a little better.
I printed one cup out in a larger size, colored it and cut it out. Then I popped it up on foam on the front of the box. For the card I printed 3 tiny cups in a border and colored them the same as on the box.
The fantastic dp is from the Nook and Pantry Collection from Basic Grey and the flowers are Prima.




I hope you've enjoyed my little project and be sure to check out all the other wonderful

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #7 - A New Sketch for you to try

It's another Wish Upon a Wednesday at The Pixie Cottage and this time it's a fabulous sketch from super talented Design Team member Renata

It was a little different from the regular sketch but I knew what I wanted to do with it as soon as I saw it.
It reminded me of a frame on one of those oil painting you see in a big mansion and I tried to create a similar look on my card.
Obviously I couldn't make a card without adding a few other challenges to it ;)
Crazy 4 Challenges wanted a Birthday card
The Pink Elephant also wanted a Birthday card
Just Us Girls wanted Stitching
Cupcake Crafts had a "Going Girly" theme
Die Cut Dreams had an inspiration challenge of "Coffee and Cream" and I decided to use it for my color scheme
Corrosive wanted to see Distressing
and so did Creative Card Crew
Crafty Angels asked "Can You Feel It?" and wanted to see texture on your card so I used textured cardstock, popped up the image and added 3D ribbon roses.



I've had this wonderful Hannah stamp for a while know but this is my first time coloring it and I love how it turned out. I colored her with Copic's and even colored the sky as background even though it's really light on the screen.
The dp is K@Co and the sentiment is a sticker but I can't remember from who.
I inked all edges with Chalk Ink and pen stitched with a fine Prismacolor marker.

I used more of the wonderful dp inside and a message mat.

I just wanted a close up of the beautiful Hannah.
Don't let the sketch put you off, try it and you'll like it, just like they say on Yo Gabba Gabba!! (Mom's of preschoolers will know what I mean :))
I'd love to see what you can do with the sketch.
Katie

By The Cute and Girly Challenge #3- At The Movies

It's a double posting day today!
There is a fabulous new challenge at By The Cute and Girly and this time it's "At The Movies".
You can find so many things that this will work with. Maybe chose a favorite movie and be inspired by its Title or Theme. Or chose a favorite Actor to base your project on. Or make a super awesome Popcorn holder!
Whatever project you make be sure to link it back to the blog and drop the link at Mr Linky so we can all see it!

I added a few challenges to go with mine.

Friday Sketchers is where I chose the sketch from
Die Cut Dreams had the theme of "Hot Chocolate"
In The Cottage Studio had a theme of "Digital Stamp"
365 Cards Day 271 had a "Give Thanks" theme
3 Clovers had Thanksgiving/Thank You card theme
Crafty Angels also had a Thanks theme
Kraftin Kimmie had a "Touchy Feely" theme

The inspiration for my card this time is the movie "Chocolat". I chose this super image from this months sponsor Digi Sparkle who are offering a FABULOUS prize of a "Months Free Downloads"! That means you can have as many images as you can download in a month, the best prize I've seen around in ages!
I decided to Paper Piece the Hot Chocolate mug and then I popped it up.

Inside is more dp and a message mat.

Don't you just fancy a cup?

So be inspired by your favorite movie and join in the challenge this month!
Be sure to check out all the other fabulous examples at By The Cute and Girly
Katie

New Card For Lily Boo Too!

Happy November!
I can't believe another month has rolled around.
It's time for a new challenge at Lily Boo Too and this time the theme is Purple!
You can create anything just as long as purple is the main color.
I used a couple of other challenge to help me along the way.
Sketch and Stash gave me the sketch
The Pixie Cottage wanted Celebration cards
Tuesday Taggers wanted to see a "Burst of Color"
Crafty Angels wanted to see a Charm


I used Betty with Balloons from the Betty and Friends collection and I think she looks all ready for a party!
I colored her with Copic's and added Paper Studio brads to the corners.
The dp are a mix of DCVW from different stacks including Nana's Kids and Nana's Nursery. The "Celebrate" charm is from a set at Target from my stash.
I colored the flower with Copic's to match the papers.



The inside is simply more dp and a message mat.



I'd love to see you grab your purple papers, markers etc and join in the fun this month at Lily Boo Too!
Katie